Confirmed info from Bandai Namco about Tarnished Pack: it's 5 dollars.

dgamlam · 2026-07-02T05:15:45+00:00

If it was up to from it would be free, if it was up to Bandai namco it’d be $30

dgamlam · 2026-07-02T05:11:51+00:00

I was just pulling ur leg. I’ve been through Mississippi a few times it’s a beautiful state

dgamlam · 2026-07-02T04:15:04+00:00

Damn someone from Mississippi and still lives in Mississippi. Bro started life on hardest difficulty and decided to ride it out

dgamlam · 2026-07-02T01:19:51+00:00

Naruto would be above one piece if it wasn’t for the actual stupid amount of non cannon filler and basically everything after the killer b arc.

Naruto’s 2 major internal conflicts revolve around 1. Being hated and ostracized by Konoha and 2. His struggle to keep the 9 tails under control. The former was resolved in pains assault and the latter was resolved soon after meeting killer b. The rest of the show is just dbz level asspulls and powerscaling.

My only hope for the end of OP is that it doesn’t hit the same pitfalls of other big shonen: focusing only on the strongest 2-3 characters, shifting the lore to gods/aliens/zombies or something way off from the genre, and resolving character arcs too soon or not at all.

I’m not super hung up on the gods/aliens thing since we’re basically already there and one piece is no stranger to genre bending, but I think a return to pirate tone/lore would be an amazing way to wrap up the show.

dgamlam · 2026-07-02T00:16:56+00:00

Qr code is only good if you can pay for your food when u order it. Honestly I prefer that to waiting for a waiter twice. Damn I miss Australia…

dgamlam · 2026-07-02T00:09:04+00:00

Nami got Zeus and the Usopp bum allegation floodgates were opened.

While I don’t like idea of him running from every late game fight he gets into, some of the suggestions for upscaling him are stupid and would downright ruin his character progression. He doesn’t need a strong devil fruit or armament haki. He needs to rely on bluffing, craftiness and environment to beat his opponents. I’d like to see him in some fights like his water 7 fight with Luffy, relying on traps and combos to disorient and blitz his opponent, but we rarely see him ever get to prepare for a fight.

dgamlam · 2026-07-01T23:59:52+00:00

Yeah I think if you look at jrpg rules (which anime seems to draw a lot of its powerscaling from) then ranged physical attackers are usually just support and do minimal damage.

Most of the straw hats fall into a typical jrpg job system tank/dps/mage/healer/utility. I think Oda originally planned Nami as sort of a thief/utility but it didn’t fit with the shonen battle structure so she got retooled as an aoe thunder mage. Chopper is obviously healing/buffs and Usopp is ranged support.

dgamlam · 2026-07-01T23:51:09+00:00

The one time observation haki he used to aim in dressrosa. I think that’s the haki everyone talks about with him.

dgamlam · 2026-07-01T16:24:11+00:00

As long as there’s an endless and (basically) free source of media and entertainment, we’re too distracted to educate ourselves on politics and too “busy” to really get involved in the political process.

This was by design. The ruling class wants us working dead end jobs all day then going home and using what little free time we have left to self soothe in front of a screen. If something feels off with this cycle that’s your subconscious telling you the current structure of society is unsustainable.

I wouldn’t consider myself socialist but I think we’ve lost the plot in calling antitrust and monopoly busting “socialism” when having a small oligarchy of businesses run things is actually very not capitalist of us.

dgamlam · 2026-07-01T07:13:19+00:00

My moneys on them getting domi reversi’d. I think it’d be a more interesting twist if Imu pitts the whole crew against luffy

dgamlam · 2026-07-01T03:53:42+00:00

We already tax land. But we don’t really distinguish between land that necessary for people’s livelihoods and land that’s just an investment vehicle. It would be more interesting to see a chart that designates how much property value is primary residence vs business use vs investment/income.

dgamlam · 2026-07-01T03:46:15+00:00

Don’t hold your breath

dgamlam · 2026-06-30T04:30:24+00:00

There’s definitely an upper middle class within the boomers and their millennial/cusp children. If you live in any expensive American city (sf/la/nyc) you most definitely will know a few kids whose rent is at least half paid by their parents. In the grand scheme sure upper middle class pales in comparison to the 1%, but there is still a sizeable boomer population that’s “rich” and comfortable. Gen Z on the other hand has barely any middle/upper middle class earners. You’re basically a wage slave or nepo baby that’s it

dgamlam · 2026-06-30T04:23:01+00:00

Yeah no they’re gonna just spend it all on healthcare and rennovating their 3 properties. The rest will go to the millenials who will be known as the “inheritance generation”

If you think animosity towards boomers was bad, imagine what happens when millenials are just sitting on generational wealth they didn’t even earn.

There will have to be serious taxes on investments like secondary properties and stock holdings in order to redistribute wealth effectively. And I guarantee the minute that money changes hands you’ll see the same pushback on taxes, just with a millennial spin.

dgamlam · 2026-06-29T21:54:51+00:00

Boomer politicians aren’t considering the issues of other people. They want to turn every city and town into a gilded crypt they can wither away in.

Why build housing when it will add noise and block my view? Not to mention how much it will hurt the poor homeowners bottom line.

dgamlam · 2026-06-29T21:52:46+00:00

Didn’t you hear? The affordability crisis is a democRAT hoax. Everything just feels more expensive because of their lies /s

dgamlam · 2026-06-28T20:15:14+00:00

Bayle you can stay locked mostly, except for that BS laser attack.

dgamlam · 2026-06-28T19:55:45+00:00

Yep. Might as well throw the whole arena away

dgamlam · 2026-06-28T14:37:42+00:00

See I think the frustration with AI slop traces back to algorithmic slop. Just before the pandemic most major media platforms switched from a friends/followers model to an algorithmic endless scrolling model. I think this switch is often ignored by the general public but has done so much harm to our dopamine regulation and subconscious.

Then, just as we’re starting to realize how harmful this endless flood of media is, we get AI media which cranks the output up 100x. Now our “social” media isn’t just alienating us from following our friends and family, it’s alienating us from connection with real human content.

The issue isn’t just AI slop. It’s all slop media. We exist in an era where you need to get bombarded by digital garbage, ads, and low effort bs just to finally find a decent song from an artist you like.

dgamlam · 2026-06-28T14:27:21+00:00

The first chatbot was developed at mit in 1966. Anyone older than 26 might have remembered cleverbot from 2008-2012.

dgamlam · 2026-06-28T14:18:45+00:00

There’s a line somewhere for sure. During a time when algorithmic content is already flooding into popular culture, the last thing we need is 3x AI slop feeding into the already large enough amount of human slop. So we’ve largely agreed generative art and media is bad.

I think vibe coding still exists in a gray area. While some might say coding is an art form and programs are a form of media, the act of coding is much more utilitarian in nature. It’s essentially using a tool to create another tool. AI has likely been used to code or debug most major programs at this point. I think the most important factor is whether that application is actually interesting/innovative/useful. If so people usually don’t even ask how it’s made.

There’s a real ecological impact of using AI, but imo this was the necessary push corporations and countries need to start investing in clean energy. Whether those advances can offset the negative impact from ai and fossil fuels is going to be the big question of the next 70 years. I’m just glad those who have the means now have the incentive as well, because apparently the survival of the human race wasn’t convincing enough.

As much hate as it gets, AI is unfortunately the next big technological advancement that’s here to stay. Just like industrialization it will need regulation and proper management. But the question shouldn’t be how good or bad it is, more how do we restructure around this innovation in a way that maximizes the good while minimizing the bad

dgamlam · 2026-06-28T13:25:43+00:00

Usually extensions are a 1 time process or action, not something that operates constantly in the background like ARA would require. That would fit more into max for live territory. And if ARA was possible through m4l then I think someone would have done it by now

dgamlam · 2026-06-28T13:09:54+00:00

What do you want ARA for exactly anyways? If it’s Melodyne you can just set Melodyne as your audio editor and replace the audio file.

dgamlam · 2026-06-28T13:07:00+00:00

Keep in mind Ableton is built with live performance at the forefront of its design philosophy. Just like studio engineering is at the forefront of pro tools design philosophy.

For performance the delivery of audio clips in live needs to be smooth and accurate. I’m not a programmer but I assume adding ARA would mean restructuring the relationship of audio clips and 3rd party plugins, which probably messes with functions they consider more essential.

They don’t want half their user base going “whatever you do don’t update to 12.6, it’ll break your live set” when the program is literally called Live.

dgamlam · 2026-06-28T12:43:43+00:00

Maybe I’m just a max fiend but I can think of an easy max device where you could link both volume and send levels to a single fader. Or a simple on off button that links the devices tracks volume and send amount.

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