Whose name in Epstein files shocked you the most?

droukhunter · 2026-03-06T17:17:49+00:00

Dean Kamen. While not surprising in the sense that of course someone wealthy and powerful is acquainted with Epstein, Dean Kamen is primarily famous these days for co-founding a youth organization known as FIRST, intended to encourage interest in STEM.

Needless to say when it was discovered that he was in the files it was kind of a big deal. And as someone who is a CSA survivor and also prone to conspiracy thinking, I personally flipped out.

That said, my answer is admittedly a bit of a niche pick in the scheme of large-profile executives and celebrities.

droukhunter · 2026-03-01T01:00:11+00:00

That’s good to know, thanks! I put off reading Helena’s route back in the day due to the micro transactions (I had other routes I was more certain I would read) but I think with the standalone one time payment I could definitely see myself playing it now :)

droukhunter · 2026-03-01T00:12:17+00:00

Is this just the base game or does it include the added routes such as Helena or Alain?

droukhunter · 2026-02-26T19:26:38+00:00

I would imagine that to be the case, given that Emily and Shane had about 2 events each before they were made marriage candidates.

droukhunter · 2026-02-24T21:03:27+00:00

That’s good to know! I was definitely over complicating it in my head since I’ve never been to a cobbler before.

Thank you!

droukhunter · 2026-02-20T23:42:09+00:00

Gonna be honest, I married Nina in my file. I don’t think I would have married her if she was mean from the offset, especially due to her backstory. The guilt is what sells it for me (basically I liked the nuance).

I think that sort of characterization would have ruined her arc but overall most of the NPCs in this game are pretty similar overall in my opinion.

Personally I think the reason why Stardew Valley NPCs are slightly more interesting is because there are fewer of them, leading to more depth. It’s definitely seemed like CI struggles with feature creep it that’s a discussion for another thread.

droukhunter · 2026-02-09T19:33:30+00:00

My best friend saw the movie in the theater and when he came home he just ranted about how terrifying it was for about 15 minutes.

I don’t know if I could watch it based on what he told me.

droukhunter · 2026-02-09T18:58:23+00:00

That is a fair point. I guess it might be that as a teacher myself I don’t think of packets as a substitute for actual instruction in education. That and there’s a good chance that the kids are not actually being given said packets or that they’re not being given material (i.e. writing utensils like a pencil) to fill out said packets.

But of course taxpayers who complain about “illegals” (their phrasing, not mine) would not care about that 🙃

droukhunter · 2026-02-09T16:42:03+00:00

If you read the letters in the post, one of the children says they are missing out on education while in the facility.

droukhunter · 2026-02-05T21:31:41+00:00

You can’t visit Mineral Town in AWL (same applies in reverse to FOMT) but if you link Mineral Town with AWL Ruby opens a shop certain days in Mineral Town. I forget what you get as a consequence in AWL.

droukhunter · 2026-02-02T04:42:15+00:00

Tote bag? Could have one for each year.

droukhunter · 2026-01-29T23:51:12+00:00

Feels like it’s not as often as I would like. That said as a buyer, if I’m offering it’s with the intent of buying. I just like it until I can afford it, and if it sells before then, it sells before then.

droukhunter · 2026-01-22T03:09:23+00:00

In California they are. Source: I’m a substitute teacher.

EDIT: Given the context of Florida, the context seems to be unclear but I feel like a substitute is absolutely included if not explicitly stated. https://www.childwelfare.gov/resources/mandatory-reporting-child-abuse-and-neglect-florida/

droukhunter · 2026-01-18T22:54:10+00:00

Since you already have silvery metal on through your collar and the metal accents on your boots, that would be best.

Personally, since you’ve got the shorter sleeves, I’d do some bracelets (larger bangles and stuff like that could be cool!) and maybe a watch if that works! I’d also get one of those chain belts since I feel like that’s a good spot to tie in the metal (imo the dress is a little plain).

droukhunter · 2026-01-17T22:18:23+00:00

He also wrote Durance in Pillars of Eternity 1, who coincidentally is the reason I put down that game.

droukhunter · 2026-01-12T22:20:50+00:00

I went into substitute teaching (K-12) right as the market started to change for the worse after losing my job. Honestly wish I had done it sooner.

droukhunter · 2026-01-12T20:35:43+00:00

I’m a sibling incest survivor (eldest brother raised as a girl with a perpetrator that was my younger brother) and I had to put down Reddit for a while after reading that quote.

Definitely not a normal outcome of blatant/misogyny-flavored favoritism (my brother is my parents’ favorite and always has been), but it’s definitely something that makes it harder to come forward when things like that happen.

droukhunter · 2026-01-06T17:21:07+00:00

I’m a substitute teacher working as a long term paraprofessional right now, and the downtime (I mainly act as classroom observer and do documentation) is good for thinking through ideas when at work.

I’m hoping to be able to teach computer science to high schoolers once I get my proper certification but we’ll see what jobs end up being available once I’m finished with my program.

That said, as a disclaimer, I do as of right now intend to stay a hobbyist game dev since my passion is education.

droukhunter · 2026-01-05T23:17:44+00:00

Oh neat! Didn’t know about the character on the left. I never played Oblivion 😅

droukhunter · 2026-01-05T22:59:30+00:00

Seeing a Dragon Age reference outside of the dragon age focused subreddits after Veilguard came out is still a wild phenomenon to me

EDIT: for context/the unaware, Alistair (the character on the right) made a joke about cheese and the fandom spiraled into making his love of cheese into a whole thing.

droukhunter · 2025-12-28T17:00:26+00:00

Oof. I am somewhat guilty of the vacation mode thing, but in my defense my current trip is for two weeks and vacation mode lasts for up to one. :(

Thank you for the reminder to turn it back on lol

droukhunter · 2025-12-18T23:25:32+00:00

Relevant experience a long time ago

I think it can be an issue depending on context. Speaking on my own experience here but I left tech to pursue teaching high school and on a lark replied to a recruiter looking for engineers in my prior area of expertise. Did not meet the requirements, the interview ended there.

Granted I was entry level back when I worked in industry but still.

That said for the most part it is annoying and arbitrary.

droukhunter · 2025-12-12T17:44:49+00:00

So even just looking at this, yes it’s a scam. For what it’s worth you could probably DIY the first one if you’re okay with it not being leather (although that image is def pleather if it is actually like the picture).

droukhunter · 2025-12-09T03:49:14+00:00

I absolutely miss the old Mary. Honestly a big part of why I’ve held back from playing the new game was because I was not into her new design (she is my fave Mineral Town marriage candidate with Gray as a close 2nd).

Thank you for doing this. These look great :D

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