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    Yeah, of course it sunk. That's what submarines do.

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  • Digimon Adventure - New General Megathread for the 25th-27th of September 2024
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    I'm really gonna shave my head this time. Thinking about going full SHARP, aesthetically.

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  • George Jackson "Patience has its limits. Take it too far and it's cowardice" - New General Megathread for the 23-24th of September 2024
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    Signal doesn't send messages any more for some reason. It takes a long time, or I have to send another message to get the first to send. I want to stop using it. I don't want to use telegram though, is there another secure messaging app I can use?

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  • Goblin Slayer prompts smug DM to talk about how he'd punish players for not killing baby goblins
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    I have been kicking around a campaign idea where the BBEG is an evil wizard that has sucked all the evil out of the world to use for himself, so anything evil is instantly vaporized. Of course, the Wizard is evil and controlling, but it also upsets the natural order, so he must be stopped. Goblins are aligned neutral evil (As they often are) but along the way, the adventurers find a village of goblins who have learned to be good, but are under constant temptation do to bad things. So as the adventurers walk around the town, if they don't stop a goblin from biting them or pick pocketing them, POOF, goblin gone.

    Of course this leads to a meditation on good and evil, and what that really means. Also all of the goblins are named after military contractors.

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  • Is 10 too young to get my child his first katana? Maybe a wakizashi or is that going to ingrain bad reflexes in them once they finally get a full blade?
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    Hmm, what's his kenjutsu level? Anything below second kyu and he should still be using a wooden bokken.

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  • I'm worried about telling my partner that I might have bipolar disorder.
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    I had made my partner late to work because I was rushing to get these cookies done.

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  • I'm worried about telling my partner that I might have bipolar disorder.
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    They're pretty good on most stigmas and things, but they aren't so good on Bipolar. Especially because they work with someone who I guess had to be hospitalized because she punched someone during a manic episode.

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    I appreciate this. I get my labs done very often (upside of MS?) so I can safely rule out thyroid issues on my own. I didn't want to go into my own behavior for opsec, but there are certainly behaviors that line up with manic and depressive episodes, along with some history of mood disorders in my family, though like you said I'm aware there are other explanations.

    Thanks for your kind words Care-Comrade

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  • A few days ago, my partner told one of their coworkers about me making cookies at night, and the coworker immediately asked if I was manic. I decided to look into it and while I don't get highly manic or depressed, my behavior does match the symptoms pretty well. On top of that, about half of people with MS have a mood disorder. I guess I don't want my partner to think of me as a normal person with a layer of personality on top due to BPD. And I really don't want them to be scared of my hurting them due to stereotypes about it. But there is a really good chance I have it (I will seek a diagnosis) and they have a right to know. Edit: I sort of soft launched it by asking if they would think of me different or be scared of me if I had bipolar disorder, and they just straight up said yes, at least for a while. I'm hoping that at worst it's Cyclothymia.

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    "Saw someone say billionaires can't be punk. Yet..."
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    nerd Punks often put an X on their hands to identify each other.

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  • Merry 9/11 and Happy Holidays - New General Megathread for the 11th-13th of September 2024
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    Is it just me or is there this kind of American Israel supporter who has the mentality of a right-wing conspiracy theorist, but they're liberal so they can't question the government or the elites? Like, They latch on to the ideas like 'Israel is the only safe place for Jews to live' because they want to believe there is some evil force in the world that they can connect threads on a pin board to, but lacking in any right-wing boogeymen or actual class analysis, they just lean into what they see on MSNBC really, really, hard.

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  • Eddie Bauer logo is ditching cursive because Gen Z doesn't read it.
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    ngl I'm starting to come around on cursive, at least for signatures. It's fun to come up with your own little art piece to put on contracts and shit.

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  • The X-Files - New General Megathread for the 9th-10th of September 2024
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    It's piss when you're a bad dog who goes inside. It's peepee when you're a good dog who goes outside.

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  • Bees - New General Megathread for the 7th-8th of September 2024
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    Amelia Bedelia was neurodivergent! And we mocked her! Shame on us, ages 5 and up!

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  • Nintendo is being weird with their women protagonists (Invidious link)
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    Yes, they finally remembered that Metroid exists, and I appreciate it, but almost a decade and a half of completely forgetting about a female protagonist as pressure for exactly that continued to mount. Like, not even in promotional material for the most part. Call me bitter but Metroid games have consistently been one of the best experiences on each console they have been on, and the series was forgotten for years because It wasn't as liked in Japan as it was in America.

    At this point it's complaining for complainings sake.

    What else is the internet for?

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  • Nintendo is being weird with their women protagonists (Invidious link)
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    I said nigh. But in the past 14 years we have gotten 1 new game and 1 remake. And the game before that was Other M.

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  • Anyone else playing astrobot on PS5?
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    You keep PS5 posting, and I keep making the same joke. But I want to say that I am genuinely happy you're enjoying the game stalin-approval

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  • Nintendo is being weird with their women protagonists (Invidious link)
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    If it's such a worry, maybe people wouldn't ask for a Zelda game if Nintendo wasn't nigh ceaselessly shafting their only female protagonist

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  • ‘Right to Repair for Your Body’: The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine
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    I'm on $6000 a month medication right now. If they took away the state insurance I'm on, I would be screwed. These people are almost literally doing gods work.

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  • "So yeah the son of God was on earth, but you *just* missed him. He was crucified about 50 years ago. Your dad might've met him." And then Mount Vesuvius fucking explodes Edit: I meant Roman, I wrote this late at night.

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    The joke I was trying to make is that this was the first interview since he dropped out and was now going through an emo phase

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    cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3057462 > Just looking for some to add to my aura, and strongly malevolent in nature. Something to start a conversation, like if there's a awkward silence I can just go, "Hey, do you want to stare deeply into the talisman?" A necklace would work, but a fist sized stone inscribed with nefarious glyphs is more what I'm looking for. In fact, my preferred talisman will have a wholly good counterpart that is the key to putting an end to my wicked power. > > If you see something like that, like, on Amazon or Etsy, let me know.

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    Just looking for some to add to my aura, and strongly malevolent in nature. Something to start a conversation, like if there's a awkward silence I can just go, "Hey, do you want to stare deeply into the talisman?" A necklace would work, but a fist sized stone inscribed with nefarious glyphs is more what I'm looking for. In fact, my preferred talisman will have a wholly good counterpart that is the key to putting an end to my wicked power. If you see something like that, like, on Amazon or Etsy, let me know.

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    ![](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/124f423e-d3ed-4b0b-8f82-01805df4ea7b.png)

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    My milk is delicious

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    Hello, I've had a bad few weeks. Got kicked out of my apartment, can't find a job, consumed true crime content for some ungodly reason, and obviously the state of the world is depressing as hell. If you could help me find some optimism to get me through the unfortunate situation I've found myself in, I could really use it right now.

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    From [this Vinny vod.](https://youtu.be/VfVgrL_fy2I?si=IOr1Atk0oU3z0q4H)

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    ![fidel-balling](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/274afbef-3094-4758-aafd-2f98e534b44e.png "emoji fidel-balling")

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    I recently got a Google Pixel 7 pro because my previous phone was glitching out and it was a headache. I didn't buy the phone for the camera, I have a mirrorless that I use when I want to take a picture, I got it for the battery life and to not have Samsung bloatware. But still every once in a while I want to take a quick pic and send it on signal or Snapchat or something, and every time it comes out way too saturated and way too sharpened. All the ads I saw for this phone was for camera features like the magic eraser thing and the night vision, but they're all just covering for what is the worst camera sensor that they could possibly find. You can't control the exposure, you can't get the raw image, It is a horrible experience to take a picture with this phone every single time. If you want a smartphone to be able to take good pictures. First of all, don't. Get a camera. Second of all, steer clear of the pixel phones.

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