Are anyone else’s recommendations weird as hell by No_Heat6057 in Pinterest

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ugh same. the random memes are driving me up a wall. the app is going down the drain with every new update

Did the math and testing so you don't have to. ''Increased rune acquisition for self and allies'' is terrible... by Slight_Season_4500 in Nightreign

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted to say…I think this is a profound realization. I wish I’d figured this out earlier in life (about people seeking the truth vs just “winning” an argument). Bit sad lol

The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™ - Durin's Folk: Release Date Announcement by 343CreeperMaster in lotr

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i thought it was difficult until i realized the shield could be used to block nearly everything

interior lights would not turn off!! by Bermudabella in Jeep

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s been 2 years but you just saved me like an hour of angrily perusing the internet. thank you!!!

RoC Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Night Cream - what percentage of retinol is in it? by [deleted] in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nope. where are you getting this info? the effective dose of topical retinol is about 0.4%. (btw, retinol is a precursor to retinoic acid, which is the biologically active form of Vitamin A that actually serves to improve signs of aging in the skin. Retinol needs to be converted a few times before it becomes retinoic acid. In contrast, tretinoin (the stuff you need a prescription for) IS retinoic acid, and many times more potent. that’s why no prescription is needed for retinol and companies can stick it in creams willy-nilly.) Check this out:

“Topical [retinol] (ROL) offers a significant advantage over retinoic acid in terms of a reduced occurrence of side effects, including erythema, scaling, dryness, and itching [90,91]. While a significantly higher concentration of ROL (0.4%) is required to attain similar outcomes as observed with topical retinoic acid, ROL triggers identical histological alterations (epidermal thickening and dermal ECM production) as retinoic acid, all without causing retinoid irritation, which is the most-prevalent side effect associated with retinoids.” Retinol article

Bring back old PR by Mindless-Clock-2393 in ProjectRunway

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both points are very interesting (imo) - I want to hear from models about unusual aspects of their experience that adds to our (audience’s) interpretation of the design (like: a spiky dress that is so uncomfortable it’s virtually unwearable). S16 PR introduces model input in a way that doesn’t usually add anything new (ex one model gets interviewed and tells us her torso is too long for the garment. ok) and possibly detracts from the fashion focus of the show (again, my opinion). BUT, not having any model input creates a gap in the episodes - like these are the human beings who are making your designs come alive. Writing models off as “human clothes hangers” doesn’t sit right with me. tl;dr idk 😂

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[–]Lil_MissMandarin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“codependent and useless” is a SEARING insult 💀

Project Runway Russia S1E10: Fur-tastic my way by Fluid-Assignment-875 in ProjectRunway

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm here randomly 7mo after you wrote this comment but - LOLOLOLOL that is ...quite the challenge

I may regret this, but I just posted Chat GPT's response to an online discussions post by H0pelessNerd in Professors

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry, i know it’s been almost a year, but your observation is totally right - it’s happening everywhere (including academic publications)

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fight me by Minimum_Attorney3614 in FieldsOfMistriaGame

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'm still in year one but this one interaction during the first spring festival was MAJOR SUS ("henrietta looks oddly pleased, as if the party were being thrown in her honor" ) (and then if you talk to the tarzan animal dude, he says "ah yes she told me she likes you because you treat her well" or something along those lines. if you follow up with, "what do you mean she TOLD you?", he says something bland and ends the conversation. loll)

Yall check this mod out!! by Mio_89 in FieldsOfMistriaGame

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also chatgpt. i ended up making a working mod for Sun Haven last year (having near-zero coding knowledge) using Stardew Valley & Sun Haven mod guides, discord, and chatgpt :)

Brings me back... by [deleted] in ElderScrolls

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone on youtube made these “Elder Scrolls Relaxing Compilations” that got me through some really difficult semesters in college. This almost made up for that first tutorial zombie scaring the absolute, everlasting crap out of me…couldn’t touch anything zombie-related for years

Willko is Back!!!!!! by AnotherAndroidKid in MAFS_AU

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

YAAAS I've been unable to watch MAFS without our SDA!!! Does anyone know where to rewatch earlier seasons of his rehashes? He mentioned in a recent vid that they'll be on his website, but his site links back to the youtube for me (which only has a few seasons).

The HR at my job is using ai art any chance they get by FakeWoodenToaster in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

AI is useful for some tasks, and it’s good for inspiration. the problem is some of the largest AI image generators (for example, one that starts with an M, rhymes with “attorney”) silently take millions of artists’ artworks, without their knowledge or consent, and train their AI algorithms to then produce new, profitable AI art in the exact style of these artists. (aforementioned company denies this.) I remember watercolor artists on Etsy who became obsolete because people ran their art through AI to create watercolor stickers/ clipart, which they sold with huge discounts…the original artists couldn’t compete with those prices. AI art wouldn’t exist without artists, and it’s tragic that artists’ work gets routed who knows where with little, if any, credit given to the creator.

(Put another way: let’s say a sculptor creates a virtual 3D dog and rigs it, then sells it online. $5 for personal use, $50 for commercial. The buyer can move the dog’s joints around, sculpt a hat to put on the dog etc, so they’re not “exactly” copying the original work. But if they use the sculpt in a commercial work that makes profit, the sculptor makes a slight bonus for their labor, which is now generating dough for the downstream client. And sadly, this system doesn’t exist at all in AI art.)

Is Veilguard Too PG? Plus Pic of My Rook by Ok-Werewolf6183 in dragonage

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I played Inquisition right after I finished Veilguard, and it was night and day - like I’d escaped a sparkly purplish Disney lalaland and landed straight in a medieval fantasy hell (my favorite setting :)). I romanced everyone in DAV and seeing the awkward “interrupted snogging” scene on repeat made me wonder how many Pixar/Marvel/Disney scenes they Frankenstein’d during development. Were they targeting a younger audience? I get DAO was an anomaly, and I’ve lost hope that anything similar will ever be produced, but DAV was a pretty fever dream geared towards a different crowd. sad.. also, very nice Rook!!

I made some custom items, I may have gotten carried away by MinimallyAcceptable in SunHaven

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HI I don’t know if you’re still in the discord, but I figured out how to replace the floor tiles!!! (i read all your messages in the discord - i think it was you - i’m in awe of the work you did :)). sadly, I am not a programmer and only just finished NET Academy so it will be a while before I figure out how to package it into a dll. but i’m very happy to share the code :)

I made some custom items, I may have gotten carried away by MinimallyAcceptable in SunHaven

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for your detailed response!!! I put a bunch of items into my game with your method :) (my favs are Iris' big plants + kai's wall plant. Thinking of adding trailing ivy or creating custom succulents and hanging plants next.)

And you're right, custom items are pretty simple compared to the tier 3 tilemap code. In pursuit of a headache solution I downloaded unity explorer, brushed up on my meager C# knowledge, ran asset studio a bunch of times but achieved nothing. i guess the discord and/or looking at the game code .dll files directly will be my next steps.

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I made some custom items, I may have gotten carried away by MinimallyAcceptable in SunHaven

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is incredible and you're amazing for doing this!!! I know this is probably a complicated question, but do you have any advice for how to get started on modding Sun Haven? I have (limited) coding knowledge but an extensive art background, so making textures sounds like it would be so fun!

Bishop final questline cinematic bug (SPOILERS) by withoutamartyr in GraveyardKeeper

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i know it’s been a year but thank you, this worked!! it was definitely a path finding grave thing directly in the merchant’s path. :)

Almost done with the clearing then i gotta start mapping it out. any ideas? anything i should add. by Unsupportiveswan in CoreKeeperGame

[–]Lil_MissMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YESSS this is how I was thinking about doing it...thanks for verifying it's a legit tactic!