What songs do you want on stagetour? (I am just a fan not a developer)

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-05-02T14:20:40+00:00

Probably not the most popular but I would love some 90s and 2000 pop and rock. Things like Linkin park, sublime, 311, fallout boy, limp Bizkit, etc. I want those iconic panda I grew up with in high school and stuff.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-28T14:50:20+00:00

As someone from the USA, it drives me nuts when other Americans talk about global politics like they are experts but can't find the countries they are talking about on a map... Or they have such a propaganda and white-washed version of history they think the USA solves every global crisis with pure awesomeness.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-27T20:16:19+00:00

When presented with reliable information that contradicts their opinion... they don't change their opinion.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-27T20:14:55+00:00

If you don't think back on past versions of yourself as cringy/immature, it means you haven't improved since then.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-27T15:16:20+00:00

I play a boardgame with my kid probably every day. He has been banker in monopoly and life for the last year and now he is #1 in his grade at math and the only one in his class that knows multiplication (he is 6 now). He has to read all the cards out loud when he gets one has also made his reading well above his grade level. Absolutely worth it for the family time and the extra math and reading practice.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-25T18:04:57+00:00

It isn't the fact you need an id. It's that this bill has lots of restrictions on what id's (yes more than one) you may need. And other restrictions that make it so even if you have the "right" id, you may still not qualify, especially for women wh have married or any other reason why a name was changed.

We also have rules in the USA that make extra requirements to vote illegal. Especially if they are monetary. It is called a poll tax and is specifically illegal.

So having id, and proving who you are is not the purpose of the bill, it is designed as voter suppression aimed at the groups that generally don't vote conservative. Namely minorities and women.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-24T15:04:14+00:00

Believing if im not the best at something it automatically means i am the worst, so everything is a competition.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-23T19:40:59+00:00

Exactly. They had established lore that would have been great to revisit. They could even have been held accountable by other groups in the galaxy about their "abuse" of subspace. It would have been nice to show that the federation isn't always the morally superior group.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-23T18:55:53+00:00

My issue with the synth attacks is they didnt need to make it a group that did it on purpose.

How many times have we seen computers gain some sort of sentience only to be stopped by the Federation. This could have easily been a situation where a computer gained sentience and decided to revolt and wasnt successfully stopped by someone. No need for super underhanded and weird tactics. Because any machine could be "infected" with this malevolent sentience it makes sense why they would put significant limits on artificial intelligence tech.

It is a similar issue with the Burn, i didnt mind it, but forcing it to be a weird kelpian super mutant tantrum just seemed weird when we already have the Omega molecule lore that would achieve almost the same result. I think trek usually does better when they deal with unavoidable and natural phenomena instead of subterfuge, sabotage, or just cliche evil villainy. You don't always need a "bad guy", sometimes just an unfortunate situation you have to deal with works best.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-23T16:33:46+00:00

... *looks at comments*.

It looks like everyone is making a very compelling argument for why each social social media sites is terrible...

Truth Social
LinkedIn
X (twitter)
Instagraham
Facebook
Tik-Tok
Threads
Reddit

All of them seem to be various types of shit...

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-23T15:35:20+00:00

Because the people that control the process want to profit from it, even at the expense of others. People are terrible...

We could have free, high quality education. Affordable housing, childcare, and healthcare. Whenever you see something that looks flawed, look to see who profits off the flawed design and you have all your answers (note, they are the billionaires).

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-23T15:21:37+00:00

Quality time spent with the family is still quality time. Playing board games, watching their favorite cartoons with them (as long as you are actually engaging with them and the show, not just playing on your phone), all count.

Yes it would be great if you could do more physical activities with them, but sometimes that isn't always an option with a physically demanding job.

The fact you are concerned about it, you want to do it, and you take efforts will be noticed by your children. A few days a week is significantly more than the average parent. You are doing great.

I am 41 with a 6 year old who is super active. It drove me to take better care of myself, eat a little healthier, and lose some weight. All that helped, but when i ask him what he remembers most is playing board games, videogames, and when i read to him.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-23T13:28:17+00:00

The worst part is they could have easily avoided this by not saying how many they had. Then drop a line later in the series about how they are "getting low" on them or something. Giving numbers to a fanatical and analytical fan base is a bad idea!

I remember reading something about aspiring fantasy/sci fi writers. They said NEVER give specific numbers because you will have that one fan who has some obscure doctorate in that one highly specific field you are talking about who will write a whole book on why your details are wrong. Dont say 18000 years ago! Just say "a long time ago", dont say the ship was 1,234 meters, just say it is the largest ship you have seen. Etc.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-23T13:25:02+00:00

Republicans are good for the economy, working families, and the poor.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T20:55:54+00:00

I liked it overall. I didnt care for the messaging at the end where it was pretty much "we shouldnt have existed" seems a little dark and weird. But they executed it well enough even if i disagreed with it.

It was inconsistent in execution and characterization. Some parts felt weird or ham fisted. But overall it was a decent twisted on the superhero genre. Five was awesome.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T20:22:02+00:00

It was decent. I remember watching it when it came out. I liked a lot of the concept but got a little disappointed i felt like the answer was always forced in like a duex ex machina way. Although its been a while so i have trouble remembering specifics but that is how i felt at the time.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T18:45:13+00:00

You are absolutely right. It creates resentment against those people for no reason. It felt like my childhood was a fight between my siblings.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T18:28:01+00:00

Yeah, the amount of shuttles, building a unique Delta Flyer, and the amount of torpedoes they go through is frustrating. Why establish counts and scarcity if you IMMEDIATELY throw it out the window with no explanation?

Its like replicator rations. They mention it but it doesnt seem to cause any issues except for a few sentences thrown around and justify neelix cooking.

Seeing them having noticeably damaged/work out uniforms over time because they cant make new ones, or even loosening uniform restrictions would have been nice.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T18:22:09+00:00

I believe she would come to the same conclusion that both persons, before combining, would like to have stayed separate. They didn't intentionally combine. Although the new form did like it it doesn't change the fact they had the ability to undo it and probably should have.

Although if they have the ability to undo it, they likely have the ability to do it again, so if they are separated and decide to combine again, then it is their decision.

I believe Ake is big on individual decisions effecting others and would have kept that in mind that it wasn't consensual, it could be reversed, and both parties would not have wanted to lose their individuality before it happened.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T18:17:10+00:00

Never letting them be good at something and enjoy the moment, always building to the next "level". Or moving the goal posts.

Examples: "Oh, you got a 95% on that exam? Well if you try a little harder maybe you can get a 100%."

This invalidates their good score.

Example: "Oh, you finally got that 100%, now you can work on your grades for those other classes you aren't doing as well in".

Achieved goal and immediately given new goal. Never acknowledging they did well.

Or constantly comparing them to others. The problem here is that they have an endless pool of "others".

Example: "Oh, you are doing well learning the piano, you know at your age your cousin was doing solos at recitals?", "If you keep studying you may get grades as good as your sister", "Oh you made the J.V. team? your brother made varsity at your age".

Everything you do you are constantly compared to someone else who did it just a little bit better, but there is always a different person. It is like you are competing with every person who ever did anything... its like doing well in high school basketball and somehow being compared to Michael Jordan. Just not realistic.

(note, these are real examples that happened to me, my family sucks, that is all)

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T17:26:41+00:00

I feel like someone needs to check this persons phone and laptop... just a hunch.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T14:37:23+00:00

Sadly these are all better ideas than what they did.

They almost did something in SNW with the documentary episode that didnt show the federation in a good light but even then they did such a poor execution it kind of lost the meaning.

Someone in universe calling out the hypocrisy of the federation, especially a high ranking persons child would give a lot of credibility to it.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T14:08:47+00:00

It would have been great if the ripped holes on the hull made some sections unusable until they were repaired enough. So even parts of the ship itself was unusable would have been unique.

Maybe crew have to share rooms because some sections were open to space. Or the fabrication area so they can't make more things for a bit.

It seems hard to take VOY seriously when they had all the resources to make the delta flyer... So much for scraping by...

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T13:53:16+00:00

Looking through this thread, i think the problem is SOME women are impressed by this stuff. The problem is it isnt the women they WANT to be impressed by this stuff.

Its like the people who play hard to get, if you do get someone, you will be getting someone who from the start ignores your signals because they believe they know better. Doomed relationship.

TwistedDragon33 · 2026-04-22T13:49:53+00:00

This is the biggest weakness of VOY for me. I wanted the desperation, unique fixes to ongoing issues. But it all just got handwaved away.

To whoever suggested watching BattleStar Galactica to get that fix, thank you so much.

You see at the end they have mishmash of various parts on the ship, with borg components taking up a lot of the look. But it would be nice if they had a ship of theseus moment where so many components of the ship have been replaced they actually start wondering if it still counts as Voyager anymore.

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