Homo_Stupidus

joined 1 year ago
[–] Homo_Stupidus 0 points 1 year ago

At least most of the spinoff stuff is better, if still not great.

[–] Homo_Stupidus 2 points 1 year ago

Wow, that's a lot of the franchise to dislike. You don't even like episode 6?

[–] Homo_Stupidus 1 points 1 year ago

I agree. I had a lot of hope after episode 7, but it turned out so bad. A lot of the individual elements, like you said, are good. But the whole trilogy is definitely less than the sum of its parts.

[–] Homo_Stupidus 5 points 1 year ago

I love the tactile feeling of writing on paper.

[–] Homo_Stupidus 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My thoughts exactly. It's all devolved into savage economic darwinism. Giant corps won't stop until they own literally everything, and even then, it likely won't be enough. It truly is a cancer on society. It's not like I want to abolish capitalism, I'm no tankie, but when does the greed stop? There's a reasonable limit somewhere, but apparently in the minds of the corporate overlords:

[–] Homo_Stupidus 2 points 1 year ago

I suppose we consumers will just have to be media nomads, except for those of us who collect their own media libraries.

[–] Homo_Stupidus 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The insane greed is something I simply can't comprehend. Isn't there a point at which it's enough? It seems almost like a mental illness. Indefinite growth and infinitely increasing profit margins aren't possible. There's a limit to value and possible revenue. I don't know where all of this is going, but it can't be anywhere good, and I'm sure it will be violent. I seem to be in the minority, but I absolutely believe there is a point where a person has enough wealth and doesn't, perhaps even shouldn't, have more.

[–] Homo_Stupidus 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm not an economist, but what is the endgame here? Eventually, in their ideal delusions, every household has their own subscription. How do they intend to fuel growth then? Just more price increases? I don't understand this extreme capitalism. Can't a business just be happy to be profitable? Why do they focus so much on indefinite growth like some kind of tumor?

[–] Homo_Stupidus 10 points 1 year ago

I did. I'm disappointed, but not surprised that it worked. I have no problems dropping Disney, too. The open sea is vast.

 

Okay, so this isn't painting, but I figured someone would know something about this. What kind of material us the Tamiya extra thin brush made of? I tried to use some cheap synthetic paint brushes with it, but they hardened and broke apart. Anyone have any luck finding a decent brush to use when applying extra thin for assembly?

[–] Homo_Stupidus 5 points 1 year ago

Isn't that also referred to as Virtual Intelligence vs Artificial Intelligence? What we have now I'd just very well trained VI. It's not AI because it only outputs variations of what's it been trained using algorithms, right? Actual AI would be capable of generating information entirely distinct from any inputs.

 

I know the game started with Galactic Civil War so obviously it haw greater variety, but does anyone else feel like Clone Wars isn't as interesting to play? I sorely want a third corpse unit for GAR and CIS. Whenever I make any army for either, I feel like I always end up with less units and the upgrades don't synergize very well. Am I just not playing them right?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Homo_Stupidus to c/[email protected]
 

So I'm getting ready to dive into the world of finally painting my Star Wars Legion minis. I'm planning on getting an Army Painter speedpaint 2.0 set to start. Should I also buy the wash set? I'm not sure if it would improve my results as a beginner, though I imagine I will want them if I keep up with painting. I'm intending to start by getting this Army Painter's stuff:

Speedpaint most wanted 2.0 set

Most wanted brush set

Matte white primer

Matte varnish

Project paint Station

 

So I'm about to begin painting for the first time, but I'm not sure what colors to buy. I play Star Wars Legion so I'll be painting a bunch of stormtroopers, death troopers, and other very monocolor minis. Should I use black and white primers for them? Or do neutral grey and paint the colors?

Bonus points if anyone can tell me if wildspire minis are good for a first time project.

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submitted 1 year ago by Homo_Stupidus to c/adhd
 

For those of you in the US, how's the Adderall shortage going? I'm going to ask my psych to switch over to it because my insurance is driving the price of Focalin through the roof. I want to get an idea if its even feasible right now.

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submitted 1 year ago by Homo_Stupidus to c/adhd
 

So was curious if this was unique to me, or is a universal experience. As soon as I start thinking about taking my medication in the morning, my heart starts racing before I've even taken the bottle out of the cupboard. Then I take it and my heart continues to race for about 45 to 60 minutes before it calms down. It doesn't hurt, but it's unpleasant and kinda spoils my mornings. Anyone who has ever consumed way too much caffeine in a short period of time can relate.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Homo_Stupidus to c/grimdank
 

Wanted this to be here even though everyone has already seen it because I love it so much.

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Inaugural first post (self.androidgamers)
 

I've been hooked on Vampire Survivors because of how unobtrusive the ads are. They're completely voluntary and not required to get the full game experience at all. I've done most of what you can do and found Magic Survival to be another good survivors game. The ads aren't optional, but they only occur at the end of a run, so it's really not a big deal. It's a bit more primitive than VS, but the game play loop is still there and engaging.

 
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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Homo_Stupidus to c/android
 

Or just any mobile games in general? I'm looking for discussions and recommendations for mobile games that aren't just trashware and cash grabs.

Edit: u/_MoveSwiftly has kindly created https://lemmy.world/c/androidgamers for this exact purpose.

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