steeznson

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[–] steeznson 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

This is the 80th comment and no one has said "drugs" (unless you count alcohol). Maybe drug addicts have better things to do with their time than browse lemmy!

[–] steeznson 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I am a moderate supporter of UBI. Strongly support "negative income taxing" which is a bit more techy but essentially your income is topped up if it falls below a certain level as opposed to everyone getting a lump sum each month whether they need it or not.

[–] steeznson 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When my wife and I were students in Aberdeen she did her final year of primary teaching degree placement in Torry, which is one of the rougher parts of the city if you are not familiar with it (although it has a lot of competition). Anyway she'd get off the bus in the morning a street away from the entrance to the school and literally be chased down the road towards the school gates by large unleashed dogs with no owners in sight. It wasn't a one-off either it happened every day. Not sure how the smaller primary school children were managing to outpace them.

[–] steeznson 2 points 1 week ago

I've owned this game for years and I love RTwP combat in games like PoE and Baldurs Gate (first two). You've convinced me to give it another try!

[–] steeznson 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I found when they used that same device to explain the ending of Hellblade 2 really unsatisfying.which is a shame because I'd really enjoyed the journey.

[–] steeznson 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The fact your country resolves every single problem with violence is astonishing. Lemmy has been a cesspool the past few days. You guys deserve Trump - he's pretty much a personification of the entire country.

[–] steeznson 1 points 1 week ago

I love Obsidian writing and quest design but the gameplay for this one looks bad from the trailers. Like a UE5 asset flip.

I hope I'm wrong. Will play for sure if it's on gamepass.

[–] steeznson 11 points 1 week ago

Won't rank rhem all but Jackie Brown is definitely underrated. OUATIH might be my favourite film of his.

I think True Romance is an honourary Tarantino film too since he wrote the script for it and you can see his fingerprints everywhere when you watch it.

[–] steeznson 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah it's a bit of a foible but I won't crack a joke unless it's already got me laughing internally.

[–] steeznson 2 points 1 week ago

Aside from statute of limitations the burden of proof is also lower to bring a successful claim. This is a classic he said/she said situation in addition to being historical. I suspect any lawyer would recommend this path regardless of the truth of the allegations.

[–] steeznson 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm not a paedophile, I've got paedo-files

[–] steeznson 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah it’s not irrational to believe that things can always get worse

 

If Digital Underground were able to make more consistent albums then they'd be my favourite group ever. The best tracks are unreal but then the skits, etc. drag the whole thing down on repeated listens.

 

This could have major repercussions for the game as we know it. The RFU has already reduced the amount of contact allowed in the grassroots of the game. Will the product we all love survive a legal tsunami if this ends in a court ruling?

I always wonder if you could get players to sign away their rights to sue but I'm pretty certain that would not be legally enforceable, alongside being totally exploitative.

 

Old but gold.

 

I find The National frequently embarassing as a Scottish person. Enjoying seeing them squirm here.

 

This is upsetting to see. I've got a friend with MS and I hope she is not prevented from claiming assistance if (or when) she needs it due to this case causing more stringent checks on claimants.

At least this lady got the jail.

 

I think Wes might be right here but this is going to cause consternation amongst groups who were hoping that Labour might take a more liberal approach to LGBT issues than the tories.

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SMTV:V Hype Thread (self.megaten)
 

My copy is arriving on Saturday - it seems that the days of ordering on Amazon and occasionally getting games a day early has passed.

I was a fan of the base game and I don't think the story was as bad as some people made it out to be. However I am excited for the new story that they are promising with the Vengeance route. Getting hyped up seeing the positive reviews coming through!

I have been replaying SMTIV:A this week in the run up to the release to keep me occupied. Had taken a detour into the Devil Survivor series most recently so it has been nice returning to the mainline gameplay.

What are you all thinking about the release this week? Any hopes for the new title? Fears?

 

Apologies for the slightly skewed picture. I actually own this artwork. A close family friend has been collecting 19th Century Japanese woodcuts his entire life, and he gifted this one of a wedding scene to my wife and I when we got married.

More details about the work. The artist Kunisada lived from 1786 to 1864 and he shared a studio / teacher with the (perhaps more famous) artist Kuniyoshi. This work was published by Hayashiya Shogoro in 1850.

The work depicts a Kabuki theatre scene; traditional Japanese theatre. Actors are playing the roles of Aburu-ya Oshin and Fukuoka Mitsugi in the play Ise Ondo. In this scene the couple are getting married.

 
 

I guess punditry isn't working out for him with his current image woes. Couldn't find an english source for this one.

 

Heard the editor being interviewed on Radio4 Today Programme this morning. This 90s throwback is bizarre. Do people really think there will be demand from this after the initial novelty?

I read a couple articles this morning and the "journalism" reads like a Sunday Sport article.

Interesting thought experiment - since the magazine is online only - are the nonces going to have to print out the magazine now to leave it in shubbery for kids to find? Those reddit threads where every man over the age of 40 seems to have a story about finding porn mags in bushes always had a creepy undertone. I'm not sure that the 'porn fairy' commenters sometimes refer to was a very savoury character.

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