Works at larps too. One I go to (in NL) has Dutch as common, and we use English as Elvish and, depending on with whom I talk, I express Dwarvish with either Scottish English, Northern English or German. If I really want to commit to the bit, I should learn High German or an Austrian dialect for Dwarvish.
I heard/read a story somewhere once, where there was a statue somewhere of someone who’s better off not glorified. The statue was defaced regularly, and every time it was defaced, there’d be someone cleaning it up.
Over time the statue went on to look worse for wear until one day, the authorities decided it was better to remove and replace the statue.
It turned out the guy cleaning it up was always the same guy, who hated the subject of the statue with a passion, and alway used salt water to clean it, hoping to corrode & wear down the statue. Some people suspect he and the vandal were the same person.
This. I’d only accept this if everyone, and then I mean EVERYONE on the road has the patience of a saint and the radio discipline of an airline pilot at all times. I’d be fine if the most threatening you could ever expect is a “four six golf victor delta niner, your blinker is still live and your tail light is out, be advised, over” but you just KNOW there’s gonna be someone who’ll go “HEY YOU removed IN A WHITE VAN! STAY OUT OF MY FUCKING LANE OR I’LL END YOU AND YOUR MOTHER!”
how certain are you that this will truly block them all? Many of these things may have a “Legitimate interest” thing going on, and I do not trust those prompts to object to that by pressing “reject all”
I mean the one you do when you want something easy to do, but not when you’re tired at the point you microwave a frozen-meal, or just cut down a piece of cheese and put it in a bread
My too-lazy-to-cook recipes still involve some cooking. One has me cut up some chicken thighs, add a load of spices, and throw em in a frying pan. Stir occasionally. Then stick em on some tortillas with shredded lettuce, garlic sauce, salsa, sriracha and grated cheese.
Alternatively, fry some diced bacon while heating up a pot of water for spaghetti. When the bacon’s good, remove & discard about half the rendered fat. Next, beat an egg and grate in some Parmigiano Reggiano* cheese. When the pasta water is good, cook some spaghetti. When the spaghetti is done, take it out of the pasta water with some tongs and throw it straight into the pan with bacon. Then add the egg mixture and start stirring immediately, the egg mixture cooks from the heat still in the spaghetti. Add cheese and a little bit of pasta water to taste.
more generic parmesan will do, though the best texture is reached with freshly grated cheese. I have access to Parmigiano Reggiano at a price that won’t break the bank for me though, so the real Italian deal it is for me.
The recent chat bot advances have pretty much changed my life. I used to get anxiety by receiving mails and IMs, sometimes even from friends. I lost friendships over not replying. My main issue being that I am sometimes get completely stuck in a loop of how to formulate things in the best way to the point of just abandoning the...
Me? When I use text communication? Never. Closest I get to using AI is letting a trusted acquaintance look over the message if I’m communicating with organisations. But beyond that? Nope.
I’m with the guy who’s at the op of the thread as of me typing. “If you can’t genuinely talk with me without the need for an LLM then I’d say we weren’t really friends to begin with.” ~@mriormro
The biggest mistake I made with the Cleric I play in my current session is that I do have Guiding Bolt, a 1st level spell dealing 4d6 radiant damage with a spell attack, but not Word of Radiance, which deals 1d6 radiant damage against anyone whom I want to cast it on as a cantrip, or Sacred Flame, which does 1d8 radiant against a specific target, also as a cantrip. I’m pretty much going into my upcoming boss fight against a (presumed) vampire going “I want y’all to pin down and/or restrain the fucker, 'cause I get only one shot at this and I want to make it count.”
This. If you invent some machine or process that will change the world, you have twenty years to make your fortune, after which you will be out-competed on price by cheap Chinese knock-offs. But if you write a book or a song or make a film, if it takes off you’re set for life. And not only that, your descendants will be set for another seventy years.
20 years is quite short. But life+70 is too long. I’ve seen one more conservative take that would like to see 50 years for creative works. That would give enough time for two bouts of nostalgia, and meanwhile it would mean that Mozart and Beethoven would be joined by Hendrix and Elvis, that Shakespeare and Shelley would be joined by the likes of Orwell. You & I would be free to make new James Bond stories (and probably do a better job than the ones that currently have the film rights)
ngl, if the game’s control scheme has you control pitch and yaw with the mouse, then I find that it’s all or nothing with control inversion.
For instance, in Space Engineers, if I move as the engineer, I prefer straight controls for pitch and yaw. But when I’m piloting, I prefer inverted pitch and can wrap my mind around inverted yaw.
A polish hacker found out why trains did stop working. The manufacterer implemented a hidden electronic switch, which automatically activated after trains were serviced by a different company.
I can remember only once where I would say I was lucid dreaming. I was walking down an old, fairly creepy, dimly lit street, and as I approached a corner I thought “wait, I hate horror” and conjured up a gun. At this point I knew I had control, and ended up walking into a nearby pub or tavern to start playing Cards Against Humanity with some mates.
Seriously, it works in most cases, so it’ll still improve the situation from having to go through the prompts on all sites to going through them on some sites.
I watched it with a Larp group which does regular D&D as well, and we spent a good amount of time ID’ing spells, classes, and moments that would make you go “wtf dungeon master‽”
Lithuania is one of the Baltic States, conveniently squished between Russia & Belarus to the east and the sea to the west. Across that sea is Sweden. You’ll usually see three countries be the parts of this set. Lithuania is the southernmost of these three.
That said, I have found that the front probably should not distract from the content. So if you, say, post a grid of four pictures of bunnies whose ears take the shapes | || || |_, then people may simply see pictures of bunnies, and fail to notice the loss.
It just occurred to me that my internet dialect in my IRL dialect are slightly different in a few ways. Curious to hear others dialectal differences and thoughts on the subject.
Mijn internetdialect… nou ja, internettaalgebruik, is ongeveer negentig procent Engels en de rest een druppeltje Nederlands. In het echt is het meer half om half met een druppeltje Duits.
A: the system is able to elect candidates who win despite only getting a minority of the vote. This problem becomes worse the more parties participate.
B: in order to maximise the chance of an acceptable compromise taking office, very fringe groups must vote for a very mainstream party. Usually that leaves only two parties that make sense.
C: as these parties become the political space, voting for a specific interest can erode support for the nearest main party, guaranteeing a victory for the other main party.
Bonus: D: growing comfortable with their voter base, it is in parties’ interest to grow more radical.
In fact, without McCarthy and the Red Scare, I would find it strange that the American political scene has developed a nationalist “Republican” party and a moderately conservative “Democrat” party. Many more sane parliaments and governments develop their left to be a socialist or labour party.
It’s one of the reasons why I think America is institutionally fucked & rotten, that it’ll take the better part of two centuries to fix it, and that if instead we want stuff to be fixed within a generation, we may need a violent uprising.
On a sidenote, the completely non-shitposty version would be:
return !(var & 1);
Notice the single &, which should be bitwise AND. Fun thing: negative numbers in two’s complement also have 1 for their LSB when odd. C definitely supports bitwise operators, and it appears C# does as well.
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Southern Heritage (lemmy.world)
What are some "no brainer" inventions or features that just haven't made it to the consumer yet?
For real tho (lemmy.world)
What are your"too lazy to cook" recipe ?
I mean the one you do when you want something easy to do, but not when you’re tired at the point you microwave a frozen-meal, or just cut down a piece of cheese and put it in a bread
How often do you use "AI" to reply to your messages, if at all?
The recent chat bot advances have pretty much changed my life. I used to get anxiety by receiving mails and IMs, sometimes even from friends. I lost friendships over not replying. My main issue being that I am sometimes get completely stuck in a loop of how to formulate things in the best way to the point of just abandoning the...
I'd prefer to have the unlimited plan (startrek.website)
What song are you listening to right now?
Whats your such opinion (discuss.tchncs.de)
is there a limit to the point that i will find women attractive?
Context, I’m 30 now and i will find women my age and up attractive, but 15 years ago a 35 year old women would never have been attractive to me....
Polish Trains were equipped with automatic killswitch by manufacturer Newag (social.hackerspace.pl)
A polish hacker found out why trains did stop working. The manufacterer implemented a hidden electronic switch, which automatically activated after trains were serviced by a different company.
People who can control their dreams - what is it like? (kbin.social)
Epic tales, mastering the universe, or just reading a good book next to a fireplace?
Lawsuit time 🇺🇸🦅 (lemmy.world)
Reminds me of the Therac-25 incident…
Shenanigans are afoot (lemmy.sdf.org)
In it I'm actually successful and likable (startrek.website)
Totally unrealistic
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Es robado !
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Me when someone asks why I use lube (lemmy.world)
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Wolverine really does look like two Batmen kissing
And like D&D sessions, rooting for it to happen (ttrpg.network)
Japan is on its own wavelength. (lemmy.world)
What's the funniest true story you've read on the internet?
If I don't laugh I'd cry (lemmy.ca)
Doomba (slrpnk.net)
data loss (media.tech.lgbt)
Meanwhile in a Oneshot they chose a name immediately. (startrek.website)
I hate/love them
You can't escape the wrath of rule (lemmy.ml)
Squad goals? (ttrpg.network)
In what ways does your internet dialect differ from your IRL dialect?
It just occurred to me that my internet dialect in my IRL dialect are slightly different in a few ways. Curious to hear others dialectal differences and thoughts on the subject.
Two Party System. Why. (lemmy.zip)
EDIT: To the people downvoting this post because democrats > republicans: you’re missing the point.
Get out and vote! (lemmy.ml)
You also found them really attractive too (lemmy.world)
words search (slrpnk.net)
I got goblin warlock...
The Netherlands (mander.xyz)
If you could travel the multiuniverse, what would be the first universe you would visit?
I wish (i.imgur.com)