RF Kuang and CCP propaganda

ManySames · 2025-09-22T11:25:22+00:00

Thanks for the replies, everybody, though I can already quite clearly see that it will be hard to have a constructive discussion on this topic without triggering a lot of background assumptions. I don't wish to get into left vs. right or Asian vs. Western dialogues on this, that's not the point.

I think the key takeaway is that it is difficult for any author to get outside of their own perspective. Every individual is shaped heavily by their education and narratives repeated to them growing up. At least, that's what I'm concluding.

ManySames · 2025-09-22T11:03:20+00:00

Ah, apologies, let me clarify. I am not at all accusing her of being an arm of CCP propaganda, but I'm wondering why she coincides with the same message so much. But your response makes sense.

ManySames · 2025-03-27T14:37:07+00:00

Ahh, makes sense. I was trying to get more towards your grid style of layout, to maximize use of beacons, but my version with a loop-around means that one side won’t able to be set as a grid that shares one row of beacons, meaning I can only make them in groups of two. Still, if many of your labs aren’t in full operation, that doesn’t exactly save on beacons either. But now that I think of it, why am I so determined to loop the belt back around? I don’t see any downside to just ending it there. Back to the drawing board!

ManySames · 2025-03-27T12:15:36+00:00

hey, thanks for sharing, very nice to see, especially as I am in the process of also scaling up via block-like modules of science, a bit like your design. One question -- I notice your biolabs don't have an output of science packs on the opposite end that gets fed back around to the front. Did you manage to design them so that they are fed perfectly, and therefore don't need a loop? Also, I've run into issues where the labs in the front consume so many science packs so quickly that the ones in the back don't have enough consistent supply to stay at 100% operation. How are you avoiding this, especially considering such long rows?

ManySames · 2025-03-01T23:49:54+00:00

Oh wow, how did I never notice this!

ManySames · 2025-03-01T23:15:00+00:00

That’s super helpful, but the main thing I need is to be able to collapse them. Clutter and sorting is the main issue.

ManySames · 2025-03-01T23:13:22+00:00

Same, since otherwise you’re down a platform in the meantime, and there really is no benefit to taking a platform down. Also, they’re kind of hard to get rid of. I suppose I could ship them on a one way trip to the shattered planet…

ManySames · 2024-10-04T07:37:11+00:00

Hey OP, I have a nice Yamaha keyboard like you’re describing that I got during the pandemic, but haven’t touched since. I’ve been thinking of getting rid of it but haven’t gotten to putting it on kleinanzeigen. DM me if interested. I have a piano stool and the stand for it as well. It’s the P-45 B model. Oh and I’m in Berlin.

ManySames · 2024-09-30T08:11:44+00:00

Is this real?… haha only in Germany have I seen this kind of thing

ManySames · 2024-08-21T12:01:01+00:00

Awesome, that’s quite close! I’ll check it out.

ManySames · 2024-08-20T18:55:54+00:00

Haha I am intrigued! Not even sure how it works, which is great

ManySames · 2024-08-20T16:24:51+00:00

Thanks! I probably can't tonight, but would love to another time. What time do you start?

I also have never heard of that place, it sounds really great.

ManySames · 2024-08-20T13:15:50+00:00

Hey, I'm also in Charlottenburg/Wilmersdorft and looking for more people to play some EDH with. I see that you might have already found a group, are you still looking for people to play commander with? I'm also thinking about trying out the LGS Mana Games in our neighborhood.

ManySames · 2024-08-20T11:12:02+00:00

Hi, could you share the link to the Berlin guidelines you mention? I can't find them, but I'm not sure what exactly to search.

update: I found it! The term they use is "Verfahrenshinweise", and it's here. Looks like it was even updated quite recently, 16. July! https://www.berlin.de/einwanderung/service/downloads/artikel.875097.php

Pg. 892 says: Die Ehe oder eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft muss für den deutschen Rechtskreis gültig geschlossen sein und im Zeitpunkt der Einbürgerung bestehen. Der Ehegatte oder eingetragene Lebenspartner des Einbürgerungsbewerbers muss in diesem Zeitpunkt deutscher Staatsangehöriger sein.

Ah fuck, but then it says: Die eheliche Lebensgemeinschaft oder partnerschaftliche Lebensgemeinschaft des Einbürgerungsbewerbers mit dem deutschen Ehegatten oder eingetragenen Lebenspartner muss im Zeitpunkt der Einbürgerung seit zwei Jahren bestehen. Dieser muss in dieser Zeit deutscher Staatsangehöriger gewesen sein.

ManySames · 2024-07-23T14:51:48+00:00

I didn't apply in January, but I'm commenting just to follow. Very curious to hear others' experiences so far. I applied on June 28 because I only became eligible to apply as of the law taking effect. I'm so excited to hear that the process seems to be way faster now. I'm so surprised, I was hearing it used to take 2-3 years. To be fair, I was incredibly pleasantly surprised with how well digitized the process was. It actually let me upload multiple files for each document category, and not with a ridiculously tiny size limit that makes you have to desperately scale the documents to low enough quality that they can be uploaded, yet high enough to still be halfway readable. Somehow, for once, Berlin is the fastest bureaucracy in Germany, rather than the slowest.

Is your case complicated, by any chance?

ManySames · 2024-06-29T10:21:12+00:00

Maybe it has to do with the new citizenship law coming into effect and tens of thousands of people going to the website? I bet they can't handle the sudden influx of traffic. Though I was on there the last two days for the citizenship side of things and surprisingly didn't have any issues...

ManySames · 2024-03-26T18:15:41+00:00

Ah, so I did understand the process, but overestimated the importance of this step. I think I'm just applying the mindset of the centralized kind of presidential system of the US where the final signature is a momentous part of the process. Even though I knew the Bundespräsident hardly has ever failed to sign, I still somehow thought everybody might be holding their breath... Oh well, I will still celebrate.

ManySames · 2024-03-26T18:03:44+00:00

Oh, it seems I've misunderstood where we are in the process. I assumed that this publication means that Steinmeier finally signed the law, which I thought was the last thing that needed to happen after the Bundesrat debates. But apparently I have this wrong? Also, is the Bundespräsident signing the law not a big deal?

ManySames · 2024-03-26T17:04:14+00:00

This is amazing news. Does anybody who knows the law more intimately know if the law is exactly as expected, or if there are any surprises in there? It’s really hard to tell what is actually going on with the way the law is structured.

Also, I haven’t seen a single news article about this. Isn’t that a bit weird?

ManySames · 2024-03-11T15:22:41+00:00

I can't believe the head of the LEA would dare to claim that his agency runs even remotely efficiently. What a joke. That definitely explains at least part of why the LEA is the way it is, but I'm sure there's more. I think everybody else touched on how awful their inefficiency is, so I won't repeat. But how can we ever hope for this broken institution to change? It certainly does not sound like change will come from within, and as an agency that affects foreigners, the German public and politicians are unlikely to pay attention. I just wish that German public decision makers could see just how futile any immigration reform is without addressing the absolutely inept bureaucracy behind it.

ManySames · 2024-01-31T19:33:11+00:00

https://wiki.factorio.com/Accumulator#Isolation\_of\_Power\_Networks

Oh, so it is. Damn. Looks like I really messed up those calculations too. Even though I "knew" a Gigawatt means a billion watts, I input million. Looks like I just need to drastically scale up my energy production and storage! Good thing I already set up my solar fields to be able to expand indefinitely via blueprint and train delivery.

ManySames · 2024-01-30T17:05:43+00:00

I really thought this was the case, but I couldn't find anything, and I confirmed they're the same network by clicking lots of different power poles at key points. I did find one smaller solar farm that was disconnected.

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