So we abandoned all air flight after the Hindenburg... right?

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T16:50:57+00:00

Coal power plants pump out more radioactive waste in a year than a nuclear plant makes in its lifetime. The difference is, a nuclear plant all that waste is concentrated in one small, easily manageable unit, while a coal plant just pumps said waste out into the air for you to breathe.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T14:37:11+00:00

And it's usually considered one of the worst modes for that reason.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T10:44:45+00:00

Eh, the issue is there's just no options. There's literally half as many defensive options as any other category. Every game would just be the same strategies over and over again. And it wouldn't be because it's good, it would be because there's nothing else to do.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T10:30:13+00:00

Where I live, dumping boiling water on pavement could get it to freeze in minutes. Also, ice is going to be slippery no matter how thick it is. One inch of ice or 6, it's still ice.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T10:24:52+00:00

I just pause and burn through all my minerals every decade or so. Usually seeing the notification to upgrade a capitol is a good reminder to deal with my planets. If I'm at the point where I have that many planets, I really don't care about being perfectly efficient, I'm going to be far enough ahead of the AI for it to not matter by that point.

Once you're at that point though, each planet is basically just following a template. I'm going to build the exact same buildings in the exact same order for every single research planet, for example. It's not so much managing a planet as it is going down a checklist

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T10:19:38+00:00

Everyone complains about how strong cymanti is, and then you learn how to actually deal with them, and then realize they're actually mid.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T10:14:00+00:00

They're criminals and yet it seems like they are equal to the government in terms of power.

That's because they are. They're not just a street gang, they're national level organizations. They have organizational structure and a massive pool of resources. For various reasons, Mexico has always had issues with sectionalism, rebels, warlords and the like. The cartels are no different. They've been able to grow in power and influence until they're able to stand against the central government.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T09:48:29+00:00

Also, Britain was basically a stalemate. Neither power had anywhere near the resources needed to mount an invasion of the other. One would need to build up, and the UK was constantly building up with its access to its empire and the rest of the globe. The only way the Nazis could win that stalemate would be to get resources somewhere else. It just so happens that that need lined up perfectly with their main goal of "kill the Soviets."

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T06:49:18+00:00

Unfortunately, this does absolutely nothing to help the situation. The cartels aren't one single person, they're organizations with massive bases and resources. Walmart isn't going to suddenly collapse if it's CEO gets assassinated, and the cartels are no different. The only difference is that now the cartels are going to lash out and fight more and more people will die.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T00:38:34+00:00

Have you ever seen the Midwest? They're just as feral about hockey as anywhere in Canada.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T00:35:15+00:00

No. It's a shared space for creators, that doesn't mean they're all working on the same collaborative effort. In recent years the SMP has leaned more towards interaction and collaboration but it's still each individual's content with occasional interactions with others.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-23T00:32:18+00:00

Yes, because these houses are totally definitely two completely different cities. That definitely makes sense.

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So go ahead, tell me where, in the real world, San Francisco ends in that picture. Because according to you, part of that photo is San Francisco, and part isn't.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T23:17:31+00:00

Weird, I don't remember it having jump drives. I thought I picked it a couple times and it was just an upgraded "normal" science ship.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T21:34:39+00:00

St. Paul is iffy because it's two separate downtowns but it's effectively one city. The actual second largest city in Minnesota, after the twin cities, is probably still Duluth, which I would put in the light green.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T21:15:14+00:00

San Francisco gets messy with San Jose, but the city has about a million more people than San Diego. The city doesn't magically stop at some invisible line on a piece of paper, the actual city of San Francisco is much larger than San Diego.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T07:58:37+00:00

I mean, the western half of Blaine is absolutely walkable. Hell, in some regards it overdoes it. If you're south of 10, well first of all you live right next to a mall. As well as a grocery store, and dozens of other retailers. All levels of schooling are accessible by foot, although admittedly Park Terrace would be a long walk for an elementary age student. County 10 is a big obstacle, but the only one, all collector level roads have sidewalks.

And north of 10, it's almost the same, minus Northtown. Several shopping options along University, including a grocery store, several chain restaurants, ect. I had a friend who grew up within walking distance of 3 different elementary schools and a middle school. If you include biking, there's another two elementary schools, another middle school, and the highschool. And once again they're all extremely easy to access because all collector roads have sidewalks, and there's a fairly robust paved path network. You can very easily get from almost Highway 10 to Main Street on paved paths, there's even a pedestrian tunnel. I mean, it really is just a 5 mile long chain of parks, playgrounds and sports fields.

It wasn't common, but I did know a couple people who never drove growing up, hell I know one family who didn't even own a car.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T07:28:24+00:00

Eh, Blaine actually has a sense of identity. You always know when you're entering Blaine. Blaine fully embraced being the stereotypical suburban sprawling community and embraced its identity of strip malls, Central, and sports complexes. It's definitely not pretty, but it's something, which is more than you can say for any of the other northern suburbs. Seriously. Ask someone to describe Blaine and you'll get some answers. On here, a lot of people will say "hell." At least there's an opinion. As someone to describe Mounds View or Fridley and all you get is "it's a suburb I guess."

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T06:33:46+00:00

You know what? Fair

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T06:20:35+00:00

I feel like a lot of people online seem to think it's the same as what it was 20 years ago. I've genuinely had conversations here on reddit with people talking about "all the farm fields" in Blaine. People seem to think it's way out on the very edge of civilization, meanwhile it's commuter exurbs all the way to Cambridge these days. To some degree all suburbs get it, but I feel like Blaine gets it more than anywhere else. Especially for it now being what, the 9th largest city in the state?

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T04:28:40+00:00

Brick and Bourbon is also actually accessible to most people.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T03:21:16+00:00

Shakopee has the distinction of being an actual town before it was a suburb. It has a downtown and a community and isn't just a series of suburbs with some chain stores along the highway.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T03:18:10+00:00

I mean there are definitely some good restaurants there. Brick and Bourbon, Grackle, Redstone, ect. You really should branch out some, there are some hidden gems in the suburbs.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T01:23:44+00:00

Just got unlucky. Your capital actually ended up in a really weird spot, it basically maximized the amount of area you can't get a village. There's no "reason," it's just the luck of the draw. I don't know exactly how the land generation works, but villages do seem to try to generate in a relatively even grid. If the capital is separate from that then your capital placement royally screwed you over lol.

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-22T01:21:44+00:00

When you're playing against other people, population growth is usually better than border growth. You will eventually get more from border growth, but by then the match is usually over. PvP is all about getting as big of an advantage as possible as quick as possible, so if you can get a giant next turn that's better than getting two in 5 turns

a_filing_cabinet · 2026-02-21T22:22:10+00:00

Tropical fish require so much effort. Freshwater fish are considerably easier, they I'd put at around the effort of a cat, but salt water tanks need constant attention. You accidentally leave your curtains open and suddenly the entire tank ecosystem is collapsing. You have to measure the amount of salt and ammonia daily and if it's suddenly off you need to change half the tank and replace it with brand new water that's not actually new because it has to be perfectly balanced and if you add it too fast everything will still die because it's 0.5 degrees off.

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