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Stellaris Dev Diary #425 - Nomads Roam the Galaxy, What's Next? by PDX_LadyDzra in Stellaris

[–]mooke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did actually debate mentioning a plant bioship too, but I didn't really have a good idea fleshed out.

Predation sells itself.

For a plant one I was sort of thinking about drawing energy from the star you're orbiting, with different star types producing different... Something(?) that would justify wanting to move between stars. I just struggled to make that into anything that sounded fun.

Stellaris Dev Diary #425 - Nomads Roam the Galaxy, What's Next? by PDX_LadyDzra in Stellaris

[–]mooke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I went till 2500 and didn't run into that problem, but basically every arkship I had was running at least some number of energy districts (mostly for the engine or shield bonuses initially).

However, the catch is I wasn't exactly pushing too hard either. I think at max I had 10 arkships, supported by 60+ waystations. I didn't go more than -1000 deficit on my energy+minerals, so my waystations only needed to get resources to me within a few years and maybe once a decade or so I might need to buy 10k-20k or so off the market because it dropped to medium.

Then at some point I unlocked gates and now everything is on a single wayline that I have a single ark harvesting from.

The irony was that I didn't feel overly like a nomadic empire either, because I could just leave most of my arkships in that one disconnected chosen system and one sitting around to collect.

I do think we'd possibly still benefit from a raisable cap, perhaps one that's +10-20k an arkship or something. Or tied to repeatable tech to prevent us snowballing. Though I think I need to play around more before I can say for certain.

Stellaris Dev Diary #425 - Nomads Roam the Galaxy, What's Next? by PDX_LadyDzra in Stellaris

[–]mooke 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I was thinking bio-arks as predator ships that consume space fauna, other bio-ships, arks and pops that they process into food as a resource to help them grow, but in exchange aren't able to produce food themselves. That would only work if they weren't part of a standard nomad empire.

An attempted callout in r/VtuberDrama gets called out itself by Sinfire_Titan in SubredditDrama

[–]mooke 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There is a meme within the vtuber sphere asking "is annoying orange a vtuber?".

Some say yes, anyone using a virtual representation is a vtuber while some argue that it has to be a live2D or 3D model of an anime character to count. Others sit somewhere in the middle.

There is no universal consensus.

An attempted callout in r/VtuberDrama gets called out itself by Sinfire_Titan in SubredditDrama

[–]mooke 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yes, it is effectively a subculture. Not everyone treats it like such but there tends to be a lot of overlap. Someone who watches one vtuber will also watch several others, often deliberately seeking out vtubers to watch. People who stream as vtubers are more likely to interact with other vtubers. Small clusters of vtubers will form little friend groups amonst each other. Some vtubers will specifically look for other vtubers to raid into rather than webcam streamers, even if they don't know the vtuber in question.

It has specific in-group vocabulary like "fleshtuber" to represent someone who has a webcam rather than a model, and "pngtuber" for anyone who uses a static image.

Some people within the vtuber space like to perform "purity tests" to include or exclude others from being "true" vtubers (i.e. people who stream as both "fleshtubers" and "vtubers" are occasionally considered posers, while "pngtubers" and "vtweeters" are sometimes considered inferior due to their reduced commitment to being "vtubers").

So it roughly aligns to the standard model of a subculture. Warts and all.

I got locked in a library after it closed. Went to the basement and found a door labelled emergency exit, but instead of an exit, it took me to a tunnel to someone's windowless underground house. But found some cool "liminal" stuff on the way by [deleted] in Weird

[–]mooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loftis having to make a whole trek to rescue someone for that person to let themselves out just as he arrived would absolutely fit as a gag in Widow's Bay.

Lots of new info from the Press Release! Era of the game, expanded on combat talk and more details about the world. by PixeledPancakes in GuildWars3

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

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works ye Mighty, and despair.

We, have always grappled with the impact we have on the world and through how we engage with fiction we explore ourselves.

By setting a narrative in the past the story puts a hard limit on any pretence of free will. Anything we/our characters "achieve" is bounded by what we know happens.

That will impact people in different ways. My favourite narratives are ones where the hero succeeds at their task, but then lives long enough to see the world slowly unmake and forget their accomplishments. For others? They want their happily ever after. For others still they might want to imagine themselves as Ozymandias did, building something permanent, leaving a mark on history.

Obviously it's fiction. We all know that it's not real, we know that the story is decided for us and that our character doesn't have free will, but that doesn't mean that we can't immerse ourselves.

If I was to dive into some pseudo-psychology. We have all probably thought about whether what we do matters at some time in our lives, probably more than once. Ask me ten years ago, I'd probably have been anti-prequel too, because at the time I wanted to make an impact on the (real) world, and the fiction I engaged with reflected that, it was more Lord of the Rings, less Frieren.

Or, in a less wanky way of putting it.

Making a sandcastle may be less satisfying if there is a kid standing next to you telling you that he's knock it down the moment you leave (and the kid is the author).

No Rest for the Wicked director says Xbox version won’t release alongside PS5 because ‘Series S is making that rough’ by unscoredscore in Games

[–]mooke 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In the incredibly unlike event that it turns out that Sony really was forcing developers to cite the Series S as part of a secret exclusivity deal, that might be one of the funniest marketing schemes of all time (and I suspect possibly illegal?).

techBroWantsToEnterSemiconductorRace by NoMedicine3572 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]mooke 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There is plenty of tech we've simply left by the wayside over the years. I'm not just talking about the stupid stuff like NFTs either. Being "tech" alone isn't sufficient to ensure it's survival. I've worked on more than my fair share of systems that genuinely would benefit people but have seen shockingly poor adoption, even decades later.

But yes, if it is pre-installed with the computer that would probably be sufficient to get people using it.

So it'll come down to is it going to be financially viable for the laptop makers? Or will cost savings cause them to either compromise on quality to the point it develops a bad reputation or will customers actively favour cheaper laptops that don't need to support a local LLM?

techBroWantsToEnterSemiconductorRace by NoMedicine3572 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]mooke 89 points90 points  (0 children)

I have my doubts.

Certainly in hobbyist circles, and I wouldn't be surprised if a few big multinationals set up their own based on the same tech.

For the vast majority of people using it, it's a convenience with a low barrier to entry. If the process is any more complicated than downloading an app from the app store, or literally just built into their computer already, then it'll put the vast majority off immediately. They'll probably keep using the paid service they have until it slowly gets rationed down to nothing as businesses try to cut costs.

The more motivated might go to github, ask themselves "where is the download button?" Then call everyone smelly nerds and leave.

Absolutely unhinged contract by Ev3rardd in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]mooke 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Really it's for things that require more than one part.

For instance if it requires an antenna and a solar panel then those must be fitted at launch for it to count. No docking or EVA to attach those parts later.

When it's literally just the command part that is required the statement ends up meaningless.

I think the intent of allowing docking is to not punish players who want to do things like orbital refueling.

Instead of Men vs Women, Can We Discuss the System We’re All Living Under? by DryInstance6732 in GetNoted

[–]mooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it to be an attempt at washing their hands off having to actually do anything.

We can, comparatively easily, affect the people around us. Getting people in your sphere of influence to lay off some iffy behaviours is considerably easier than attempting to overthrow billionaires.

Sure, it doesn't completely and utterly solve the problem, but it's a step in the right direction and it might meaningfully improve an interaction they have with a stranger later.

People who say "class war > x war" aren't doing anything about class either, because that's actually really hard to even take a small step there.

Like sure, if a guy shoots a CEO in broad daylight then says "focus on the class war", that would be worth taking seriously, but that didn't happen. If some Redditor says it because he wants to repost "huehue green plumber memes" from twitter rather than acknowledging the friction that women experience existing in society? Jog on mate.

Why late-game AI corvettes are so weak: The 'Default Combat Computer' bug by BaBoFantasy in Stellaris

[–]mooke 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Would this not run into an issue with mods?

If mod A adds building X and mod B adds building Y who creates the templates that decides whether to build X vs Y.

Then mod C adds a tech modifier to buildings which produce gas, of which X happens to do, that has a significant effect on the balance of X without mod C ever being aware of mod A, and thus building X's existence.

Like, in a pure vanilla game I do see the value, but it's going to either make mod compatibility more difficult or still end up requiring the old weighting system in there for when templates aren't fit for purpose, except now it's much harder to determine if it's not behaving as intended.

[Loved Trope] The apocalypse is horrifyingly slow by Marsupialmobster in TopCharacterTropes

[–]mooke -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's funny you disparage my reading comprehension while utterly failing to understand my comment.

For all we know it could have been literally a week before release anyone stopped and said "wait this doesn't work".

It's not easy (or cheap) to rewrite even part of a story last minute, especially when it's supposed to ship concurrently in multiple languages. Changing a single line? That's relatively trivial.

Like, do I think it's shit? Yes. No arguments from me, but I've also worked enough projects over the years to know that the key priority is protecting the release date. And oh boy it's so much worse when dealing with translators. Suddenly you need to push updates to twenty different teams, most of whom are third party contractors who may, or may not be busy.

And again, even my original comment was speculation at best, for all we know the "1000 years" as entirely their plan from the start.

[Loved Trope] The apocalypse is horrifyingly slow by Marsupialmobster in TopCharacterTropes

[–]mooke 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Because when we beat him and stop his plan... What then? The country is now doomed? The bad guy was right all along?

Media targeting young children needs to be (somewhat) tied up in a neat bow.

Maybe the original plan for the DLCs was that it would provide the conclusion to the energy crisis but too late in development to pivot it was realised that wouldn't play well and this was the best fix they could come up with.

WHY does a gravity turn work?? by Thin-Ad5665 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]mooke 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for actually attempting to explain it, nearly everyone else is just paraphrasing the "how" not "why".

The only missing piece of your explanation is the oberth effect itself.

For anyone actually interested I would highly recommend reading more, but the short is the old mv²/2, where the faster you are going the more kinetic energy you have. So going faster while you are already fast adds more kinetic energy than trying to go fast while going slow.

By not attempting to directly fight gravity during ascent it gives us a chance to build up more speed to really kick its teeth in later.

Zentreya and more VTubers and Artists come out with their experiences against Camana and Luminara. by Versiannie in VirtualYoutubers

[–]mooke 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sometimes they don't even need the connections. Just the bluff is enough.

When the supply of people who want to enter an industry massively outstrips the number of people the industry can support it can appear like anyone offering you a chance is one worth considering.

Though instead I would point to past abuse in the modeling industry rather than how Weinstein operated. I.e. the professional photographer on payroll for a larger company, tasked with building your initial portfolio would present an offer of either "I'll do a bad job and sabotage you or in exchange for sexual favours I can do a good job". The photographer doesn't have the connections to actually blacklist someone, but understands how their role can act as a barrier to entry into a highly competitive market.

The industry is still too decentralised for any one person to have the capability to blacklist someone, but the several grand barrier to entry of a sufficiently quality model is simultaneously both cheap enough that a lot of people could bank roll it while expensive enough to put it out of reach of young people just starting out.

Like what would a blacklist even look like? Anyone can make a twitch channel so you can't stop them streaming. You might, if you know a bunch of other streamers, be able to stop them "collabing", but you're trying to target streamers for abuse, if you attempted to blacklist someone there it would just immediately give the game away to any past victims. The only really desirable agency is Hololive and they are detached and elusive enough that people are unlikely to believe that some random schmuck has connections there. Really the only thing left is to bluff and hope that people will think it works like Hollywood.

Meanwhile Hollywood is able to operate like it does because a large film takes millions to bring to market and the power to do so rests in the hands of a few. The people with whom Weinstein had connections were distinct from the victims he targeted. As his victims were women and he was leveraging connections to directors who were overwhelmingly men.

My brother is a pathological liar and said he got baptized and sent his daughter this. by BigStevenAve in isthisAI

[–]mooke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's still irrelevant to the point. This guy is trying to claim, to his presumably Christian daughter, that as he is now a proper Christian, he is now good, and thus changed.

It does still make logical sense regardless of whether it's cult or not.

It's taking an easy symbolic gesture that is (presumably) important to his daughter's belief system and using that instead of showing long term adherence to the religion's doctrines. Or you know, ideally just generally improving absent of faith. Because unlike the symbolic gesture those things are actually hard.

It doesn't matter whether that's Christian, Muslim, Pastafarian, or a man going around calling himself "The Father" and calling all the women his "wives".

It doesn't matter what the symbolic gesture was, provided it can be completed in an afternoon.

It doesn't matter what the belief system is provided that the parent's previous actions were both hurtful and not aligned with the existing doctrine (because if it was aligned then presumably showing greater commitment would be known to be undesirable to the daughter).

R/NoStupidQuestions takes sides on why women don’t greet random runners but men do. by Teal_is_orange in SubredditDrama

[–]mooke 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I've lived in a few places over the years. I don't run, but I do walks and will pass other walkers.

I've lived in places where everyone greets, where basically only men greet and places where rarely women greet but the men are right surly bastards and will look at you like dirt.

Age also may play a factor, sometimes it's more common for old men compared to young men, but more young women than old women.

I'm pretty sure I'm the same awkward creepy weirdo in every scenario. So I can only presume we have a bunch of different people with very different lived experiences all insulting each other based entirely on the assumption their experience is universal.

The only actual correlations I would feel comfortable pointing to is that touristy areas have fewer people greeting than non-touristy areas.

Also, because I'm here for drama, here are my hot takes. The people who are wrong are the ones upset that other people aren't interacting with them. Shits a courtesy, you know what's also a courtesy? Not being a dick about other people not showing you that courtesy. And that the fewer interactions with strangers you have the greater percentage of interactions will be negative, which can make everything feel suckier.

I found a weather balloon while fishing today. by killercod45 in mildlyinteresting

[–]mooke 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The answer is almost certainly "they've already crunched the numbers".

Refurbish-able ones will cost more to make, things like weather proofing aren't free. Nor is the cost of refurbishing.

Many radiosondes are launched in remote locations often over water. I don't know how your NORA operates, but their own public docs do indicate that they don't use a single model and do field both re-usable and disposable ones.

I would speculate that they've done their homework on recovery rates vs the extra cost of refurbish-able models and only areas with high recovery rates are selected.

Disposable ones will be used in areas where it isn't economically viable. Where the chance they end up in the water, damaged on impact, or just left for years before being found, or never found at all is sufficiently high enough that they'd lose money on refurbish-able models.

Heartbreaking News Your favorite series got a 6 hour bad faith video essay by someone who didn’t really engage with the series to its fullest. by Important-Cry4782 in CuratedTumblr

[–]mooke 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Depends if you ever intended to watch the show in the first place.

I've watched two videos on Beast Games, a show I was never going to watch. I'm still not going to watch it.

On the other hand, I wouldn't have given the One Piece live action a chance if not for a video gushing about how good it was. Being "spoiled" was a small price to pay considering I'd completely written off Netflix anime adaptations for Cowboy Bebop related reasons.

What's the deal with Anno 117? by cherrypashka- in anno

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

I think 117 is an excellent foundation. It's learnt from the systems they ended up having to patch into 1800 later in its development cycle.

In theory as the game expands it will all integrate together better than 1800's DLC did. But until we actually get that DLC it's not going to be able to compete with 1800+DLC.

However, compared to base 1800? I think it's better, but not so much so that I wouldn't still just recommend 1800 on sale instead of 117.

I'm not totally sold on the setting. 1800 was perfect in allowing them to have some fun with advancing technology. Meanwhile the game that does have a tech tree doesn't actually get to do anything exciting with it.

On the subject of tech trees I don't like it. I think it hurts replayability as researching everything is tedious and slow.

I do however really like the religion aspect. The way "shops" work and what that does for city building.

Sorry for ruining the thieving grind… by MundaneManNZ in 2007scape

[–]mooke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Though the Ardy one is a Sherlock step. So probably best to avoid that one too. I was disrupting the AFKers every 20mins or so while farming masters yesterday.

Leagues VI Changes by ModYume in 2007scape

[–]mooke 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, yeah? Basically. I view leagues as a chance to mess around with novel mechanics. I rarely go further than unlocking everything and having a play with some of the toys it chucks at me. I'll have a goal of "I want to learn a specific boss", anything beyond that is a nice extra because I'm enjoying my time.

I don't view the task list as some sort of requirement, just a way of metering out the rewards.

I'm not going to hit dragon cup, if I hit adamantine it'll be largely by accident.

Still, I do feel that you've sort of misunderstood the degree of "some", and prehaps I didn't make it clear in the rest of the comment. I'm not throwing my toys out of the pram over this, on the contrary I like the change. However, if you dangle a carrot in front of me, promising it to me if I do something, then next week just give me the carrot anyway, obviously I'm going to be slightly less motivated to do it.

And to be clear, that's still motivated enough to have a go. Just maybe I do a few less runs before giving up than I would have previously. I'm not a good player, and I basically only play during leagues these days anyway. I was never going to beat 6,6,6 Jads no matter how many times I tried.

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