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Lucky Strike was definitely a bit full of herself but I get being mad at a key member of the group just up and leaving without the courtesy of giving some time to find a replacement. I'm sure there were some underlying issues, Racter by his own admission hates being disorganised and the other team members were set in their way and not likely to change. Also  
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bewilderment posted:I assume he basically left with no warning, possibly even with runs they'd already planned. Breaking a deal without warning is pretty rude - Shadowrunners expect to be dicked around and ghosted by the people ghosting them, not by their teammates.
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JT Jag posted:That sorta unexpected change gets Runners killed. Which is why anarchy isn't a viable team philosophy.
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Cool, they made Is there a way to have Gaichu eat him? I'm willing to write the mod myself if there isn't.
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Comrade Koba posted:Cool, they made Racter actually builds things himself.
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Jul 5, 2021 08:24
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Yeah, as much as Racter's beliefs and personality might remind you of the common tech bro douch he is actively and personally developing new and exciting tech. He isn't a Woz or a Stallman but he sure as poo poo not Steve Jobs. Wait Stallman said what?!
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I also get the vibe from Racter that he's a genuine polymath, not just an expert in STEM. His love for dead languages and Russian folklore and ancient history suggest to me that he cares about the humanities as much as science, which means he's not going to fall into the traditional transhumanist techbro trap of trying to push in a philosophy-shaped screw with a science-shaped hammer.
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If the big Yufkowski shows us anything it's that the people on top of the suggestively shaped techbro monolith are always the scammers. Strange weirdos who actually do things tend to stay mostly out of the spot light. And I don't see Racter as the schmoozing and dealing sort of person.
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Racter has more intense mad scientist vibes that Adrian Vauclair, and that's saying something.
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Jul 5, 2021 16:13
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The inclusion of more well-written companions over SRR was one of the best improvements HBS made as they went along. I can't even remember any other runners from the first game (besides Coyote). I'm glad that Kanfy is including the after-action reports for all folks.
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Jul 5, 2021 16:24
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Whybird posted:I also get the vibe from Racter that he's a genuine polymath, not just an expert in STEM. His love for dead languages and Russian folklore and ancient history suggest to me that he cares about the humanities as much as science, which means he's not going to fall into the traditional transhumanist techbro trap of trying to push in a philosophy-shaped screw with a science-shaped hammer. he is also an excellent example of my old observation that learning the humanities doesnt change your lovely behavior for fuckall. peter thiel has more philosophical and ethical training than 99.9% of all people (philosophy undergrad, law degree)! did it make him any more ethical?
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Jul 5, 2021 16:26
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Rogue AI Goddess posted:Racter has more intense mad scientist vibes that Adrian Vauclair, and that's saying something. There are definitely very few RPG companions who tick as many "this guy's 100% the main villain" boxes without actually being a villain or otherwise an openly evil character, something that'll only become more evident as we learn a couple more things about his nature later down the line.
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Having followed all of these LPs, I've realised that Returns' biggest flaw was simply 'not being Dragonfall or Hong Kong'. It's one of those games that's good but then looks worse because the sequels surpass it. That's genuinely a good thing in many ways - game series should get better with more practice - but a little perspective would be nice too.bob dobbs is dead posted:he is also an excellent example of my old observation that learning the humanities doesnt change your lovely behavior for fuckall. peter thiel has more philosophical and ethical training than 99.9% of all people (philosophy undergrad, law degree)! did it make him any more ethical? Some people are just lovely people inherently, and combined with societies that laud greedy, self-interested behaviour we end up with people like that. That's bad enough, but then we are told that these are people to be admired and respected because they have dedicated their lives to accruing far more wealth than they could ever need off the backs of others. It's as insulting as having someone cut off my hand, punch me in the groin with it and then tell me that I should applaud them for such a clean cut and accurate punch.
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Philosophers study the humanities to better understand themselves and the human condition. Shithead rich men study to feel superior. Thankfully Racter feels closer to the first group, but His future behaviour might depend on the choices his employer and teammates make. By popular demand fucked around with this message at 17:09 on Jul 5, 2021 |
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Racter doesn't seem the type to give two weeks notice. He's a great character, but I'd never ever want to meet him, much less work with him. I love all the companions on our rusting scow. We absolutely need to bring Gaichu with us every time we're going someplace public.
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Racter is somehow more reliable than Blitz - on the job/in the field - and less reliable than Blitz - in that he'll vanish without a moment's notice if something better comes along. That's impressive in its own way. They did a fantastic job selling you on "this guy is opportunistic as gently caress and the only reason you shouldn't be afraid of him is because he's no more likely to screw you over than your fixer. As long as you keep being useful, they keep being useful. habeasdorkus posted:I love all the companions on our rusting scow. We absolutely need to bring Gaichu with us every time we're going someplace public. Given the Red Samurai armor and the entire Ghoul Look, I suspect it's not entirely unlike being in a squad with Michael Jackson circa Thriller.
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I get the feeling that Racter bailing on his old crew without warning had as much to do with their... personality conflicts as it did the circumstances. Edit: Hang on. Gaichu says the Flux State is dead, but Racter said he's only been running for like a year. ...did Racter cut and run at exactly the right time to not get utterly obliterated by SK's takeover? girl dick energy fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Jul 5, 2021 |
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KataraniSword posted:Racter is somehow more reliable than Blitz - on the job/in the field - and less reliable than Blitz - in that he'll vanish without a moment's notice if something better comes along. To be fair it's not like that's unique here. Gobbet and is0bel might feel bad about afterwards it but if it came down to supporting you or really pissing off Auntie Cheng they'd chain you up and toss you in the water themselves. Gaichu's certainly aware that the same applies to him. And even Duncan isn't exactly a fan of Taz these days. This is a team held together entirely by outside circumstance and everyone involved is aware of that. girl dick energy posted:Edit: Hang on. Gaichu says the Flux State is dead, but Racter said he's only been running for like a year. ...did Racter cut and run at exactly the right time to not get utterly obliterated by SK's takeover?
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Racter does seem like the kind of guy intelligent and opportunistic enough to know which way the wind is blowing and bolting right before the poo poo hits the fan.
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bob dobbs is dead posted:the funny thing is, i know a lotta competent technology touchers, i know a lotta transhumanists, and the intersection between them in real life is p small. 
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A printer from 2004 is already way past the acceptable threshold; printers shouldn't have 100MBs worth of drivers running in kernel mode full of garbage no one uses. They shouldn't use USB and all the possible attacks that entails, they should be using Centronics connectors like God intended, and above all they should make hellish noises heard 3 rooms away whenever in use to make sure they never sneak up on you. Only dot matrix printers check all boxes. Also you couldn't pay me enough to participate in the endless Sisyphean nightmare that is infosec; that part is correct.
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Infosec, info-sec! *maniacal laughter for several minutes* Infosec 
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By popular demand posted:Infosec, info-sec! “But Doctor, I am in infosec.” 
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Deep Dish Fuckfest posted:A printer from 2004 is already way past the acceptable threshold; printers shouldn't have 100MBs worth of drivers running in kernel mode full of garbage no one uses. They shouldn't use USB and all the possible attacks that entails, they should be using Centronics connectors like God intended, and above all they should make hellish noises heard 3 rooms away whenever in use to make sure they never sneak up on you. Only dot matrix printers check all boxes. We bought a printer recently and it was a horrible experience. I just want something to plug into my router and puts stuff on paper, none of this ~helpful reminders to buy approved inks only~ bs 
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a lot of these problems are feature creep caused by needing to justify your continued employment by adding new bells and whistles to an already serviceable product simply continuing to sell the same product, occasionally updated to work with newer systems, would require a much smaller staff so UIs are hosed with, features nobody wants are added, and project managers tell their bosses "look we got out a new version for the next financial quarter" that's capitalism!
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StillFullyTerrible posted:a lot of these problems are feature creep caused by needing to justify your continued employment by adding new bells and whistles to an already serviceable product And bug fixing, making the code more maintainable, or even becoming more skilled as a developer don't count as things justifying future employment.
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When I ran out of color ink and wanted to print some BW stuff I struggled with preferences for more than an hour until a child on youtube showed me how to cover the ink level windows on the cartridges with tape to fool the loving machine and bypass the replace ink message. Don't ever let me loose at the Brother offices, I will not be held responsible for my actions.
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I keep a medieval Greek monk chained to a lectern beside my desk to hand-print all my important work documents.
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Don't forget to keep the room lit only with candle light for that gradual ocular acuity degeneration. You need to replace the monks more often that way but there's no substitute for authenticity.
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Still cheaper and easier than an inkjet.
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By popular demand posted:When I ran out of color ink and wanted to print some BW stuff I struggled with preferences for more than an hour until a child on youtube showed me how to cover the ink level windows on the cartridges with tape to fool the loving machine and bypass the replace ink message. I'm furious that I learned about this trick from this post. That poo poo has driven me insane for years.
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Great! You drive us to the offices and I'll procure the extremely vicious collection of scalpels with which we will write our polite complaints on quivering flesh.
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Racter is definitely an amazing character but the last person I'd be friends with in real life. And the reasons for that will just keep growing in number as we get to know him better. He's definitely the perfect person for Sixth World life in general and Shadowrunning in particular (though he clearly sees it only as a means to further his research), and he knows it. AceOfFlames fucked around with this message at 20:49 on Jul 6, 2021 |
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StillFullyTerrible posted:a lot of these problems are feature creep caused by needing to justify your continued employment by adding new bells and whistles to an already serviceable product Part of me can't blame anyone for trying to maintain their paycheck without which they would literally die, but it is definitely an indictment of private ownership of production and profit seeking. Certainly can't just relax a bit until something else is needed, we have to keep making more bigger numbers for parasitic shareholders so that we can eat next week!
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By popular demand posted:When I ran out of color ink and wanted to print some BW stuff I struggled with preferences for more than an hour until a child on youtube showed me how to cover the ink level windows on the cartridges with tape to fool the loving machine and bypass the replace ink message. Want to hear something funny? Brother is one of the better ones.
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It seems that you got some story to tell friend and it will be a while until the next update so 
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I pray daily for whatever gods may be to smite Hewlett-Packard from this Earth.
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I used to have a color printer. One day HP did a "firmware update" that made it stop printing black ink. Did a factory reset, and suddenly it worked fine again. Years later I realized I had printed 3 documents in 3 years and threw it into an abandoned quarry.
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One time in a past campaign my players were raiding a syndicate's stash house and found a safe. The party decker asked if the safe was wireless. I said "That's completely idiotic. What's the point of a wireless safe? It adds no functionality and opens up massive security holes. All a safe needs to be is a tough metal box with a combination lock on it. .... Of course it's wireless. Roll Computer+Sleaze."
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I once played in a short lived game where we had to save the world from a robot uprising courtesy of a hewlett packard ai malfunctioning and going hostile on all life.
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