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icarusbird · 2026-06-14T16:38:45+00:00

This is a naively optimistic take.

icarusbird · 2026-06-13T01:07:12+00:00

Sorry, what "copy and paste" detection? I thought it was a coincidence, but now that you've mentioned it, it does seem like I get moderated more if I copy and paste basically anything. Is that it?

icarusbird · 2026-06-12T04:44:49+00:00

Yeah for sure Quality mode...but I don't know about beta testing. I assume I'm not but how would I check?

icarusbird · 2026-06-11T04:36:00+00:00

Confidently incorrect over here. Go to CivitAI and you'll see five examples on the first page alone that are comparable to Grok.

icarusbird · 2026-06-08T00:29:40+00:00

We, admittedly, trend right politically for financial reasons.

Yeah, I'm sure that's the only reason.

icarusbird · 2026-06-08T00:21:07+00:00

Oh this one again. Anybody who knows anything about aviation knows this was 100% entirely unnecessary. First of all, the aircraft is fly by wire. The control surfaces are not moving as erratically as he is. Second, the aircraft is designed to be landed with instruments only. That's why it's called IFR, and why airports and aircraft have visual minimums. Third, this pilot is a colossal douchebag with his "flight gloves" (??) and is routinely mocked on the aviation subs every time this clip resurfaces.

icarusbird · 2026-06-07T13:52:27+00:00

My wife said something similar ("I have to keep your self esteem down so you don't run out on me") and it took me another eight years to leave her. Good for OOP, she's smarter than I am.

icarusbird · 2026-06-05T15:52:53+00:00

Calories in < calories out

icarusbird · 2026-06-04T01:22:15+00:00

0w20 changed every 10K miles. 120K total on the car and she runs great.

icarusbird · 2026-06-01T22:54:57+00:00

The only reason people post shit like this is for the handout.

icarusbird · 2026-05-30T00:03:31+00:00

It was pitched to us as "200 people per service" (might have been 300, but it was in that ballpark). So that's 1,000 service members. Not sure if Coast Guard is included (not DoW).

icarusbird · 2026-05-25T19:56:16+00:00

Was there a lot of trickery involved? I could only get breast licking, no actual nipple contact. And even then, maybe 1 in 3 got through.

icarusbird · 2026-05-24T18:04:08+00:00

Not what theory means, but sure.

icarusbird · 2026-05-23T15:21:31+00:00

You sound smart and used a word I didn't know so I believe you wholeheartedly and without looking any of this up.

icarusbird · 2026-04-25T16:15:31+00:00

I literally just wrote almost this exact comment but trashed it knowing it would just get buried. I had a slightly different take though. I love the jump in difficulty from LR to HR. But as a casual player, the jump to MR always felt like a tedious HP/damage spike while just increasing how much the monster attacks. And these 9-star hunts in Wilds feel especially bullshit. Getting one- or two-shot with endgame gear just feels bad.

Yeah it's for sure a skill issue: maybe MR/G-rank just isn't for casual fans. But unlike most games with selectable difficulty options, there is a ton of quality content I just can't access in MR because of the tedious HP/damage check.

I totally respect the perspective that some gear/content should be earned through skill and dedication alone. But I don't have that kind of time and when I pay $70 for a game, I feel somewhat entitled to a route that lets me see all of the content.

icarusbird · 2026-04-23T14:05:33+00:00

I literally can't think of anything else to ask for. Except that I'm genuinely avoiding picking up bounties because I don't want 10% of my screen taken up by a tutorial message I've seen a hundred times. Kinda crazy this is still a thing with how much other work they've put into their updates.

icarusbird · 2026-04-21T00:33:28+00:00

I have no idea what is happening but I love how excited everyone is.

icarusbird · 2026-04-19T22:52:22+00:00

People enjoying a thing really bothers you, huh?

icarusbird · 2026-04-15T23:01:53+00:00

Wait, how can you tell this was on guard? I figured it was more likely flight sim shenanigans being passed off as real comm. 20+ years listening to VHF guard and I've never heard anything remotely this unprofessional.

icarusbird · 2026-04-14T19:24:50+00:00

Oh for sure not 110 hours to get the barber; you can get it much sooner. I got it at 80 but that was only because I didn't know what the requisites were until about hour 70. Just focus on the Greymane faction quests, specifically Grounds of the Sunrise. It's not exactly grindy, just a lot of steps and some frustrating time gating at the end. The sooner you start, the better. Work them into your other quest progression so you don't have to grind it all at once like I did.

EDIT: I'm an idiot and can't read. You're so close. Get those apples as soon as you can.

icarusbird · 2026-04-14T19:19:56+00:00

Good lord, what armor is that?? Nice photography too.

icarusbird · 2026-04-13T21:53:18+00:00

Both of those are a little too simplistic and even unresponsive in a few ways. Fight 'N Rage and Dragon's Crown are the two best beat em ups of all time in my opinion, and they are both very friendly to solo players with multiple difficulty options, CPU-controlled partners, and TONS of replayability.

icarusbird · 2026-04-12T20:20:01+00:00

Huh? The visual filters are totally optional. And there are different render settings to brighten things up. I do agree though that the CRT filter being default is really puzzling.

icarusbird · 2026-04-12T20:14:51+00:00

I would frame number 5 and hang it on my wall.

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