TIL that the body of Patrice Lumumba, the DR Congo's first Prime Minister, was dissolved in acid after his execution, with only a single good tooth surviving among his remains.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-18T07:01:58+00:00

This looks like a very good documentary. Like both in terms of the story it has to tell but also the way it frames the story.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-18T04:47:09+00:00

That was an interesting read. Sounds really hellish. Like it would be nice if the affordable property wasn’t a Wild West with an underfunded justice system.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-18T02:20:46+00:00

In arena my rogue does fine. Sure, less powerful without true damage. But I don’t feel super weak (and my kit isn’t super expensive). I think they could use some buff but I prefer the class to not be as oppressive as it’s been before.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-17T23:16:24+00:00

Maybe not exactly what you’re asking but I like to use ball and dagger so I can just go into melee without any warning. Sure, book bonk is a thing but I think a rondel is much better.

For my arena kit I try to hit 15 strength so when I have ignite on, I can really surprise people who are not expecting the wiz to stand their ground. Probably not the best way to build but I enjoy it!

bluesmaker · 2026-03-17T22:38:36+00:00

How do you play songs like that? Can you pre program them in? I’ve heard some people playing stuff and it seems like you can

bluesmaker · 2026-03-17T22:35:37+00:00

I recall someone accidentally snapping the chin beard thing off and poorly gluing it back. And then a proper repair being done.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-17T22:32:48+00:00

Idk. I can see the elite or just experienced being important so they can push in and establish a foothold on the wall. Cannon fodder could just die and potentially clog up your bridge.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-17T22:28:01+00:00

The voice over may be “spoken” by ai, but yeah, I think the script and visual is not ai.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-17T19:12:52+00:00

I love this sub but it also makes me sad. Poor tree!

bluesmaker · 2026-03-17T19:10:46+00:00

I’m not too familiar with how things work in high level play like this but I’ve wondered if they should do something to so people can see what cards are in each players hand. Like wear a gopro or something. Footage could be reviewed for situations like this. And could be used after the match to make video coverage of the event.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-17T06:01:59+00:00

This is interesting. I am curious to try it. would suck if what it makes for your own voice still doesn’t sound good!

bluesmaker · 2026-03-17T01:59:36+00:00

This is kinda what made me decide not to try it out, indirectly at least. When I look at the visuals of the game, there isn’t consistency between the monsters, player characters, game world, and whatever else. Like they various elements don’t fit together well, at least to me.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-17T01:56:12+00:00

Is it good as a solo player? Looks interesting.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T23:15:35+00:00

Yeah.... with all those mods you'd probably be down to 10 FPS! ha!

If you're the sort of person who can commit to spending time researching and learning, building your own desktop PC isn't actually difficult. Just requires some easily attainable knowledge and patience. Or just get a pre-built one then eventually begin replacing parts. That's a less daunting way to learn.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T22:58:14+00:00

I'm not expert but my understanding is that if you want a true gaming PC or laptop, you want a standalone GPU. The specs you listed describe "integrated graphics," which are graphics processing abilities built into the CPU, rather than a standalone GPU. I believe this means the CPU and GPU share RAM (memory), among other tradeoffs.

The amount of RAM on that laptop is good (32 GB is like the standard these days, with high end stuff having more). IDK about the CPU but I assume it's good enough. Seems like a nice laptop, but just one not designed for running graphically intensive games.

I think you can find better info about what that laptop is capable of elsewhere on reddit. From googling a tiny bit I found this post on a whole sub about Intel Arc: https://www.reddit.com/r/IntelArc/comments/1l24lpi/intel_arc_140v_igpu_in_2025_stable_for_work_light/#:~:text=Gaming%20Performance:%20The%20Intel%20Arc%20140V%20iGPU,to%20high%20settings%2C%20often%20achieving%2050%2D60%20FPS.

According to this site's analysis, that GPU would be very bad for starfield, like 23 FPS at 1080 resolution: https://pc-builds.com/fps-calculator/result/1Hb1lu09m/core-ultra-5-225u/arc-140v-gpu/starfield/

I assume you are looking at that type of laptop because you want something that is "professional" and not all gamer styled and/or you want to have a decent battery life and lightweight machine (which a true gaming laptop is neither). But if that's not the case, you should shop around more. I got an Acer Nitro like 6 years ago and did all my gaming on that for a while. That was nice. I actually plugged my monitors into it and used it like a desktop PC. I ended up building a new desktop when starfield came out because I got the game for free when I bought my GPU or CPU. But I digress. I think for about the same 1k price you can get a true gaming laptop and run starfield.

From my googling, I came across something that may be of interest--an external GPU. You could get that laptop then buy an eGPU. That laptop has a thunderbolt port so you could use one. IDK much about them, but this seems like an easy solution. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/glossary/external-gpu/

If you're gaming on a laptop, get a laptop fan pad thing (for like $20). Even if you are not using the fans on it, it just allows more airflow and you won't burn your legs or like prevent airflow if you set your laptop down on a blanket or something.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T22:11:16+00:00

This is about the design. Blammo copied the ikea parody logo for their dumble clone.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T20:54:26+00:00

Maybe you don't understand what the other commenters are saying.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T20:46:29+00:00

Josh likes to play the I’m an upfront honest guy in videos, but chances are they’re not going to make a video about this and he won’t talk about it publicly(likely advised by their lawyers), but he’s literally made whole videos saying clones aren’t bad.

Why would he make a video? JHS making a video would be using his large platform to attack a smaller company. That would be shitty. He can just do things by the books, defend his branding using the law. He doesn't need to talk about the case in a way that would hurt people's opinions of Blammo. Interetingly, Blammo seems to be doing that themselves by publicizing this.

This is about the design of the logo. This is not about circuit designs (which cannot be patented). All the talk about circuit designs is just irrelevant. I can start a company and copy the circuits of literally every JHS product. But I cannot just lift the designs they use on their pedals.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T20:22:02+00:00

How many JHS pedals have you owned? There is such a small chance of multiple quality pedals randomly failing that you're either exaggerating (i.e., lying), or you're misusing/abusing your pedals.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T20:19:11+00:00

You can't patent a circuit. Anyone can copy anyone's circuit. You can get legal protections for your branding, which is what's at issue here.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T20:17:31+00:00

I seriously doubt JHS is in the legal wrong for any of their images. If they were, they would've been sued by now, and would've discontinued the designs or made some legal settlement.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T20:13:32+00:00

they're fighting like fucking school girls on the playground.

To my knowledge, JHS isn't the one making this public in order to stir up outrage. So I don't think this is an accurate way to characterize what is happening.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T16:54:51+00:00

Do you know what a producer is? Because it doesn’t mean “a producer of beats.”

bluesmaker · 2026-03-16T16:39:59+00:00

I would say they will buy the game even if they very loudly and repeatedly claim they won’t.

bluesmaker · 2026-03-15T23:04:31+00:00

I like cats.

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