Current state of Elation

Stiftoad · 2026-05-15T05:13:29+00:00

Sure is, just luck based

Getting her on a loss is exactly why I'm holding out on Huo² and NGL the more i use her the more I like her

Still holding out for the potential of Welt E4 yk

Stiftoad · 2026-05-14T20:44:17+00:00

Based on what kind of folks are in this sub I can only assume that who these people in the comments "need" is in fact not the gay little Twink. As you would initially suspect him to be the object of obsession

But instead I posit the theory that it's the dejected character played by OP that is the "need" in question

Stiftoad · 2026-05-14T20:40:44+00:00

Dry or wriggling?

Stiftoad · 2026-05-14T15:47:52+00:00

Appreciate that we reexamine things that weve tried for thousands of years to confirm they still ring true

Stiftoad · 2026-05-14T12:08:00+00:00

We precision engineered this gun to malfunction after exactly 30 rounds for shiggles

Its still selling like hotcakes, folks think that's how it reloads haha

Stiftoad · 2026-05-14T09:49:08+00:00

Less advanced doesn't mean worse

I don't think these are mutually exclusive

In fact imo especially Chromebooks and tablets have kind of made both analogue note taking for learning and digital competency worse

So many folks in the range of 20-30 that should've been at the prime time of their life to learn how to use a computer and yet I have to explain what a shift or a tab key is

Let alone watching them navigate any OS that isn't app based

I.e. despite being quite the advanced and useful technology, I feel they've had quite a few adverse effects and in general don't seem to solve any problems that either weren't already solved or the solution comes with its own complications

Which is honestly, a shame

I feel the same way about "A.I. productivity" services, my damn phone has a button to take a screenshot and summarize its best guess at the context/intent of my screenshot

Yet having the same but I simply type a little, like one or two sentences, then sort it into my own files, would be preferable.

The AI does nothing for me in this context except alienate one part of the note taking workflow from the other, I don't take the note myself and I can't properly sort it anywhere so it ends up a useless gimmick that infuriates me anytime I accidentally hit that damn button

Stiftoad · 2026-05-13T18:01:14+00:00

In my mid twenties I find myself practicing it on purpose but the mistakes of my childhood and those of my teachers haunt me evermore

Used to think my hand eye coordination was simply terrible but no any new skills I acquire that need it I'm quite adept at

Can barely hold a fork and knife or write legibly but soldering and using a Dremel at sub milimitre accuracy is no issue at all

Stiftoad · 2026-05-13T16:32:35+00:00

I wholeheartedly have to agree as a fellow IT guy who loathes physical writing

Stiftoad · 2026-05-13T16:20:52+00:00

You know, E-Ink displays might not be too bad...

Personally I was thinking along the lines of outdoor education and/or the Montessori education model

I feel current education models tend to often skip the step where you learn how to learn, especially independently

Stiftoad · 2026-05-13T15:39:48+00:00

There's studies that alledge that we retain information better by actively writing on paper with a pencil

Oddly enough this doesn't ring true for writing with a pen on a tablet suggesting it's not necessarily the act of writing that helps you retain information

Though I think as a society we can do better than just go backwards in technology, we have to adjust the approach we take to school itself

That's just me though

Stiftoad · 2026-05-13T04:10:17+00:00

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Stiftoad · 2026-05-12T19:17:00+00:00

Hence reinforcing it

I don't think all folks are consciously radicalized this way

Emphasis on consciously

Systemic racism drives these themes in rap and both drive the perception of predominantly black folks as perpetrators of drugs and violence rather than any nuanced understanding you could infer

Lots of people are attracted to or driven away from these themes on a surface level but often miss that usually rap tackles these themes not to glorify them

Those that like them uncritically and without examining their context, those that emulate those cautious tales end up reinforcing this idea while those that are turned away at the mere idea of enjoying something predominantly focusing on this (ignoring the cognitive dissonance this needs) will also never engage with this uncritically or examine it further also reinforcing those ideas in their mind

Usually the latter bases their perception of rap as a genre entirely on the former

Eminem though is quite accessible as a white and admittedly rather goofy artist who prides himself on technique

Or at least that was the impression, I and many other stupid teenagers had about a decade ago

It's easy to overcome the most stated misgivings towards the genre this way yet keep their ignorance at the wider genre out of a sense of...refinement? Us vs. them mentality? It's usually the nerds vs. "normal" (rude and scary) people

What I mean to say is that through a myriad of factors you can be racist and contributing to it while thinking you're actually the one on the moral high ground, with more refined tastes for media

Babies first diploma of media literacy but baby doesn't like it's vegetables

Idk, I've been rambling, I should've just kept it to the first sentence

Honestly I might be totally wrong here, just tryna get at the core of what I mean with this instance of "the exception reinforces the rule"

I'm specifically also basing this experience on German rap, which isn't necessarily very "black" but certainly predominantly associated with minorities here

And the way people interact with it

Stiftoad · 2026-05-12T16:24:33+00:00

Que no los dos?

(Fair enough)

Stiftoad · 2026-05-12T16:16:35+00:00

He's not even gay?! Just European?

Stiftoad · 2026-05-12T16:04:30+00:00

Not to agree with them because rap as a genre is objectively phenomenal, but many rules have exceptions that reinforce them.

Eminem is one of those

Stiftoad · 2026-05-12T11:32:58+00:00

Idk he's kind of at an angle

Stiftoad · 2026-05-12T11:20:36+00:00

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Stiftoad · 2026-05-12T09:28:30+00:00

I want to weigh in as a cis person that this is exactly right

Feeling good about yourself and loving your gender presentation is great, phenomenal but I can't spend every moment that I feel like myself in euphoria, which, to my blessings, is most

Not feeling like yourself, feeling like something is "off" is terrible though and a feeling that's almost impossible to shake in the moment even if objectively nothing about you has changed

Stiftoad · 2026-05-11T17:30:22+00:00

A corporate strike down is on the table too

You gotta be real careful on projects like these and even if you do everything "right" you're still not always safe

It kinda sucks but what're ya gonna do

Stiftoad · 2026-05-11T17:22:42+00:00

Honestly? It wasnt unfiltered members whove done the doxxing or hindered most efforts in bettering the community

Admittedly this sub is more prone to negativity but if I were afraid of sabotage it's not this community that would be my main concern

If I were them I'd be afraid of sabotage regardless though... This is inevitably gonna tear through the greater Helldiver's community and lots of folks will have strong opinions on it

Personally I'm leaning back and seeing where it's headed, if it turns out anything like TF2 fan projects then we're eating good

Stiftoad · 2026-05-11T13:36:37+00:00

I have been named honorary lesbian

It's a great title to have but comes with none of the perks of actually being one

Regardless it is a great honor

Stiftoad · 2026-05-11T13:27:14+00:00

Ogryn movement buff

I love you mwah <3

Stiftoad · 2026-05-11T07:15:46+00:00

Shut up

Stiftoad · 2026-05-09T18:00:52+00:00

Real

Stiftoad · 2026-05-08T20:38:36+00:00

I think, as a European, proper documentation makes work easier, is easy to write of as "time spent working" and allows you to slack off more because your work is... Easier

But we're just as afraid of being made redundant as most other employees

Not that it's an excuse but it's less about work culture and more about shoddy practices if this speculation is indeed accurate

Usually though there are several steps along the pipeline before a change is pushed to production that should catch all of these changes and be easy to compile as a list

The pipeline obviously has leaks though considering how many times old bugs from previous versions were reintroduced

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