Eccentric

joined 1 year ago
[–] Eccentric 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yes, thank you. I feel like since the AI boom people have forgotten that the purpose of school isn't just to teach kids to regurgitate facts

[–] Eccentric 17 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Honestly the thing I'd be most worried about is that kids at that age are learning important social and language skills. Without an adult in the room to interact with, who are they going to learn that from?

[–] Eccentric 5 points 1 week ago
[–] Eccentric 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Return of the Obra Dinn. Indie darling puzzle game where you are an insurance adjuster working on a recovered ghost ship. Very thematic and satisfying to take notes by hand

Edit: whoops someone already mentioned it

[–] Eccentric 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah if I ever give it another go I'll definitely check it out even if it's a little janky. I liked the intro but after the first few missions I gave up. The POV thing was such an unreasonable thing to be a deal breaker, but I really just couldn't get immersed after spending so much time making my character and then not seeing them as part of the world

[–] Eccentric 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Honestly the fact that the game puts such an emphasis on customizing your character and then is 1st person all the way through annoyed me to no end. Thanks for the recommend, didn't know there was a mod that changed it

[–] Eccentric 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, with the spawn distances and the amount of enemies, there's very little space for a true sniping experience. Plus with the destructible environment, high ground is very rarely guaranteed. Plus, the camera shake mechanics aren't the most conducive to sniping. I do think that if OP wants a more sniper-ey experience, they're in their right to request it since it's a PvE game and the most important thing is to have fun. Maybe they could introduce some more variety into the sniper lineup, like different types of rounds. Or maybe a new planet that's got lots of close spaced high ground where staying at ground level means you get boxed in by enemies

[–] Eccentric 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

There's the AMR, which is the only "sniper" in the game imo. But it takes up a stratagem slot and isn't nearly as penetrating as I'd like it to be. I only really use it if I find it laying around in the wild.

Tbh I think the whole game is designed away from a sniper play style, which is a little disappointing. But I'm willing to forgive it with how fun it is otherwise.

[–] Eccentric 12 points 1 month ago

I try to make everything from scratch, but sometimes I make pre made when I know I'm avoiding eating because I don't feel like cooking. If I make pre made though, I'll always add something to it to bulk it out. Ramen? Handfuls of frozen veg. Frozen pizza? Slap mushrooms, peppers, onions on top. Pasta sauce? Spinach, homemade stock, and carrots.

To me, its about health. I know processed food isn't healthy, so I want to mitigate the damage.

[–] Eccentric 5 points 1 month ago

Hahaha I did the same thing

[–] Eccentric 4 points 1 month ago

I just thought it was a more lighthearted deep dive than the ones I usually post. It's pretty cool to see the different techniques this guy went through to identify alt accounts and how seriously discord nation state LARPers take their community

 

Also available as a documentary style video essay on YouTube.

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submitted 2 months ago by Eccentric to c/longreads
[–] Eccentric 2 points 2 months ago

It gets worse. There's a population of natives trapped on the island in legal limbo, living in awful conditions in the name of "national security".

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Sleeping with Cannibals (www.smithsonianmag.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Eccentric to c/longreads
 

The author solves a half century old murder of a small town legend.

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