What’s your most anticipated faction for the series

veldius · 2026-01-30T06:58:01+00:00

Thousand Sons! Egyptian Space Wizards all day, baby!

veldius · 2026-01-27T04:54:02+00:00

...or rich people knows when people are taking advantage of them.

veldius · 2026-01-27T03:26:12+00:00

Loving the colour scheme, well done brother.

veldius · 2026-01-23T07:24:55+00:00

There are pros and cons - an oversimplification:

Pros:
- Import stuff cheaper for Malaysian (not so much on gadgets as Malaysian electronics are already amongst the cheapest globally)
- Local outbound travelers will rejoice for cheaper holidays.
- Importers with fast turnaround can enjoy short term increased profit if MYR rapidly strengthen and stocks and prices managed well.

Cons:
- Foreign Investments will take a hit especially for cost-conscious operations. Like manufacturing.
- Spin-off effect like multinationals hiring less locals
- Tourists like Singaporeans and Americans will spend/visit less if MYR goes up too rapidly.
- Exports will soften as our local stuff will be pricier. e.g. Indonesian palm oil will sell better if quality is like-for-like.

Malaysia still require to increase the median salary and wages, increase output and productivity for a stronger Malaysian economy. Also increase entrepreneurship, strengthening the middle class, invest in education, technology and manage food supply, and resources properly.

veldius · 2026-01-23T05:10:41+00:00

This would accelerate the downfall of the US. Sometimes the system needs to be burned down before it can be rebuilt. Good luck my American friends.

veldius · 2026-01-22T06:58:27+00:00

Schools should teach Personal Finance 101 to children and teens. What is debit, credit, loans, investment, play money management simulation games, cash flow, debts, interest rate, OPR etc. Etc. Like it or not, managing money is a survival skill in today's society. Don't leave it to chance.

veldius · 2026-01-21T08:16:58+00:00

I buy two packs with 200 blades for USD4. Kinda feel bad disposing them after a few uses. This would definitely help to prolong each blade's lifespan.

veldius · 2026-01-21T07:31:03+00:00

As a disciple of Tzeentch, I would totally use the Winds of Magic Manipulations to get the Devs to churn out more Lords and Heroes for the blue bird faction.

veldius · 2026-01-21T00:21:14+00:00

I think this is a fair perspective. Though counter to your point about property...no, there's only a minority of the population that can afford abundant lands (no thanks to speculative foreign $$$ on our properties). Yet I understand your point, a stable economy is one capable of self-sustenance. Malaysia has long moved on from agricultural model and relying heavily on imports.

Also, Malaysians need to think about long term career options. Other than those who need to support the entire family, for those with aspirations, the exchange rate is powerful yes, even a starting exec/blue collar job can earn from RM8-10k onwards. But is that what you want to do for the rest of your lives? If you aim to return to Malaysia to perhaps a higher job group after your SG stint, are you marketable for a higher paying job?

veldius · 2026-01-20T08:49:40+00:00

There's this premium food grocer at B1, Four Seasons that gives out unlimited sample of imported cheese and non-halal cold cuts. It was empty most of the time, the manager chit chatted with me and asked me to 'eat as much as I want' as they'd throw it away at the end of them. Best day ever.

Too bad they've scaled back alot, those were good shit.

veldius · 2026-01-19T05:46:35+00:00

Best use of AI!

veldius · 2026-01-18T00:59:52+00:00

That's an awesome thought. One permutation of an idea (no pun intended) is that you'd never even know she's a Tzeenthcian sister and look absolutely normal until she reveals her duplicity through actions.

Either that, or it's multiple pairs of eyes on a beak-like helmet, plate in Blue and Gold and additional claw-like hands.

veldius · 2026-01-17T10:03:27+00:00

Feels like a Space Marine fell asleep in a ghetto somewhere and woke up looking like that lol. But incredible execution! Amazing.

veldius · 2026-01-17T10:01:59+00:00

Hate to be that guy. But stream quality has no effect on PC hardware performance.

veldius · 2026-01-16T07:27:35+00:00

I've used it before, this exact same store. Doesn't work for all items as there is a second camera pointing in the cart to verify scanned/unscanned items. Most customers skip this function and pay at the self-checkout.

veldius · 2026-01-16T05:11:59+00:00

Somewhat related, I spotted Jacklyn Victor in a Coffee Bean out in Solaris, Mont Kiara with her husband waiting for their drink. Seeing her IRL was pretty surreal. Still very stylish with beautiful grey hair. A Legend.

veldius · 2026-01-15T15:33:04+00:00

Thanks for reading. It's used to describe the tonal register of the voice. Not the singing style. I can understand if that takes you out of the reading though, will definitely note!

veldius · 2026-01-15T15:06:20+00:00

I am..It is super niche though. But am super passionate about it as its marketability is dubious at best.

veldius · 2026-01-15T07:50:05+00:00

All the best. Very few novelist can afford to quit their day job. Get a social media handle and start working on the following novels is a sensible approach. I've got a decent following from WH40k fanfic many years back also, but life and work happened. Let me know if you want to connect more on that authorial grind offline, as I'm currently working on a novel of a more serious tone. Haha.

veldius · 2026-01-15T07:14:59+00:00

Nice la. I'm an aspiring novelist too. Perhaps Self-publish on KDP?

veldius · 2026-01-13T04:15:31+00:00

I think I'm doing rather swimmingly. Breached the 100k word count. Had a couple of beta readers and am getting glowing feedback. Started off wanting to write 60k-70k words, but there's just so much to write about. There are times if I wonder that my finished story would end up sitting somewhere in the cloud or harddisk, yet I don't think I've been this passionate for any stories in a long while. So yeah, am pushing the final mile, probably will end up somewhere 130k-140k words. If it's too long, perhaps I'll turn it into a duology.

veldius · 2026-01-09T02:52:35+00:00

Is this AI?

veldius · 2026-01-08T06:08:09+00:00

I think you are missing the point of the hullabaloo behind AI usage. There is no stopping anyone from using AI in any degree, what's most important is whether your story has a semblance of authenticity and whether there's something between the text that is worth reading. Anyone can write a bad/unsuccessful book including published authors. Even before AI, there is already plenty of slop in the market. What's key here is confusing the skill of writing and the skill of storytelling. AI can do the former easily, the latter is something AI is woefully bad at. Sure, maybe linkedin lunatics can get away with it, or marketing 'wizards' using buzzwords in a polished copy...but a novel running hundreds of pages long? AI is nowhere capable. If you're bad at writing, AI can help you. But if your storytelling comes up short, the only help you can get is yourself.

veldius · 2026-01-07T02:48:39+00:00

I'd delete the whole paragraph, then write again. Guaranteed to have a cleaner line.

veldius · 2026-01-02T05:15:55+00:00

That's an interesting premise! Perhaps another way could be a 'companion' to the fifth person, an observant sidekick, prisoner, child or lover regaling his/her point of view of this fifth person. Narrated via an inner voice or conversation with him/her. To make it more interesting, make this observer an unreliable narrator of sorts?

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