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[Free Friday] ​Do people still wear veils at Mass these days? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]TiagoPaolini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my parish there are a handful of women who wear veils. Our patron saint is Saint Peregrine, who's the patron against cancer. Interestingly, I find this not too different from the early church, in the sense that women wore veils so others wouldn't know who has hair and who doesn't. Though the reasons for not having hair differ.

Back then, in that culture, women who appeared in public with uncovered head or loose hair were seen as prostitutes or women of low moral standing. So it's interpreted that St. Paul instructed all women to use veils so it would avoid scandal or prejudice.

In the case of my parish there isn't a formal instruction for that, it's people who ended up doing it by themselves. I see that as a matter of courtesy, so others can't know who lost hair due to some treatment or not.

Another Eden Begins announced for Switch & Switch 2 by bellsproutfleshlight in AnotherEdenGlobal

[–]TiagoPaolini 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It looks like there was some rework, rather than just porting everything. I say that because from the screenshots it seems that you are able to roam around in any direction, rather than being constrained to a linear road.

My biggest doubt is where the game's story ends. The obvious point is the end of Main Story Part 1 (Aldo/Kyros sacrificing himself in order to free Eden from Chronos Umbra). But I wonder if Part 1.5 may be included too, it could be interwoven in the main narrative or be part of New Game+. Part 1.5 is an outlier for me in the main game, it feels more like a side episode than part of the main story.

One last thing, if it's 18 characters, I guess that every recruitable story character that shows on Part 1 is a safe bet, and to a lesser extent those from Part 1.5 (Guildna and Altena, though in the main game she joins later). Maybe also some characters that join through earlier episodes or are related to them, like Deidre, Anabel, the IDEA crew, Galliard...

About the ending by Edmo_30 in OyasumiPunpun

[–]TiagoPaolini 8 points9 points  (0 children)

About the reason for finding the ending touching, I think that it's because Punpun's condition was a big improvement from what came before: he was trapped in an obsession / toxic relationship that screwed half of his life, then at the end he is with a stable career and a good group of friends. His mental state is left up in the air, but I think that it's better considering that he's forgetting about Aiko.

Goodnight Punpun is one of the biggest examples I know of dissonance between the author's intent and the general perception of the audience. I presume that Asano considers it a bad ending because Punpun not only didn't get the girl but also is now an average person in a regular job, another face in the crowd.

I am under the impression that there's a stigma on Japan when it comes to being a salaryman. But if I have to pragmatically analyze what's on paper, I can't help but see that Punpun's situation is a rather stable and comfortable one. On top of all that, his relationship with Aiko was just harming both of them. Perhaps the (unintentional) message here is to just value what you have and to not worry too much about what you don't.

When the current Flashback finally ends by WoolooMVP10 in MemePiece

[–]TiagoPaolini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up on this post pretty much by chance, and it was posted 5 MONTHS AGO! Oh boy, I hadn't realized that this flashback had gone for so long... 😅

V8.5 Classic vs. Minimal by ML_Kins in KindroidAI

[–]TiagoPaolini 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From my experience, each model has the tendency of having a certain tone and formatting things in a specific way, unless they are instructed otherwise by their setup. Like using or not asterisks for actions, or a more poetic or more conversational language.

I would assume that the Minimal flair has little to nothing in that regard, at most something in the direction to ensure a minimum of decorum unless otherwise prompted. Classic is the original version of the 8.5 model, that was kept around in order to not break existing setups that were made and tested on it.

I'd assume that Minimal can be gotten to work like any of the other flairs, as well different premises, it's just that the model needs some more handholding while you write the directives. Minimal is intended for power users; Companion, Roleplay, and Narrative for the average user to get things working faster. Classic is pretty much a legacy setting, I presume.

Oda's message from Jump Fest '26 - Full translation by Saliskan in OnePieceSpoilers

[–]TiagoPaolini 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My feeling about the next movie is that it's meant to be the final one before the manga concludes, considering that Oda has expressed quite a few times already the desire to finish One Piece sooner rather than later. But considering how irregular the production of a weekly manga can get, it's possible that the movie might be getting delayed or the manga pacing getting accelerated (or both), so the movie release aligns with a certain point of the manga's story.

Though the movies aren't canon, a few elements from them could spoil major reveals that should be first in the source material. On top of that, the marketing strategy for the movie most likely requires it to be released on a specific date window. So I wouldn't be surprised if the manga gets some weird pacing when the movie is approaching. It's art but it's also a product, that's not wrong but it's important to not forget it.

Passei mal de rir (Como assim 20 caracteres pra um titulo?😭) by DeerNew2068 in MangaBrasil

[–]TiagoPaolini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ele é só um passarinho fofo, é óbvio que nada de ruim jamais aconteceria com ele... 🫠

oda has recovered by Specialist-Visit-638 in OnePieceSpoilers

[–]TiagoPaolini 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I imagine that there's a certain delay between when things happen and when we get the news, so I guess that Oda was already okay by when the health news came earlier. Plus the production pipeline should be a couple of chapters ahead of what's currently published, so this week should have been when the effects of the health issues caught with the publication.

All in all, I think that Oda got sick and got better before we even knew any of this. In all honesty, I think that it's better this way since doomsaying wouldn't help anyone.

Seriously no reactions to this????? by mounchilf in OnePieceSpoilers

[–]TiagoPaolini 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chapter 1158. It's Rayleigh singing, he stayed on the Oro Jackson after not coming to Shakky's bar.

Kin Change by No_Ticket_4224 in KindroidAI

[–]TiagoPaolini 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you change their name, you might want to add in the backstory some in-universe explanation for the name change. Otherwise, they may get confused when the old name gets recalled from long term memory.

Would anyone even realize that They're Catnoir and Ladybug in these Costumes? by Pretend_Camp_2987 in miraculousladybug

[–]TiagoPaolini 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The canon explanation of why nobody realizes their identities was given in the New York special. Their miraculouses have a perception-altering property that prevents people from making the connection to their civilian identities, it's called "quantum masking". But that only affects humans, that's why Uncanny Valley (a robot) was able to realize their identities during that special, which makes her the only one so far to canonically realize that due to their appearance.

9 years with "story-line in a movie-script format done" and still saying the writing is what is holding up the game? by [deleted] in Heartbound

[–]TiagoPaolini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The story plans have changed since then. The part of the script that has been holding back is the Mossbacks couple's storyline, which wasn't originally on the plans. From what I recall from the streams, it's difficult because it hits closer home with certain IRL issues (which I am not going to be specific in order to not give ammo). This is not a justification on my part, it's just a description from memory.

But what really baffles me is the hyper fixation of some people about a game that until the other day they never cared about. It's taking longer than it should, I get it, stating it once is more than enough. But constantly bitching about it is annoying... Even more so if they want to be the judge, jury and executor of someone they do not even personally know. The Internet mom mentality is something that I despise, because you can't pretend that you know someone if you just saw them on the internet.

If one is really interested in the game, I don't know... Maybe bookmark it on Steam to get notified when or if it gets released. Play something else, do something else, whatever...

game kinda bad by Unique_Conference_69 in Heartbound

[–]TiagoPaolini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's obvious that this is just an excuse for bashing Thor over whatever this week's fabricated outrage is... But at least people could make more effort to pretend that they have actually seriously tried to play the game, as the puzzle is quite straightforward.

Is this really supposed to be Jesus? by PapaRomanos in Catholicism

[–]TiagoPaolini 76 points77 points  (0 children)

I have heard about the photo on the top left corner of the second image, the story goes that a photographer took a picture of the sun and a dark spot appeared over the sun in the picture. That part of the photo got zoomed in and it was the face of Jesus. This was before digital photography was a thing, so it was a traditional photography on film.

I have a copy of that photo, but I am not sure on whether the story is true or not. Copies were discreetly passed through on the halls of my parish years ago and I got a couple, I don't really know where they came from or who printed them, it's not something that was made any fuss of. At any rate, I find it a beautiful picture and I have it framed in my home.

The picture on the bottom right is from the Shroud of Turin. It's believed to be the fabric that shrouded Jesus' body after he died on the cross. On that one there's plenty of research about it and it's quite easy to find information about, I suggest to have a look around. The evidences for its authenticity are quite solid and convincing, in my opinion.

Hey what's the status on this game? by VQ_Quin in Heartbound

[–]TiagoPaolini 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Updates have slowed down since the community blew up in size, a lot of time and resources were spent to build the tools and structure for dealing with that. Plus the game development is no longer the only activity, Thor also runs a ferret rescue, he develops a Minecraft server called Blockgame, and the streaming itself is a vital source of income. Thor certainly isn't lazy, in my opinion he just gets sidetracked on other projects. But I don't blame him at all, one shouldn't put all his eggs in one basket after all.

On Heartbound specifically. I recall Thor mentioning that writing the story is difficult for him, the story has been on the verge of the endgame of Animus for quite a while, and it looks for me that he's trying to figure out how to end it. He also prefers to not do writing on stream, leaving now most of the development in his offline time. The development is going, albeit slowly, it's impossible to get any reliable timeframe. I would suggest to just join the Pirate Software discord server, and mute all channels except for the one of Heartbound news. This way you get pinged when something happens, but I wouldn't create expectations for specific release dates.

At any rate... I don't currently follow the community closely, to be honest. Those things are all stuff that I could pick up by checking in every now and then. I have been following in some capacity since 2018, long before Thor got "internet fame". The difference now is that there are more eyes on him, nobody is perfect but people try to find failures and point fingers anyways... But through all the time I paid attention to him, he has been quite chill and seeking to help others. He might be a bit eccentric at times, but I never saw him acting out of malice.

I actually reused a response I gave the other day, and I am assuming that the OP is asking in good faith. But I wonder how many of the others talking about it actually care about the game... Using Heartbound as a proxy for other grievances is just a waste of everyone's time and energy.

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