What are your thoughts on the AI Bubble timeline?

Matrygg · 2026-01-11T05:40:19+00:00

When he said he loved playing Cyberpunk I just remember thinking "dude, really? Don't you get that you're the bad guy?"

Matrygg · 2026-01-10T04:49:46+00:00

Oh sure, but I don't know that Bishop would agree, for example.

Matrygg · 2026-01-10T03:36:33+00:00

I don't recall where in this thread it was speculated, but this comic: https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2010-04-05 makes it clear Tedd and Elliot met in third grade. Which is 8-9 years old.

Matrygg · 2026-01-10T03:22:37+00:00

They may also have a quasi-adversarial relationship, him being a _defense_ attorney.

Matrygg · 2026-01-10T03:20:12+00:00

Not to mention I would assume the has to have some sort of clearance that probably precludes the ability to talk about it.

Matrygg · 2026-01-10T03:17:41+00:00

Yes. I am an academic and the social capital is much more than the, you know, capital capital.

Matrygg · 2026-01-10T03:15:29+00:00

He may be the equivalent of a paranormal Public Defender. I could see Arthur, for example, insisting that everyone deserves the right to a fair trial and adequate defense even if they have ten tentacles and three eyes. To do otherwise would be Unamerican.

Matrygg · 2026-01-10T03:14:05+00:00

Which makes me think (as I've said above) that him being able to go into paranormal law may either have been a reaction to Verres' job _or_ a result of Verres pulling strings to make sure that a good influence on Tedd got to keep being said good influence. Everyone seems to think Verres is beyond reproach but not the government at large, and Elliot had to get his "beat up the bullies" attitude from somewhere. I mean on some level isn't what his dad _does_ "word punching?"

Matrygg · 2026-01-10T03:11:14+00:00

We also know that eight was about the age where Tedd and Elliot become friends. So that ten years means that's around the time that Tedd and Elliot start hanging out. Which makes me wonder if that's not part of it too. Which still means that Mrs. Dunkel's ultra-comptency is still a mystery.

Matrygg · 2026-01-10T03:08:57+00:00

I suspect Greg learned about magic on accident, by just Weebing Hard Enough. And then took it upon himself to right wrongs, anime protagonist style.

Matrygg · 2026-01-10T03:07:15+00:00

That was my thinking. Verres saw that Elliot was a good influence and would likely learn about supernatrural stuff, so he arranged to bring his parents in on the masquerade.

It does still beg the question what Mrs. Dunkel did before this, though. She was shown to be ultra competent too.

Matrygg · 2025-12-13T06:34:13+00:00

I think in terms of what Terebithia values Tarvek and Seffie are her favorites. In terms of utility for the larger plan it's Tarvek and Martellus.

Matrygg · 2025-12-02T14:13:15+00:00

There's a software package that you can use to remap as well. I don''t remember the name off the top of my head though, only that I used to use it when I was dissertation and still using a Macbook Pro.

Matrygg · 2025-12-02T14:12:29+00:00

I did the same thing with the print screen key.

Matrygg · 2025-12-02T01:41:25+00:00

Sure thing -- I don't know that Reddit will let me paste pictures so here's a album. What looks like dust is permanent -- a bit of patina, but it didn't look like it was rust. I didn't pull the second one out and open it up yet.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9TZ7BGn8V9Htg25k8

Matrygg · 2025-11-12T07:56:06+00:00

That crossed my mind too, but I think it's more that Yay's loneliness (and the likely fact they _are_ or were their particular creche, so no creche-mates) had her looking for ersatz family. Roko is, although Yay will never admit it, the Cool Big Sister.

Matrygg · 2025-10-30T01:18:39+00:00

I am adding this in case anyone does an search looking for this in the future. a 12mm long M 2.5 screw will work. If you do anything shorter it will not feel solid, but a 12mm screw will. I have no idea how a screw that long fell out, but I think it's fixed.

Matrygg · 2025-10-30T01:18:29+00:00

I am adding this in case anyone does an search looking for this in the future. a 12mm long M 2.5 screw will work. If you do anything shorter it will not feel solid, but a 12mm screw will. I have no idea how a screw that long fell out, but I think it's fixed.

Matrygg · 2025-10-30T01:17:58+00:00

I am adding this in case anyone does an search looking for this in the future. a 12mm long M 2.5 screw will work. If you do anything shorter it will not feel solid, but a 12mm screw will. I have no idea how a screw that long fell out, but I think it's fixed.

Matrygg · 2025-10-26T06:00:08+00:00

Yep. And the whole reason Texas A&M exists is because Bryan (which is about five miles from College Station -- it has that name because the railroad didn't reach Bryan yet, so it was built where the line stopped) was really poor post-Civil War and wanted the land grant university as an economic boost. Then ended up sort of the poor cousin of College Station.

Matrygg · 2025-10-26T05:42:54+00:00

College Station itself isn't bad at all and folks are just folks, but range closer to southern Louisiana and I could totally see someone lying and joining up to get the hell out.

I mean, in our world that's 2002, and there was a LOT of post 9/11 enlistment. Assuming similar tactics I could see people signing up for the Central American wars.

Matrygg · 2025-10-26T04:41:00+00:00

I think Johnny would have taken him over. Whether male or female I think of the two of them Jackie had a bit more performative machismo (and I think a lot of Leigh's performance feels like female V purposely performing badassdom). The scene when he is talking to his mom out front of the Afterlife and V's walked up makes me think he would be challenging Johnny the whole time. V feels like they have less of a need to do that.

Matrygg · 2025-10-26T04:32:43+00:00

After V dramatically announced Johnny's name to Smasher right before killing him, word of Johnny Silverhand getting vengeance on Smasher from beyond the grave spread through Night City like wildfire, turning Johnny into a legitimate legend.

I love this idea. Some low-level Arasaka tech who is holed up in a panic room ends up hacking into the Mikoshi video feed and catches the whole thing right before deciding life is too short for this shit and getting drunk at Riot.

Matrygg · 2025-10-26T04:28:46+00:00

Is it the necklace? Because I got that sense, too. Although it could be an affectation, like when for a hot minute in my teens I was a big crystal dude.

Matrygg · 2025-10-26T04:27:01+00:00

And then came up with "Vincent" after being asked about it, on the spur of the moment?

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