andros_rex

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Imagine modeling the components of a word mathematically. Each word has a value in some number of dimensions, like maybe how negative the word is, or how much it has to do with fruit or something.

You’d be able to calculate a set of eigenvectors to describe each dimension, basically unit vectors. You could have an eigen-name or eigen-compliment, basically just a word that other names or compliments could be expressed in units of that word.

I think 1984’s Newspeak shows some examples of what eigen-words could be. Stuff like “doublepluscold.”

 
[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

She is literally calling for Trump to invade her country.

As for next year, Machado told the outlet that Trump “certainly deserves” to be awarded the Peace Prize.

She’s a pro genocide MAGAt.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Daggerfall is long as fuck (in universe, the adventure takes at least ten years.) The dungeons are massive serpentine mazes. Multiple guilds and factions, although they don’t feature overarching questlines - lots of radiant quests, but they never really feel boring.

It’s also fairly difficult - especially if you build a character without cheesing it with a guide. You need to be juggling multiple saves to prevent yourself being trapped in a certain death situation, mess up a quest, etc.

There’s a modern remake, Daggerfall Unity, which a lot of people say is a good way to play it nowadays. The original DOS version is quite playable through DOSBox, and there’s lots of little quality of life tools that you can find online.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

Their far right, including the woman won a Nobel peace prize, are explicitly pro the U.S. attacking Venezuela to overthrow Maduro.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I used to travel a lot in eastern Oklahoma, and left a lot of stickers at gas stations in the middle of bumble fuck nowhere towns. Probably less smiles and more anger honestly, but fuck them. Also did some on a trip to Missouri, where I’m pretty sure it was illegal for me to piss.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

“A trans person peed here” stickers in gas station bathrooms/other public bathrooms.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The Giant’s Drink from Ender’s Game always seemed really compelling to me. The emergent gameplay reacted to your state of mind and serving as some sort of arcane test of your mind.

 

 

All you really need is a little plastic thing of needles ($1), some pins ($1), thread (varies but even good cotton thread isn’t that much), scissors (where you might actually consider investing a little - do not use these scissors for anything else, and consider a rotary cutter if you really get into it), and fabric.

Fabric might seem like the pricey part of the equation, but consider how much a thrift store is going to charge you for a duvet or a pile of t-shirts! I have something like 30 t-shirts I spent maybe $5 on several months ago, and I’ve been working through that pile for a while.

You can turn a t-shirt into a pillow, a reusable bag, use the scraps to patch clothing, make dolls, quilts… The bits that get to be so small to be unusable for a scrap quilt you can use to stuff things.

It takes a lot of time compared to machine sewing, but it’s an activity that can be done while watching a tv show.

 
 
[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I see a lot of teenagers falling for the “I’m a Gazan and need help getting out.” accounts too.