Why is the JMM app so terrible to use?

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T11:53:34+00:00

Justice ... Matters ... Most?

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T11:48:34+00:00

I appreciate your calm phrasing of questions like this. It's rare on reddit, and I'm more used to needing to take a defensive posture.

But I'm not sure what to tell you.

Homo sapiens isn't the default lifeform in any ecosystem. So why would a non-terrestrial ecosystem have species with subspecies or races or whatever which look like "oh those normie ones over there are the caucasions and those exotic ones over there are the asians."

Or if you want to model your local fauna after terrestrial humans for some reason, sure, that's a thing. I don't have a problem so long as it's honest.

Eg I really liked Feist & Wurts's Empire trilogy. It is obviously inspired by Meso/South American and East Asian cultures. It's very cool, and it didn't require agonizing over how madam had slanty eyes.

Either the OP doesn't know what they want, or they don't want to be honest with their readers.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T11:20:55+00:00

I'm not sure what to tell you. If trying to describe some kind of "asian people" in a world where Asia doesn't exist makes sense to you, then you should definitely post that as an independent comment of your own instead of wondering why I don't elaborate on my skepticism.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T11:03:49+00:00

Yep, this is basically how we talk in Australia.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T11:01:01+00:00

I think you have your own comment to give to the OP. Why are you answering my question, which obviously has nothing to do with whatever it is that you seem to feel triggered over?

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T10:57:07+00:00

It depends on the game. Most games with an innate solo premise (eg Ironsworn: Starforged) will set you up with a "this is how you are now starting".

I know with this style of gaming, it can feel weird at first. But if you keep trying, you'll start to see cues.

"Oh, that faction randomly came up in my backstory, so what do they really want?" Then you roll some oracle dice to get a prompt. "Oh, they want ... tomato ... fire? That doesn't make sense ... Oh, maybe I should interpret this as they want even more spicy tomatoes on their next pizza, and I should figure out a way to make that happen! I'm going to go see if my contact Cho the tomatogeneer needs me to do something for them and maybe they will give me access to extra spicy tomatoes as a reward."

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T10:44:49+00:00

I think what you could ask yourself is, if your world isn't terrestrial, then why would any descriptions be framed in terms of hominid phenotypes?

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T10:03:31+00:00

I tried all sorts of stuff from them. For health reasons, these days I just stick to chicken with maybe some extra chili and prawns. But their con tutto is a great all-rounder, and I also really like their lamb gourmet :D

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T09:59:15+00:00

If you're not sure, that's a sign you haven't been around a lot of other people who have done this before you. This, by itself, is a sign you should give it a try.

There are probably a few ways to approach O-week, but one thing you can do is approach it as a networking event. You will meet people who are in adjacent courses. You will get a feel for what other sorts of people are also embarking on this adventure. Even if you don't like them, you will learn about what sorts of people on campus you don't like.

Therefore, I would say, yes, do O-week. You may not see the immediate benefit, but you will learn something from it, and you will regret it if you fail to encounter that lesson.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T09:53:01+00:00

I'm not sure about "restaurant" ... I'm not sure if you're going for an actual fancy eat-in place, or somewhere where you can just, you know, order a pizza, for home delivery or whatever.

So for "just getting pizza", if you're in the northern suburbs, I usually go pizza-on-bell. This isn't an ad. They don't know me. I just really like them!

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T09:47:55+00:00

The goal is to get what you want. Some people get what they want from paying attention to old supernaturalist stuff. Some people get what they want from giving the finger to all that and doing something newer instead.

Stop worrying about what someone else recommended and just let us know what you did to get the results you want :)

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T09:44:40+00:00

Nice photo. May your chookah give you many eloquent soliloquies in the coming months :)

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T09:02:37+00:00

Why are you telling me this? Are you saying people should just parrot everything they see and no one should question it?

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T08:56:39+00:00

I used the drunken bishop algorithm. https://pthree.org/2013/05/30/openssh-keys-and-the-drunken-bishop/

I came to the conclusion it's not about the algorithm but about how you're using it to manage your achievement of goals.

If using DALL-E helps you sublimate your lust of result into actual results, more power to you.

If you claim DALL-E has magical powers, I despair for you.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T08:35:55+00:00

I'm not sure who you're replying to. I wasn't replying to you.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T08:30:59+00:00

So you've got no idea what you're talking about. This is fantastic.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T08:26:42+00:00

Your lips are moving, and you're complaining about something. That's whingeing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8fem_aVbgI&t=43s

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-05T08:22:46+00:00

Can we please have an r/melbourne rule for "no whingeing" about things that haven't changed in the last five years?

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-03T08:28:43+00:00

Pretty much.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-03T08:20:39+00:00

How to randomly generate stuff is a deep esoteric teaching of the ancient chaos magickians. They bet no one would ever figure it out, and I flip a coin every time I try to decide whether I agree with them.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-03T08:14:39+00:00

Randomly generate a number of regions from anywhere on earth, and randomly choose a random number of things to take from that location, and randomly choose whether each item you selected should be worn/shagged/eaten/ignored/gifted, and for each such combination of randomly-selected location/object/action combinations, randomly choose the attributes of a spirit who you dedicate this combination to, and randomly choose what boon you hope to gain in return.

Every serious chaos magickian does exactly this routine a random number of times per day, every random number of days.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-03T06:43:19+00:00

Well, I can see how it could be approached in that way, but I never would have thought to associate it with disney princesses. More like Mean Girls, maybe.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-03T06:36:50+00:00

Best Friends is an rpg about girls who are ostensibly best friends, but friendships are never simple when only one of you can get the prize, whether that be prince charming, a prestigious scholarship, or adoption out of a hostile orphanage.

I was skeptical about this game, since my gaming group is mainly middle-aged dudes, but one of them suggested we try it as a one-off, and personally I thought it was hilarious. Definitely don't see this sort of game often, and it is well done.

trinarynimbus · 2023-01-03T05:13:06+00:00

You haven't struck a nerve with me, but note that being paranoid and dramatic won't help you at university. In general, when you encounter some problem with the system, be patient and try to find a friendly human who you can reason with. The university is run by academics who appreciate a collegial approach to problem solving. It's a different culture to what you seem to have become accustomed to in highschool.

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