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by vision
Fri May 09, 2025 3:21 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Insane no damage challenge
Replies: 15
Views: 8690

Re: Insane no damage challenge

Godly
by vision
Mon Apr 28, 2025 2:01 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Insane no damage challenge
Replies: 15
Views: 8690

Re: Insane no damage challenge

Ha, that Invulnerability running out a split second after you clean the room. Amazing. For some reason these are more fun to watch than the regular speedruns. I think it's because they aren't just fast, they are also absurd.
by vision
Fri Apr 25, 2025 3:01 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Insane no damage challenge
Replies: 15
Views: 8690

Re: Insane no damage challenge

Loving it!
by vision
Sat Mar 15, 2025 1:37 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)
Replies: 444
Views: 1062321

Re: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)

Marvelous. That start was so well executed it just kinda seems obvious now.
by vision
Thu Feb 20, 2025 10:57 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Wow, just wow
Replies: 134
Views: 233623

Re: Wow, just wow

I'm inclined to not buy American products if they are the same price as imports. That money is just going to make someone rich who will fight against my best interests.
by vision
Fri Feb 07, 2025 12:38 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: file suit to get court to suspend all tax filing until Musk access and possible damage is undone
Replies: 4
Views: 6190

Re: file suit to get court to suspend all tax filing until Musk access and possible damage is undone

So I'm thinking getting a judge to support a suit to forcefully suspend any new data from being entered by citizens until the matter has been investigated would be easy.
Great idea. Coincidentally, a super smart lawyer friend of mine convinced me last week to contact my state's Attorney General ...
by vision
Sun Feb 02, 2025 3:09 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Wow, just wow
Replies: 134
Views: 233623

Re: Wow, just wow

Remember the last time this administration was in power it killed NAFTA for USMCA? Guess Trump is really bad at negotiating if tarifs are needed.
by vision
Fri Dec 20, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Learned a new word
Replies: 11
Views: 12678

Re: Learned a new word

...won with a mandate.
I've never felt comfortable with this word since, to me, it implies strong or full support behind an elected official and their policies. Trump barely wining the popular vote doesn't feel like a mandate and Trump voters being something like a third of the population also ...
by vision
Mon Dec 16, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)
Replies: 444
Views: 1062321

Re: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)

I was thinking the other day about the randomness in this game and wondering if it is possible to modify the levels to remove it? I know you can fix robot state changes but I don't know if there is other randomness that is baked in and can't be removed.
by vision
Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:22 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)
Replies: 444
Views: 1062321

Re: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)

Oh, I thought you know I'm keyboard player.
This seems crazy to me, but I guess it totally makes sense since you aren't doing any long distance sniping. Everything is basically close quarters at full speed. I guess what surprises me most is you use both hands for sliding and pitching. I honestly ...
by vision
Fri Dec 13, 2024 2:46 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)
Replies: 444
Views: 1062321

Re: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)

Marvin, I don't think I've ever asked what your setup is like. Are you mouse or joystick, and if so what kind? Also what's your player configuration like (keyboard mapping, weapon auto-select, etc)?
by vision
Thu Dec 12, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Are we next...
Replies: 18
Views: 15438

Re: Are we next...

10 years ago I was a registered republican and now I'm a radical leftist. But for real though, I actually hold some views associated with communism now thanks to the insane country we live in. Though in reality, there communist ideals even right-wingers agree with but they don't know it because ...
by vision
Sun Dec 08, 2024 6:23 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)
Replies: 444
Views: 1062321

Re: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)

Marvin wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2024 3:38 pm19sec improvement.
This is shocking to read. When is the last time you made such a significant improvement? I feel like I've only been seeing single digit improvements for a long time.
by vision
Fri Dec 06, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Screw the bloodsucking vampires
Replies: 36
Views: 34663

Re: Screw the bloodsucking vampires

Tunnelcat wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:04 pmUnfortunately, there are some very good pics of his face.
I don't think those pics are the guy though. I've seen an analysis that points out a some inconsistencies. Either way we should do what we can to protect that hero.
by vision
Fri Nov 22, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The Prez, Vice Prez and Speaker of the House walk into a bar….
Replies: 33
Views: 23220

Re: The Prez, Vice Prez and Speaker of the House walk into a bar….

Vander wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 10:12 am*edit - I thought this was pretty good:
That seemed like a pretty sober read on the matter, thanks.
by vision
Wed Nov 20, 2024 2:30 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The Prez, Vice Prez and Speaker of the House walk into a bar….
Replies: 33
Views: 23220

Re: The Prez, Vice Prez and Speaker of the House walk into a bar….

When was the last time democrats delivered on what they proposed?
Jumping in to say the Biden Administration promised to cancel student loans and one of my loans got cancelled. That's a good thing because the school I went to was later determined to be a scam. I dropped out halfway through and ...
by vision
Tue Nov 19, 2024 3:24 pm
Forum: Descent Old Skool
Topic: Descent Material Replacement Project
Replies: 5
Views: 61100

Descent Material Replacement Project

The creator of this project posted on reddit so I'm cross-posting here because it looks really cool. They are reworked, hi-res textures specifically for the ray-traced version of Descent. Looks great.

https://perceptualgames.net/DMRP/
by vision
Sun Nov 10, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Did you vote?
Replies: 82
Views: 61219

Re: Did you vote?

I think what everybody is missing is that both parties have been pulling further and further to their extremes.
What in the holy hell are you talking about? Sanders and Warren barely qualify as Left and we didn't hear anything from them this election. There isn't even a real left-wing branch of ...
by vision
Sat Oct 19, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)
Replies: 444
Views: 1062321

Re: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)

OMG this has to be my favorite run of yours, so much went absolutely right. Great job. Really exciting to watch.
by vision
Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Hurricanes
Replies: 15
Views: 12879

Re: Hurricanes

...give a bunch of homes [...] to illegal immigrants while all the real owners are away?

Ah, the old "West Bank" trick. Nice.

I know you're making a very tasteless joke about dealing with conspiracy theorists, but I do sometimes wonder if years from now researchers will be able to figure out how ...
by vision
Mon Oct 07, 2024 2:30 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Woodchip got banned
Replies: 105
Views: 80475

Re: Woodchip got banned

Nice, but I don't know the point of a one month ban, it's not like we can expect a behavior correction. Just make it permananet.
by vision
Fri Oct 04, 2024 1:07 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Rhythm of the falling rain
Replies: 18
Views: 16493

Re: Rhythm of the falling rain

You do know Arabs are living Israel?
You know Jews live in every Muslim country? I don't see your point. Israel's goal is to take over whatever they deem historic land and set up a religious state. It's no different than ISIS establishing a caliphate in the Levant. I personally think Israel is ...
by vision
Fri Oct 04, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)
Replies: 444
Views: 1062321

Re: Going Rambo on D1 level 6 (And other levels)

Marvin wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 10:26 pmthis is still a solid run hard to achieve.
Great job. It really hurts to see those couple spots where things didn't go right, especially by the yellow key.
by vision
Tue Oct 01, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Rhythm of the falling rain
Replies: 18
Views: 16493

Re: Rhythm of the falling rain

Does anyone here think the religious zealots ruling those two countries (Iran and Lebanon
When I read "religious zealots ruling those two countries" I immediately thought Iran and Israel , not Lebanon. I have a friend from Lebanon, he's really cool, super smart, and an atheist. He's pretty anti ...
by vision
Thu Sep 26, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 3D printer file for pyro?
Replies: 9
Views: 10573

Re: 3D printer file for pyro?

Cool, thanks for posting those other models, I feel a 3D printing project coming up...
by vision
Sun Sep 22, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Reasonable Person
Replies: 37
Views: 33045

Re: Reasonable Person

... its insane!

It really is, and this is one of the reasons I argue against "both sides bad" because while technically true that both sides are bad, there is an unmistakable asymmetry between Israel (a nuclear power with one one of the world's top militaries and near complete support of the West ...
by vision
Sat Sep 21, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Reasonable Person
Replies: 37
Views: 33045

Re: Reasonable Person

And your reasoning gives me the impression that you believe "official political party" and terrorist group are mutually exclusive.
Clearly not, but if we're talking semantics the US Military are also terrorists and by extension our government. Just because you label something "war" or "terrorism ...
by vision
Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:37 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Reasonable Person
Replies: 37
Views: 33045

Re: Reasonable Person

At least the "terrorist" attacks by Israel were more targeted towards enemy combatants then when Hezbollah fires rockets, missiles, artillery and drones into Israel. It also seems to me that terrorizing and disorienting the enemy is a valid tactic during a war...and yes, it is a war.
I get the ...
by vision
Fri Sep 20, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Reasonable Person
Replies: 37
Views: 33045

Re: Reasonable Person



Nothing more satisfying than a terrorized terrorist.
I'm sure families and friends of the kids that died will agree. How is the air up there on Phony Mc Moral Highground?

Just saying that, if one day a couple hundred Army Reserve members suddenly had their devices explode while spending time ...
by vision
Fri Sep 20, 2024 11:18 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Reasonable Person
Replies: 37
Views: 33045

Re: Reasonable Person

Nothing more satisfying than a terrorized terrorist.
I'm sure families and friends of the kids that died will agree.

What are those fuckin psychos fighting over again?

Since Oct.7 last year I've been doing a ridiculous amount of research on the conflict. It's complicated, but not for the ...
by vision
Thu Sep 19, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Reasonable Person
Replies: 37
Views: 33045

Re: Reasonable Person

...making your enemy fear their own communication devices is high level
Afraid, the same way people were afraid of planes and skyscrapers after 9/11, the way people are afraid to attend marathons and parades after terrorist attacks there, yeah I can relate. Terrorism makes people afraid, that's ...
by vision
Mon Sep 16, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Reasonable Person
Replies: 37
Views: 33045

Re: Reasonable Person

Trump assassination attempts by political affiliation:

Conservatives/Republicans: 2
Liberals/Democrats: 0
Leftists: 0


Not looking good for your team, woody.
by vision
Sun Sep 15, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The ""debate""
Replies: 45
Views: 36537

Re: The ""debate""

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by vision
Sun Sep 15, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Tip Toe Thru The Tulips
Replies: 9
Views: 10687

Re: Tip Toe Thru The Tulips

It won't be a few hundred years, but it's going to be at least a few decades.
Maybe. I doubt it will happen in the 21st century. First, there is no financial incentive to go. We do a great job doing science with robots, and there is even a plan to return samples from Mars in a couple years. Second ...
by vision
Sat Sep 14, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: 3D printer file for pyro?
Replies: 9
Views: 10573

Re: 3D printer file for pyro?

I don't think this is the one you are looking for but I found this on my drive. Looks like there is some geometry issues that might need to be cleaned up. I've never printed this file, but maybe your friend can make it work?
by vision
Sat Sep 14, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Tip Toe Thru The Tulips
Replies: 9
Views: 10687

Re: Tip Toe Thru The Tulips

Don't know if I'll be alive when Musk makes a manned flight to Mars...
You won't be alive, nor I, nor our kids or grand kids. We're not going to Mars for a long time. It won't be Space X going there either (also Musk is a dumbass). There are some incredible hurdles to overcome for a manned round ...
by vision
Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The ""debate""
Replies: 45
Views: 36537

Re: The ""debate""

I'm really curious to know why woodchip is being treated with kid gloves here.
by vision
Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The ""debate""
Replies: 45
Views: 36537

Re: The ""debate""

Ok woodchip is now literally reposting huge swaths of text from right-wing propaganda sites. He can't even use his own words anymore. Why it this spamming allowed? We wouldn't tolerate it from a bot, why tolerate it from someone no different from a bot?
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