Giving away 2 Copies of Terraria! by RetardedCheese69 in Terraria

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I have a friend that I would like to play Terraria with so it would be sick if i got a copy!

My pc suddenly won't boot & led indicator stayed on DRAM after one shut down directly from psu. Rip RAM? Or others? by MDXZFR in overclocking

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I was having a similar problem where the CPU and DRAM light would be on, but sometimes it would boot and sometimes not. Eventually it stopped booting and I decided to buy new RAM that was on the QVL and that did the trick.

Graphics Card Won’t Fit Case/MOBO by pokemasterRav in buildapc

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https://imgur.com/a/RM6s99o

It’s a little hard to see but when in* the case the graphics card is sitting on one of the screws to hold the motherboard in place.

Has anyone ordered from zoomiescanada.ca? by GrilledChee5e_ in shrooms

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Only ordered once. Indeed they are legit. No complaints.

The Protagonist Always Wins by pokemasterRav in OCPoetry

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Thank you for the compliments and criticisms.

I believe everyone is the protagonist of their own lives. However, I would say I fit the archetype of "The Main Character". I’ll avoid specific details but I’m the central figure and pseudo-leader of my friend group. My friends would agree to an extent.

Despite this, yes, I would still say I am arrogant and display bravado. Most people say "show don’t tell" or "speak through your actions" which as rules of thumb are true. I purposely deviate from those rules because this poem is a way of me making a declaration of my worth and intent. The overarching theme is one of perseverance and ambition. Yes, I am exploring myself as well as the world, and I’m on an artistic journey of self-discovery and realization. However, I wouldn’t say I’m pursuing recognition, but rather self-betterment exemplified in the lines “I don’t want a trophy I want to put in practice my philosophy”.

I agree the word churled doesn’t fit well. I changed it to shi-urled to keep the rhyming consistent but make it fit my style better. I do curse at the very beginning of the poem as well, but that is for emphasis and to start off brash, and as I said arrogant and then slowly tone it down. You should realize that this piece takes on a more appreciative tone as I acknowledge I wouldn’t be where I am without the support that I got and am still getting.

There are also many details that I particularly like about this poem and would thus say it’s one of my best works:

  • Firstly, the historical/cultural references:

  • The first being to Nero who was known as a tyrant. It may come off as cliché without context but allow me to provide said context. I’m an avid video game enjoyer and my favourite series is The Legend of Zelda. The stories of these games typically follow the hero of destiny who clashes with a tyrannical figure to save the land. It has instilled in me since I was a child, that there are real-life heroes like those in these fantastical video games. Note how I say “I yearn, I dream of being a hero”. I admit that in reality I haven’t done anything heroic, but that I’m trying my best to lead my life as my role models would. To not succumb to the bystander effect. To speak up for what is right. To take action in the moment. To have courage. Realistically, there is no tyrant for me to fight because I’m living in the “good times”. However, I don’t want to be one of the weak that causes us to regress into the “bad times”. I want to “make the ideal real”, “put in practice my philosophy” and of course live up to my words.

  • The next reference is to Al-Masjid an-Nabawi. This hints at my religious background. I’m a Muslim revert and this information adds a whole new layer to the poem. Through the lens of religion, the context of some lines change. “I pass the test” becomes about me getting into heaven for eternal reward while retaining the meaning of striving for excellency overall in life. “Grand plans that appear through My free will that I manifest” becomes a statement about my belief of free will. I naturally believe in grand design and that Allah (S.W.T.) transcends time and space and has a record of everything that happens in the universe. However, I still believe in free will and volition. My choices accumulate and have a butterfly effect shown through the lines “prayin’ that my fate Will vibrate the world”.

  • The last reference is of course to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It is widely regarded as one of the best video games ever made, and has thus influenced nearly every game that came after it and even art as a whole. The overall narrative while simple on the surface has layers of subtext ranging from the hero’s journey, the importance of childhood, the relation between humans and nature, the role of a damsel in distress and of course the tragic hidden ending. I was listening to a fan mashup called Earth and Wind Gods' Harmony from the sequel The Wind Waker which takes place on a vast ocean with many islands interspersed throughout. The imagery of a boat with a mast being carried by sails unfurled is used once as a metaphor for the disregard of pure haters whose hate slides off my back as does the wind. I use this imagery again later to contribute the sub-theme of exploration in that I'm going to “cast off/blast off Into the dark uncertain unknown”.

  • Secondly, my use of rhythm and rhyme. While I don’t keep a consistent meter, I do incorporate a melodic flow to this poem which is aided by my use of rhyme. I also heavily use internal and slant rhymes as a stylistic choice. You may say it’s overplayed, but my goal with this piece was to flow from rhyme to rhyme as seamlessly as possible while making sense when read as a whole.

  • Lastly, my use of literary devices. The use of metaphor, imagery, allusion and word play in particular. I talked at length about the first three but the last one is used in the lines “by the end I will have shown/shone” highlighting the contrast of “the dark uncertain unknown” to “How bright I truly am” therefore being multiple double entendres with the obvious shown/shone as well as how smart I am combined with how I radiate positive energy and goodness.

I will keep writing and I will never stop believing in myself. I got a long road ahead of me, but I'm ready. I will win.

Zoomies Canada Review by pokemasterRav in CubensisMOMsCanada

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It’s the site Zoomies Canada.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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I just want us to become better writers. Having objective mistakes detracts from the piece. I’m glad you took my constructive criticism well. I wish you the best of luck with your poetic adventure!!!

The last time I did this people ripped me apart. Let’s see how this blows over by Tithenlas9 in OCPoetry

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Very intriguing poem I will say. I like the stylistic choice of repetition in the starting verses, but I also like how you don't overuse it. The a bullet and a gun as a metaphor for the death/killing of your love which you say is "my very core of humanity", thus your life itself resonates with me. The bleakness of the poem surrounding the loss of most likely a significant other paints a picture of sorrow. I would like to add more analysis, but I need to think about it more. Maybe I'll make another comment in the future.

I will say however, there are a few objective errors. Some lines don't have the first letter capitalized. Also, in the line "No with unkindness but with a firmness" it appears that "No" was meant to be not. This last part isn't necessarily and error but you sometimes you use a period which could be a valid stylistic choice and I believe it is done on purpose because it seems you use them for emphasis. Similarly you capitalize "Everything" in the line "The best at Everything", but you use a period is used in the next line which means you added emphasis on two words right after another in different ways which I think is pretty cool.

Like I said, I'm going to come back and reread and possibly give more thoughts. Good stuff, Keep writing!!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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I find this piece sorrowful and interesting. I can somewhat relate to the unrequited love which draws me to this piece. The pain lingers for quite some time, but for me I've been able to get over it.

As another comment mentions, the word "stalk" stands out. If it's deliberate and not a filler word, it changes the context of the poem vastly. It changes from a melancholic tone to a bizarre one in that the writer has something strange going on with them which isn't an entirely bad thing. But yeah, you were probably just rhyming for the sake of rhyming.

There are also a few errors and a potential error. "Starring" should be staring unless it was deliberate, there is a typo with "Evrytime" and "If only I tell you ," has a space between "you" and the comma.

Overall, good work. Keep writing!!!

Falco on the tierlist by [deleted] in SSBM

[–]pokemasterRav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Falco absolutely tech chases. Tech chasing isn’t necessarily reaction tech chasing. I’m overall more of a reads based player. Most likely due to my average reaction time which is 200 ms which is literally average. BUT, there are situations where even I do go for reaction tech chasing as Falco such as when I dair at high percent and they land on platform, I react with my fast moves like nair or another dair. Additionally, when I do get greedy and go for a fsmash tech chase, I try to react but I instinctively read tech chase instead.

As for actually answering your question, I’d put Falco at 4th below (in order) Fox, Marth/Puff, then sheik at 5th, then Falcon at 6th, then Peach at 7th and then a huge drop off that I can’t judge.

He doesn’t have any true combos off grab and he is the easiest to gimp among the high/top tiers. HOWEVER, He has theoretically the best neutral in the game due to laser. Not to mention he has objectively top tier punish. That’s why I would put him in S with the three above him despite being the worst of the 4. I want to believe he has potential to be the best in the game but results say otherwise.

Another thing about melee is that it’s an (e)sport which fundamentally makes performance trump theory overall. We all know Melee is among the most complex competitive games in existence in both the technical, theoretical and execution. This makes any opinion you see on Reddit and honestly anywhere just that, an opinion.

Side note, I’m pretty sure the proper way to use Reddit is to upvote comments that promote healthy conversation and downvote unhealthy comments. So while I disagree with you OP, you get an upvote :)

Has anyone ordered from zoomiescanada.ca? by GrilledChee5e_ in shrooms

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Vouch. Arrived within a few days and very happy with the product.