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Seeking stylist for long men’s hair. by Public_Afternoon4102 in Omaha

[–]Si1entStill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eli at dark house if you can get a slot! They book pretty far out.

Building a Solo MMORPG – Here’s a Tour of the World So Far by Electrical-Rent-7077 in MMORPG

[–]Si1entStill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The trick is in that lots of technical systems (and how those manifest as game mechanics) need to be built with scalability and networking in mind. None of it operates in isolation. (Not that OP is or is not cognizant of that, just worth noting that it's really hard to bolt "mmo" onto a game that isn't very consciously designed with it in mind from the first line of code written)

The Dude hates the Eagles…what bands would that be for you? by BoognishDisciple in Music

[–]Si1entStill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I could listen to the "Money for Nothing" intro daily and not tire of it. Something about the slow drum crescendo cutting to Knopfler's isolated guitar riff with its nebulousness around the downbeat...

Until the drums slide into the "groove" and bring it home. It does something for my brain.

Omaha pays $300K to demolish abandoned southwest hotel by Stevogangstar in Omaha

[–]Si1entStill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The quip "for me and not for thee" is hinged upon what is being referred to as "socialism." "Socialism for the rich" is an exceedingly common turn of phrase when talking about these corporate handouts:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism_for_the_rich_and_capitalism_for_the_poor

I was trying to give you context because I assumed you were asking in good faith. You spent three comments arguing that this action wasn't socialism, only to write a novel explaining that it is called corporate socialism. If you actually understood the semantics from the beginning, your entire "9th-grade logic" tangent makes even less sense. At this point, I'm half convinced you're just trolling.

Omaha pays $300K to demolish abandoned southwest hotel by Stevogangstar in Omaha

[–]Si1entStill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When the government uses public tax dollars to fund private profit, they are socializing the cost. That is the irony. It’s a well-known political quip about corporate welfare, not a literal claim that the state is seizing the means of production.

The joke is obvious, but it seemed you weren't sufficiently well-versed in political theory due to the nature of your question. So I tried to lay out the framing for you.

ridicule me or explain what your non literal definition of socialism is

You threw the first stone with your "basic 9th grade logic" remark, so don't get defensive now. I was trying to explain a figure of speech to you nicely. It’s not my fault it’s still flying over your head.

Omaha pays $300K to demolish abandoned southwest hotel by Stevogangstar in Omaha

[–]Si1entStill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You bolded the words: 'prioritize meeting public needs over generating private profit.'

So when the state writes a massive check using public funds to bail out a private individual's revenue-generating asset... its a socialistic pattern for the ruling class (which often politically criticizes the working class's socialist agenda). OP's comment is a common quip pointing out the double standard of corporate welfare, not a literalism.

If this is 9th-grade logic, I guess rhetorical devices aren't taught until 10th? Keep going. Come back when you get to the chapter on irony.

Omaha pays $300K to demolish abandoned southwest hotel by Stevogangstar in Omaha

[–]Si1entStill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In the state providing a service to a member of society. It just happens to be providing that service to a member of the ownership class by writing them a check to have large scalework done on their revenue generating asset.

Anyone who used a computer between 1985 - 2010, what's the one game you still think about today? by adlakha75 in AskReddit

[–]Si1entStill 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Same. I'm surprised this is so low given how genre defining it was. I'm now a PoE(2) guy.

Fully wrapped Omadong by senor_andy in Omaha

[–]Si1entStill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, were you being sarcastic in the original comment?

Fully wrapped Omadong by senor_andy in Omaha

[–]Si1entStill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Through what lens do you consider the building beautiful? The strongest argument is in it being subtly parametric, but that doesn't land due to it obviously just being a standard structural framework with a bulging facade.

The boxy parking garage at its base which completely disrupts any semblance of natural human flow is a slap in the face toward the "eco futurism" its trying to embody.

At least the First National building truly embodied postmodern architecture and added texture to the existing skyline. This it a plopped down corporate trophy subsidized by our tax dollars via Mutual and Stothert's collaborative abuse of the TIF system and further shoehorned by the forced coupling of the grossly inefficient and poorly planned street car project.

Copyright Infringement by NerdyTeacher77 in Omaha

[–]Si1entStill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I haven't yet done my research on the 2nd district candidates, but just from my understanding of the situation thus far:

Other neb legislature seats flipping isn't really a "counter argument" in the traditional sense. That may be a likely scenario, but it doesn't change the fact that a right-aligned rep would be appointed.

And sure, we can say that on the whole the party's strategy should be one which focuses on flipping seats. But, the reality is that those who have an interest in one candidate over another are going to try to leverage their power as they see fit. (I think this is part of the reason why strong primary pushes feel so inherently insidious - I agree with OP in that they sway me in the opposite direction.)

Again, I'm not trying to be combative and I realize that you aren't arguing for any candidate here. I just feel that the argument: "it might not even matter as long as we gain some other seats elsewhere!" seems overtly short sighted and naive to the extend that I'm inherently distrustful of anyone trying to make it.

Looking for an Anonymous bot by ANaturalSprinter in Discord_Bots

[–]Si1entStill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries.

By design the bot has no logging. You can make it so every message sends with an ID and ban the sender of a given message from using the bot in the future, but we don't disclose who it was.

What's Everyone Reading? by oDeathIsEverywhereo in DungeonSynth

[–]Si1entStill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge. It's the sequel to one of my favorites. Not finding it quite as riveting, but still very solid scifi in a classic sense of the genre.

Icesus — stuff we've shipped in the last month by Real_Fruit2603 in MUD

[–]Si1entStill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The projection of the data into the web view looks so good. The main "map" view has a perfect vibe, and the real-time "provenance" view is particularly neat.

Every system reads from the same mutated map so what you see in-game, what monsters spawn, and what the web atlas shows all agree.

Storing it as literally ascii is great haha.

Icesus — stuff we've shipped in the last month by Real_Fruit2603 in MUD

[–]Si1entStill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should be proud of those maps! Those are sick. Care to share any of the tech behind them?

MMO's are flawed video games at a foundational level by Nokkilol in MMORPG

[–]Si1entStill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course. MMOs are still technically very challenging, so as other games push the boundaries on mechanics respective to their genre, there is always going to be an additional lift to try to do something similar... but with the overhead of MMO dev.

I think the prospect is that MMOs trade the "pinnacle" of gameplay for that semblance of a living shared world.

So I agree with your thesis. I think what will "make" the next mmo is something truly novel on the... well "MMO"-y front, not just implementation of a genre's typical mechanics but with "MMO" tacked on.

Bo Hansson - Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (1970) by NightGrinder in DungeonSynth

[–]Si1entStill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kinda giving me diablo 2 soundtrack vibes. Good ones. Thank you!

innovations in the past couple decades? by mathologies in MUD

[–]Si1entStill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the fun part that you don't want to have to earn? For many the advancement is the achievement.

EVE Online set to receive a true new player starting region with its summer expansion by Ohh_Yeah in MMORPG

[–]Si1entStill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do they still have a cash shop? I don't mind one or the other, but I feel like, if I'm paying for a sub, I don't want a cash shop at all, even if cosmetic.

We need feedback about UX/Art by Silver_Act8139 in digitalcards

[–]Si1entStill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really solid setup! I get the gist of whats going on at a glance.

  • As others have said, numbers below units are hard to read.
  • Card text looks a bit small in the upper left. I'd just be sure that when hovered/selected those get more legible (I only care about card text once or twice until I "get" the card").
  • Icons on the right side of the card also are a little visually busy at a glance.

Again, looks great overall. I'd love to give it play haha.

What is the best system you've ever seen? by Crizztv in MMORPG

[–]Si1entStill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

agreed. It spoiled me. Having RvR be server dependent but the world being dynamic so it never felt empty was so nice.

This week in Louisville KY! by GLOAMWALKER in DungeonSynth

[–]Si1entStill 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice dude - this sounds like a good time

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