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AlfredicEnglishRules 5 points ago +5 / -0

There is actual science to it, but the people who promote it generally are middle class hippy idiots.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 17 points ago +17 / -0

Roxanne was cured and doesn't need to turn on the red light no more.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 4 points ago +4 / -0

So they were blocking burning man and got arrested? I don't think this was for the reasons it's being praised.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 6 points ago +6 / -0

Older kitchen appliances as well. Pressure cookers, blenders and others were called dangerous while the designs changed to cheaper parts.

I'm a tech guy who specifically uses new tech for figuring out how to use it for stories. Quite often I deal with people who think that something existing means everything changes tomorrow. It's not as easy as they think and it's a good idea to have experience in the field already to work with it. I can get concept art from AI, but I have to know what I need and how to set it up before I get the art I want. I don't just sit down and the AI faeries print it out in perfect order that even a child could understand.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 8 points ago +8 / -0

Something I've learned from most liberal friends is they truly believe they are in the middle, and true conservative beliefs are slightly to the right of them. Anything beyond that is fringe extremist politics. Even when shown they are very far left, and the middle is much further than they think, they listen to NPR, and other liberal media that convinces them otherwise. It's a media reinforced bubble that is very difficult to break through.

Everyone else is talking about age of consent, but I bet child labor laws are a big aim. We see big statements about Chinese factories with children making products, but there is a history of children being coal miners and farmers in ours. If you saw the age of new soldiers throughout history you would be shocked. You will see this erode, and possibly even from a 'right wing' push.

Ultimately though all the pushes look to be for a Eunuch class again. When they took over China, it meant a new dynasty would begin. A slave class for bureaucracy that rules for the sake of bureaucracy not the country. Wars will rage, and keeping the emperor happy will be deemed more important. The class system will be rigidly held, and if you want power you need to consent to the demands of the government. It's a Eunuch opportunity to move up in the world. To achieve this means changing every law and precedent from the last 100 years and mocking anyone who gets in the way.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 7 points ago +7 / -0

Based on the amount of time, I would say Mr Data. Star Trek the Next Generation is about 300 years in our future. We've already surpassed some of the tech from the show already.

Do you think people 300 years ago had any idea what today looked like?

The best we can do is archive and preserve knowledge.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 4 points ago +4 / -0

I think that's why roguelight games are so popular. You need to strategize the weapons you get, and build up based on the randomness. The base characters are all playable, but the strategy at building them up is important.

I guess the game creators either go power creep or strategy creep. Either the high school kids end up owning the world and destroying God, or they strategically defeat the somewhat godlike boss at the end of the game.

Real life seems to have power creep. My Toyota Camry is way more powerful than a 60's Mustang. Back in the day 250 horse power was more than enough. Now we have cars doing 2,800. 5 Gigs on a computer would fill a room. Now it would be a dead potato if you tried modern gaming with it. Even mini switchers which have been around forever have gone from the compiler getting rid of notes because that is too much for them to our modern era with various fruit named devices that can easily emulate an early 00's computer. The switch has upgraded ports from all the previous consoles, and it's a handheld. Because of protein intake being easier in our modern times cultures around the world are taller. I've seen the remains of battles from centuries ago and it looked like children had swords.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 5 points ago +5 / -0

We would have two very separate countries. A revolution wouldn't happen, but the left leaning states will disintegrate over a period of 10-30 years. By the time it's all over Trump will be long dead and the entire country will have a different name.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 13 points ago +13 / -0

More like everyone is a firefighter from Fahrenheit 451, and the city is on fire with them in it.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 8 points ago +8 / -0

It would also explain why the Jedi council couldn't see the obvious sith in their midst.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 8 points ago +8 / -0

Whoever is in charge of Good Omens needs to be replaced with someone who can keep Neil Gaiman in control and not do a plot that falls apart

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AlfredicEnglishRules 3 points ago +3 / -0

It also has great ideas that are presented fairly well. The problem is the pacing I agree.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 11 points ago +11 / -0

I've dealt with enough pastors to know he isn't much. The smart theologian shows his skills not his frock.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 5 points ago +5 / -0

Demon City Shinjuku

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AlfredicEnglishRules 9 points ago +9 / -0

The servant class doesn't have Covid. No, not the old one, the new one we can control better.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 6 points ago +6 / -0

Guy on the right looks like a gorilla with a mask. Lady on the left is just crazy.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 5 points ago +5 / -0

I would play that.

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AlfredicEnglishRules 5 points ago +5 / -0

Now that I think about it, an AI created and run website with "characters" for writers would be perfect for propaganda and a money Laundering front.

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