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I dunno man, have you read Tolkien when he's talking about trees?
No room for imagination there.
No room for imagination there.
January 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I dunno man, have you read Tolkien when he's talking about trees?
No room for imagination there.
No room for imagination there.
There's a really funny thing with the human brain: the less detail you provide, the more it can tap imagination and fill in the gaps.
Giving us highly detailed graphics takes much of the imagination element out of the game.
Giving us highly detailed graphics takes much of the imagination element out of the game.
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
There's a really funny thing with the human brain: the less detail you provide, the more it can tap imagination and fill in the gaps.
Giving us highly detailed graphics takes much of the imagination element out of the game.
Giving us highly detailed graphics takes much of the imagination element out of the game.
I think the thing that helps the most is you start with a mess and, through some work, build something that is productive and your own. And this is generally done peacefully - only the two mines have combat.
It's less about the narrative and more about the process.
It's less about the narrative and more about the process.
January 28, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I think the thing that helps the most is you start with a mess and, through some work, build something that is productive and your own. And this is generally done peacefully - only the two mines have combat.
It's less about the narrative and more about the process.
It's less about the narrative and more about the process.
Yes and no. Ultimately it comes down to artistic choice and realizing that not everything needs to look realistic.
There are a lot of games that shirk photorealism but take advantage of the power of modern hardware to do really awesome things. South of Midnight comes to mind as a good example.
There are a lot of games that shirk photorealism but take advantage of the power of modern hardware to do really awesome things. South of Midnight comes to mind as a good example.
January 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Yes and no. Ultimately it comes down to artistic choice and realizing that not everything needs to look realistic.
There are a lot of games that shirk photorealism but take advantage of the power of modern hardware to do really awesome things. South of Midnight comes to mind as a good example.
There are a lot of games that shirk photorealism but take advantage of the power of modern hardware to do really awesome things. South of Midnight comes to mind as a good example.
It's also why he has overalls, so you could see his arms and legs separately. The mustache gave him a nose.
All kinds of design choices back then were dictated by the hardware limitations.
Today's video games have it really good, you can make near photo-realistic stuff.
All kinds of design choices back then were dictated by the hardware limitations.
Today's video games have it really good, you can make near photo-realistic stuff.
January 27, 2026 at 5:31 AM
It's also why he has overalls, so you could see his arms and legs separately. The mustache gave him a nose.
All kinds of design choices back then were dictated by the hardware limitations.
Today's video games have it really good, you can make near photo-realistic stuff.
All kinds of design choices back then were dictated by the hardware limitations.
Today's video games have it really good, you can make near photo-realistic stuff.
Stardew Valley & Animal Crossing first come to mind.
Spiritfarer is another one that might be really good. Great art style.
Most puzzle games will get your brain firing. Aim for ones with lots of colors.
Tetris is good to trigger a flow state. Google "Tetris Effect Paper" for more info.
Spiritfarer is another one that might be really good. Great art style.
Most puzzle games will get your brain firing. Aim for ones with lots of colors.
Tetris is good to trigger a flow state. Google "Tetris Effect Paper" for more info.
January 27, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Stardew Valley & Animal Crossing first come to mind.
Spiritfarer is another one that might be really good. Great art style.
Most puzzle games will get your brain firing. Aim for ones with lots of colors.
Tetris is good to trigger a flow state. Google "Tetris Effect Paper" for more info.
Spiritfarer is another one that might be really good. Great art style.
Most puzzle games will get your brain firing. Aim for ones with lots of colors.
Tetris is good to trigger a flow state. Google "Tetris Effect Paper" for more info.
Yes, because that game is totally not all about the stages of depression.... Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love it. But depression cure it is not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Yes, because that game is totally not all about the stages of depression.... Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love it. But depression cure it is not.
They did it to themselves.
December 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
They did it to themselves.
I've also heard this period through the end of the year as "Holiday Heart" with the increase of cardiac events.
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I've also heard this period through the end of the year as "Holiday Heart" with the increase of cardiac events.
We can make fun of them, or we can be incredibly sad that they don't even know basic things like the numerals we use today are Arabic.
Really hammers home that they might not be dumb, they were just failed by the politicians who oversee their state's education system.
Really hammers home that they might not be dumb, they were just failed by the politicians who oversee their state's education system.
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We can make fun of them, or we can be incredibly sad that they don't even know basic things like the numerals we use today are Arabic.
Really hammers home that they might not be dumb, they were just failed by the politicians who oversee their state's education system.
Really hammers home that they might not be dumb, they were just failed by the politicians who oversee their state's education system.
Beat them with sticks metaphorically, of course. I just mean go and arrest them.
The sticks are only there if they resist.
The sticks are only there if they resist.
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Beat them with sticks metaphorically, of course. I just mean go and arrest them.
The sticks are only there if they resist.
The sticks are only there if they resist.
If only courts had an enforcement mechanism to uphold their decisions....
The fact this keeps happening, and millions of dollars get wasted driving it through the courts, should make it pretty clear the courts need officers with sticks to go beat the politicians who keep trying to pass these laws.
The fact this keeps happening, and millions of dollars get wasted driving it through the courts, should make it pretty clear the courts need officers with sticks to go beat the politicians who keep trying to pass these laws.
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If only courts had an enforcement mechanism to uphold their decisions....
The fact this keeps happening, and millions of dollars get wasted driving it through the courts, should make it pretty clear the courts need officers with sticks to go beat the politicians who keep trying to pass these laws.
The fact this keeps happening, and millions of dollars get wasted driving it through the courts, should make it pretty clear the courts need officers with sticks to go beat the politicians who keep trying to pass these laws.
Except they wouldn't really control anything, the very few independents would.
They'd be the ones making the demands, not Democrats. And you'd have a further shifting to the right to meet those demands.
But this is what I've come to expect from the Democrat establishment.
They'd be the ones making the demands, not Democrats. And you'd have a further shifting to the right to meet those demands.
But this is what I've come to expect from the Democrat establishment.
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Except they wouldn't really control anything, the very few independents would.
They'd be the ones making the demands, not Democrats. And you'd have a further shifting to the right to meet those demands.
But this is what I've come to expect from the Democrat establishment.
They'd be the ones making the demands, not Democrats. And you'd have a further shifting to the right to meet those demands.
But this is what I've come to expect from the Democrat establishment.
Legally speaking, that's not a correct interpretation.
It creates the appearance of guilt, but is not an admission of guilt.
And honestly, it shouldn't be. If there's a miscarriage of justice and the President or a Governor were to issue a pardon, you wouldn't want innocent people declared guilty.
It creates the appearance of guilt, but is not an admission of guilt.
And honestly, it shouldn't be. If there's a miscarriage of justice and the President or a Governor were to issue a pardon, you wouldn't want innocent people declared guilty.
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Legally speaking, that's not a correct interpretation.
It creates the appearance of guilt, but is not an admission of guilt.
And honestly, it shouldn't be. If there's a miscarriage of justice and the President or a Governor were to issue a pardon, you wouldn't want innocent people declared guilty.
It creates the appearance of guilt, but is not an admission of guilt.
And honestly, it shouldn't be. If there's a miscarriage of justice and the President or a Governor were to issue a pardon, you wouldn't want innocent people declared guilty.
Alternatively, the House and the Senate don't get a say in the seating of a person. The state confirms the election and they are sworn in by their own state government - governor, chief justice, whatever.
Ridiculous that the House should get any say over who can or cannot be seated to begin with.
Ridiculous that the House should get any say over who can or cannot be seated to begin with.
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Alternatively, the House and the Senate don't get a say in the seating of a person. The state confirms the election and they are sworn in by their own state government - governor, chief justice, whatever.
Ridiculous that the House should get any say over who can or cannot be seated to begin with.
Ridiculous that the House should get any say over who can or cannot be seated to begin with.
I ended up buying silicone "wings" that go on the Pro 2s to keep them in my ears when doing activity.
The Pro 2s also have an absolutely garbage microphone. I can't use them for calls, and that seems to be a widespread issue.
They're the last Pixel Buds I'll buy. Tired of being ripped off.
The Pro 2s also have an absolutely garbage microphone. I can't use them for calls, and that seems to be a widespread issue.
They're the last Pixel Buds I'll buy. Tired of being ripped off.
November 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I ended up buying silicone "wings" that go on the Pro 2s to keep them in my ears when doing activity.
The Pro 2s also have an absolutely garbage microphone. I can't use them for calls, and that seems to be a widespread issue.
They're the last Pixel Buds I'll buy. Tired of being ripped off.
The Pro 2s also have an absolutely garbage microphone. I can't use them for calls, and that seems to be a widespread issue.
They're the last Pixel Buds I'll buy. Tired of being ripped off.
They don't stay in my ears at all. The Pro 1s are better at that, but not by much. The Pro 2s have noticably better noising cancelling than the Pro 1s though.
The 2020 Buds and their A-series variant were far better at staying put, but they suffered audio and connection issues.
The 2020 Buds and their A-series variant were far better at staying put, but they suffered audio and connection issues.
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
They don't stay in my ears at all. The Pro 1s are better at that, but not by much. The Pro 2s have noticably better noising cancelling than the Pro 1s though.
The 2020 Buds and their A-series variant were far better at staying put, but they suffered audio and connection issues.
The 2020 Buds and their A-series variant were far better at staying put, but they suffered audio and connection issues.
As someone who has had every Google Pixel Buds version except the latest A-series, let me just say:
Get something else. I don't know what it is about Google's Pixel Buds, but they just cannot get them right. There's always something problematic.
Are these the best ones so far? Mostly.
Get something else. I don't know what it is about Google's Pixel Buds, but they just cannot get them right. There's always something problematic.
Are these the best ones so far? Mostly.
November 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
As someone who has had every Google Pixel Buds version except the latest A-series, let me just say:
Get something else. I don't know what it is about Google's Pixel Buds, but they just cannot get them right. There's always something problematic.
Are these the best ones so far? Mostly.
Get something else. I don't know what it is about Google's Pixel Buds, but they just cannot get them right. There's always something problematic.
Are these the best ones so far? Mostly.
Funny thing, the economy was going to bounce back after COVID regardless, so long as the President/Congress stayed out of the way. They could make it worse, they could make it better, but it was likely going to recover quickly because COVID was a weird blip.
Today, we have "getting in the way."
Today, we have "getting in the way."
October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Funny thing, the economy was going to bounce back after COVID regardless, so long as the President/Congress stayed out of the way. They could make it worse, they could make it better, but it was likely going to recover quickly because COVID was a weird blip.
Today, we have "getting in the way."
Today, we have "getting in the way."
If only someone had been a good President and ordered the prosecution the instigator and participants of an insurrection, instead of passing the ball to a guy who dragged his feet.
October 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If only someone had been a good President and ordered the prosecution the instigator and participants of an insurrection, instead of passing the ball to a guy who dragged his feet.
Either that means you're using the same set of less secure passwords (i.e., easy to remember), or you're a legitimate genius with photographic memory who can remember about a thousand 16 character string of random letters, numbers, and symbols.
We're well past the point of "remember your password."
We're well past the point of "remember your password."
October 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Either that means you're using the same set of less secure passwords (i.e., easy to remember), or you're a legitimate genius with photographic memory who can remember about a thousand 16 character string of random letters, numbers, and symbols.
We're well past the point of "remember your password."
We're well past the point of "remember your password."
❤️ from a former northern Virginian.
October 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
❤️ from a former northern Virginian.
It's more about refusing to admit to being wrong.
If it was about a personal vendetta against Maryland, all I can say is....
Get in line. No one likes Maryland.
If it was about a personal vendetta against Maryland, all I can say is....
Get in line. No one likes Maryland.
October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It's more about refusing to admit to being wrong.
If it was about a personal vendetta against Maryland, all I can say is....
Get in line. No one likes Maryland.
If it was about a personal vendetta against Maryland, all I can say is....
Get in line. No one likes Maryland.
About the only hope that NC has is voting in new NC Supreme Court justices who see the power grab for what it is and throw out the maps. But it won't be soon enough, and there's no guarantee it'll happen either.
Getting people to participate in their governance is amazingly difficult.
Getting people to participate in their governance is amazingly difficult.
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
About the only hope that NC has is voting in new NC Supreme Court justices who see the power grab for what it is and throw out the maps. But it won't be soon enough, and there's no guarantee it'll happen either.
Getting people to participate in their governance is amazingly difficult.
Getting people to participate in their governance is amazingly difficult.
Virginia is a very purple state. Here's hoping they do this AND gerrymander themselves a permanent majority in the state legislature.
It's literally the only play left in the book when states like North Carolina, a solid 50/50 state by votes, has a permanent GOP majority in the legislature.
It's literally the only play left in the book when states like North Carolina, a solid 50/50 state by votes, has a permanent GOP majority in the legislature.
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Virginia is a very purple state. Here's hoping they do this AND gerrymander themselves a permanent majority in the state legislature.
It's literally the only play left in the book when states like North Carolina, a solid 50/50 state by votes, has a permanent GOP majority in the legislature.
It's literally the only play left in the book when states like North Carolina, a solid 50/50 state by votes, has a permanent GOP majority in the legislature.