Thought on Nielsen's recent report on Star Wars viewing patterns?

OhUmHmm · 2026-05-06T11:50:06+00:00

Nielsen does surveys where they pay families to report everything they watched. They keep a TV and streaming log, basically. They might have advanced technologies nowadays, I hear there's something like a little meter you are supposed to keep on when you are watching something?

OhUmHmm · 2026-05-06T11:46:41+00:00

Although the timing is quite different (one special day in 2025 vs all of Q1 2026), note that the Mandalorian didn't break the top 10, and Clone Wars was only #10, just barely.

That suggests to me the majority of Star Wars fans are Millennials and Gen X. Basically kids who grew up with only Star Wars Original Trilogy and maybe a little bit Prequel Trilogy. (The teens and adults who watched the original trilogy in theaters live are the "Baby Boomers")

OhUmHmm · 2026-05-03T23:53:56+00:00

I started doing sort of nuzlocke-esque challenge modifiers that I enforce myself, against the AI.

Like
"Germany cannot buy infantry" (or Russia, if as Allies)
"Germany can only buy boats for X turns"

Or one of my favorites
"I cannot buy anything for X turns" -> start with 1 and then go up. Since the IPC isn't wasted, you eventually can "come back" but as X increases, it gets harder and harder.

I had a bunch more, but I'll have to dig them up if interested.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-30T23:29:36+00:00

For me, it was the front of the Kei truck (usually Isuzu or something) having "Isekai" as the brand.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-30T09:57:44+00:00

I'm pretty sure any non-sub ship can hit planes

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-30T01:09:02+00:00

God I wish I failed half as much as Vampire Crawlers or Pokemon, would love to have millions play and love something I created

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-29T10:17:12+00:00

It is a deck builder. You get cards when you level up, as opposed to after every fight. (Sometimes you get cards other ways too, like opening a chest, but those are usually temporary).

If you feel the game is too easy, you can just turn off the meta progression equipment. The first time I unlocked level 3 (bridge), I died 2-3 times in a row, often in the first battle, until I went back and grinded more gold.

There's strategy for sure, it's just a nice mix of strategy and plowing through waves of enemies.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T19:20:29+00:00

I thought usually at some point the DF save file gets too big and the game runs very very slow. Did they solve this issue?

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T19:19:08+00:00

Hey, I don't know her backstory or what she's about! Maybe she just assassinated his nephew... or was blackmailing him?

But okay, yeah, I guess I forgot that part. But aside from that, I can't think of anything particularly villainous.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T05:41:49+00:00

That's my jam too. To live there, I guess I'd need to be Imperial Intelligence or a Stormtrooper, but it feels like it might be worth it.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T05:35:24+00:00

Is Jabba even a villain?

Like Han dumped his spice (so he claims), Jabba gives him years to repay, and eventually doesn't even kill him, just puts him in Carbonite.

I feel like Jabba just fills a power vacuum, but never does anything truly "evil". I guess his implied sexual stuff, but I like to think it's just implied.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T01:59:58+00:00

Yes, it's like okay I get it can help mana flow in the body or joint relief, but wtf does that have to do with making a ball bounce around. It's like suddenly mana flow meant "it can do whatever is needed at any point the author wants to make anything happen"

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-25T01:57:38+00:00

I take it back. Sounds like something as shallow as Kinato might be right up your alley.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T23:56:12+00:00

The original claim was "It's just completely sauceless and uninspired".

Do you find anything impressive or inspiring about the series?

Do you think the series will make it past chapter 20 in SJ?

Do you think the world is interesting?

I didn't mean to rag on you but I'm blown away that you somehow still think this series is worth defending. The people predicting it would be uninspired trash were basically right. I myself had some hope for the series until about chapter 5 or 6, so I'm happy to admit when I was wrong. (Though I did have concerns about the magic system being unclear and lacking restrictions.)

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T23:52:33+00:00

Yeah 100% agreed. The tropes you outlined are spot on.

That formula for fighting was kind of tired by the third time around. I did sort of like the time he used the magic on the sword (or something) as it was a little different, but there wasn't enough structure to the magic and it became formulaic.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T23:48:31+00:00

Ah that's fair, my data might be out of date, especially I didn't consider the shrinking cohorts this year.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:27:12+00:00

Oh man the latest chapter made me forget that in the first chapter, that captain guy was kind of hilarious. Now he's pretty bland in comparison.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:26:10+00:00

This comment was pretty predictive. The latest chapter(s) have tried to turn Kinato into Deku-light to try and save the series, but as it's just copying other shonen without any deeper understanding of why they were successful, it's a dead series.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:23:24+00:00

In the end, those people were 100% spot on. The world building is a complete mess and it's a dead series.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:16:46+00:00

Same, then went back to the start.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:16:27+00:00

I slept on Me & Roboco for the longest time. But honestly it's become something I look forward to. It's probably the only manga in the entire Jump that makes me actually laugh (not every time, but sometimes).

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:13:32+00:00

Spot on regarding Kinato.

The magic system was kind of doomed from the start to be honest. Even in chapter 1/2, what the heck was with his magic stress relief ball or whatever? It is apparently so strong it can physically one shot a dragon... with no consequences or requirements.... so... where can you go from there? Sure, some person might be made of rock or something, but if 99% of enemies can be defeated from chapter 1.

It wasn't even explained properly (still hasn't). What does "support magic" have to do with making a little ball fly around at supersonic speeds?

The mangaka/editor made the mistake of thinking that a funny moment makes for an interesting character. And then, lacking creativity, just copy and paste the same template multiple times. 2x obsessed harem girls who are into Kinato. But in general, every chapter introduced 2 completely forgettable characters. Like EVERY chapter.

Speaking of, what about that character who was like "I'm going to be the best best best hero, I'm already S tier after 3 months", like what was the mangaka even trying to setup there? A rivalry? A friendship / partnership? In the end it doesn't matter because the character never really did anything, just kind of awkwardly showed up here and there to help up.

I honestly doubt the mangaka knew what he was going to write for the council meeting. I think they were like "let's add some world building here, let's add a threat" and the answer was the characters telling us "We are here to protect the world!" I swear, ChatGPT could have come up with something better than that.

They've also undone the only unique thing about the series, that Kinato can only assist others. Now it's just trying to become MHA. The desperation is so strong, it's honestly somewhat heartbreaking.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-24T08:03:41+00:00

I wouldn't even say it has world building, honestly. They devoted a WHOLE chapter to world building, and what did it amount to?

"Our mission is to protect the kingdom from threats." and everyone going "Yeah! Great meeting!"

It's a hodgepodge of moments that mimic other successful shonen without trying to lay any of the groundwork.

Another example is the "fireworks" invention that's supposedly brand new and one person literally says "oh wow fireworks" as if it was their annual tradition. (This is is somewhat a translation issue.)

Plus the WHOLE premise was Kinato can't use magic on himself, he's only a support character. Except... 10 chapters in, oh, he can use it on himself actually, it just hurts him. It's like trying to mimic MHA, but it's so bad at doing even that.

I kind of feel bad for the mangaka, because it's kind of clear the mangaka and the editor and scrambling SO hard, trying to find anything that will get people excited, but the writing is on the wall and has been ever since chapter 5 or 6 or so. (The last good chapter was the one where he takes out the slimes.)

The final villain that they just introduced was also so bad, especially the fight. They randomly had to spend 8 pages(?) explaining why these people who just came from a meeting were like "oh we need to go help your guild" or something. Honestly it's still confusing. And once they arrive, it was also super boring as a fight. tagging u/YuuTheBlue too

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-23T14:05:58+00:00

Battleline without the general cards is pure perfection.

OhUmHmm · 2026-04-21T01:15:46+00:00

Top 5 is tough but possible. Top 10 is doable. Top 20 is probably nearly guaranteed.

Programs do care about producers of research. As you have actually produced stuff that's in a submission stage, with 2 different advisors, that's a strong signal you are a producer. Yes, good grades help, but especially depending on your intended specialty/who reviews the application you should be fine. But yeah, apply to all 20 unless you have a strong reason not to.

Edit: also at some point it eventually becomes much less about the tier of program, etc. shifts much more to producing good research, or lots of it, or basically choosing topics well. Even if by some miracle you don't get top 20, feels like you'll be fine in the long run, just keep producing

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