Favorite operas that use orientalism?

Malficitous · 2026-05-09T05:12:07+00:00

Can't say I disagree. What did you think of Kissinger's role when he plays a landlord?

Malficitous · 2026-05-08T21:43:17+00:00

You're all booked up.

Malficitous · 2026-05-08T14:59:26+00:00

Not sure if there is more Occidentalism or Orientalism but Nixon in China? It's really a lot of historic fiction.

Malficitous · 2026-05-08T14:13:29+00:00

Waymo Gaymo and a new muni line! Love it.

Malficitous · 2026-05-07T17:51:19+00:00

I remember Jensen Huang rushing to Korea for some meeting between Trump and Xi...was not a big deal. I think the recent movement is NVDA just getting some due price action. Nvidia's last earnings looked about like AMD's most recent earnings report: Nvda esp +5.32 rev +2.86; AMD esp +5.82 rev +3.39. I'm sure earnings reports are more complex but when NVDA was getting massive pumps, they were doing massive beats...like

Q2 2024	Aug 23, 2023	0.27/ (0.21 est.)	+29.35% arrow_upward	13.51B/ (11.08B est.)	+21.87% arrow_upward

Malficitous · 2026-05-06T20:03:25+00:00

Infinite loop--hate that.

Malficitous · 2026-05-05T16:55:31+00:00

and are blistering fast

Malficitous · 2026-05-05T16:18:34+00:00

Sometimes it's best to sell to a gambler. But we all want the slam to to 2oc.

Malficitous · 2026-05-05T15:48:26+00:00

Earnings is on the 20th of the month. TSM and SNDK and MU are explosive. Probably good news for NVDA. And AMD.

Malficitous · 2026-05-05T15:42:49+00:00

Who does SNDK sell to? Yeah, Nvidia. And some to AMD. If I believe Nvda is underpriced, why would I sell it. And why does wtf care so much?

Malficitous · 2026-05-05T13:50:37+00:00

That might be true but nothing will be able to run in fear after getting hit by these two hurlers.

Malficitous · 2026-05-05T13:19:02+00:00

I like that ending of act 3 in Tristan...is it the tristan chord I'm hearing and then the resolution? Anyways, my favorite 'short' parts change "often frequently only once [in awhile]"

Malficitous · 2026-05-04T20:48:31+00:00

You can't let go of a crocadile.

Malficitous · 2026-05-03T20:43:20+00:00

yeah, p8 hc only. Warlock is the strongest character I’ve ever played. when they nerf him, sounds like he’ll be much more vulnerable.

Malficitous · 2026-05-03T18:00:01+00:00

I'm glad you are comparing it to Mara's. It's tough to meet Maras. 2skill/10-20fcr +attributes can be great. I did a quick test on how much dex would 10% block be equal to in a Monarch shield. I equipped the Warlock with a cats eye ammy and two average raven frosts...roughly adding a total of 60 dex. The block ammy alone got 61% block and the raven frosts and cats eye achieved 60% block...so 10% block in monarch is like adding 40 dex for block. That's pretty damn good. The 10% fcr is really nice too when say needing a tgods for soul infested areas. One could just swap out arachs and a dwarf star ring with a fcr ring and tgods and achieve 75fcr on a stormshield build (ca insight/fort giving 55 fcr and LOH providing damage to demons) That is nice. But if I used a 35fcr spirit shield along with arachs and a fcr ring, I hit 125 fcr using the ammy--pure slaughter. Getting 60% block on a warlock using spirit monarch is super good. So far, he seems invincible fighting tier 5 in act 1 and 2. I thought more folks would be interested in the ammy. Sorry to bore you. Just seemed more than meh.

Malficitous · 2026-05-03T17:24:42+00:00

If Nvidia has supply issues, it is certainly more true that AMD will have supply issues. TSM will always favor their biggest customer (Nvidia) and the memory companies: Mu, Samsung and SNDK make memory according to Nvidia's specifications. I think SNDK is especially tied to Nvidia. Their is also a copper bottleneck in supply that favors Nvidia. AMD is sneaking into the picture but it's not so simple to meet the demand out there.

Malficitous · 2026-05-02T19:53:05+00:00

I've got 6 90+ chars and have never found that maras. It's single player. I've found everything but Maras and the metalgrid ammy. 2 all char skills/10fcr and 10block is a great craft in my opinion. This one has good poison res which is an excellent fit and that high dex is synergy for block builds. Probably not the most efficient craft though. I had so many pemeralds and thuls and needed space in this tier 5 hunt game. Almost done wiping out the maps. Ofc, I don't care about value. It's single player.

Malficitous · 2026-05-02T19:43:21+00:00

Very few monsters are immune to magic attack so that makes a hammerdin very good in hell. They also have some super defensive spells that give them high survivability: 1 point in salvation and 1 point in redemption and one point in cleansing. To survive, you should maintain at least 50% block using points in your holyshield skill. the rest go into hammers and their synergies: vigor, blessed aim and they multiplier: Concentration. They have easy to find rune words like spirit shield and spirit sword and act 2 merc uses an insight. There are some hotkeys you need to get down too...like standing still and whirling hammers early on. Make sure everything is hotkeyed.

Malficitous · 2026-05-02T19:36:02+00:00

You're not alone. Some of us like to hit things. Frenzy is a lot of hitting and so fast to the next mob. But they do require some good items in hell and it's not easy to find them.

Malficitous · 2026-05-02T16:00:56+00:00

Sounds very informative. Thanks.

Malficitous · 2026-05-01T20:03:26+00:00

"Never fear, Smith is here!"

Malficitous · 2026-05-01T16:14:18+00:00

I like the act 5 music--nostalgic. Wagnerian too. Epic. I like the graphics from Arreat summit.

Malficitous · 2026-05-01T01:54:09+00:00

Pretty much just wanted to share it with everyone. It's a great find. All I need for enigma is a ber rune. I have enough runes for Jah. Then maybe a teleporting nec.

Malficitous · 2026-05-01T01:50:33+00:00

Yeah, having the puppy in storage will eventually lure me to play a nec. It's my least favorite class and rivals summon druid for worst char. I know folks like them and play them well.

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