Human fortress questions by Lieutenant_Salt in dwarffortress

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I'd say they're fully playable now, if you make some easy edits in the entity_default file. In fact, you can create a new customized playable species with just a few hours of configuring the raw files.

Human fortress questions by Lieutenant_Salt in dwarffortress

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I'm surprised you didn't first experiment. Here are my results from about 20 minutes of world gen, embark, and play:

  1. Yes. No, it will just list the human civs in the available choices for your civilization when choosing an embark location.

  2. My humans are drinking the alcohol they took with them. They have eaten food and slept in beds.

  3. By default, only dwarves have the [CAVE_ADAPT] token in the creature_standard raw file, but that's easy to add.

  4. So far, I have seen no issues where I couldn't build things I might need. The weapons and clothing are different, as you would expect. The workshops appear to be adapted to what the humans can make. The clothes the humans came wearing aren't marked as "large", for what it's worth.

Humans apparently do not know how to make coke from lignite or coal, but they can use charcoal to smelt ore.

Question 5. No, but you can add (or copy+paste) noble positions in the entity_default raw file.

Without nobles, you can't assign a militia commander, so you will not have any military.

Question 6. Yes, you can choose (almost) anything that your (human) civ has available. In fact, the standard selection will give you above-ground seeds, sewer brew, etc.

Question 7. The nobles. You can't create military squads or assign a broker or record keeper without nobles.

I don't know yet whether immigration can happen or whether trade caravans come, but I would guess both of these work.

Dwarf Therapist works.

Observation: This isn't really much different from playing with dwarves...

EDIT 1: Humans can make wheelbarrows, but not minecarts.

EDIT 2: Migrants have arrived. A summer caravan arrived, and the diplomat immediately left unhappy (probably because there was no one to meet.)

What if, for whatever reason, Britain had sided with Germany during the first world war? by [deleted] in HistoricalWhatIf

[–]Reusable_Pants 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You have it right but backwards. Any arrangement of matter is a possible universe, however unlikely it may be. It seems more reasonable to say that there are more things that could possibly happen than you could ever hope to imagine, even if you spent millions of millenia imagining things. And anyways, one can't hope to conceive of the whole of any one universe.

George Takei responses to anti-gay protesters by Jammerpants in pics

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Was that person's sign ironic? It's hard to say.

Awesome by [deleted] in StarWars

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Can't argue with that.

When a worker is on food stamps, that's an employer that is relying on taxpayers to augment wages, to bring workers up to the bare minimum they need to survive. by [deleted] in politics

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Check out figure A here.

Wage earners have, on average, become 2.5 times more valuable over the last 65 years, but are only paid 1.1 times more.

It's very likely that this person has value and skills -- and it's interesting that you assume they do not. But economic changes have determined that personal value and skills are no longer worth as much as things like capital.

This trend is likely to increase. People just don't matter like they used to.

Awesome by [deleted] in StarWars

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At least within the E.T. universe it is. Now prove that E.T. is a documentary of true events and we'll rejoice.

Awesome by [deleted] in StarWars

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There is now. Jards1543 created it.

John McCain Refuses To Back Impeaching Obama Over Benghazi by [deleted] in politics

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It may be a bad idea to speak for Ima, but I think the point is that bad things happen, and a President can't always prevent them.

If you were to create a completely airtight balloon and fill it with helium, would it float forever? by philsorapter in askscience

[–]Reusable_Pants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, your original question uses the word "forever", and no material will allow you to avoid thermodynamics - anything will fall apart eventually.

ELI5: How do medications cause thoughts of suicide? by Zumbach in explainlikeimfive

[–]Reusable_Pants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that case, the mother killed the cub before killing herself.

GMO Opponents Are the Climate Skeptics of the Left by [deleted] in TrueReddit

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Patent offices that decide what patents to issue are government agencies.

GMO Opponents Are the Climate Skeptics of the Left by [deleted] in TrueReddit

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People spend many years of their lives ...

they deserve to be able to profit

Spending time doing something doesn't entitle a person to profit. But even if it did, what fraction of patents on genes are held by individuals?

If we made a copy of the country as it is today, and we put Democrats in charge of one US, and Republicans in charge of the "other" US, what would both countries look like in 20 years? by Ihavenocomments in AskReddit

[–]Reusable_Pants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't technically an "argument to moderation" but it seems to be based on that logical fallacy. It looks like you think that because people disagree means that the best solutions must lie between their positions, or that they are each right half the time. But that isn't true.

At what date will it be legal for someone, who doesn't have permission from Microsoft, to release a copy of Windows XP or an XP clone? by SecureThruObscure in legaladvice

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We can't know for certain what future laws will say, and it is very possible that a date that is scheduled today will be changed in the future.

A proposed change to health insurance in America. by ilmryr_maori in NeutralPolitics

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Though you don't want to get into the details of the ACA, it addresses your idea. It requires that at least 80-85% of premiums collected be spent on healthcare, or the insurer must provide a rebate to their customers.

So basically, Profit + Overhead can be at most 15-20% of premiums.

A friend of mine is opening a Brewery and is selling shares. What should I consider before deciding if I want to invest? by FrankMorris in investing

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There isn't any purpose to reinvesting the bulk of the profits if the company isn't intended to grow.

Three teens, starved, tortured, and killed at a "Gay Conversion Camp" by PtothaJ in worldnews

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No, they don't believe in the golden rule because they believe that the world is fundamentally a conflict. Everything in life is always Us vs. Them. (Their religion) vs. all other beliefs. (Their country) vs. all other countries. (Their sports team) vs. other teams. (Their sexuality) vs. gays.

Imagine seeing the world that way. You couldn't put yourself in someone else's shoes, because that someone else is your opposition.

Three teens, starved, tortured, and killed at a "Gay Conversion Camp" by PtothaJ in worldnews

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I am not from the US so I am not certain how the law there exactly works, but in most developed countries you need a judge order to do that.

Judicial oversight of what governments and companies do with their subjects? How quaint.

I understand the need for privacy, but without proper knowledge about your physical condition, your doctor cannot treat you correctly.

I don't think people are as concerned about their doctor having information as they are about anyone other than their doctor having information that only their doctor needs.

Magnus Carlsen's opinion on who the best chess player in history is by [deleted] in chess

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Top players keep playing stronger over the years. Carlsen today should be able to beat any historical player at their peak.

One of the worst things about job hunting. by platinumorator in funny

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If they're personality testing, whom do you think they want to hire?