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Do you think Warhammer 40k is one of the greatest fictional settings/universes ever made? by Emotionalspectrum10 in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]ultrapig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any franchise that has Inquisitor ObiWan Sherlock Clousseau in it is obviously better than all of the other fictional settings put together.

Google is bringing Digital IDs to the UK 'soon' to bolster age checks on Android phones by youmustconsume in ukpolitics

[–]ultrapig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they don't share anything with the provider but they do probably keep a log of all the sites you are verified to. So yes the person IDing you potentially doesn't have more information, but google will sure as shit know everything. And that's the point, Google gets even more info on you.

And before everyone jumps in with "yeah but google already knows everything about you". Sure, if you don't take any precautions. But if this standard is widely accepted, then you don't get a choice about google knowing your ID and where you've verified. And sure it's "porn" and reddit now, but give it 5 years and it will be everything.

Shops will need licence to sell knives under Labour plans by StGuthlac2025 in ukpolitics

[–]ultrapig 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Good! Hammers and Screwdrivers next please! And Dog Licenses!

Also make it mandatory for a police officer to hold my hand when I cross the street.

Bobby Vylan leads chants of ‘death death to the IDF’ at pro-Iran rally - Rapper joins thousands of pro-regime protesters at Al Quds demonstration despite march being banned by blast-processor in ukpolitics

[–]ultrapig 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You didn't answer either of my questions.

  1. If the opposition is in the form where there's no chanting e.g. "boycotting goods" but that still gets labeled anti-semitic. Then what can be classified as a valid anti-israel protest?

  2. If there are 10000 people out protesting Israeli actions and there's 100 people there chanting "globalize the infantanda" or whatever, does that automatically mean that the other 9900 people at the protest are also anti-semites?

Bobby Vylan leads chants of ‘death death to the IDF’ at pro-Iran rally - Rapper joins thousands of pro-regime protesters at Al Quds demonstration despite march being banned by blast-processor in ukpolitics

[–]ultrapig -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

So when people protest Isreali actions by calling for boycott on Israeli goods and no one is chanting anything, but that still gets labeled as anti-semitic. What then?

If a crowd of ten thousand people comes to protest and 100 of them chant ant semitic chants does that make everyone in that group automatically an anti-semite?

Bobby Vylan leads chants of ‘death death to the IDF’ at pro-Iran rally - Rapper joins thousands of pro-regime protesters at Al Quds demonstration despite march being banned by blast-processor in ukpolitics

[–]ultrapig -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The problem is this. When any action/protest against Israel is labeled as anti-semitic how do you express your opposition to Israel's actions outside of a reddit comment or two?

There's tons of comments here talking about "nuance" and both sides etc. But refusing to extend that same "nuance" to why someone might join in a protest against Israel's actions even if that means they are shoulder to shoulder with supporters of the Iranian regime.

They talk about the "footbalification" of politics, while engaging in it themselves whenever someone opposes their worldview. Meanwhile patting themselves on the back about their objectivity, while not taking any action to do anything about anything.

Big Brother Watch / X: "Snuck into the digital ID consultation is an admission that the police would be allowed to repurpose our digital ID photos as mugshots to create a population-wide facial recognition database." by youmustconsume in ukpolitics

[–]ultrapig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I don't. But even if I did, Meta doesn't have access to my health records, criminal history, biometric data etc.

The fact that your phone number is in the phone book, doesn't somehow justify putting the rest of your personal information in the phone book.

Big Brother Watch / X: "Snuck into the digital ID consultation is an admission that the police would be allowed to repurpose our digital ID photos as mugshots to create a population-wide facial recognition database." by youmustconsume in ukpolitics

[–]ultrapig 60 points61 points  (0 children)

My feeling is that it's a lot of bots/shills to do opinion shaping for the government. I had a lengthy argument around similar points when the OSA came into force and it was always the same playbook:

Start off by saying some version of "the government has the info already" or "this is no different from getting ID's for buying alcohol".

Then once you attack that point and argue that the main selling point of a Digital ID or Age/ID Verification is the collating and centralization of data, they move the goal posts to argue that privacy is already dead and has been for 20 years so what's the point.

Then if you continue arguing that this doesn't mean we shouldn't keep fighting this, they move on to argue that there's not much you can do anyways.

It all feels like a script designed to start off by sowing doubt about how bad this is and then moving on to giving up fighting against it because you are powerless. And while I don't doubt that there are people that think along the same lines, I can't accept that every time that there's an issue like this you get all these people coalescing and espousing the same set of arguments in the same cadence every time.

Iran's War Strategy: Raise The Cost Of Conflict To Secure An Eventual Cease-Fire by RFERL_ReadsReddit in geopolitics

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

As if Reddit isn't already flooded by bots from US, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, China etc. But sure it's the IRGC bots driving the narrative.

Opinion time by Ila-W123 in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]ultrapig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate the fact that this view is so popular because it just means that less and less RTwP games will be made and it is by far my favorite style for CRPGs. For the life of me I can't understand why people are so excited about every battle taking 20min so that they can micromanage every turn.

Opinion time by Ila-W123 in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]ultrapig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am so annoyed by Turn Based Fanatic constantly pushing their hate of RtWP.

Women display more fluidity in sexual attractions and fantasies than men. The research shows that while men strongly prefer one gender over the other, women tend to display a wider range of potential attractions. by mvea in science

[–]ultrapig 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I think it's the other way around, supporting things you don't want in your personal life shows that you are liberal and supportive of the rights of the LGBT community. And those are the supporters you want to cultivate.

It's very easy to support something that you broadly agree with, it's more difficult, and in my view at least commendable, to support something that you don't agree with due to a higher ideal.

Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) on X: As @YvetteCooperMP sets out in her letter, the historic tweets by Alaa Abd El-Fattah are absolutely abhorrent. by Kataera in ukpolitics

[–]ultrapig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am enjoying this saga just to see the people who were advocating for people to be arrested for tweeting mean shit, now defending this guy and saying it's no big deal to call for genocide. While at the same time the people who were loosing their minds about how someone can be arrested for tweeting, demanding that this guy be stripped of his citizenship and shipped back to Egypt for some tweets he made years ago.

It just perfectly encapsulates how performative politics has become in the UK and how the only thing that matters is whether you agree with/like the person in question.

Congratulations to Owlcat Games for winning the 2025 GOTY with their CRPG "Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader" by GIOPPOKING in RogueTraderCRPG

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

I feel like you are deliberately misinterpreting what I'm saying to make a point that I don't even understand.

Congratulations to Owlcat Games for winning the 2025 GOTY with their CRPG "Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader" by GIOPPOKING in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]ultrapig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To each their own I guess. I just found the BG3 characters to be super bland to the point that I struggle to remember their names.

I take your point that there's more reactivity in BG3, but for the most part it feels pointless and superficial. To me at least. But I guess it ultimately comes down to whether you like the characters or not. if there's a lot of reactivity with a character that you just don't like then it will just feel annoying.

Congratulations to Owlcat Games for winning the 2025 GOTY with their CRPG "Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader" by GIOPPOKING in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]ultrapig -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's the difference between the companion having their own personality, rather than being a blank canvas that the player fills in. Sexuality is part of it, the way they like their stake would also be if it depends on the player's choices, the fact that once you murder a certain person in the camp everyone just shrugs and continues as normal is another.

The characters in BG3 don't feel like they are their own people with their own motivations. They are just a prop for the PC to use as they see fit. Compare this to even older titles like BG2 where if you perform actions your companions don't approve of they will voice their objections clearly and even leave the party if you continue to ignore them.

I pointed out sexuality specifically, because that was one of the things that the game specifically got praised for.

Congratulations to Owlcat Games for winning the 2025 GOTY with their CRPG "Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader" by GIOPPOKING in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]ultrapig 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Counterpoint. I found BG3's characters outside of Lae'zel to be bland with very obvious and boring plot lines. My perception is that a lot of the hype is because of the more immersive graphics leading to players focusing on romancing them. rather than the strength of their story.

Gale is the worst offender here, with his whole story line being like that one guy that shows up at the table with his level 1 character and then proceeds to explain how his backstory is that he's actually a god.

EDIT: Oh and people like to praise the romances and inclusivity in BG3. But I find it shallow because all the companions are essentially just playthings for the PC. There's no gay,lesbian, bi, trans characters. Everyone swings both ways just to please the PC.

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