skulblaka

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[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 7 points 10 months ago

Though the drug itself has been around for hundreds of years

Longer than that. There is credible evidence that humans have been using cannabis for at least about as long as we've been brewing alcohol. Ancient religious relics recovered from archeological digs have been tested and shown cannabis residue.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It would also help if I were served ads that even attempt to approach the vicinity of my own interests. That is vanishingly rare.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago

The US officially supports One China, the US doesn't have an official statement on who we want to be in charge of that One China. The whole thing is a wink-and-nod sort of operation. Sure, we support the reintegration of Chinese culture and territory. Do we support that existing under Jinping? Ehhhhhhhh. America would be just as happy, or happier, were the Taiwanese government to gain control of greater China. But since we aren't trying to start a shooting war with greater China, we keep that part quiet.

The Chinese government knows damn well we don't like them much. We also know they don't like us much. But we're economically interdependent and neither of us wants to rattle sabers at the other until our hand is forced. That's why the situation is full of doublespeak and missing information. It's intentionally vague so that a non-inflammatory statement can be given without backing oneself into a corner.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago

Ha ha funny joke, but actually though, ARMS kind of slaps. Pun intended. I had a lot of fun with that game, it's a really neat twist on the fighting game genre.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago

These are important questions that will be asked by your players if they haven't gone there already. DMs, pay attention. Have a solid argument planned out beforehand or suffer the consequences. The thirsty, withered consequences.

Personally, I argue that Create/Destroy Water can't target a creature therefore get fucked, cast it somewhere else or pick a different spell. Why that is, scientifically? No idea. Same reason you can't Revivify a kitchen table. Logic dictates that you could turn it back into a tree, in practice nothing happens. It's A Secret To Everyone™

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Tradition" is by definition the opposite of "progress"

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but we got all the dys without any of the topia. I was promised high quality prosthetics, neon blinkenlights, and the right to bear arms. We've got like 15% of the appropriate level of any of those.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Mouse isn't dead, he is risen anew. Freed from the shackles of his creators, he is now more powerful than he could ever have hoped to be before. The mighty tremble beneath the footsteps of old Steamboat Willie. He is a living sign of a new era, one in which it is possible to strike back against his old captors.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you don't think American politics haven't been a pressing issue for Russia for the past decade at least, then you haven't been paying attention

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Reminds me of OpenMW for Morrowind being listed as "OpenMicrowave" on the Google app store

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

This is a huge point that should be talked about more. Tulpamancy isn't pseudoscience, it's very real and religion, especially Christianity, uses it to great effect. The process of finding and cultivating the "voice of God" is the exact process used to create an intentional tulpa of any number of various other types, there are entire internet communities about it. A little bit of research with this context in mind is extremely eye opening.

[–] skulblaka@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago

Oh I'm more nitpicking his barrel sweep than the finger. Can't even see the finger. I'm pretty sure "hey don't point the gun at your buddy's balls" has been standard practice since the inception of firearms.

Totally could just be a bad angle though, I just enjoy poking fun at this famous image.

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