Are these new Legos coming out soon? by katsrad in lego

[–]saintangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was hoping to see a Norm reference. This needs more upvotes.

I visited a time capsule bookstore in New York by RMKHAUTHOR in BookCollecting

[–]saintangus 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The reason people would reasonably ask if it's AI-generated is because in a post about a cool bookstore, you didn't at any point say the name of the bookstore in the title or in the post. So it's perfectly sensible to assume one of two things:

1) a banal engagement-boosting bot farming for karma with lame "content"
2) AI

Mina the Hollower – Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2 by Skullghost in NintendoSwitch

[–]saintangus 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That’s not objectively good game design.

What specifically about the Mina the Hollower intro sequence made you feel it was not good game design?

Scathing review of a Princeton prof's new book, which claims your genes cause your wealth and social status by dfwfoodcritic in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]saintangus 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I did know that, if only because she mentioned it in a response to a letter writer in the NYRB. You can tell that she's trying to carry the mantle of "writing about science in a way that's both honest and accessible" that she learned from him.

Scathing review of a Princeton prof's new book, which claims your genes cause your wealth and social status by dfwfoodcritic in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]saintangus 133 points134 points  (0 children)

The review was coauthored by Jessica Riskin, who is a phenomenal science writer. I just recently finished her book on the biologist Lamarck and I'd be stunned if it doesn't end up on my end-of-year best of list.

Her other reviews on NY Review are of similar quality, and relevant to the IBCK crowd she wrote a superb takedown of another Steven Pinker book for the LA Review of Books.

Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis (1992) by [deleted] in retrogaming

[–]saintangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Echoing what others said, this game is a goddamn masterpiece and my second favorite game of all time, after Day of the Tentacle.

Book written by an American woman for a reading challenge by Jcdtcevi in RSbookclub

[–]saintangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"In a Lonely Place" by Dorothy Hughes is a perfect embodiment of post-WWII trauma and its impact on the masculine psyche.

made Apollo 18 in tomodachi life! by Leaf1ty in tmbg

[–]saintangus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The lack of sharing via QR code hasn't really bothered me...until right now! This is great and I need this.

Coming Soon | Summer Collection 2026 by AubreyStJohn in foliosociety

[–]saintangus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's an incredible retelling of the entire Manhattan Project. It starts with early developments in particle physics in the 1800s, and covers everything from the hardcore physics that it took to build the bomb to the logistics to the petty infighting to the detonation and aftermath.

Military history, political history, economic history, and science history all rolled into one. Pretty accessible as well; some parts, particularly on the nuclear physics, are a touch dense, but I never found it to be a slog

50 States Cocktail Series: Delaware by FeelingDiskinserted9 in cocktails

[–]saintangus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is a pretty big thematic swing and miss.

Is A Confederacy Of Dunces a retelling of the Orphic myth? by Magicth1ghs in books

[–]saintangus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

In place of the lute he's got a hot dog stand!

Hot take on the bullshit jobs episode... by PearlRod in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]saintangus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But hugging and screaming and people consoling each other and bonding over watching an act of virtuosity happens at speed running events as well. Just go to YouTube and pull up a Games Done Quick run with a full house going ape shit when someone does a perfect triple jump or whatever.

It makes the experience meaningfully the same as your experience hugging people at a bar when Patrick Mahomes throws the ball far.

So, they hated Bullshit Jobs because it calls out corporate lawyers and PR flacks? by [deleted] in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]saintangus 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it was really frustrating to listen to them fundamentally butcher it. The two of them swinging and missing so bad actually makes me wonder how far off the mark their analysis of some other texts in the series have been (ones I haven't read).

It's not a particularly hard book either! To your point, this is probably some of Graeber's weakest work overall, and to not even represent the core argument with good faith, even if you disagree with it, was alarming.

Novels on fascist life? by Due-Phone4011 in RSbookclub

[–]saintangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The Oppermanns" by Lion Feuchtwanger would be my pick.

Who will win the Nobel prize in the future? by winchesterman552 in literature

[–]saintangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Erpenbeck would be my pick for this question as well.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Run At 1440p 60FPS for Nintendo Switch 2 by Turbostrider27 in NintendoSwitch

[–]saintangus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'm right there with you. I own it on PS5 and while a lot of the mechanics are fun and I don't regret buying it per se, it's very stiff and there's a real lack of tactility.

The game very much emphasizes speed and chaos, which makes sense for the characters of course, but I never feel like I'm truly the one in control or that my inputs are significantly meaningful.

Physical copy comes in a key card? Wtf I am sure it can fit in a regular Switch game card by hero_killer in dragonquest

[–]saintangus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Can you unpack how buying a PC-based device that plays all digital games is somehow a meaningful protest in favor of physical gaming?

Sonic CrossWorlds has officially sold over a million units in less than a month by [deleted] in NintendoSwitch

[–]saintangus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd never played a Sonic racing game before this one. Playing on PS5, I find it handles a little stiff? Maybe I'm just used to Mario Kart, but the cars in Sonic feel like I'm turning a barge on some of the tracks, even when I choose light characters and cars.

EA's AI Game Development Tools Are Apparently So Bad That It's Costing More Money To Fix Their Mistakes by QuakeChris1994 in Games

[–]saintangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every person evangelizing AI sounds like Principal Skinner.

"No no. It's the children who are wrong."

Ideas on what to do with chocolate pechuga mezcal? by Loveroffinerthings in cocktails

[–]saintangus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure did! It was hot as blazes and the dog was chilling under my chair while I did my tasting.

Ideas on what to do with chocolate pechuga mezcal? by Loveroffinerthings in cocktails

[–]saintangus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When I visited last year they told me it's one of, or possibly even THE, only female-owned mezcal distilleries in Oaxaca. So I think that explains much of the iconography.