Mothra
@Mothra@mander.xyz
- Comment on What is a good present to get your dentist and dental assistant as a way of showing thanks? 2 days ago:
Scented candles? Relatively affordable, easy to re gift if they don’t like it
- Comment on Has AI gone too far? 3 days ago:
My, I’m hallucinating, sorry. I could swear I read 30% sexier in one of the screenshots and 20% on the other… The result potatoes do look different though.
- Comment on Has AI gone too far? 4 days ago:
I find it very interesting how it preserves the curve on the top left side of the potato for the 30, but doesn’t for the 20. 20 only is good enough to remove dirt and some wrinkles, seems like it needs the extra 10 for curves to appear.
- Comment on Pope Leo XIV brings not peace but a sword to AI oligarchs and a slop-mad world in new address, says it's 'Turning people into passive consumers of unthought thoughts' 4 days ago:
I feel weird the pope is saying something that resonates with me… Stop
- Comment on At what point do you consider a person an alcoholic? 1 week ago:
When they get withdrawals, even if mild. Some people get a bit cranky if they don’t get their daily fix (and yes, it has to be a daily habit). That’s evidence for me of an unhealthy dependence.
Of course, if they always have alcohol available it’s going to be difficult to see the withdrawal and it’s also difficult to draw the line because not all people tolerate it in the same way.
- Comment on Is it normal for mothers to constantly talk to their children about their experience (particulary the part about their pain and suffering) of their pregnancy and giving birth? 1 week ago:
Okay the key here is what you mean by “constantly”. Telling a story about something so life changing once a year hardly goes as “constantly” in my books.
What may come across as manipulative is you mentioning she’s trying to get you to do as she says or trying to get guilt or compassion from you. And this with a pinch of salt, because it’s very hard to tell from what you share here. I would have to become a fly on your wall for a long time to have my own opinion about it.
You tell me she’s telling you this every week and making reference to it every day, several times a day, and now that’s what I consider “constantly”. That she hardly has anything else to share about her past or that she somehow finds a way to spin everything to a framework of scarred pregnancy mother, or similar.
My own mother has told me about her pregnancies several times a year, I heard her stories so many times. Hundreds. Yet that was never the only story she had, and it was always brought up more or less naturally in conversation. The same happened with several other favorite anecdotes of her own past and me and my sister’s childhood. I would consider this aspect to be normal.
I never felt manipulated by her retelling of a story though. And I know she could manipulate pretty well. She also had a few topics she would constantly harass me about, yes, daily or nearly to a point. But retelling the past was not part of it, even though she did frequently.
- Comment on POV: editing a word document 1 week ago:
Exactly. Arn, brothers
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 2 weeks ago:
I think that’s it, you’ve found it, it’s Shuma-Gorath. It’s really close chronologically, it’s in a very popular publication, and also in the oldest depictions I could find it also sports something like the “chitinous plates” the beholder description has. According to Wikipedia too, Shuma was/is one of the most popular kaiju-type villains in Marvel. It also says Shuma can levitate and shoot rays off his eye and tentacles.
Eyeballs on tentacles/eyestalks were much more popular back in the day than now, especially for alien or extraterrestrial designs. So there isn’t a huge leap from Shuma gorath to Beholder.
I was hoping for more sci fi or fantasy fans to crop up and point at other characters from 60’s or earlier novels, however, no luck so far. Someone pointed a beholder wouldn’t look out of place in a Lovecraft story and I agree but yours was the only concrete example so, congrats, enjoy your trophy!
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 2 weeks ago:
There is plenty of similar, I also recall a Powerpuff girls episode with something like a beholder, also in the 90s I think. No infringement either, because it wasn’t exactly a beholder nor it was called a beholder.
That Pixar movie did use a proper beholder though.
Anyway… They’re all after 1975 so…
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 2 weeks ago:
My question was “where were the beholder -like creatures in the media before 1975?”
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 2 weeks ago:
iirc Wikipedia doesn’t mention Big Trouble in Little China as copyright infringement, but it mentions that example as something similar, whereas other media does get mentioned as infringing copyright.
Apparently the only one who got to use a beholder as such and not get a lawsuit was Pixar, who managed to get permission from WotC. I guess this means both have similarly strong lawyers
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 2 weeks ago:
Nice connection there
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 2 weeks ago:
Advanced D&D Monster Manual 1977
added for context not to be argumentative … it came out in '75 … my copy of the MM is from 1977
Yes, I think I mentioned it came out in the '75? According to Wikipedia at least, although it is unclear whether it was publicly released that year. The material there cited is also from the '77.
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- Comment on Ice fishing today for what will probably be the last time this century 3 weeks ago:
Okay and for those who live in places where ice and snow don’t happen, what’s the image supposed to be explaining? I believe you that there is something wrong here, but I’ve no idea
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of January 4th 4 weeks ago:
Saaaame BG3 what a game! I’m in act 2, this is my first run but so far I’m still planning on running again. There’s just too much and I can’t do it all in one go.
- Comment on friendship ended with pi, now sigma is my best friend 4 weeks ago:
But… Pies are round aren’t they?
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
All this sounds plausible, but, have you considered oil?
- Comment on 'I swapped my personal trainer for AI - and it's working' 4 weeks ago:
Bet the trainer is just as thrilled
- Comment on Why tonsils grow most at center of body instead of even? 5 weeks ago:
No, they don’t grow even. But it’s not so uneven to be problematic for me.
- Comment on Why tonsils grow most at center of body instead of even? 5 weeks ago:
Tonsils? You surely meant toenails right? My tonsils grow in my mouth. I don’t cut them
- Comment on What is this colour? 1 month ago:
Too yellow to be olive green, too green to be proper mustard yellow.
Olive yellow or green mustard, your choice
- Comment on Fun science fact 1 month ago:
Okay so what do we make of the sledge and reindeer? Are they also the spawn of Santa, in a different category like ants have soldiers and workers?
- Comment on Fun science fact 1 month ago:
I’d watch this movie
- Comment on YOLO 1 month ago:
Yeah that’s the bizarre part. If you are picking this very specific acid you either stole it without knowing anything about it or you know exactly what it is. Both equally puzzling
- Comment on YOLO 1 month ago:
Thank you
- Comment on YOLO 1 month ago:
Ok so being a chemistry ignorant as I am, I went to Wikipedia to read about this acid, thinking it was probably a very common household item sold under a different name or perhaps a very common drug with a different street name, you get it. But it’s not. It’s just some acid used in a variety of industry processes.
Why on earth would anyone, even on drugs, think an enema with acid is something they need to experience? I’ve never done cocaine and I’m also not into painful anal stuff so if you are into either and care to explain I’d really appreciate it.
- Comment on Are skin readings a thing when it comes to psychics? 1 month ago:
I’ve dabbled in the occults during my youth and I’ve never heard of “skin readings”. Maybe it’s an ancient technique that escaped my radar or maybe it’s just a scammer getting your boob pics. I’d be inclined to think it’s the latter.
- Comment on Are all dinosaur fossils 'replicas'? 1 month ago:
Answer: no
However fossils are relatively scarce, especially those that are in great condition (which means we can learn from them). They slowly decay when exhibited because of environment conditions, so you are very likely to find a majority of replicas.
Now, occasionally you do see the real thing. I remember seeing that famous archeopteryx fossil during a temporary exhibit at the Australian museum and I was completely blown away by the amount of detail it had. Mesmerizing. 10/10 would definitely recommend
- Comment on Name your favourite prehistoric tree. 2 months ago:
I’ve always been a fan of the prehistoric plants ( though if I’m being pedantic the vast majority of plants are prehistoric). Araucaria and Dicksonia are the best of the best!