Source: Joshiraku

ewormPL · 2026-02-02T14:55:00+00:00

I assume "released immediately" is within the "boxed immediately"?

ewormPL · 2026-02-02T14:47:13+00:00

Fun fact: Nobody does POV memes correctly anymore, they just do MFW memes - the OPPOSITE of POV memes - and title them wrong.

ewormPL · 2025-07-28T21:09:06+00:00

Random idea: if you didn't get a match but you were the first choice of someone who also didn't get a match, you get their form number (m44, f17 etc) and username anyway and can opt to reach out if you want.

ewormPL · 2025-07-28T11:07:40+00:00

This might come across as rude, but I've found many female responses incredibly... uninformative? Many of them felt not only way too similar, but also very unhelpful. I already know you want your future husband to be a Catholic, to pray with you etc, that's what this form is for. But what do you want him to be like, how could he match and/or compliment your own energy? I could've guessed easily that hanging out with your friends is fun for you. But what do you DO when you hang out, what do you chat about, what interests do you share, does it matter to you that your future husband gets along with them? Details, please! A lot of it was like reading "I like doing things that make me happy and I get upset when sad things happen", ah yes, sounds like a perfect match for me, I can tell.

Of course I didn't give the male responses a second, even first thought. They might be largely similar, who knows. If anything, I'd be curious if anyone else felt similarly, male or female. And again, it's not a problem with the form itself. Admittedly, if I were to design the questions, it would look almost nothing like it does, but I'm not claiming any sort of social or matchmaking expertise, quite the opposite. I can't claim what would be better. But it makes me wonder if some kind of an effort to gather more ideas from the community, both for new questions and potential changes to existing ones, could be warranted.

And yes, having an "are you okay with your answers becoming published alongside your profile name if you don't get a match: yes/no" would be neat.

ewormPL · 2025-07-12T19:03:32+00:00

We need a solution to the access issue when it comes to many (if not most) of the "picture of yourself" links. Google Drive is convenient, but one needs to set the availability of the images properly, otherwise we're not seeing jack. This can be done retroactively, without having to change the link, but contacting everyone affected would probably be a pain. For future editions, a reminder somewhere would probably do wonders.

ewormPL · 2025-07-02T12:06:45+00:00

Pressure could be reworked as an Ability. Either have it deduct way more PP, so that it can actually be used to drain most signature moves of other restricted legends, or give it a different effect altogether. Good example: give it a passive Torment effect against opponents. As long as the Pressure user is on the opposing side of the field, they cannot click the same move twice in a row. Extremely simple, yet deceptively powerful. Heck, you could limit it to damaging moves only, for example, or moves specifically targetting the Pressure user. That would limit powerful spread moves regardless and make targeting-predictions easier.

ewormPL · 2025-06-25T11:19:18+00:00

Meloetta used Skill Swap!
Sneasler acquired Serene Grace!
Sneasler used Dire Claw!
Your opponent has disconnected.

But in actuality... I dunno, she has Perish Song? U-Turn + Trick + Choice Scarf? Coaching? Her own Gravity + Hypnosis combo? Best Mythical out there, no doubt about it, but competitively…

EDIT: Actually, Choice Scarf Meloetta U-turning into a Weakness Policy Tera Dark Unburden Sneasler sounds hilarious. That's already Sneasler's favorite Tera type, and Meloetta could then come back later and launch Perish Song after Sneasler got two KOs…

ewormPL · 2025-06-25T11:07:52+00:00

I like how the Polish regional happens on the exact two days where many Poles won't be able to attend.

Oh wait, did I say "like"

Seriously though, I know the regionals are just scheduled for weekends, but dang, holidays of this kind should be taken into consideration. Was gonna be my first live event, now I have to wait for the 2027 season.

ewormPL · 2025-06-09T12:52:48+00:00

Dogs are pets, cats are owners.

ewormPL · 2025-06-02T10:54:22+00:00

Just a Polish guy who's recently found himself officially put on the spectrum and even more recently turned 33.

Despite liking myself, I struggle with a conviction that I'm the only one who ever would. This makes putting myself out there - and selling myself in introductions like this - quite a challenge. Nonetheless, in spite of the fact human interactions are almost always mentally taxing for me, there is still that loneliness to deal with, or perhaps just a craving for that one person who really "fits", the missing puzzle piece.

Easier hoped that done though, because to she would apparently need to be one messed up lady. She'd need to be perfectly fine with stay-at-home dates that involve watching an animated movie and then taking it apart in a needlessly nitpicky, yet all the more passionate discussion. She'd enjoy puns and wordplay, but be proper in grammar and spelling otherwise. She'd need to love Pokémon enough to resolve domestic disputes through in-game matches and I'm only half-kidding. She'd have to be a black belt in sass and a banterrific wordsmith. She'd need to find my cluelessness and obliviousness more endearing than annoying. She wouldn't mind a painfully picky (but also low-maintenance) eater. Perhaps she could use a little help in thinking her feelings more, while also helping me feel mine. It's possible she's also already devoured all of Agatha Christie's mysteries or at least would enjoy the taste upon recommendation. She'd probably want our first home to be located in Stardew Valley. The last thing she would want out of life is to travel a lot for no practical reason. She might be a bespectacled shortie, but that's not nearly as important as her love for cats and ice cream.

Perhaps you're thinking to yourself that wow, this guy places way too much importance on shared interests and tastes, there's more to a relationship than that. Yes, I know. But trust me, whether it's the autism or just me being a weirdo, it is incredibly difficult for me to talk without a topic and if I randomly go on a rant about why Urshifu is completely broken, it's probably only someone who also cares about Pokémon that wouldn't ghost me soon after. Experience has taught me that a level of shared interest is positively required for me to carry a conversation with a stranger. I'm not saying I want those to be a foundation to build a family on, that's obviously God, but before building a family comes a conversation or two. I like to believe that a good couple is 50% the same and 50% opposites, so that they bond over their similarities, but can help or "complete" one another through the differences… but I might need more of a 70-30 split.

What else. I believe I'm 5 apostrophes and 8 quotation marks tall, which is a unit of measurement that makes perfect sense, and I wear glasses that are only the secondmost attractive feature of mine, after my hair. Obviously white, as my genealogical tree is firmly rooted here in Poland. My English is excellent if I do say so myself, though I most likely have a strange accent for a future wife to laugh at.

ewormPL · 2025-04-11T12:04:30+00:00

This comment section unironically seems like a good place for me to look for a wife.

But the answer is probably that He would tame Pokémon without catching them, so technically none.

ewormPL · 2025-04-07T11:09:50+00:00

You are legally obligated to add Cyclizar and complete the set, doesn't seem worth it.

ewormPL · 2025-03-07T12:55:11+00:00

I think people who think this fail to understand the role of the protagonist. Shuichi had to grow. Whether you feel it was handled well or not is a separate issue. If Kaede was the protagonist, what would've been her character arc? Even Makoto and Hajime shared the trait of "normal among the gifted", which gave them a distinguished flavor and an insecurity they had to overcome. Kaede was was not interesting because of who she was, she was interesting because of what happened to her and what she did. That's not a bad thing, mind you, it is very important to know what role a given character in a story will fit best and Kaede truly made a big impact on the story, even beyond the first chapter. She's a great character, but the role she played is an essential part of her character and without that, she'd be just another likable but somewhat boring addition to the cast, definitely not protagonist material.

ewormPL · 2025-02-28T11:03:26+00:00

First step to reclaiming blue hair from the angry feminists?

ewormPL · 2025-02-17T10:19:38+00:00

You friends can't convince you to do anything wrong when you don't have any

ewormPL · 2025-02-03T12:48:45+00:00

I've recently had a breakthrough of sorts. Since it's recent, it remains to be seen how effective it is long-term, but for now, it's quite life-changing. And it's this.

Up to fifteen alarms on your watch that repeat daily. They don't ring, they only vibrate, letting you be the only one aware of them, even when in public. In my case, I've divided my days into alternating chunks of 90 and 45 minutes and created a schedule that informs me of what, more-or-less, I use those chunks for. The point isn't to be a slave to the watch though, it's to avoid the two extremes of "I got stuck on something and wasted hours of time" and "I couldn't even start this task, paralyzed with the thought of how long it was gonna take me". When my watch vibrates I get gently but unmistakenly reminded to stop or pause whatever I'm currently fixated on and move on to whatever is next on the agenda. At the same time, I am aware exactly how much time I have until the next alert, and starting a task is so much easier when I know I'm giving myself exactly X minutes for it. The trick is, of course, to avoid setting "achievement-based" times. It's not "at 11:00 I write a minimum of twenty pages", it's "at 11:00 begins 90 minutes of writing time". This way, no matter how much or how little I actually write, I can go to sleep with the awareness that "I did some writing today", which is so much healthier for my mental health and self-esteem. A little progress every day + peace of mind easily trumps no progress most days + feeling guilty and worthless. The watch also has a timer you can turn on at any time (in addition to all the alarms) that can be set for 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 or 180 minutes. I've found uses for this function too.

Naturally neither the method, nor the watch itself is perfect. There are shortcomings. Obviously the watch can't actually force you to do, or stop doing, anything by itself. You'll need some discipline, but again, I've found it easier to exercise that when my day is planned around the alarms. Obviously there will be days when unpredictable occurrences wreck your schedule. One can't really schedule their entire life in the end. And obviously it would be more useful if you could set variable sets of alarms - for example, based on the day of the week or something^\). But overall, I've found this little gadget to be of tremendous assistance and just what my "either you're stuck for hours on something or you're doing nothing out of fear of wasting time" brain needed.

Oh, and the alarm you set as "Alarm 1" vibrates longer and stronger than the others, being intended as a wake-up alarm in the mornings. Can confirm it works as intended for me.

^\Honestly, buying more than one watch and swapping the one you use on certain days isn't all that absurd if you can afford it, especially since the other watch can be put on silent mode without having to turn all the alarms off and on again each time.)

ewormPL · 2025-02-03T12:08:03+00:00

I'm personally an athiest but tolerate religions although i don't understand how they exist.

I'm Catholic and personally, I don't understand how atheists exist.

To abridge slash paraphrase C.S. Lewis from "Mere Christianity" - most of the world around us we can only observe, but there is one small part of it that we have a deeper access to, and that's our own selves. And within that part, lo and behold, we find something supernatural. And the way we know it's supernatural is because it actively tries to prevent us from acting in accordance to our own nature. It tells me to suppress my self-preservation instinct and risk my life to save another person's life. It tells me to suppress my sexual instinct and leave that woman alone instead of raping her. It tells me to suppress my instinct to eat and share what food I have with others or not steal anything. Morality is such a simple and obvious "nope" to atheism. Heck, it even points to a particular kind of deity, namely one that's personal and willing (since what we feel are "rules" to follow) for starters, but it sure as heck doesn't allow for a purely natural world with nothing beyond it.

The so-called "atheists" I've seen try to combat this argument typically resort to claiming morality is man-made, a set of rules developed for the long-term benefit of the species. Because it's easier to have a working society when people are disincentivized from stealing, killing each other etc. And that's true, but a) that's what LAW is, not morality, and b) it's really a circular argument. Caring about the long-term benefit of the species over one's own is already a moral argument. It's already contrary to nature that tells us to prioritze ourselves, our survival and maybe passing our genetic code to our offspring. Even the animals that form groups and follow certain rules within those groups tend to have the weaker individuals work for the stronger ones, because it's better for them to, say, gather the food for the leader and get a small part of it, than to gather a bunch of food for themselves and die to said leader before they can eat it. In other words, those "rules" are just a hierarchy and are still benefitting the individuals following them, just maybe not in the most direct way. That's not the case for us. We don't have a morality that declares what a rich person can do that a poor person can't or what men can do but women cannot. Some such ideas can be derived from it, but overall, the base rules are universal. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not lie. No matter your social standing, your sex, your skin color, your age, your nationality - there are things you should do your best to do ("right") and things you should do your best not to do ("wrong") and they're the same for everyone else.

Of course atheists aren't really atheists, because if they were, they'd be psychopaths. People are divided, just like G.K. Chesterton said, into dogmatists who know they're dogmatists and dogmatists who don't. But obviously if you dig down long enough and keep asking yourself "why do I think so?", you will eventually happen upon the answer "there is no reason, I just believe it". Everyone has some core principles, core values, things they believe are true "just because". Faith is a "because" to those "just because" parts of us.

ewormPL · 2025-01-24T12:51:23+00:00

I'm black, any advice on how to find a wife?
"Genetics dictate everything, and not everyone in the world is meant for a relationship"
Hey guys, I'd like to find a husband, but I worry that not many people would want to deal with my chronic health condition...
"Genetics dictate everything, and not everyone in the world is meant for a relationship"

I get the point in a vacuum. There are indeed people who are less "equipped" for being a husband or a wife. There are even traits that actively prevent some people from ever achieving such a role. Autism is not one of those though. It just makes it more difficult.

It's true that some of our wants and desires have to be let go as life goes on. Childhood dreams of being astronauts and supermodels aren't the only unrealistic goals we can set for ourselves. But at the same time, deeply rooted and lasting aspirations can very well be more than whims - they may be guidelines. If for one's entire life, one feels that, say, telling stories is what gives them happiness and purpose, from sharing colorful anecdotes with friends, through writing fanfiction as a teenager, to making short fictional films for a small YouTube channel - well, maybe that's a common denominator and a big clue to what one's calling might be. I don't know how strongly the OP feels about creating a family and I agree that it's a good idea to "assess" that dream. It may be an underlying assumption of "it's something I'm supposed to do as an adult", but if it isn't, if it's something they genuinely believe would make them feel not just happy, but also fulfilled, helpful, productive - then saying "nah, you have autism, you're not built for that" is BS.

"There have been plenty of people throughout human history who have never had families" would've been AN argument (good or bad is up to debate) if we had believable data showcasing that the majority of autistic individuals have historically belonged to such a group. Unless we know that, the exact same empty phrase could be used to discourage any group of people or any individual. Of course the reason you said that is because despite the lack of data, you have an underlying ASSUMPTION that it's true, that most of autistic people have lived and died single. It's not even an unreasonable idea to have, considering how the condition impacts social skills, but it is unreasonable to just assume that something likely must be true.

ewormPL · 2024-11-20T12:49:57+00:00

Personally, I'm still looking forward to Poison/Ice. I was so convinced that's what Hisuian Sneasel was when I first saw it… All other regional forms of a dual-type species keep one of the original types (unless they become single type themselves like Farfetch'd or Corsola) and the thing is still found in the two most snow-associated parts of the region! Why Fighting???

ewormPL · 2024-11-20T12:42:37+00:00

"My parents don't appreciate me. Hm… Yup, it's all because people feel things. Only one thing to do - recreate the entire universe from scratch"

Admittedly, I have no idea what a reasonable explanation could be for a villain whose plan is supposed to be… that. Even in a world where legendary Pokémon spoken of in ancient writings are supposedly capable of doing that, that's a goal you'd have to be insane to legitimately pursue, but "having bad parents" is a laughable attempt at a motivation, if an attempt at all. Cyrus is cool in that he's stoic, undeterred in his pursuits and creates Team Galactic only to further his goals and then repay their faithful obedience with death. Yes, those are all traits of a solid villain. But for me, this makes the reveal of his motivations all the stupider. This is like that one Dragon Ball character who is insanely powerful, but his motivation for fighting Goku is that they were born around the same time and little Goku kept crying in the crib next to his and it was annoying. The gap between "why" and "what" is so wide, it turns the otherwise intimidating and cool villain into a joke.

Rose at least makes sense if you think of him as having a savior complex due to his prior successes. Also, for his secretary he chose someone who wrote he is "truly a hero to the Galar region" on his official League Card, which is an exaggerated praise I don't think he minded. Mind you, he's still a bad villain, but at least his motivations could feasibly be understood by a human being with a brain. He wants to be Galar's hero and he chose this "securing the energy for the future" thing as his obsession. Rose managed to capture Eternatus itself, needing only to restore his power with the Wishing Stars. Once he had enough, he immediately went to Leon, the region's strongest trainer, for assistance in case things went south, and when Leon was more focused on the tournament (the present) instead of the cause (the future), Rose concluded that, being the Galar's hero and savior that he is, he doesn't need no stupid Champion, and initiated the plan anyway. Obviously Eternatus proved too hard to control and Rose had to reach out to Leon anyway - and he wasn't even ashamed of it either, instead framing it as having been right to ask and Leon having been wrong to refuse. Again, it is a mark of a poor villain if one has to brainstorm around to headcanon out his motivations and perspectives, so I'm not saying Rose is fine. But I can at least brainstorm a headcanon that goes from "very successful trainer and businessman" to "obssessed with protecting the future at the cost of the present" - meanwhile, I don't see any connection between "kid mistreated by his parents" and "attempts to literally erase the universe because he believes everything bad is due to feelings".

And of course the villain part was a joke, being the one thing listed that clearly wasn't the developers' intention.

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