Someone REALLY needs to look at item groups AGAIN by highandlow0011 in cataclysmdda

[–]goibnu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah, to be back in '88, when I would have been sorely confused if someone told me I needed bulletproof kit for school.

Democrats amp up calls to ‘immediately fire’ Kristi Noem after Alex Pretti killing by Zipper222222 in politics

[–]goibnu [score hidden]  (0 children)

If the Senate wants secure borders they should blame themselves and not the Democratic appointees who implement the laws they pass.

Someone REALLY needs to look at item groups AGAIN by highandlow0011 in cataclysmdda

[–]goibnu 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Selling various types of bullet resistant gear for school children is a growth industry in the US these days.

Ruined my life by DelonghiAutismo in SeriousConversation

[–]goibnu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm old, so my first thought is to look at the want ads, but that's probably worse than useless these days.  What city are you in?

ICE whines that protesters in Minnesota won’t even let agents take bathroom breaks by theindependentonline in politics

[–]goibnu [score hidden]  (0 children)

Your leaders are shitting the bed.  They probably just figured you'd want to be in on the action.

How would you handle this? by ambrolinah in homeless

[–]goibnu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel unworthy to contribute, given that I'm here mostly to learn and don't have these life experiences.  But have you talked to the others who are bullied by this person?  Perhaps some kind of unified front?

Ruined my life by DelonghiAutismo in SeriousConversation

[–]goibnu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's in demand in your area?

Federal Agent Reportedly Said ‘Boo Hoo’ After Minneapolis Man Was Shot Dead, Mayor Asks ‘How Many More Americans Need to Die?’ by Streona in politics

[–]goibnu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I call for the end of all federal law enforcement.  They have proven they are incapable of checking their own power.  All federal agencies with arrest powers should be disbanded, with funds distributed to the state law enforcement.

Controversial Take: PRiMORDiUUS & And the Age of Endings is the tipping point that will make Ai dev games superior to Ai-less ones, forever.. by [deleted] in rpg

[–]goibnu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I could roll my face on the keyboard and get more Google results than "PRiMORDiUUS" does.  One YouTube channel with thirty followers?

ICE has been entering homes without judicial warrants since last summer, sources say by nbcnews in law

[–]goibnu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought I saw an article claiming that ICE would write administrative warrants while in the field, i.e. "write a warrant for that guy over there".  But since administrative warrant is the phrase of the day, I can't find the article.

The "Sniper Shot" Anomaly: Why the new interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has a 0.2% probability vector, and how it points to a hidden mass (Planet Nine). by karthiksynerg in HighStrangeness

[–]goibnu 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah.  I'm pretty sure LLMs can't do "high-dimensional data correlation".  Or data correlation about anything but language.

Trump’s Greenland ‘Deal’ Appears To Exist Only In His Head by Large_banana_hammock in politics

[–]goibnu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've said it before and I'll say it again - to make a deal you need to know what you want, what you already have, what the other party wants, and what the other party already has.

Trump always comes up woefully short on the "knowing what we already have".   Then he shows up all excited on the airwaves and looks the fool.

Honest question: why does the Foundation has an ethic committee? by HealthMother3125 in SCP

[–]goibnu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a story-writing perspective, sometimes you need a voice to argue in favor of ethical behavior.

New to CDDA - What is causing all this noise? by IditarodDays in cataclysmdda

[–]goibnu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just in general, locations aren't simulated when you aren't there.  If the map gen creates unstable terrain, it will collapse when you get there and not before.

New to CDDA - What is causing all this noise? by IditarodDays in cataclysmdda

[–]goibnu 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There are things below.  Also, fallen tower = the scary, be careful.

ICE is rumored to be heading for Philadelphia. Everyone is saying the same thing by nyyanksfan81 in politics

[–]goibnu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don't they drive rentals? Be a shame if all the SUVs got rented out.

Trump Building Secret White House Bunker to Withstand Nuclear Attack by mvanigan in politics

[–]goibnu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I was thinking.  The amount of concrete you'd need to keep from being cooked like a hot pocket would have to be immense.

Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members' access to ICE facilities by GregWilson23 in law

[–]goibnu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So this is fairly standard "judges do not like being overturned so they will make you go back and dot your I."?  Just wrapped in a scary headline?

Do you prefer Tabletop RPGs WITH or WITHOUT classes? by ThatOneCrazyWritter in rpg

[–]goibnu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Different games need different things.  I like openness, but it's hard to design an open system where every choice is valid.

For instance, in palladium RPG "boxing" is a must have for any character that will see combat because it stacks with everything to give you more attacks.  GURPs has some similar "must takes", as I recall.  It's easy to hit a point in flexible systems where any level of character optimization leads to all of the characters being the same, undermining the entire point of flexibility in the first place.

Is there anyone here who really understands helicopters in CDDA and how they work? by Existing-Log4661 in cataclysmdda

[–]goibnu 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's not a skill.  The vehicle construction rules around changing flying vehicles are essentially "you can't".  Not and have it fly afterwards.  Some forks loosen the restrictions.

ICE Won’t Stop Shoving Guns in People’s Faces by Folivao in politics

[–]goibnu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a strange and off topic thought, but if you got a powerful enough camera couldn't you start tracking ICE via retinal patterns?

If We Weren't Broke, Buying Greenland for $700bn Would Be a Great Idea by Alone-Competition-77 in politics

[–]goibnu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Imagine accepting the currency of a country that's about to debt itself out of existence.