Ah ok thanks. I don’t think I played VIII, then.

It’s so well regarded, I kinda feel like I’m missing something. I remember bring really excited about it when it came out, since I had played all the FF releases in the US up to that point. However, I had gotten a computer so I could play Diablo, so my parents would not shell out for a PlayStation.

I ended up playing it some at a friend’s house, but right away I was not impressed. I’ve always guessed that its success was linked to the success of the PlayStation, and I think it introduced a lot of people to FF. Hell, if I didn’t have the amazing games from NES and SNES to compare it to, I probably would have been a fan.

Ok thanks! I’ll stick it out until Costa Del Sol.

I played VIII and IX years ago on roommates’ consoles. IX I really remember loving the story and characters, but I didn’t remember the combat at all. I don’t remember much about VIII, but I know I played the hell out of Blitzball.

Thanks. Yeah, I really wanted to like it.

I remember feeling underwhelmed by it as a kid when it first came out, but I never got a PlayStation. For the time, the art style and graphics were really cool, but the menus and combat system really felt like a step down for me, especially considering how awesome VI was.

Roughly 1M anecdotes in the comments already

So very heartwarming the ethnic cleansing has been for Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, and the Western hegemonic powers happily letting it go on to keep Azeri oil flowing cheaply.

Yes, it’s a relief that the war is ending, but do not construe this as some fairy-tale ending.

It’s an extraordinarily racist and ignorant posture to take. African American Vernacular English is a widely known dialect at this point and is really interesting to learn about.

Is it really? I’ve always understood the cult around it as a joke.

But seriously, RTFM.

Old Testament Jesus

Is ignoring robots.txt considered “honest”?

You could try reaching out to reporters at ProPublica. Each bio link describes what they cover, so you can target those likely to have an interest.

https://www.propublica.org/staff/#news-staff

I hope you are right

It is kind of a weird take when Russia has captured quite a bit of land. Sure, it’s costing them a lot (you might even say in inordinate sum), but characterizing them as losing is a hard sell.

I’m an ex-smoker, but I’m able to have a couple every month or two without going back full blown. One thing I have noticed is how smoking spikes your heart rate. I can look at my Fitbit data and see exactly where I smoked.

I’d heard about weight gain from quitting, which I have experienced, but I always thought it was attributed to increased appetite and not linked to cardiac activity. The stress on your heart is not just cumulative, it is acutely affective every time you light up.

Common Side Effects - Adult Swim show attempting to take a fantasy scenario about the pharma industry to its logical conclusions

Wolf Hall - BBC Masterpiece series from the perspective of Thomas Cromwell, who advised King Henry VIII throughout his reign.

Pee-Wee as Himself - 2 part documentary about Paul Rubin’s crazy life.

Barry - Batshit insanity about a hitman who decides to become an actor in LA.

It’s the first thing I think of when I see that creepy shriveled windbag.

Sorry, I thought this was possible, but I actually think that’s wrong. I checked in Jerboa and Voyager, and don’t see it in either.

Maybe if you’re logged into your instance via browser? It’s entirely possible I dreamed that up, or I just assumed it because you can on Reddit.

You certainly can follow accounts, and you should. Underutilized little feature.

Edit: Actually, I don’t think you can. My Reddit-brain misled me.

Dude. People are playing solo D&D with goddamn AI.

Fucking depressed the hell out of my night, so I had to scream it into some void.