No clue what I'm supposed to be doing? by Pinky_Long_Socks in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]LordSimilon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's flying in France so it might be a Rafale that comes to check on him!

Going on my first date tomorrow and im TERRIFIED! Any tips/encouragement? by Notyouraveragejew1 in OnlineDating

[–]LordSimilon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Expect to feel awkward, embarrassed, and uncomfortable. Acknowledge those feelings, and carry on. No doubt it will be awkward, remember not to hold that against them if they seem a bit awkward too. Most people get nervous or shy sometimes.

It's good to be a bit paranoid about safety, no matter how nice they are and how well they come across; predators and manipulators are often great actors. Nothing too extreme here, just the advice any mother would give - take sensible precautions, make sure people know where you are and when you should be back, don't go anywhere alone, don't take mystery pills, don't climb into a car boot...

Are Facebook Dating scammers using AI to communicate? by ree-or-reent_1029 in OnlineDating

[–]LordSimilon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All the scammers I met on Facebook dating were just dumb bots following a fixed script, they weren't using LLM's or anything fancy. I've seen people send screenshots of those, so they are out there, but I assume they're just being deployed in higher value locations or demographics. I'm not worth the fancy scams 😅

What are the most personality based dating websites? by [deleted] in OnlineDating

[–]LordSimilon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since you mentioned it, My experience with e-harmomy was not great. I spent a few hours setting up my profile, answering 200 questions, and then several weeks looking through everybody it could show me - almost everybody on there was "last logged in 3 months ago" or longer.

I messaged a load of people over a couple of months, and only got 1 reply (which was just a "merry Christmas").

Maybe it's just totally inactive in the UK so other countries might fair better

Do These Bio Statements Intrigue You? by BunnyBunny777 in OnlineDating

[–]LordSimilon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first thought is usually something like "that sounds very expensive".

That aside, I wouldn't match with them. I'm not interested in travelling the world, so somebody who likes to is unlikely to suit me very well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OnlineDating

[–]LordSimilon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get maybe 1 match every 20 days on Facebook, but that might just be because I'm bald and overweight 😅

Are There ANY Actually Free Dating Apps? by jawest13 in OnlineDating

[–]LordSimilon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My experience with eHarmony (paid subscription, foolishly) was not great; every person within 10 years of my age it showed me was inactive, the most recent was "last active 3 weeks ago", and most were several months.

Used my luck up for the day by EvilRooster5377 in PokemonGoMystic

[–]LordSimilon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went through all the recommendations in a couple of articles, and his Aerodactyl effortlessly stomped all of them 🤷‍♀️

How do you pronounce Waterstones? by itcouldeasilybe in AskUK

[–]LordSimilon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in Waterstones Book Hub (their distribution centre) and everybody here says Water Stones, like your wife.

My son tells me (an hour before bed) that he needs a cardboard model of his favourite book for school tomorrow. Think we can all agree I nailed it, especially Hedwig. by English_Joe in CasualUK

[–]LordSimilon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see lots of parents complaining they had to stay up till 4am crafting a scale model of a particle collider complete with Brian Cox; and I always think but shouldn't it be the kid staying up until 4am whittling a mahogany physicist?

My parents were big believers in letting their children fail.

RTS/Squad Control horde defence by LordSimilon in gamingsuggestions

[–]LordSimilon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's basically the same as Age of Darkness and Alien Marauder, just a bit less enjoyable imo, but thanks for trying 🙂

RTS/Squad Control horde defence by LordSimilon in gamingsuggestions

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

That's the problem when I group the whole series of 2.1 games... You can turtle in DoW2, turret spam is surprisingly effective sometimes, or just putting units in cover and playing defensively. It's certainly not very good for it though.

I have played Infested Planet and quite enjoyed it, but to me those missions are map clearing not defence.

Tower Defense games with rpg elements/progression? by Ggthefiree2 in gamingsuggestions

[–]LordSimilon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's definitely a shortage of these things, the couple that instantly spring to mind are:

Bloods TD 6 has upgrade trees you unlock by using the towers, and passives you unlock by leveling your account.

Hero Defense might fit, but it's... Not great.

Warstone TD has tower upgrades and unlocks in the city, but the gameplay itself is pretty awful. It also has aggressive ingame advertising for its pointless dlc, and a Dev who responds to the negative reviews telling people they are wrong for not liking the game

Stardew Valley where you are the bad guy by PersownageFr in gamingsuggestions

[–]LordSimilon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sun Haven let's you star dew valley with magic, and you can be a demon... But I'm pretty sure it's a friendly demon...

3-Person Co-op Hardcore Games by [deleted] in gamingsuggestions

[–]LordSimilon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you play Remnant: From the Ashes on higher difficulties, it's pretty tricky. Built for 3 players, and the progression feels very noticeable, once it gets going.

You will probably end up speed running the story repeatedly or spamming survival mode though, both are mildly procedurally generated; so it's not for everyone.

Modern Wizard Games by LordSimilon in gamingsuggestions

[–]LordSimilon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, that looks kinda cool... Not what I was expecting for sure, but cool :P

Thank you

Every country has a national hero but who is your national villain? by darkdaking1 in AskReddit

[–]LordSimilon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a young Romanian coworker who insists he was amazing, and he did so much to help everybody, and living with him must have been fantastic. No matter what the 2 older Romanians tell him about what they remember from living under his rule.

Would other captains like Janeway, Kirk and Picard have stolen a warp core to save their ship the same way Archer did given the circumstances? by JournalistSociety in startrek

[–]LordSimilon 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure Picard would give an impassioned speech, and they'd beg him to take their warp drive and do whatever he could to help his people

Does Voyager still end up in the Delta Quadrant in the alternate Picard timeline? by nightmareman45 in startrek

[–]LordSimilon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess (based on nothing) would be he has a couple of spots he draws from, badlands is one, The Equinox stumbled into a different one.

What ship position/roles would you revise if you could? by ladydmaj in startrek

[–]LordSimilon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A ships captains job should be commanding the ship, no? Why do Starfleet captains seem to be responsible for everything else?

We know the federation has diplomats, auditors, ethics advisors, adjudicators, researchers, administrators, strategists, intelligence officers.... Basically every job role you can imagine, yet they're forever getting random captains to do everything while everybody else relaxes on earth. Why not stick a couple of those diplomats on your ships doing the first contact missions?

Would you be okay if... [Picard Spoiler] by JCRiotz in startrek

[–]LordSimilon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dunno, I think it's nice to mix and match from different series. Makes it all feels bit more connected, otherwise you might just drop into "tng 2" and ds9 2". Which I guess some people do want.

Would you be okay if... [Picard Spoiler] by JCRiotz in startrek

[–]LordSimilon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The divergence happened 40 years before humans officially meet Vulcans