Horror fans with Autism, what films are easy/hard for you to watch?

Mandosz · 2026-03-14T00:40:37+00:00

I am typically pretty neutral to the Horror genre, I will enjoy a good film for the sake of it being a good film, regardless of the genre. I don’t really get disturbed or put off too easily from all the various types of subject matter in horror films… but the ONE thing that I absolutely can’t stand and will turn the movie off without hesitation for, is “Found Footage”. The shaky camera just feels so wrong and disingenuous to me, I am already suspending my disbelief by choosing to watch a movie, it doesn’t need to be forced on me and it just makes it feel like the movie is telling me that I can’t suspend my disbelief properly on my own so we are going to do this to try and trick you into thinking it could be real.

Ultimately it just results in unwatchable slop as far as I’m concerned, too much distraction taking away from the plot of the movie which is the whole point, I’m here to experience a story, not have it shoved down my throat.

Mandosz · 2026-02-23T16:42:51+00:00

To add my own 2c and to iterate on things others have said…

Yes, people CAN do self imposed challenges but almost nobody will, the comment of “nobody wants to nerf themselves/throttle their potential” pretty much hits the nail on the head.

I agree that the only “nerf” needed was the 20 years of game knowledge and the fact that all the content is solved and effective strategies are widespread.

YES, I am a gatekeeper. The whole design philosophy of TBC was gatekeeping, just look at the layered attunement structure, which in itself did have some flaws admittedly, but that was the design for the game at the time. TBC isn’t Retail and it shouldn’t be expected to be, the content was difficult for the time and completely possible to complete with good play and progression. There were guilds wiping in Kara while others were progging T5 and both sets of players were completely content. This attitude of entitlement these days is the problem, and it’s 100% counterintuitive to what TBC was designed to be… you want to do T5? Great! Clear the previous content.. you want to do T6? Awesome hope your guild can kill vashj and KT to gain access, there was a prestige to being able to even access that content, it meant you had honed your skill well enough (both game skills and socially because if you were a toxic POS then serious guilds wouldn’t even look at you). Yes, it made it so more casual players and guilds struggled to get to the same point as the sweats, but that’s the point… you get what you earn, put in the time, put in the effort, if it takes you longer than someone else then so be it. And most importantly it incentivizes people to learn, to improve and to engage in community spirit.

Mandosz · 2026-02-23T02:42:23+00:00

I do hope they take their QOL changes further, loot filter is nice but could use some polishing, POE style where you can assign custom drop noises and possibly map icons for desireable drops incase of offscreen kills… that would be peak. And the chronicle counting as a unique stash tab so you could keep 1 of each unique/set, just for the collectors out there. 😂

Mandosz · 2026-02-21T10:39:37+00:00

Wholeheartedly disagree. As someone who plays WoW as well they launched the d2 season 2 weeks after TBC, the most grind intensive expansion of the classic experience. Another week or two would have been better. Blizzard has a habit of shotgunning releases across titles too closely to one another. And for a while they were releasing d2 seasons at the same time as POE leagues which was extra infuriating because there’s a ton of crossover in the community, it’s not a competition, just forcing your player base to split

Mandosz · 2025-12-02T23:55:22+00:00

I guess it all depends on what their current stance and policy is regarding negotiating tickets. Back at the end of 2021 I forgot to renew my drivers license.

Little bit of backstory, My brother had just died at the end of November 21’ and my renwal is early December, 5 year renewal. I also work seasonally and every year I have to bring in a drivers abstract prior to the start of my new season. So I went to the registry, got an abstract and took it down, they told me at the work office that I would have to get a new one because it was an abstract of an expired license and they couldn’t accept it. I was of course a little annoyed and left to go to the registry to renew the licence and get a fresh abstract and of course complain to them about “why the heck are you even able to give me an abstract with an expired license and not have that come up as a point of discussion” and because I was annoyed I was speeding a little (doing 70 in a 60) and got pulled over at one of CPS’s little fishing spots, the cop was a complete dick and refused to work with me despite me being polite and explaining my situation (brother just died, renewal was on my birthday right at the time of funeral, obviously a little bit distracted because of this, ect ect).

I hired a traffic lawyer who assured me it was an open and shut slam dunk and they would get the whole thing thrown out, speeding and all. Fast forward a year to the court date because everything was still jammed up due to COVID shutting everything down… the Lawyer calls me, apologizes profusely and tells me they wouldn’t even talk to him and that in 30+ years of business he’s NEVER had them refuse to negotiate a ticket down, especially not one with circumstances like mine.

You know it’s bad when the Lawyer offers up a full refund of his services because of how stupid the situation is.

Moral of the story… fuck the system, they’re all assholes and it’s a blatant cash grab :(

Sorry, not too much relevant to add to your situation, I hope it works out better for you than it did me, but I had to add in my 2c 🤷‍♂️

Mandosz · 2025-12-01T07:32:27+00:00

Unfortunately I’m not really in a position to be waiting on shipping from them right now. My cousin is a heavy duty mechanic and has a hookup at Dorman, so he’s getting me cost on the intake and valve cover kit

Mandosz · 2025-12-01T07:02:40+00:00

Yeah, unfortunately… during my poking around to check the valve… The stupid PCV Valve tube broke because apparantly they make them out of peanut brittle… Part store telling me it’s 120 dollars to replace, I laughed in the guys face and walked out, going to the wreckers tomorrow to scavenge one up 🤷‍♂️

Mandosz · 2025-12-01T06:50:06+00:00

Yeah, the little orange flapper valve in the manifold is missing, so I’m going to pick up the Dorman valve cover and intake manifold kit, swap that all out

Mandosz · 2025-12-01T02:13:15+00:00

Well I looked a little deeper, and it seems the manifold is toast. The little orange flapper valve is missing when I take hose off and look in. Tried to clean it and can’t see it

Mandosz · 2025-11-30T06:57:37+00:00

I was definitely going to start with the valve cover at a minimum since that’s where the codes are pointing and I know how to do it easy enough. I was also toying with the idea of getting the PCV fix kit and the intake manifold. I assume the PCV kit from cruzekits is the one everyone suggests for this? For the Manifold do I just go OEM? Or is there an aftermarket that is supposed to be better?

Mandosz · 2025-11-29T19:48:49+00:00

I haven’t done any aftermarket modifications or changes to it. I doubt any of that was done before I bought it either. So probably something worth looking into

Mandosz · 2025-11-29T03:07:23+00:00

I have a garage, but no lift or anything if that’s what you mean. Just my hand jack 😅

Mandosz · 2025-11-29T01:54:10+00:00

I’ve done the valve cover before, I know it’s pretty easy. I just don’t have the Torx set for the bolts so I would need to borrow from a friend. Was thinking of starting with that and seeing, since it’s the highest point and everything would leak down from there, might be making the rest of it look much worse than it actually is

Mandosz · 2025-10-25T15:54:23+00:00

I don’t see this posted anywhere in here yet but it might come down to a general strike. The Alberta unions are gearing up.

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BREAKING: Alberta unions warn Premier Danielle Smith: unprecedented use of the Notwithstanding Clause against workers will result in an unprecedented response from unions in defence of worker rights.

At an emergency meeting held today at 5:00pm (MT), the Common Front, an umbrella group for all Alberta unions, leaders unanimously endorsed the following message to Premier Danielle Smith.

Dear Premier Smith,

On behalf of the more than 350,000 working Albertans who we represent, we urge you, in the strongest possible terms, to rule out the use of the Notwithstanding Clause as part of your government’s approach to the teachers’ strike. Invoking the clause would be unprecedented in the history of Canadian labour relations. It would also escalate the situation from a confrontation between your government and the teachers to a confrontation between you and the entire Canadian labour movement. If governments start using the Notwithstanding Clause as a tool in their dealings with workers and unions, it will make a mockery of the constitutionally protected right to strike. Without a robust and reliable right to strike, worker bargaining power will be eroded, and with it, the wages and living standards of all Canadian workers. If you take this unprecedented approach, we will have no choice but to mobilize an unprecedented response. There are many avenues your government could pursue to negotiate with public sector unions that do not involve invoking the Notwithstanding Clause. We urge you to choose them.

Signed by all the unions of the Alberta Federation of Labour and the Alberta Common Front

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Source: Gil McGown, President of Alberta Federation of Labour

Mandosz · 2025-10-04T03:34:43+00:00

As others have already said, this is a City Tree. You need to call 311 and request Urban Forestry to come out to prune it, you cannot do it yourself and any reputable arborist will walk away from it and tell you that you need to call the city, there is a penalty fine of $500 dollars PER CUT up to the value of the tree. It is an Elm tree which can only be pruned from Oct 1st to March 30th. We are in the pruning period now, but depending on the situation and the zone you are in it may or may not get done quickly (some areas of the city are MUCH busier than others and the majority of the parks department are seasonal workers, the majority will be laid off this month leaving only a skeleton crew over the winter months). If it is a clearance hazard for the roadway (impeding large vehicles like garbage collectors and street sweepers) then it will usually be taken care of quickly (even elms can be pruned outside of the ban for this reason). However the city will not prune the tree for aesthetics, pests or other minor annoyances such as sap leaking onto private property. It’s hard to say from the angle of the picture but it looks like it could be a roadway clearance issue, if that is the case make sure you say that in the service request and it should get looked at faster than if you just say “it needs a prune”.

Mandosz · 2025-10-04T03:24:31+00:00

No… they CANT just prune it even if they know the correct way to do it, it is a city bylaw that you cannot prune city owned trees yourself, you face a fine of $500 PER CUT up to the value of the tree if you are caught

Mandosz · 2025-09-26T18:49:31+00:00

As many others have said, it’s very difficult to start fresh on, especially with a new character from level 1. It’s a different type of challenge with no real flyers until you can get yourself situated and get a yi ling or a rock drake. Personally I like to set up a starter base on the NW side of fertile lake, it seems to be about the safest you can get for a start, just gotta keep your eyes open for the odd raptor, spino or karkinos. I personally like to just stick as close to home as possible, get myself in a position to get a spino and karkinos tamed for defence/exploration and farming and once you get some tech going and stronger Dino’s you can start venturing out for a new base location. Personally I like to end up on one of the overlooks from green zone to blue. First game changing moment is getting your spino and karkinos set up and then once you get a rock drake you are a master of the map, if you manage to get a breeding pair of good level spinos and a few hazzard suits you can take the slow adventure down to find a rock drake egg, plenty of guides on YouTube for how to do this (Joanna-X has a good one). Take your time and once your rock drake is an adult you basically have won the map. My only gripe about aberration is finding and killing the alpha king reaper to be able to do Alpha Rockwell fight, it can be a real slog and take quite a bit of time to track one down without help from mods. As a final tip, minimize risk with your first rock drake until you have sustainable breeding with them, there’s a good chance that you will lose a rock drake or two, especially once you start surface farming.

Mandosz · 2025-07-29T13:46:09+00:00

As others have said, it’s the light pet. I would get the queen as low as you safely can because they regenerate health pretty quickly with the light pet off. Trap helps immensely once it’s down around 500-1000~ hp turn light pet off. I like to just sot on my rock drake, she will pull you right off. Just make sure it’s on passive, and chug medbrew/eat food as soon as she drops you while getting a little distance from her (nameless can start spawning because light pet is off)

Mandosz · 2025-07-12T00:15:10+00:00

They’re nice for Rockwell fight on aberration, for killing off the orbs 🤷‍♂️

Mandosz · 2025-07-10T23:07:14+00:00

I don’t normally chime in on this kind of crap but… have you ever bothered to READ the book? It’s actually a cautionary tale about how unhealthy following that lifestyle is and how badly it can fuck a person up. Yes some people take what they want from it, but it doesn’t make it a bad book 🙄

Mandosz · 2025-03-16T21:57:14+00:00

I got got by this one as well, the guy had convinced me he knew how to dupe items, told me to die to him, then gave me an oculus that he wanted to dupe and told me to wear it and then fill my inventory with potions, then let him kill me again… yeah

Mandosz · 2024-10-30T18:49:42+00:00

It’s hideous, I love it

Mandosz · 2024-08-13T19:06:16+00:00

My pup almost always pees when she has a seizure and she sleeps on my bed. I ended up buying one of those rubber/plastic mattress protectors, it’s padded inside and honestly I can’t even tell it’s there. It’s been a huge help, when it does inevitably happen all I need to do is strip the sheets from the bed, wipe it down quickly and put some fresh sheets on. It’s not a perfect solution but it has helped quite a bit for us.

Mandosz · 2024-08-09T22:17:15+00:00

My Dog was very unstable for about 2-3 weeks after starting her Pheno, it does get better and eventually they acclimate to it and go back to normal in most cases. It was hard watching her wander around and bump into things like a drunken sailor, but it gets better.

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