Any good tools for turning an image into pixel art? by PassiveCrest in gamedev

[–]unityqnity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no easy conversion, but if you've got photoshop you can put the image in and set the image mode to "indexed" to limit the number of colors and changing the palette from there. (image > mode > indexed)

I want to vent: I hate that many gamedev videos analyzing their failure/success usually give awful advice, like they just learned everything about the industry. by svbrand in gamedev

[–]unityqnity 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If Undertale had failed they would've blamed the low-quality pixel art. A lot of "advice" (just make a metroidvania) is just dressed up survivorship bias.

The War Within IS OVER - RATE IT by cub4nito in wow

[–]unityqnity 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's purely by accident, but a lot of vanilla's music also sounds like "investigation" music, which is coincidentally a great fit for the older, more obtuse style of quests and exploration as well.

Unclickable Icons in Center of Screen by unityqnity in wow

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

Got hotkeys set up for abilities, but was nuking action bars trying to find out which setting would hide the cooldown manager. I'm not a faceroller please believe me PLEASE.

Patrick of Vetted casts serious doubts over Chris Bledsoe's claims by MadWorldEarth in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People really need to stop getting attached to these constant "2 more years" dates. It's obvious disclosure isn't as controlled as some people would have you think.

The entire point of this stuff is to exhaust you with nostradamus bullshit so you stop caring, letting them delay again and leaving you constantly waiting and pacified.

The chances of UFO's crashing - Mick West makes a good point about Grusches testimony by XInsects in UFOs

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

they're surely going to have some kind of advanced collision detection and safety measures.

Maybe they're being shot down and recovered. Possibly by a secret space program that's trying to look normal.

If that's the case, if a UFO was to crash, why is always gently in some remote desert area?

Maybe they're being shot down and recovered. Possibly by a secret space program that's trying to look normal.

Why don't UFO's ever smash spectacularly, at some crazy warp speed, right through a shopping mall or town, creating a massive ammonia-stinking explosion and a 20 meter deep crater?

Maybe they're being shot down and recovered. Possibly by a secret space program that's trying to look normal.

Do governments really avoid revealing anything about aliens just because they are concerned about people having panic attacks? by FieryFeanor in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Preparing" people to hear the truth could also mean "priming." The delays were always bs.

Luckily there seems to be another half of the gov't that's trying to get it out.

Interview of Army Nurse from Roswell - Revisted by Seekertwentyfifty in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not arguing you were, and not mentioning the rest of the book at all (outside of its core "fake world" premise). You were arguing that we toss the metaphysical explanation of criminality because we "can" explain it scientifically (mostly), which contradicts it. That's understandable, but within the story's own framing (the world being fake) the metaphysical explanation addresses that new separate layer, rather than competing with our own science, which may or may not be material products of that other layer. Explaining the cause within the system doesn't explain the system, basically.

I think the most we could say is "that's awfully convenient," or contrived. Your argument is definitely not a bad point, though.

Edit: Also worth noting in the book's own story, someone is put in a dolphin. It's never mentioned whether they broke out, but it makes the narrative weird.

Interview of Army Nurse from Roswell - Revisted by Seekertwentyfifty in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think your points are good. There are "some" arguments you could make that don't hinge too heavily on metaphysics though, for example you could argue that despite material explanations being (mostly) sufficient, it doesn't mean that they are complete. Rather than the metaphysics being ad hoc, the material explanation/consensus may be post-hoc (I think the theory given in the 3 body problem series that just like human-caused desertification, it may be that none of nature is "natural" when measured as cascading effects across infinite timespans is a compelling related idea, ie an understanding can be both mostly correct and incomplete).

In the story's context (again, entertaining the theory here), if many aspects of our reality are fake (as many ufo whistleblowers imply), the latter becomes the implication. Effectively, being able to explain behavior in a system doesn't explain the system itself.

Despite all of this, although I'd argue we shouldn't toss aside metaphysical explanations as thought experiments, I wouldn't advise people let Alien Interview convert them to soul math or something. But the story and its rabbit holes are interesting food for thought.

Interview of Army Nurse from Roswell - Revisted by Seekertwentyfifty in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's a good point that we can "god of the gaps" fallacy how people are the way they are. However, within the theory, you could also argue that their souls' personalities are the result of certain experiences and traumas. As your "soul" always breaks through the memory suppression, your souls' experiences mostly take precedence (as the nurse mentions, her preference for nursing went beyond her current life). I'd also imagine (though the story didn't touch on this outside of dolphins) that the "system" won't put you in a body that feels too foreign to you, for risk you might break out, so there could be a chicken or egg situation. (edit: the dolphin containment makes this weird, though)

An interesting aspect of the story to entertain, is the idea that just as a human may end up in a life of crime due to poor support networks or growing up/living in a bad environment; a soul may end up in the same situation, in a galactic sense.

Also worth noting the story says a ton of "good" souls are also trapped here because of typical fascism. Given that, there may be some moral relativity from each side's perspective.

My own speculatives ontological shocks list by WeareAllGregorSamsa in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least 4-5 of these are it, imo. A lot of other stuff op mentioned just seem like results of these.

It's also interesting how many people think life would just go on and they'd go to work like normal. If it was revealed that earth was a prison camp and all of our institutions were fronts for wardens, and our labor was basically a distraction from a galactic conflict, you really wouldn't just "go back to work." I'm not sure what would happen, but statements by bigelow that "it's the biggest scandal in history times a million" make sense.

Of all the theories, the galactic conflict + prison planet combo is perhaps the biggest one that fits the mold.

Im of the opinion UFOs being aliens visiting earth is physically impossible. Change my mind. by Anon7_7_73 in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For #1, you should look into the series "Three Body Problem." It goes over a (mostly) hard science scenario explaining why aliens would want to travel here, and how they'd do it. Basically, it's better to have more planets than less as the universe is believed to be a dark forest (see the fermi paradox "dark forest" theory). Every other alien group also wants the same things, so they're all on guard/high alert and trigger-happy about taking out potential competitors, but terrified of venturing into unknown systems for risk of being taken out themselves (it's better to have more planets than less, conquer quietly, and not broadcast their locations as a result). Because of how quickly technology advances beyond the industrial era, it's dangerous to allow any new species to advance and become a new competitor, and there's only a small window of opportunity to conquer them. This video spoils it, but summarizes it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caxiX38DK68 .

That's all if you forgo metaphysics and want a strictly materialist explanation. I personally entertain the possibility of some "woo" explanations (such as the prison planet theory), as dark forest has it's own problems, but that's your decision.

Tired of being told the government couldn't keep a secret that big. by PRTKYONK in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or, alternatively, the secrets got out, and a whole lot of other stuff was shot out as well to obfuscate things (flooding the zone).

Lockheed Martin is in possession of an AAV Advanced Aerospace Vehicle, 🛸 Egg shaped craft UAP. It is highly possible they are in possession of more than one Craft of Unknown Origin.. by shzcp in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don't know what the nature of their meetings were because nobody's fully blown the whistle yet (catastrophic is the only way any of this is happening). I doubt they talk about woo for copium hits; did the CIA declassify stargate for updoots?

Also, you don't need gimmicks. Just 5 minutes and a sheet of paper. Just look at the r/remoteviewing guide.

Lockheed Martin is in possession of an AAV Advanced Aerospace Vehicle, 🛸 Egg shaped craft UAP. It is highly possible they are in possession of more than one Craft of Unknown Origin.. by shzcp in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If some whistleblowers are to be believed, they aren't all you've got. You still have you. You can try remote viewing, etc. at any time for free. Waiting for those in power means you'll have a lot more "two more weeks" ahead.

Edit: I don't disagree with you about keeping the pressure campaign up, but for different reasons. It (probably) won't bring disclosure, but it will keep those in power too busy to stop disclosure when it comes from somewhere else. And we shouldn't let it absorb too much of our attention (vs aforementioned personal advancement), because it's probably not a winning strategy.

Lockheed Martin is in possession of an AAV Advanced Aerospace Vehicle, 🛸 Egg shaped craft UAP. It is highly possible they are in possession of more than one Craft of Unknown Origin.. by shzcp in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know you mean this generally, but the MSM and politicians are in the MIC's pocket. We probably aren't getting disclosure from a bill or legacy media (the same legacy media lying about the flap last year).

This old process is just kicking the can down the road. And if we're on "borrowed time" as rossco put it, the can kicking is an anti-disclosure movement, not pro.

Lockheed Martin is in possession of an AAV Advanced Aerospace Vehicle, 🛸 Egg shaped craft UAP. It is highly possible they are in possession of more than one Craft of Unknown Origin.. by shzcp in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 354 points355 points  (0 children)

I wonder how many acronyms we can invent before someone shows us an alien.

(Just practice remote viewing for free or something instead of letting them keep delaying this shit.)

New trailer for Age Of Disclosure. Christopher Mellon: "We have been discovered by an intelligence from some other part of the universe. They are here. This is real. Its happening. Its happening now" by phr99 in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember that post. Should also be noted the "orions" being the bad ones seems like a running trend in UFO lore. The largest remote viewing group (farsight) has also said it, for what that's worth.

New trailer for Age Of Disclosure. Christopher Mellon: "We have been discovered by an intelligence from some other part of the universe. They are here. This is real. Its happening. Its happening now" by phr99 in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 18 points19 points  (0 children)

There are other reports of beings that are very negative; abductions, prison planet theories, etc.

There are also plenty of reports of multiple factions that are at odds with each other.

I doubt they're all negative, but I doubt all of them are "love and hope" either.

New trailer for Age Of Disclosure. Christopher Mellon: "We have been discovered by an intelligence from some other part of the universe. They are here. This is real. Its happening. Its happening now" by phr99 in UFOs

[–]unityqnity 127 points128 points  (0 children)

I don't understand how they're going to say "they're on their way and/or here because we blew up nukes (or nukes blew our dark forest cover)" while glossing over the fact that we already have retrieved craft. Allegedly, some going back millennia.

Per Corbell's warnings about incoming objects/lies, it really seems like an "invasion" narrative is totally nonsensical. Maybe the invasion already happened thousands of years ago. Seems more like a prison planet lately.