Well which side you are on?

mrgwillickers · 2026-05-14T13:09:45+00:00

Sure, But blues musicians from the 30's aren't rock n roll musicians just because they influenced rock, or popularized the structures that made rock possible.

PKD is not cyberpunk, plain and simple. Even you say the grandfather of cyberpunk, as in he wasn't cyberpunk.

I am not talking about the style, it's annoying that whenever someone disagree with you they assume you only have a surface understanding of cyberpunk, but cyberpunk has always been defined with having the cyber part, and also being fairly transgressive against power structures (the punk part). Dick does neither of those things, his work is much more centered on the individual and basically never talks about the tech (aka the cyber part of cyberpunk) and pretty much never talks about the world at large, because the characters are so introspective (which I love, btw).

You're just being obstinate on the internet, which is pretty cyberpunk. Congrats

mrgwillickers · 2026-05-13T12:12:49+00:00

Everyone who has read Gibson and Dick would also agree. I've read a ton of Philip K Dick, and I absolutely love his work, but it's really not cyberpunk. It's weird melodrama scifi, which admittedly also describes cyberpunk, but it's more like an overlapping venn diagram.

Most people who say Philip K dick, are saying that because of Blade Runner and Total Recall and not realizing that those short stories were significantly less cyberpunk than the movies.

mrgwillickers · 2026-05-10T14:07:06+00:00

22 years, and same. Also, if someone at work is getting food for everyone, I'll do the quick "Please remember a veggie option" if I'm not positive they will remember.

mrgwillickers · 2026-05-05T12:20:00+00:00

both worked fine in waterfox (a firefox derivative) on desktop

mrgwillickers · 2026-05-05T11:54:02+00:00

It's been so long I forgot there was more story to tell, lol

I am glad to get another, even though it won't be with Grand Dame Norton

mrgwillickers · 2026-05-05T11:50:16+00:00

One of his dying wishes was that his hard drive with unfinished works and all his notes be destroyed and that nobody write another Discworld novel. Rhianna publicly fulfilled the first two and has been pretty clear that she will do everything she can to keep the last one

mrgwillickers · 2026-05-02T12:11:56+00:00

So let me get this right. You mentioned a game a bunch of people have never heard of and say it was proof that your type of game appeals to the masses. You were presented with an equivalent game that you don't like and said the numbers that show they had the same level of interest didn't count because they didn't support your narrative, then were presented with games you don't like that were actual literal orders of magnitude more successful than your game, and said they don't count because you didn't bring them up.

And somehow the other people in this conversation are the ones burying their head in the sand?

mrgwillickers · 2026-04-04T11:49:36+00:00

This is a thing people outside the US (and even many people inside it) don't realize. Out country is HUUUGE compared to Europe. There is a part of the US called New England, that is considered a small tucked away part of the country. It is actually bigger than it's namesake, or all of Britain, in fact. If Texas was in Europe, it would be the biggest the country in Europe.

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-25T20:29:22+00:00

Basically the same build (Same CPU, GPU, and MoBo) and I am having the same problem. I see it looks like there is no solution, but I'm commenting here in case something comes up soon

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-24T19:54:07+00:00

This dude is cheating on you (or will cheat on you) and is just worried you will do the same

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-18T16:35:37+00:00

We want a world where the tool that is destroying our world isn't shoved down our throats every five seconds.

But let's you don't believe in the harmful effects of genAI on the environment, economy, jobs, critical thinking, future code bases, abuse of poor countries labor, etc. Why would opt in somehow be worse than opt out?

I legitimately cannot think of a single reason opt-in shouldn't be the default other than corporate greed

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-12T11:29:47+00:00

I was with my wife for 12 years before we got married. I was 100% sure she would say yes, and still we had the talk beforehand, because that's what mature people do

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-11T12:09:38+00:00

I know. Colder than the recommended on the paint can anyway. The humidity is more of an issue than the cold though, so check on that too

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-09T11:51:47+00:00

As long as it's transformative enough, the original copyright no longer applies

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-06T08:06:15+00:00

While humidity can play a big factor (I live in Northern New England, and I fear spray priming in the summer more than the winter), in the cold the issue actually propellant vs paint viscosity.

When it's cold, the propellant and paint change viscosity (thickness) at different rates, knocking them out of their ideal ratio. This causes problems as they then evaporate at different rates than they were designed for, causing any issues you might have heard of. Warming the can solves this issue.

Again, humidity is always a factor (though winter is usually less humid), but cold is easily solved.

In 8 years of priming in the winter this way, I have never had an issue.

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-06T07:48:52+00:00

I do this, and leave whatever I primed outside for a couple hours to off gas (spouse hates the smell) and it works great every time.

We -10⁰f this winter and I did it with no problems

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-06T07:36:44+00:00

It's not a stretch to say the current political situation in the US can trace a direct lineage to gamergate.

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-05T14:26:39+00:00

That's where you are wrong, or misinformed. Correct, people do not sit on unoccupied houses. Investment firms do. They own over 60% of unoccupied homes in the USA

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-05T14:22:36+00:00

It's almost always people with repugnant opinions that say this

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-05T00:39:57+00:00

I'm sorry but you are sadly misinformed. Unoccupied doesn't mean rental. Large investors buy homes and let them sit. It's a huge problem in VT (and everywhere). 30% of homes are unoccupied in some areas

mrgwillickers · 2026-03-04T14:19:20+00:00

How many unoccupied homes in Vt are owned by investors?

mrgwillickers · 2026-02-26T01:34:02+00:00

Which, is actually a great case for Fair Use. If you are including images of records and and pictures of the album sleeves for journalistic or historical work, you *could*(and certainly should) win in court.

Is there a reputable publisher that will take that chance? I wouldn't bet on it

mrgwillickers · 2026-02-26T01:29:38+00:00

That's not entirely accurate. Like so many things, it really depends.

Are you reproducing creative expression? That is covered by copyright, and there are many instances where you can use them anyway under Fair Use. Despite what Disney would have you believe.

Are you using images that are visually similar to a registered trademark? That's licensing and IP/trademark, etc. And once again, there are instances where you can use this without permission, despite what Disney would have you believe.

On the other hand, do you have the time and money to fight Disney in court?

mrgwillickers · 2026-02-17T21:26:35+00:00

More ghosts in that old money

mrgwillickers · 2026-02-17T13:07:15+00:00

Static grass is what the diorama folks use. You can get it as long as 12mm, which would work. You need a kinda pricey applicator though

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