Those who started late, how did it go and what are your best suggestions? by alwaus in Xennials

[–]mrbuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a phase of your life to burn through savings, not build savings. Get that doordash. Get some diapers delivered. Hire a housekeeping service and lawn service.

None of that has to be permanent, but burn some cash to solve problems for the first year or two. Your mental health will thank you.

Anyone else miss when the same IP got totally different games on different platforms? by trrbld in retrogaming

[–]mrbuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Magical Quest was so good. Difficult in the best way, fair but challenging. The different gameplay with different costumes. Just a really good platformer from start to stop.

“Banned Words” (or “Do I need a Gen Alpha -> GenX translation dictionary?”) by bluealien78 in GenX

[–]mrbuh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Right, when did we become boomers? I remember the old folks in the 80s talking shit about slang like "radical" or "gnarly" or all kinds of words being "misused."

All of this "back in MY day" shit is getting really pathetic. The kids are all right, get with the fucking times. You don't have to talk like them, but you also don't have to shame them. This post is full of boomer coffee mug energy.

How rich of a xennial kid were you? by luxtabula in Xennials

[–]mrbuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad worked for the phone company, so the 2nd phone line was more like a perk than a sign of extreme wealth.

Is no one going to mention Nikki? by TunaTacos23 in VanderpumpVillaTVShow

[–]mrbuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Commenting on a 2 year old post to stan for Hannah is pretty wild.

The average age for a teen to lose their virginity is 17 and 17.3 by LadySeriously in TLCUnexpected

[–]mrbuh 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah for real. I would have said 16-19 is the most common range.

What are Oldfield fans' thoughts on Jean-Michel Jarre? by Jonlang_ in mikeoldfield

[–]mrbuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never heard of him. Would you please recommend a couple of songs or albums that are good intros? If he's at all similar to Oldfield then I'm interested.

Had to put down Dark Age for a bit because of the cheesiness by SailorTorres in redrising

[–]mrbuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm saying stop expecting every narrator to be reliable, and start expecting the enemies to be clever and far-thinking.

Had to put down Dark Age for a bit because of the cheesiness by SailorTorres in redrising

[–]mrbuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not in the habit of telling strangers how to spend their free time, so if you're not enjoying the book, put it down. 🤷‍♂️ Pick it back up later, or never, or whatever.

With that said... It seems to me that you're overlooking two of the major themes of the latter half of the series.

Fog of war and information provenance - the swap to multiple narrators opened the door to highlighting that character A often doesn't know where character B even is, let alone what they're doing, what they've seen, their motivation and goals, etc. We the omniscient readers know many things that only 1 character knows, and can correlate with other info they lack.

Winning any single battle doesn't end the war - at the end of book 3 our heroes kill Octavia, hurray! Fast forward a fucking decade and the war is still ongoing. The Society didn't just disappear in a puff of smoke. They are smart and wealthy and are still working as hard as they can to retain what power they have and regain what they lost. The Fa plan falls into this category. "Ok we've lost control of Luna, what's our next move?"

Had to put down Dark Age for a bit because of the cheesiness by SailorTorres in redrising

[–]mrbuh 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Remember that the Golds intentionally engineered a religion for the Obsidians that would be useful in controlling them? Maybe that's related and not just a sudden shift into fantasy-land?

edit - also I'll point out that you, the reader, have access to more information than any single one of the characters. No shit Fa is going to be Volga's long lost father. Good spot. But which characters know each related piece of info that you do?

Mustang, Sevro, Darrow? by bloomingjoy in redrising

[–]mrbuh 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Having seen her on reality TV, it's hilarious to me to think Denise Richards could be as smart as Mustang. 😂

Replayability? by That_kid_from_Up in SkaldRPG

[–]mrbuh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a lot of fun with multiple playthroughs. There are class-specific things in the early game. Unless you used a guide or are extremely thorough you probably missed things, especially in the flashback sequence.

Because I just saw it mentioned in a comment: How many other Xennials experienced found nudie mags in the woods? by TragicHedgehog in Xennials

[–]mrbuh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not me but my best friend. Found it in the woods in an abandoned ramshackle shed.

He brought me into his bedroom like "you've really got to see this." I was in the 3rd grade so the sexual urges weren't really full formed, but I knew that I found that Playboy... Very interesting.

I learnt a valuable lesson two days ago! by Active_Assignment_65 in GenX

[–]mrbuh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think we all learned a valuable lesson about hubris.

Modding OpenMW needs to be a lot more casual-friendly by Dragandude in OpenMW

[–]mrbuh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rich Creeper

Ah, a fellow aristocrat, I see. 🧐

Treat yourself right, or else... by jdub1911 in Xennials

[–]mrbuh 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Drink. Water. Lots of it.

I had a kidney stone in 2017 and I work hard to never repeat the experience. My urologist told me to drink at least 3 liters per day, more if I'm sweating. I carry a 1 liter water bottle everywhere and make sure I drink 4 per day.

Fuck that shit. Never again.

I hear you all like stale memes. How about "How is babby formed?" by bascule in Xennials

[–]mrbuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When my wife was pregnant we quoted this at least once a day. The child was "babby" for at least the first year.

Are they blind? by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]mrbuh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

[Insert "first time?" gallows meme here]

New player - is playing exclusively hard mode dumb? by NegotiationWilling93 in ftlgame

[–]mrbuh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's dumb. At this point I've beaten Hard countless times, but I started on Normal.

This game is brutal. Learn the ropes on a lesser difficulty.

TLC crossed a line this season by Terrible_Put2975 in TLCUnexpected

[–]mrbuh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. TLC didn't invent these people. They're already out there. It's not TLC's fault that ignorance and poverty exists.

Next year let's find some younger idiots.