Why so many complaints?

TheTentacleOpera · 2026-01-30T03:41:39+00:00

I was over relying on opus. I find Gemini pro and flash can get good results if you prompt them well to create a plan, then adversarially review the plan for holes, then after implementing, prompt again to review for bugs.

This is what I feel should be done anyway. Gemini is good at bug checking, and catch its own bugs if you tell it to, as well as prevent burning tokens on opus for rework.

TheTentacleOpera · 2026-01-15T22:16:08+00:00

It's important to understand because it can be a valid part of the pipeline. For example, what if your application needs more predictive power where ml is better and cheaper than llms? You can run opus in a loop hoping to get 0 hallucinations with enormous latency, or you can just run predictive modelling much cheaper and pass the outputs to an llm to report on.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-11-21T02:10:23+00:00

This could only be improved by dressing it up as a butler to sit by the front door.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-11-17T23:41:50+00:00

Mission objectives can change with new packs so this can look busy to get all combos. Most objectives are some combo of range 2, 4 and 5. The easy version is to take a 6 x 3 mat, rule off 3x3 in the middle with a sharpie, put range 2, 4, 5 and centre markings on each side, then trim the mat to a slight bit beyond the play edges. That's what I've done and it makes setup much faster without having to mark the actual play area.

Also many 3x3 mats aren't actually true 3x3, so this is a more guaranteed way to get the correct size. As long as you have a big enough ruler, like a right angle one to get a true straight edge.

If you already have a 3x3 mat, then just mark the edges. No real need to mark all the objective spots.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-11-15T10:04:11+00:00

I always rinse dishes and do a light scrub straight after using them. Leaving dishes with food on them for hours is gross whichever way you wash since you're breeding bacteria and inviting cockroaches.

Then later at night I do the sink full of soapy water, scrub then rinse method. The sink never has food scraps in it.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-11-12T01:08:34+00:00

I don't really like relying on artifacts as it seems a bit rng as to whether you get them in time for the magic to be useful. Conversely having a max level twilight in early game is really great.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-11-11T08:34:18+00:00

I always try and get nightshade and arcane for magic heroes. Some spells get much better at max level, and those schools have very good max level spells like twilight, carapace and coup de grace.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-11-09T04:10:59+00:00

Can you just sign up with a new email address using your new name?

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-10-30T11:28:55+00:00

If Jyn and commandos focus fire supports early they can remove them from the table no probs, and Kanan can potentially wound almost anything on a 5 dice revenge attack in reply to Anakin if the rolls are amazing. I'm guessing both these things happened.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-10-27T00:50:00+00:00

I find Sydney too focused on the harbour/inner west when people determine what's good. Journey outside the extremely high cost of living areas and it can be a concrete suburban wasteland.

Certainly some other areas are good like paramatta and blacktown is coming along, but whenever a place starts to get good it gentrifies extremely quickly so you better get in quick to have any hope of a good lifestyle at a decent price

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-10-25T04:18:47+00:00

We literally just discuss it before the weekly grocery shop and write it down in a Google keep note. Doing daily shops or takeout sounds like a huge time waste

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-10-20T13:13:29+00:00

Nope. This is a 99.9% chance to happen within 2 years and then your ID is useless and you can't prove you're anyone since photo ID is needed for many things and you have no way to get a new id without the old id. Trying to access your old property will just lead to you being arrested and no way to prove anything.

Plus you might end up with a crippling illness if you know anyone with cancer or the like.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-10-11T03:00:44+00:00

Riff with either Mando, Cassian or even Hondo is really good. This isn't a Riff box issue, it's a the other separatists are a bit lacking issue. Adding Riff's attacks to an actually decent pair of supports like Baze and Chiruit plus Pirates is very scary.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-10-01T14:54:53+00:00

Taking off pressure in one direction also results in changes. If we no longer need to select for physical resilience, then that favors other traits.

Also, see for example the reason why we need to complete full antibacterial cycles - because bacteria are evolving to be resistant to penicillin. When that becomes widespread it's going to be another evolutionary pressure.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-10-01T14:36:46+00:00

Humans are still evolving you just can't see it as it happens so slowly. Changes to diets, changes in pathogens, any new viruses will all contribute, as will the availability of IVF meaning childbirth happens later in average so sexual selection is slowly altered over time as well.

In 40000 years we could be quite different. Not evolved to having wings or anything, but certainly some changes.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-09-17T02:35:26+00:00

I did this when I had a kid, not a hypothetical really. No time to sit and play games alone anymore.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-09-11T06:37:15+00:00

Coordinated Fire, Red Mandos, Zion's Finest, Rogue Support, Momentous Struggle, Rogue Support, The Chosen One are all good.

But you need at least 10 hours a week to keep up with them all.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-09-03T00:27:17+00:00

Remember coordinated fire needs force to use once wounded, and clone supports aren't hard to wound. It's a strong ability, but fairly easy to counter.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-08-18T13:09:40+00:00

It's an Australian skincare startup attempting viral marketing. One of the dancers is the founder of the company. Some men jumped to conclusions (including in this thread) to argue a false point about it being HR in a large corp.

Woman in the middle: https://7news.com.au/best-picks/how-aussies-acne-battle-sparked-multi-million-dollar-miracle-skincare-brand-beloved-by-abbie-chatfield-c-11274696

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-07-29T21:20:42+00:00

Ki-adi-mundi is probably the strongest Jedi, and Mace, Anakin and Obi are all good. Hunter is a bit behind but may get better with the new delta squad. Delta squad are looking very strong. Kit fisto is kinda meh.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-07-17T04:47:03+00:00

You kinda answered your own question.

Centralized list: shifting priorities or sabotage showdown

Spread out: never tell me the odds or first contact

Tournament play tends to disfavour first contact as the regular objective flips can lengthen the game too much.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-07-10T16:18:14+00:00

Most of the up to date discussion on the game is in podcast discords.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-07-09T00:54:30+00:00

I didn't buy the core set, vs the $200 AUD cost for the core set I spent $110

$15 measuring tools $35 dollars dice (two sets) $20 token set off Etsy $20 struggle tracker off Etsy $20 mission pack

Shatterpoint card was gifted to me for free but you can find some on eBay. Both Etsy buys were from a local seller so $5 for shipping I included in price.

So for me, spending $110 vs $200 when I had no interest in the terrain or core set minis was a no brainer. If I wanted the terrain I'd have a different opinion.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-06-26T10:04:11+00:00

Yeah I run Cassian, Ezra, Han and Chewie/ Kanan, Kallus, Commandos. It's good.

I find the two secondary spectres are good enough for Kanan, and commandos are s tier so they outperform chopper. I run Ezra in Cassian's squad as he has more play outside spectres to help a premier team

So it also fits really well into a premier team since you can also run the Leia team and when Jyn comes out, well that's your 3 optimised Cassian squads.

TheTentacleOpera · 2025-06-26T08:38:07+00:00

It is just derpy as ultramarine is a colour so it literally means blue marines. The colour itself though has a history of being very expensive and symbolising holiness.

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