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I've kinda indulged in that irony before. Maybe for the first time in another forum a long time ago. Apparently in the old Expanded Universe there were tales that before them splitting, the proto-jedi/sith practiced both sides of the light, taking turns to meditate in special places connected to...

@Jfdlsjfd That sounds interesting. Ethical training is the main barrier to me wanting to use AI generation. It definitely has its uses.

Well, as far as I remember, I was taught that expert systems are a form of AI. Perhaps the oldest or simplest. I'm not going to say when, but it was not precisely yesterday.

Well I guess I should post my ideas. A tip.- Go to late 1984 and convince Thomas Rattigan to remain at Pepsi and reject that job being offered to him. The arguments are that the board chairman would get very jealous of him, make his life a hell, unjustly fire him, and force him to sue in order...

I've had this game in my head for weeks. Imagine you can time travel just 4 times: The first time, you can only talk to one person, warn them of something about to happen, presuade them of changing their future decision, or just give them advice. The second time, you can make a gift to...

I think I'm going to make it to Christmas, but I'm like playing on easy mode. It's been a few years since the practical totality of malls shifted to cheap covers from no-name singers for music. And I barely listen to radio except for news anymore. Besides, my favorite version is the one by Cascada.

Today I learned, while listening to a "Dark stuff" podcast, that Chernobyl/Chornobyl means wormwood/absinthe/ajenjo. And that someone placed a memorial featuring the biblical third angel with a trumpet from the Book of Revelation in-site in 2011...

You forgot more and more overworked and underpaid.

Also, cgi has gotten expensive. More and more movies use it, so there's more demand for it. All of this while sfx studios cannot afford to dedicate exclusively to one project, not with an evergrowing backlog. Everything demands more time and processing while studios keep rushing. Another...

I think I used to have one. But I haven't used it in over a decade and don't even remember which email I used for it, or if I still have it. Even then, I only used it to keep track of feeds -to lurk-, so I guess I'm off the platform.

I don't think I follow any blog nowadays, but some good stuff about comics is in Tales from the Database from Mile High Comics Tales From the Database - Mile High Comics, Chuck Rozanski It is a good source for comic history. Some highlights, the story behind the near bankruptcy of Marvel and its...

I like some of the stuff AI makes possible. It is very cool for data processing and analysis. They used neural networks to isolate John Lennon's voice in an old tape that they could go on to mix into a finished song. It also being able to upscale pictures so they look good on modern TVs is also...

It seems to be real. As for people born before photography, we don't know... nobody bothered to make records about how people dreamed before the 20th Century: Do You Dream In Color? https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/10/04/dreams-color-black-and-white/

This thread reminded me of thingsiusedtobelieve.com Ok, one for myself. When we were like three of four, it got into mine and my cousin's minds that if we stayed under the bed for one minute, we would be transported between our houses. That and that we reasoned that my (paternal) uncle would...

I love that show! It is one of the two scifi shows I used to watch with my Dad. I have the Mill Creek box set.

@Horwath You'd need to make multiclass speciffic benefits. Both to give relevant abilities, and to prevent pumping too much power. Remember the power level of a single feat which is way below a full class level, let alone two. Also, keep in mind that multiclassing doesn't fulfill a single...

I was ready to overlook a lot of stuff. I was a sure buy the moment they announced the new books because, hey shiny half-century edition! I remained enthusiastic even after the OGl-gate and the Pinkerton incident -way less, but still eager-. All of the other concerns were hard, but not...

Too bad, that's one of the main reasons I'm staying behind with pure 5e.

A purely optional add-on doesn't have lore attached to it, and it is way less visible than having one or two accepted options at the "species" level. Optional add-ons don't get NPCs in modules, and they don't show up in random splash art either. It is just completely not the right tool for the...

I really need to see that other half? How exactly are they redundant? They share Darkvision and Fey Ancestry, but beyond that, the two are very different. A strong point Half elf has is high stats and skill flexibility. Elf instead has trance and all of that focus on spells/training. That isn't...