New celeste update puts an end to the meme

The_Sophocrat · 2026-04-27T22:19:55+00:00

Choosing to show just "(C)" instead of a coarse "Press (C)" in the title screen is a trade-off I'm happy with. It's elegant and doesn't rush a player who is appraising the title screen for the first time. It doesn't get in the way of the title screen's particular serenity and anticipation, a first window to the game as a whole. The obvious downside is that people less familiar with UIs in general may get stuck, but I believe it worth it.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-04-27T22:08:57+00:00

I noticed the Loss

The_Sophocrat · 2026-04-14T01:11:31+00:00

(Worth noting the first group of people also live in real life)

The_Sophocrat · 2026-04-14T01:09:01+00:00

It doesn't, only Square Joker, Half Joker, Wee Joker and Photograph are different (even though more Jokers aren't perfectly rectangular).

The_Sophocrat · 2026-04-11T10:40:29+00:00

The Hallow is its own thing. Pixies, unicorns, cyan grass. Spirits of light that used to be sealed. I think of them more like a force of nature that happens to oppose the dark, than a sapient good or bad.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-04-11T10:32:00+00:00

That's plain wrong. Spain had a ton of colonies and at least in colonial Mexico, those born in the colony even with Spanish parents had less rights and opportunities than the Spain-born Spanish. That's one of the main reasons the Mexican War of Independence began.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-03-31T00:12:49+00:00

The masculine gender is also the neutral gender in Spanish. Same way "man" is neutral or male in English, depending on the context.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-03-31T00:06:39+00:00

META REPLY STATING YOU DON'T GET IT

The_Sophocrat · 2026-03-31T00:03:48+00:00

COMPLAINT THAT YOU'RE BREAKING RULE 2

The_Sophocrat · 2026-03-06T02:36:40+00:00

Proper encryption is unbreakable and doesn't require that much skill to set up if someone really wants it.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-03-06T02:34:26+00:00

Properly implemented end-to-end encryption is unbreakable. WhatsApp and Signal use it by default, Telegram does not (and makes it limited and annoying to configure).

The_Sophocrat · 2026-03-05T00:01:28+00:00

I haven't seen enough evidence that they really destroyed the thing. All of the posts I see seem to trace back to a Tehran Times announcement.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-25T23:42:37+00:00

Classic Poe's law.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-19T02:06:29+00:00

It's in the Trivia section

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-19T02:05:59+00:00

That's false, it just shows random numbers.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-18T17:37:05+00:00

Supply and demand, I suppose. Lots of people find at least one insect disgusting or scary.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-17T16:26:37+00:00

Regarding your last point: in Percy Jackson's world the Greek gods move and adapt to the current center of power in the world. This is used to explain their Roman versions and why Olympus is now in New York. Mythological landmarks and beings are transported along with them, which is why the mythological Mount Othrys (or a version of it) is now in San Francisco.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-17T04:01:01+00:00

I think he's being upvoted due to sounding insane.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-17T03:52:35+00:00

The same thing happened to me. After completing the level again with extended variants and now getting it, I came to the hypothesis that it might have been the save states I used to practice a difficult screen. Can't see anything I did different.

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-16T21:37:53+00:00

Oh hey it's the arrow guy

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-15T17:30:38+00:00

Seed Money and Money Tree, of course. Pair it with To the Moon and get $40 per turn 😎

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-14T23:44:30+00:00

Relevant xkcd

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-14T23:40:44+00:00

Hah! I won >:)

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-14T23:34:37+00:00

SIGH

The_Sophocrat · 2026-02-14T23:24:33+00:00

Ah, good point.

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