{"id":53132,"date":"2021-11-01T06:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=53132"},"modified":"2021-11-01T00:09:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T04:09:43","slug":"diecast-360-noscope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=53132","title":{"rendered":"Diecast #360 Noscope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The good news is that I got my second dose of vaccine, so I&#8217;m a little less likely to die of the plague. The bad news is that I was feeling kind of run down, sleep-deprived, and cranky. I didn&#8217;t really realize how bad it was until I listened to the show and heard how often I tripped over my words.<\/p>\n<p>Uh&#8230; Happy Halloween, I guess?<\/p>\n<p><br clear='all'><audio controls><source src='\/diecast\/diecast360.ogg' type='audio\/ogg'><source src='\/diecast\/diecast360.mp3' type='audio\/mpeg'>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><div><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast360.mp3' download='diecast360.mp3'>Direct download<\/a> (MP3)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='\/diecast\/diecast360.ogg' download='diecast360.ogg'>Direct download<\/a> (ogg Vorbis)<\/small><br\/><small><a href='?cat=287&feed=rss2'>Podcast RSS feed.<\/a><\/small><\/div><br \/>\nHosts: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peripheralarbor.com\/\">Paul<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/\">Shamus<\/a>. Episode edited by <a href=\"http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/profiles\/76561198087035658\/\">Issac<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/diecast\/diecast360.mp3\">Diecast360<\/a><\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KAZeMdzTrl8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KAZeMdzTrl8'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p>Show notes:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>00:00 Happy Halloween<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I suppose going door-to-door to meet the neighbors and beg for candy is not really a great idea during a pandemic. I guess the kids would rather show off their costumes on TikTok anyway. <\/p>\n<p>I wonder if Trick-or-Treat is going to change \/ die off permanently because of this?<\/p>\n<p><strong>01:59 Audacity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RMWNvwLiXIQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RMWNvwLiXIQ'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>02:52 Windows 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The only thing I remember from the previews is the way W11 centers the start bar, which strikes me as being a ridiculously frivolous change for the sake of change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:38 Dune<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This movie is really sticking with me. I&#8217;m serious that I might take a swing at reading the books. <\/p>\n<p>How do the book fans feel about it? Is it a good adaptation? A hack job? <\/p>\n<p><strong>19:42 Wildermyth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vgt_0ALl0Rk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vgt_0ALl0Rk'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p>Man, these AI-generated stories are getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HJZesOKHuAw\">really good<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>23:54 Sable<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><table class='nomargin' cellspacing='0' width='100%' cellpadding='0' align='center' border='0'><tr><td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fojy_YRseGk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen class=\"embed\"><\/iframe><br\/><small><a href='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fojy_YRseGk'>Link (YouTube)<\/a><\/small><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/p>\n<p><strong>27:06 Mailbag: Analog Horror<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Diecast<\/p>\n<p>Not sure how you feel about Youtube web series but a new genre known as &#8220;analog horror&#8221; had been popping up recently and this one really grabbed my attention, was wondering if you have any thoughts or feelings on it?<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLYEu-9YXzZuIFn8rtAYiE433KC5loEkrj<\/p>\n<p>Love, YEKNOD<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>28:53 Mailbag: Game Scores<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Diecast,<\/p>\n<p>In reading comments about your GTA IV analysis https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=43438 the topic of reviews is raised. As usual, there is no consensus about the topic. Some people accept an A through D system where everything grades out somewhere between 6-10 \/ 10. Some think it&#8217;s strange that a 65 is bad but a 75 is good. Some think scores are meaningless because experiences are subjective. I THINK it&#8217;s interesting that the topic hasn&#8217;t been resolved enough to have a reliable system. I need research to ascertain that one publication&#8217;s 50% score means &#8220;Average&#8221; while the other&#8217;s means &#8220;Worst game of 2021&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>So I got to thinking about your article about the Myers-Briggs test and I wondered if the confusion correlates with personality differences. Perhaps what people value differs and is as deeply ingrained as personality types. Some people want a mechanical analysis of the systems. Some want to know how a game made the reviewer feel. Some want to know about the writing. Some want to be lied to, to justify their preconception. Maybe personalities are too disparate to ever come up with a useful system for this.<\/p>\n<p>In my music player I rank on a 1-5 scale but, like converting AM\/PM to 24 hour military time, it actually means &#8220;6-10&#8221;. Anything worth a score should be, at a minimum, good. A 1\/5 is a compliment. Scores are then a matter of how good something is. Isn&#8217;t that the point?! Why grade a crappy game or listen to bad music? Why do I care to what degree something is bad?<\/p>\n<p>-Chris P. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>39:02 Mailbag: Mallory Archer<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hello Shamus and Paul,<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Jessica Walter who is famous for her roles on Arrested Development and of course, voiced Mallory Archer on Archer, passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Season 12 of Archer wrapped up last week and they paid tribute to her in a very touching scene:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Archer: Mallory&#039;s farewell letter\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-mkVimosKzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><strike>(link if you haven\u2019t already seen it. I love that she is reunited with her (IRL) husband) <\/strike><\/p>\n<p>Did you guys watch season 12 of Archer? How did you think they handled Ms. Archer leaving the show?<\/p>\n<p>Also ,what is your favorite Mallory Archer quote?<\/p>\n<p>Do you think the show can go on without her?<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Leendert<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>44:04 Mailbag: DnD Thought Experiment<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Diecast,<\/p>\n<p>My brain works in mysterious ways. Sometimes a silly idea enters my mind, and no matter what I do, I invariably drift back to thinking about it. The latest such idea is this: what if a Lich had Twitter as his phylactery? One step further &#8211; what if the entire Internet was his phylactery?! I&#8217;ve thought an embarrassingly long time about this, so I&#8217;ve decided to try and loop you in as well! I&#8217;ve boiled it down to two pivotal points:<\/p>\n<p>1. Given traditional fantasy rules, would that even work, especially with websites as massive as Twitter or Facebook? Or the entire Internet for that matter! Which part of a server would need to be his phylactery so that an entire social network\/the Internet serves as a phylactery?<br \/>\n2. And if we manage to solve the issue above, how could we kill him without bombing humanity&#8217;s infrastructure back to the Stone Age? Barring that, could we maybe hide from him somehow?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to hear your thoughts on this :D<\/p>\n<p>Keep Being Awesome,<br \/>\nLino<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/forgottenrealms.fandom.com\/wiki\/Phylactery\">the rules<\/a> regarding a Phylactery. I really think we should try the &#8220;blowing up Twitter&#8221; thing, just to be sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The good news is that I got my second dose of vaccine, so I&#8217;m a little less likely to die of the plague. The bad news is that I was feeling kind of run down, sleep-deprived, and cranky. 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