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2024.05.17 13:38 Aldous_Szasz "Libertarian" capitalism [PART 2]
In my last post I showed why “Libertarian” capitalism sacrifices liberty to capitalism, a truth its advocates are able to deny only because they are prepared to abuse the language of freedom. Some of those who have actually read and understood the post, make the correct point that it does not prove that the they must abandon their political preferences, since they can always reformulate them without using the language of freedom. That is indeed so, but they lose, if my line of argument is sound, not, indeed, the capacity to stick to the society that they favour, but an argument for those views rooted in the value of freedom. The arguments that I have provided will not detach hard-core “libertarians” from their political position, but that is precisely because, despite their rhetoric, they do not care about liberty or freedom as such.
In this post, I will have a different approach. I will show why the justification of property rights can only be consequentialist. (And in a later post I will show why consequentualism is incompatible with capitalism. I will do so by utilising Otto Neurath's work.)
In this post, I will present a view called "universalism". Universalism is saying that a thing being me is decided solely by the quality of immediacy that is present in every experience (thus, surprisingly, making every experiencing thing turn out equally to be me).
That view would seem to steer all moral thinking away from opposing the rights of distinct persons to one another. One could not properly ground something called 'rights' on a respect for a distinctness of persons who must not illicitly interfere with each other.
A respect for something like such rights could only be justified as in some way contributing to the well-being and satisfaction of the one person in different manifestations who was always me. Since that one person would almost always be under the illusion that there was a distinction of persons, denial of such supposed interpersonal rights could often be a source of unhappiness for them. Thus, rights could have only a consequentialist justification.
But how could anyone arrive at such a view? First, I will show why the standard view on personal identity is wrong. After that, I will show you how to arrive at the proper alternative view, by solving the sleeping beauty problem. Let's beginn...
Brain Bisection
Brain bisection, the surgical cutting of the connection between the hemispheres of the brain at the bridge of nerves that normally joins them (the corpus callosum), was an operation that gave relief to epileptics. But experimenters working with split-brain patients in the 1960s discovered an additional result of this surgery that was startling and disturbing. When they fed markedly different information into each hemisphere, the subject would, it seemed, possess two mutually excluding experiences at one time.
In a somewhat simplified example, if a subject whose hands are out of sight, under a table, is given a spoon to hold in one hand and a brush in the other and afterwards asked to point to a picture of what he had been holding, he would with each hand only be able to point to the picture of the object that that hand had held. As we might say, one hand wouldn’t have known what the other was doing.
Let us engage in a variation on a thought experiment in Derek Parfit’s paper ‘Personal Identity’ that dramatizes the puzzle in brain bisection. Imagine that by pressing a button I could cause a device to anaesthetize my corpus callosum, so that the communication between the hemispheres of my brain could be stopped temporarily.
Tonight a concert of my favourite music is going to be broadcast on radio, but I also have to do some tedious studying from audiotapes. Well, why don’t I arrange that the music will go into only the right hemisphere (which is musical) while the study material will go into only the left (which is verbal) after the button has been pushed to stop the integration of the activities of the hemispheres and thus any distraction of either by the other? But now a big question arises: what would my evening be like?
Think about this: Someone just slogs through the studying. And someone just enjoys the concert. But is it me in both cases? Or am I doing one while someone new does the other? Or have a couple of new someones taken my place?
Note that the continuing identities of the hemispheres and of the branching thought processes are not at all problematic like the question of which of these are then mine. The hemispheres could be easily distinguished and their distinct histories charted over time, as could the branching development of the thought into that about the concert and that about the studying. The problem, then, cannot be in the identification of these hemispheres or branchings. The problem is rather what would be making one of them or neither of them or both of them mine instead of somebody else’s.
The ordinary understanding of what a person is does not allow that I could be both enjoying the concert and suffering through the studying, since each of these experiences seems walled off from the person who is having the other. Yet it cannot be that I only enjoy the concert or alternatively only suffer through the studying or that I somehow experience neither. For following a more extensive anaesthetizing, or a stroke, that completely incapacitated one hemisphere I would certainly have had whichever experience was in the remaining functioning hemisphere. The concert experience would be mine if there were only the right hemisphere and the studying would be mine if there were only the left. In our case there are both. How could either experience fail to be mine merely because another one is taking place across the way?
Furthermore, after the anesthetic wears off and the integration of activities in the hemispheres has returned, I will remember having had both experiences equally well. I will remember both as having been mine. But it cannot be that the memory is somehow retroactively making both to have been mine. It is rather that I am discovering what had been true at the time but had then been hidden because of the lack of integration—that both experiences were mine when I had them.
The answer to what my evening will be like, then, must be that I will experience both the concert and the studying, though each will seem falsely to be the whole of my experience at that time. I shall contend that it is this same false seeming that hides the fact that all experience, of all conscious things at all times, actually is mine, and therefore yours.
The Sleeping Beauty Problem and its solution
The ‘player’ of ‘the awakening game’ is hypnotised into sleeping a trillion days. After he is first made to sleep, a secret toss of a fair coin will decide whether he’ll be briefly awakened on every day of the trillion or only one time, on a randomly selected day. Crucially, after any awakening, the hypnotist, while making the player sleep again, will make him forget he was awake. So he will not know directly whether he is being awakened a trillion times or once.
You are the player awake during the game. Can you not reason that it would be a trillion times more probable that this awakening would be occurring if there is an awakening every day and, therefore, given that this awakening has occurred, that it is a trillion times more probable that there are a trillion awakenings? Notice that this inference would be perspectival, like the earlier inference of the lottery winner to the probability of all entrants being winners rather than only him. From another perspective there would be no improbable coincidence in that awakening’s day having been randomly selected if there was only one.
The Sleeping Beauty problem is that before the game you would not have been able to make any such inference and yet you know that in your very next episode of thought you will be properly doing so. It is as though you know what you will see when you open a door to a next room and what you will infer on the basis of seeing it but you cannot yet make the inference. The paradox is not solved simply by recognising that because the inference is perspectival one shouldn’t expect to be able to make the inference from outside the awakening. For, as I shall explain, knowing that one will be properly making the inference in ‘the very next episode of thought’ seems to put the evidence one will then have right into one’s hands even before the game.
The evidence for the inference in the awakening game is that ‘this particular experience exists’. And what creates the paradox is that there are two different ways of taking what the existence of a particular experience depends on. Both ways of individuating experience recognise that any experience will feel to itself like this particular one. Of course, that feeling is merely subjective and would have to belong to any experience. But according to the ‘objective individuation’ of an experience for it actually to be this particular experience in which that feeling is being had two additional objective conditions must also be satisfied—the objective identity of the possessor of the experience and the objective time at which it occurs. An experience had by anyone else could not have been this one. And neither could an experience had at any other time, like on another day out of the trillion, be this one. The identity of the possessor remains constant in the awakening game, so the crucial determinant of the particularity of an experience of awakening would be which time it occurred. And it is this way of thinking of a particular experience, as depending on the time it occurs, that inspires the player, when in an awakening, to think that this, his evidence, that this particular experience exists, would be made a trillion times more probable by a trillion days of awakenings instead of only one.
But we also have a temptation to individuate an experience subjectively, according to nothing but whether it is felt from within to be “this” experience, whether it has immediacy. Thinking of an awakening game that has only one awakening makes this especially tempting. We can easily think that the random choice of day would merely have determined on which day the same one awakening would happen to occur. When we do think this way, it must seem that one and the same ‘very next episode of thought’ will occur just as well no matter in which objective time it happens to be placed. And what is crucial to the paradox is that we are thus thinking that in our pre-game anticipation of that next episode of thought we already have hold of its particularity as an experience, the very particularity that we shall be using to make our inference to a trillion awakenings. But within subjective individuation we could not use the existence of the particular experience we were in to make an inference to a trillion awakenings because the same experience would exist just as well either way. If we stayed consistently within either objective or subjective individuation there would be no paradox in our pre-game thinking. Within objective individuation we could recognise that later, from within an awakening, we’ll be properly inferring that there are a trillion awakenings but now we don’t have that evidence we’ll have then as a basis for the inference—that the particular experience within which we are making the inference has managed to exist. Within subjective individuation, on the other hand, our anticipation of the next episode of thought would have captured completely its particularity—what would be the evidence for the inference within objective individuation—but we would know that that could not be evidence, even within the game, for inferring a daily awakening, since that same one awakening would be existing as well on any day it occurred even if there was only one.
The Probability Argument for Universalism
Let me point out first that by using the style of reasoning of the awakening game one can establish the overwhelmingly greater probability that subjective rather than objective individuation is right. Again imagine being the player in the awakening game and finding yourself awake. If objective individuation is true you should infer that it is a trillion times more probable that there is an awakening every day rather than only one. But let us now add that for sure there is only one awakening in the game. That, if you believe it, might seem to leave you with no option other than wallowing in the great improbability of this awakening having occurred. But now let me remind you that there are two competing hypotheses regarding the individuation of this experience. According to subjective individuation there would be no improbability in the existence of this particular awakening. In fact, it is better at improving the probability of this evidence than even the trillion awakenings within objective individuation, since many potential experiences would have fallen outside the times of awakenings. So from within this awakening it must be inferred that its existence was made easy by subjective individuation instead of incredibly hard by objective. Of course if objective individuation is true there would still exist an awakening and this inference made within it would have been misleading, but what you would have to think within an awakening is that it would have been incredibly improbable that it would have been this one that was misleading in that case because the probability would be overwhelmingly greater that it had never existed to mislead.
But must such an inference favouring subjective individuation be confined to a fantastic game? Not at all. For the existence of this experience that you are actually now having would have been incredibly improbable in exactly the same fashion if objective individuation were true. Its existence would have required you to be existing and conscious in just one small period of time, the time at which your experience is actually occurring. If you and your experience had instead existed at any other time, this experience would never have come to be. But it does exist. So you can now infer the immensely greater probability of the truth of subjective as opposed to objective individuation.
We are forgetting something. Recall that objective individuation required two objective conditions to be met for the existence of this, your experience. One was the objective time of its occurrence—and we have had to let go of that. The other we haven’t yet considered—the objective identity of the possessor of the experience. If we give up that condition, we have full-blown subjective individuation—or ‘universalism’. And, as we’ll see, the same reasoning gets us the truth of that.
Think first of a many players version of the awakening game. Imagine an extraordinary hotel of a trillion rooms, in each of which there is a different sleeper. The two versions of this game have either all these sleepers awakened or else only one.
If, as a player, you find yourself awake, you should infer the immensely greater probability that all have awakened. But if you are assured that only one has awakened, you need not simply wallow in the improbability of its having been you, as you would have to do if you stayed within objective individuation regarding the possessor of this experience. There is an alternative hypothesis. This is the view that this particular experience, of being me at this time, is such purely because it is experienced as such—which is equally true of all experience. All experience is experienced as this, happening to this experiencer (which is therein I) at this time (which is therein now) and in this place (which is therein here), whatever the objective circumstances of the possessor and time and place might happen to be. So this hotel awakening was not an improbable event. That it happened to this person at this time and in this place is not at all improbable. For that’s how it is in all experience.
And need this inference be confined to a fantastic game? No. You can make it now
Objective individuation says that your own coming to be was unbelievably improbable. Subjective individuation says that your coming to be was as easy as pie.
Just consider the history of begettings that would have been required for you to exist on the objectively individuating ordinary view of the matter. Let’s say conservatively that during your conception there were 200 million sperm cells competing with each other to reach the egg first. And on the ordinary view if any sperm cell but the one that did happen to make it had got through to the egg instead you would never have been around (and never have had this experience). So you had only a one in 200 million chance of being produced from that conception. But it gets far worse than that, because in order for that conception to have occurred, your parents had to have been conceived, and in each of their conceptions the chance of it turning out right for your later existence was, with our conservative estimate of the number of sperm cells, again one in 200 million. So the chance of your emerging from those three conceptions was one in 200 million to the third power, or one in 8 septillion— pretty slim. And, of course, all ancestral begettings before these had to be just the right ones for your future existence, the number multiplied in each preceding generation, and all of it going back to the time of the dinosaurs and far earlier than that. Otherwise it would have been eternally blank for you. You would have had no experience whatever. Only others would have been in the world instead.
Only the hypothesis of universalism can relieve this improbability. It didn’t matter which sperm cell hit which egg. You must be there equally in any conscious being.
Think about what you ordinarily would recognize to be ‘my experience, now’. What makes it ‘mine’ for you? Is it the detail of its content? If the colours you were seeing had been different, would the experience have failed to be this, yours? Think of all the features of this experience that could be varied while its character of being ‘mine’ remained untouched. If you had fallen asleep and were now in the midst of a wild dream that had little in common with any of the usual content of your experience, would that experience have therein failed to be experienced as ‘mine’? If you had eaten different particular items of food over the past years (as you might so easily have done), so that all the particular atoms in the structure of the body were different in numerical identity from those in your body now, would the experience have failed to have that character of being ‘mine’? Must you take care with the particularity of the food that you eat because it is determining the identity of an experiencer, of the subject of self-interest? If the experience were had in a different location, if it were at a different time, would the experience not still have had that same character within it of being this and being mine?
What makes an experience yours is none of the specification of its content or of the particularity or other properties of its possessor. All that is required for an experience to be yours, to be 'mine', is that it be immediate in its character as its character is experienced within it, that it be first person. My pains are pains that are not remote like those that belong to another. My pains are those that are immediate. They have internality. They are experienced in a first person way. They are subjectively at the center of the world, here in me. But all real pains must be had with this quality of immediacy that makes them 'mine'. What could really be a pain without its thus hurting?
What I am saying has spectacular implications: It means that my self-interest reaches fully into the life of every conscious organism, each of which I equally am, and that the death of any one of these does not annihilate me so long as there still is any other conscious thing anywhere in all reality—since I will be that thing. And every experience in any time is experienced by me with all the same urgency of its happening now. All of it equally is mine and now.
It also follows that inflicting pain as retribution for wrongs is a horrible mistake: The person wronged and the person punished are one and the same.
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In this post, I will have a different approach. I will show why the justification of property rights can only be consequentialist. (And in a later post I will show why consequentualism is incompatible with capitalism. I will do so by utilising Otto Neurath's work.)
In this post, I will present a view called "universalism". Universalism is saying that a thing being me is decided solely by the quality of immediacy that is present in every experience (thus, surprisingly, making every experiencing thing turn out equally to be me).
That view would seem to steer all moral thinking away from opposing the rights of distinct persons to one another. One could not properly ground something called 'rights' on a respect for a distinctness of persons who must not illicitly interfere with each other.
A respect for something like such rights could only be justified as in some way contributing to the well-being and satisfaction of the one person in different manifestations who was always me. Since that one person would almost always be under the illusion that there was a distinction of persons, denial of such supposed interpersonal rights could often be a source of unhappiness for them. Thus, rights could have only a consequentialist justification.
But how could anyone arrive at such a view? First, I will show why the standard view on personal identity is wrong. After that, I will show you how to arrive at the proper alternative view, by solving the sleeping beauty problem. Let's beginn...
Brain Bisection
Brain bisection, the surgical cutting of the connection between the hemispheres of the brain at the bridge of nerves that normally joins them (the corpus callosum), was an operation that gave relief to epileptics. But experimenters working with split-brain patients in the 1960s discovered an additional result of this surgery that was startling and disturbing. When they fed markedly different information into each hemisphere, the subject would, it seemed, possess two mutually excluding experiences at one time.
In a somewhat simplified example, if a subject whose hands are out of sight, under a table, is given a spoon to hold in one hand and a brush in the other and afterwards asked to point to a picture of what he had been holding, he would with each hand only be able to point to the picture of the object that that hand had held. As we might say, one hand wouldn’t have known what the other was doing.
Let us engage in a variation on a thought experiment in Derek Parfit’s paper ‘Personal Identity’ that dramatizes the puzzle in brain bisection. Imagine that by pressing a button I could cause a device to anaesthetize my corpus callosum, so that the communication between the hemispheres of my brain could be stopped temporarily.
Tonight a concert of my favourite music is going to be broadcast on radio, but I also have to do some tedious studying from audiotapes. Well, why don’t I arrange that the music will go into only the right hemisphere (which is musical) while the study material will go into only the left (which is verbal) after the button has been pushed to stop the integration of the activities of the hemispheres and thus any distraction of either by the other? But now a big question arises: what would my evening be like?
Think about this: Someone just slogs through the studying. And someone just enjoys the concert. But is it me in both cases? Or am I doing one while someone new does the other? Or have a couple of new someones taken my place?
Note that the continuing identities of the hemispheres and of the branching thought processes are not at all problematic like the question of which of these are then mine. The hemispheres could be easily distinguished and their distinct histories charted over time, as could the branching development of the thought into that about the concert and that about the studying. The problem, then, cannot be in the identification of these hemispheres or branchings. The problem is rather what would be making one of them or neither of them or both of them mine instead of somebody else’s.
The ordinary understanding of what a person is does not allow that I could be both enjoying the concert and suffering through the studying, since each of these experiences seems walled off from the person who is having the other. Yet it cannot be that I only enjoy the concert or alternatively only suffer through the studying or that I somehow experience neither. For following a more extensive anaesthetizing, or a stroke, that completely incapacitated one hemisphere I would certainly have had whichever experience was in the remaining functioning hemisphere. The concert experience would be mine if there were only the right hemisphere and the studying would be mine if there were only the left. In our case there are both. How could either experience fail to be mine merely because another one is taking place across the way?
Furthermore, after the anesthetic wears off and the integration of activities in the hemispheres has returned, I will remember having had both experiences equally well. I will remember both as having been mine. But it cannot be that the memory is somehow retroactively making both to have been mine. It is rather that I am discovering what had been true at the time but had then been hidden because of the lack of integration—that both experiences were mine when I had them.
The answer to what my evening will be like, then, must be that I will experience both the concert and the studying, though each will seem falsely to be the whole of my experience at that time. I shall contend that it is this same false seeming that hides the fact that all experience, of all conscious things at all times, actually is mine, and therefore yours.
The Sleeping Beauty Problem and its solution
The ‘player’ of ‘the awakening game’ is hypnotised into sleeping a trillion days. After he is first made to sleep, a secret toss of a fair coin will decide whether he’ll be briefly awakened on every day of the trillion or only one time, on a randomly selected day. Crucially, after any awakening, the hypnotist, while making the player sleep again, will make him forget he was awake. So he will not know directly whether he is being awakened a trillion times or once.
You are the player awake during the game. Can you not reason that it would be a trillion times more probable that this awakening would be occurring if there is an awakening every day and, therefore, given that this awakening has occurred, that it is a trillion times more probable that there are a trillion awakenings? Notice that this inference would be perspectival, like the earlier inference of the lottery winner to the probability of all entrants being winners rather than only him. From another perspective there would be no improbable coincidence in that awakening’s day having been randomly selected if there was only one.
The Sleeping Beauty problem is that before the game you would not have been able to make any such inference and yet you know that in your very next episode of thought you will be properly doing so. It is as though you know what you will see when you open a door to a next room and what you will infer on the basis of seeing it but you cannot yet make the inference. The paradox is not solved simply by recognising that because the inference is perspectival one shouldn’t expect to be able to make the inference from outside the awakening. For, as I shall explain, knowing that one will be properly making the inference in ‘the very next episode of thought’ seems to put the evidence one will then have right into one’s hands even before the game.
The evidence for the inference in the awakening game is that ‘this particular experience exists’. And what creates the paradox is that there are two different ways of taking what the existence of a particular experience depends on. Both ways of individuating experience recognise that any experience will feel to itself like this particular one. Of course, that feeling is merely subjective and would have to belong to any experience. But according to the ‘objective individuation’ of an experience for it actually to be this particular experience in which that feeling is being had two additional objective conditions must also be satisfied—the objective identity of the possessor of the experience and the objective time at which it occurs. An experience had by anyone else could not have been this one. And neither could an experience had at any other time, like on another day out of the trillion, be this one. The identity of the possessor remains constant in the awakening game, so the crucial determinant of the particularity of an experience of awakening would be which time it occurred. And it is this way of thinking of a particular experience, as depending on the time it occurs, that inspires the player, when in an awakening, to think that this, his evidence, that this particular experience exists, would be made a trillion times more probable by a trillion days of awakenings instead of only one.
But we also have a temptation to individuate an experience subjectively, according to nothing but whether it is felt from within to be “this” experience, whether it has immediacy. Thinking of an awakening game that has only one awakening makes this especially tempting. We can easily think that the random choice of day would merely have determined on which day the same one awakening would happen to occur. When we do think this way, it must seem that one and the same ‘very next episode of thought’ will occur just as well no matter in which objective time it happens to be placed. And what is crucial to the paradox is that we are thus thinking that in our pre-game anticipation of that next episode of thought we already have hold of its particularity as an experience, the very particularity that we shall be using to make our inference to a trillion awakenings. But within subjective individuation we could not use the existence of the particular experience we were in to make an inference to a trillion awakenings because the same experience would exist just as well either way. If we stayed consistently within either objective or subjective individuation there would be no paradox in our pre-game thinking. Within objective individuation we could recognise that later, from within an awakening, we’ll be properly inferring that there are a trillion awakenings but now we don’t have that evidence we’ll have then as a basis for the inference—that the particular experience within which we are making the inference has managed to exist. Within subjective individuation, on the other hand, our anticipation of the next episode of thought would have captured completely its particularity—what would be the evidence for the inference within objective individuation—but we would know that that could not be evidence, even within the game, for inferring a daily awakening, since that same one awakening would be existing as well on any day it occurred even if there was only one.
The Probability Argument for Universalism
Let me point out first that by using the style of reasoning of the awakening game one can establish the overwhelmingly greater probability that subjective rather than objective individuation is right. Again imagine being the player in the awakening game and finding yourself awake. If objective individuation is true you should infer that it is a trillion times more probable that there is an awakening every day rather than only one. But let us now add that for sure there is only one awakening in the game. That, if you believe it, might seem to leave you with no option other than wallowing in the great improbability of this awakening having occurred. But now let me remind you that there are two competing hypotheses regarding the individuation of this experience. According to subjective individuation there would be no improbability in the existence of this particular awakening. In fact, it is better at improving the probability of this evidence than even the trillion awakenings within objective individuation, since many potential experiences would have fallen outside the times of awakenings. So from within this awakening it must be inferred that its existence was made easy by subjective individuation instead of incredibly hard by objective. Of course if objective individuation is true there would still exist an awakening and this inference made within it would have been misleading, but what you would have to think within an awakening is that it would have been incredibly improbable that it would have been this one that was misleading in that case because the probability would be overwhelmingly greater that it had never existed to mislead.
But must such an inference favouring subjective individuation be confined to a fantastic game? Not at all. For the existence of this experience that you are actually now having would have been incredibly improbable in exactly the same fashion if objective individuation were true. Its existence would have required you to be existing and conscious in just one small period of time, the time at which your experience is actually occurring. If you and your experience had instead existed at any other time, this experience would never have come to be. But it does exist. So you can now infer the immensely greater probability of the truth of subjective as opposed to objective individuation.
We are forgetting something. Recall that objective individuation required two objective conditions to be met for the existence of this, your experience. One was the objective time of its occurrence—and we have had to let go of that. The other we haven’t yet considered—the objective identity of the possessor of the experience. If we give up that condition, we have full-blown subjective individuation—or ‘universalism’. And, as we’ll see, the same reasoning gets us the truth of that.
Think first of a many players version of the awakening game. Imagine an extraordinary hotel of a trillion rooms, in each of which there is a different sleeper. The two versions of this game have either all these sleepers awakened or else only one.
If, as a player, you find yourself awake, you should infer the immensely greater probability that all have awakened. But if you are assured that only one has awakened, you need not simply wallow in the improbability of its having been you, as you would have to do if you stayed within objective individuation regarding the possessor of this experience. There is an alternative hypothesis. This is the view that this particular experience, of being me at this time, is such purely because it is experienced as such—which is equally true of all experience. All experience is experienced as this, happening to this experiencer (which is therein I) at this time (which is therein now) and in this place (which is therein here), whatever the objective circumstances of the possessor and time and place might happen to be. So this hotel awakening was not an improbable event. That it happened to this person at this time and in this place is not at all improbable. For that’s how it is in all experience.
And need this inference be confined to a fantastic game? No. You can make it now
Objective individuation says that your own coming to be was unbelievably improbable. Subjective individuation says that your coming to be was as easy as pie.
Just consider the history of begettings that would have been required for you to exist on the objectively individuating ordinary view of the matter. Let’s say conservatively that during your conception there were 200 million sperm cells competing with each other to reach the egg first. And on the ordinary view if any sperm cell but the one that did happen to make it had got through to the egg instead you would never have been around (and never have had this experience). So you had only a one in 200 million chance of being produced from that conception. But it gets far worse than that, because in order for that conception to have occurred, your parents had to have been conceived, and in each of their conceptions the chance of it turning out right for your later existence was, with our conservative estimate of the number of sperm cells, again one in 200 million. So the chance of your emerging from those three conceptions was one in 200 million to the third power, or one in 8 septillion— pretty slim. And, of course, all ancestral begettings before these had to be just the right ones for your future existence, the number multiplied in each preceding generation, and all of it going back to the time of the dinosaurs and far earlier than that. Otherwise it would have been eternally blank for you. You would have had no experience whatever. Only others would have been in the world instead.
Only the hypothesis of universalism can relieve this improbability. It didn’t matter which sperm cell hit which egg. You must be there equally in any conscious being.
Think about what you ordinarily would recognize to be ‘my experience, now’. What makes it ‘mine’ for you? Is it the detail of its content? If the colours you were seeing had been different, would the experience have failed to be this, yours? Think of all the features of this experience that could be varied while its character of being ‘mine’ remained untouched. If you had fallen asleep and were now in the midst of a wild dream that had little in common with any of the usual content of your experience, would that experience have therein failed to be experienced as ‘mine’? If you had eaten different particular items of food over the past years (as you might so easily have done), so that all the particular atoms in the structure of the body were different in numerical identity from those in your body now, would the experience have failed to have that character of being ‘mine’? Must you take care with the particularity of the food that you eat because it is determining the identity of an experiencer, of the subject of self-interest? If the experience were had in a different location, if it were at a different time, would the experience not still have had that same character within it of being this and being mine?
What makes an experience yours is none of the specification of its content or of the particularity or other properties of its possessor. All that is required for an experience to be yours, to be 'mine', is that it be immediate in its character as its character is experienced within it, that it be first person. My pains are pains that are not remote like those that belong to another. My pains are those that are immediate. They have internality. They are experienced in a first person way. They are subjectively at the center of the world, here in me. But all real pains must be had with this quality of immediacy that makes them 'mine'. What could really be a pain without its thus hurting?
What I am saying has spectacular implications: It means that my self-interest reaches fully into the life of every conscious organism, each of which I equally am, and that the death of any one of these does not annihilate me so long as there still is any other conscious thing anywhere in all reality—since I will be that thing. And every experience in any time is experienced by me with all the same urgency of its happening now. All of it equally is mine and now.
It also follows that inflicting pain as retribution for wrongs is a horrible mistake: The person wronged and the person punished are one and the same.
2024.05.17 13:18 aLittlePheonix1 25 [M4F] Europe/Anywhere - Together forever?
Hello!
I am looking for a person with whom we can connect with and build a relationship together. Befriend each other from the start, spend time together, have new experiences, be it new to both or teach each other different things. Nerd out about stuff we like, support each other and slowly build our own world. The end goal that I envision and would love to achieve is just some basic, yet, intimate moments, that I believe both would enjoy, like:
About hobbies, I have a lot of hobbies and interests. My main hobbies would be working out, I'm a gym rat, I love working out. Gaming, I enjoy playing video games, board games, just games in general during my free time. Watching videos, streams, shows, movies, anime. I watch Youtube daily. a lot of different stuff. I enjoy watching true crime, like JCS, cam footage, documentaries and etc., games, reviews, news, memes and honestly, pretty much everything, mostly just go off of recommended or something I was waiting for. Besides videos, I mainly watch anime. I love all kinds. TV shows and movies not that much, due to either watching alone is not that interesting, or already watched everything I liked and no new parts, seasons, episodes came out yet. I enjoy listening to music, my taste is all over the place, genre doesn't really matter, I just have to like the song, I also like writing, started writing a story some time back and still in the process of combining all the elements, though it's a very slow process due to time and how much actually gets invested into that. And generally I am artsy, I enjoy imagining and creating. There are more interests, like learning languages for example, or drawing maybe, but they are something I do from time to time maybe, or during different moods, but these are mostly my main hobbies that I do day to day.
My main values are communication and effort. I believe anything can be achieved if both parties put the same amount of effort towards each other. That's how a true relationship will be built. In my eyes, communication is key to everything. I am a non-judgemental person, and always want and willing to talk everything through, so every opinion is heard, every view is understood and both parties are satisfied. Without clear and well communication, everything will just fall apart piece by piece, especially if the communication and effort is one sided.
Your location or distance doesn't matter. My age range is 18 - 35.
If any of this caught your interest, feel free to reach out!
submitted by aLittlePheonix1 to ForeverAloneDating [link] [comments]
I am looking for a person with whom we can connect with and build a relationship together. Befriend each other from the start, spend time together, have new experiences, be it new to both or teach each other different things. Nerd out about stuff we like, support each other and slowly build our own world. The end goal that I envision and would love to achieve is just some basic, yet, intimate moments, that I believe both would enjoy, like:
- Making music playlists together for different occasions and moods.
- Having lazy days, where both stay in and do nothing all day, except eat snacks, or maybe order take out, watch shows/movies/anime etc. and just enjoy the time.
- Having game nights, with dim lights, slow, calm, not too loud music, maybe from a playlist that both made, playing board games, something like chess maybe or something we randomly bought at a store the other day, because we thought it looked interesting (and in actuality the board game ends up uninteresting and we just put it back in the box, on a shelf and never touch it again). Video games are also an option, sitting on the couch with two controllers, or whatever else both desire at that time.
- Cook together dishes we both like, or have cooking disasters. Decide to try out a new recipe that both never tried before, completely mess everything up, maybe burn it, maybe miss something, and just laugh about how dumb we are, leave it for next time and just order take out instead.
- Shopping together, for stuff we need and don't need. Occasionally purchasing something goofy or dumb, because in the moment it was funny or interesting. (Yes, like that board game, that's still on the shelf over there by the way, collecting dust).
- Maybe having a mutual collection of something, like figurines, magnets, or something nerdy. Stuff from shows, movies, anime, books, games etc.
- Teaching each other different things, supporting and motivating each other throughout everything.
About hobbies, I have a lot of hobbies and interests. My main hobbies would be working out, I'm a gym rat, I love working out. Gaming, I enjoy playing video games, board games, just games in general during my free time. Watching videos, streams, shows, movies, anime. I watch Youtube daily. a lot of different stuff. I enjoy watching true crime, like JCS, cam footage, documentaries and etc., games, reviews, news, memes and honestly, pretty much everything, mostly just go off of recommended or something I was waiting for. Besides videos, I mainly watch anime. I love all kinds. TV shows and movies not that much, due to either watching alone is not that interesting, or already watched everything I liked and no new parts, seasons, episodes came out yet. I enjoy listening to music, my taste is all over the place, genre doesn't really matter, I just have to like the song, I also like writing, started writing a story some time back and still in the process of combining all the elements, though it's a very slow process due to time and how much actually gets invested into that. And generally I am artsy, I enjoy imagining and creating. There are more interests, like learning languages for example, or drawing maybe, but they are something I do from time to time maybe, or during different moods, but these are mostly my main hobbies that I do day to day.
My main values are communication and effort. I believe anything can be achieved if both parties put the same amount of effort towards each other. That's how a true relationship will be built. In my eyes, communication is key to everything. I am a non-judgemental person, and always want and willing to talk everything through, so every opinion is heard, every view is understood and both parties are satisfied. Without clear and well communication, everything will just fall apart piece by piece, especially if the communication and effort is one sided.
Your location or distance doesn't matter. My age range is 18 - 35.
If any of this caught your interest, feel free to reach out!
2024.05.17 13:18 aLittlePheonix1 25 [M4F] Europe/Anywhere - Together forever?
Hello!
I am looking for a person with whom we can connect with and build a relationship together. Befriend each other from the start, spend time together, have new experiences, be it new to both or teach each other different things. Nerd out about stuff we like, support each other and slowly build our own world. The end goal that I envision and would love to achieve is just some basic, yet, intimate moments, that I believe both would enjoy, like:
About hobbies, I have a lot of hobbies and interests. My main hobbies would be working out, I'm a gym rat, I love working out. Gaming, I enjoy playing video games, board games, just games in general during my free time. Watching videos, streams, shows, movies, anime. I watch Youtube daily. a lot of different stuff. I enjoy watching true crime, like JCS, cam footage, documentaries and etc., games, reviews, news, memes and honestly, pretty much everything, mostly just go off of recommended or something I was waiting for. Besides videos, I mainly watch anime. I love all kinds. TV shows and movies not that much, due to either watching alone is not that interesting, or already watched everything I liked and no new parts, seasons, episodes came out yet. I enjoy listening to music, my taste is all over the place, genre doesn't really matter, I just have to like the song, I also like writing, started writing a story some time back and still in the process of combining all the elements, though it's a very slow process due to time and how much actually gets invested into that. And generally I am artsy, I enjoy imagining and creating. There are more interests, like learning languages for example, or drawing maybe, but they are something I do from time to time maybe, or during different moods, but these are mostly my main hobbies that I do day to day.
My main values are communication and effort. I believe anything can be achieved if both parties put the same amount of effort towards each other. That's how a true relationship will be built. In my eyes, communication is key to everything. I am a non-judgemental person, and always want and willing to talk everything through, so every opinion is heard, every view is understood and both parties are satisfied. Without clear and well communication, everything will just fall apart piece by piece, especially if the communication and effort is one sided.
Your location or distance doesn't matter. My age range is 18 - 35.
If any of this caught your interest, feel free to reach out!
submitted by aLittlePheonix1 to r4r [link] [comments]
I am looking for a person with whom we can connect with and build a relationship together. Befriend each other from the start, spend time together, have new experiences, be it new to both or teach each other different things. Nerd out about stuff we like, support each other and slowly build our own world. The end goal that I envision and would love to achieve is just some basic, yet, intimate moments, that I believe both would enjoy, like:
- Making music playlists together for different occasions and moods.
- Having lazy days, where both stay in and do nothing all day, except eat snacks, or maybe order take out, watch shows/movies/anime etc. and just enjoy the time.
- Having game nights, with dim lights, slow, calm, not too loud music, maybe from a playlist that both made, playing board games, something like chess maybe or something we randomly bought at a store the other day, because we thought it looked interesting (and in actuality the board game ends up uninteresting and we just put it back in the box, on a shelf and never touch it again). Video games are also an option, sitting on the couch with two controllers, or whatever else both desire at that time.
- Cook together dishes we both like, or have cooking disasters. Decide to try out a new recipe that both never tried before, completely mess everything up, maybe burn it, maybe miss something, and just laugh about how dumb we are, leave it for next time and just order take out instead.
- Shopping together, for stuff we need and don't need. Occasionally purchasing something goofy or dumb, because in the moment it was funny or interesting. (Yes, like that board game, that's still on the shelf over there by the way, collecting dust).
- Maybe having a mutual collection of something, like figurines, magnets, or something nerdy. Stuff from shows, movies, anime, books, games etc.
- Teaching each other different things, supporting and motivating each other throughout everything.
About hobbies, I have a lot of hobbies and interests. My main hobbies would be working out, I'm a gym rat, I love working out. Gaming, I enjoy playing video games, board games, just games in general during my free time. Watching videos, streams, shows, movies, anime. I watch Youtube daily. a lot of different stuff. I enjoy watching true crime, like JCS, cam footage, documentaries and etc., games, reviews, news, memes and honestly, pretty much everything, mostly just go off of recommended or something I was waiting for. Besides videos, I mainly watch anime. I love all kinds. TV shows and movies not that much, due to either watching alone is not that interesting, or already watched everything I liked and no new parts, seasons, episodes came out yet. I enjoy listening to music, my taste is all over the place, genre doesn't really matter, I just have to like the song, I also like writing, started writing a story some time back and still in the process of combining all the elements, though it's a very slow process due to time and how much actually gets invested into that. And generally I am artsy, I enjoy imagining and creating. There are more interests, like learning languages for example, or drawing maybe, but they are something I do from time to time maybe, or during different moods, but these are mostly my main hobbies that I do day to day.
My main values are communication and effort. I believe anything can be achieved if both parties put the same amount of effort towards each other. That's how a true relationship will be built. In my eyes, communication is key to everything. I am a non-judgemental person, and always want and willing to talk everything through, so every opinion is heard, every view is understood and both parties are satisfied. Without clear and well communication, everything will just fall apart piece by piece, especially if the communication and effort is one sided.
Your location or distance doesn't matter. My age range is 18 - 35.
If any of this caught your interest, feel free to reach out!
2024.05.17 13:12 ChancellorBasil21 I made an AI historian to help me keep track of my world!
Howdy Builders!
I wanted to share this project I've been working on for the past few days that I am super excited about! I've been developing a custom GPT to assist with my D&D game world of Novistar.
For some background, I have been building Novistar for close to 10 years now, so it has a massive collection of notes. The world itself is very large, consisting of 32 continents and even more nations/kingdoms. Unfortunately, I also have a short-term memory, so I often lose track of items that I have written long ago and have trouble making connections between different parts of my world.
I've been exploring AI development over the past year, specifically using the tools offered by OpenAI. I had the idea to create a custom GPT that acts as a historian named Ivo Falcona from my world. Ivo would act primarily as a historian. Therefore, I would be able to ask him questions about Novistar and he can respond with information that is founded in the world's lore. He would also provide inspiration based on Novistar's lore compared to a general AI that would base suggestions off of the general web and be off-theme.
Steps to create Ivo
The results have been phenomenal! Ivo has transformed how I manage and engage with my world's lore. It keeps the narrative consistent, provides rapid answers rooted in the world's history, and inspires new content. While it struggles a bit with precise dates, the overall functionality has been very impressive.
Ivo also unexpectedly addresses a challenge I hadn't anticipated: new players feeling overwhelmed by new information. Allowing my new players to ask questions at their own pace prevents information overload for them and a barrage of questions for me throughout the day. This approach has already been effective with two people.
In the future I would like to add some more features for inspiring creations or summarizing content. I hope to add a character generator that can create a name, appearance description, and maybe a short backstory, all with a basis on the character's location and organizational ties. This generator would be more geared toward me as a DM, though. I would also like to add a database for the prices of different goods and items around Novistar so that it Ivo can tell me how much something will cost based on where it is being purchased. Finally, I would like to add a similar dataset so Ivo can tell me how long it will take to travel between two locations and maybe even give alternate routes based on Novistar's maps, but that one may be a bit of a long shot for now.
Try It?
I've made a copy of the GPT for anyone who wants to give it a try. You can explore the world of Novistar and see how the AI historian works. Note that this is a copy to avoid any issues with outside input influencing the main AI.
Feel free to ask me any questions about the process or share your own experiences with using AI for world-building!
Happy world-building!
submitted by ChancellorBasil21 to worldbuilding [link] [comments]
I wanted to share this project I've been working on for the past few days that I am super excited about! I've been developing a custom GPT to assist with my D&D game world of Novistar.
For some background, I have been building Novistar for close to 10 years now, so it has a massive collection of notes. The world itself is very large, consisting of 32 continents and even more nations/kingdoms. Unfortunately, I also have a short-term memory, so I often lose track of items that I have written long ago and have trouble making connections between different parts of my world.
I've been exploring AI development over the past year, specifically using the tools offered by OpenAI. I had the idea to create a custom GPT that acts as a historian named Ivo Falcona from my world. Ivo would act primarily as a historian. Therefore, I would be able to ask him questions about Novistar and he can respond with information that is founded in the world's lore. He would also provide inspiration based on Novistar's lore compared to a general AI that would base suggestions off of the general web and be off-theme.
Steps to create Ivo
- First, I created a custom GPT using OpenAI and gave it instructions for how to act based on the character of Ivo. I also gave it some instructions for how I wanted it to go about formatting responses and it should go about improvising information.
- The main task was to train the AI using my extensive world-building notes stored in OneNote, which currently spans about 500 pages.
- This step isn't necessary, but I made a dedicated copy of my notebook so I could remove pages I do not want players to find out about by mistake. I also tried to remove any unfinished or redundant content.
- I then exported the cleaned notebook as a PDF to integrate into the custom GPT’s knowledge base.
The results have been phenomenal! Ivo has transformed how I manage and engage with my world's lore. It keeps the narrative consistent, provides rapid answers rooted in the world's history, and inspires new content. While it struggles a bit with precise dates, the overall functionality has been very impressive.
Ivo also unexpectedly addresses a challenge I hadn't anticipated: new players feeling overwhelmed by new information. Allowing my new players to ask questions at their own pace prevents information overload for them and a barrage of questions for me throughout the day. This approach has already been effective with two people.
In the future I would like to add some more features for inspiring creations or summarizing content. I hope to add a character generator that can create a name, appearance description, and maybe a short backstory, all with a basis on the character's location and organizational ties. This generator would be more geared toward me as a DM, though. I would also like to add a database for the prices of different goods and items around Novistar so that it Ivo can tell me how much something will cost based on where it is being purchased. Finally, I would like to add a similar dataset so Ivo can tell me how long it will take to travel between two locations and maybe even give alternate routes based on Novistar's maps, but that one may be a bit of a long shot for now.
Try It?
I've made a copy of the GPT for anyone who wants to give it a try. You can explore the world of Novistar and see how the AI historian works. Note that this is a copy to avoid any issues with outside input influencing the main AI.
Feel free to ask me any questions about the process or share your own experiences with using AI for world-building!
Happy world-building!
2024.05.17 13:09 BilliePannkaka I feel like a failure.
I'm on mobile and English is my second language. I think I just need to vent and I don't really have anyone irl to talk to so I'm writing here, because sometimes it's easier to tell strangers.
So I've recently moved into my own place for the first time ever. Up until January, I lived at home. I'm 30 years old and never really had to take care of myself the way you have to when you're on your own, my parents needed to eat so they made food for me to, the laundry was gonna get done anyway so they washed my things to etc.
Obviously I helped, but it wasn't like up to me to get stuff done. Now it is, and I'm discovering that I have a very difficult time getting things done. I had dishes piled up in the sink for weeks, cleaning if a fork every now and then to have something to eat with. My dad came by one day when I wasn't home and did all the dishes for me, I felt so embarrassed. Grateful, but embarrassed. I'm a 30 year old woman, I should be able to do stuff on my own, but it's like there is this wall in my brain that's just like "No".
I have no trouble doing tasks that is given to me at the unemployment thing (we have different programmes, I'm in one right now, I've had to do administrative stuff, I glued a book together and done some create jobs as well, they are testing what you're good at to help you find a job), but when I come home, it's like my brain stops functioning. I have medical conditions and depression that makes me extra tired, but I feel like doing the dishes shouldn't be as hard as it is. Well it's not just the dishes, it's the cooking as well, and cleaning. The laundry is a little troublesome to, because I have to go down to the washroom and book a time, but once I finally get of my arse and do that, I'm very good at keeping that appointment, and I usually stay in the laundry room, reading a book while I wait between the loads. Then I just never unpack the laundry when I get back up though and pick outfits from the bags until it's time to do the washing again...
But the other chores, it's like my brain is just "No". One plate in the sink brain: "No, that's not enough to stand there and wash up, waste of water", five plates brain: "Oh no, now there is too much and we are overwhelmed by the size of the task". It's just a few dishes in the sink but still no.
I was thinking of getting a bench dishwasher to like make it easier for me, because then I could load that and start it when it was full, but a friend kind of mocked me and said I was just making excuses.
And I feel like I am to, but I just can't seem to get over this wall in my brain, so I just waste hours playing video games. I mean sure, I'm having fun, but I need to take care of things, yet I feel like I just can't. And as a 30 year old, it really makes me feel as a failure.
I know it's just been a few months and maybe I need more time to adjust to having my own household, but I kinda feel like I should have gotten in order by now. Yet, if it wasn't for the fact that I have to go to this unemployment thing almost every day, I probably would forget to shower regularly and I definitely wouldn't be brushing my teeth on a daily basis. Or eat. Which I need to because I just got diagnosed with diabetes 2 on top of everything else.
Like I said, I think I just needed to vent. I feel like I can't really talk about these things with the people in my life because, well as I mentioned, one friend kinda mocked me, the other is super busy with school, family and work and my dad, well... He's a bit of an old school guy, so he's not much of a talker.. I'm very grateful though to him for helping me with the chores, but again, I'm 30... My dad shouldn't have to come over and do my dishes...
Anyway, gonna go take some deep breaths and stop feeling sorry for myself.
If anyone has the patience to read, thank you! You all have a great day.
submitted by BilliePannkaka to TrueOffMyChest [link] [comments]
So I've recently moved into my own place for the first time ever. Up until January, I lived at home. I'm 30 years old and never really had to take care of myself the way you have to when you're on your own, my parents needed to eat so they made food for me to, the laundry was gonna get done anyway so they washed my things to etc.
Obviously I helped, but it wasn't like up to me to get stuff done. Now it is, and I'm discovering that I have a very difficult time getting things done. I had dishes piled up in the sink for weeks, cleaning if a fork every now and then to have something to eat with. My dad came by one day when I wasn't home and did all the dishes for me, I felt so embarrassed. Grateful, but embarrassed. I'm a 30 year old woman, I should be able to do stuff on my own, but it's like there is this wall in my brain that's just like "No".
I have no trouble doing tasks that is given to me at the unemployment thing (we have different programmes, I'm in one right now, I've had to do administrative stuff, I glued a book together and done some create jobs as well, they are testing what you're good at to help you find a job), but when I come home, it's like my brain stops functioning. I have medical conditions and depression that makes me extra tired, but I feel like doing the dishes shouldn't be as hard as it is. Well it's not just the dishes, it's the cooking as well, and cleaning. The laundry is a little troublesome to, because I have to go down to the washroom and book a time, but once I finally get of my arse and do that, I'm very good at keeping that appointment, and I usually stay in the laundry room, reading a book while I wait between the loads. Then I just never unpack the laundry when I get back up though and pick outfits from the bags until it's time to do the washing again...
But the other chores, it's like my brain is just "No". One plate in the sink brain: "No, that's not enough to stand there and wash up, waste of water", five plates brain: "Oh no, now there is too much and we are overwhelmed by the size of the task". It's just a few dishes in the sink but still no.
I was thinking of getting a bench dishwasher to like make it easier for me, because then I could load that and start it when it was full, but a friend kind of mocked me and said I was just making excuses.
And I feel like I am to, but I just can't seem to get over this wall in my brain, so I just waste hours playing video games. I mean sure, I'm having fun, but I need to take care of things, yet I feel like I just can't. And as a 30 year old, it really makes me feel as a failure.
I know it's just been a few months and maybe I need more time to adjust to having my own household, but I kinda feel like I should have gotten in order by now. Yet, if it wasn't for the fact that I have to go to this unemployment thing almost every day, I probably would forget to shower regularly and I definitely wouldn't be brushing my teeth on a daily basis. Or eat. Which I need to because I just got diagnosed with diabetes 2 on top of everything else.
Like I said, I think I just needed to vent. I feel like I can't really talk about these things with the people in my life because, well as I mentioned, one friend kinda mocked me, the other is super busy with school, family and work and my dad, well... He's a bit of an old school guy, so he's not much of a talker.. I'm very grateful though to him for helping me with the chores, but again, I'm 30... My dad shouldn't have to come over and do my dishes...
Anyway, gonna go take some deep breaths and stop feeling sorry for myself.
If anyone has the patience to read, thank you! You all have a great day.
2024.05.17 13:02 kirhyip Aviator Game Clone Script: Elevate Your Online Gaming Platform With KIRHYIP!
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2024.05.17 12:40 LilockPetals Uhm, is this a scam/fake AO3 website?
 | https://preview.redd.it/hwb23t09ty0d1.png?width=929&format=png&auto=webp&s=52e507016a93af64ed60c621b1b0968acbd9f7a5 submitted by LilockPetals to AO3 [link] [comments] Here, the link here is quite different than the usual archiveofourown . org. |
2024.05.17 12:27 Fluffy_Cookie_2023 Exploring STYLE Protocol: Bridging Virtual Worlds with NFTs
The STYLE Protocol is making waves in the digital asset and gaming communities with its innovative approach to NFT usability across different virtual environments. At its core, the STYLE Protocol aims to create a decentralized infrastructure that allows seamless interoperability between various virtual worlds. This means that NFTs, which were once confined to single platforms, can now be transformed into functional 3D assets usable in multiple games and metaverses.
For example, if you own a unique skin in one game, STYLE Protocol allows you to use that skin in another game or even in a completely different virtual world. This creates a truly interconnected gaming experience where your assets have value and utility beyond their original platform.
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What is STYLE Protocol?
The STYLE Protocol is a decentralized platform that leverages blockchain technology to enable cross-platform usability of NFTs. Imagine being able to take your favorite in-game skins, weapons, or fashion items and using them in any game or virtual world you choose. This protocol makes it possible by converting these assets into 3D functional items that can be used across different environments.For example, if you own a unique skin in one game, STYLE Protocol allows you to use that skin in another game or even in a completely different virtual world. This creates a truly interconnected gaming experience where your assets have value and utility beyond their original platform.
How Does It Work?
The process is relatively straightforward:- Integration: Developers integrate STYLE Protocol into their games or virtual worlds.
- Conversion: In-game assets or NFTs are converted into 3D functional assets.
- Utility: These assets can then be used, rented, or lent across various platforms.
Where to Access STYLE Protocol
STYLE Protocol is available on several major platforms:- Bitget
- MEXC
- Uniswap
Key Features and Benefits
- Enhanced Usability: NFTs gain practical utility across various virtual environments.
- Cross-Platform Compatibility: Existing in-game assets can be used in multiple games.
- Asset Multiplication: Owners can rent or lend their assets, providing new revenue streams.
Backers and Partners
STYLE Protocol has garnered support from notable investors and partners, including:- Morningstar Ventures
- DutchCrypto Invest
- FileCoin VC
- Protocol Labs
- Faber VC
- AlphaGrep VC
- FunFair VC
- BlockHub VC
- GBV Capital
Connect with STYLE Protocol
For more information, visit their official website and explore how you can leverage STYLE Protocol to enhance your digital asset utility across multiple virtual worlds.In summary, STYLE Protocol is pioneering a future where NFTs and in-game assets are not bound by platform-specific limitations. By enabling cross-platform usability and introducing asset monetization opportunities, STYLE Protocol is set to transform the landscape of virtual environments and digital asset management.
2024.05.17 12:25 Saintly009 26 [M4F] Christian man seeking Christian woman #Washington #Online
I'm told women want a man who knows what he wants, so here's the whole nine yards. If there is anything here that you are not willing to accept, then don't. You will not change me now or years down the line. Obviously I intend to grow and mature (as one ought to), but I have decided who I am and what I want out of a relationship.
I am looking for a woman that I can make a permanent covenant bond with; I have no interest in flings or "long-term relationships."
I don't intend to come across as bitter or angry with any of this, just clear and up-front. It makes things easier for both of us.
A bit about me:
My faith in Christ is paramount in my life. I would not be where I am without him. In taking interests in various things, I've learned a lot about God's character and design. Each new thing I learn fills me with more worship of him and wonder at his works. It is very important to me that you share this admiration of God.
I have a full-time job that I am very satisfied with, but what I feel truly passionate about is art and storytelling. To be honest, I've hit a bit of a block lately as far as my output. But I've been trying to find my feet so I can make something valuable to share with the world. I think that art and stories are a fundamental part of being human, not just a luxury. So pretty much any kind of art will spark passion in me, be it music, cinema, video games, literature, video essay, sculpture, etc. I could go back and forth for hours on a lot of things. My hope is that you and I will be able to enjoy art together and create some of our own.
I frequently spend time with another gentleman from my Church and we enjoy conversations about personal projects and contemporary issues, along with walks along beaches and park trails. He is a very important friend in my life, and I am lucky to know such a kind soul. Things aren't well with my family, so I really need that kind of presence.
While I rely on my bicycle for transport (no car), it's not a problem for me. I've been riding bikes since I was in elementary school (maybe even before). It would be really nice to ride down some trails with you.
What I expect from you:
-You need to be a follower of Jesus Christ. God needs to be an active part of your life because I intend to raise our children under Biblical values.
-You need hobbies and interests apart from me. I'm fine with helping you find things you like.
-You need to have no mileage.
-You must be humble and respectful. "Boss babe" attitudes are not attractive to me.
-You cannot have any tattoos or piercings.
-No cosmetic products. It's not good for your body and I am attracted women, not makeup. This includes fake nails and fake eyelashes. I don't need you to look "pretty." You character is more important to me.
-Related to the previous, no use of image filters in photos. I do not like the type of people who are vain and vapid enough to feel the need to use filters on their photos.
-Again related to the previous, you need to have a limited social media presence. If you have a business or post something of value (like art, for example), then I have no problem. What I'm talking about is having an Instagram or Facebook account where you make random posts to nobody in particular to "update" the internet on your life or post tons of pictures of yourself online. Basing your self-worth on the comments and likes from strangers on the internet is unhealthy, and I find people's obsessive need to take pictures of themselves very unattractive and vain.
-If we marry, I expect you to be fully submissive to me. There can't be two leaders in a household because one will have to submit to the other.
-I expect you to view marriage as something that you put work into. Marriages are a team effort, so I expect you to be a help meet.
-You need to treat me like a partner, not an adversary. Getting into arguments and nagging me helps neither of us. You must have conflict-resolution skills and a solution mindset.
-You need excellent communication skills. This means understanding yourself, putting your thoughts into words other people can understand, and verbalizing things rather than expecting me to read your thoughts.
-You cannot play games with me. Telling me about other guys to make me jealous or planning dates for specific days to pressure me into committing to you are wicked and manipulative.
-While we are dating, you cannot have a "backup plan." I expect you to not be splitting your attention between me and other men. This includes spending time outside of work with other men (family excluded).
-You must be in shape. Don't be dishonest with yourself about your weight; check your BMI. This includes being underweight, anorexic, and bulimic.
-You cannot have taken any COVID-19 vaccinations from any provider.
-No smoking, drugs, or drunkenness.
-I expect you to completely renounce fast food if we date or marry. We will never feed our children McDonald's.
What you can expect from me:
-While we are dating, I will not be speaking to other women.
-I cannot meet your height, money, or attractiveness expectations. I am simply an average dude. I am critical, abstract, and imaginative in my thinking though.
-I will not ask you to do something that is unreasonable or demeaning. I will only ask of you what I expect from myself. No relationship is going to be 50/50 100% of the time, but I will put forth the effort I am able to. I expect the same out of you.
-I will not raise my hand against you. My hands will be a safe place for you.
-I will be available to listen to your troubles and help you bear through them.
-I will not demean you or humiliate you, whether or not you are in the room.
-I will show leadership in our house and exercise restraint with a mild temper.
-I will cherish you and treat you as my own body.
-I will devote myself to displaying my love for you in a language you understand, even if I am feeling distant from you because of troubles we face. I expect the same from you.
-I will not turn to another woman and betray you.
-I intend to keep every promise that I make with you.
-I will treat our children with patience and kindness, but diligently discipline them and instruct them appropriately.
Please tell me a bit about yourself and what you expect out of a relationship, but be practical and clear. A list of platitudes like "loyal, honest, etc" does not help me understand what you're looking for. Think about what your expectations look like in a tangible, everyday way.
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I am looking for a woman that I can make a permanent covenant bond with; I have no interest in flings or "long-term relationships."
I don't intend to come across as bitter or angry with any of this, just clear and up-front. It makes things easier for both of us.
A bit about me:
My faith in Christ is paramount in my life. I would not be where I am without him. In taking interests in various things, I've learned a lot about God's character and design. Each new thing I learn fills me with more worship of him and wonder at his works. It is very important to me that you share this admiration of God.
I have a full-time job that I am very satisfied with, but what I feel truly passionate about is art and storytelling. To be honest, I've hit a bit of a block lately as far as my output. But I've been trying to find my feet so I can make something valuable to share with the world. I think that art and stories are a fundamental part of being human, not just a luxury. So pretty much any kind of art will spark passion in me, be it music, cinema, video games, literature, video essay, sculpture, etc. I could go back and forth for hours on a lot of things. My hope is that you and I will be able to enjoy art together and create some of our own.
I frequently spend time with another gentleman from my Church and we enjoy conversations about personal projects and contemporary issues, along with walks along beaches and park trails. He is a very important friend in my life, and I am lucky to know such a kind soul. Things aren't well with my family, so I really need that kind of presence.
While I rely on my bicycle for transport (no car), it's not a problem for me. I've been riding bikes since I was in elementary school (maybe even before). It would be really nice to ride down some trails with you.
What I expect from you:
-You need to be a follower of Jesus Christ. God needs to be an active part of your life because I intend to raise our children under Biblical values.
-You need hobbies and interests apart from me. I'm fine with helping you find things you like.
-You need to have no mileage.
-You must be humble and respectful. "Boss babe" attitudes are not attractive to me.
-You cannot have any tattoos or piercings.
-No cosmetic products. It's not good for your body and I am attracted women, not makeup. This includes fake nails and fake eyelashes. I don't need you to look "pretty." You character is more important to me.
-Related to the previous, no use of image filters in photos. I do not like the type of people who are vain and vapid enough to feel the need to use filters on their photos.
-Again related to the previous, you need to have a limited social media presence. If you have a business or post something of value (like art, for example), then I have no problem. What I'm talking about is having an Instagram or Facebook account where you make random posts to nobody in particular to "update" the internet on your life or post tons of pictures of yourself online. Basing your self-worth on the comments and likes from strangers on the internet is unhealthy, and I find people's obsessive need to take pictures of themselves very unattractive and vain.
-If we marry, I expect you to be fully submissive to me. There can't be two leaders in a household because one will have to submit to the other.
-I expect you to view marriage as something that you put work into. Marriages are a team effort, so I expect you to be a help meet.
-You need to treat me like a partner, not an adversary. Getting into arguments and nagging me helps neither of us. You must have conflict-resolution skills and a solution mindset.
-You need excellent communication skills. This means understanding yourself, putting your thoughts into words other people can understand, and verbalizing things rather than expecting me to read your thoughts.
-You cannot play games with me. Telling me about other guys to make me jealous or planning dates for specific days to pressure me into committing to you are wicked and manipulative.
-While we are dating, you cannot have a "backup plan." I expect you to not be splitting your attention between me and other men. This includes spending time outside of work with other men (family excluded).
-You must be in shape. Don't be dishonest with yourself about your weight; check your BMI. This includes being underweight, anorexic, and bulimic.
-You cannot have taken any COVID-19 vaccinations from any provider.
-No smoking, drugs, or drunkenness.
-I expect you to completely renounce fast food if we date or marry. We will never feed our children McDonald's.
What you can expect from me:
-While we are dating, I will not be speaking to other women.
-I cannot meet your height, money, or attractiveness expectations. I am simply an average dude. I am critical, abstract, and imaginative in my thinking though.
-I will not ask you to do something that is unreasonable or demeaning. I will only ask of you what I expect from myself. No relationship is going to be 50/50 100% of the time, but I will put forth the effort I am able to. I expect the same out of you.
-I will not raise my hand against you. My hands will be a safe place for you.
-I will be available to listen to your troubles and help you bear through them.
-I will not demean you or humiliate you, whether or not you are in the room.
-I will show leadership in our house and exercise restraint with a mild temper.
-I will cherish you and treat you as my own body.
-I will devote myself to displaying my love for you in a language you understand, even if I am feeling distant from you because of troubles we face. I expect the same from you.
-I will not turn to another woman and betray you.
-I intend to keep every promise that I make with you.
-I will treat our children with patience and kindness, but diligently discipline them and instruct them appropriately.
Please tell me a bit about yourself and what you expect out of a relationship, but be practical and clear. A list of platitudes like "loyal, honest, etc" does not help me understand what you're looking for. Think about what your expectations look like in a tangible, everyday way.
2024.05.17 12:07 LucilleRolle654 [Get] Peter Kell – VSL Masterclass Download
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2024.05.17 12:02 SoPeachy_7997 Let's have a level exchange! Super Mario Maker 2
The level exchange is an opportunity for users to share and play each others levels. If you want other people to play your levels and take an interest in what you are doing, the best thing to do is show an interest in other peoples creations and play their levels as part of an exchange.
What is proposed is that you take this post and sort it by "new" and try to play and leave comments on reddit for 2-4 levels that other people have posted. You don't have to star it if you don't want to, but there really is no reason to be stingy if you like the level. Once you've done that, post your own level and a brief description of it. Preferably include what the theme of the level is, what style of Mario game you used, and about how difficult you think it is!
A new exchange thread is created every few days
Use the exchange as an opportunity to get to know other makers and have fun.
Automoderator is watching this thread and will remove excesssive numbers of level codes, excessive level posting without offering feedback on reddit and it will be also stopping attention grabbing gimmicks like title formatting text.
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What is proposed is that you take this post and sort it by "new" and try to play and leave comments on reddit for 2-4 levels that other people have posted. You don't have to star it if you don't want to, but there really is no reason to be stingy if you like the level. Once you've done that, post your own level and a brief description of it. Preferably include what the theme of the level is, what style of Mario game you used, and about how difficult you think it is!
A new exchange thread is created every few days
Use the exchange as an opportunity to get to know other makers and have fun.
Automoderator is watching this thread and will remove excesssive numbers of level codes, excessive level posting without offering feedback on reddit and it will be also stopping attention grabbing gimmicks like title formatting text.
Please note that due to a limitation of automoderator, posting levels on this thread will remove your picture flair that is visible on old.reddit.com. This does not affect the flair text. You can add it back from the sidebar . This should not affect award flairs like LOTW
NB: The original wii u Super mario maker has a separate level exchange thread found here
2024.05.17 11:56 Sweet-Count2557 11 Innovative Boston Playgrounds Where Kids Learn as They Play
 | 11 Innovative Boston Playgrounds Where Kids Learn as They Play Welcome to our exploration of eleven innovative Boston playgrounds where children can learn while they play.In this bustling city, there are a multitude of parks and playgrounds that offer much more than the traditional swings and slides. These thoughtfully designed spaces provide children with engaging and educational experiences, turning playtime into a valuable opportunity for growth.From wheelchair-accessible elements at Mayor Thomas M. Menino Park in Charlestown to the imaginative PlayCubes at Uncle Frank and Auntie Kay Chin Park in Chinatown, Boston's playgrounds are sure to captivate young minds.But that's just the beginning - join us as we uncover the other unique and stimulating playgrounds that await children in different neighborhoods across the city.Key TakeawaysBoston has a variety of innovative and inclusive playgrounds that offer unique features and attractions.Many of these playgrounds are designed with a specific theme, such as nature or the solar system, to engage children's imagination.In addition to traditional playground equipment like swings and slides, these playgrounds also offer interactive and brain-boosting elements like embankment slides, climbers, and balance-based toys.Some playgrounds are designed in memory of specific individuals or events, such as the Martin Richard Memorial Park in Seaport.Mayor Thomas M. Menino Park—CharlestownMayor Thomas M. Menino Park—Charlestown, the inclusive playground with wheelchair-accessible features, was designed in the wake of the Marathon bombings and offers a unique and engaging play experience for children of all abilities. Situated in the heart of Boston, this playground is a shining example of the city's commitment to inclusivity and accessibility.One of the standout features of Mayor Thomas M. Menino Park—Charlestown is its embankment slides and climbers. These structures not only provide endless fun for children but also help develop their gross motor skills and coordination. As kids navigate the slides and climb the structures, they're simultaneously building strength and confidence in their abilities.Furthermore, this playground goes above and beyond by offering access to hospital bathrooms. This thoughtful addition ensures that all children, regardless of their medical needs, can enjoy their time at the park without any obstacles. It's a testament to the city's dedication to creating a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.The design of Mayor Thomas M. Menino Park—Charlestown isn't only functional but also visually appealing. The vibrant colors and playful shapes of the equipment spark imagination and creativity in children. It's a place where they can let their imaginations run wild and explore their own unique play experiences.Uncle Frank and Auntie Kay Chin Park—BostonLocated in the vibrant neighborhood of Chinatown, Uncle Frank and Auntie Kay Chin Park—Boston offers a playground experience that combines interactive play with a touch of cultural immersion. This Boston playground stands out among the best playgrounds in Boston for its unique features and attractions. Here's what makes Uncle Frank and Auntie Kay Chin Park—Boston a must-visit destination for families:The popular River Stream Fountain: Kids can cool off and have a blast in this interactive water feature. The fountain mimics a flowing river, allowing children to splash and play while learning about the importance of water.Focus on PlayCubes for interactive play: The playground is filled with PlayCubes, which are modular play structures that encourage creativity and exploration. Children can build, climb, and slide on these colorful cubes, stimulating their imagination and problem-solving skills.Cultural immersion in Chinatown: As you explore the playground, you'll notice the influence of Chinatown's rich heritage. From the ornamental gateways to the vibrant colors and patterns, Uncle Frank and Auntie Kay Chin Park—Boston offers a unique opportunity for children to learn about and appreciate different cultures.Located in Chinatown: This playground is conveniently situated in the heart of Chinatown, making it easily accessible for families in the area. After a fun-filled day at the playground, families can explore the neighborhood and enjoy the delicious food, vibrant markets, and cultural events that Chinatown has to offer.Uncle Frank and Auntie Kay Chin Park—Boston is more than just a playground. It's a place where children can learn, play, and immerse themselves in the rich cultural tapestry of Chinatown. So, gather your family and head to this innovative Boston playground for an unforgettable adventure.Jackson Square Park—Jamaica PlainNestled in the vibrant neighborhood of Jamaica Plain, Jackson Square Park offers a playground experience that combines thrilling play elements with a focus on balance and adventure. This innovative playground is designed to engage children's minds and bodies, allowing them to learn and grow while having a blast.One of the standout features of Jackson Square Park is its zip lines. Kids can soar through the air, feeling the rush of exhilaration as they zip from one end of the playground to the other. This activity not only builds strength and coordination but also teaches them about momentum and gravity.Another exciting element is the 16-foot-tall Wall-holla climbing structure. With its unique design and challenging climbing routes, children can test their physical limits and conquer their fears. It's a thrilling experience that encourages them to push themselves and discover their own capabilities.In addition to these thrilling play elements, Jackson Square Park also offers other amenities to keep kids entertained. There are basketball courts where they can practice their skills and compete with friends. Swings provide a classic play experience, allowing children to feel the freedom of soaring through the air.Jackson Square Park is a place where kids can explore, take risks, and learn valuable life lessons. It's a playground that encourages them to think creatively, problem-solve, and develop their physical and cognitive skills. With its focus on balance and adventure, this playground offers a unique and educational play experience for children of all ages.Martins Park—SeaportAfter exploring the thrilling play elements and educational opportunities at Jackson Square Park, let's now venture into Martins Park—Seaport, where children can embark on an imaginative and nature-inspired play experience. This inclusive playground, built in memory of Martin Richard, offers a unique and engaging environment for children of all abilities. Here are some key features of Martins Park—Seaport:Log Maze Climber: Children can navigate through a maze of logs, enhancing their problem-solving and spatial awareness skills.Realistic Climbing Rocks: Kids can challenge themselves by scaling these realistic climbing rocks, improving their strength and coordination.Giant Marooned Ship: This impressive feature allows children to unleash their imagination as they pretend to be pirates, sailing the high seas.Nature-Inspired Design: The park's design mimics the natural world, creating a sense of connection and wonder. Children can immerse themselves in an environment that encourages exploration and discovery.Martins Park—Seaport isn't just a place for play, but also a space for learning and growth. As children engage in the various play elements, they develop important cognitive and physical skills. The park fosters creativity, social interaction, and a love for nature. It provides a safe and inclusive environment where children can freely express themselves and learn through play.Paris Street Park—East BostonParis Street Park—East Boston offers an exciting and educational playground experience with its newly designed solar system theme. Located between a public pool and a community center, this park provides a perfect environment for children to learn and play. As we explore the park, we're greeted by vibrant colors and interactive elements that ignite our curiosity.One of the standout features of Paris Street Park is its basketball court, where kids can engage in friendly competition and improve their coordination skills. The court is adorned with illustrations of planets, stars, and constellations, creating a unique and immersive experience. As we shoot hoops, we can't help but feel like we're playing in outer space.In addition to the basketball court, there's also a painted maze that stimulates our problem-solving abilities. We navigate through the twists and turns, searching for hidden treasures and unlocking the secrets of the solar system. The maze encourages exploration and fosters a sense of adventure, allowing children to develop their spatial awareness and critical thinking skills.As we continue our journey through the park, we come across a series of educational panels that provide fascinating information about the planets. These panels not only spark our curiosity about the universe but also enhance our knowledge of science and astronomy. We learn about the different characteristics of each planet and gain a deeper appreciation for the vastness of space.Paris Street Park—East Boston truly offers a playground experience that combines fun and education. With its solar system theme, basketball court, painted maze, and educational panels, children are encouraged to learn and explore while enjoying the freedom to play. It's a place where imaginations soar and knowledge is gained, making it a must-visit destination for families in East Boston.Esplanade Playground—BostonAs we venture further into the world of Boston playgrounds, our next stop brings us to the captivating Esplanade Playground—Boston, where adventure awaits along the picturesque Charles River. This playground offers a unique experience that combines play and nature, providing children with the freedom to explore and learn in a beautiful setting.The central climbing structure, resembling a spider web, challenges children to test their physical abilities and conquer new heights.The scenic view of the Charles River creates a serene backdrop for play, allowing children to connect with nature and appreciate the beauty of their surroundings.The spacious open areas invite children to run, jump, and engage in active play, promoting physical fitness and enhancing their gross motor skills.The variety of play equipment, including swings and slides, offers opportunities for children to engage in imaginative play and social interaction.At Esplanade Playground, children have the freedom to let their imaginations soar as they navigate the climbing structures, swing through the air, and slide down to the ground. They can challenge themselves physically, build strength and coordination, and develop confidence in their abilities. The playground's scenic location also provides a sense of peace and tranquility, allowing children to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and connect with nature.Esplanade Playground—Boston isn't just a place for fun and play; it's a space that encourages learning, exploration, and personal growth. With its unique features and stunning views, this playground offers children the freedom to discover, create, and thrive in a safe and engaging environment.Fallon Field—RoslindaleFallon Field—Roslindale is a hidden gem nestled in the heart of Boston, offering a playground experience that is both thrilling and inviting for children of all ages. With its famous large slide and additional amenities like basketball courts and swings, Fallon Field provides endless opportunities for fun and exploration.To paint a clearer picture of what Fallon Field has to offer, let's take a look at the table below:FeaturesDescriptionBenefitsLarge SlideA thrilling rideBuilds courage and balanceBasketball CourtsOutdoor sports activitiesPromotes physical fitnessSwingsClassic playground funDevelops coordinationThe large slide at Fallon Field is a favorite among kids, providing them with an exhilarating ride that challenges their courage and helps them develop their balance skills. As they climb up the stairs and slide down, children experience a rush of excitement and a sense of achievement.In addition to the slide, Fallon Field also offers basketball courts. These outdoor sports areas allow children to engage in friendly competitions, improve their coordination, and enhance their physical fitness. Whether they're shooting hoops or playing a game with friends, the basketball courts provide a space for kids to enjoy active play and develop their athletic abilities.No playground is complete without swings, and Fallon Field has them too. Swinging back and forth on the swings not only brings joy to children but also helps them develop their coordination skills. As they pump their legs and control their movements, kids learn how to find their rhythm and balance while experiencing the freedom of soaring through the air.Fallon Field—Roslindale truly offers a playground experience that combines thrilling activities with the freedom to play and explore. From the large slide to the basketball courts and swings, children can engage in a variety of activities that promote physical fitness, coordination, and a sense of adventure. So head on over to Fallon Field and let the fun begin!Hunt Almont Playground—MattapanLocated in the vibrant neighborhood of Mattapan, Hunt Almont Playground offers an exciting and inclusive play space for children of all ages. This playground is a true gem, designed to foster creativity, imagination, and physical activity.Here are some reasons why Hunt Almont Playground stands out among the rest:Colorful web of nets and climbers: As soon as you step foot in Hunt Almont Playground, you'll be greeted by a mesmerizing sight—a vibrant web of nets and climbers that beckon you to explore and conquer. This unique feature allows children to challenge themselves, build strength, and develop their motor skills.Encourages open-ended play: At Hunt Almont Playground, there are no limits to what children can imagine and create. The open-ended play opportunities here allow kids to take on different roles, build forts, and invent their own games. It's a place where freedom and creativity go hand in hand.Splash pad for summer fun: When the temperatures rise, Hunt Almont Playground has got you covered. With its refreshing splash pad, children can cool off and have a blast splashing around. It's the perfect way to beat the heat while still engaging in active play.Inclusive design: Hunt Almont Playground is designed with inclusivity in mind. It offers wheelchair-accessible features, ensuring that all children can fully participate and enjoy the fun. It's a playground that celebrates diversity and embraces the joy of play for everyone.Hunt Almont Playground is more than just a place to play—it's a space where children can learn, grow, and make lasting memories. So, if you're looking for a playground that encourages freedom, creativity, and inclusivity, Hunt Almont Playground in Mattapan is the place to be. Let your imagination run wild and discover the endless possibilities that await you here.Sweeney Playground—South BostonAfter exploring the vibrant and inclusive Hunt Almont Playground in Mattapan, let's now shift our attention to the captivating Sweeney Playground in South Boston. This playground is known for its stunning ropes course, bright synthetic surface, and water features. It offers a variety of activities that engage children's minds and bodies, making it a perfect place for them to learn as they play.To give you a better idea of what Sweeney Playground has to offer, here is a table highlighting some of its key features:Sweeney Playground—South BostonStunning ropes courseEngages children's balanceBright synthetic surfaceProvides safe play areaWater featuresOffers refreshing funBasketball courtsPromotes physical activityfor older kidsThe ropes course at Sweeney Playground is truly a sight to behold. It challenges children to navigate through a series of ropes and obstacles, testing their balance and coordination. As they conquer each element of the course, they develop problem-solving skills and gain confidence in their abilities.The bright synthetic surface of the playground ensures a safe and comfortable play area for children. It provides a cushioned surface that reduces the risk of injuries from falls, allowing kids to freely explore and engage in active play.Water features are another highlight of Sweeney Playground. They offer a fun and refreshing way for children to cool off during the hot summer months. Whether it's running through a sprinkler or splashing in a water fountain, kids can enjoy the sensory experience while staying active.In addition to the ropes course and water features, Sweeney Playground also provides basketball courts for older kids. This promotes physical activity and encourages friendly competition, fostering teamwork and sportsmanship.Sweeney Playground in South Boston is a place where kids can learn, have fun, and grow. With its innovative and engaging features, it offers a unique play experience that sparks creativity, promotes physical development, and cultivates a love for learning. So, the next time you're in South Boston, be sure to visit Sweeney Playground for an unforgettable play adventure.Little Scobie Park—RoxburyLittle Scobie Park in Roxbury offers a vibrant and engaging play space for children of all ages. This park is divided into two areas, each designed specifically for different age groups. Whether you have a toddler or a teenager, there's something for everyone at Little Scobie Park.Skateboard Park: One of the highlights of Little Scobie Park is the skateboard park. Kids can bring their skateboards and practice their tricks on the ramps and rails. It's a great way to build confidence, improve coordination, and have fun with friends.Basketball Court: For those who prefer team sports, the basketball court at Little Scobie Park is the perfect place to shoot some hoops. Kids can practice their dribbling skills, work on their jump shots, and even organize friendly games with other children in the neighborhood.Plenty of Shade: Little Scobie Park offers plenty of shade, making it a great place to relax and unwind. Whether you're a parent watching your kids play or a teenager looking for a quiet spot to read, there are shaded areas where you can escape the sun and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.Community Gathering Space: Little Scobie Park serves as a community gathering space, bringing people together from all walks of life. It's a place where neighbors can meet, children can make new friends, and families can enjoy quality time together. The park fosters a sense of belonging and promotes social interaction, creating a strong and supportive community.Little Scobie Park in Roxbury is more than just a playground. It's a place where children can have fun, learn new skills, and connect with others. From the skateboard park to the basketball court, there are endless opportunities for exploration and growth. So grab your skateboard or basketball and head over to Little Scobie Park for an unforgettable play experience.Alexander W. Kemp Playground—CambridgeContinuing our exploration of Boston's brain-boosting playgrounds, let's now venture into the imaginative world of Alexander W. Kemp Playground in Cambridge. This playground offers a variety of activities for kids of various ages, ensuring that everyone can have a great time. With embankment slides, swings, and a crank-powered water feature, there's something for everyone to enjoy.To give you a better idea of what you can expect at Alexander W. Kemp Playground, here's a table that breaks down its key features:FeaturesAge RangeThemeEmbankment slidesAll agesWoodland adventureSwingsAll agesWoodland adventureCrank-powered water featureAll agesWoodland adventureAs you can see, this playground has a woodland adventure theme, with carved wood structures that add to the overall ambiance. Kids can let their imaginations run wild as they explore this enchanting setting. Whether they're sliding down the embankment slides, soaring through the air on the swings, or splashing around in the crank-powered water feature, there's no shortage of fun to be had.In addition to the exciting play equipment, Alexander W. Kemp Playground also provides a safe and welcoming environment for children to learn and grow. It encourages open-ended play, allowing kids to express their creativity and problem-solving skills. By engaging in play, they can develop important cognitive and physical abilities while having a blast.Frequently Asked QuestionsAre These Playgrounds Open to the Public?Yes, these playgrounds are open to the public. They provide a safe and inclusive space for children of all ages to play and learn.Each playground offers unique features and attractions, such as wheelchair-accessible equipment, interactive play structures, and themed designs.From the Mayor Thomas M. Menino Park in Charlestown to Chuckie Harris Park in Somerville, these innovative playgrounds aim to engage and educate children while fostering their imagination and physical development.Are There Any Admission Fees for These Playgrounds?There are no admission fees for these playgrounds. They're open to the public and provide a variety of brain-boosting fun for kids.From inclusive playgrounds with wheelchair-accessible features to playgrounds with interactive PlayCubes and zip lines, there's something for everyone.You can explore different playgrounds like Mayor Thomas M. Menino Park, Uncle Frank and Auntie Kay Chin Park, and Jackson Square Park, each offering unique features and attractions.Are There Any Age Restrictions for Using the Playground Equipment?There are no age restrictions for using the playground equipment at these innovative Boston playgrounds. Kids of all ages can enjoy the interactive play features and learn as they've fun.From inclusive playgrounds with wheelchair-accessible features to parks that offer activities for kids of various ages, there's something for everyone. So whether you're a toddler or a teenager, you can explore, climb, slide, and swing to your heart's content.Get ready for an adventure-filled playtime!Are There Any Safety Measures in Place at These Playgrounds?Yes, there are safety measures in place at these playgrounds. They prioritize the well-being of children and ensure a safe play environment.Safety features include wheelchair-accessible features, splash pads, and synthetic surfaces.Additionally, some playgrounds have inclusive designs, offering activities for kids of various ages. They also provide amenities like basketball courts and access to nearby bathrooms.These safety measures aim to create a fun and secure space where kids can learn and play without any worries.Are These Playgrounds Accessible for Individuals With Disabilities?Yes, these playgrounds are accessible for individuals with disabilities. They've been designed with inclusive features like wheelchair-accessible structures, ramps, and accessible bathrooms. This ensures that all children can enjoy and learn at the playgrounds.It's important to create an environment that promotes inclusivity and allows everyone to participate in play. These innovative playgrounds in Boston are a great example of how accessibility can be integrated into recreational spaces.ConclusionAs we wrap up our exploration of these innovative Boston playgrounds, we can't help but be amazed by the endless opportunities for learning and growth that they provide.From accessible features to imaginative play elements, each park offers a unique experience that sparks curiosity and fosters development in children.So, next time you're in Boston, be sure to visit these playgrounds and watch your kids learn, play, and thrive in this vibrant city. submitted by Sweet-Count2557 to worldkidstravel [link] [comments] |
2024.05.17 11:32 b3llyfish 1.37 Achievements review
Curious to what fellow achievement hunters thought of 1.37 achievements. What did people like/didnt like? What changes would you have made?
Overall I thought it was a decent bunch but there were a bit too much 'waiting around for x' situations.
It's all coming together
A real ugly speed 5 achievement. Disappointing as this was the flagship nation of the expansion. You'll reform and catch up on tech long before any coloniser can declare on you and then spend the rest of the game waiting for great projects or dev-ing. The 80 army tradition at least made me think a bit, but overall a bad achievement.
Doge Coins
Haven't done this one yet but like the idea. Venice is always fun to play and trade focussed nation into eco hegemony makes sense.
Veritas Vincit
An interesting start but ended with a ton of waiting around for the leagues to form and war to start (not letting you be the league leader is painful). Converting the HRE to hussite before 1550 was definately a mistake, and the hussite incident post victory is super dumb. Recommend creating a save after the war ends and following the solution here
The eagle flies alone
Decent enough achievement asking you to think about your idea groups. Having the ottomans as an ally whilst owning all of Eygpt is interesting. Ended with a lot of waiting around for reg camps to be built. Being unable to get the trading in grain bonus was annoying...
Mayapahit?
Standard 'this sounds like that' achievement. Slightly better than the Inca achievement as I did actually get declared on but after that it was speed 5 until I reached the islands via exploration.
There Khan only be one!
Standard horde achievement, would pair nicely with other horde achievements
Baborg
Finishing this one at the time of writing. 12 assimilated culture groups feels far too grindy. Would have preferred something along the lines of x amount of invidual cultures and 5 culture groups.
Get out of my swamp!
Standard Netherlands achievement, pairs nicely with their other ones.
Timurizz
Guess this is the 'meme' achievment but was able to ally small nations around the ottomans and mamluks so I quite liked it.
The Hungarian Games
Liked this one, playing hungary with a balkans vassal swarm stacking vassal force limit modifiers. Think the achievement is bugged though as I found I had to fight 23 different countries to get credit.
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Overall I thought it was a decent bunch but there were a bit too much 'waiting around for x' situations.
It's all coming together
A real ugly speed 5 achievement. Disappointing as this was the flagship nation of the expansion. You'll reform and catch up on tech long before any coloniser can declare on you and then spend the rest of the game waiting for great projects or dev-ing. The 80 army tradition at least made me think a bit, but overall a bad achievement.
Doge Coins
Haven't done this one yet but like the idea. Venice is always fun to play and trade focussed nation into eco hegemony makes sense.
Veritas Vincit
An interesting start but ended with a ton of waiting around for the leagues to form and war to start (not letting you be the league leader is painful). Converting the HRE to hussite before 1550 was definately a mistake, and the hussite incident post victory is super dumb. Recommend creating a save after the war ends and following the solution here
The eagle flies alone
Decent enough achievement asking you to think about your idea groups. Having the ottomans as an ally whilst owning all of Eygpt is interesting. Ended with a lot of waiting around for reg camps to be built. Being unable to get the trading in grain bonus was annoying...
Mayapahit?
Standard 'this sounds like that' achievement. Slightly better than the Inca achievement as I did actually get declared on but after that it was speed 5 until I reached the islands via exploration.
There Khan only be one!
Standard horde achievement, would pair nicely with other horde achievements
Baborg
Finishing this one at the time of writing. 12 assimilated culture groups feels far too grindy. Would have preferred something along the lines of x amount of invidual cultures and 5 culture groups.
Get out of my swamp!
Standard Netherlands achievement, pairs nicely with their other ones.
Timurizz
Guess this is the 'meme' achievment but was able to ally small nations around the ottomans and mamluks so I quite liked it.
The Hungarian Games
Liked this one, playing hungary with a balkans vassal swarm stacking vassal force limit modifiers. Think the achievement is bugged though as I found I had to fight 23 different countries to get credit.
2024.05.17 10:55 chueffen The Revolution Begin With STYLE PROTOCOL
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STYLE Protocol is more than just a technological innovation; it's a catalyst for empowerment and innovation within the gaming community. By providing gamers with the tools to transcend boundaries and unlock new realms of creativity, STYLE Protocol empowers individuals to shape their gaming experiences like never before. Whether it's transporting digital assets across virtual worlds or creating personalized avatars with Al assistance, STYLE Protocol enables gamers to explore new frontiers and push the boundaries of what's possible.
Built on the Polkadot network, STYLE Protocol embraces the principles of Web3, championing interoperability and decentralization. By leveraging the capabilities of Polkadot's "blockchain of blockchains," STYLE Protocol ensures compatibility across a wide range of EVM-compatible chains, including Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and Avalanche. In doing so, it creates a unified gaming ecosystem where digital assets are no longer fragmented but seamlessly interconnected.
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STYLE Protocol represents a paradigm shift in virtual worlds, offering unparalleled interoperability, utility, and engagement. By bridging platforms and empowering users with decentralized governance and reward mechanisms, it heralds a new era of connectivity and creativity in the digital landscape. As users embark on this transformative journey, the STYLE Protocol invites exploration, innovation, and the redefinition of virtual reality boundaries.
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STYLE Protocol revolutionizes the concept of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by transforming them into dynamic, 3D assets that transcend the boundaries of individual games and virtual environments. Imagine owning a coveted item in one game and seamlessly deploying it in another, or transforming your favorite NFT into a living, breathing character. With STYLE Protocol, such feats are within reach, ushering in an era of true interoperability in gaming.
Through its meticulously designed infrastructure, STYLE Protocol enables NFTs to become multi-world assets, bridging across various blockchains and virtual realms. This opens up a myriad of opportunities for gamers, including the ability to multiply the value of their prized collectibles across different gaming platforms. For example, a rare in-game item could be rented out as an avatar in another virtual world, unlocking new revenue streams for its owner.
STYLE Protocol is more than just a technological innovation; it's a catalyst for empowerment and innovation within the gaming community. By providing gamers with the tools to transcend boundaries and unlock new realms of creativity, STYLE Protocol empowers individuals to shape their gaming experiences like never before. Whether it's transporting digital assets across virtual worlds or creating personalized avatars with Al assistance, STYLE Protocol enables gamers to explore new frontiers and push the boundaries of what's possible.
Built on the Polkadot network, STYLE Protocol embraces the principles of Web3, championing interoperability and decentralization. By leveraging the capabilities of Polkadot's "blockchain of blockchains," STYLE Protocol ensures compatibility across a wide range of EVM-compatible chains, including Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and Avalanche. In doing so, it creates a unified gaming ecosystem where digital assets are no longer fragmented but seamlessly interconnected.
As STYLE Protocol continues to evolve, its mission remains clear: to revolutionize the gaming landscape and empower gamers worldwide. With a relentless focus on innovation and interoperability, STYLE Protocol is poised to lead the charge towards a future where gaming knows no bounds. From immersive virtual experiences to novel revenue streams, STYLE Protocol is paving the way for a gaming ecosystem that is as dynamic and diverse as the players who inhabit it.
STYLE Protocol is changing the game - literally! It's tearing down the barriers between different gaming worlds and making it easier for players like you to explore, create, and connect. So get ready to level up vour gaming experience with STYLE Protocol
STYLE Protocol represents a paradigm shift in virtual worlds, offering unparalleled interoperability, utility, and engagement. By bridging platforms and empowering users with decentralized governance and reward mechanisms, it heralds a new era of connectivity and creativity in the digital landscape. As users embark on this transformative journey, the STYLE Protocol invites exploration, innovation, and the redefinition of virtual reality boundaries.
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2024.05.17 10:52 Locus_Natit How to download PvZ Hybrid Mod
 | IntroAs we all know this mod was originally created by 潜艇伟伟迷 on bilibili, and the link he posted need to login with Chinese phone number to download all the files. So it's really tough for us to get access to it. But recently I've found a way to download it with an email address and your cellphone (better Android, I have no Apple devices).PreparationsBefore we start, you should have this two apps downloaded on your cellphone: Alipay and Quark Browser (夸克). Basically Alipay is a Chinese version of PayPal, and Quark Browser is a Browser App famous in China, but it isn't available on Google Play, so we choose to download it on it's official site. Visit the website with your cellphone browser and the click the blue button to download the application installer as follows.How to download Quark Browser on the website The installed Apps Alipay Sign UpNote: if you have QQ\WeChat\Weibo or Taobao account, you can pass this section and jump to Quark LoginAfter we had the two Apps installed, we ca start with opening the Alipay. Select "Sign up" and select "Sign up with email", then use your own email address to complete signup. After you signed up, the app would ask your country, you can select as your preferences, and then it's all done for registration. Alipay Sign Up Quark LoginThen we go to Quark Browser, on your first open, it will popup a policy window, click the blue one to proceed. After entered the main menu, click the button on the bottom-right, and login via Alipay (or if you have QQ\WeChat\Weibo\Taobao account would also be ok). The application would automatically jump to Alipay and you should click agree to login.Quark Login Find Download LinkThe original mod was published on bilibili, it's also suggested to go to bilibili to get the link. But the author also has an account on YouTube, so you can also find the link on it, though it may be a little bit out-of-date.Note: the author has just published v2.0.88 of the Mod, you can find the link on the bilibili video description. Download Link Download File with Quark BrowserOnce you have copied the link, you can go to Quark Browser, the app will automatically recognize the share link, and guide you to the download page. You can also paste the link manually. Click "Save", and the browser will save it to your account. Then, hold the saved file and click "下载" to download it to your cellphone. Once it's done, you can go to your profile page to view the location of the downloaded file as shown in the picture, and transfer it to your PC with a USB Cable.Download Files EndingFor version 2.0.0 and above, the author had integrated it within a installer file. All you need is to double-click the program and install it as you want.Installer Options Sadly the game hasn't have an English localization there, so you can just play it in Chinese. But I think actually it's ok to play without knowing what the game is saying lol. Enjoy! PostScript: Actually at first I thought writhing such a tutorial would be easy, but it proved to be a time-consuming issue. Anyway, it's finished now and feel free to ask any questions you encountered. Wish all of you a good day! |
2024.05.17 10:44 Adrenaline--Rush Are Online Casinos Fairer Than Land-Based Ones?
 | https://preview.redd.it/wtk42wye8y0d1.jpg?width=4895&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c0ba4777dc902e4a399919192b36e28e28d96b1 submitted by Adrenaline--Rush to u/Adrenaline--Rush [link] [comments] The glitz of Vegas or the comfort of your couch? This blog explores the fairness of both land-based and online casinos. We uncover surprising facts about payout percentages and shed light on the question: are online casinos actually a more level playing field? Read on to discover the exciting world of casino fairness, no matter your preference! Vegas Vibes vs. Click and Play: The Casino ShowdownHave you ever had a friend who absolutely raves about the excitement of a night at the casino? The flashing lights, the clinking of chips, the feeling of being right in the heart of the action — it’s a whole experience, right? But then you have others who swear by the convenience of online casinos. No need to dress up, no crowds, just pure gaming fun from the comfort of your couch. So, which one is really better? And more importantly, are online casinos actually fair? Buckle up, because we’re about to delve into the exciting world of casino fairness, both online and offline!The Glitz and Glamour of Land-Based Casinos:Let’s face it, there’s a reason why Las Vegas is called “Sin City.” There’s a certain undeniable magic to stepping into a physical casino. The dazzling lights, the electrifying atmosphere, the symphony of slot machine jingles and excited chatter — it’s a sensory overload in the best way possible. Plus, land-based casinos often offer a wider variety of games, from classic poker tables with seasoned players to high-roller rooms for the truly adventurous. It’s a chance to rub shoulders with people from all walks of life, all united by the thrill of the game.But Hold On, Convenience Calls!Okay, now picture this: you’re lounging in your pajamas, your favorite beverage at hand, and you’re ready to unwind with some casino fun. That’s the beauty of online casinos! They offer the same thrill and excitement as their land-based counterparts, but from the comfort of your own home. The selection of games can be even wider online, with some platforms boasting unique or niche games you won’t find anywhere else. Plus, managing your bankroll is a breeze — just a few clicks and you’re good to go. No need to worry about carrying cash or keeping track of physical chips.Fairness Face-Off:Now, here’s the question that probably keeps you up at night (or maybe not, but let’s pretend for dramatic effect): are online casinos fair? Well, the good news is that both land-based and online casinos are regulated by agencies to ensure fair play. Land-based casinos use something called Random Number Generators (RNGs) in their electronic games. These are basically fancy computer programs that ensure every spin or roll of the dice is completely random and unpredictable. Online platforms rely on sophisticated software that achieves the same purpose.So, Who Wins the Fairness Fight?Here comes the plot twist! You might be surprised to learn that payout percentages (the amount of money a casino pays back to players over time) can actually be higher in some online casinos compared to their land-based counterparts. Why? Because online platforms have lower overhead costs. They don’t need to pay for a fancy building with flashing lights and all that jazz (although some online casinos do invest heavily in creating a visually appealing user experience). This can translate to more money finding its way back into your pocket!Don’t Get Duped: Spotting a Shady Casino (Online or Offline)Before we get too carried away, it’s important to remember that not all casinos are created equal. Whether you’re playing online or offline, it’s crucial to choose a reputable platform. Here’s a quick tip: look for licensing information, positive reviews from trusted sources, and secure payment methods. A legitimate casino will be transparent about its operations and committed to fair play.Shady Tricks? Not on Our Watch!Let’s address a common misconception: the idea that casinos are “rigged” against players. The truth is, reputable casinos rely on fair odds and RNGs to maintain a profitable business model. They don’t need to cheat. Think about it — if players thought the games were unfair, they wouldn’t keep coming back, right? Casinos thrive on repeat customers, and the only way to ensure that is by offering a fair and enjoyable experience.Beyond Fairness: Perks and PitfallsOf course, fairness is just one factor to consider when choosing a casino. Online platforms often offer exciting bonuses and promotions that can boost your bankroll. However, it’s important to remember to gamble responsibly. Set spending limits, stick to them, and never chase losses. This applies to both online and land-based casinos.Land vs. Online: The Verdict is Yours!So, who wins the battle between land-based and online casinos? The truth is, there’s no clear winner. Both can be fair and enjoyable experiences, it all depends on your preferences. Land-based offers a social atmosphere and a chance to immerse yourself in the casino world, while online provides convenience and potentially higher payouts.Explore the Excitement at Khelosports.com!If you’re looking for a safe and exciting online casino experience with a wide variety of games and potentially higher payouts, then look no further than Khelosports. We’re a licensed and reputable platform that prioritizes fair play and responsible gambling.Here’s what makes Khelosports.com the perfect place for your next online casino adventure:
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2024.05.17 10:41 Erwinblackthorn How to Make a Final Fantasy Plot
Final Fantasy is one of the biggest(if not the biggest) RPG franchises out there. As an anthology series, the games each hold a different world, every single numbered installment, as well as a different story. The patterns that connect the stories are there in order to keep a Final Fantasy game a Final Fantasy game. They’ve been able to make these games feel consistent in their approach for about 10 installments, with the titles after 10 being more on the subversion side. Now that Final Fantasy 7 is getting a remake “trilogy”, this subversion has become a complete deconstruction of what made the series well loved. The new people in charge of the IP seemed to have lost the magic, resulting in the series becoming a hollow husk of its former self.
With so many RPG Maker people wanting to recapture the magic, as well as Square Enix itself, this brings up the question: what exactly is a Final Fantasy plot?
In the 80s, Final Fantasy was conceived as a response to TTRPG games like Dungeon and Dragons and computer RPG games like Wizardry, with Dragon’s Quest being an influence and sharing the same influences itself. These fantasy game influences created a lot of the gameplay, with the story coming from what came prior in the form of Tolkienesque stories. To further the chain of influence, these Tolkienesque stories were inspired by Arthurian romance and mythology, holding a big focus on how alchemy approached the combination of mythologies to express a monomyth. Carl Jung helped popularize the monomyth, along with Joseph Campbell, which would later establish the media usage of the hero’s journey. When Lord of the Rings came out, the prevention of the world ending by the usage of a MacGuffin became a staple in heroic fantasy storytelling.
Final Fantasy began with nameless characters of unknown origins, having you play as the 4 warriors of light. 4 warriors were picked to represent the 4 elements, the 4 corners of the world, with 4 monsters of the elements acting as their main form of opposition as they head to the final boss. Fire, water, air, and earth were treated as vulnerable crystals that must be restored, bringing order back to a chaotic world, with the final boss being Chaos itself, to end the game with a peaceful kingdom. Rather than a single ring to rule them all, the MacGuffins in FF1 are instead key items, each one unlocking a new location to move the story forward. The world map is entirely used, from land to sea to air, forcing a journey process across different areas as these heroes attempt to fix the world.
The gameplay focuses on classes, with each class serving a different party purpose, forcing the player to pick different types for easier results. Each class was given a different outfit, easy to tell the difference between their roles, with each one symbolically having a different personality. It’s not that they had a personality in the game where they never speak, but rather the roles they hold grant them different paths on how they got there. For example, the fighter would have to become physically stronger and knighted to become a knight, while the thief would have to sneak around and learn black magic to become a ninja. In fact, having more thieves in your team was a way to make the game harder, because of their lower HP.
This combination of classes and a quest to save the world changed upon the second installment, where characters were finally given names and backstories. Due to this held history, their hometown was presented as the catalyst for the story to begin, being saved by a princess this time as they start a rebellion against an evil Emperor. Sounds familiar? This is where Star Wars comes in more full, acting as an inspiration for the science fantasy elements that come in during the later half of this game and the first one. The final location of a floating island could be considered part of Star War’s Cloud City, but it can also be tied to the more Japanese inspiration of Castle in the Sky.
Studio Ghibli, the “Japanese Disney”, came out with this movie a year prior to Final Fantasy 1’s release. In this movie, steampunk retrofuturism was inspired by science romanticism books of the 1800s, while its castle in the sky was inspired by the floating island in the satirical novel Gulliver's Travels (1726). All of these are still directly inspired by both the hero’s journey of alchemical study (through Star Wars) and mythological journeys(with floating islands being found in Homer’s Odyssey). The steampunk style continued into later titles, allowing the usage of swords with the combination of robots to make sense to the player. This also reinforces a romantic approach to storytelling, as Arthurian romance and scientific romance are combined into a mythological premise concerning the end of the world and heroes who go out to save it with MacGuffins.
Two creatures that would play important roles for the heroes were both made by the same designer: Koichi Ishii. The Chocobo would be used as a giant bird that you ride like a horse, while the Moogle was meant to be a spiritual assistant that has a pom-pom growing out of its head, symbolically declaring itself as your personal cheerleader. The cat-like body of the Moogle, as well as its infinite source of magical assistance, could easily be traced back to the 60s blue cat named Doraemon. While the cute Moogle was based on a culturally significant source (as well as the kami of Japanese folklore), the chocobo turned itself into one by becoming a cute form of transportation, both allowing the game to become more appealing to kids and animal lovers. These additions allowed the traveling merchants of the game, as well as the trusty galliform, to serve more of a story purpose when their significant locations are visited.
By the time we hit Final Fantasy 6, the classes are changed from choosing outfits to become character locked. At this point, the characters themselves are the class, with more classes collected as more characters are collected along the way. Their backstories come with their discovery, allowing their hometowns to become different locations across the map, and their relationships growing into pre-game histories and future romances. The summoner, a special type of mage, is treated as the most important type of character, due to their control of creatures that are based on our polytheistic gods and some mythological characters. Their role is to serve as a humorous deus ex machina, a reference to how plays would use a god of mythology to interfere with a story and set things right when the writer usually wrote themselves into a corner.
The roles of characters each become a repetition of this setup from 6, causing several key plot points to occur. The main “leader” is a young male who holds a bladed weapon, in the form of a sword or dagger. This is the “Luke Skywalker” of the group who is aided by an older magician or mentor who shows him the ropes. Along the way, they find a “princess” with access to ancient powers who is able to lead them to the MacGuffin that will save the world. From the beginning, they are opposed by a “black knight” who is the shadow of the leader, with an emperor antagonist that is overshadowed by this black knight, leading to the final showdown that is fought in several stages.
Three stages are utilized to represent the destruction of the antagonist’s body, mind, and spirit. Their presence throughout the story is in the form of stages, acting as spiritual checkpoints for the heroic leader to confront their shadow. Once the evil “emperor” is defeated, the shadow's presence brings in the apocalypse that threatens the world, as well as their symbolic four horsemen. Across the journey of the main party, they unlock the 4 forms of transportation: earth(main map), water(boat), air (airship), and fire (combustion vehicle/chocobo). Each quest unlocks the next quest with the next ability to access it, whether it’s a key item or a form of this transportation.
Each game comes with about 10 hours of storylines, making up about a fifth of total gameplay for an average playthrough. This sounds like a lot, but when split up by the 5 point story structure, this gives about 2 hours per point. When we realize there are an average of 70 locations per game, we can feel overwhelmed by the amount of locations to visit. Thankfully, only a small handful are actual story locations and the majority are battle locations for gameplay. The trick to figuring out their location planning is all in the types of locations they go through.
Locations are split into two types: 1. Hub 2. Dungeon
Hubs come in: 1. Small merchant 2. Rest stop(usually a save point) 3. Village (people but no shops) 4. Town (people and shops) 5. City (people, shops, side quests) 6. Castle (people, shops, main quests)
The dungeons come in the variety of: 1. Grassy 2. Desert 3. Snowy 4. Mountain 5. underwater 6. Cave 7. Forest 8. Haunted House 9. Laboratory 10. Castle 11. Space/unknown
When we view it in this way, those 70 locations get split into 35 each, with about 4- 5 hubs for each type and 3 - 4 dungeons of each type. With how each game needs a main hub as the kingdom, the emperor’s tower, the shadow’s fortress, a hometown(plus dungeon) for each side character, 3 to 4 main islands, and remakes of locations caused by running themes(like the gardens in 8), the tall order becomes far more shorter than presumed. The gathering of the side characters make up the bulk of act 2, which include: 1. A driver of the airship 2. An unconventional “mancer” 3. A gag character 4. One who betrays the empire (sometimes comes as an NPC or temporary character) 5. Secret characters 6. A tragic character (seeks revenge on the empire) 7. A dragoon (or sniper in the case of FF8
These character types can be combined in any way, but the goal is to include them for a full experience.
As for villains, the typical boss will be based on a particular weakness to a single(or theme based) type of attack. Reoccurring “Team Rocket” style battles will act as another form of story checkpoint, with these goons being a creature like Ultros or a trio like The Turks. In the final dungeon, a boss rush will either summon a lot of previous bosses to take you on at a higher level, or introduce a cast of new bosses that are to be fought at different layers. The defeat of a boss is meant to be the ending of a quest and the expansion into the next quest area until the game is over, with optional bosses causing neither of these(hence the name “optional”). The normal enemies of the area are (supposed) to train the player for the encounter with the boss of that same area.
Final Fantasy followed this simple formula for about 10 installments until the PS2 era started to make it shaky and then Final Fantasy 12 removed the doomsday weapon. 13 removed the male lead and any coherent recollection of a main antagonist. Once we got to 15, the doomsday weapon was back but now the summonings are treated like main characters. The remake of 7 flips everything on its head as it tries to force Midgar to be a world of its own, not realizing that the journey requires the player to leave the castle and get on an airship within the same game. As time goes on, the romanticism of its origins will be lost and it will just be building over itself without understanding where any of the structure comes from, because each installment comes with more deconstruction.
Final Fantasy started as romantic mythology, tied together with the fairy tale magic of Disney and Studio Ghibli. Everything about it is supposed to be cute, aimed at kids, hits hard enough to make an adult cry, and blessed by the presence of consistency. We don’t need the games to be more realistic, we need them to be more enjoyable. But hopefully, with this guide, you will be able to make your own Final Fantasy one day. You will make it better, make it proper, and it will certainly not be the final time we see it.
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With so many RPG Maker people wanting to recapture the magic, as well as Square Enix itself, this brings up the question: what exactly is a Final Fantasy plot?
In the 80s, Final Fantasy was conceived as a response to TTRPG games like Dungeon and Dragons and computer RPG games like Wizardry, with Dragon’s Quest being an influence and sharing the same influences itself. These fantasy game influences created a lot of the gameplay, with the story coming from what came prior in the form of Tolkienesque stories. To further the chain of influence, these Tolkienesque stories were inspired by Arthurian romance and mythology, holding a big focus on how alchemy approached the combination of mythologies to express a monomyth. Carl Jung helped popularize the monomyth, along with Joseph Campbell, which would later establish the media usage of the hero’s journey. When Lord of the Rings came out, the prevention of the world ending by the usage of a MacGuffin became a staple in heroic fantasy storytelling.
Final Fantasy began with nameless characters of unknown origins, having you play as the 4 warriors of light. 4 warriors were picked to represent the 4 elements, the 4 corners of the world, with 4 monsters of the elements acting as their main form of opposition as they head to the final boss. Fire, water, air, and earth were treated as vulnerable crystals that must be restored, bringing order back to a chaotic world, with the final boss being Chaos itself, to end the game with a peaceful kingdom. Rather than a single ring to rule them all, the MacGuffins in FF1 are instead key items, each one unlocking a new location to move the story forward. The world map is entirely used, from land to sea to air, forcing a journey process across different areas as these heroes attempt to fix the world.
The gameplay focuses on classes, with each class serving a different party purpose, forcing the player to pick different types for easier results. Each class was given a different outfit, easy to tell the difference between their roles, with each one symbolically having a different personality. It’s not that they had a personality in the game where they never speak, but rather the roles they hold grant them different paths on how they got there. For example, the fighter would have to become physically stronger and knighted to become a knight, while the thief would have to sneak around and learn black magic to become a ninja. In fact, having more thieves in your team was a way to make the game harder, because of their lower HP.
This combination of classes and a quest to save the world changed upon the second installment, where characters were finally given names and backstories. Due to this held history, their hometown was presented as the catalyst for the story to begin, being saved by a princess this time as they start a rebellion against an evil Emperor. Sounds familiar? This is where Star Wars comes in more full, acting as an inspiration for the science fantasy elements that come in during the later half of this game and the first one. The final location of a floating island could be considered part of Star War’s Cloud City, but it can also be tied to the more Japanese inspiration of Castle in the Sky.
Studio Ghibli, the “Japanese Disney”, came out with this movie a year prior to Final Fantasy 1’s release. In this movie, steampunk retrofuturism was inspired by science romanticism books of the 1800s, while its castle in the sky was inspired by the floating island in the satirical novel Gulliver's Travels (1726). All of these are still directly inspired by both the hero’s journey of alchemical study (through Star Wars) and mythological journeys(with floating islands being found in Homer’s Odyssey). The steampunk style continued into later titles, allowing the usage of swords with the combination of robots to make sense to the player. This also reinforces a romantic approach to storytelling, as Arthurian romance and scientific romance are combined into a mythological premise concerning the end of the world and heroes who go out to save it with MacGuffins.
Two creatures that would play important roles for the heroes were both made by the same designer: Koichi Ishii. The Chocobo would be used as a giant bird that you ride like a horse, while the Moogle was meant to be a spiritual assistant that has a pom-pom growing out of its head, symbolically declaring itself as your personal cheerleader. The cat-like body of the Moogle, as well as its infinite source of magical assistance, could easily be traced back to the 60s blue cat named Doraemon. While the cute Moogle was based on a culturally significant source (as well as the kami of Japanese folklore), the chocobo turned itself into one by becoming a cute form of transportation, both allowing the game to become more appealing to kids and animal lovers. These additions allowed the traveling merchants of the game, as well as the trusty galliform, to serve more of a story purpose when their significant locations are visited.
By the time we hit Final Fantasy 6, the classes are changed from choosing outfits to become character locked. At this point, the characters themselves are the class, with more classes collected as more characters are collected along the way. Their backstories come with their discovery, allowing their hometowns to become different locations across the map, and their relationships growing into pre-game histories and future romances. The summoner, a special type of mage, is treated as the most important type of character, due to their control of creatures that are based on our polytheistic gods and some mythological characters. Their role is to serve as a humorous deus ex machina, a reference to how plays would use a god of mythology to interfere with a story and set things right when the writer usually wrote themselves into a corner.
The roles of characters each become a repetition of this setup from 6, causing several key plot points to occur. The main “leader” is a young male who holds a bladed weapon, in the form of a sword or dagger. This is the “Luke Skywalker” of the group who is aided by an older magician or mentor who shows him the ropes. Along the way, they find a “princess” with access to ancient powers who is able to lead them to the MacGuffin that will save the world. From the beginning, they are opposed by a “black knight” who is the shadow of the leader, with an emperor antagonist that is overshadowed by this black knight, leading to the final showdown that is fought in several stages.
Three stages are utilized to represent the destruction of the antagonist’s body, mind, and spirit. Their presence throughout the story is in the form of stages, acting as spiritual checkpoints for the heroic leader to confront their shadow. Once the evil “emperor” is defeated, the shadow's presence brings in the apocalypse that threatens the world, as well as their symbolic four horsemen. Across the journey of the main party, they unlock the 4 forms of transportation: earth(main map), water(boat), air (airship), and fire (combustion vehicle/chocobo). Each quest unlocks the next quest with the next ability to access it, whether it’s a key item or a form of this transportation.
Each game comes with about 10 hours of storylines, making up about a fifth of total gameplay for an average playthrough. This sounds like a lot, but when split up by the 5 point story structure, this gives about 2 hours per point. When we realize there are an average of 70 locations per game, we can feel overwhelmed by the amount of locations to visit. Thankfully, only a small handful are actual story locations and the majority are battle locations for gameplay. The trick to figuring out their location planning is all in the types of locations they go through.
Locations are split into two types: 1. Hub 2. Dungeon
Hubs come in: 1. Small merchant 2. Rest stop(usually a save point) 3. Village (people but no shops) 4. Town (people and shops) 5. City (people, shops, side quests) 6. Castle (people, shops, main quests)
The dungeons come in the variety of: 1. Grassy 2. Desert 3. Snowy 4. Mountain 5. underwater 6. Cave 7. Forest 8. Haunted House 9. Laboratory 10. Castle 11. Space/unknown
When we view it in this way, those 70 locations get split into 35 each, with about 4- 5 hubs for each type and 3 - 4 dungeons of each type. With how each game needs a main hub as the kingdom, the emperor’s tower, the shadow’s fortress, a hometown(plus dungeon) for each side character, 3 to 4 main islands, and remakes of locations caused by running themes(like the gardens in 8), the tall order becomes far more shorter than presumed. The gathering of the side characters make up the bulk of act 2, which include: 1. A driver of the airship 2. An unconventional “mancer” 3. A gag character 4. One who betrays the empire (sometimes comes as an NPC or temporary character) 5. Secret characters 6. A tragic character (seeks revenge on the empire) 7. A dragoon (or sniper in the case of FF8
These character types can be combined in any way, but the goal is to include them for a full experience.
As for villains, the typical boss will be based on a particular weakness to a single(or theme based) type of attack. Reoccurring “Team Rocket” style battles will act as another form of story checkpoint, with these goons being a creature like Ultros or a trio like The Turks. In the final dungeon, a boss rush will either summon a lot of previous bosses to take you on at a higher level, or introduce a cast of new bosses that are to be fought at different layers. The defeat of a boss is meant to be the ending of a quest and the expansion into the next quest area until the game is over, with optional bosses causing neither of these(hence the name “optional”). The normal enemies of the area are (supposed) to train the player for the encounter with the boss of that same area.
Final Fantasy followed this simple formula for about 10 installments until the PS2 era started to make it shaky and then Final Fantasy 12 removed the doomsday weapon. 13 removed the male lead and any coherent recollection of a main antagonist. Once we got to 15, the doomsday weapon was back but now the summonings are treated like main characters. The remake of 7 flips everything on its head as it tries to force Midgar to be a world of its own, not realizing that the journey requires the player to leave the castle and get on an airship within the same game. As time goes on, the romanticism of its origins will be lost and it will just be building over itself without understanding where any of the structure comes from, because each installment comes with more deconstruction.
Final Fantasy started as romantic mythology, tied together with the fairy tale magic of Disney and Studio Ghibli. Everything about it is supposed to be cute, aimed at kids, hits hard enough to make an adult cry, and blessed by the presence of consistency. We don’t need the games to be more realistic, we need them to be more enjoyable. But hopefully, with this guide, you will be able to make your own Final Fantasy one day. You will make it better, make it proper, and it will certainly not be the final time we see it.
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2024.05.17 10:26 Sweet-Count2557 Best Pizza in Eugene or
 | Best Pizza in Eugene or Are you ready to discover the best pizza in Eugene, OR? We're here to take you on a mouthwatering journey through the city's vibrant pizza scene.With a wide array of flavors and toppings, Eugene is a pizza lover's paradise. From iconic establishments like Track Town Pizza and Roaring Rapids Pizza to customizable options at MOD Pizza, there's something for everyone.And let's not forget about the unique experience of Oregon Wood Fired Pizza and Pizzeria DOP. Get ready to satisfy your cravings and embark on a delicious adventure.Key TakeawaysThe pizza joints in Eugene offer a wide range of pizza combinations, including classic and vegetarian options.The restaurants use fresh ingredients and make their dough daily, ensuring the quality of their pizzas.Track Town Pizza is a popular choice, especially after Oregon Ducks games, and has been serving delicious pizzas since 1978.Roaring Rapids Pizza is known for its unique recipes and all-natural cheeses made by their own cheese makers.Track Town PizzaWe should definitely try Track Town Pizza for dinner tonight; I heard they've the best pizza in town. Located at 1809 Franklin Blvd, Eugene, Oregon, Track Town Pizza has been serving delicious pizzas, salads, and handcrafted beers since 1978. It's the perfect place to satisfy your pizza cravings after watching an Oregon Ducks game.Track Town Pizza is known for their pizzas made with fresh ingredients, homemade sauce, and hand-tossed dough. They offer a variety of pizza options to cater to everyone's taste buds. Whether you're a meat lover or a vegetarian, Track Town Pizza has got you covered. Their menu features classic and vegetarian slices, as well as over 250 pizza combinations.The atmosphere at Track Town Pizza is relaxed and welcoming, making it a great spot for a casual lunch or a family pizza night. The staff is friendly and the service is top-notch, ensuring a pleasant dining experience. The restaurant follows strict safety protocols to prioritize the well-being of their customers.If you're looking for the best pizza in Eugene, Track Town Pizza should be at the top of your list. With their fresh ingredients, homemade sauce, and hand-tossed dough, they deliver a pizza experience that's unmatched. So, grab your friends or family and head over to Track Town Pizza for a delicious and satisfying meal.Roaring Rapids PizzaLet's try the Marshal Pizza with salami, roasted garlic, smoked mozzarella, mushrooms, and jalapeños at Roaring Rapids Pizza, one of the best pizza places in Eugene. Located at 4006 Franklin Blvd, this kid-friendly spot offers stunning views of the Willamette River.Known for their delicious pizzas, Roaring Rapids Pizza uses unique recipes to make their dough from scratch daily. The cheese used on their pizzas is all-natural and produced by their own cheese makers.At Roaring Rapids Pizza, safety is a top priority. The restaurant maintains a clean and welcoming atmosphere, ensuring a comfortable dining experience for all guests. The staff follows strict hygiene practices and takes necessary precautions to ensure the safety of their customers.When it comes to pizza, Roaring Rapids Pizza offers a wide variety of options to cater to different preferences. From classic combinations to vegetarian options, there's something for everyone. Their Marshal Pizza is a flavor-packed choice, with the perfect balance of savory salami, roasted garlic, smoked mozzarella, mushrooms, and a hint of heat from jalapeños.Whether you're dining in or ordering takeout, Roaring Rapids Pizza guarantees a satisfying and safe pizza experience. So, why not give their Marshal Pizza a try and indulge in the delicious flavors that make this place one of the best pizza spots in Eugene?MOD PizzaWhile discussing our favorite pizza places in Eugene, we can't forget about MOD Pizza, a chain that has been serving individual artisan-style pizzas since 2008. Here are some key points to consider about MOD Pizza:Customizable Pizzas: MOD Pizza offers a unique dining experience by allowing customers to build their own pizzas. With over eight sauces and 40 toppings to choose from, you can create a pizza tailored to your taste buds.Fixed Prices: One of the standout features of MOD Pizza is that the prices remain the same regardless of the toppings you choose. This ensures that you can fully customize your pizza without worrying about any additional costs.High-Quality Ingredients: MOD Pizza prides itself on using fresh and high-quality ingredients. From the dough, made daily, to the flavorful sauces and toppings, you can expect a delicious and satisfying pizza experience.Welcoming Atmosphere: MOD Pizza provides a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere for its customers. Whether you're dining in or taking your pizza to go, you can enjoy a comfortable and friendly environment.Safety: MOD Pizza prioritizes the safety of its customers. They've implemented measures such as contactless ordering and payment options, as well as rigorous cleaning protocols to ensure a safe dining experience.MOD Pizza is a popular choice for pizza lovers in Eugene due to its customizable pizzas, fixed prices, high-quality ingredients, welcoming atmosphere, and commitment to safety. Whether you're a meat lover or a vegetarian, MOD Pizza has something for everyone.Oregon Wood Fired Pizza and Pizzeria DOPWe should definitely try out Oregon Wood Fired Pizza and Pizzeria DOP because they specialize in wood-fired pizzas and offer incredibly loaded pizzas with authentic flavors. These mobile pizza parlors, Oregon Wood Fired Pizza and Pizzeria DOP, have been serving delicious pizzas since 2011 and 2020, respectively. What sets them apart is their unique way of baking pizzas inside converted trucks with wood-fired ovens. This not only adds a rustic touch but also enhances the flavors of the pizzas.When it comes to safety, both Oregon Wood Fired Pizza and Pizzeria DOP prioritize using fresh ingredients and maintaining proper hygiene practices. They're committed to providing a safe and enjoyable dining experience for their customers. Their pizzas are made with high-quality ingredients that are sourced from trusted suppliers. The wood-fired ovens ensure that the pizzas are cooked at high temperatures, ensuring that they're thoroughly cooked and safe to eat.Whether you're a meat lover, a vegetarian, or have specific dietary preferences, Oregon Wood Fired Pizza and Pizzeria DOP have got you covered. They offer a wide variety of toppings, from classic options to more unique and adventurous flavors. Their pizzas are creatively mixed with flavorful toppings, providing a delightful and satisfying culinary experience.To find out the location and schedule of these mobile pizza parlors, you can check their official pages or social media updates. So, if you're in the mood for some authentic wood-fired pizza, Oregon Wood Fired Pizza and Pizzeria DOP are definitely worth a try.Marshal PizzaWe're craving the unique flavors of Marshal Pizza with its combination of salami, roasted garlic, smoked mozzarella, mushrooms, and jalapeños. Marshal Pizza is a casual Italian restaurant in Eugene that offers over 250 pizza combinations.Here are some reasons why Marshal Pizza stands out:Fresh dough made daily using the finest ingredientsRelaxed and welcoming atmosphereKnown as the best pizza joint in EugeneOffers classic and vegetarian slicesCasual Italian restaurant with a wide variety of toppingsMarshal Pizza is the perfect place to satisfy your pizza cravings. The fresh dough, made daily, ensures that every bite is delicious and satisfying. The relaxed and welcoming atmosphere makes it a great place to enjoy a meal with friends or family. Whether you prefer classic toppings or are looking for something more unique, Marshal Pizza has you covered with its wide variety of options.When it comes to pizza in Eugene, Marshal Pizza is a top contender. With its combination of flavors and high-quality ingredients, it's no wonder why it's known as the best pizza joint in town. So if you're looking for a delicious and satisfying pizza experience, be sure to check out Marshal Pizza. Your taste buds will thank you.Bigs Veggie SpecialSometimes we order the Bigs Veggie Special from Marshal Pizza because it's loaded with delicious roasted mushrooms, spinach, and feta cheese. This vegetarian pizza is a safe and satisfying choice for those looking for a meat-free option.The roasted mushrooms add a rich and earthy flavor, while the spinach provides a fresh and vibrant taste. The feta cheese adds a creamy and tangy element that perfectly complements the other ingredients.Marshal Pizza takes safety seriously, ensuring that their pizzas are made with the finest ingredients and prepared in a clean and hygienic environment. They use fresh dough made daily and carefully select their toppings to ensure quality and flavor.The Bigs Veggie Special is a popular choice among vegetarians and pizza lovers alike, and it's easy to see why. With its flavorful combination of roasted mushrooms, spinach, and feta cheese, this pizza is a tasty and healthy option for anyone looking for a delicious meal.Frequently Asked QuestionsHow Many Different Pizza Combinations Does Track Town Pizza Offer?Track Town Pizza offers a variety of different pizza combinations. Their menu features classic and vegetarian options, made with fresh ingredients and homemade sauce.While we don't have the exact number of combinations, you can create your own customized pizza with a range of toppings, sauces, and cheeses.Located in Eugene, Oregon, Track Town Pizza is a popular spot for casual dining, especially after a Ducks game.It's a great place to enjoy delicious pizza in a lively atmosphere.What Is the Specialty Pizza at Roaring Rapids Pizza?The specialty pizza at Roaring Rapids Pizza is their unique Caspian Pizza. It's topped with a delicious combination of mozzarella, gorgonzola, sweet BBQ sauce, and onion slices. The flavors blend together perfectly to create a mouthwatering experience.Roaring Rapids Pizza is known for their scratch-made dough and all-natural cheeses produced by their own cheese makers. Located by the Willamette River, it's a kid-friendly spot with stunning views.Don't miss out on trying their specialty pizza when you visit Eugene!How Many Toppings Can You Choose From at MOD Pizza?At MOD Pizza, you can choose from over eight sauces and 40 toppings to customize your artisan-style pizza. They offer a wide variety of options to suit every taste, and the best part is that the prices remain the same regardless of the toppings you choose.How Long Has Oregon Wood Fired Pizza Been in Operation?Oregon Wood Fired Pizza has been in operation since 2011. They specialize in delicious wood-fired pizzas with flavorful toppings, baked inside converted trucks with wood-fired ovens.Their unique way of ordering allows customers to experience authentic and incredibly loaded pizzas with authentic flavors. Whether it's their mobile pizza parlor or Pizzeria DOP, both offer a delightful experience.Check their schedules or official pages for updates on their location, and satisfy your pizza cravings with their fresh and tasty creations.What Are the Unique Features of the Marshal Pizza and Bigs Veggie Special at the Recommended Pizza Joint?The unique features of the Marshal Pizza at the recommended pizza joint include the combination of salami, roasted garlic, smoked mozzarella, mushrooms, and jalapeños, creating a flavorful and slightly spicy pizza.On the other hand, the Bigs Veggie Special stands out with its roasted mushrooms, spinach, and feta cheese toppings, providing a delicious and vegetarian-friendly option.These pizzas showcase the restaurant's commitment to using fresh ingredients and offering a variety of flavor combinations to satisfy different tastes.ConclusionIn conclusion, Eugene, Oregon offers a diverse and vibrant pizza scene that caters to all tastes. With iconic establishments like Track Town Pizza and Roaring Rapids Pizza, along with customizable options at MOD Pizza, there's something for everyone.Additionally, the unique mobile wood-fired pizza parlors, Oregon Wood Fired Pizza and Pizzeria DOP, add a touch of creativity and authenticity to the mix.With so many delicious options, it's no wonder that Eugene is a pizza lover's paradise. So go ahead and indulge in the best pizza in town! submitted by Sweet-Count2557 to worldkidstravel [link] [comments] |
2024.05.17 10:18 Dependent_Remove_326 Tenacity
Please be gentle, it's been bouncing around in my brain forever.
"Good morning class. as we continue our lecture on our war like members of the Federation. This week we will be discussing humans." Hand raises, sigh. "Yes Twicx." "But humans are not warlike they didn't even post scores during last year's fleet wargames." "Well, if you let me continue with my lecture you will find out that answer. Sit down."
"Why is one of the Federations most friendly races at the top of this list of war races? The Grog are 1000 kg and can lift some races tanks. The Sevetm are so nibble that they are unrivaled at close quarters battle and fighter craft."
"Humans evolved on a hell planet with the highest biodiversity of any planet found in this galaxy. And probably any other. More species go extinct on their home planet Earth a day then some cradle worlds have ever had. They have become the super apex predator of this planet where every biome has animals that will hunt and eat humans. At one point there were 5 different species of humans competing to survive. Put your hand down Twicx. To this day the planet is home to no less then 13 pre-sapient species."
"This crucible of evolution has created a super predator that most of the galaxy often finds cute and cuddly. They have evolved 3 traits in my humble opinion that set them above other species in the theater of combat. Yes, Twicx I see your hand put it down or I will remove you from class. These traits are as follows and will be on the test."
"1) Pack bonding: Humans will bond with almost anything, some cases even inanimate objects and will swarm like hive drones if a bond partner or child is harmed. Not just their own children either. whole villages would endanger themselves to find one lost child that was not even from their village."
"2) Combat Drugs: When a human is stressed just like many other species from Earth, they release a combination of hormones that most super soldier programs would be scared to even administer. In fact, most of these chemicals are illegal and considered war crimes to administer to troops. Adrenaline, Cortisol, and several Catecholamines are released from a gland attached to a part of their digestive system. This reduces pain, increases the bodies available strength, increases nerve response, increases blood flow, and adds more energy molecules into their blood stream, I think it is called Glucose, a form of drink sweetener. Look up their properties tonight as your homework then discuss on the class forum. I expect 3 posts of no less than 300 words this week. Where was I? Oh yes."
"3) Tenacity: A purely human concept. Humans are what is called a pursuit or persistence predator, they are slower and weaker than even most of the pray species on Earth but what they could do was run their pray to exhaustion and death. Human elderly are known to be able to run 42 kilometers without stopping to rest with minimal training. This ability has created a psyche that does not stop due to adversity. Thier history is full of examples of soldiers that fought to the death and at time won when surrounded just because they refused to bow to their enemy or to give others a chance to escape. This tenacity influences every part of their lives. From technological research: Don't tell me it can't be done. To their combativeness with authority: I will not wear green on Friday, I don't want to, and you can't make me. A human Marine I once met summed it up as: Because fuck you make me!""
This evolution has created a species that thrives in adversity. In fact, most humans do not like living on gaia class worlds because they find them too boring. In fact, studies have shown that humans without some competition or conflict in their lives show increased mental instability and have a severely decreased life span. This is why they scare just about every other military in the Federation. Thank you class and have a good day."
"Oh, Twicx, to answer your question you should really lookup who the red force during the fleet games is. It's their reserve fleet, their part time volunteers. And you know that Red Force usually wins, even in very disadvantageous scenarios. Now get out."
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"Good morning class. as we continue our lecture on our war like members of the Federation. This week we will be discussing humans." Hand raises, sigh. "Yes Twicx." "But humans are not warlike they didn't even post scores during last year's fleet wargames." "Well, if you let me continue with my lecture you will find out that answer. Sit down."
"Why is one of the Federations most friendly races at the top of this list of war races? The Grog are 1000 kg and can lift some races tanks. The Sevetm are so nibble that they are unrivaled at close quarters battle and fighter craft."
"Humans evolved on a hell planet with the highest biodiversity of any planet found in this galaxy. And probably any other. More species go extinct on their home planet Earth a day then some cradle worlds have ever had. They have become the super apex predator of this planet where every biome has animals that will hunt and eat humans. At one point there were 5 different species of humans competing to survive. Put your hand down Twicx. To this day the planet is home to no less then 13 pre-sapient species."
"This crucible of evolution has created a super predator that most of the galaxy often finds cute and cuddly. They have evolved 3 traits in my humble opinion that set them above other species in the theater of combat. Yes, Twicx I see your hand put it down or I will remove you from class. These traits are as follows and will be on the test."
"1) Pack bonding: Humans will bond with almost anything, some cases even inanimate objects and will swarm like hive drones if a bond partner or child is harmed. Not just their own children either. whole villages would endanger themselves to find one lost child that was not even from their village."
"2) Combat Drugs: When a human is stressed just like many other species from Earth, they release a combination of hormones that most super soldier programs would be scared to even administer. In fact, most of these chemicals are illegal and considered war crimes to administer to troops. Adrenaline, Cortisol, and several Catecholamines are released from a gland attached to a part of their digestive system. This reduces pain, increases the bodies available strength, increases nerve response, increases blood flow, and adds more energy molecules into their blood stream, I think it is called Glucose, a form of drink sweetener. Look up their properties tonight as your homework then discuss on the class forum. I expect 3 posts of no less than 300 words this week. Where was I? Oh yes."
"3) Tenacity: A purely human concept. Humans are what is called a pursuit or persistence predator, they are slower and weaker than even most of the pray species on Earth but what they could do was run their pray to exhaustion and death. Human elderly are known to be able to run 42 kilometers without stopping to rest with minimal training. This ability has created a psyche that does not stop due to adversity. Thier history is full of examples of soldiers that fought to the death and at time won when surrounded just because they refused to bow to their enemy or to give others a chance to escape. This tenacity influences every part of their lives. From technological research: Don't tell me it can't be done. To their combativeness with authority: I will not wear green on Friday, I don't want to, and you can't make me. A human Marine I once met summed it up as: Because fuck you make me!""
This evolution has created a species that thrives in adversity. In fact, most humans do not like living on gaia class worlds because they find them too boring. In fact, studies have shown that humans without some competition or conflict in their lives show increased mental instability and have a severely decreased life span. This is why they scare just about every other military in the Federation. Thank you class and have a good day."
"Oh, Twicx, to answer your question you should really lookup who the red force during the fleet games is. It's their reserve fleet, their part time volunteers. And you know that Red Force usually wins, even in very disadvantageous scenarios. Now get out."
2024.05.17 10:08 Ocean2178 I miss games being “game”-y
Edit for clarity: I love indies, that’s where pretty much all of my gaming resides these days because that’s where all the cool, amazing shit is happening. But I just want fun, goofy games with a budget again, in a way that echoes genuine happiness and not corporate greed
This may seem like an odd thought, with new releases trending towards a distilled, “just the gameplay” model compared to the $60 full-package releases of before, but I’m talking about things that break the 4th wall, let you peek behind the curtain, and remind you that you are in fact playing a video game created by somebody.
I miss easter eggs, cheat codes, mini-games, galleries, wild unlockables, etc. I miss all the things that established a connection between developer and player, a cheeky mutual nod in agreement that we’re both gonna take a pause from the “serious” stuff and have a little fun.
Nowadays there is no distinction, all the wackiness is on full display in every micro transaction you can fit in your wallet, or is completely non-existent so as to not detract from the experience.
Gimme an achievement for running over just a few too many people in GTA, gimme a goofy costume for completing a level in an inhumane time, just give me SOMETHING that shows that someone actually enjoyed making this game, without completely derailing the entire thing altogether (usually into a soulless cashgrab)
Now I get why things are like this: the industry has gotten too big for its own good, and the medium is either treated as a glorified storefront or an artistic statement, either one needing to appease shareholders. But please, video games are supposed to be fun, let them be fun for fun’s sake
Side-discussion: Bring back ARCADE-Y GAMES!!! Why is NFS the only big-name arcade style racer on the market now? Where’s all the the goofy sports games like NBA Street and Mario 3-on-3 (that game was fire btw)? Where’s my 3D fighters that care more about crazy characters and ring-outs than making the EVO roster?
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This may seem like an odd thought, with new releases trending towards a distilled, “just the gameplay” model compared to the $60 full-package releases of before, but I’m talking about things that break the 4th wall, let you peek behind the curtain, and remind you that you are in fact playing a video game created by somebody.
I miss easter eggs, cheat codes, mini-games, galleries, wild unlockables, etc. I miss all the things that established a connection between developer and player, a cheeky mutual nod in agreement that we’re both gonna take a pause from the “serious” stuff and have a little fun.
Nowadays there is no distinction, all the wackiness is on full display in every micro transaction you can fit in your wallet, or is completely non-existent so as to not detract from the experience.
Gimme an achievement for running over just a few too many people in GTA, gimme a goofy costume for completing a level in an inhumane time, just give me SOMETHING that shows that someone actually enjoyed making this game, without completely derailing the entire thing altogether (usually into a soulless cashgrab)
Now I get why things are like this: the industry has gotten too big for its own good, and the medium is either treated as a glorified storefront or an artistic statement, either one needing to appease shareholders. But please, video games are supposed to be fun, let them be fun for fun’s sake
Side-discussion: Bring back ARCADE-Y GAMES!!! Why is NFS the only big-name arcade style racer on the market now? Where’s all the the goofy sports games like NBA Street and Mario 3-on-3 (that game was fire btw)? Where’s my 3D fighters that care more about crazy characters and ring-outs than making the EVO roster?
2024.05.17 10:01 mizuromo Daily Questions Megathread ( May 17, 2024 )
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