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of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 12:20:23 JST 
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@sun @Nudhul @Hoss @RustyCrab @creamqueen if you minimize the Asteroids game that came with it, you can continue to play the game in the minimized 'icon' which continues to render your ship, bullets, asteroids, in the pixels provided.
What does Windows have now? Ads? AIs spying on you? -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 12:20:18 JST
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@Hoss @Nudhul @RustyCrab @creamqueen @sun it's been done and has some pernicious effects: https://mises.org/podcasts/trouble-taxation/taxation-and-literary-history-or-who-killed-john-keats
In British history, reviewers became extremely negative to avoid any positive review getting hit as a form of advertisement. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 21-Nov-2024 08:44:32 JST
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@cunnyoisseur @Sugizo how did Gigi protect her? -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 05:36:29 JST
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@j @Terry this is amazing. All of their attacks are correct and on-point, but none of their defenses are. It's a boxing match without blocking or even evasion. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 17:18:14 JST
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@MK2boogaloo
Q: what about her?
A: she's horny, right now, because she's having sex for the purposes of procreation within a loving marriage. She's not horny all the time.
Q: women of other species wouldn't do it right in front of a news crew.
A: women of other species don't have to live with these malicious stereotypes! Can't you see that her dignity has been stolen from her? She's just trying to live her life! If you would stop looking at rabbits as horny then rabbits wouldn't behave like this anymore!
Q: would you like to have sex right now?
A: only if you're fertile! -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 13:06:35 JST
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>western soldiers in the Ukraine will authorize long-range attacks with western missile systems
I heard that part
>this was justified by the NORTH KOREAN MENACE
heard that too
>the actual justification is to use the missiles against the North Korean soldiers in Kursk
what?
>the intent is to discourage more North Korean soldiers from having a presence on Ukraine's border
...
All this time I thought the proxy war was between US and Russia.
All this time I thought the meme of "SK supplying Ukraine while NK supplying Russia" was just a very funny joke.
But apparently this REALLY IS a Korean proxy war. The tail is wagging the dog! Korean gaming prowess is a vital and scarce resource that has world leaders quaking in fear!
Is it because of drones?
Is it because of StarCraft?
Is Biden actually sweating profusely in his lucid moments over the prospect of "StarCraft in real life" as North Korean swarms swarm towards Paris? -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 14:40:53 JST
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USPS (trying to appeal to me with advertising):
>look at this black postal worker deliver a package to a black man and his black daughter
>here are some more pictures of this family
>there's no mother to be found, isn't that crazy?
>also they're Jewish! wooow
really snatching up that key US demographic of motherless black Jews, USPS.
Or the other demographic of liberal women who are somehow impressed by this shit. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 12:06:55 JST
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more inspiration: The Regressed Demon Lord is Kind
That doesn't have the time loop or desperate struggle, but it does have a very satisfying loop-break, and it's more the feel I want, where the 'regression' is not just a writer's device to allow the plot to happen, but feels more like a character that is part of the story, that's constantly relevant to what's going on, and that the characters gradually learn more and more about as the story progresses.
My progression:
1. oh it's a regression story
2. oh it's a time loop?
3. oh this isn't *really* happening somehow? Is this all an illusion?
4. WTF IT WAS POINTLESS ALL ALONG
5. ok, even though the task was futile, it wasn't futile to try to do it -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 12:06:55 JST
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free story idea:
1. a regression/time loop, where the main character tries to avert an apocalyptic event.
2. but, this is impossible. Not 'nearly' or 'seemingly', but 'completely'. The situation progressed too far before the starting point, there are too many different threats. Even if dramatic victories against individual threats can happen, and even if the main character can gain incredible power and skill through repeat attempts, the end is the same: everybody dies.
3. but, this isn't really a regression or a time loop at all. The main character, in reality, is an oracle, experiencing the time loop as prophecy. The main character is also unaware of this.
4. repeated prophecy is a very grave mistake that was only possible because the main character learned of the ability and executed it without supervision. Out of high position, others spoke about the ability while thinking the main character would surely have been taught the dangers already. Out of high position, the book describing the process was easily accessed. Out of foolishness, the many warnings in that book were disregarded. Out of genius, the book was followed without the assistance the writer assumed would be needed. Out of a high position, the prophecy was started with the resources to keep doing it an incredible amount of times.
5. so the story is: an impossible challenge is attempted over and again - and remains impossible, and in the end it was also futile to try so many times because the main character's _real_ starting point is far in advance of the time loop. And, it's also lethal to try so hard because running each attempt is draining.
6. but, even though the overt aim of the time loop - to avert the apocalypse - is absolutely impossible within the constraints of the time loop, in the process of trying to avert it, the situation changes to the point that the prophecy is interrupted and the main character can awaken - in the real world, with plenty of time to avert the apocalypse, and not drained to death by the time loop.
bring your own:
1. impossible conflict
2. satisfying loop-break.
for inspiration, watch Madoka. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 09:16:31 JST
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@MoeBritannica
>kill you while you sleep
a. (normal person) what?! kill me?? You're a dangerous person.
b. (suicopath fan) YES PEASE
c. (manosphere) every woman can kill you while you sleep. That's the easiest time to do it. This is why you should sleep separately and lock your doors.
d. (lonely) the only way you could do that is if we're sleeping together ...? OH. OH I GET IT. YES PLEASE -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Friday, 15-Nov-2024 15:16:15 JST
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>I've abused caffine since I was 15, I'm 32 now and still no heart issues.
in reply:
>>more than doubled his age
>Caffeine obviously had an bad effect on you -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 14:40:24 JST
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@MK2boogaloo I don't really like the quote in the picture when taken literally, as a preference to believing in non-truths. But it also works as a defensive commitment: I am non-persuadable on this position, so neither a lawyer nor a demon can dislodge me from it, not even if my reason fails or is impaired.
Atheists can do the same thing, and declare that "even if I 'die' and 'go to hell and 'know' in my 'heart' that God is real, I will simply prefer to believe that super-advanced aliens are manipulating my consciousness to make it seem like things are this way." -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 14:40:23 JST
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@WoodshopHandman @MK2boogaloo there's no way to respond to this without getting the "Are y'all with the cult?" meme. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Nov-2024 07:48:27 JST
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@adachi @sneeden @nyanide the Database book is great as well. I'd recommend these books to anyone as a first book to read on these subjects. Quite an upgrade from the "Idiot's Guide to" theme. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 09-Nov-2024 07:03:49 JST
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@gentoobro @dcc @Forestofenchantment @cajax @get @Cocoa @sapphire
>arbitrarily
oh good, there are some reasonable limits on how intel agencies use the Minix operating system that runs my computer and their code in a manner inaccessible and non-observable by me.
It'd be bad if it were arbitrary. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 09:01:52 JST
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@RustyCrab I like tasteful, minimal uses of internet connections, for things like leaderboards, Dark Souls-style in-game notes, and Elona-style awareness of how other people playing the game are doing. Some guy just eaten by a bear? LMAO LOSER. It's cheap, not obtrusive, makes the game feel more alive without actually having a bunch of assholes standing around doing erotic roleplay. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Friday, 08-Nov-2024 01:57:40 JST
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@DarkMahesvara ??
men have stopped doing that. That's sexual harassment. That's nonconsensually approaching a woman.
If you say "hey babe, nice boobs" you get banned from the gym. It's just unsafe to compliment a woman. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 23:44:22 JST
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@Rasterman I see 100% red Oklahoma, just north of Texas, and West Virginia. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 22:54:23 JST
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@MK2boogaloo
>"Made in Ukraine"
I like this sort of thing a lot more than crazy anti-Russian sentiments or putting "We stand with Ukraine" banners on Russian language learning sites, or what Duolingo did with randomly putting "Ukraine", single word, as an out of context prompt in Russian language lessons, clearly someone's idea of making students SAY HER NAME.
Also buying the game might keep the devs alive.
>women in the Zone
the protagonist in Roadside Picnic has a daughter with monkey-like body hair, due to genetic damage he received from being in the zone. He's super upbeat about it loves his daughter, but it's clear that genetic damage from the Zone affected him.
With men, sperm can at least be renewed. Women will get it so much worse.
Of course there are several other big reasons to not expose women to combat, but this is a danger that results in a very big scene in the book that these games are based on.
>gay narrator voice
it's not gameplay, right?
>bed texture
more geopolitics! Ukraine is embracing eurojank. -
of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Thursday, 07-Nov-2024 09:50:22 JST
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>They really think the problem is that they haven't been force feeding us their message hard enough
in fairness, I saw ___zero___ (0) political commercials since 2020. Also zero minutes of any mainstream media coverage outside of youtube-pushed headlines (which I studiously avoided) until after the election.
This was the most expensive election ever? Billions spent? None of it reached me. Try paying Gura to shill for you.
The natural direction for the propagandists to go is opposition to adblocking, and I am prepared to only read printed books for my entertainment.
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