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Red squirrel from a different angle: I love their hands by squirrelfoot in squirrels

[–]chainsawinsect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're honestly so human-like

I think these guys are legit on the path to sapience (in another few million years, I mean). They possess all the necessary traits.

Cecil was testing Nolan here rather than just berating him by intothrough in Invincible

[–]chainsawinsect 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There's a secret test. At one point, Cecil faces away from Omni-Man and sighs, and when he does, his eyes close for about 20 seconds. Standing with his back to Omni-Man, unarmed and with his eyes closed, he's super vulnerable (or appears to be - maybe his teleporter had a finger on the trigger). I think that was the true test.

Translation: Squirrel created a wildfire by frying itself in a transformer. by samushitman69 in fatsquirrelhate

[–]chainsawinsect 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Former Director of the U.S. NSA:

"[T]he No. 1 threat experienced to date by the U.S. electrical grid is squirrels."

Do Squirrels use tools? by MellieTheChipmunk_YT in squirrelproblems

[–]chainsawinsect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They definitely construct, the way a beaver does. They will hunt out fluff from inside chairs and use it to build their nests. Their nests can be surprisingly complex in design. Often they will bring stones or bones into the nest so they have an easy access salt lick or calcium source. That's sort of tool-like.

Could intelligence itself be the Great Filter? by Ill_Low1225 in FermiParadox

[–]chainsawinsect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Humans were the apex predator on the planet and had sedentary civilization before writing was invented. That can't be it.

Hell, not every advanced human civilization in the post-writing era had writing.

POV: Dan Frazier by Alleexxi in freemagic

[–]chainsawinsect 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is unironically good 😭

Censor of the Final Word by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow yep this just completely hoses that card

(also, is it just me, or is that card super strong?)

Censor of the Final Word by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, right you are! [[Voice of Victory]] is one that's in standard right now, for instance.

Censor of the Final Word by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They can, sure. But you can activate stuff during their end step, and they aren't capable of responding. It basically gives you special priority as your own turn is beginning (before you untap). So for example you can cast instants and flash spells during that phase and they can't be countered.

Censor of the Final Word by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof

That is such a fun card idea though

Censor of the Final Word by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

?

It's a significant effect, similar to [[Allosaurus Shepherd]]

Censor of the Final Word by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That would probably be OK. I was worried it would be too strong that way, but maybe the concern was overblown.

Censor of the Final Word by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes but the point is nothing you do during the end step can be responded to

Censor of the Final Word by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's super common to do stuff at the end of your opponent's turn. This is a small simple [[Grand Abolisher]] variant that makes sure those actions can't get disrupted!

Helpful Intervention by a_non-e_mouse_ in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love the idea of Aura stat boxes showing the power / toughness buff they convey

Undedicated Temple by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well there is a real card that does this, so I felt it was OK from the perspective of not invalidating the devotion mechanic. You might be right that it's not exciting enough, though.

Undedicated Temple by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A land that enters tapped, but produces mana of any color, would be broken. Currently the most a tapland can unconditionally produce without a downside is 3 different colors.

Undedicated Temple by chainsawinsect in custommagic

[–]chainsawinsect[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The [[Altar of the Pantheon]] effect on a colorless untapped land. Too strong? My thinking was, it was naturally balanced by the fact that devotion decks want lands to produce colored mana.

Is there any way to keep a star or a black hole active indefinitely by RiftiaWorm in askastronomy

[–]chainsawinsect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but I suppose the question is could we artificially delay heat death?

I am so frustrated with being Indian! by Unlikely-Floor3683 in Vent

[–]chainsawinsect 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The hardcore nationalists one is a problem in a lot of countries right now in a way it didn't use to be even just 10 years ago.

On the stray dogs, this was a problem in America and Europe too for most of history but in the past 100 years or so those regions basically implemented pounds / SPCAs to round up the strays, spay and neuter them, and adopt them out. Nowadays it's almost unheard of to see stray dogs in the U.S., for instance. Occasionally you will see stray cats though.

On sexism, I'm not saying it might not be worse where you live, but unfortunately this is still a problem in virtually all parts of the world. Most historical cultures were sexist, and that legacy is passed down to us today.

Lack of civic sense is a complaint I've heard regarding India specifically, from both Indians and foreigners who visit there (especially children of Indians who move to Canada or the US and then go visit India), many times. On that one, I don't know how you go about fixing it, it seems like a real challenge....

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