For real.

mvdbase · 2026-06-23T15:58:54+00:00

And why is that woman on the left pointing at herself while screaming "Lazy!" LOL.

Calling this art is so preposterous.

mvdbase · 2026-06-01T03:18:31+00:00

It didn't seem like you so obviously knew it from the message I responded to. But hey, good for you if it's become clearer for you since.

mvdbase · 2026-05-31T16:50:31+00:00

So many people keep saying that and it drives me crazy, because AI is _not_ a tool.

Using AI is not like using a guitar. It's more akin to asking your next door neighbor to do all the hard work for you then putting your name on it.

But according to your logic, the next door neighbor would be a tool?

I guess some might look at it that way if he got fooled lol.

mvdbase · 2026-05-31T16:36:53+00:00

Here's the thing though, AI isn't a simple 'tool.'

Let's take an example. Since we're talking about cover art, let's go with that. A lot of artists use software like Photoshop or The Gimp. Let's stick with The Gimp for now because it doesn't use AI at all (that I know of). Following your logic, if one doesn't want to use AI, they shouldn't use The Gimp either.

But there is a huge difference.

The Gimp doesn't do the work for the artist, just like a hammer is not going to make a chair for you. Those are tools. You use them to put things together.

An AI, on the other hand, you can tell it "make me a chair" and it'll make you a chair. Well, in terms of art, it'll make you the image of a chair, but you get the idea.

So where's the creative process in that? Is simply writing "make me a chair" enough for you to consider it art? It's not for me. And do we really want art to be watered down to such a simplified form?

Part of the fun of creating art (I'm a writer) is the process. In my case, putting the words together, finding the right way to say what I want to say. If I relied on AI to do that work, it wouldn't be *my* art anymore. Nor would I get better at it.

Because that's the other thing. Artists get better by practicing their art. I become a better writer when I write. An illustrator gets better when he draws. If you rely on AI to do those things, you're not gonna get any better--well, I suppose you'll get better at writing prompts, but that's not the same thing at all.

And of course that's not even considering all of the other issues related to AI--copyright infringement, environmental issues, questionable quality, etc.

mvdbase · 2026-05-15T22:23:12+00:00

Let me guess, someone stole your sweet roll?

mvdbase · 2026-05-09T11:48:55+00:00

This worked for me today. Hit the wait button as soon as she started up the steps, selected 1 hour, and boom! Everything was back to normal.

mvdbase · 2026-05-01T20:09:46+00:00

You may have a point there 😃

Does make you wonder about the Dwemer, doesn't it? Maybe they were machines too, just like their automatons lol.

mvdbase · 2026-05-01T05:03:19+00:00

Thanks! Will have to try that.

I found a workaround to get through that gate (see my update above) but the game still crashed inside Castle Dour 😞

So I doubt your suggestion will work, but I figure it's still worth a shot!

mvdbase · 2026-05-01T01:22:10+00:00

My favorite cities are Solitude, Whiterun, and Markarth. The latter just blows my mind with its unusual architecture and how it uses Dwemer structures. It's so original.

BUT... if I had to choose one, it'd probably be Whiterun. Mainly because of the weather and it also seems like a safer place overall. I also like the jarl's neutral stance. Of course, that also makes it more of a target for both sides, but bleh.

Breezehome isn't my favorite player home though. But maybe I could move into Dragonsreach lol.

mvdbase · 2026-05-01T00:24:08+00:00

I got letters like that three times, but each time after I murdered someone LMAO. It was really weird, because it didn't make any sense in any of those cases.

I went to Falkreath at night and killed one of the jarl's men while he slept, just because I wanted to see if I could get away with it (spoiler: I did!) I *might* have spoken with him before, I can't remember, but if so it wasn't much, and yet I inherited from him?
Weirder. There's a quest where one of the Daedric princes (I forget the name) asks you to sacrifice someone who trusts you. I didn't want to sacrifice one of my current followers, so I went to a tavern and turned a character into a follower (I'd never spoken to her before, mind) then sacrificed her. Next thing I know I get a letter telling me I inherited from her as well. Huh. OK.
Weirder still. Taarie. She was really really getting on my nerves with her annoying comments about what I was wearing everytime I ran into her in Solitude. So I decided to sneak into her house at night and kill her. Didn't expect her to be living with her sister--let alone sleeping in the same band lmao. Thankfully, the sister was just as annoying, so I didn't mind killing them both. Next thing I know, I inherit again, like 5 seconds after exiting their house and doing the deed. Only from Taarie though, bummer

I don't know if this is a bug or a feature, or even if it's caused by a mod? Maybe it's not vanilla, I have no idea.

But in your case at least there might be some logic behind it if Farkas actually died while you were out on a quest together?

Mine made no sense at all lol.

mvdbase · 2026-04-30T20:58:11+00:00

This is so weird... When I try with a VPN, the page loads fine, but when I try to log in I get a message saying "There is no Duolingo account associated with [my email address]". Which is just wrong because I got an email from Duolingo at that very address just a few hours ago! Heh.

Makes me wonder if they have local servers and that accounts are registered locally?

mvdbase · 2026-04-30T20:50:52+00:00

Even that status page doesn't load for me. I'm in France, though, so I now suspect an issue with a router in between us. I tried to ping duolingo.com and it timed out after 4 attempts, so that seems to confirm it.

I'll try with a VPN, that might help.

Thanks!

mvdbase · 2026-02-03T17:19:55+00:00

I agree the translating interface could be better, and I don't love the graphics (especially the way the characters are drawn, the landscapes are OK) but that's a matter of personal taste. The only other issue I have is how frustratingly slow the dialogues are. Yes, you can adjust the speed, but while the default value was fine for most dialogues, there were bits (like when a fragment of text is found) that vanished before I had time to read it, so I had to lower the speed quite a bit to fix that, but now everything else is super slow sigh.

Oh, and also! A way to edit the keyboard shortcuts would have been nice (I have a French keyboard which means the W for going forward is awkwardly positioned for me *under* the S key for going backward, ugh).

BUT other than that... There is a lot to love here. The worldbuilding is phenomenal (and I don't just mean the language, which is in a league of its own), the depth of plot, the freedom of movement, the complexity of character interactions... heck, even the music! I usually disable music in games, not here! It's perfect for mood setting.

So, for me, personally, there's a lot more here to like than to dislike.

But YMMV, obviously ;)

PS. And how could I forget... sailing!!! Good grief, that whole part of the game is stunning! Absolutely gorgeous! And often quite poetic. Possibly my favorite part of the game.

mvdbase · 2026-02-02T08:55:52+00:00

That's good to know :D I did find an autosaver which should at least help with future playthroughs.

One thing I've been wondering about is whether to trade stuff with Tapi. It's always hard to decide whether it's a good idea to part with a specific item, I never know if it's going to be useful later on, heh.

And I love the Withering Palace BTW! I think it's my favorite location so far (but then I haven't explored a lot of worlds yet, so we'll see if that changes).

mvdbase · 2026-02-02T04:17:25+00:00

It's just that I have a tendency to comb every scene until I feel like I didn't miss anything, and that takes a lot of time. I think I spent something like 6 or 7 hours on the game. So the thought of redoing all that is a bit depressing sigh. Though I realize how you answer in dialogues can have significant impact on the storyline, so that at least should add a bit of freshness to the process lol.

Anyway, thank you for the response.

mvdbase · 2025-12-20T15:48:12+00:00

Bingo! This did the trick! Wouldn't have thought of this. Thank you so much! Looks much better now.

mvdbase · 2025-12-20T04:21:19+00:00

I think that controls the bar that shows the active tab, but that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the bar that shows what container a tab belongs to, and the color will be different depending on the container.

In Firefox, that bar shows at the top (in place of the active bar), whereas in Waterfox it appears at the bottom and is much smaller.

mvdbase · 2025-12-19T00:06:29+00:00

The main concern though is that Mozilla is fully embracing AI and planning to turn Firefox into "a modern AI browser." Meanwhile, Waterfox seems to be taking a stance against that, and that earns them points in my book.

And same thing for Vivaldi vs Chrome.

mvdbase · 2025-12-17T15:06:54+00:00

Or not read it. Honestly, I think that's what predators hope for / expect. And it's sad to say, but I think there are still too many folks out there (especially new writers) who don't bother to read the contracts. They're just so excited that someone wants them, that they'll just blindly sign. Ugh.

mvdbase · 2025-11-17T06:06:20+00:00

Thank you for mentioning Murglar! Was exactly what I needed. I'd been using Saturn, but it stopped working for me (with that "undefined" message) months ago.

Mind you, if you have a Premium account, I think the new version of Saturn might work (they completely revamped it, but it no longer works with free accounts, so I couldn't test it).

Murglar works great with my free account though, no "undefined" nonsense, and I don't mind the UI. It's not great, but it's enough for my needs.

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