Generic weird nerd, queer and trans, and blade witch. I share various bladesmithing and other projects, but this is mostly pet photos and shitposts. Very sober
Sense of humor removed to make space for more facts about 1980s Toyotas
Member of the aus.social moderation team, but no official stuff on this account
| Pronouns | She/her |
| Location | Melbourne |
| Age | Four discourse cycles |
| Favourite dinosaur | Micropachycephalosaurus |
This is fundamentally what ruined chess for me as a kid
I enjoyed it until i got good enough that i had to start learning openings, and dealing with metagame
The game went from an exercise in problem solving and prediction to far more rote application of known strategies and counter strategies
It's why i don't generally do competitive multiplayer now
Looking up some advice on Terra Invicta and seeing a comment that is basically "by 2030 you should have already effectively won"
Like I get that once you understand the mechanics of a strategy game you can usually win pretty quickly. But if someone is asking for advice they haven't reached that point. Read the question if you're going to answer it
It's also a very boring way to play for a lot of people. The reason why we have all of the setting, pretty lights, and fictional quotes is because something that's only game mechanics gets dull
This is my problem with chess and poker
New creature in the yard, I think some sort of flatworm (hitched a ride inside on my pants)
Adding an edit rather than replying individually. It did move a bit like a leach, but was slimy like a slug and lacked the more obvious segments of a leech. Also didn't seem interested in biting me.
My guess is some sort of planaria worm
Being autistic, I am challenged when it comes to communicating effectively with non-autistic people. (#DualEmpathyProblem) This gives me first-hand experience when it comes to the irony of a disability affecting the very means at my disposal to defend myself against bias, prejudice, and bigotry. I find it infuriating when people throw my disability under the bus, calling someone who is behaving like a jerk "autistic" as an insult.
Having said that, most of you are probably nodding your heads, autistic or not. So, I challenge you to consider what it's like for someone with an intellectual disability. What's the most commonly used type of insult for people behaving badly? It's not that they're autistic. It's that they're stupid, have a low IQ, are an idiot... You get the idea.
Intelligence (or lack thereof) does not define a person's worth or moral standing. In fact, it has *nothing* to do with it.
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