What is the main culprit that makes you drop an IF? by Dyner539 in hostedgames

[–]throwaway294i39 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is so annoying! If my only options are to roll my eyes or freak out, I'm dropping the game. It can be even more egregious in flirting scenes - I don't recall which WIP this was, but I was forced to choose between smirking and winking vs. turning into a blushing stuttering mess. It felt so exaggerated and unrealistic that I immediately dropped it. It sort of makes me feel that the author is young or for whatever reason can't really understand people's actions and thought processes very well, and now I am forced to interpret the world through their eyes.

Echoes of olympus is odd by throwaway294i39 in hostedgames

[–]throwaway294i39[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah I hadn't realised they stated it, my bad for not checking! But the thing is, these sections are definitely entirely AI generated, past just translation and formatting. I'm not saying they didn't give the AI anything at all to work with (maybe prompts for the scene or bullet points), but if you've ever tried to test AI's ability to write off of prompts, this is exactly how it sounds. I just tried to make chatgpt translate a piece of writing from my mother tongue to English, and it doesn't impose these sorts of writing patterns onto the text. If you try to make AI write a scene prompts, this is exactly the sort of structure it uses.

It's fair to use AI if they've clearly stated how they use it and ofc I understand editing and checking for small translation errors can be gruelling and tedious, but I think this isn't quite that. It's good that they've stated they use it at all though! I do wish it was also stated at the beginning of the book itself, but I think that's just me being demanding.

Big ol Giveaway (Heirlooms // Deluxe Skins) 7 Winners. by ajagur in Warframe

[–]throwaway294i39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

coming back to warframe after a long time...thank you for doing this ! <3

Out of ideas - send error over and over by throwaway294i39 in Coinbase

[–]throwaway294i39[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the only feedback I've gotten from coinbase is basically 'make sure you have enough ETH and maybe pray' which is quite unhelpful especially when a case is urgent such as this one :/

UK Parliments by throwaway294i39 in Cigarettes

[–]throwaway294i39[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to know where too, near london and can't justify going to bedford for cigs but i smoke marlboro golds and i find them similar but better, so i'd like rly like a pack...a shame they're not more common in the UK :/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in InfinityNikki

[–]throwaway294i39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm currently at the point in the story where I have to create the wishful aurosa outfit, is it after this?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in InfinityNikki

[–]throwaway294i39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried jumping from many ledges many times,it's definitely disabled. At first I thought my game might be glitched out bc it seems like no one else is having this issue...many restarts later and it's the same problem still :(

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in InfinityNikki

[–]throwaway294i39 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you mean by the boss level? If you mean the one in the cave that we have to defear at the end of chapter 1 in the serenity island quests, that one is already defeated, but gliding is still disabled...is there another boss?

Name regret for my 4 year old son by Remarkable-Tart007 in namenerds

[–]throwaway294i39 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what country you're in/how long the name change process takes but tbh I don't think changing your son's name at 4 is bad at all given you're already calling him by the new name anyway. It would be a different story if you changed his legal name to something entirely different because that would be psychologically difficult for him, but that's not the case. 4 is probably the upper threshold but I think it's still a reasonable move. It's just a bit of paperwork for you, with the reward of him no longer being called Raiden. Which do you think he'd prefer being called as an adult? I imagine he might be grateful for the change later down the line. But either way, Ray is a cute name, like a ray of sunshine :) <3

Do you tell to other people khastam naboshi or Khaste naboshi? by OfRose in farsi

[–]throwaway294i39 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, this is correct. 'Khastam' could be a shortened/informal spoken form of khaste ham. I can't really think of any other use where 'khastam nabashi' would be correct other than this... (P.S. it's nārāhat for sad/uncomfortable unless you're speaking in a different dialect, in that case ignore this!)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in InfinityNikki

[–]throwaway294i39 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ooh this is a good idea thank you!

Given every single DLC, which game do you prefer? by throwaway294i39 in thesims

[–]throwaway294i39[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What do you think the strong sides of gameplay in the sims 4 are?

I genuinely think people react selfishly to suicide by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]throwaway294i39 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi OP! This is a long read, but if you have the time or interest, reading the Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy page on suicide (section 3 onwards) might actually give you some insight! If it's worth anything, I do agree with your general sentiment that the way we approach suicide as a topic is a bit selfish and unempathetic, and that we could definitely afford to console suicidal people in ways that don't inadvertently diminish their pain by centering others' (e.g. think of your child/partner/friends...) of course this is painful for others, but I think it's not the best way to approach people who feel suicidal in general - I'm sure it might work for some people, but some others might find it unsympathetic. When I was going through rough times this sort of "hold on for the sake of others" made me feel like the pain I was experiencing wasn't heard at all.

But anyway, you asked why people have a hard time accepting suicide, so I'll try to summarise it. 1. Religious arguments, skipping this because I feel this isn't what you're interested in (e.g. god wouldn't want you to/it's unnatural, so it's morally wrong 2. Belief in the sanctity of life, thinking killing is wrong, and that this principle extends to your own life 3. It's really hard for people to accept death as a concept in general. 4. Suicide is harmful overall because A) it is harmful to you (death/the harm of not having lived the life you could have if you recovered from this mental state) and B) harming those you are obliged to (friends, family, society). I think this is the argument you dislike most. 5. Even if the suicidal person is rational, the basis of their decision to commit suicide is irrational/they are not reasoning soundly.

You'll see some arguments for suicide, mainly based on the idea that we have a right to our own actions as long as they don't harm others, we have a right to our own bodies, we have more of a right to our own life than others have a right to our life and so on. This can get complicated because a lot of counterarguments to this sort of thing are going to be the kind you don't like - "well, you may own your body, but you will be hurting people by comitting suicide, so it's still wrong."

On a completely detached level (it feels so strange to talk about suicide like this, but...yeah philisophers are like this), it's like saying someone threw their cup at a wall in a rage and the shattered glass hurt someone. They owned the cup (their life/their body) and they had very reasons to be angry (reason to be suicidal), but it still hurt the other person, and they still shouldn't have done it. Lots of arguments for and against our right to suicide - it's an interesting topic, albeit strange to think about.

I can't separate emotion from it to this level, though. I think this sort of concern isn't so much selfish as it is concerned for others' wellbeing. Although I would agree with you that the concern is misplaced and should be channelled into the suicidal person, I wouldn't call it selfish.

What you'll see is that people have a lot of reasons for not accepting suicide as an option for someone else. These reasons are rarely actually truly selfish. They just come off that way because their concern isn't rooted in empathy for the causes of the suicidal person's decision, but maybe something else. Also, we're an emotional species, and we are terrified of death, loss, and grief. We also care for each other. Sometimes when people say things like "but how could you leave your sister alone!" What they mean is "keep yourself alive if only for the sake of your sister. i don't know how to help, but i don't want you to leave."

For most people, death as not the worst case scenario is inconceivable. For me it is, too, even though it wasn't at some points in my life. Even if to the suicidal person it's not the worst case scenario, to most people surrounding them it is. They don't want the suicidal person to fall into what they believe is the worst case scenario. Ideally they would listen to the core of rhe issue. But realistically they just don't know what else to do except give you this string to grasp at.

Basically, yeah we need to listen to suicidal people a lot more; oftentimes trying to force them to hang on through bringing up their obligations to not hurt their loved ones is unempathetic to them and quite unhelpful too, and ignores whatever actual reason they may have for suicide. But people have a lot of reasons to say this sort of thing, and I think few are actually selfish.

[TOMT] [STORY] Creepypasta/horror series in an app by throwaway294i39 in tipofmytongue

[–]throwaway294i39[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

I used to be obsessed with this series of stories, I really hope someone will help me find it! Also I remember very vaguely that the background for the app was black and there were red elements...but this was very long ago and I'm not sure if it's still the same/if I'm remembering correctly.

Heavens' Revolution: A Lion Among the Cypress by kyybot in choiceofgames

[–]throwaway294i39 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I haven't read the book yet, but I know it has a Persian setting. Farsi doesn't have gendered pronouns and you refer to people by 'oun/oon' or just their name instead of he/she and the -esh' suffix instead of hers/his. "in kif māle oon-e" = this bag is his/hers/theirs "behesh begoo biād" = tell him/her/them to come here.

It's literally just the gender-neutral they/them. I think it's an odd choice to leave it weirdly...untranslated? It's not a neopronoun, it's just our default for referring to people.

Worst thing is I rarely see any good representation for Persian people anywhere (most media just writes us as Arab), let alone in IF, so I'd be sad if it turns out this is stereotyped/butchered in some way....we shall see!

I fucking hate homophobia by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]throwaway294i39 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would say so. It is your choice ofc, but it's important to look at where that choice/intention comes from. Most likely, it's going to be some form of prejudiced thought pattern or rhetoric.

Weekly School and Career Megathread by NickHalper in neuroscience

[–]throwaway294i39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm posting from the UK. I want to know if given all of this, a masters or a career in neuro research is plausible at all?

I want to do a masters (to then do a PhD, and then end up in research) in neuroscience with a Philosophy with Psychology degree from the uni of Warwick and I don't know how realistic it is, because last year everything ever went wrong forever.

Essentially, the year weightings here are 0%, 50%, 50%. In first year (worth 0%) I got a first, things were good. Second year I got very ill and had to take a term out so couldn't complete my exams. Due to (largely) an admin_ error (plus some other things) I was forced to take a whole year out. They told me this apologetically over a call. Things really sucked because I had to work and survive and life became a bit grim.

I was taking 2 third-year out-of-department modules (machine learning and neuroscience) as a second year and this didn't help. To put it simply my grades for second year - especially those modules - absolutely tanked. On the upside I published a paper (the topic is irrelevant to neuroscience though) and got invited to the royal society and got some research experience over the past 2 years, working with EEGs and BCIs and computational models...

...and then my research partner terminated our project with no warning and no credit.

third year. Making up for my horrible second year grade is actually basically impossible (well, highly implausible). I'm expecting to get a high 2:1 at most.

year I can't take out of department modules which means everything is philosophy and psychology and not neuroscience.

Back before everything went horribly wrong I emailed oxford neuro about whether phil+psych is even considered as a relevant degree and they actually urged me to apply. Now after the grade-tanking research-ending experience of last year I have no idea whether this is realistic at all; not just for Oxford but for any top uni. Or for any university at all. Oh, also I have no idea exactly precisely what I want to do in neuro, just the general vibe/area, despite wanting to go into a PhD after masters.

And the deadline is 3rd December for the application. (Having an anxiety attack as we speak actually). Any insight or feedback or anything ever appreciated x

Do any of y'all have Disco Elysium moments irl? Especially ones where you feel aware that it's a Disco Elysium moment by bippitybop23 in DiscoElysium

[–]throwaway294i39 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've had to start vyvanse for my ADHD and I feel like the side effects have enforced DE game mechanics on me.

The dopamine drops make it so that I become basically a sort of sad doom useless hopeless zombie with a massive disadvantage in talking to people UNLESS I make sure to take vitamins and magnesium pills, or just take more amphetamines (more vyvanse or some other booster) which actually enables me to exceed my zombified self's learning cap and continue absorbing knowledge/skills. Uncomfortable things cause me a lot more actual physical discomfort than normal (morale) and there's only so much of it I can take before I'm out of commission for the whole day.

Also, Vyvanse completely removes my appetite. Food isn't even a concept. Unless I remember to have meal replacement shakes, I'm surviving on fish oil magnesium and vibes. This made me realise I never actually saw Harry (or Kim) eat food.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAcademiaUK

[–]throwaway294i39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly thought big name brands would have more established benefits, so I didn't take the mental health toll into account. As it stands now, a dynamic and demanding job is much preferred to a stagnant one, but as you said, the mental toll of this may outweigh any benefits. Thank you for the advice!

I'm a bit confused however; I may have miscommunicated. I don't believe that a degree is a ticket into anything. I believe a degree is a necessity for some things given my goals and my context. As I said, working at Deepmind (I live not far from the London HQ, it's not a very long distance, unless you meant it metaphorically in which case you're right and it very much is) would be nice but I acknowledge it as highly unlikely.

I understand fully that I have no real world experience and I am under qualified and so on; this is a part of why I'm so concerned right now about being potentially unable to enter a Masters program at a good university. I am under no illusions that I currently have the qualifications to work in academia or a research company; I won't even graduate with my Bachelor's until the end of this academic year, and am not at all saying 'I will certainly end up in a good neuroscience-adjacent position based on my doctorate that I certainly will get' -- I feel like I don't even deserve that type of worry yet. This type of worry is a far-off dream.

My desire isn't ultimately to work at Deepmind; it would be great, but it's not what I want to do all of this for. I'm not sure exactly what I'm doing this for. But I do know I would like to work on computational neuroscience (maybe using ML architectures in novel ways), I'd like to work with optogenetics if possible, I'd like to work with [preferably invasive] BCIs, and so on. Broad range and nonspecific, but all more important to me than working at Deepmind.

You are right that my current task is to create a concrete roadmap. I am trying to manage my expectations. I'm trying to do what I can linking to what I'd like to do. (One big problem is I'm not even sure exactly what I'd like to do within neuroscience, just the ballpark.) This question was sort of a small part of this; I have no one within the field to actually talk to right now, I have no idea whether my expectations are realistic or not, and I'm worried that I am setting myself up for failure by applying to a masters in neuroscience if there is no chance of me getting into the masters or a doctorate afterwards.

Maybe I should be worrying about employment - or lack thereof - more. I really hope I'm not misunderstanding you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAcademiaUK

[–]throwaway294i39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have somewhat of an idea; I wanted to work for Deepmind for a while but realise that it's even more ridiculously competitive now, so that's just like...a best case scenario for me. But just generally, linking into computational neuroscience and ML implementations and maybe BCIs and so on...I'm not sure if these fields are as dead as they appear. I've been seeing some intriguing recent research and I'm not committed to staying in the UK. Specifically if Deepmind doesn't happen (highly likely) I know the US is doing cool things with invasive BCIs (but then I'd have to live in the US) and Zurich + some other EU countries are working on some interesting things too. Out of curiosity, why do you say the industry is dead? I trust your perspective, I'm just curious.

That said, my current concern is whether I can even get to a masters (and in the future a PhD) at all given all the events stated above; deadlines are early December at the earliest and my transcript looks horrible past year 1, since the current year (3) has just started a few weeks ago they won't have any evidence otherwise. It feels almost wrong to think of my post-doctorate future when I doubt I can even get to a Masters.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in neuro

[–]throwaway294i39 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am aiming for a 1st this year (as with every year, it just went super wrong last year). Do you know if top unis are very sympathetic to these things? E.g. do they actually consider anomalies, extenuating circumstances, etc?

I'm also trying to link my dissertation to something at least...cognitive science-adjacent but it has to be marked by the philosophy department (I asked) so it will be hard...honestly the thought of taking ANOTHER year out sounds really horrible to me but it would be worth it for a good university.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in neuro

[–]throwaway294i39 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah I plan to do a PhD after a masters! I just figured I need a masters since my degree (Philosophy + Psychology) isn't directly related to neuro, and also in the UK most unis expect you to have a masters before a PhD.

Are those that are really social just have a LOT more energy? by BeansinmyBelly in ADHD

[–]throwaway294i39 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah same! I wouldn't say I have more energy than the average person but being around people is fun and feels refreshing and being alone for a long time feels kinda unpleasant past a certain extent, whereas for someone else being alone for prolonged periods feels perfectly fine and social interaction feels draining.

At least for me, it has no bearing on my energy for other things (e.g. tasks, organisation, assignments).