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I've heard good things about hydrofluoric methods. That way, I can extract fluorite crystals from the deceased and sell them for some quick cash. Never let a good business opportunity go to waste!

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    Considering how evil these people are, I don't know how they wound up being so unknown. Maybe the info is generally kept out of search algorithms so someone doesn't try to make yet another copycat organization? Or maybe it's because these kinds of groups are the most clear-cut case for why society needs to be made better for the common man - these groups tend to recruit from desperate and depressed people, so making a better society will starve the beast.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Honestly, I think these guys would view the current GOP as too soft for not starting the Iran War with a nuclear strike on Tehran. No doubt they were happy when Hegseth blew up that school, and were eager for more.

    They might be proper Republicans in the future, though. It all depends on how the GOP moves on from Trump.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (7 children)

    Warning: Fearmongering follows in this comment!

    NVE groups like 764 and O9A are to the right of the Paedo Party. These dudes want to kill you or blackmail other people into killing you in horrific ways because they think it's cool/funny. They like to prey on children and the mentally ill since they're easier to manipulate than stable adults. They're so detestable, in fact, that even the likes of Trump and white supremacist whackos want these far right groups wiped out.

    We're doomed if someone in a NVE group gets some actual power, but fortunately, these guys lack the means to go mainstream.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 days ago

    Well, it's because the kids are indoctrinated to believe that the US is the best. Having to stand up at the start of the school day to do the Pledge of Allegiance, for instance.

    And the history books like to go over the good parts. The not so good parts, like the Nullification Crisis, the fuckery from the US where they threatened to blow up Japan's shit if they don't allow trade, the colonization of the Philippines and operation to quell the associated rebellion, and the routine bullying of Haiti tends to be glossed over.

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    I've been sticking with indie games for the past few years now. Definitely the better choice, though a handful can get too attached to the games they make.

    This past week, one indie dev got super pissed at me when I made a Steam review calling her game bad and going in-depth on why it's so bad. I've reviewed a few hundred games now, and this is the first time an indie dev got that mad over my Steam review.

    There's another dev I support who felt disappointed over a reviewer with a large following bad-mouthing his game. Some fans offered to help defend the dev's honor by commenting in that Steam review, but the dev talked them down.

    Can't say I blame such devs, though - quality indie games take a long time to make after all. A stranger calling your game bad after all that effort certainly could make an indie dev see red.

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    When will The Wall Street Journal start calling Artificial Intelligence (AI), a very bad and inaccurate name, SI (Super Intelligence), the name which virtually everyone else is using, or soon will be. In short order, we will be officially BANNING the term, “AI/Artificial Intelligence,” in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its inaccuracy. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

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    I wonder when we'll get black bagged for saying "AI".

     

    Location being: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4395870/Magical_Girl_ER/

    I've been going through the Next Fest demos thus far, and I feel this one is actually good. So good in fact, I wanted to draw attention to it specifically.

    The premise is this: You are a higher-up working at a healthcare firm. There are a bunch of monsters causing mayhem outside, and magical girls are being sent out to stop them. Naturally, the magical girls will get hurt in the line of duty, which brings them to your firm. Your boss is taking a vacation soon, so you need to handle patient admissions and their care while he's away.

    Unfortunately, these magical girls live in dire times. You get to choose which patients you admit, and your firm's reputation goes down if a patient dies in your care. Your boss also makes sure to tell you that you should prioritize admitting the more famous magical girls, since turning them away would also hurt reputation.

    And then there's the treatment itself. You can check heart rate and temperature, which are free to use. However, other actions like asking the magical girl about her health or examining body parts consumes stamina, and you only have 3 stamina to work with per day. You get a booklet that tells you what the health condition could be depending on the symptoms you find, but the booklet rarely tells you one specific answer. Usually, you have to guess between several options.

    And guessing has huge stakes. If you do nothing, the magical girl could recover on her own, or get worse. If you choose the wrong treatment, her condition will worsen greatly, but choosing right could get her discharged the next day. However, even if you choose correctly, the magical girl could develop other issues, which you will also have to treat.

    To give an example: I was caring for one girl, Nail, who developed more issues after I cured her first affliction. The symptoms narrowed things down to fractures, which need a bandage, or internal injuries, which need a surgical kit. The last symptom I found was bruising, and the magical girl said she's feeling okay, so I went with the bandage. I wasn't exactly eager to cut her open instead. But it turns out that I really did need to use the surgical kit, because she died that night.

    The soundtrack is great too. Love it.

    It's a lot of fun, honestly. And the full game comes out on the 27th, so that's good too.

     

    This was going to happen eventually.

    The premise is simple. It's a Danganronpa ripoff, with a mix of decision tree dialogues and chatbot dialogues. Of course, the art is all made by AI too. But that's not the important part. Check this out:

    They want $12 for a full playthrough, and $3 for an Ironman run. In other words, the $12 run is considered complete when you hit an ending. The other is considered complete when you reach an ending or die. Either way, all of your saves are deleted when your run is considered complete.

    It is possible to see the restrictions of the cheaper option, which are:

    Speaking of which, the game isn't even officially out yet. Anyone who gives these people money must be a particular kind of dumb. Considering that these guys don't allow anything other than their service to run the AI generation, it wouldn't surprise me if they put a hidden flag in their game that tries to kill the player character as soon as possible when they're using the cheap option. If they can get enough suckers to pay up, they can make a decent profit that way.

    And judging by the reviews made by 餐巾纸 and H, it looks like at least some of the reviewers were bribed with playthrough tokens.

    • (其实我写下这份评价就可以获得一枚挑战币,但为了证明我不是托,我并不会去兑换这一枚挑战币,立此贴为誓)- (I can get a challenge coin for writing this review, but to prove that I am not a shill, I will not redeem this coin. Seriously.)
    • (官方整的福利,评价100字以上送一个兑换极限模式游玩一次的货币。虽说这样,但如果游戏不行我也不会为了一次游玩机会来写测评)- (I can get a challenge coin by writing a 100 word review. Keep in mind I wouldn't write a review just for the chance to play if I thought the game sucked.)
     

    "You Know Who" wrote this:

    The White House considers anyone that uses the term, “Artificial Intelligence,” as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, “Super Intelligence,” THE ENEMY! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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    I wonder. Does that made this community a terrorist organization?

     

    The man himself has this to say:

    Following the Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence, where the World's most important Technology Companies came together, and confirmed their responsibilities to the American People, I am announcing the formation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF). The Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating the effort of the Federal Government to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence, which many say is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet, and will protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans. The Super Intelligence Force will coordinate the Federal Government's engagement with Consumers, Public Interest Groups, Religious Organizations, Critical Infrastructure Providers, and Super Intelligence Companies, and will be led by Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, and Chief Technology Officer, Emil Michael, and Director of the Office of Personnel Management, Scott Kupor, and will report to the President of the United States (ME!), and the Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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    Seeing as this visual novel never got much interest in the years after it came out, I figured I should bright light to a hidden gem.

    The premise is this: You play as a dude who works for a cybersecurity firm. Someone leaked the code of one of the MC's clients, and the boss wants the MC to figure out whodunnit.

    The premise comes off as a mystery, but I find it's more of a thriller. There's a lot of action, gunfights, and hostage taking. There are also a good number of real programming concepts mentioned, which are used to perform hacks and make viruses. The 9ish hours I spent on it were quite enjoyable.

    The game is set in the early summer of 2016, before certain...events happened in our timeline. Of particular note is that the game is set before the mass proliferation of AI and LLMs in the present day. There's one character who is determined to make this proliferation happen even sooner than our reality. You're given the option to support or oppose this character; I naturally chose to oppose. The likes of Claude and Stable Diffusion from our time appearing in the summer of 2016 would be disastrous, at least in my opinion.

    I advise at least giving it a look if that interests you. I had fun with it.

     

    Related:

    As expected, Fake News CNN, Politico (Pay back the 8 Million Dollar contribution made by the U.S. Government to keep them afloat!), and MSNOW (formerly known as MSDNC!), have brought suit to gain access to the White House, and your President, ME! They have drawn a great Judge, for them, a man who ruled in favor of Jim Acosta, who now seems to have disappeared from the Planet. The Judge’s name is Tim Kelly, and he was, sadly, appointed by “TRUMP.” In other words, almost without question and, as usual, we’ll go for appeal because Fake News people and publications that only write negatively, and who violate our National Security by writing false and defamatory stories with unknown “sources,” shouldn’t be allowed access to the most important Office anywhere in the World. It is called the Oval Office, and it should be treated with Decorum, Respect, and Dignity, not defiled by Third Rate Clowns, who purposefully distort, twist, and degrade with everything they write or publish. Virtually every story about me, or anything having to do with me, is negative, wrong and, in many cases, DANGEROUS for our Country! No matter how GREAT my Achievements, they trivialize and demean. The fact is, I won all seven Swing States, the Popular Vote, the Electoral College (312 to 226), and the Counties throughout America by 86%, and yet it is reported that I get 94% bad publicity. With such a Crooked and Corrupt Press, how did I win in such a LANDSLIDE? It is because the Media has NO credibility, and that is a very bad thing for our Nation! Why should I have to give “access” to such people? Perhaps Judge Kelly could explain that! In any event, I have an obligation to fight for the Success and Safety of our Country. FAKE NEWS IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY, and I will do whatever is necessary to make sure that the U.S.A. thrives. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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    I figured this would be notable enough to show here.

    DSP showed that no player input is needed to complete Wolverine's first motorcycle section. Considering he's the sort of guy this level of difficulty is made for, even he's baffled that he didn't need to do anything to clear the section.

    The people who say the game is far too easy may have a point.

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