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Cake day: July 1st, 2023
  • LordOfTheChia@lemmy.worldtoUnpopular Opinion@lemmy.world•Palworld is terrible
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    2 years ago

    In a lot of ways, it’s Ark without the material/food grind, ungodly long taming times, and chance of losing your tames.

    It does seem to lack underwater exploration (at least for now).

    In short, it’s way less punishing than Ark (coming from a longtime Ark player (1,000s of hours) and someone who played ~15 hours of PalWorld). They also fixed a few of the issues Ark had. Namely ( Ark vs Palworld ):

    Tames Dying: (Ark has pemadeath for tames vs Palworld lets you Rez with a short 10 minute timer)

    Losing Tames: Tames are objects in the world and can be lost in the world or even despawn VS tames are tied to the player or their base. You can always recall your tame instantly.

    Taming: spend 20 minutes to hours sitting next to a knocked out dino feeding it berries, meat or kibble hoping it doesn’t get attacked by wild creatures VS see creature, attack it, get it low on health, optionally ice or electric debuff, throw ball(s) at it.

    Land claiming: Pillars spammed in the world claiming every square foot to the point where new players starve/freeze to death trying to find a spot they can place a campfire VS each guild can have 3 bases. The base perimeter size is fixed and is centered on your palbox. You get 1 base at base level 1, a second at level 11(I think) and a third later. Can build outside the base but it will be subject to decay and damage from other players.

    Base attacks: PvP and random dinos (oh crap, a Titano is wandering near my base) VS PVE base invasion events the game throws at you.

    Getting around: On foot, slow flying mounts with limited stamina that can throw you off VS early mounts + fast travel to specific spots on the island.

    Feeding your tames: log in to mount the Giga/T-Rex to kill things to refill the troughs VS setting up farms, assign pals to farm, they plant, water, gather, and fill the trough for you.

    I almost see it as the EverQuest vs WoW debate. EQ really brought together many of the gameplay elements together (MUD + 3D) but later WoW comes by and offers a more polished, less punishing, and more casual and fun experience.

  • LordOfTheChia@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•*Permanently Deleted*
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    2 years ago

    So the ones I’ve seen were a combination of social skills/ emotional intelligence tests and the same type of questions you’d find in an IQ test.

    So having a degree shows you have the dedication to see your education through. Having a high GPA can indicate you delivered a consistent and honest effort. But the extra test (especially if it’s timed) can show how good you are at quick thinking. One test I took for a job, you would have about 20 seconds to answer each question if you wanted to get through them all.

    It can also gauge if you’re lazy (you guess your way through most questions just to get through them) or dedicated (take your time to answer each question correctly even if that means you won’t get through all 60 or so questions before the 20 minutes are up).

    The social skills/emotional intelligence tests (if that’s the right name for them) I’ve seen were basically matching faces to emotions and trying to gauge reactions to events.

    So for the “IQ” tests, they want people who are not only educated but swift thinkers (more PC way to say it).

    For the social/emotion tests, I’ve seen where otherwise smart and educated candidates can be grating to other employees and even drive other talent away.

    I ran into that situation. I’ve even personally blacklisted jobs that might be in the same “team” with a specific person at a very big contractor because even if they’re brilliant, they’re frustrating to work with and have no gauge on how to treat fellow professionals.

    I use “team” in quotes because despite there being enough work for 3-4 full time developers, I’ve only ever seen that one person on that team. After having worked with them, I have a really good idea why.

  • LordOfTheChia@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Man Displays Father’s Severed Head in Horrific Video Railing Against Biden, Immigration, ‘Far-Left Woke Mobs’
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    2 years ago

    While I’ve seen many binary choice questions that are loaded questions, I think the above is a good example. A follow up (or two) if the person balks at the question itself is the following:

    Do you know what fascism is and how to spot it?

    Do you think antifa is a single entity and not a general ideology?

    If it’s an entity, can you name or even lookup it’s leadership?

    Do you believe everyone who espouses an anti fascist value system is a member of that org?

    Good binary questions can help guide a discussion and expose biases and misunderstandings held by each side in the discussion. Seemingly paradoxically, nailing down specific stances using those types of questions, you can explore the nuance of certain positions.

    Ex: on abortion

    1. Are you for or against the government mandated birth? (Seems loaded, right?)
    2. Are you for or against the government spending resources and citizen time investigating all miscarriages? 2a. Do you know how common miscarriages are? 2b. Do you know what the medical term is for a miscarriage?
    3. Are you in favor of the law punishing equally anybody who causes a spontaneous abortion or increases the likelihood of one? Even coal power plants?
    4. Are you for or against all abortions including those that are medically necessary to prevent undue suffering and/or injury to the mother? 4a. Do you believe an ectopic pregnancy is a condition that warrants an abortion?
    5. Are you for or against politicians making medical decisions on your behalf in the name of their ideology and/or gaining political points OR should the decision be left between the patient, their doctor, and the medical field’s understanding of the best standard of care?
    6. Are you in favor of all abortions at any time? 6a… Will a hospital in the states with the most liberal abortion laws perform an abortion on a woman with a healthy pregnancy at 8-9 months? 6b. If a fetus lacks a brain and no chance of survival, should the woman be denied the appropriate care?

    Question 1 may just be a way to reframe the stances from “pro-life” / “anti-life”

    Q2 helps bring the reality of what enforcement of that person’s stance may entail.

    Q3 shows that big companies go unpunished for the same (or worse) violations of restrictive abortion laws and other laws that are used to punish women who miscarry.

    Q4 helps bring focus on the fact that anti-abortion laws that are currently being passed and enforced are written so poorly that they are forcing doctors (through threat of imprisonment) to deny what would be routine procedures which would otherwise prevent suffering and permanent injury to women.

  • LordOfTheChia@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•“Do I Have to Come Here Injured or Dead?”
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    2 years ago

    Jesus,

    In one case, a Haitian professor of ethics had won asylum in an immigration court, yet was kept in ice detention for two years while the government appealed the case.

    Also

    Both guards found endless excuses to sanction Keldy. They confiscated her Bible, barked at her in front of the others, and cut her prayer services short.

    "The Christian persecution is coming from inside the house! "

    Lastly ::: spoiler The article ends with her deportortation without her kids. That’s beyond fucked. :::

    Edit: The whole article is an excerpt of the book: “Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis”