Mechanismatic

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml to c/crows@lemmy.ml
 
 
 

Unfortunately, I couldn't get the camera out in time to get video of this one full on bathing in the flooded street. This shot starts right after he hopped out.

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Crow Stash (i.imgur.com)
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After beaking up some treats, this one went to the grass patch and stashed the excess in a spot and covered it with more grass. In the fall, they'll cover a stash with leaves.

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Glamour Shots (lemmy.ml)
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Sound off if you want to influence the content in this community.

What crow activities do you want to see more of —perching, flying, gliding, eating, cawing, fighting, walking, hopping, hiding food stashes, in a murder, solo, everything, anything, all of the above?

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

spoiler...can't fill out government forms or sign contracts because they require a legal name and proof of identity?

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm not able to reproduce the issue. I see a projectile and resulting explosion.

Are you in a new game since 2.01 or is this an older save game that predates the updates?

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Are you using any mods?

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago

Generally, no, but context and approach matter.

The ability to notice a flaw isn't the same as the skill, experience, and background that might be necessary to design a useful solution for a particular issue, especially complex issues. It's generally reasonable to say, "I don't know of a better solution, but I can predict that x and y problems will likely result from your proposed solution."

It's especially valid to warn someone when their proposed solution will harm people or make things worse. You don't have to have a better solution to try to prevent someone from doing something ill-conceived or hasty or reckless.

If the stakes are low or the person proposing a solution is likely to be sensitive to criticism, it might work better to try to approach your response as an attempt to help them refine their solution, rather than just opposing it outright. Be considerate of their feelings and make it clear you're working together.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The fandom wiki says Adams felt Fenchurch was getting in the way of the story and needed to get rid of her.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Not science fiction...?

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

It's been a long while since I read it, but the one thing I remember is the idea that you should let people talk about themselves and they'll like you for it.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

If you've got a great story idea, I'd write that first and then make the world match the story's needs. However, you want to make sure the world would function logically the same way even if the plot weren't carried out. That is to say, don't make absurdly convenient world building choices just to make the plot work. Readers will often pick up on that. "How convenient that the social tradition requires a man and a woman go on this adventure together so the main characters could fall in love!"

Sometimes the opposite happens and writers will spend so much effort on the world building that the story will suffer because the writer can't kill their darlings and cut out unnecessary details.

It's a balancing act.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm disappointed that no one responded to you with YTA or NTA.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (12 children)

I'd recommend delaying quest competition and just go wandering around town and find some fights to get into, get some leveling done, and upgrade your equipment. I find the open world to be more interesting than most quest plots.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I think it would have been better as a TV series. They glossed over the battle school battles too quickly. And in making it a series, they could have done Ender's Shadow at the same time.

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

:: waves fingers ::

This isn't the cyberpunk dystopia you're looking for.

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