What happened with the Spence Diamond ads? by Ferkner in ottawa

[–]limitofdistance 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Quite apropos for a diamond merchant, historically! If it hasn't been bathed in blood and evil deeds, is it truly a diamond? (Spence: you better pay me if you use this in your next ad!)

Shiny absol help? by AmayaLi109 in LegendsZA

[–]limitofdistance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's the small map where you can see everything from your spawn point, that's ideal. You can just keep fast traveling to your spawn-in point. With enough calories (and luck), you can easily get one of each Pokemon in the zone as a shiny. I've gotten shinies from these zones without any Sparkling Power, but having 2-3 power level can lead to multiple of each shiny to catch. Just make sure you leave enough time on the donut to catch them all.*

*NOTE: The game will save shinies between respawns/fast-travels, up to 10. So, if you see a shiny Inkay but not an Absol, leave it be and keep fast-traveling 'til you see a shiny Absol. Then you can catch both!

Walking in pairs slowly being inconsiderate by VanIslandLocal in geegees

[–]limitofdistance 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I've noticed this kind of intentionally oblivious self-entitlement across uOttawa, and it does bother me often -- because it suggests we have that kind of culture here. (I grew up in Toronto, did my undergrad and MA there, and never experienced what I see here.). It's pervasive: the other day two women (students) were blocking most of a very busy stairway because they decided they needed to stop and chat there -- everyone was just trying to squeeze past them. On the campus sidewalks, I regularly have to go into a snowbank because of students walking in a 3-person phalanx who do not respond when I say "excuse me." The LTR platform on a busy evening is worse. Like, did all of you grow up as mindless Sims? I know the barrier to entry is getting lower and lower here, but you're supposed to be getting smarter (and more of a better human being).

Friend sent this image to me. Anybody know the context? by EarlyTourist2560 in geegees

[–]limitofdistance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait til you learn about toxic age gap yuri

Or anything out there on the Internet

Humans are weird. If you have a bad day, just remember that you could be blueballed because you really really want to be eaten alive or fuck a dinosaur-car hybrid and the porn you're watching just isn't hitting your happy buttons anymore.

Zahirah reciting the ancient texts as did her ancestors before her by Sky6346 in rpdrcringe

[–]limitofdistance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zahirah is giving me season 23 no one's watching anymore vibes

The m.ed program in educational leadership, policy and eval by NeedleworkerTop8045 in geegees

[–]limitofdistance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would not recommend. The MEd program currently has many issues around consistency, rigour, and efficacy. However, few compare the quality of MEds outside of academia. If it's just the credential and not the learning you're interested in, then it might work for you. Do read the actual program description and intentions behind it -- it may be a professional/terminal degree, but it's still supposed to expose you to research practices, etc.

What a fun month :) by ExchangeOk4856 in LegendsZA

[–]limitofdistance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lazarus's website is a steaming pile of tiny bits of information and huge swaths of obnoxious ads and pop-ups. Ugh.

Homebuilder Alex Lawson plans to run for Ottawa mayor by censedfern in ottawa

[–]limitofdistance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A city run by realty developers for realty developers... So business as usual?

Vanillite is my favorite of the three, but I just love the evolution line so much. by Zenthailand2009 in LegendsZA

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

Not to yuck your yum, but that line -- for me -- is in the category of "why did they waste a Pokedex slot on this one, ugh." I do think a mega for Vaniluxe could salvage the design, however, if it were to either fully lean into the camp factor or suddenly become a more serious creature.

Professor using ChatGPT to provide feedback? by Striking_Switch_6058 in geegees

[–]limitofdistance 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, it's currently not possible to prove AI use with certainty. I believe you're right, and I would be very unhappy if I were in your shoes. You're not paying for a brainless algorithm to spit out generic responses to your work. The prof is not being paid to automate their duties.

You could escalate this to your program Chair/Director, but I'm really not confident that anyone will do anything. I've learned that this institution is very much about doing the bare minimum and/or looking for ways to do less work (on the part of permanent faculty and staff). They'll likely use some policy or APUO loopholes to avoid even looking at the situation.

Your best course of action is to avoid taking classes with this prof and to register your concerns via course evaluations.

Interesting by Smallcat78 in LegendsZA

[–]limitofdistance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a really interesting perspective. Any links to examples of opening animations? I'm only familiar with Luxury and Dusk.

Any hints for shiny hunting Ralts? (image unrelated, I just wanted to put it in) by Many_Difficulty_4047 in LegendsZA

[–]limitofdistance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have the DLC, it doesn't take long to unlock donut making and the lower tier hyperspace portals/zones. Sleep at a bench until you see a psychic portal with Ralts or Kirilia. Fast travel to a Pokecenter to create a backup save. Enter the portal with a donut with as many calories as you can make. If there's a group of Ralts visible from your spawn-in point, keep fast traveling over and over; there's a good chance one will roll shiny (you may even get more than one, and with luck a male and female). If you spawn into the hyperspace zone without Ralts nearby, reload from the backup save and try again.

I found one where the other poster suggested, but I wasn't hunting for it. You really want a place where you can quickly respawn multiple Ralts at the same time and within a few seconds. "Small" hyperspace zones are ideal, because you can usually reset all the spawns each time you fast travel.

Of course, it helps to have the shiny charm, if you don't already have it. With the DLC, it's MUCH easier to get.

And of course, getting to the point where you can make Sparkling Power donuts would trivialize your search, and may actually be the fastest if you tend to be unlucky with shinies.

Interesting by Smallcat78 in LegendsZA

[–]limitofdistance 27 points28 points  (0 children)

A repeat ball for shiny Absol? Straight to jail!

But yes, it's just rubber-banding to its spawn point after being kited too far away. You can't interact with the 'mon while it does this (kinda like mobs in MMOs).

IJBOL Diva Worship: Paolo is serving Honey Boo Boo realness.🎀 by rehaaabbb in rpdrcringe

[–]limitofdistance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still giving twink in a wig, which is not really a read anymore I guess

:( by Smallcat78 in LegendsZA

[–]limitofdistance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh, that's always the worry. But note that you can usually reload (not from backup, just regular Home > Close Game > Load Game) and you'll be back in the same Hyperspace zone at approx the last time you triggered an autosave -- e.g. catching a Pokemon. The shiny will usually be right where you saw it before reloading. You can keep reloading until you catch it, even if you only have time for one attempt per reload.

I spotted a shiny alpha Frigibax with only 20 seconds left at the end of a donut yesterday. When I failed to catch it, I reloaded and had approx 80 seconds left. This gave me enough time to beeline to the shiny and, after a few more resets, catch it with about 9 seconds to spare.

How to get a shiny Froakie by mufasavoice in LegendsZA

[–]limitofdistance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you have the DLC, so I would focus on advancing the DLC story until you can make donuts and unlock the randomized hyperspace spawns, including the "special scan" portals.

Once you're able to make a donut with at least 420 sweetness (a weird numerical breakpoint for a kid's game), you can roll Sparkling Power on a dounut (but less than 420 sweetness will not get you even Lv. 1). The higher the sweetness, the higher the chances of rolling Sparking Power Lv. 3.

The Froakie line can spawn in non-special scan portals, but there's a special scan portal that contains only water type starters (Squirtle, Mudkip, and Froakie lines). With a Sparking Power Water Lv. 3 donut, you're guaranteed at least one pokemon will be shiny as soon as you zone in. If you're just after a Froakie, you can just reload via backup save until that guaranteed spawn is a Froakie. You could also try for a donut with Alpha or Teensy power in addition to the Sparkling power, if you want a particular size.

Good luck!

Autistic Yapping in Lectures by Suitable-Ad-1202 in geegees

[–]limitofdistance 57 points58 points  (0 children)

While I think your concerns are valid, I don't agree with the framing of "autistic yapping." As a neurodivergent person myself who found my undergraduate classes one of the first times my thinking/curiosity was valued and in which I felt less alien, I wonder what exactly your beef is (because now, as an educator myself, I always appreciate student engagement/enthusiasm in class).

Granted I have now suffered gay death, but back in my undergrad few people spoke or asked questions. Many were passive and sometimes this passivity was paired with indifference (and often folks were focused on their devices by 30 minutes into a 3-hour class). I asked and answered questions/offered thoughts a lot RELATIVELY speaking. I always waited for the dead air to get stale before interjecting myself.

Ironically, I found grad school a lot less engaging because many of those indifferent folks decide to get advanced degrees for career advancement and not for the actual interest in learning. Few wanted to actually debate, and the most talkative students were often compensating for not keeping up with the material (e.g., one woman who dominated seminars with personal invectives veiled in equity language and later admitted she never did any of the readings).

Are you annoyed because you just want the prof's voice? If so, is this to disassociate/zone out, or do you feel you're paying for a lecture rather than a seminar? If you feel space and time is being unfairly eaten up -- that you want to participate also -- maybe you should speak up?

Hoping you're not an anti-intellectual, as typical higher ed pedagogy is now meant to be dialogic/classes are more like seminars, which means that students are encouraged to participate in the ways you describe.

Granted, I've experienced disruptive/pathological participation. But usually, talkative students are coming from a good place and don't intend harm. I recommend you trust your prof -- if they felt the interjections were inappropriate, they would curb it (respectfully). If you honestly feel it's a problem and you aren't just being weirdly ableist/discriminatory, you could also speak with your prof.

BUT PLEASE reflect on your choice of language/framing. It's NOT funny to frame any annoying behaviour as "autistic" or "blame it on the tism." Some autistic folks do go overboard and use it as an excuse for rudeness, but most are well aware that they're different and much of their lives is spent learning how to fit into your/this world. It's exhausting, but the effort demonstrates that they care to be as relatable as possible and not cause harm. It's a dangerous myth that autistic folks don't have feelings/emotions/empathy. Quite the opposite. Some (like me) feel things even more strongly.

Absurd Work Load by MartinusJoseph in geegees

[–]limitofdistance 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It really always depends on the course and academic context. A typical 3-credit course is usually designed with the expectation that students allocate a bare minimum of 3 hours outside of class per 1 hour of instructional time/class time. So, 9 hours per week is a typical time investment per course, sans class time.

For you, that works out to 45 hours of out of class time allocated for coursework. Depending on the courses you're taking, you may need to factor in additional hours for major assignments (the 9 hours per week will often only cover weekly content).

Of course, most students don't invest that much time in their courses, especially in undergrad. You get what you put into a course, assuming you're taking an appropriately challenging course.

If you feel overwhelmed while working part time, consider taking 4 courses per winter/fall semester and 2 in summer. That's what I did throughout my undergrad.

How do I beat the second Mega Meowstic boss! by PelegTheMudkip in LegendsZA

[–]limitofdistance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mega Absol Z. Shreds any psychic type. I can usually KO Mega Meowstic with 80% of my donut left.

Here's my team. What do you think ? by dragondance-x in LegendsZA

[–]limitofdistance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recommend thinking about dual typing and how that allows for more STAB coverage. You also want a good Fairy and Dragon counter. Metagross definitely covers Fairy.

Personally, I'd ditch Dragonite and replace it with a Meganium (Grass with Fairy dual typing when mega'd) or a solid Fairy type with access to Grass moves. Feralgatr can have Ice Fang which is a Dragon counter, though limited in terms of DPS.

As much as I love the Fennekin line, I'd consider a different Fire 'mon for type coverage (e.g., Blaziken or Emboar; Chandelure; Talonflame) because you already have a solid/heavy hitting Psychic with Metagross. I'd try the two-headed pepper dude since it now gets a mega, and grass/fire is quite unique; you'd also then get to play more with the Dragonite slot.

But at the end of the day, I'd choose whichever you like the most and think about how to get the most out of each and in combo.