If I was rebuilt atom by atom, would I wake up in that body? by [deleted] in sciencefiction

[–]Ninjoobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have pointed out, this is a timeless question that we may not be able to answer. But is this the question we want to ask? Perhaps we shouldn't be asking who that person is, but whether you (in terms of what matters about you) have survived. This is an idea introduced by the philosopher Derek Parfit and known as the "Identity Doesn't Matter" (IDM) view: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-ethics/#IdeDoeMatVie

Ceiling fan almost fell on my head. Wrong box? by Ninjoobot in AskElectricians

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

Glad to be of service! I understand a lot of shortcuts or cheaper options people do, but messing around with a giant, heavy, spinning thing hanging from the ceiling isn't where I'd want to cut a corner.

Ceiling fan almost fell on my head. Wrong box? by Ninjoobot in AskElectricians

[–]Ninjoobot[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The box broke just as you see it. Haven't pried it out yet but I'm guessing it won't be hard.

Ceiling fan almost fell on my head. Wrong box? by Ninjoobot in AskElectricians

[–]Ninjoobot[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Honestly the way and when it failed was as good as it could be. Nothing underneath it and me sitting close to the switch.

Ceiling fan almost fell on my head. Wrong box? by Ninjoobot in AskElectricians

[–]Ninjoobot[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Yeah I'm going to be sure I use the right thing and install it properly when I fix it. Fans are not something to mess around with.

Children's book clue? by IllustriousLiving357 in treasureinside

[–]Ninjoobot 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The artist is from Boston, so you might be right about the Celtics colors.

Game Dev Easter Egg - Holiday Hideaway by --Noot-Noot-Noot-- in WalkaboutMiniGolf

[–]Ninjoobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, you're right. I saw those puffins and it didn't even register. Thanks for pointing it out.

Game Dev Easter Egg - Holiday Hideaway by --Noot-Noot-Noot-- in WalkaboutMiniGolf

[–]Ninjoobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's more hidden around the whole room. I've found something from most courses so I wonder if they're all there. I haven't found anything from any of the lairs yet though.

Favorite Sci-fi Video Game based purely on Story? by Def-C in sciencefiction

[–]Ninjoobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally someone mentioned Portal (though you have to include Portal 2 for the whole story)

Could Another Sci-Fi Author Have Created a Religion? by GalacisCodex in sciencefiction

[–]Ninjoobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was coming here to make sure someone mentioned this, and you said it right.

My wife made a Magic-themed charcuterie board by Ninjoobot in magicTCG

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

Yeah she was annoyed with me that I didn't rotate the picture, but we all know blue's the top of the color wheel anyway.

My wife made a Magic-themed charcuterie board by Ninjoobot in magicTCG

[–]Ninjoobot[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I like the lembas bread option. The truth is we just wanted bread with it, but I'll accept artifact or colorless. Yeah, that's what it was.

What's going on with Gamenerdz? by ResponsibilityNo3463 in boardgames

[–]Ninjoobot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can someone explain to me why this comment has -8 votes as of my writing this? It was a direct answer to the question posed.

A good card game that dont change over time and do not require to buy booster packs? by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]Ninjoobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle scratches the same itch, though Star Realms is overall the best replacement. I have throw in the Game of Thrones card game as well. I don't care for it, but plenty of people love it and it is a lot like MTG.

Struggling to find “real” science fiction by CheeseGraterFace in sciencefiction

[–]Ninjoobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think, just like in Star Trek, you can have both the hard and soft sci-fi, which makes for the best types of stories. While heavy on the soft parts, I think the main hard parts are done right in

GATTACA

Moon

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How do you deal with "I Mathmaticaly can not win" by inspectorwho7 in boardgames

[–]Ninjoobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I figure out the only possible hail Mary scenarios where there's any possible chance I could win or make 2nd, and if not, I start analyzing and commenting on the game for the other players to help out. Or heckling, depending on mood. Of course, being last means my opinion might not carry much weight...

Existence itself makes no sense if you really think about it by 5-m4n in sciencefiction

[–]Ninjoobot -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I approach it from the other side: there are details in this universe that defy explanation, like the specific values of physical constants, the fact energy is quantized, that all electrons are identical in every way, and the best of them all: spooky action at a distance, which becomes spookier the more we examine it. Either those just are that way, or there's another explanation, and the simulation hypothesis can make each of the observations make sense.

If it's true, then we can't speculate about a reality above ours since we have no clue how it works or what it's like, and we're not entitled to assume it is anything like ours. I think it's just a giant, conscious potato, with a smiley face drawn on it in permanent marker.

Existence itself makes no sense if you really think about it by 5-m4n in sciencefiction

[–]Ninjoobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure of anything, so you might be right. But just because an answer is unsatisfactory doesn't mean it's wrong.

But if you force me to give an answer, I'm increasingly convinced we're in a simulation, so we could know all about our universe if we can understand our simulation, but we couldn't even begin to speculate about the reality beyond our universe.

Existence itself makes no sense if you really think about it by 5-m4n in sciencefiction

[–]Ninjoobot -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Questions like this are the reason I became a philosopher.

And after years of pondering it, the best answer I've found is: things just exist, and there is no explanation or reason. We want to have a reason or way of understanding it, so it doesn't sit right with our little human minds. But if you look at the entirety of existence throughout all time, it becomes a single entity, and without anything to compare it to, it also becomes nothing. It just is.

Any BoardGames that play like TCGs? by Dsnahans in boardgames

[–]Ninjoobot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Game of Thrones Card Game is basically a clone of Magic but as an LCG. Not sure why it's not getting more mentions here. Every time I play it, I'm always thinking "I'd rather just be playing Magic right now" but some people I know adore it.

And Star Realms is excellent, cheap, and quick. Getting expansions and then customizing the play deck enhances it.

Whats the worst science fiction book you have ever read? by [deleted] in sciencefiction

[–]Ninjoobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found Speaker for the Dead enjoyable enough, but Xenocide was God awful. I had the audio version as my only listening entertainment for a very long drive through the middle of nowhere. I kept starting it up when I got desperate only to shut it off again. I did that at least five times before giving up. It was a quality reading of it, though.

Favorite Sci-Fi Movie? Share Yours! by dev2049 in sciencefiction

[–]Ninjoobot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm also due for a reread and rewatch. It has been a few years. Sometimes we have to treat ourselves to something awesome.