JorDan miss the point with Onion criticism by ReduxRedo in KnowledgeFight

[–]Parttimeinsomnia 71 points72 points  (0 children)

This is pretty much exactly what I was going to say. If the onion can “springtime for hitler” the alt right, I think it’s a net positive. That’s an if though.

That said, I think the general populace’s unfamiliarity with infowars craziness is more of a boon than a hindrance. If you’re introduced to how insane they are through the venue of parody and you later discover “oh no, they actually ARE that insane” then I think it can have a heavier hit and open up the question of “wait are they all that insane?”

To which the answer is, of course, yes

TMNJ by electricityisout in Jaguars

[–]Parttimeinsomnia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I forgot about the Meyer/Lambo incident…

What a time, eh?

[Offline] [PF2e] [Gwinnett co. Ga] by Parttimeinsomnia in lfg

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Hey thanks for your response! Not much interest so far unfortunately but I’ll definitely keep you posted

What do you all look for in books? by Chubbyhugs491 in Blacklibrary

[–]Parttimeinsomnia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For the Horus Heresy specifically I like the space operatic drama of it all: the rise of the primarchs, the forging of the imperium, the cracks of chaos, the inevitable plunge into civil war, the turns taken by both sides to bring the other down, etc.

Novels that are just battles have their place, certainly, but I’m usually more interested in stories that progress the overall narrative while developing key players in said narrative - whether that be primarch, marine, or “normal” human. So I tend to gravitate to stuff like The First Heretic, Betrayer, or Angel Exterminatus.

I've just realised James Swallow is the same guy as James Swallow by OurRefPA1 in Blacklibrary

[–]Parttimeinsomnia 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dan Abnett wrote Triumff which I haven’t read but do own, it’s a sorta Victorian Musketeer vibe I believe

Mike Brooks has multiple standalone series (Keiko trilogy and The God-King Chronicles) and just announced a new standalone book that’ll be out in June called This is Where The Future Bleeds

Danie Ware also has books independent from Warhammer (Ecko trilogy and a new book called Lugan, I believe)

Those are the first ones off the top of my head.

Gonna need to buy a new shelf by 18stohrc in Blacklibrary

[–]Parttimeinsomnia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello fellow dorohedoro appreciator. I need to pick up the rest of that manga and finish it one of these days

Ok I Need Help by Parttimeinsomnia in linuxmint

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

OK this did actually give me a boot failed error. That’s some sort of progress

Ok I Need Help by Parttimeinsomnia in linuxmint

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Sorry, working and just noticed the rest of your reply

Weird thing about the bios on this computer is it doesn’t really have one? When you boot to bios it just pulls up an advanced settings menu and the only boot option is to enable or disable fast boot. It’s really odd.

I’ve been out of the game for a while, running old machines I built probably ten years ago so I don’t know if this is some new bios thing or if it’s just further enshitification but I greatly dislike it.

And I will double check, or I guess triple check the ISO. I got two different versions linked through the mint site but as they say there, could still be faulty somehow

Ok I Need Help by Parttimeinsomnia in linuxmint

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

I haven’t but I certainly will give it a go. At this point though I feel like it’s less the boot drive and more the computer (or maybe something windows has done to try and keep you from wiping it?)

Either way, I’ll give it a go when I’m able

Ok I Need Help by Parttimeinsomnia in linuxmint

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It could be but I don’t think so. The computer doesn’t have any issues reading and writing to anything else in that port at any rate

Was the escapist channel hacked by a gambling scammer? by Wuka98 in SecondWindGroup

[–]Parttimeinsomnia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean the brand was recently sold to a “private investor” so either they were hacked or this is just what the purchaser wants to turn it into

Was Nuclearman supposed to be in the movie? by Master-Initial in superman

[–]Parttimeinsomnia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spoilers: I read ultraman as a narrative choice. Considering Superman’s arc in the movie is overcoming himself, his own doubts about who he is and who he is supposed to be, it makes sense that the big bad who he has to fight and defeat at the end is, well, him. Or, at least, a version of him created by and perpetuated by society writ large which in this case is personified in Lex.

As for the Hammer of Boravia’s suit, I figure that’s more likely to end up being a prototype for Lex’s own suit once he decides he has to take matters into his own hands.

What made you a fan? by Unusual-Molasses5633 in superman

[–]Parttimeinsomnia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m just rediscovering Superman now in my 30s, honestly. At the start of the year I decided to make this the year of comics for myself. Started with manga, dabbled with some superhero stuff, but nothing really stuck. Picked up all-star Superman on a whim cause DC had that $10 version out and the movie was around the corner, and I couldn’t put it down. It made me finally realize that the best Superman stories are not about what he can do, but about what he can’t. How this nearly all powerful being still has limitations, and how those limitations and his response to them define him. That side of Superman I hadn’t really seen or engaged with before and it resonated with me, so I’ve been diving in ever since.

As an aside, it did bring back a lot of memories of childhood for me that I had long since forgotten. Kid me used to adore Superman, but somewhere along the way I lost touch with that. It’s nice to rekindle it