Get meatball’d, nerd
#off-topic
maiden narwhal
humble parrot
The phonetics are the same
open scaffold
open's mouth like snake and inhales meatball
from what ive seen the whole system works diffrent from english\
spanish as well
but ive never botherd to learn them ive only heard from people who have or tried to
so i dont have the most educated view point
humble parrot
I'm just saying spanish has it easier on the pronunciation side of things
When learning Japanese
bitter agate
Japanese isn't easy to learn but easy to pronounce. Kinda like Spanish there's only one way to say a syllable. I'd think Chinese is the hardest to learn to an English speaker
Unless you are John Cena
plucky dove
I can tell you it is NOT that similar
Specially when it comes to pronunciations, they're not even close
bitter agate
https://tenor.com/view/xmas64-c64-xmas-commodore-snowing-gif-19517342
Straight out of 1994
bitter agate
That monitor doesn't though
peak folio
That display is definitely newer than that keyboard.
bitter agate
Yeah, kb looks ancient floppies were still in common use in the 90s though
peak folio
That size floppy took forever to go away
bitter agate
I remember having a stack of like 20+ to install win98
peak folio
At least they weren’t 5.25”
But multimedia systems were common enough by Win98 where you could have just got it on CD.
bitter agate
Could have... Most of my CDs were the free AOL trials lol
Make monitors monochrome orange again!
peak folio
deep idol
https://fixupx.com/bulltheoryio/status/2054558694785077478
That is insane. Too bad they think like the vast majority of large corporations when it comes to AI.
cobalt briar
well that's terrifying 
deep idol
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPttr19aMAEJGt5.jpg:large
Yeah, when will they realize All the gold they have been digging up is nothing but fool's gold?
peak folio
No idea, but whoever is holding the puts when that moment happens is going to be set for life. 
bitter agate
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/682227584087490573/1506308912163324037/HI...
Makittya
sage topaz
Yeah, when will they realize All the gold they have been digging up is nothing b...
Another 5-10 years unless they somehow succeed then it will never end.
open scaffold
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GPttr19aMAEJGt5.jpg:large
Then they wonder why the public hates them
peak folio
-# The public probably has never heard of them.
open scaffold
Nvida?
humble parrot
Nvidia is the phonetic pronunciation of the spanish word Envidia, which translates into Envy.
peak folio
So that’s why they’re green
humble parrot
Probably
peak bolt
Hey guys does anyone know why EU server 141 is Offline
deep idol
Hey guys does anyone know why EU server 141 is Offline
Go to the #pal-server-help tab to have your question answered.
barren sierra
Nvidia is the phonetic pronunciation of the spanish word Envidia, which translat...
i doubt they even know how to pronounce it given that Tea-aye turned into "Tie"
peak folio
Ti… tanium?
solid sun
that's a dangerous word
strong bust
busted metal
or is it an alloy, I'm not quite sure
maiden narwhal
peak folio
humble parrot
You have no idea how many times the creatures scans are incomplete on a planet because the giant worms are super hard to scan
peak folio
gd thresher maws
bitter agate
Watch out for the tremors
novel sun
The classic title art is DOOM iirc
solid sun
thanks again for this, just installed warcraft 3 again and playing my favorite custom map Monster Master RPG
void dagger
sacred mango
peak folio
Sell product, strings attached
yank product away
no refunds
novel sun
Still hate that Multiversus was turned into such an awful cash grab
The beta played so nice
lament forge
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/571852436504051712/1506357432333504643/im...
Main reason why I often avoid online games since it only lasts as long as the devs bother to maintain it. Especially if they also have microtransactions or a subscription attached.
peak folio
Online games are almost guaranteed to get wrecked
lament forge
Unless they have an offline single player option that's really good :)
peak folio
Too many bad decisions inspired by the telemetry anyway
barren sierra
thanks again for this, just installed warcraft 3 again and playing my favorite c...
Zug Zug
deep idol
Hopefully Stop Killing Games will break that cycle. Although it may not keep most gaming corporations from making the same idiotic decisions, they will have to pick one of two choices come shutting down the live service:
Choice 1: Make the game available to play offline in some accessible form (doesn't have to be perfect, and if I understand this correctly, they don't have to keep the game on the marketplace, either)
Choice 2: Refund everyone who spent money on the game the full amount if they decide to destroy the game anyway (which would be a near-impossibility with long-lived live services, like World of Warcraft, so the publishers would be forced to perform the first option).
plucky dove
Unless they have an offline single player option that's really good :)
Sometimes that doesn't indicate safety alone
Make sure the game also isn't online only
If the game is only online, that means your data is NOT being stored locally, but rather on an external server you have to connect to, which is why the online requirement
This is mostly done with games that have microtransaction stores, as otherwise nothing would stop people from editing their data to acquired payed items for free
barren sierra
STG already has an issue cause legislators proposed only games made after xyz date are affected
meaning anything you bought over the years is a ticking timebomb
Beyond this point they can just resell you the entire library, and then shut down and they would still be wining
plucky dove
That's a very cool policy honestly
But I have to gander...
Where are the PUBG guys of all people getting the money for that?!
peak folio
They’re loaded
dusk quartz
What, chill? Krafton can afford to shell out that kind of cash from their own pocket? After what happened with Subnautica 2 especially?? It's like they want to run out of money.
mental summit
Yeah I think that’s exactly what this is seeking to do
Not that a child is worth 65k in this economy
dusk quartz
To be fair, chill, dying is very expensive
hearty sonnet
Not if you jump into a volcano 
dusk quartz
Not if you jump into a volcano <a:mono_gaming2:761924129187954718>
Ooh, chill, free cremation
hearty sonnet
And return to the earth in style, while cutting out the middle man
plucky dove
I'll admit I only knew Krafton from PUBG, had no clue they are involved with Subnautica as I'm admittedly not interested in Subnautica 2
So nevermind that makes sense then
Probably a tax write off if they do that too
But hey, don't look a gift horse in the mouth
bitter agate
And return to the earth in style, while cutting out the middle man
F that, I want to be plastified looking like a zombie crawling out of my own grave.
hearty sonnet
F that, I want to be plastified looking like a zombie crawling out of my own gra...
I want to be launched into the orbit of Jupiter
But I somehow doubt that will happen
bitter agate
Sounds spendy
peak folio
I'll admit I only knew Krafton from PUBG, had no clue they are involved with Sub...
I have no doubt there are government incentives in doing it.
cobalt briar
https://fixvx.com/dexerto/status/2055357527143907608
I saw the picture before I read the caption so I immediately assumed the story was ‘Krafton CEO objectively acting like a big baby after losing lawsuit’
solid sun
Not if you jump into a volcano <a:mono_gaming2:761924129187954718>
I'm selling virgin free volcano, /w me for price.
hearty sonnet
I'm selling virgin free volcano, /w me for price.
Psssst what's the price
bitter agate
How can you be sure it's virgin free?
peak folio
Because all the virgins sent there were already eaten by the resident dragon.
barren sierra
Because all the virgins sent there were already eaten by the resident dragon.
wrong, they have been taken by the Bard whos name is Nora
solid sun
Psssst what's the price
an apple and an egg
peak folio
wrong, they have been taken by the Bard whos name is Nora
Soiled! 
solid sun
Soiled! <:Chillet_Mad:1243468874410889237>
no, you're supposed to say, sold.
Wait no, I'm supposed to say that.
peak folio
I don’t want your defiled maidens.
barren sierra
The volcano is for sale not the maidens
bitter agate
But how active is the volcano 🌋?
worldly ivy
Zero swipes on Tinder
bitter agate
Hole full of cobwebs?
peak folio
But how active is the volcano 🌋?
Asking the real questions. Who wants a dead volcano…
bitter agate
Well I want the lava but not eruptions... It'd be great geothermal energy source
Organic nuclear...
peak folio
Gotta have the pyroclastic expulsions regularly.
bitter agate
I do in the bathroom...
deep idol
Well, here we are with Mixtape, again, and this time, the idiots defending it only made it more apparent this "game" is not indie despite them claiming it is. However, this will only get even more ridiculous come awards time. Mixtape will get awards, and EndymionTV here hopes it will happen because "-that would honestly result in the most *deelicious* discourse imaginable."
Now that he said it, I kinda want to see the carnage it will cause to the game industry's status quo, too.
cobalt briar
I haven’t even played nor cared to look at Mixtape and I’m already tired of hearing about it
night plume
https://fixvx.com/dexerto/status/2055357527143907608
2 years "paid" parental leave?
novel sun
I'd be surprised if they're paid regularly on top of the $65,000 bonus
Then again $32,500 a year gets stretched pretty thin so maybe there is a little bit
night plume
Most companies can't pay for the 1 month maternity leave
peak folio
Most companies can't pay for the 1 month maternity leave
That would impact the GMs bonus too much.
bitter agate
I need to get pregnant...
novel sun
Gotta get hired by Krafton first
peak folio
Do you work for Krafton?
bitter agate
Aww
night plume
I need to get pregnant...
My sister got mad at me bc I gave her more restrictions than my brother. She finally got fed up and yelled at me "why aren't you telling him the dangers of getting pregnant!??!"
To which I told her, "if HE gets pregnant we are going on tv and becoming rich! Bigggggg difference."
Brother said he felt objectified.
humble parrot
Pregante
teal iron
Lol! Can I identify as pregnant?
Maybe you can identify as funny and get better jokes
peak folio
Gregnat
novel sun
I've already got the tummy for it
Sorry but people don't really care when beer is the father
bitter agate
Maybe you can identify as funny and get better jokes
I hurt fee fees
bitter agate
Sorry but people don't really care when beer is the father
Liquor is quicker
peak folio
bitter agate
@hearty sonnet you know anything about weed butter hombre?
hexed sentinel
<@477924865505230848> you know anything about weed butter hombre?
I imagine it won't taste good. Who wants to eat random weeds anyway?
hearty sonnet
<@477924865505230848> you know anything about weed butter hombre?
Yeah I've made it a lot before, I even have a little device that makes it for me haha
I've made some nuclear stuff
I dunno why I said little device, it's not really that small
bitter agate
I forgot about a pound of it in the bottom of my freezer... It smells a bit funky... You heard of a way to unrancidify it?
hearty sonnet
I forgot about a pound of it in the bottom of my freezer... It smells a bit funk...
Nah bro you're asking for a miracle
bitter agate
Lol!
hearty sonnet
I've done that before haha
I was moving across the country and found it, I just threw it out even tho it looked fine
bitter agate
Grok said to add milk and warm it up to a liquid and then chill it in the fridge... But imho personal experience > ai hallucinations
hearty sonnet
You could maybe just like scrape off the outer layers and then use the rest
And just pretend you're aging it or something
Aged weed butter lol
hexed sentinel
Last online: 3 weeks ago
bitter agate
Lol... I'm going to try it before the long weekend just in case it messes me up... So I guess I'll let you know if I survive
hearty sonnet
Sweet
bitter agate
For science
hearty sonnet
Just bake it into the most delicious sugary thing you can
Or make potions
Potions are supposed to be nasty
bitter agate
Lol I'd eat it funky but didn't want to...
hearty sonnet
I just hit the 6200 hour mark on Craftopia boys it's official
I'm a loser
Once again
Every 100 hours I reloserify
bitter agate
Jebus... Find another game
hearty sonnet
I play a few different games haha but I can usually fit in Craftopia for a few hours
bitter agate
I probably have 6k hours on Eve but only if you count all 4 accounts
hearty sonnet
I just beat DOOM 3 and am about to beat DOOM 2016 probably tonight, and then DOOM Eternal
Doing a DOOM marathon
bitter agate
Doomer
hearty sonnet
I have 220+ hours in Windrose and still play that, even tho there's really nothing left for me to do except farm items and money
bitter agate
I saw a video today where dude got into the dead island at Tortuga
hearty sonnet
I saw a video today where dude got into the dead island at Tortuga
Was it sweet?
peak folio
The more I catch up on this stuff the more it seems there’s somebody at Sony targeting very high profile accounts.
humble parrot
🤷
peak folio
Genki said he was hacked earlier in the year too.
bitter agate
Sony killed Michael Jackson... I'll never forgive them for this
novel sun
https://fixupx.com/wario64/status/2056477810760589712
"America" tag
peak folio
PSN has never been the icon of a secure system ever, we all know that.
bitter agate
Sony = Nosy
peak folio
But the recent breaches are very specific very high profile accounts
And they’re getting told ahead of time
That’s not just internet randos breaking in and taking over whatever.
bitter agate
Whales aren't hacker targets?
peak folio
I don’t think they’d classify as whales.
bitter agate
Oh ok... Idk... That's just what I'd assume from the outside
peak folio
Whether it’s internal or not, whoever’s responsible seems to have privileged access
humble parrot
Either a huge hole in Sony's cheese or someone provides them.
peak folio
I wonder if it’s an SE situation
peak folio
Either a huge hole in Sony's cheese or someone provides them.
If the hole is that big it’s a miracle there isn’t some wide spread issue
bitter agate
Keep the cheese hole spackled shut for safety
peak folio
I wouldn’t doubt there are other issues completely unrelated to what’s going on here.
peak folio
solid sun
okay just got done with a 6 hour session of my favorite warcraft 3 custom map, neat.
opal flax
wrong
opal flax
no
novel sun
well that's not very nice
cobalt briar
pliant gull
Hey guys 👋. Im looking to join a server thats not to far from vanilla but has global palbox.. can anyone help me find a home? I just want to play lol
strange portal
Hey guys 👋. Im looking to join a server thats not to far from vanilla but has g...
#1196354687109181550 lots of options down there
pliant gull
Thanks a bunch
sick flame
barren sierra
https://fixupx.com/i/status/2056857177227161651
They lost 40 mil trough law procedures this year already, they cant afford to see you make money man
honest rivet
Watching you earn a few thousand while they're 40 million short of their hundred billion earnings goal would break their poor hearts.
wind briar
THE CHAOTIC CARD GAME IS COMING BACK AFTER SO MANY YEARS I WAS 10 When this was popular omg
barren sierra
Watching you earn a few thousand while they're 40 million short of their hundred...
They sued modders with patreon for less just for support bills
People that made 10kish across a span of a few years have been CnD-d (survival money)
sage topaz
I have 220+ hours in Windrose and still play that, even tho there's really nothi...
Did they fix the issue were the game was saving non stop which ends up bricking your SSD super fast?
hearty sonnet
Did they fix the issue were the game was saving non stop which ends up bricking ...
I guess so because that's never happened to me
barren sierra
https://youtu.be/FYbuTvOmsRM @night plume Magic has one hell of a weird card list
tranquil obsidian
https://fixupx.com/i/status/2056857177227161651
i mean, it literally says you can't have a criminal record in the terms
not sure what they're expecting out of this. how is being denied a voluntary position worth 300k
barren sierra
i mean, it literally says you can't have a criminal record in the terms
not su...
criminal record could be "accused of jaywalking"
open scaffold
What if people just did not respond to Nintendo cease and desist requests
barren sierra
which hardly should matter for an event holder
barren sierra
they are in Japan im in America
well you will get a CnD from Nintendo America
teal iron
i mean, it literally says you can't have a criminal record in the terms
not su...
The post says something about changing the reason, which could be an inconsistency that causes trouble
barren sierra
what if I live in china
If there is a representative there they can Pursue you, otherwise it depends on your government , refer to blizzard vs Turtle wow
teal iron
Puglife doesn't seem to understand a C&D is a THREAT
When you receive one they are planning to take you to court IMMEDIATELY
open scaffold
Primarianabee dosent understand the power of ignorance
but what I was saying is how can they take you to court in a foreign country
teal iron
It's like drawing a gun in a saloon and everyone hears the hammer click and the room falls silence because there is a mere squeeze of the finger before someone is literally dead on tht floor
open scaffold
and they have their own companies here I guess
And then I was curious wondering if Nintendo could sue someone who lives in china or Russia
barren sierra
The can't without representatives, beyond that its conversations between governments if they care
Blizzard couldn't reach turtle a while till they got ahold of Chinese lawyers
took years
So the government sold out locations and people were forced to court even if online presence was required via video chat
So while in short term, nothing has to happen, if they are stubborn enough they can try
A fair reminder a Nintendo lawyer went to Brazil to stop a switch emulator
open scaffold
Nintendo will go through hell and high water to prevent someone from making a mod and making money from it
Also if I was that dude I would “accidentally” have it leak
Nintendo really got greedy with the switch 2
barren sierra
Oh there are emulators, you just gotta dig really hard to get one working
the moment there is a project, means there are loose files
sage topaz
Blizzard couldn't reach turtle a while till they got ahold of Chinese lawyers
Chinese? Thought they were Russian?
barren sierra
Chinese? Thought they were Russian?
Julia has registered as a Chinese citizen so she can host safely in a Chinese server room
The whole story is quite humorous
And the only reason they were caught is cause of cloudflare
You don't pledge to "star supported" entities like that if you do illegal shit man, its not good for your illegal business
peak folio
Nintendo won the Pokemon Reissue case in China like a couple years ago.
That was a slam dunk case but yeah, don’t assume international litigation isn’t a thing.
teal iron
But why
teal iron
But why
teal iron
They can't send swat to your house without a reason, can they?
I thought it was a state organization not a private militia anyone can use for pranks
maiden narwhal
Someone calls in the swat and says there’s a reason, and bam. But false swatting is definitely punishable. Idk if the folks that call it in are doing so anonymously or not, but they probably are
teal iron
That's crazy
How much tax money is being wasted for that
Like that was probably a million dollars from the local department which isn't federal so they actually do have to balance a budget, just to respond to a prank call without any deliberation
tranquil obsidian
when you swat someone, you're hoping the swat team causes serious harm or even death
honestly, i think swatting someone should be tried as attempted murder
the problem is that requires the state to acknowledge there plausibility of swat incompetence, so it won't happen
maiden narwhal
There’s consequences, but I don’t think they’re serious enough. Needs to be more years for swatting that results in death. 20 to life ain’t enough
tranquil obsidian
cursory Google search says attempted murder is typically 10-25
and that's if it was just attempted
you are committing an act with the intent of causing harassment, harm, or potentially death to your victim
gusty marten
https://fixvx.com/dexerto/status/2056856624560509298
Miserable thing spread miserable to other, too comfortable of doing nuisance without thinking of consequences, you know what? ||death|| is too merciful for them, give them the "China treatment"
peak folio
Thus far, the identity of her swatter is unknown, but the incident has certainly ruffled feathers among her fanbase, who are shocked to learn that someone would swat a person as wholesome as GrammaCrackers.
I mean I really hope “ruffled feathers” is putting it lightly.
teal iron
> Thus far, the identity of her swatter is unknown, but the incident has certain...
Situations like this test the resolve of the 8th amendment
barren sierra
Your amendments seem to lose any value in the last decade or so
People shout but nothing is done over it
teal iron
Is it really cruel for people who do this to be shot in the foot repeatedly just short of fatal blood loss and then only given the bare minimum treatment to survive
It's a massage compared to the malice in their hearts
barren sierra
im not in a monarchy, infact If you want to know i can talk smack over anyone here and not get criticized, hell even sluring in public for any reason isn't outlawed
teal iron
Hm
Must be confused with somewhere else
But the EU is still moving forward on a mass surveillance bill
peak folio
Europe has its own problems rn too
teal iron
And everyone is upset but is anything changing about it?
No
gusty marten
Europe has its own problems rn too
Pretty much every country, some are worse than other.
teal iron
I could grab any country from the bag and find the exact same thing probably
barren sierra
You think of EU as one big country, its just an organization with open borders, every country choses how to follow proposed laws
Some are still not using the Euro as a currency
Out of what ever reason
barren sierra
Same with internal laws, country im in has a surveillance law since the 90s my ID is everywhere, my "Social numbers" are publicly searchable
teal iron
You can't make a point and then dodge around it being applied back
barren sierra
Well you mentioned free speech, i very much have it here
teal iron
Ok?
sick flame
teal iron
I don't have the entirety of every European country's laws memorized
You said "everyone is shouting and nothing is being done" that's not an American thing
That's the entire developed world
solid sun
americans just sue for money aftering getting burned by a hot Mc Donalds coffee that they spilled in their own car.
barren sierra
americans just sue for money aftering getting burned by a hot Mc Donalds coffee ...
i feel like if i did that in court here id be called slurs by the judge how stupid it sounds and put in jail
cyan cliff
If someone is found guilty of swatting, the minimum sentence should be 5 years. If someone is found guilty of 5 or more charges of swatting, the sentence should be death and I'm not exaggerating.
teal iron
If someone is found guilty of swatting, the minimum sentence should be 5 years. ...
5 years ain't enough
cyan cliff
That's if no one dies.
solid sun
I think attempted and/or murder is not just 5 years and a slap of the wrist worthy.
cyan cliff
People who make a career of dangerous pranks that pose a risk to the public should be sentenced to death if nothing else gets them to stop.
barren sierra
i dont even know if i can swat anyone here
teal iron
10 years
Blacklisted from the phone network for 10 more
barren sierra
i feel like that sentence should vary based on how much dmg the swat team does
but 5 years is okay for a prank call
teal iron
It's not a prank call it's like the most serious police unit in the country being dispatched with authority to shoot to kill
solid sun
10 years
Blacklisted from the phone network for 10 more
people are allowed to lose access to consumables for a lifetime prima.
People should lose access to a car if they continously drunk drive
barren sierra
10 for ruination of property, 15 for body injury, 20 for permanent body injury, 25 for crippling, 30 to a life sentence for deaths
teal iron
It's not a prank call it's like the most serious police unit in the country bein...
Which tbh why do we just go along with it anyway
Aw man guys, AnimeLover577 says this twitch streamer is gonna blow up the entire planet it must be true
???
I guess the police department wants something to justify how much funding they spend giving swat tht firepower to fight an invading army
And why do they have that, anyway?
Why do we even have these guys
What situation exists where you need military guys but which also precludes just sending in the national guard
barren sierra
Im more concerned they just rush in if there Is a potential bomb
teal iron
Swat is literally just the army wearing police colors, they even have military vehicles like what
Monumental waste of money
barren sierra
Don't you think of personal safety or do a few min of surveillance first
teal iron
Im more concerned they just rush in if there Is a potential bomb
Ok but like
If "someone on the phone said so" is a reason to smash someone's front door down with no recon then we may as well not have doors
What if the whole thing is a trap?
What if the front yard is a minefield
What if they have a mounted LMG in the living room eitt perfect firing lines set up
peak folio
Swatters “inform” the authorities that there’s an armed and highly violent individual at the location.
barren sierra
What if the whole thing is a trap?
See this is something i can only answer with advice my own parent's gave me as both served the army
"You are paid to run into danger even if it's for the sake of checking if its a trap"
teal iron
Yeah so why are we bashing doors and verifying later
teal iron
See this is something i can only answer with advice my own parent's gave me as b...
This sounds like a great strategy for getting people killed tbh
barren sierra
This sounds like a great strategy for getting people killed tbh
it is but at the same time "Its how it's done", we have drones nowadays so idk why this is still practiced
teal iron
Yeah so why are we bashing doors and verifying later
Like
I understand the urgency of the situation but dealing with a real threat effectively kinda requires verifying that it is real
solid sun
it is but at the same time "Its how it's done", we have drones nowadays so idk w...
so you just drone bomb the house to kill the attack and the victim.
teal iron
And considering this is a known phenomenon to make intentionally false claims it seems especially important for the interest of public safety to demonstrate to law abiding citizens that they will not have their homes broken into by the "elite peacekeepers" at the behest of deranged and possibly psychopathic people on the internet
The purpose of police is to keep law and order and make people both be safe and feel safe, and if they're ramming first asking questions later they're failing at both
barren sierra
so you just drone bomb the house to kill the attack and the victim.
well i was more thinking about thermal imaging and cameras, not every drone is for war
teal iron
Yeah I was gonna say
solid sun
when a school shooting happens (a sentence you can only really say about america, because how often it actually happens), I've seen after reports in the past of it taken ages before people actually start to move in to deal with the threat, but some random family home is getting instantly breached and seized.
Like how many people do they think can be held hostage in a normal family home, that you need a full 20 vehicle squad for it.
solid sun
well i was more thinking about thermal imaging and cameras, not every drone is f...
I know, I know.
barren sierra
id find it weird foreign Department can't thermal image cause my own police is shit equipped and has 1 thermal imager per station
teal iron
Yeah I was gonna say
I mean there seems to be a few people who think we should make drones with AI that are basically allowed to do that
teal iron
id find it weird foreign Department can't thermal image cause my own police is ...
Are you gonna make every sentence about this "America stupid" bit because it's getting old real fast
Literally everyone knows
peak folio
barren sierra
just implying its weird given budgets are way higher than in "normal bdp" countries, not using modern technology seems...weird
teal iron
Yeah but the way you're phrasing it is ... annoying
barren sierra
That sounds like a you problem
peak folio
-# They definitely use thermal imaging
teal iron
Like yeah and if this was the mushroom kingdom the police would just use invincibility stars to clear out criminals but that's not where we are
solid sun
yeah Prima, be better at interpreting, duh.
barren sierra
Then how did a themal image make it so grandma gaming was "swatable"
peak folio
Then how did a themal image make it so grandma gaming was "swatable"
Read what happened in the article
solid sun
Read what happened in the article
I'll rather wait for the movie version.
peak folio
Evidently
teal iron
That sounds like a you problem
My fist is gonna be a you problem once I activate my giant magnet, tin man
maiden narwhal
Yeah so why are we bashing doors and verifying later
From a tactical perspective, it makes sense to not let your presence be known until the very last second. Catch the potential victim (the person being swatted) by surprise. Not saying I agree with it, but it makes sense
teal iron
From a tactical perspective, it makes sense to not let your presence be known un...
Well no it doesn't, because like I said
peak folio
Everyone jumping to conclusions from the headline when the info is like right over there
maiden narwhal
Jumping is fun 
teal iron
In the interest of public safety there shouldn't be any officers at the door until after recon is done
barren sierra
"The prettiest police woman I’ve ever seen, beautiful eyes, she was so sweet. But I think she could kick butt if she needed to
Damn grandma shrugged it off
peak folio
😂
teal iron
Everyone jumping to conclusions from the headline when the info is like right ov...
So how much are the journalists paying you
maiden narwhal
Granny too old to be giving any hoots 🦉
teal iron
Is it an ad revenue split or do we have hard numbers
peak folio
So how much are the journalists paying you
You really don’t see the flaw in this take.
teal iron
And more importantly can I get a cut
barren sierra
"Ma'am you are under arrest"
Oh darling you have such pretty blue eyes
Did she bring out cookies during this raid
peak folio
ikr?
teal iron
You really don’t see the flaw in this take.
You're the one who suspiciously chose not to share context and then belittle everyone for not reading 
Obvious shill behavior
peak folio
I’m not posting the whole damn article into chat every time.
barren sierra
This is comedy to read and worth every cent of tax payers money
peak folio
Ofc Google is killing the web anyway.
solid sun
I’m not posting the whole damn article into chat every time.
heretic
peak folio
teal iron
Ofc Google is killing the web anyway.
They ain't gonna do crap
peak folio
They’ve done plenty already
teal iron
I wonder if my ai block plugin will just blank the whole page in the future
That'd be funny.
peak folio
Most sites have seen their traffic fall off a cliff.
teal iron
Well where's tht ai gonna scrape from without sites
peak folio
Since most people just believe the overviews that are wrong half the time
peak folio
Well where's tht ai gonna scrape from without sites
That is a very good question, isn’t it?
teal iron
And these AI are gonna be obsolete in a year at most
peak folio
It’ll take longer than that.
teal iron
The stupid bubble is gonna pop next year and no one is gonna make new ai because it's not free money
peak folio
The bubble can pop any time.
teal iron
I've been nothing but right about this ai thing from the start
teal iron
The bubble popped like a year ago really
The market is just in denial
Because the investors are actually dumber than the masses
peak folio
That’s not how bubbles work
teal iron
Your spine isn't gonna work here in a minute
peak folio
Oh, speak of the devil…
peak folio
https://fixupx.com/techcrunch/status/2056794687810220295
-# Serebii dodged a bullet ages ago by not literally using Celebi in the name.
cobalt briar
Google isn't Skynet, it's SkAInet
teal iron
Do you think someone is just gonna snap and make a virus to wreck Google's systems?
Like how much longer before the first datacenter bombing
peak folio
Google isn’t Sony, they’re probably much better at fending off attacks
teal iron
Machines have no will
Those without strong will can be easily use for good or evil
barren sierra
Like how much longer before the first datacenter bombing
didn't they already set one on fire
peak folio
“Don’t do evil”
teal iron
“Don’t do evil”
Ai programmers write this into the system prompt and then their CEO makes a 20 page blog about how they're saving humanity
barren sierra
I mean, should I be bothered if i use another search engiine...
-# B...bing? 
peak folio
Bombing their data centers wont help them either because Google is how anybody finds these sites to begin with.
So it’s just bad news all around
teal iron
Bombing their data centers wont help them either because Google is how anybody f...
Yeah but like
Those data centers for the ai aren't needed for the baseline search
If google goes down people will probably just use a different engine
cobalt briar
Google going down?
peak folio
I’m not savvy to what extent they segregate the loads if at all.
teal iron
If google goes down people will probably just use a different engine
...ok fine
Most people will probably just stop using the Internet until someone explains that other search engines exist and are available
I heard about this one that functions pretty much like any other but they donate 100% of ad revenue to ecological preservation and restoration projects
peak folio
Most people don’t even realize there’s a problem.
teal iron
And I've seen some of the projects they support
Anyway I don't see this panning out in a particularly impactful way
They'll roll it out
People will shrug and go "well ok"
The stress load on their systems and the overall cost of maintenance as well as growing retaliation from the sites they scrape, they'll decide "eh" and summarily execute all involved
Oh yeah and as usual
How, exactly, do they make money from this?
peak folio
rtings already had to paywall. 😔
teal iron
They'll roll it out
People will shrug and go "well ok"
The stress load on their ...
Well they'll cite those things but it'll actually be because it cost a nonzero amount to maintain and the stock hype deflates after a while
peak folio
Prama here saying google isn’t lucrative
teal iron
And announcing "the return of the old system" is free PR
But they'll phrase it as some tragic twist of fate so they still look AI forward
Oooooor I'm wrong and humanity dies an agonizing slow death!
peak folio
One thing is certain, there’s going to be a separation between those who know how to wield it and those who don’t.
Most of those who are wielding it clearly do not know how.
teal iron
Which is to say a separation between people who exist and people's delusional interpretations of themselves
Nobody has figured out how to use an LLM in the 50 years that concept has existed
peak folio
The few who do are probably going to do very well
peak folio
Nobody has figured out how to use an LLM in the 50 years that concept has existe...
It doesn’t start and end at LLM
teal iron
It's the ancient secret of the mystic temple where thousands have entered and none have returned
peak folio
To say it’s been around 50 years does show a fundamental misunderstanding as to what’s different today.
teal iron
And EVERYONE thinks they're the main character
teal iron
To say it’s been around 50 years does show a fundamental misunderstanding as to ...
The difference is that we used the 5 quadrillion petabytes of data on the Internet to make them spit out coherent sentences
And they want 10 quintillion PB to make the next generation
peak folio
The storage is actually trivial compared to the amount scraped.
teal iron
It's a dead technology resurrected by con men to make a quick buck while impeding ACTUAL innovation
peak folio
the con man arguably isn’t at the front of the tech at this point anyway
dusk quartz
Something, something, oil barons like you usually say, chill?
teal iron
Everyone in the space is a con man
Maybe a con woman I haven't looked at the lists
teal iron
Something, something, oil barons like you usually say, chill?
Yeah it probably is the oil barons
peak folio
Oil barons
teal iron
They're getting filthy rich selling gas for the turbines to run the data centers because the electrical grid can't handle their draw
peak folio
🛢️
dusk quartz
There is also that time where 50,000 residents had their electricity cut in favor of datacenters, chill
teal iron
AWFUL COINCIDENCE THE DATA CENTERS NEED TO GO UP right away IN PLACES WITH POOR ELECTRICAL SUPPLY
I wish "it's the oil barons" was a joke but no
It really is that simple
Everything bad in the world traces back to them
dusk quartz
Greed is the ruiner of acceptable quality of life, chill
cobalt briar
Lake Tahoe getting especially ducked
dusk quartz
Yeah, chill, that was what I was referring to
teal iron
Well you know what they say about even a worm
But I should not be trying to articulate on such matters as this, without sleep
Yet I cannot seem to sleep
The horrible state
dusk quartz
Like they would rather fill rich goblins' pockets than fulfil the basic needs of citizens, chill
They are essentially leaving them for dead, chill
teal iron
And they're gonna act real surprised when an angry mob trashes the data center
If that isn't THE line, idk what is
teal iron
The horrible state
Battery critical
Sleep mode not available
dusk quartz
I am not concerned about the inaccuracy of generative AI, chill, I am mostly now concerned for the wellbeing of humans who are suffering because of generative AI
teal iron
I am not concerned about the inaccuracy of generative AI, chill, I am mostly now...
Wait until you hear about the humans who are suffering because of inaccuracies in generative AI
dusk quartz
Well, humans, therians, everything in between, chill, people exist regardless
dusk quartz
Wait until you hear about the humans who are suffering because of inaccuracies i...
I feel like that is mostly implied, chill
But it's pretty obvious we have to prioritize our survival, chill
Especially as companies prove they would rather leave us to die, chill
teal iron
Battery critical
Sleep mode not available
But what to do
dusk quartz
Suffice it to say, chill, the precedence is concerning
teal iron
teal iron
Especially as companies prove they would rather leave us to die, chill
What concerns me is if it becomes more than isolated towns losing electricity, random indie sites losing traffic
I'm concerned these companies may damage the very fabric of modern society itself
cobalt briar
I think we're bound to see a lot more Luigis pop up in the coming future
dusk quartz
That's already been happening, chill, just not at this unprecedented rate (at Prima)
teal iron
What keeps this world spinning, besides cosmic momentum, is the free flow of information across the planet
The vast array of network cables, routing servers, and communication satellites we call the Internet are a core part of the wall between our world and literal actual Armageddon
And I get an uneasy feeling that these megacorporations care less and less about the implications of that
barren sierra
teal iron
What's really scary is we don't know until suddenly computers stop working
And sure they've come back online every time, but what if one day they just don't?
barren sierra
What's really scary is we don't know until suddenly computers stop working
was the year 2036 for 32 bit systems?
Due to clock limitations
teal iron
And what if it's not just one social media but entire sectors of the web going offline
barren sierra
Ah 2038
dusk quartz
And sure they've come back online every time, but what if one day they just don'...
I will be pretty sad, chill, because it means I don't get to make mods for my favorite games
teal iron
I think more concern needs to be given to that as we "transition into the age of agentic AI"
dusk quartz
And what if it's not just one social media but entire sectors of the web going o...
Obviously, chill, the only people who would have access to the internet at that point are the oil barons people at the top of society
teal iron
Every word in that quote is doing a colossal amount of lifting
teal iron
Obviously, chill, the only people who would have access to the internet at that ...
Yeah but that's what's crazy about the Internet is it only works if a lot of people have access to it
What does money and power even mean if society rips itself apart in an unprecedented communication blackout
I guess it means having a doomsday bunker but I mean
As if that would save them
dusk quartz
The rich are free to mock the poor, chill, just like the not-so-good old days
teal iron
Every word in that quote is doing a colossal amount of lifting
Like, they are all using the broadest possible definitions
solid sun
Bombing their data centers wont help them either because Google is how anybody f...
I don't think you will be able to find what you're looking for anymore on google, with it giving you AI answers and AI stuff first and exclusively.
teal iron
"transition" uhuh
"Age" yeah right
"Agentic" don't make me laugh
"AI" BAHAHAHAHAHA
Oh yeah you got a little windup toy and chatgpt is embedded in it and you're gonna wait 6,000 years for it to bumble around a dead and twisted landscape of lies and deceit and AI landmines to tell you what 9+10 is
This is definitely practical technology
Ahem
I'm supposed to avoid talking about AI but I'm too sleepy to keep promises
dusk quartz
Yknow now that I think about it, chill, what if the reason why generative AI is so inaccurate is that the people who don't support it are the only ones giving reputable information?
I'm of course not suggesting that we would be better off supporting genAI, chill, because we wouldn't be either way, but the fact that there is opposition is exactly the reason for its inevitable downfall
bitter agate
Poison the data! Death to the clankers!
teal iron
Yknow now that I think about it, chill, what if the reason why generative AI is ...
It's inaccurate because the technology is 50 years old and they don't filter the feed stock because it would take too long and there's not enough good material even if you pirate scientific papers
cobalt briar
I have yet to see a real person actually be genuinely offended by the term 'clanker'
teal iron
Which by the way yes the ai companies did pirate those
dusk quartz
I would think the difference would still be very huge, chill
We've already decided on opposition to the technology, chill, and quite frankly I'm fine with that
barren sierra
Poison the data! Death to the clankers!
hey now.. what did i ever do to you
bitter agate
hey now.. what did i ever do to you
You aren't Roko's Basilisk
dusk quartz
It does still make me wonder, chill...
teal iron
I kinda want to play space engineers but if I go downstairs my mom will start asking me questions I'm too tired to emotionally cope with
And then imply it is a moral failing that I am that tired
dusk quartz
Get some rest, chill, so that you avoid that situation in the first place
Why have you even been up for this long anyway, chill?
bitter agate
Space Engineers is a lot of fun
teal iron
Why have you even been up for this long anyway, chill?
Battery low
Sleep mode malfunction
mental summit
Does this mean we need to hit more people or
silver pewter
I was playing a Switch 2 game, and on the title screen it said "Press +". So I press Up on the D Pad... nothing. Up, down, left, right, nothing. I try pressing all 4 at the same time. nothing. Me: "Yo wtf is going on...." And so I do what any gamer would do, try pressing every single button/trigger on the controller. And finally, the Plus starts the game. LOL
inner dagger
Gen AI could be very good if they simply paid people to use their copyrighted data to train it instead of stealing it.
Their act of stealing itself is where the root cuase of their own issues, as it is also stealing AI art which turn creates a feedback loop
solid sun
I was playing a Switch 2 game, and on the title screen it said "Press +". So I p...
baka ka?
the plus button has been on Nintendo controllers since the Wii
many Wii games also had you press button combinations like A + B which is the A button on the trigger on the back of the main controller
dim nymph
Baby Yoda killed by a giant slab of concrete
deep idol
Baby Yoda killed by a giant slab of concrete
No, DIsney got caught hoaxing trying to use Pedro Pascal as bait to lure in fans. It did not go very well.
dim nymph
Baby Yoda sucked into a escalator in China
deep idol
Baby Yoda sucked into a escalator in China
"Why does this particular escalator keep going backwards on its own?"
solid sun
that escalatored quickly
hearty sonnet
No, DIsney got caught hoaxing trying to use Pedro Pascal as bait to lure in fans...
Looool what happened?
deep idol
Looool what happened?
Let's just say it's messy.
hearty sonnet
I love when these big companies are cringe
deep idol
Disney pulled a stunt with the actor playing as the Mandalorian meeting a group of "unsuspecting Disneyland guests", but it turns out those guests were nothing more than Disney bootlickers.
That is why everyone is even angrier at them than they were before.
hearty sonnet
Disney pulled a stunt with the actor playing as the Mandalorian meeting a group ...
Awesome 
peak folio
Dead Internet Theory Law
deep idol
That, too. There were hardly any humans involved with this site. It was nothing but a bot net.
peak folio
deep idol
Could you imagine the mess that would consume the online world with the Dead Internet? AIs plagiarizing each other to the point nothing makes sense anymore. the term "Don't believe everything you see on the internet" would be transformed into "Don't believe anything you see on the internet".
peak folio
The dead internet theory involves a scenario where at least half the users are bots trying to muddy everything.
We’re definitely there.
humble parrot
A while ago
peak folio
We have all these gamers in here that hate games cause of it.
tough comet
https://tenor.com/view/bot-farm-botting-social-media-phones-bots-gif-38236373040...
doom scrolling to the max
peak folio
Doom slaying
deep idol
We have all these gamers in here that hate games cause of it.
I only support AI if it does things like research crystalline structures for the best solid state battery. What AI is being used for in the vast majority of cases only leaves me disgusted.
peak folio
With projected digital sales now
I don’t know how I feel about that
But at least the rankings are probably more realistic
deep idol
Wow, Pragmata is in second.
Windrose fifth.
humble parrot
https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mmbxkhgi2d2v
Why projected, they used to give actual data
deep idol
Keep in mind this is US only.
That makes me wonder why Mario Kart World is still hanging on in a top 10 spot. It is not like the Switch 2 is selling like hotcakes like it was when it first came out. 
humble parrot
This is useless
peak folio
I’m sure those who buy the data still get everything but Pisc is switching it up on us.
humble parrot
Sigh
It's a "I hope things go this way"
Guess you have to pay if you want actual data now, Pisc is done with the honey pot phase I guess
peak folio
Why projected, they used to give actual data
fwiw
Still not a fan
humble parrot
I don't really care. I'm interested in data, not projections. Concord was projected to be a hit
peak folio
Not outside of Sony
dusk quartz
https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mmbxkhgi2d2v
How is Starfield in the top 10 suddenly, chill? I know it's projected but still.
humble parrot
Magic
deep idol
I don't really care. I'm interested in data, not projections. Concord was projec...
Concord...
The the shortest-lived live service game in history.
humble parrot
Because it's projections and not actual data
I guess that's what Bethesda projected their starfield sales to be
deep idol
They recently had a PS5 release that probably helped.
Spoiler alert: it did not help much.
peak folio
Probably helped a lot.
humble parrot
This is just fertile grounds for embelished "projections"
open scaffold
That makes me wonder why Mario Kart World is still hanging on in a top 10 spot. ...
No one was really even buying it was really mostly scalpers
peak folio
Worldwide and US only aren’t the same thing
Also, youtube is the single worst place to get info on how games are doing
deep idol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdHsAFmyDRQ
140K sales is pathetic for a large corporation.
peak folio
Again, Starfield is marked as actual
humble parrot
Not about Starfield
In general, this is what projections are
Guesses at best, embelishment at worse
deep idol
I will stop myself here before I get caught up in an argument.
peak folio
That youtube video was also posted on April 14 so it can’t possibly have the April data that this chart is showing
humble parrot
What frustrates me is that we used to get nice hard data
hearty sonnet
I will stop myself here before I get caught up in an argument.
Starts an argument and then leaves, I like your style
deep idol
That youtube video was also posted on April 14 so it can’t possibly have the Apr...
Well, that is true...
peak folio
But yeah, before the stars were “no digital sales included” but now it’s “what we think the digital sales were.”
humble parrot
Where all the lies and drama go to die to raw numbers and reality
dusk quartz
That reminds me, chill, do you remember Advance Wars Reboot Camp? Maybe not, but we still don't have sales numbers on it, so it's pretty likely they were very low.
It makes me very sad, chill, because Advance Wars is a game series I grew up with
deep idol
Starts an argument and then leaves, I like your style <a:mono_raise:785770656209...
When it comes to most arguments on Discord, it tends to make fools out of both sides. If you have an audience that is almost 70,000 strong, like here on this server...
solid sun
We have all these gamers in here that hate games cause of it.
huh? I mean, I don't hate video games, I'm just dissapointed with the stuff that releases as of late, nothing really interesting or unique anymore, all the same UE5 modern graphic slop, you could grab random screenshots from any place in those games, and you could not really tell from what game they are, because they all look the same.
Playing my favorites from always, intermixed with a handfull of true indie games is my prefered way of gaming now.
One new game once in a blue moon.
humble parrot
Now a game like Mixtape can pay them off some millions and get put in the top #1 for projected sales. Once it's proven it's not true, they go "oops, our porjections were off"
deep idol
huh? I mean, I don't hate video games, I'm just dissapointed with the stuff that...
Same. I usually add one or two video games to my library every year. I have a few ancient games I still play every once in a while, like Homeworld Classic.
peak folio
huh? I mean, I don't hate video games, I'm just dissapointed with the stuff that...
A more cogent counterpoint would be to just say you love games.
“I don’t hate video games, just… everything sucks.
hearty sonnet
When it comes to most arguments on Discord, it tends to make fools out of both s...
The server has over 200k people haha
Not all active, but still
bitter agate
Days like today make me want to go home and suck start my 12 gauge... Dx
hearty sonnet
Yeah it hot
night plume
Days like today make me want to go home and suck start my 12 gauge... Dx
I just want to go home, even though I am home xD
bitter agate
Lol no not that... Just dealing with r-tards all day
hearty sonnet
It hot 2 dae
bitter agate
IT: we're really sorry and we understand your frustration...
Me: stuff your sorrys in a sack and save them for some one who cares.
night plume
I am working from home today. Idk how people do it, I can't focus x.x
peak folio
night plume
I can't do that.
It bothers me >.<
hearty sonnet
The first step is probably closing Discord 🫠
If I have Discord open while doing something important, I either won't do it or I'll do it 10x slower
night plume
This is keeping me from falling asleep xD
bitter agate
I need an emotional support dog at work... It works for me when I work from home
night plume
One of my cats has come to keep me company
bitter agate
Give your kitty chin scritches from me
bitter agate
I don't want a starfish pic
night plume
Lol, she turned her head
bitter agate
Oh ok I thought she was giving you the Arco symbol lol
peak folio
I don't want a starfish pic
peak folio
She has no face
bitter agate
Floof
night plume
She saw the camera and turned away. She hates the camera
And she is too floof. I need to take her to a groomer
peak folio
Cause she knows it will steal her soul
oblique lynx
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/927222714010324992/1506738871008890982/20...
Wet a spare toothbrush and brush her head with it. She'll be so happy. It'll remind her of her mother grooming her.
bitter agate
Just use your tongue and save the toothbrush
night plume
Wet a spare toothbrush and brush her head with it. She'll be so happy. It'll r...
She does not like wet of any kind. That makes her run.
hexed sentinel
The first step is probably closing Discord 🫠
If Bucky gets asked about 1.0 one more time
solid sun
A more cogent counterpoint would be to just say you love games. <:Chillet_hee:12...
obviously I don't love all games, that would be blasphemy, some games are objectively superior than others.
leaden nova
If Bucky gets asked about 1.0 one more time
(@)Bucky(@)Bucky(@)Bucky(@)Bucky(@)Bucky where 1.0 when 1.0 where 1.0 want 1.0
hearty sonnet
https://tenor.com/view/jpsaririah-stantwt-stantwitter-gif-1257672996231736171
The buildings before the shockwave hits the camera 🫠
deep idol
The buildings before the shockwave hits the camera 🫠
Yeah, that kiloton blast in Beirut was brutal.
Does anyone want to hear the braindead series of events that led to that disaster?
peak folio
obviously I don't love all games, that would be blasphemy, some games are object...
Where was this even at all implied?
hearty sonnet
Does anyone want to hear the braindead series of events that led to that disaste...
I remember reading about it, sounds like a modern day Halifax Explosion
unborn mauve
i was about to say it...
peak folio
You gotta come up with a ghost donut pun, then
deep idol
I remember reading about it, sounds like a modern day Halifax Explosion
In 2013, a Russian-owned cargo ship called the MV Rhosus came into the Beirut port carrying over 2000 tons of Ammonium nitrate, a substance used as a fertilizer but is also an unstable compound used in the crafting of TNT. While docked, local inspectors found out the ship was in such a stark state of disrepair, they condemned the ship from leaving the port, took the crew into custody, and confiscated the cargo, taking it into a nearby warehouse and storing it improperly. A few years later, the Rhosus, abandoned still docked at its mooring, sank in the port and was later salvaged and scrapped.
Meanwhile, the ammonium nitrate moldered in the warehouse, becoming more unstable as time went on. Somewhere between 2013 and 2020, someone thought it would be a good idea to store fireworks in the same building as the ammonium nitrate. Finally, on August 4th, 2020, welding work ignited the stockpile of fireworks, and a little over three hours later, the fire finally triggered the ammonium nitrate, resulting in the explosion you see in the gif.
hearty sonnet
In 2013, a Russian-owned cargo ship called the MV Rhosus came into the Beirut po...
Epic fail by those who are supposed to know better!
peak folio
I remember that
hearty sonnet
Halifax Explosion was two ships full of explosives refusing to move out of each others way
And created the biggest explosion in the world at that time
One of the ships anchors was found over 30 KM away
open scaffold
And created the biggest explosion in the world at that time
Even bigger than the tsar bomba?
hearty sonnet
Even bigger than the tsar bomba?
This was WW1 era
If it was a 50 MT blast, the whole province of Nova Scotia would've evaporated
deep idol
And created the biggest explosion in the world at that time
2.9 kilotons of TNT. Yikes, that is almost three times the Beirut blast!
deep idol
Halifax Explosion was two ships full of explosives refusing to move out of each ...
I have a blast that is much bigger than this: The Battle of the Somme, Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt (northern France). Tunnelers placed 60,000 pounds (27,215.54 kilograms) of Tannerite under the ridge and detonated it to remove a tough German fortification. I am struggling to find the explosion yield, but it is said the explosion was so loud, it was heard as far away as London, and the crater it left behind was 300 feet (90 meters) across and and 90 feet (30 meters) deep.
deep idol
I finally got the calculations done. 60,000 pounds of Tannerite is the approximate equivalent of 15 kilotons of TNT. That's a massive non-nuclear explosion!
teal iron
isn't that like, the yield of early nuclear weapons
deep idol
isn't that like, the yield of early nuclear weapons
Holy squiggnoggs! I just looked up the explosion yield of the "little boy" atom bomb (the one dropped on Hiroshima) and they are roughly equivalent!
teal iron
The germans were sitting there like "hmm haven't seen those americans in a while I wonder what they're-"
And that was when they were erased from this earth with an explosion that was merely a taste of the horrors soon to follow in alarmingly smaller containers
worldly ivy
Kind of scary how we need 60 thousand pounds of explosive material to equal one early nuke
teal iron
I mean
When we say a nuke's yield is X megatons that means X million tons of TNT
And it's like
The size of maybe a car or a small truck
deep idol
Kind of scary how we need 60 thousand pounds of explosive material to equal one ...
To make this even scarier, the 15 kiloton yield only used about 1.5% of the U-235 payload's total mass. If it used 100% of the payload's power, the yield would have been somewhere around 1000 kilotons. The power of the atom is incredible.
worldly ivy
And people were afraid that 100 kilotons would destroy the world as we know it
deep idol
And people were afraid that 100 kilotons would destroy the world as we know it
Believe it or not, we have made atom bombs more powerful than even 1000 kilotons. Castle Bravo, a test hydrogen bomb core detonated on Bikini Atoll in 1954, yielded 15 megatons of TNT. It even took the nuclear researchers by surprise because that number was around 2.5 times greater than even they anticipated, all due to a missed fissile probability surrounding the isotope Lithium-7.
Greater still is the Soviet atom bomb known as "Tsar Bomba". Its yield was an earth-shattering 50 megatons of TNT!
worldly ivy
Oh right it was 100 megatons that scared them
teal iron
Believe it or not, we have made atom bombs more powerful than even 1000 kilotons...
They believed the lithium decay products would be irrelevant because they wouldn't last very long but in the like 3 nanoseconds before all concept of structure inside the bomb was a memory the lithium was able to be caught in the chain reaction
deep idol
Oh right it was 100 megatons that scared them
Thankfully, Tsar Bomba is the record. I hope it will never be broken.
teal iron
iirc there is a museum in japan with a fishing boat that got covered in the radioactive fallout of castle bravo, and I think they were never actually made properly aware of what had happened until it was far too late
open scaffold
Believe it or not, we have made atom bombs more powerful than even 1000 kilotons...
The tsar bomba is weak compared to the nukes we have today
deep idol
They believed the lithium decay products would be irrelevant because they wouldn...
Yes, there was a very small chance any given Li-7 atom in the weapon would break apart into components containing Tritium (Hydrogern-3) when it was detonated. It was very small, almost negligible, but the difference it provided significantly amplified Castle Bravo's explosive yield.
teal iron
iirc there is a museum in japan with a fishing boat that got covered in the radi...
shockingly, the US has very few incidents of people getting irradiated at all, this being probably the worst one
well, the worst from an ethics perspective
deep idol
shockingly, the US has very few incidents of people getting irradiated at all, t...
Even so, the unexpected size of the blast significantly damaged the testing facility and left a large crater, one that can still be seen on Google Maps to this day.
teal iron
Even so, the unexpected size of the blast significantly damaged the testing faci...
yeah but they didn't clear the nearby waters of civilian presence
deep idol
yeah but they didn't clear the nearby waters of civilian presence
Yeah. The explosion caused an international incident when a nearby fishing vessel was caught in the radioactive fallout and the crew got radiation sickness, some of which didn't survive.
The fallout also affected several nearby islands, too.
novel sun
shockingly, the US has very few incidents of people getting irradiated at all, t...
I thought some of the in-nation testing ended up affecting nearby rural towns
teal iron
hmm
I guess I should say lethally irradiated
bitter agate
Disintegrate me
bitter agate
Up in smoke...
deep idol
I thought some of the in-nation testing ended up affecting nearby rural towns
This was at the testing facility in the Marshal Islands, specifically Bikini Atoll.
novel sun
I meant U.S. testing in general, not that specific one. The one I remembered was the Trinity test in New Mexico
After the test, cancers, heart diseases, etc increased in nearby towns
worldly ivy
The tsar bomba is weak compared to the nukes we have today
That’s not a good thing
The fact we had a weapon that annihilated a city in a single blast and decided we needed something bigger is terrifying
bitter agate
Good ole mutually assured destruction
open scaffold
The fact we had a weapon that annihilated a city in a single blast and decided w...
gotta have a one up on your enemy
its the mindet of "oh they have a stronger weapon then me so i have to make a bigger weapon"
worldly ivy
Which is stupid
open scaffold
humans are stupid we shouldint even have nukes just them existing is absurd
but yet they exist
bitter agate
We beat the commies though... So win win
solid sun
https://fixvx.com/dexerto/status/2057150503142789633
probably one of those people who side-hustles by stealing videos with AI on youtube, with AI voice overs, and AI scripts, and then rants on Twitter with AI generated pleas of help that they do authentic work.
That person would also probably use a self-driving car to do their lyft service for them whilst still getting the pay.
bitter agate
probably one of those people who side-hustles by stealing videos with AI on yout...
Your car=your money
solid sun
you clearly do not know what people pay for
people pay to ride the bus, not for the bus to drive on it's own somewhere, but to be safely brought to the destination, generally by someone who has had learned to drive that vehicle and has a license for it.
that's why I personally would never use an Uber or w/e, you can't trust a random stranger who may not even own a license to drive you somewhere.
bitter agate
You know nothing about Uber lol. You have to prove you have a license and insurance and your car can't be more than 10 years old. Plus needs a safety inspection before you can start driving...
mental summit
Wouldn’t said uber company get in legal trouble if it was hiring people who couldn’t drive?
bitter agate
Also if your rating drops below 4 stars you lose the ability to drive for them
Lyft has the exact same rules btw. I drove for both.
maiden narwhal
Folks sign the terms before they start driving. They act up, they get let go. Easy peasy
I don’t like the sounds my car makes for me to consider driving folks around car’s kinda small too. DoorDash is enough (for now)
bitter agate
I don’t like the sounds my car makes for me to consider driving folks around <:c...
How is the pay?
maiden narwhal
DoorDash? Depends on how much you do. If you hustle enough, you could easily get $200+ in a day. Most I drove for was around $150ish in a day. And that’s if the tips are nice too
novel sun
Are those numbers the take-home amount?
maiden narwhal
Yup
novel sun
Pretty good. That's around mine before taxes
maiden narwhal
But thanks to some Reddit posts and insider info, I know that DoorDash/uber eats takes a huge chunk of the tips you’d get from customers
bitter agate
That's fuct
My mom used to drive for Uber and she got so many people that wanted her as a service that she does it full time enough that she's not turned the app on for over a year
maiden narwhal
Customer might tip the order/store/whatever 20+, driver gets MAYBE 5
bitter agate
Customer might tip the order/store/whatever 20+, driver gets MAYBE 5
Criminal
novel sun
Damn, that really is a heavy cut
maiden narwhal
Customers tip high thinkin it’s going to the driver, 100%. NOPE
deep idol
Hey @hearty sonnet, I just added five more Mechwarrior gifs to my arsenal. Do you want to see them?
hearty sonnet
Hey <@477924865505230848>, I just added five more Mechwarrior gifs to my arsenal...
Sure
deep idol
Sure
Bursting through the wall like the Kool-Aid Man, except I forced that Orion to drink 80 MRM's at once!
humble parrot
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1337466149931323504/1506798540108726403/b...
Ammo explosion
😔
hearty sonnet
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1337466149931323504/1506798540108726403/b...
Awesome
deep idol
Sure
For this his next one, I encountered an immortal 'mech.
Somehow, all shots except LRMs phased through him as if it were Obito from Naruto.
hearty sonnet
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1337466149931323504/1506802791694471332/b...
Nokia built that mech for sure
hearty sonnet
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1337466149931323504/1506807819557671012/b...
Should've been paying better attention haha
deep idol
Should've been paying better attention haha
He was actually blind. I started out in front of him and walked up right behind him. He did not seem to care I was there even though I was his enemy.
humble parrot
As a Rifleman, he couldn't wipe the window clean
deep idol
As a Rifleman, he couldn't wipe the window clean
It was actually a Jaegermech.
hearty sonnet
He was actually blind. I started out in front of him and walked up right behind ...
You killed a handicapped mech!?!?
Rude!
deep idol
Same issue still <:croajirokek:1288294816790347777>
Yup. A replacement 'mech that ended up being worse than the original problem.
@humble parrot, this next one is for you.
hearty sonnet
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1337466149931323504/1506807855263781156/b...
That mech is cool
deep idol
An Annihilator with four rotary autocannons. That poor Whitworth got filled full of holes!
humble parrot
deep idol
An *Annihilator* with four rotary autocannons. That poor *Whitworth* got filled ...
I like to call it "Shrednought" for a reason.
peak folio
I see autocannons can be as broken as ever.
deep idol
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1337466149931323504/1506810710477373480/b...
The poor Catapult hadn't even taken a single hit by that point only to get its center torso immediately fried by six simultaneous Clan large pulse lasers.
deep idol
I like how the inner sphere just called it *great death*
Great death indeed.
One more reason why the Daishi is my favorite clan assault 'mech.
hearty sonnet
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1337466149931323504/1506810710477373480/b...
Sweet 😊
deep idol
This is all I have for now. I am getting stronger; I can feel it...
If it isn't already evident, the 'mech loadouts I can cook up in MW5:M are as terrifying as they are powerful.
...and I have yet to show you my top three terrors.
hearty sonnet
This is all I have for now. I am getting stronger; I can *feel* it...
Your GIFs grow strong, it can be felt all across Gifzerland
peak folio
New gif site just dropped
peak folio
I wonder if it’s an SE situation
(long ass tweet)
Basically it’s pretty easy to trick someone at Sony that an account is their’s.
That’ll do it.
peak folio
Well social engineering bypasses any systematic safeguards
So they have to know some stuff about you.
Which is easy to collect on podcasters.
humble parrot
This is why people V-tube
peak folio
humble parrot
Dakka
solid sun
is that what she said
deep idol
The Annihilator is the best so far.
solid sun
that's not AC6 right? some indie Mech game?
I've seen a few pop up on my twitter feed recently
deep idol
that's not AC6 right? some indie Mech game?
No, it is a AAA game called Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries.
solid sun
I think I heard the name mechwarrior before
deep idol
I think I heard the name mechwarrior before
It's been around a long time. the first game came out in the 1980's and it was nothing more than an arcade shooter. Before the fifth installment of the series in 2018, Mechwarrior 4 came out in 2002, so it was a series that had a significant hiatus.
All Mechwarrior games are part of the Battletech franchise.
solid sun
do you play them in VR? those mech games seem like the most best candidates for utilizing that tech most immersifully
deep idol
do you play them in VR? those mech games seem like the most best candidates for ...
I don't think there is a VR version. Even if there was, I find the cockpit view too restrictive on my situational awareness, so I opt for the third-person view.
deep idol
https://youtu.be/-xGk1mhsY5g
Well, whaddaya know.
peak folio
Looks like a spiffy mod
sage topaz
https://youtu.be/q4iCK-C5jRQ?is=iZKD_WmFP0gQqXQ8
All of them would have at least added combat
unborn mauve
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1208925188536668233/1506948123119845557/6...
Cool for the multiplayer mod
kindred spindle
Kit in Palworld:
-gets captured.
-made to work in the base
-receives 800
peak folio
X
unborn mauve
Tunic
cobalt briar
tunic 
unborn mauve
tunic <:mono_yumcha:780429315740270636>
You played it?
maiden narwhal
It’s an EXPERIENCE. That game is more than a game. Best enjoyed with headphones
cobalt briar
i tried to like it but the game design is kinda obknoxious
maiden narwhal
Cuz it doesn’t tell you anything directly?
cobalt briar
it's not even really that
maiden narwhal
Well, scratch that, it kinda does
cobalt briar
the level and combat design irked me more
maiden narwhal
Have you played any of the classic Zelda games? Like Link to the Past, or Awakening
cobalt briar
I've beaten both
maiden narwhal
I’m at a loss for words. Maybe I can see it… the bosses are relentless sometimes. Patience is a must. And one section, wooooooo….
cobalt briar
one example is there's a gauntlet they have you go through and there's these small flying enemies that pester you throughout; they can fire at you and keep themselves far away from you enough so that you can't hit them but they can still hit you
during this section you have to walk across a balance beam slowly and can't exactly dodge either
kindred sleet
Played tunic
Loved tunic
Waiting for the next installment for tunic
🦊 ⚔️
cobalt briar
that was just an example off the top of my head
maiden narwhal
Shoot them? I don’t remember that area, but I’ll try to remember your mentioning of it when I replay it 
this is exactly why I waited 2 years to replay it, so I could jump in fresh again
cobalt briar
I didn't have any reliable ranged weapons at the time
maiden narwhal
The bosses and the gauntlet with waves of enemies were the bulk of the challenge. But honestly, only 2 bosses gave me much trouble for long
kindred sleet
There was one section that got me for a bit and that's the area where the miasma sucks away your life force
Never knew I needed a helmet thing to help get through it and my dumb ass brute forced it
Spent a week in total tryna get through it then noticed that I needed something way after
sick flame
solid sun
Played tunic
Loved tunic
Waiting for the next installment for tunic
🦊 ⚔️
if you want another Zelda like game, Prodigal.
peak folio
sage topaz
https://youtu.be/cvh0xXmu0bs
Wonder if we are getting another Concord
maiden narwhal
Never knew I needed a helmet thing to help get through it and my dumb ass brute ...
I love that area’s music. Banger. I tried to brute force it when I first came across it too
peak folio
star fox for ps5
It’s actually on everything
solid sun
https://youtu.be/CrMK0ZeBuyc
okay watched the trailer, I don't think I can this game, that looks nauseating for me.
sick flame
peak folio
okay watched the trailer, I don't think I can this game, that looks nauseating f...
It’s not new, I only just came across it.
finite badge
I have to shear something with y'all when i was driving to work yesterday morning (it's dark) i saw a shooting star or Comic or whatever you call it, i was just ... driving to work talking about stuff, thinking out loud and it was so fast i didn't get a good look at but from the windshield view saw a shriek of light in the sky, wasn't 100% sure at 1st but got me off guard and was thinking it, hehe
Today about sometime driving to work, and was about to past that some spot (It's the same route i go on) seeing if it's glare of the light but to me i confirmed i seen something in the sky that morning, i was so happy of what i saw, i love surprises, thank you God for that, that was wonderfull
P.S. Just want to clarify there is no street light then just porch lights.
solid sun
It’s not new, I only just came across it.
no worries, I have issue with certain graphical styles making me super easily dizzy.
That's one of those games.
can't wait to get to playing Kingdom Hearts 2 again though. That has my favorite shoot em up game in it.
I haven't found anything that is the same.
peak folio
X
open scaffold
@peak folio how are you constantly in this chat
every time I go into this server and into this channel your in here
peak folio
You see the same five names in this incredibly slow channel every time.
night plume
Am I a name?
novel sun
What is a name but a miserable pile of letters
solid sun
I finished the first season of Natsume's Book of Friends, it's an incredibly touching anime, fun and slow paced.
I love it.
maiden narwhal
Sounds like slice of life, sounds like my kinda party 
solid sun
somewhat I guess. It's about Natsume and how he can see Yokai, and he then proceeds to help either yokai or people with a connection to yokai.
maiden narwhal
So like GeGeGe somethin, but sweeter
barren sierra
Mechanicus 2 is to release today, the machine calls me
solid sun
So like GeGeGe somethin, but sweeter
I'd say so yeah.
bitter agate
What is a name but a miserable pile of letters
It's also a sound you respond to
solid sun
okay watched the first episode of season 2 and they really enhanced the small visuals. More subtle animations for the characters like hair and eye and facial animations and more dynamic gestures, the lighting is also superb, it just gets better and better.
The new OP and ED are also top.
maiden narwhal
Is it petty that I’ll drop an anime if I can’t get down with the theme songs? the end theme to Asterisk War was sweet, never skipped it. Season 2 flipped the script… I think I was losing interest on the show in general, but that sealed the deal
solid sun
yeah, back in the days, I would often just skip intro and ED I really couldn't stand, but today I'm more open to different ones, but it can make my mood when watching a new season a bit off, especially when the previous OP was like full of high energy and oomph but the next one is more mellow or in a different tone.
humble parrot
Free to keep for a limited time:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/Warhammer_40000_Gladius__Relics_of_War/
solid sun
Free to keep for a limited time:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/Warha...
I think this has been free before, and I had the same reaction as Kyran.
yeah I have it in my library already
bitter agate
Limited time for free... Also free again soon...
sick flame
X
barren sierra
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/504693275106476033/1507073666146635946/im...
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/899732684161560636/1507072524825919688/galactic-meal-chicken-kiosk-med-kopp-1100x1024.png?ex=6a109229&is=6a0f40a9&hm=ac51d206d5679442013becc57c405478436a243312e81b5daa4ba92cae5bcdaf&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=990&height=922 I put black burger in attack position and end my turn
peak folio
probably less calories
sick flame
maiden narwhal
What the heck is in that sauce?
The THICCening sauce
bitter agate
What the heck is in that sauce?
Mustechup or ketchurd
hearty sonnet
someone made Carby in Forza Horizon 6
Lol Carby 🫠
cobalt briar
I have a screenshot I wish I could share it
bitter agate
Lol Carby 🫠
2-stroke or 4-stroke?
peak folio
The THICCening sauce
So I saw people ordering these and the chicken strips are huge.
The number makes sense now.
bitter agate
Costco resists inflation unspeakably...
night plume
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/504693275106476033/1507073666146635946/im...
Dang it.
I looked that sauce up the last time this convo came up and now I can't remember
peak folio
The preview sign didn’t have the calorie range, it was just 1640. Since it doesn’t come with the drink that sauce cup must be 510.
night plume
I think someone had said it was similar to Foosacklys foo sauce
barren sierra
Yall think too much how food looks
bitter agate
Maybe it's fry sauce? Or thousand Island?
night plume
Based on the look, I keep thinking it is mayo or mustard mixed with thai chili sauce
bitter agate
Now I'm hungry... Why are we talking about food?!
night plume
Idk.
bitter agate
Costco is just down the street... I could go get a pepperoni pizza dog...
barren sierra
buzzword ass sounding meal
bitter agate
buzzword ass sounding meal
Shut up clanker and go suck down some motor oil
barren sierra
Shut up clanker and go suck down some motor oil
A can of monster will have to do
peak folio
We’re proud of Destiny 2, the places it took us, and the legacy it has created. Because of you all, our universe is vast, built on years of shared stories, adventures, and victories. From the Cosmodrome to the Pale Heart to the Lawless Frontier, we have forged life-long memories and friendships with you all.
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who made that journey with us.
From the deepest part of our hearts, thank you, and we'll see you in the stars.
bitter agate
A can of monster will have to do
Monster oil?
peak folio
Monster energy oil
barren sierra
Monster oil?
yes, monster energy oil
bitter agate
As long as it isn't Diddy oil
opal flax
squiddy
bitter agate
Unless it's got ghb/mda/mdma then I'll take a case of it...
bitter agate
Will Bungie bounce back? XD
unborn mauve
https://fixupx.com/destinythegame/status/2057506887600361720
12 years, jesus
peak folio
Destiny 3 when?
deep idol
I have a screenshot I wish I could share it <:cat_cry:1126390331986935838>
Convert it to a gif, post it somewhere on Discord, favorite it, and then you can post it here with the gifs tab.
peak folio
It doesn’t need to be a gif, you can just link to it wherever it’s posted
deep idol
It doesn’t need to be a gif, you can just link to it wherever it’s posted
Well, this idea I posted is for your own images.
cobalt briar
ehhh I’m not in an environment where I have time to do that right now, I ll just say an AngryJoe video appeared in my YouTube recommendeds
peak folio
https://youtu.be/cvh0xXmu0bs
sick flame
maiden narwhal
If only Destiny was 3rd person. I heard it had some cool boss fights too
peak folio
X
teal iron
https://x.com/wario64/status/2057498057671930202
@dusk quartz analysis
humble parrot
He isn't Kowalski
barren sierra
Does Chem enjoy Warhammer games
dusk quartz
<@295413084456091648> analysis
I'm aware of this already, chill, and no I don't particularly care for Warhammer
Notable fact, chill, it uses the exact engine that Vampire Survivors uses, endorsed by Poncle, the developer of Vampire Survivors
It's an interesting thing to do, chill, I will say that much
teal iron
He isn't Kowalski
yeah but he can still provide an analysis
open scaffold
https://fixupx.com/Dexerto/status/2057529483033256185
How
bitter agate
I was today years old when I noticed that 1st-10th and beyond is just the last two letters if you were to spell it out...
open scaffold
Why do people buy the game game over and over and over and over and over
Like with fifa and that basketball game franchise
I don’t understand it
bitter agate
Cuz it is the new one... Duh
maiden narwhal
Rocket science
bitter agate
This guy knows
dusk quartz
If you think about it, chill, it's kind of the same reason people in the US watch football every Sunday
bitter agate
Do you think ancient Aztec or Mayan played kick ball or just the cooler version of soccer?
open scaffold
Cuz it is the new one... Duh
It’s like owning a car and then buying it again for full price for only a change in paint
dusk quartz
Only watching football doesn't cost money, chill, it's just that it's a very consistent trend
bitter agate
Those 'types' really put the 'game' in gamer
They also buy the most controllers after they throw them through their sheet rock...
cobalt briar
there’s a warhammer vampire survivors now? 
bitter agate
Vamphammer Warvivors
cobalt briar
I mean I guess that’s cool but
but
bitter agate
But
cobalt briar
Idk