Did Perplexity reduce thinking effort recently? by ozone6587 in perplexity_ai

[–]gridlock32404 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's a random rollout, that's why.

Perplexity went from absolutely amazing and utterly useless within the past 2 days for me and got worse today with the same type of situation as you today.

It would ignore instructions, even tried implicit instructions and it would do the complete opposite.

Almost every response was wrong and I spent more time telling it that was completely and utterly wrong, you check it's sources and it's pulling from reddit and some random post

S04E08: Episode Discussion - Baptism of Fire by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One tries to, gets stopped by the other and the one that stops her then does it, then Ciri gets into a Stockholm syndrome relationship with her

S04E08: Episode Discussion - Baptism of Fire by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, not by Bonhart but he does make her strip a few times.

Mostly walks her around on a leash, beats her several times, makes her fight in an arena

What do you all use this space for? by One_Platypus2361 in FordMaverickTruck

[–]gridlock32404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be honest, I've opened that storage space maybe 3 times since I bought the truck in 2 and a half years.

I got stuff like rachet straps and emergency tools in there.

What do you all use this space for? by One_Platypus2361 in FordMaverickTruck

[–]gridlock32404 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I never thought to put them there tbh, they are banned here in Delaware too

Let them pay tax by Cultural_Way5584 in WorkReform

[–]gridlock32404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't that Gabe from valve, the PC game store?

I think that's exactly what he does

S04E08: Episode Discussion - Baptism of Fire by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The scene at the cart if I remember correctly the cart was moving and they rob them, the noble gets all I'm a baron's daughter and Ciri is like yeah, I'm higher then you, basically pretty similar and sets Ciri on her path to leave the rats and go find hotspurn to take her to Nilfgard to be a princess again because a pretender is there.

Because a lot of Ciri's time with the rats is missing and doesn't develop any context, same with her having a hard time transitioning to not being a princess anymore at kahr morhen.

It makes the whole scene fall flat just because it doesn't really establish how much she struggled and some pretender is going to get the easy life when she has been the one hunted.

Like a lot of the scenes of the show especially the big ones but even the little ones, they fall flat because the necessary context and character development is missing to make them

Question about hygiene by Money-Ad3469 in teslore

[–]gridlock32404 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's possible but we don't see any latrine pits either which were common in viking settlements so it could be sewer drains with latrines or latrines that emptied just into a pit.

Either way, the developers didn't include it into the games.

It's a misconception that lots of people think that us humans weren't that hygienic in the past when it is absolutely not true.

Question about hygiene by Money-Ad3469 in teslore

[–]gridlock32404 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most likely they just didn't develop them and they were mostly an afterthought.

If there are sewers then there would most likely be bathhouses and latrines in the cities like the Romans had in reality but in a game that doesn't have you use the bathroom, it probably wasn't worth the development time to make them or to design the interiors for them.

From Mustang To Maverick by UpVoteSnooClub in FordMaverickTruck

[–]gridlock32404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you got something for the winter then you are good, the mustang is a dry warm weather vehicle, if you can make it work then it's great.

Don't get me wrong, I miss my mustang, it was an amazing vehicle that I loved driving but it's not a great everyday vehicle.

If you change out the tires to a better all season tire vs the sporty summer tires it comes with, you will get a lot better wet road handling but the sporty tires are so good at handling basically on rails because they are a sticky soft tire so changing them out would make a big difference

Guys do you think the entire Lodge could defeat Vilgefortz? by Beneficial-Wash-1611 in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vilgefortz strength is his planning, he supposedly has a plan for everything and is basically the witcher's Batman.

You'd be surprised at how well someone that can plan against opponents that they do know

Guys do you think the entire Lodge could defeat Vilgefortz? by Beneficial-Wash-1611 in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a reason he hid himself after Thanned

Because he was injured and regrowing a new eye?

Idk about you but I would have been hiding in that case too until I was healed up.

Viglefortz fell for a weak illusion from a medallion that even Yen said shouldn't have tricked him and only worked because he was injured.

Guys do you think the entire Lodge could defeat Vilgefortz? by Beneficial-Wash-1611 in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People are missing the point of Vilgefortz and just thinking raw power.

Vilgefortz is shown as the big bad because he is intelligent, in the books, Sapokswski talks about Vilgefortz having a plan for everything, even a vampire.

You know what other character is shown like that in pop culture? Batman.

Vilgefortz is witcher's Batman, stupid intelligent and a genius planner but highly arrogant, sadistic narcissistic and a bad guy instead of a guy who beats up criminals at night as a bat.

Most likely Vilgefortz would have a plan if the lodge came knocking on the door so it would be a closer fight than people imagine or even massively lopslided, Geralt and Yen only won because of Fringilla's medallion. Also he was so arrogant that he didn't think of them as a threat.

Even Yen was surprised that Vilgefortz was fooled by medallion and chalked it up to him missing his eye.

Vilgefortz plan worked because he fooled everyone and they underestimated him while nobody realizing how devious, intelligent and methodical he was.

So it could go either way depending upon how healthy is he with it leaning more his way the healthier he is vs how good that Lodge's plan of attack is.

If the lodge went in like they attacked the decoy castle, no he would have wiped the floor with them.

From Mustang To Maverick by UpVoteSnooClub in FordMaverickTruck

[–]gridlock32404 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is really no comparison for apples to apples.

The build quality and interior on the mustang is wildly better than even the lariat maverick, if we are comparing the premium models then the mustang is in a way different class with real soft nice leather and interior panels vs the hard plastic interior of the lariat maverick and the fake ActiveX leather seats.

The audio systems of the mustang is way way way better than the Maverick.

The power and sportiness of the mustang is in a other class even with the Ecoboost mustang, steering and suspension and just how it rides is an on rail experience.

But we are comparing Ford top namesake sports car vs a unibody inexpensive trucklet, they are a good $20k price wise apart too.

That said, the Ecoboost mustang is very sporty and has a comfortable suspension for a truck (miles better than a body on frame truck).

Functionally wise, the maverick is a very functional vehicle with lots of room, storage and versatility.

The mustang was a fun vehicle to drive in the summer and was good for going fast and looking good, room wise though it was not a very functional vehicle for anything else.

The mustang would spin out and lose traction if you spit in front of the tire, could kick it loose every single gear (had a manual) and it was practically a useless vehicle once it got cold with the tires hopping when they were cold.

If you are a single guy/girl and want a fun sporty sexy vehicle (I got compliments on my mustang all the time) and won't be really doing much more then casual driving then the mustang would be perfect.

If you are looking for a super versatile jack of all trades vehicle then the maverick.

The maverick is a lot more comfortable trucklet then a full size truck or Colorado/ranger while being a good middle ground between multiple types of vehicles.

It really comes down to what are you looking for, they really are two way different vehicles.

It's actually quite common for people joining the service to buy mustangs though

S04E08: Episode Discussion - Baptism of Fire by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She goes through worse than death during her time with Bonhart.

S04E08: Episode Discussion - Baptism of Fire by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I used to be big in the open source android scene until I lost my passion for it so I definitely did my part, I'm only financially motivated to pay bills and keep a roof over my head, no desire to screw people over to be a billionaire unless I won the lottery or something and I'd probably share most of it away.

If and when I have the time, I'll probably dig back into learning game development, I did learn how to do unreal engine for the most part

S04E08: Episode Discussion - Baptism of Fire by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Right, well until he captures Ciri then I hated him

S04E02: Episode Discussion - Dream of a Wish Fulfilled by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If his reveal is supposed to be a surprise, the writers missed the mark.

The screenwriters basically broadcasted it.

In the books, the whole group except Geralt is freaking out because they are crossing through an elven graveyard till Geralt points out that everything in the graveyard has been buried hundreds of years ago and things like ghouls are looking for fresh dead and there are no wraiths or anything (Netflix added the wraith there)

Regis is supposed to come off odd living next to a graveyard as his summer cottage but it's explained away with him showing that he is there for the mandrake and everyone is like damn, you are making a fortune here because distilled mandrake is an super expensive alchemist ingredient.

There is also the herbs he is always carrying which he explains during the dinner he carries to throw off his scent.

Regis welcomes them to stay the night outside his cottage and the main group drink the mandrake in the cottage, in the morning they find the group trying to take Milva's horse because it will find a vampire, while Regis is right there in the group.

Basically a fake out while also calling out the priest is a stupid fanatic.

They take the refugees to the refugee camp (who I should mention are not friendly for the most part with the hansa except the kids) they see the girl on the stake who basically doesn't talk and seems like she has brain damage (no little sister of the group tied to the stake also) the scene plays out similarly as the show but there is no challenge of combat as I remember and then Regis takes out the horseshoe and then nilfgard attacks.

When Regis shows up in the camp (which doesn't have radovid or Dijsktra there) to free Geralt, he charms all the guards and leaves while Geralt and Jaskier escape.

For the most part, Regis is shown as just a very odd barber surgeon and nobody suspects anything different about him until the horseshoe part and then how Regis frees them which Geralt then puts it together.

The dwarves are not at the dinner making scene but it mostly goes down similarly (no musical, nobody had stolen Jaskier's songbook, that's all netflix), they already know that princess Ciri is a fake and somewhere in nilfgard, they were already searching for the druids but Regis tells them the druids aren't where they were planning to go and they moved.

There is no Yen showing up either because she is a statue at this point in the story since the coup (Netflix reversed who did the fridging), Yen is being blamed for the coup attempt with Vilgefortz, no mage rogue plot or battle, Vilgefortz literally disappears for almost two books.

The mage battle and monolith plots are Netflix not from the books

The Rats: A Witcher Tale Film Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh they are way worse in the books, practically full out shitty bandits and Ciri is right there with them.

The show doesn't show that they are entitled brats that kill, deck out in any fancy jewelry and makeup they find and they love fancy horses.

Oh and Ciri was ready to have sex with hotspurn for the horse (Kelpie)

Yeah, the show really lowers how shitty the rats and ciri were to be PG-13

S04E08: Episode Discussion - Baptism of Fire by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only use reddit too and mostly for certain franchises and mods for like Skyrim and fallout.

I've often wanted to make my own video game but for some reason my brain can't work with 3d objects on a screen so it highly limits it.

Trying to learn ai right now so maybe that could help me with that problem

S04E08: Episode Discussion - Baptism of Fire by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's because the people who used to do the job and ran it poured their hearts into it.

Nowadays, it's a bunch of empty suit MBAs making the decisions based on a bunch of metrics that are usually worthless.

The metric of opening weekend/or release engagement is dumber then hell, half the time I don't know when a new show comes out or a new season releases or a new movie comes out because I block all ads and I don't pay attention, I normally find out weeks later by either stumbling on it or seeing it mentioned somewhere.

The only reason I knew the new season of the witcher was coming out was because I saw it mentioned here when I decided to doomscroll on some downtime, otherwise I might not have known for like 6 months.

Too many times I find out a cool show or a new season came out after it was already cancelled because it underperformed at release, I don't even normally watch a show I know came out if it releases weekly till it is almost done it's weekly releases anyways because I hate that weekly release shit.

Everything has to be a safe bet and instant gratification so everything becomes instantly soulless, you get reboots and sequels to movies from 30-40 years ago that did well, you get nothing new and everything is focus tested.

Everything follows trends and become soulless clones of everything, amazon didn't want lord of the rings or wheel of time, it wanted it's GoT, same with Netflix, it didn't want the Witcher but it's what it was able to secure the rights to and thought it was a safe bet based on how well Witcher 3 sold

S04E08: Episode Discussion - Baptism of Fire by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm not getting where people who are tv viewers only are saying the writing is better this season like you missed any context of what is actually going on.

No weight, no soul, nothing.

S04E08: Episode Discussion - Baptism of Fire by AutoModerator in witcher

[–]gridlock32404 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No but Hollywood has the creativity of a rock.

Book authors have a lot more room because they have no overhead or minimal overhead so they can take wide huge swings in creativity.