AEsheron

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

This is also true. Poisonous doesn't specifically mean "dangerous when eaten" when talking about the substance. It is an insanely broad category. It basically just means the substance is harmful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Sapient, not sentient. Sci-fi has co-opted the word, but sentient basically means able to feel emotions. There are plenty of sentient species right here at home. Sapient is the word sci-fi usually wants, there are no known sapient species aside from humans. Though some may argue that a couple other animals may qualify, it's a very fuzzy concept that is hard to identify with a being unable to communicate abstract concepts.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Ah, but we can go even further beyond in pedantry. This distinction is only exclusive when we're talking about a living thing. When talking about the substances themselves, one is a subcategory of the other. A venomous snake is not poisonous, but a venomous venom is a poisonous poison.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Don't forget Rogue Trader. Falls into many of the usual CRPG pitfalls, but is still definitely solid despite that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

As a big fan of Helldivers, they aren't really that similar. They aren't completely different either, but SM leans closer to a hack n' slash. Definitely space for both in my rotation.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The comic doesn't use nukes at all. I mean, it uses an allusion to nukes, sure, but it's so much more bizarre and interesting than that imho.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I mean, there was k8nd of a whole event that lead to a massive super powered civil war where Cap lead the charge on the "rebel," side. The movie didn't do it justice, at all, but still had Cap on the anti-government interference side.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

3 things that will make anything better, fat, sugar, and salt. If your dish isn't doing it for you, just keep adding at least one of those three, based on the dish, and eventually it will be delicious.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Makes sense, it's basically just a Bing wrapper.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

If it slowed down it would get closer, not further. The truth is, any orbit is only stable given a specific timeframe. The longer that timeframe, the less likely any given orbit is to remain. The moon has just a little bit more speed than the Earth can hold onto, so it is in an extremely slow escape, and always has been.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, my understanding is that SOP is to sue everyone even remotely, possibly, responsible, and the courts will work out who is and isn't likely enough to have to actually defend themselves. This is just a part of the dance.

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