FYI: google might suspend and eventually delete your Google account if you don’t verify your age within a set period of time.

They say it’s to “prevent minors from having access to an account that isn’t monitored by parents”.

Seems more like unecessary corpo powertripping, to me.

(If you decide to go through with the age verification: the credit card method is probably the least invasive. Just be sure to unlink your card from the account afterwards.)

I love how this expression is used litterally, in The Magicians novels.

In settings for CDDA and bright nights: you can configure the time frame for zombie evolution, so you can fix the pacing pretty easily.

The Rebuild series by Northway Games has this exact premise. Rebuild 1 and 2 are made using flash, while Rebuild 3 is available on steam.

The sphinx’s riddle goes: What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the day, and three legs in the evening? (Not the exact wording but close enough.)

The answer is “man” because: in early life a baby crawls on four legs, an adult man walks upright on two, and an old man walks with a cane - making three legs.

Greek mythology is cool and tragic, if your looking for something to read.

Been a bit since I’ve read it but: the protomolecule is most likely giving the stem cells the means to communicate with the ring builders’ network, as part of their optimization. My understanding is that the protomolecule is a programmable tool for building structures and devices, using bio matter. For example: whatever protomolucule the dogs’ have seems to be programed for repairing and optimizing anything that’s percieved as broken.

(Of course it’s always possible that the protomolecule was never removed from the stem cells)

While you’re right in principle - I think you’re taking the art too seriously, or just didn’t get it.

I have seen some good points for induction in this thread but I can’t see how it could better for the enviroment, in places without renewable energy.

As I stated in another comment: the grid of the area I live is mainly powered by coal. That power plant consumes a train and a half of coal every day; besides the released carbon, coal power also releases radioactive isotopes into the surrounding area - far more of a radiation hazard than modern nuclear power.

My home came with both power and gas hookups in the kitchen, but the wiring is… Something… And would cost a ton to redo - I don’t even live in too poor of an area, so I can only image how bad other homes could be.

Buying a gas stove and installing proper ventilation(also none in the home when purchased) was much cheaper than hiring an electrician and buying an induction stove.

If you like induction and live in an area with a mostly-renewable power grid - more power to you.

You do make a good point about gas line safety and maintenance - something I’ll need to look into, for my area.

Yea, I don’t understand why people are so rabid against gas all of a sudden. It seems like an odd hill to die on, with the current geopolitical issues.

From my own experience, moving from an area with only electric heat/stoves: gas is far cheaper, and safer(have you seen the dreadful electrical work in cheaper homes?) - with good ventilation. Not to mention that the electricity for my area comes from a coal plant…

Cook with what you want: gas, induction, a charcoal grill; idc.

If you’ve ever cooked on one, you’ll know that gas stoves are far superior to electric.

The issue here isn’t the stove, but the ventilation of the home. It’s not hard to properly install a range hood and roof vent for your kitchen, along with a passive inlet for airflow(I’ve done this twice and I’m no expert at construction).

Humans have been cooking with fire for a bloody long time, and we’ve gotten very good at making it safe. I’d wager that this is just energy companies lobbying against gas, as they can make more money burning coal/oil to power electric stoves.

Have fun reading the rest of the series! Took me about a week to proccess my feelings, when I finished the final book.

The first couple episodes are kinda a slog; they give a lot of background info for the setting so it’s a bit of an info-dump. The book writers did state that the tv series has their ideal setting appearance and ship design, so it made visualizing the books easy for me.

The Expanse Series! All of the characters are extremely well written. The plot and setting are also amazing. (personally: I would watch the show and THEN read the books.)

I think most would consider PMD Explorers of Sky to have the the best story overall.

For mainline, Platinum is the way to go. Team galactic has a strong presence and compelling motivation, beyond: we want money/power. I love how you can physically see the evidence of their evil effecting the world - in a couple instances. I also like it’s balancing: it will pressure you without being to much of a grind(big improvement over Diamond/Pearl); and it doesn’t really hold your hand at all, once you reach Eterna City.

Lot’s of interesting side areas as well, and I like the lore surrounding the god pokemon.

3 is kinda meh, it doesn’t have a super compelling story or main character.

Brotherhood and Revelations are continuations of 2s storyline, if you didn’t know that already.

I’d recommend finding a copy of Assassin’s Creed 4. It’s probably the best of the entire series; in gameplay, setting, and story.

Back before they changed the latch design, for safety, we would use a penny to trigger the lid sensor(just a simple pressure sensor) and watch it spin.

It’s important to remember that “AI” today is just a learning language model. It doesn’t think, feel, or even know its own existence. We crave interpersonal connection so it’s easy to get addicted to something that offers a facsimile of that. Good on you for finding the strength to step away from it.

The gameplay can be fun, but the story just isn’t there. It’s connection to Bioshock 1 and 2 feels forced.

As soon as they do the first “dimension switch”, or whatever, I lost any feeling of commitment since everything done up to that point became worthless to the plot.

The super mario rpgs have some of the funniest writing imo. If anything, I think they were a breath of fresh air for the franchise.

Definitely recommend reading/listening to the books. Probably the best way to experience the Witcher overall.

I do love both the Witcher 2 and 3 though, few games make me feel as immersed in their world.