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@ arotrios @lemmy.world

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For Amusement Purposes Only

The High Corvid of Progressivity

Chance favors the prepared mind.

~ Louis Pasteur

  • Set flavors to stun!

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  • Depends on how much latinum you have in your pocket...

  • 3 May 2025

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  • Set flavors to stun!

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  • I was expecting Guy Ferengi

  • Too cynical or too cyclical?

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  • Yes

  • I had a passionate crush on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Could it still thrill me 19 years later?

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  • I play mages, so the real issue for me is that the magic system in Oblivion is far superior. Being able to craft your own spells is absolutely fantastic. Skyrim cheaped out by removing the complexity and spell crafting, and Shouts didn't really serve as a decent replacement.

    Combat with the remaster is exceptionally smooth and natural, and I honestly preferred the original Oblivion system than Skyrim's - which always felt janky to me - like it was trying to use Fallout mechanics to show off, not because it made for a better combat experience.

    The questing and storyline strikes an excellent balance between open world discovery and directed play - Skyrim's felt disconnected, and I often lost track of exactly what was going on or why. You also get far more background and story - books in Skyrim are usually one or two pages long. Books in Oblivion usually are around 20 - 30 pages.

    The remaster absolutely kicks ass - visually, it's easily on par with Skyrim graphics, and the audio is fantastic. The performance is far better as well, but it still retains a lot of the old school flavor with the simple interface. I'm really enjoying it thus far - it's been long enough since i played the original on the 360 that it's like a new game.

    Plus, it's got some amazing early 00's voice talent - Patrick Stewart plays the Emperor, and despite the lines being a bit janky at time due to how they were recorded, the actors did a really good job.

    All in all, it's AAA title from a time when that meant something, and with the modern engine and graphics, it's a masterpiece that outshines many of the top titles out today.

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    Rage For The Machine

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  • "Suck who? I'm gonna do what you tell me."

  • I had a passionate crush on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Could it still thrill me 19 years later?

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  • Better than Skyrim. Fight me.

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    Ms Lindsey has lost his mind

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  • Really gunning for that Antichrist title there...

  • What would you be willing to sacrifice for a better world?

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  • Trump.

    Edit: QuarterSwede beat me to it, so I'll go for Musk as a close second.

  • Man allegedly hid marijuana in Easter eggs across the city, posted clues to social media

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  • The hero we wanted, but didn't deserve

  • ICE promises bystanders who challenged Charlottesville raid will be prosecuted

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  • It's time for a nationwide movement to dox ICE agents.

  • Is it time to stop?

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  • The answer to life, the universe and everything.

    Yes, I know it's 42, but 42 what?

  • If I snapped you back in time 650 years right this very second, how would you use your current knowledge to succeed?

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  • Nah, just say the plague will ravage the land, war will last for another seventy years, and you're the only hope of salvation - that pretty much sums up the late 1300s. Then just get your followers off the battle lines, adopt a bunch of cats to keep the rat problem at bay, and practice basic sanitation and isolation - what we learned during COVID.

    Within a couple of years, yours will be the only thriving community. Play your cards right, stay peaceful, prosperous, and show deference to the church and you'll be pretty much set. Might even wrangle a sainthood if you play your cards right.

    /s to all this of course... most likely I'd just use my extensive knowledge of porn and poetry to try and charm a noblewoman to take care of me.

  • If I snapped you back in time 650 years right this very second, how would you use your current knowledge to succeed?

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  • Prophecy some major upcoming events, subsequently market myself as a saint, grab a comfy church position, sell indulgences, profit. Works in pretty much any era.

  • Are you feeling it now, Mr. Quark?

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  • Yes.

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    Trump’s Tariffs Have Done What No US Adversary Could

    jacobin.com /2025/04/trump-tariffs-china-us-standing/

  • Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal charges in CEO killing

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    Trump takes executive action targeting ActBlue, the main Democratic fundraising platform

    www.nbcnews.com /politics/trump-administration/trump-expected-sign-memo-targeting-act-blue-rcna202673

  • If you're still on Lemmy...

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  • What if I'm on drugs?

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    Trump hits thousands with surprise deportation notice email – including US citizens

    www.independent.co.uk /news/world/americas/trump-migration-mass-deportation-cbp-one-b2737752.html

  • An honest discussion about Tankies, from an Anarchists Perspective

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  • I find your use of the phrase "Apes" derogatory, and it completely justifies my vote for Stein in 2024. Slander simians at your peril, liberal stooge.

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    Abrego Garcia’s Wife Forced to Go Into Hiding after DHS posts her address on social media

    newrepublic.com /post/194289/abrego-garcia-wife-hiding-dhs-address

  • Notepad

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  • Notepad++ - always been free, clean, and drastically better than Notepad:

    Notepad++ is a free (as in “free speech” and also as in “free beer”) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GNU General Public License.

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    Here’s All the Health and Human Services Data DOGE Has Access To | Wired

    www.wired.com /story/doge-data-access-hhs/
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    RFK Jr. Set to Launch Disease Registry Tracking Autistic People

    newrepublic.com /post/194245/rfk-jr-disease-registry-track-autistic-people
  • Progressive Politics @lemmy.world
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    Federal Judge Rules Alabama Can’t Criminalize Help for Out-of-State Abortions - Ms. Magazine

    msmagazine.com /2025/04/18/alabama-abortion-aid-ruling-interstate-travel-rights/
  • Political Memes @lemmy.world
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    ARBEIT MAGA FREI

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    Elon Musk’s Alleged Unverified 4chan Account Leaked: Calls Himself “Antichrist,” Praises Hitler, God Complex, Antisemitic Rants, New World Order agenda

    old.reddit.com /r/LeaksAndRumors/comments/1jzqr8c/elon_musks_alleged_unverified_4chan_account/
  • Progressive Politics @lemmy.world
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    In Los Angeles, Homeland Security Officers Target Migrant First Graders at Elementary School, Falsely Claiming Parental Consent to Gain Access to Students

    abc7news.com /post/department-homeland-security-agents-went-los-angeles-unified-school-district-schools-do-welfare-check-migrant-children/16160944/
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    Hundreds of Video Game Workers Join New Union as Trump Attacks Labor Rights

    www.wired.com /story/hundreds-of-video-game-workers-join-new-union-as-trump-attacks-labor-rights/
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    Americans Are Preparing for When All Hell Breaks Loose

    www.nytimes.com /2025/04/09/us/prepared-citizens-guns.html
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    EU takes revenge on Trump’s tariffs as countries approve €20B+ retaliation

    www.politico.eu /article/eu-takes-revenge-on-trumps-metals-tariffs-approved-as-countries-close-ranks/
  • Progressive Politics @lemmy.world
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    Unions pour $2.6M into effort to overturn Utah's anti-union law

    www.utahpoliticalwatch.news /unions-pour-2-6m-into-effort-to-overturn-utahs-anti-union-law/
  • LGBTQ+ @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    DHS ends ban on intelligence activities targeting people for sexual orientation, gender identity | Snopes

    www.snopes.com /fact-check/dhs-surveillance-lgbtq/
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    DHS ends ban on intelligence activities targeting people for sexual orientation, gender identity | Snopes

    www.snopes.com /fact-check/dhs-surveillance-lgbtq/
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    Rule for wise wizards

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    Despite Proven Fraud, Trump to Boost Payments to Privatized Medicare Advantage by $25 Billion | Common Dreams

    www.commondreams.org /news/trump-medicare-advantage-payments
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    US marshals were mobilized to warn fired DOJ lawyer over congressional testimony, attorney says

    www.reuters.com /world/us/us-justice-dept-mobilized-armed-marshals-warn-ex-lawyer-over-congressional-2025-04-07/
  • Progressive Politics @lemmy.world
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    Wikipedia page "List of protests and demonstrations in the United States by size" says the Hands off protests were the third largest protest in US history