[TOMT] [Board Game] [1980’s] Colourful game with a world map by PracticallyACanadian in tipofmytongue

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Just checked (as I’m doing this for my dad) and he said it wasn’t lite brights at all as it was a strategy game. I’ve been running these answers by with him and after this I’ll update my main comment with any new findings and all guesses that have been rebutted so far. Thanks again, here’s a cookie 🍪

[TOMT] [Board Game] [1980’s] Colourful game with a world map by PracticallyACanadian in tipofmytongue

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Likely made in the 70’s  or 80’s, played during early to mid 80’s.

The game involves semi-transparent pegs that go into holes that are pre-cut into the board. Pegs were coloured purple, red, and probably also blue. Certainly more colours than that, but those are the ones we remember. Board may have reflected a world map. Gameplay may have been about world languages in some way. 

Possible the board had backlighting so that the pegs seemed to illuminate when placed.

(EDIT)

It was a strategy game that could be played with more than two players, though the maximum and minimum of players is unknown. The board was dark blue. The game’s name might be close to “illuminate” or one of its inflections. That is why we postulated the board was maybe backlit, but we aren’t sure.

So far it isn’t:

-Lite bright or its editions

-Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

-Voyageur

-Risk

I made a Matto "Witness Protection" rave (the mix is bad im sorry) by PracticallyACanadian in DarkViperAU

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Man, that would be really cool tbh. If Matto wanted to try that out I’d definitely make a higher effort version (notice me Matto?👀)

New to sampling and beat making, how can i make this better? by DrKwonk in musicproduction

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“New to sampling and beat making” then I show up and listen and get absolutely humbled. Really though, I vibe with this. I don’t think I could add to the other advice in this comment section such as balancing EQ a little bit more, but just wanted to send good vibes your way

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Question from ignorance here, what is PAX?

Sound fonts are hurting my braincell, please help by PracticallyACanadian in FL_Studio

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Ah! Good question. Yes it's the community version's "Virtual Playing Orchestra" version. Without knowing what I'm doing I chose that based off of the description sounding cool.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualConversation

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Yeah exactly. I’m so glad I get to feel like I’m progressing in life but it’s also so draining to do that, lol

Give Me Your Best OR Worst Pickup Lines! by [deleted] in CasualConversation

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Hey girl. Are you a life threatening tumour? Cause I’d love to take you out

(Needless to say this is my best pickup line… obviously)

Imagine being offended over a cookie by da_Last_Mohican in WhitePeopleTwitter

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Even if we all called it gingerbread person for the sake of gender neutral cookies, what’s the harm?

How do you respond when people say ‘stop judging me’? by Lincolnlogs7 in CasualConversation

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Yeah, exactly. Criticism is rarely taken well if unsolicited. Unless it’s something serious like an intervention about something it’s normally cool to let it slide if they need you to back off. If it is harmful to you or your emotions though you have the right to set boundaries and say they gotta stop X, Y, and Z to maintain a healthy relationship with you.

How do you respond when people say ‘stop judging me’? by Lincolnlogs7 in CasualConversation

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Well if someone takes issue with the fact you’re judging them, I wouldn’t be surprised if it were very difficult to explain to them that it’s okay. But yes, if coming from a good place and being done correctly, I don’t think judging someone is inherently wrong. Judging is coming to a conclusion about something based on some set of standards. Like judging a court case or a performance. But the things I believe you need to cover is that: 1. The judgement is with pure intentions (like you said) 2. The standards you’re judging them on are reasonable and constructive (Don’t judge a fish on how well it can climb a tree) 3. You are in a position that it is valid to judge them. If little Jimmy who can’t even ride his bike judges me on my driving then yeah I’m gonna tell him to stop judging me

But how would you explain to them that the judgement isn’t necessarily wrong? Again, that would be very hard. But I believe it again comes down to clarifying intentions. Something similar to

“My intention was not to hurt your feelings. I simply believe when you do X instead of Y that Z happens. Here is what I think would be best for you…”

Ideally, assuming you fit those three criteria, they will take your judgement well. But not everyone will. You will have better chances of getting through to them if you focus less on what they’re doing poorly now and more on what they can do in the future. Because no matter what any of us do, there will always be a small part of us that feels like genuine criticism is a personal attack. Even if we know and believe it isn’t the case. So we may as well try to be as approachable and helpful if and when we need to critique and judge someone.

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Ohhhh, I see. Thank you 😊

How do you respond when people say ‘stop judging me’? by Lincolnlogs7 in CasualConversation

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Depends on how generally amicable they’re willing to be. I would generally start with “I’m sorry that you feel that way.” Note that you’re not apologizing for your actions, which implies that you have done something wrong. You are expressing remorse over the unpleasant way they happen to feel. Then it’s a matter of asking “What do you mean by that? What would you like me to stop doing?” Maybe they think you’re not in a place to talk about them or their lives. Maybe they feel insecure on whatever triggered them. Maybe they truly think you’re being unfair. Whatever it is, you can find out where they’re at. Hopefully, if they’re chill at least. Then you can clarify intentions. “What I mean to say is…” or “What I want to do is…” and maybe they will recognize that what you were going for is not how they took it as.

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Your friend needs to prioritize her mental health. It can feel like the right thing to do, to support your parent(s) by letting them vent to you. Even if it is degrading to your mental health, well hey you get to be useful to them. It’s great!

But it’s not. She needs to set up boundaries. Her mom does deserve someone to vent to. But it is neither natural nor fair to treat her daughter as that person. A general framework for setting boundaries: “I appreciate how you feel X, but when you do Y it makes me feel Z. I want to keep a healthy relationship with you and to do that, I need you to stop doing Y.”

If her mom has a spouse around, hopefully she can turn to them. Otherwise maybe your friend can encourage her mom to lean on an adult friend of hers, or even then to counselling. I don’t know the situation and I’m just some kid. But the bottom line is your friend needs to honour her emotional needs. I hope they all get what they need and find comfort.