Tolkien’s “inspiration” for Dwarves pulling from Jews is fascinating, as a Jew. I read that his thoughts were that Dwarves were a strong, resilient people who had been displaced from their homeland but maintained a strong attachment to their traditions and their craft. He saw this as a deferential depiction of Jews and was purposely trying to move away from European depictions of Jews as goblin-like monsters. What’s fascinating is how it is still riddled with antisemitic tropes such as the obsession with gold, their “quarrelsome” nature, and also literally making them a different race of short-statured people who lived underground. It speaks to how deeply ingrained antisemitism was (and to an extent, still is) in the European mind while also lightly espousing Zionist ideas in how living in diaspora is somehow less than living in historical Judea.

That one was specially focused on geeky kink stuff and was pretty good. I really enjoyed the rope classes I took and a kind man welded my glasses together after a mishap in a scene in the hotel room we rented to attend. I’ve heard it waned in the past years but I imagine there’s others like it if you’re near any metropolitan area. Nerds love a flimsy pretense for sexually charged situations.

I think you may have linked the wrong article

https://kotaku.com/no-mercy-sexual-assault-incest-sim-steam-removed-uk-pc-1851775725

It should be this one, no?

I played a horny rpg at a kink convention that went fairly well. I suppose the nuance to the situation was “I probably want to have sex with you, but I’m not sure, why don’t we engage in some nerdy sexually charged situations and find out?”

Yeah the issue with F.A.T.A.L. isn’t just that it’s text and mechanics are horrifically racist and misogynistic, it’s also a terrible game. It’s clunky and clumsy and it’s difficult to play because it’s poorly written. The author spent more time thinking about his rape fantasies than figuring out how to roll them out in any coherent way.

Also, very minor in comparison, but the food section is batshit wild. It’s like written by someone who never ate before, the ideas of what makes cuisines in F.A.T.A.L. is hilariously bad.

Hey look it’s more AI trash

There’s a few reddit based communities that might work for, but, honestly, I’m not sure if there’s a community specifically for posting threads from reddit and making replies to them. But maybe you could start one.

The reddit thread is locked, so that’s probably why you can’t comment on it.

But I’m not sure what that has to do with lemmy

Why’s this look like AI slop?

The only community I’ve been blocked from was an instance level block from a 30rock gif community (baffling) and from a community that was made by someone to post their pedophile fantasies (that one I understand as I voiced that they were a problem).

What kind of comments are you making that are resulting in you getting blocked and from where?

Why isn’t there more prog rock? Styles change. There’s still smaller prog rock bands starting and playing shows, they’re just not selling out MSG like they did when that genre was in vogue.

Gah you are so right with that. Between the first Trill episode and the non-binary planet episode… just a rough time for queer Trek. At least we got some good stuff with DS9, though even the head writer wishes they pushed the envelope a little further.

I’m hopeful we can get some better stuff out of Strange New Worlds. While Disco had more representation, I did not care for that show for a myriad of other reasons.

Yeah, that line always felt kinda strange. I rationalized it by thinking in the Star Trek world, there was no violent revolution, but more of a pseudo-Posadist realization of global unity in the wake of the third world war and First Contact with the Vulcans, thus Mao’s axiom being less applicable.

Or, more realistically, Standards and Practices needed them to disavow what was being described as terrorism in that particular episode.

Same. I get the sugar free ones. It just tastes good.

I mean, it’s cool as hell, it’s just unlike Captain Jean-Luc Picard to make quips like that or for Star Trek characters to so blatantly advocate socialism. The UFP is certainly a post-scarcity socialist utopia, but I think the conceit in the writers room is that they are so established in their utopia that they don’t speak of it in such direct terms because it’s established. That, and the sensibilities of the late 80’s would make such a statement provocative on network television. Heck, Jean-Luc even at one point refutes Mao’s idea that political power stems from the barrel of a gun.

But I could see them having more leeway in a video game.

Have a Gatorade before and after you are drinking. No more hangovers, or at least drastically reduced headaches. I use Brode electrolyte pills, but it’s really the same thing, the pills are just easier to carry in the pocket to the club.

Is this actually a quote from Star Trek: The Next Generation: Final Unity?

I loved that game as a child but I couldn’t get past any of the puzzles, being 6 years old.

Ahhh see I’ve just made different associations. Vodka redbull is my go-to first drink and sometimes only drink when I’m going out dancing from midnight to dawn. I used to be able to do that without any stimulants, but in my mid thirties I need a little boost to help get me going before the dance endorphins kick in.

I keep some decaf coffee around just to occasionally make coffee amaretto after a rich meal. It’s really quite a good after dinner drink! Booze aside, the flavors just pair very well. You can try other nut liqueurs, too.

We lead very different lives, my friend. Coffee amaretto might be more your speed?