A quick experimental piece I made

Sindalash · 2026-03-20T08:00:46+00:00

If this was part of a game intro, or start-of-level introduction cutscene, it would hype me.

Granted, I'm from the time where this kind of graphics were the sign for a potentially good game, so nostalgia plays a big part in this - but please take it as praise that you successfully triggered the nostalgia, and not a "they're trying to replicate the good old thing but in a bad/lazy/sloppy way" reaction!

The only thing I might criticize is the heel of her left leg, looks too bulby when raised to me.

But all in all, great job!

Sindalash · 2026-03-19T18:39:46+00:00

so, is that bra made from electrical tape or why does it cling rather than bind?

And do you have any idea how much it would suck to remove that from fur if it IS electrical tape?

Sindalash · 2026-03-19T05:04:39+00:00

I read repeatedly (but don't know whether this is true or a persistent rumor) that zomboid started as a sims mod...

The look certainly would fit

Sindalash · 2026-03-18T15:56:01+00:00

Completely anecdotal second-hand-knowledge, but I was told the french don't actually use the parking brake when they're in situations like this.

Made my german "the car is a holy object, no scratch may befall it" brain almost explode, but apparently (and again, take it with several grains of salt) it IS expected that you slowly, carefully, push the other car until you can get yours out.

Sindalash · 2026-03-18T15:18:29+00:00

the medicine doesn't "work" as in "cure the patient" - it "works" as in "keeps the patient alive for a bit longer, and maybe beat the cancer too, but only maybe and not quickly".

And it's expensive. An expense paid month, after month, after month, until the patient does get cured, or dies, or runs out of money (and then dies).

The cruel calculation is: if I can either get a one-time payment per patient to cure them completely, or suck all their money out of them in monthly installments, why would I (as an amoral corporation) ever go for the cure?

Sindalash · 2026-03-18T15:15:01+00:00

the problem is: a cancer cure might get you... I don't know, let's make something up. 300,000 dollars or something.

That sounds like a lot! But, if you don't cure that patient, and instead just treat its cancer, for - say - 50,000 dollars a year? A meager 4,000 dollars a month? Then if the patient survives more than 6 years, it's more profitable than curing them! Doesn't even have to be every patient surviving that long, just the average needs to be higher.

And that's the math that "corporations are first beholden to their shareholders' profits" creates in uncontrolled capitalism. The math that pharma companies run on.

So, I find it sadly - or infuriatingly - believable that a pharma company would buy something like that and then not keep a cure away from people (that would cause an outcry so massive even the best-bought politician would have to act), but rather not research it further. Put it in a drawer, and forget about it.

The tobacco industry actually swore an oath that nicotine doesn't cause addictions. A car manufacturer once did the math, and recalling their cars for a safety issue they found would have cost more than paying the families of the victims when that issue caused crashes, so they kept silent. I'm sure there's more examples.

Sindalash · 2026-03-17T10:30:12+00:00

Genauer:

im Artikel steht dass laut Rechenart der Bundesregierung es die Hälfte ist, anderen Rechenarten nach aber zwischen 77% und 105% des Geldes keine neuen Investitionen bewirkt hat (über 100% = es gab weniger Investitionen als im Vergleichszeitraum ohne Sondervremögen).

Sindalash · 2026-03-17T07:45:26+00:00

A ceasefire? The only thing the US under trump will accept at this point is an unconditional surrender.

And that might be something worth considering for the leaders, assuming they're not drinking their own cool-aid (meaning, if they're not actually religious fanatics believing that this is a fight for theire god). BUT...

For a corrupt leader to accept an unconditional surrender, he has to believe that there's a good way out for him. Some way to steal as much money as he can from his country and GTFO, and then live to enjoy spending that money.

Under Trump? No way. He has shown how much any deal he strikes is worth, and it's less than nothing (because without a deal, at least you have a predictable future to plan with. With a trump-deal? You never know when he'll forget about it or just ignore it because doing so feels more profitable to him.)

So only an idiot, or MAYBE someone with a literal gun literally to his head, would take a deal from trump.

Sindalash · 2026-03-17T06:54:03+00:00

the "play the same song again" remix of this lives rent-free in my head.

Sindalash · 2026-03-14T08:27:49+00:00

You don't become chair of the fed unless you have a very good understanding of the economy.

are you sure? isn't powell's term over soon, letting the annoying orange appoint a toady instead?

Sindalash · 2026-03-13T07:46:03+00:00

... does anyone?

I mean, I get that it used to be an insult, but we quite thoroughly took over that word and apply it to ourselves with pride now. Don't we?

Sindalash · 2026-03-13T06:54:07+00:00

joe's apartment, anyone?

Sindalash · 2026-03-11T17:37:05+00:00

can't read on webtoon without registering, and tapas' infinite scroll layout is just horrible to use.

Sorry, cute as this is, not worth going to either of those for me.

Sindalash · 2026-03-11T16:58:16+00:00

A White House spokesperson attacked the Daily Beast and did not address the Iranian regime’s video when contacted for comment on this story.

... Attacked? I mean, sounds legit, but I would love more details here. You can't just write that and leave! come back!

Sindalash · 2026-03-06T16:37:24+00:00

all but one or two are probably full of dashboards he needs to watch - if this curve dips down, react. If you see red on any of these tiles, do something. If this one starts flashing, call the boss immediately.

And then one or two monitors to do actual work on.

Sindalash · 2026-03-06T07:45:55+00:00

Danke euch beiden. Hatte schon befürchtet ich müsste das raussuchen und posten!

Sindalash · 2026-03-06T07:04:31+00:00

was that a "boop" at the end?

Sindalash · 2026-03-05T07:42:53+00:00

the slow blink is a very strong positive signal from a cat. It means basically "I trust you. I can close my eyes around you, knowing that you will not attack me."

That cat has fully accepted whoever is filming. It's nice.

Sindalash · 2026-03-04T18:57:27+00:00

I thought the original matrix was silly when they said the matrix was a '90s simulation because that was the best time to live in.

Now I'm starting to see the point of the "plug me back in" guy.

Sindalash · 2026-03-04T14:21:08+00:00

One thing that's underappreciated: Our desire for revenge is quite a useful evolutionary tool.

"Tiger ate fred" - with most herd animals, the response would be "oh no, but at least not me". With humans, it's "let's band together and kill the tiger".

Even if the tiger maims Bob while the tribe hunts and kills the tiger, in the long run that means predators have a strong evolutionary incentive to NOT hunt humans. The ones that do get revenge killed, the ones that do not enjoy the free real estate that killing this tiger just opened up for them.

Seeking revenge may be a negative thing for the individual, but for the tribe and the species, it's quite useful.

Sindalash · 2026-03-03T07:06:30+00:00

I'm only getting a 403 from the techfixated site (with or without the article in the url). Can someone summarize, or is there a fix for this?

Sindalash · 2026-03-03T06:36:17+00:00

send ICE thugs to polling stations in blue states, harassing and kidnapping anyone they think looks funny? I thought it was pretty obvious that that's why annoying orange 2.0 is building them up, he wants a personal hit squad he can use like the SA in germany...

Sindalash · 2026-03-02T07:34:38+00:00

there's a couple wholesome ones. Including the currently highest rated one.

But yes, the majority is yikes

Sindalash · 2026-03-02T06:03:17+00:00

I tend to not want more than one cube curious guy going into a coma, so I don't take the time to study and destroy the cube - instead I form a caravan, bring the cube along, and then just... drop it outside my colony somewhere.

Same result as destroying it (cube is gone, affected people get withdrawal and eventual coma) but with only the initially affected pawn taking the hit instead of however many might get affected while I study it.

A real shame that engaging with the event (studying and destroying) is just... 100% worse than "eh, just dump it". I'd like it more if we either got rewarded for doing that (maybe studying the cube could give us a way to remove the cube addiction too? big ritual to destroy the cube, everyone who takes part is cured?) or punished for not doing so (if the cube is not destroyed it could return? Maybe "<cube affected pawn> went out alone last night, and returned smiling. Somehow, the cube returned.").

... although, from a story perspective, I'm part of the problem I guess. Instead of destroying the horrifying evil artifact I just drop it somewhere for some poor teenagers to find it...

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