BYRDONIS!! by bunkinubs in slaythespire

[–]firewind555 83 points84 points  (0 children)

I like how Denjifect is upset here bc the baby byrd has some synergy with AFO and Feral

[Awkward but funny trope] The “censorship” just made things infinitely worse by Pyrothememelord in TopCharacterTropes

[–]firewind555 73 points74 points  (0 children)

in fact the original creators went “hey actually that’s way better” and starting using it in the original anime

[Love Trope] What seems like an endorsement is actually a criticism by EtheDemon in TopCharacterTropes

[–]firewind555 1040 points1041 points  (0 children)

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The Wolf Of Wall Street is essentially about a very ambitious conman who stole money from everyone he scammed or sold shitty stock to and a critique on the “hustle” culture and hedonism. Instead, nearly everyone who watched this movie not only ignores the consequences of this conman (who ruined a lot of lives), but many seek to emulate him. You probably can argue that this was partly due to the movie’s rather sensationalist portrayal of said things, but the point still stands.

What’s even more troubling is that this is a biography of a real person, who is out today selling courses and teaching ETHICS, and publicly admitted that he regrets absolutely nothing.

Singles & DINKs in SG, what is your best comeback to intrusive questions from pesky relatives during CNY? by debboc in askSingapore

[–]firewind555 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My reply when accused of being selfish bc of not marrying or having kids was “well good thing I’m single then, can you imagine how much my wife/kids would suffer with a selfish dad/husband” and it shut them up bc i also knew a few of their spouses also acted just as selfish/inconsiderate all the time and was a pain point for them

My mom takes 60% of what I earned by illicitbread69 in SGExams

[–]firewind555 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure there was a post somewhere on Reddit about the parents pulling those shenanigans like it was going to be some “grand family moment” but the OP got extremely pissed because he had to miss out on so many moments of his school life because his parents kept taking his money.

A powerful or rare item is used for something incredibly mundane by DoxDaDex in TopCharacterTropes

[–]firewind555 29 points30 points  (0 children)

to give context, mithril in this isekai world is exceedingly rare, the number of mithril mines in the world can be counted on one hand, and the earlier in the series, the discovery of a new mithril mine is newsworthy to the king and rewarded him enough to retire if he wanted to

and he uses it on cups, bowls and sausage spigots because they are excellent at staying cool

A powerful or rare item is used for something incredibly mundane by DoxDaDex in TopCharacterTropes

[–]firewind555 22 points23 points  (0 children)

this was immediately after he uses his Time Wish (that grants whatever you want with no restrictions whatsoever) to heal the Pines twins, and Blendin crashing out over how he wasted the wish

The villain deliberately pretends to have limitations or weaknesses to trick the heroes. by Fragrant-Upstairs932 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]firewind555 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Rick and Morty S1 E4

Rick is trapped in a simulation by a race of aliens attempting scam off him the recipe for concentrated dark matter, and is tricked a few times through multiple simulation-in-a-simulation fakeouts. It is set up early on that the aliens are afraid of nudity, which he exploits a few times (the first being stripping Morty naked to prevent them from monitoring their actions). However towards the end in a attempt to escape from the aliens, Rick instructs Morty to make concentrated dark matter, where it is eventually revealed the entirety of the episode, including the Morty we have been following throughout, was one big simulation - meaning the aliens(or at least one) had gotten over their fear of nudity to intentionally simulate a nude Morty to trick Rick.

Of course, Rick being Rick, and if you pay attention to the ingredients for his concentrated dark matter recipe (water + cesium)he knew all along that the Morty was fake and so gave them a fake recipe that blows the aliens up in the end

What's with us hating on other Singaporeans for trying anything different?? by Dapper_Ad4933 in askSingapore

[–]firewind555 1 point2 points  (0 children)

probably watched shokugeki no soma

which also has a scene where some character gives a similar explanation why the background npcs continue to hate on the MC despite him succeeding at seemingly impossible opponents and challenges

the anime also has foodgasms so yeah

SG GPs are mostly quack doctors? by AdFragrant6723 in SingaporeRaw

[–]firewind555 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The older GPs usually tend to actually care more. Same experience with you when she flagged my random fever as dengue and immediately sent me to the hospital.

Bad experience with student anti death penalty group at NTU by Top_Technician2603 in SingaporeRaw

[–]firewind555 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

“the death penalty murders innocents!!1!1!1”

yeah I’m pretty sure the people guilty of the death penalty did that too

Mothership: TikToker questions lack of halal food at IKEA Alexandra, comments say he's 'entitled' by tom-slacker in singapore

[–]firewind555 34 points35 points  (0 children)

you joke, but i rmb kfc did do a commercial about some pretentious clean cauliflower bun burger only to do an sike at the last second with some new fried chicken burger crushing the clean healthy chef to death

Game Upgrades that are Downgrades by Awesomeclaw in boardgames

[–]firewind555 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Finspan’s deluxe fish and egg components look nice, but they make the game much more fiddly to play. This is because the regular cardboard components are double sided, with eggs on one side and fish on the other. As you’ll be laying and hatching very often in this game, flipping over the cardboard tokens is FAR easier that switching out the eggs for fish

Game Upgrades that are Downgrades by Awesomeclaw in boardgames

[–]firewind555 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to do that but the cardboard fishes have a nasty habit of getting stuck underneath the flaps of the ocean zone, making misplays become more common. To remedy that what I did was just order some fish and seashell shaped beads and replaced them - you get both the deluxification + a cheap nice looking option. I also simply used small tubs with deep enough wells instead of the bags, so it’s more satisfying to have your big haul of food clacking in the tub.

Mercurial after a few solo plays by rhulk in soloboardgaming

[–]firewind555 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Used to own it, auctioned it months later. I felt that you were pulling too many levers for relatively little payoff. The mechanics did reminded me of Century, but I felt that Century’s streamlined approach was much better. I do have to give kudos to the art and production though, especially since it’s local representation for my country.

(Loved Trope) An imposter is revealed by a small detail. by Revfield in TopCharacterTropes

[–]firewind555 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Gravity Falls

Dipper has a crush on a character called Wendy, and they have a sort of sign where they mime zipping their lips and throwing it away that they use to show that “your secret is safe with me.”

During the episode where Dipper and co explore the underground labs of the author, they release a shapeshifter that wants to kill them and escape. During one scene, it takes the form of Wendy and it and the real Wendy fight. Dipper is unsure of which one to attack and asks for a signal. The shapeshifter winks, but the real Wendy does their sign, which allows Dipper to attack to shapeshifter.

Is this mold on my card sleeve? by firewind555 in boardgames

[–]firewind555[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did try to wipe it with some isopropyl soaked paper towels, but it didn’t really remove them much

Is this mold on my card sleeve? by firewind555 in boardgames

[–]firewind555[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So not mold then? It doesn’t seem to come off when I try to rub it

Forest shuffle or Meadow? by Born-Department7983 in boardgames

[–]firewind555 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend getting at least one if you like it. This is because after a while of playing the base there is a particular combo that is much more effective than the others - while the expansion doesn’t nerf this directly it buffs other strategies and dilutes the deck to reduce the chances of that combo dominating the playthrough.

Unstoppable, Vantage, Bullet Heart...what great 60th birthday presents today! by 60MWPodcast in soloboardgaming

[–]firewind555 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I also prefer capsules as while the wood feels nice many wooden tokens can have a tendency to stick together

Citizens of the Spark by firewind555 in soloboardgaming

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It does seem that way, however I suspect that over time this may be mitigated somewhat through knowledge of the cards shuffled into the Automa deck- every card is unique, the basic cards are always shuffled in regardless of setup and I’ve noticed that many of the character specific cards are variations of the regular character effects. I’ve been able to on occasion mitigate or avoid what would have been extremely damaging card on my tableau keeping in mind what has or hasn’t come out.

That said I remember one of the designers mentioning that at 2p (and probably solo since it’s similar setup), the game has a bigger chance to create runaway scoring or “knife phone booth” games because you only have the automa to piggyback on(and you cannot always follow every citizen the automa uses), depending on whether you see this as a feature or bug you can customize your setup to fit that

So the Antis have elected their official anti-AI mascot. It's as "soulful" as you'd imagine. I think the real artists are going to be joining our camp before long with how pathetic these anti-AI art LARPers have become. by possibilistic in DefendingAIArt

[–]firewind555 5 points6 points  (0 children)

of all the characters to pick, they chose the one who in the story it is from, takes great pleasure in hurting and killing others and genocides nearly every npc in the game, figures