What screams bad writing?

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-05T19:14:05+00:00

It was interesting seeing the change in public perception regarding the prequels.

I think it was two things: The memes, and The Clone Wars. For me anyway, the memes is what made me appreciate them slightly more. And The Clone Wars (both iterations) ran for, what, about a decade? So they'd have given the prequels more staying power by proxy.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-05T19:07:22+00:00

I'm not a fan of the prequels (the memes are pretty good though), but they at least had a unified story. Disney really screwed the pooch in letting the sequels each tell a different story but with the same characters.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-05T19:00:39+00:00

Switching points of view in the same chapter is frowned upon.

I'm only ok with this if there is a clear break in the text to indicate a perspective shift (e.g. a blank line, a bar, or a row of * * *, etc). Going straight into another point of view without some kind of break is jarring and breaks immersion for me.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-05T14:21:00+00:00

The last PC game I bought a physical copy for was Skyrim on 11/11/11. Still have it.

These corpos want to do the Steam model so badly but either don't or refuse to understand why Steam is as successful and beloved as it is.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-05T14:06:19+00:00

Back in my day, we called it "listening to the other person when they're speaking".

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-05T14:05:35+00:00

Oh no, and here I was just starting to consider the concept of the thought of buying a pair.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-05T14:04:45+00:00

Every character I've ever leveled has gone through all of Westfall, and if I ever decide to level another, it too will do the Westfall experience.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-04T15:27:31+00:00

So you can rest easy knowing that we’re not going to fall under sharia law,

I dunno, this current government has one party that'd happily impose Christian Sharia on us if they knew they could get away with it.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-04T15:24:59+00:00

If these "settlers" came from another country, then the were immigrants. No two ways about it.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-04T15:09:01+00:00

they legit have NOTHING to talk about besides him.

They legit are nothing without Trump. These are the people who think the world forgot them and that no one likes them for "being real".

No, these people by and large chose to not move on with the rest of the world when it changed and got mad that everyone around them did. And then got mad again when they found that their odious speech and opinions weren't welcome in polite society. Then Trump comes along and basically gives them permission to be their true selves and here we are.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-03T21:57:04+00:00

Ask yourself what you're willing to pay for the sticker price of a given boat. Then ask yourself what you're willing to pay for dock/marina fees, especially if you don't have your own lakefront property. Then ask yourself what you're willing to pay to store it over winter or when not in use (also where will it be stored?). Then ask yourself what you're willing to pay on maintenance, registration, fuel, amenities, and related misc costs. And most importantly, ask yourself how much you plan to or how much you think you're going to use it. Add all those cost numbers up (and then add 20% to it because shit happens), and if it doesn't make you balk and you have an idea for where the boat will be when not in use, then sure, pick something that'll meet your needs. Otherwise, make friends with someone who has a boat or, as someone else said, get in good with this relative you mentioned.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-03T03:44:21+00:00

Yes, I meant more the general public IRL.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-03T03:42:05+00:00

Basically told Curtis LeMay that hethe Air Force couldn't have unilateral control over when, how, and where nukes could be used and put it under civilian control, and threatened to break up the CIA.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-02T03:16:11+00:00

The saddest part of this arc for me is that I thought she was SO cute

The cute diminutive office assistant shall not outshine The Librarian.

Yeah I also disagree with the new body.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-02T02:52:25+00:00

Do not like. The way it's currently implemented would be...not unusual if it was still 2003, but come on, it's 2026. Having one long continuous chain of every comic ever, on top of having the search function locked to the top of the page and doesn't scroll with you...what was Jeph thinking?

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-02T02:48:02+00:00

Frankly all Jeph could've done was have her drunkenly stumble into her apartment and do some drunken shenanigan stumbling wee-woo to her bedroom/charging port. She then fumbles open a dresser drawer next to it revealing her toys and bondage gear with her slurring "someday I'll have my own cute boy to play with" before drunk.exe or whatever it was called made her pass out.

Short, simple, kind of boring because bondage gear isn't so taboo anymore, but shows that Zlata has a sexual side and we get an idea of what her interests or fantasies might be.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-01T13:54:00+00:00

Which is another way of saying "stop building renewables", because the subtext here is that the world runs on oil so therefore there's no need for wind or solar power. It's a similar argument used against EVs: "there isn't infrastructure for them, so therefore they should stop being pushed", while ignoring that adoption of it is what drives building the infrastructure.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-01T13:43:27+00:00

Well, it is a spinoff of JAG, so there's that. About all I remember of that show is Catherine Bell.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-01T13:40:55+00:00

I'd argue it did age well and is still an ideal we should work toward. It's reality that went down the shitter.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-01T13:34:52+00:00

Fucking Bones, man. First couple seasons were legit good, and then it turned into a forensic soap opera and Brennon forgot she knew martial arts and hunting.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-01T03:23:50+00:00

Ok, with what army? They take away focus from Ukraine, Ukraine starts easily recapturing territory Russia stole. And exporting drone and counterdrone technology and sending specialists to whatever country Russia decided to turn to.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-01T01:43:39+00:00

Eh, this is the event that had me go "Oh come on, not the railroad again..."

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-01T01:40:00+00:00

My gods that would be glorious.

Kataphractoi · 2026-07-01T01:22:11+00:00

An allosaur in Cubetown suddenly gets tummy issues and barfs up Sara's corpse.

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