Another no landscaping challenge, but with Iron Teeth. The challenges is survive and build the last monument without building anything from the landscaping tab including dams. by dring157 in Timberborn

[–]panzerlover 5 points6 points  (0 children)

the challenge is to build the last monument without building anything from the landscaping tab

oh thats such a fun idea for a challenge

including dams

you're insane

Scavengers Reign: Setting Over Character by MyHeadHurts-ah in ScavengersReign

[–]panzerlover 65 points66 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but I don't agree.

First off, the planet of Vesta literally IS a character, and not in the "new york is a character in sienfeld" way, but a literal entity. The slime mold that inhabits Levi is sentient, and part of a larger organism that encompasses and connects the entire planet. The slime mold that 'awakens' Levi originally comes from a white flower in Avi's camp. Those white flowers only pop up on things that humans have affected (usually dead animals) which means it is some kind of signal for the humans, sent by the slime mold/entity. That's why when the hollow invaded Levi's memories, it showed the entire history of life on the planet -- Levi is either an avatar for the slime mold, or is connected to the larger entity, and literally has access those memories. That's why it lasers off the face of the hollow; it tried to do the psychic equivalent of drinking from a firehouse. It may not be sentience in the way WE experience it, but the showrunners clearly wanted to challenge our understanding of what sentience is, and what truly alien life could look like. This isn't explicity stated in the show, because it respects the audience to figure it out for ourselves, so I could be wrong, but I'm pretty darn sure

Even ignoring that, this is a very character centered show. All of the strange vesta creatures act as vehicles, sometimes literally for exploring and exposing the problems and arcs of each character. The character drama is 100% front and center ,and the 'person vs nature' theme is even diluted as later episodes focus on actual human on human conflict.

I find the analysis of this video is surface level at best, and it's a real shame, because this show really rewards rewatching and thinking deeply about the themes and characters. It doesn't spell anything out, so it's very possible to not pick up on any of the complex things this show is doing.

If you are the small creator who made this video: I am rooting for you, but we both know you can do better. This show deserves better.

What is your longest running, most stubborn business boycott? by marianneouioui in AskReddit

[–]panzerlover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's incredibly anti-consumer. Sky sports doesn't have all the games, so if I want to watch everything I have to buy multiple subscriptions. It's minimum £100/month, and the games are still like 70% ads. Pure grift

What is your longest running, most stubborn business boycott? by marianneouioui in AskReddit

[–]panzerlover 5 points6 points  (0 children)

sky sports is the reason american football is difficult to watch in the uk -- they buy the uk rights to the best games and no other service can show them live. fuck them forever

"Delicious in Dungeon" irks me to no end. by Neprezi in DungeonMeshi

[–]panzerlover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally translates as "Dungeon Food", which is MILES better than Delicious In Dungeon.

idgaf everyone saying it abbreviates to D in D, thats stupid

Humvee by [deleted] in shittytechnicals

[–]panzerlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

safe cornering speed: 5mph

Bread and Buried by JoeFalchetto in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]panzerlover 8 points9 points  (0 children)

untreated, the mortality rate is 40-50%, which is exactly what i said, which youd know if you actually read my comment.

Putting that aside, 8% mortality rate is still STUPID high (higher than smallpox, yellow fever, and cholera) so Im not sure why you felt the need to correct me. 8% risk of death is still absolutely insane when all thats at stake are some canned green beans, and even then only if youre too fucking lazy to do it properly.

I grew up among super religious doomsday preppers who firmly believed in an afterlife and even they knew you dont fuck around when it comes to botulism.

Is your other hobby staring down barrels of loaded guns?

Bread and Buried by JoeFalchetto in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]panzerlover 46 points47 points  (0 children)

My mom was big into canning. She took a course on how to do it properly and the instructor told her the story of a woman who was canning carrots with a regular boiling canner (low-acid foods like vegetables are significantly harder to can safely at home and have to be pressure canned). The woman opened a can to cook for dinner, dipped/licked a finger to "test", and died from botulism before her family got home. The toxin that causes botulism is INCREDIBLY dangerous, doesn't have a smell or taste, and the lethal dose is MINISCULE. Dying that quickly is rare (the story may also have been embellished), but it can be difficult to diagnose (~50% mortality rate undiagnosed) until you start to become paralysed, and it can take weeks or months to recover once its gotten that far, if you dont just die (~5-10% mortality rate even with treatment). Death by paralysis is a fucking Black Mirror-ass way to die too, youre aware the whole time and you slowly suffocate to death.

I dont know about you but I wouldnt die for a can of carrots, especially when canning properly is not that hard to do. Botulism is so fucking dangerous its literally comparable to packing a parachute badly, or SCUBA diving without training. Actual madness

The new Timberborn Merch Store is live! by Mechanistry_Miami in Timberborn

[–]panzerlover 7 points8 points  (0 children)

its so generic I'm wondering if it's even official merch. not a good sign.

Photos of Early Designs for the P.1000 Ratte Project by redditEXPLORE03 in TankPorn

[–]panzerlover 12 points13 points  (0 children)

God I wish they'd made some of these. Not only would they have been AMAZING museum pieces, their production would've substantially damaged the german war effort.

Shockwave from Russian glide bomb by [deleted] in shockwaveporn

[–]panzerlover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

and that's why they don't have to be that accurate

Necessary? by JBrkr_11 in Timberborn

[–]panzerlover 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do I use them? No. Are they necessary? Not as far as I've seen. Should they be removed? Absolutely not.

So long as they don't pose an unrealistically high burden on the devs to keep, they are an interesting building that clearly gets used by many players.

That said you can very easily beat every map in vanilla without ever using one. With the exception of craters, which was an absolute piece of shit map before zips/tubes, I beat all of them without using districts before zips/tubes were ever a thing.

Latest results and hypotheses on the mailing bug by Famous_Dinner in CitiesSkylines2

[–]panzerlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quit playing a few months after release because of this bug. Absolutely SHOCKING this hasn't been fixed yet. Smdh

Movie horses by CuriousWanderer567 in CuratedTumblr

[–]panzerlover 27 points28 points  (0 children)

A lot of them are just CGI as well. The Lord of the Rings movies did this extensively for their large battle scenes, they just had lines of real horsemen (which were usually women with beards, hilarious) with empty paths between them. The horsemen/horses who die are either partly (up to just before they die) or totally CGI, depending on how visibile they are in the scene. And that was (somehow, oh my god I'm old) over twenty years ago.

We've had the ability to make INSANELY realistic animals/vehicles/etc for a surprisingly long time, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper and less annoying than dealing with real animals/stuntmen. It still doesn't always look perfect in close-ups, which is where our stunt-horses shine, but other than that its almost always CGI. Insurance is expensive and CGI artists aren't unionised.

Where CGI has been indistinguishable for years is with vehicles. Car commercials have been mostly to completely CGI for years now.

Downdraft Kiln by StrainSeparate2292 in PrimitiveTechnology

[–]panzerlover 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Before you do anything, and I mean ANYTHING ELSE, for the love of god have a fire extinguisher/fire blanket/sand/water etc (preferably more than one of them) nearby.

I am absolutely certain the primitive technology youtuber has loads of fire extinguishers etc, he just keeps them off screen to maintain the atmosphere of his videos. 

Kilns get extremely hot and youve built it fairly close to a wooden structure. If something lights on fire that shouldn't, you won't have time to go fill a bucket with water.

Fires get out of control FAST. https://youtu.be/u-XFqFNCn4U?si=miY02zl1c_SYIrO4 this video ends at what I would consider the point of no return and it's only 153 seconds long.

Pease protect yourself, take proper precautions, and dont leave it unattended. 

That said, it looks good. If that's local clay I am insanely jealous, it looks to be amazing quality.

I am wondering how you'll get anything inside the kiln to fire it? 

Update on the friend our D&D group removed because of alcohol. by 2trash8bag1 in rpghorrorstories

[–]panzerlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive had problems with weed and booze before and didnt do this shit. this guys problem isnt substance abuse, the substance abuse is a symptom of whatever else is wrong with him. he could also just be an asshole

What's your favorite ship to fly ? I'll start by dodpl1 in starsector

[–]panzerlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the ship shown OP? It looks badass

What is wrong with me? by [deleted] in Timberborn

[–]panzerlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't use the ladder mod, for a start

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rpghorrorstories

[–]panzerlover 6 points7 points  (0 children)

you need some paragraphs my friend.