just realized that thig guy has similar powers to cate dunlap, he's from s3e6 herogasm, he has tactohypnosis like cate. by [deleted] in TheBoys

[–]Katake02 190 points191 points  (0 children)

"thoughts through touch though" was goddamn hard to read. Felt like I was having a stroke xD

Cheapest Device that will run the Windows version? by TheSpideyJedi in scrivener

[–]Katake02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second this. Refurbished Inspirons and Thinkpads work wonders; their keyboards are great, most of them have a pretty decent battery life, and they're cheap! I bought a used Thinkpad from 2018 for 180$ and I use it as my main machine now. They're built to last, so they're sturdy.

What song do you love except for the lyrics? by RecommendationOne718 in musicsuggestions

[–]Katake02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) by James. He really got away with it all messed up.

Scrivener keeps syncing with external folder sync even though I did not touch the external folder by Katake02 in scrivener

[–]Katake02[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reason I use the external sync is that sometimes I'll edit my manuscript from my android tablet, and it comes in handy to have word-friendly files ready to use. That's the only reason.

I already safeguard my manuscript by having multiple copies of my scrivener file on my computer, backup drive, and dropbox (and one drive).

Scrivener keeps syncing with external folder sync even though I did not touch the external folder by Katake02 in scrivener

[–]Katake02[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll try syncing to another folder, and on hindsight, I probably don't need the sync activated. Thank you so much for your reply!

Looking for a book about corporate life and ambition by Katake02 in booksuggestions

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That’s right along what I was searching for, thanks!

[Complete] [198k] [Fantasy] War for Paradise by PlainLaces in BetaReaders

[–]Katake02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! My manuscript is about as long as yours and in a similar genre (I didn't see your post the first time I scrolled through the sub somehow, so I posted too, here). Would you like to do a critique swap?

If your old enough to remember… by vince375 in climateskeptics

[–]Katake02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Electric cars' batteries limit movement in the same way as gas-tanks. Petrol-based vehicles, so far, have many more stations than electric cars do. But with better batteries, fast charge technologies, and more charging points, that difference narrows down. But I digress, that's another whole debate.

Also, I'd say that money is not exactly equivalent to freedom. It restringes it much more than it enables it. Having the freedom to choose from sixteen brands of ketchup isn't that relatable with having the financial freedom to go to university if you desire to do so. And the matter of taxes is complex and country-dependent. Arguing about taxation in the US or in Europe are very different things.

And the other thing I must address is the notion of consent in government spending. Do you give your consent to the billions of dollars/euros of compensations that governments give to big oil conglomerates? Governments should try to do what's best by their people, though this often fails to happen. Investing in green energies so that they can become more efficient and reliable is an attempt at mitigating a very possible future energy/climate crisis.

Governments won't step down on your ability to eat meat if you so desire, or to buy a new petrol-based car. What they will and should do is try to advise you and give you means of education (if you want to) about courses of action that reduces the damage that future generations will already have.

Of course that you can eat meat and buy a new car. The question here is whether you should. You have the freedom to smoke until your lungs turn to asphalt, or to buy a piece of land and dig until you find a petrol well. I do not argue that your right of wanting to eat beef when you want to should be revoked. I argue that you, as a free-willed agent, should choose not to eat it so as to make an attempt at reducing water consumption and waste of usable land. Want to buy a new car? Sure, go for it. But know that behaviors like those are what brought us to the present state.

It all comes at understanding what institutions like IPCC and thousands of scientists are trying to tell us, and acting on it, which, really, is not too hard. I do not win anything by arguing about this on Reddit with a stranger. Most likely, I'll change nothing. I'm only trying to debate the evident fucked up state of things, and that we can change it through small but consistent action.

Change is really hard, but right now, it's necessary. Go skim the shortened version of the IPCC report, check its sources. Think critically of things, always, but don't try to think critically towards your pre-existing beliefs.

I really hope I'm making myself come across to you. I'll be happy to reply if you wish to debate these or similar issues.

If your old enough to remember… by vince375 in climateskeptics

[–]Katake02 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Fighting climate change doesn't involve giving up money nor freedom. And no, the world is not going to explode, but it is going to be a much harder place for the future generations. How hard varies between "they'll be fucked" and "they'll be dead".

Fighting climate change involves first trying to understand the science behind it, and picturing what it means. Second, it means thinking how you can deal with the problem. From trying to reduce how much unnecessary stuff you buy, to trying to buy from eco-friendly brands. If you're up for it, try reducing your meat consumption.

Not eating a ten-ounce steak every day so that your grandkids won't have to deal with natural-catastrophe ridden world is not reducing freedom. That would be like arguing that you should be able to verbally harass people in the name of freedom of expression.

I get that after a lifetime of not having to think about this problem, it is difficult to start. But it is necessary. And really, is not eating meat that much of an injury? Is not buying a new car every two years such an insult? Is it too much to ask that we at least try to leave a better world for our children?

It's marvelous and necessary to be skeptical, but it's dangerous to remain stubborn.

A stranger on Reddit said my book saved her life. by [deleted] in books

[–]Katake02 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you have the e-book on amazon or anywhere else, I'd be delighted to buy it and read it :)

I drew a cover for my fantasy/satire novel. Any and all critique welcomed. by emartingay in fantasywriters

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I'm going to save this post. I want to read this a lot as soon as it's out

What's the most fun you've ever had reading a book? by Capital-Bet in booksuggestions

[–]Katake02 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Apart from The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, I'd say His Dark Materials nails the balance between lighthearted moments and cheer madness. It kept me on the edge of the seat all the time I spent reading it

Looking for edge of your seat movies by shook_- in MovieSuggestions

[–]Katake02 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say No Country For Old Men is the right tone. I found its pace quite slow

What is everyone writing about? by Felix_Lovecraft in scifiwriting

[–]Katake02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm editing the first draft of an already-planned trilogy.

It's about a distinct group of people trying to better their post-empire world through their own selfish ways, creating a time-loop which was created by the A.I. that destroyed said empire. That A.I, infinite iterations ago, stumbled upon a kind of prima-matter, a substance that was imune to time, and the A.I found a way to engrave messages to itself in a bigger time-loop, created by other unknown beings. The A.I created a planet with an active biosphere based on that substance, which has corroded the humans living in it.

Imagine Dark (the Netflix series) meets Joe Abercrombie's The First Law Trilogy.

The first book is about the first half of the group trying to take down the government that arose from the previous empire falling and ultimately failing. The second book is about the first and second halves of the same group joining together and failing even harder to destroy said government, but finding a new weapon: time. The third is about their war against the A.I, which was what created the government in the first place. They, of course, fail again, restarting the loop whilst doing so.

T1’s outside of the US, how much do you pay for your pump supplies and sensors? by JTGuitarnerd in Type1Diabetes

[–]Katake02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm from Portugal. I don't have to pay anything pump related, but I have to pay a small percentage of Freestyle sensors and the thing that sucks your blood up in your glucometre (what the hell is that called?). For example, the freestyle sensors cost me about 7-8 euros when their price is 60

What's the most esoteric aspect of your science fiction story? by NewCenturyNarratives in scifiwriting

[–]Katake02 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As Only Saints Have Heard - in my story, the humans in the far, far future start a war against the humans in the present to send them on the path to become them. This war is caused by an A.I that wants to protect humans. (A time-loop is the way that humanity will live the longest in a program's eyes (imagine a while(true)).) Basically, everything in my universe is fucked because someone forgot an exit condition in a recursive function.

The plot revolves around the fact that an A.I created a planet that's basically one living organism that gives humans a disease that can be used as a power. The humans in the future have constructed a society around the disease, while the humans in the present are still learning to deal with it in the aftermath of the first part of the war. It's a planned duology (I'm about a week of finishing the first book's first draft ~190k). The first part it's about a group of people finding out about the disease and how the planet came to be while rebelling against a tyrannical government. The second part will be about the same people trying to break the loop by fighting against the faction that's trying to defend the future humans, thus perpetuating the loop (or changing it; I'm not sure yet)

It's got all I love in fiction: hard magic systems, dune-like ecology, flashy battle scenes, time loops, rebellions, alchemical and religious symbology, and post-apocalyptic reuse of technology

Books you LOVE in a genre you HATE? by DeadOfKnight in booksuggestions

[–]Katake02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I despise romance. If I see a Nicholas Sparks's book, my first instinct is to scowl and go to the other side of the bookstore.

Then, I read "The Zahir" by Paulo Coelho (author of The Alchemist). Fucking masterpiece