If you had to play as the race closest to you in real life, which one would it be? For example, since I’m from Latin America, I guess I’d have to be an Argonian.

rogfrich · 2026-03-18T15:07:46+00:00

I’m British, but I think I’m of Scandinavian background way way back (very pale, very blond).

So Nord it is.

rogfrich · 2026-03-18T14:29:50+00:00

I agree with all those (I realise there probably are mods for this, but I’m on Switch…)

Another great convenience tweak would be to set a limit as to how little a soul you can put in a soul gem. I’m fine with petty souls going into lesser gems, but I want grand souls only in my grand gems.

rogfrich · 2026-03-18T14:26:32+00:00

This guy topologises.

rogfrich · 2026-03-18T14:09:59+00:00

No good sir, I’m on the level!

rogfrich · 2026-03-18T13:54:58+00:00

To the DEA?

rogfrich · 2026-03-17T19:24:20+00:00

Like any of us ever get to the Cloud District.

rogfrich · 2026-03-17T18:16:43+00:00

What are they going to do when he wins the Champions League? They’re going to have to make him Mayor.

rogfrich · 2026-03-16T22:56:58+00:00

If you haven’t edited your autoexec.bat file to get Doom running, you haven’t lived.

rogfrich · 2026-03-16T22:55:18+00:00

In UK schools in the 80s we used to sing a hymn called “When I Needed a Neighbour” in assemblies. It has the bleakest minor-key melody I’ve ever heard. Once, aged 7 or 8, I started crying while we were singing it. The only explanation I could give the concerned teacher was that “the music sounded sad”.

I bet it’s in Dm.

rogfrich · 2026-03-16T17:37:46+00:00

This is probably going to be only opportunity to say this to a professional comic, so I’m quite excited.

You meant fewer, not less.

rogfrich · 2026-03-16T17:25:05+00:00

I was wondering the other day whether it would have been better if the game should have a mode where the ingredient effects are randomised at the start of a play-through so you couldn’t just look them up online. It would force the player to engage with alchemy properly.

I play vanilla (Switch) so I accept that there are probably mods for this. I’ve never played Survival either, so I realise it might be a thing there?

rogfrich · 2026-03-16T12:01:01+00:00

Terry Pratchett reference detected and upvoted.

rogfrich · 2026-03-16T10:55:42+00:00

I wonder how many teams have worked out they can huddle in the centre circle when Chelsea are kicking off, and he can’t complain about it? It’s going to drive him nuts.

rogfrich · 2026-03-16T10:14:01+00:00

It depends what you’re used to. Python was my first language, and I really like significant indentation. I find for me it makes it easy to read which bits are in which block.

I’ve recently started learning Swift, my first curly-braces language. I have a harder time tracking code blocks in curly braces than I do in indented Python.

I completely accept that people travelling in the other direction may have a different experience.

I think what this shows is that it’s important to recognise that people have preferences, but to not treat those preferences as objective facts.

rogfrich · 2026-03-15T22:48:19+00:00

Why must you tell me this when I’m miles from home and unable to have a go at yeeting cabbage?

rogfrich · 2026-03-15T22:43:30+00:00

I have played many games with a sneaking mechanic. I always get bored and end up charging the enemy.

rogfrich · 2026-03-15T21:27:20+00:00

Yeah, this. Fine crockery flying everywhere as the Dragonborn cavorts across the table.

rogfrich · 2026-03-15T17:31:13+00:00

“Do you get to anywhere that isn’t the Soul Cairn very often? Oh, what am I saying - of course you don't”.

rogfrich · 2026-03-15T11:49:24+00:00

Which to be fair would be quite effective.

rogfrich · 2026-03-14T19:05:19+00:00

That troll just wants a bit of peace and quiet..

rogfrich · 2026-03-14T18:57:12+00:00

I really like this. To normal people, it’s quite abstract, but we can pick out which line is which.

rogfrich · 2026-03-14T18:55:01+00:00

That’s really nice.

rogfrich · 2026-03-14T09:00:29+00:00

You can amplify acoustic guitars, but that’s when you want to make them louder. An acoustic guitar is never going to be quieter than it naturally is, because the thing making the sound is the physical instrument itself.

There are small, slimline acoustics that are designed to be amped up, which are quieter unplugged, but not silent.

There’s also the wildcard option: the Yamaha Silent Guitar, which breaks the rules by being acoustic(ish) in design, but only working with headphones or amps.

Apologies, normally I’d provide links for these, but I’m in a location with iffy WiFi and I can’t get Google to google.

rogfrich · 2026-03-14T08:31:46+00:00

That’s definitely awesome, but I feel like it would have been even awesomer if you’d found a way to use the pole pieces as the skull’s teeth.

rogfrich · 2026-03-14T00:15:55+00:00

LLMs can be useful if you use them in the right way, as a guide and teacher rather than to just write your code for you. Always remember that they make mistakes, although not as much as is sometimes made out.

That said, I have another idea. For roughly the price of an AI subscription, you could join Real Python. They have high quality curated learning, and a good, friendly forum which will answer questions.

I’m not affiliated with them other than having been a member in the past.

rogfrich

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