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hitto wrote

decreed any stately pleasure-domes lately?

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hitto wrote

I watched the Netflix Pluto adaptation. The ending fell a little flat for me—some of the final revelations didn't quite feel worth all that build-up—but there were a couple of twists along the way that I really enjoyed. Gorgeous animation, too.

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hitto wrote

just binged through the entire damn thing, it's really good. thanks.

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hitto wrote

Clown Corps is pretty neat i guess

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hitto wrote

Brett Devereaux has written about this a bunch at his blog A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry, here's the best summation I could find on a quick search:

On the other hand cohesion is the force that holds a specific unit together through the power of the bonds holding the individual combatants to each other and/or to their (generally junior or non-commissioned) officers. There are a lot of ways to build that cohesion: people are generally unwilling to abandon neighbors, close friends and relatives, for one. They are also reluctant to expose themselves to shame at home for having done so; shame is one of the few things people fear as much, if not more than, death. For armies that can’t rely on that sort of organic cohesion, it can be built by reconstructing the soldier’s unit as his primary social group. Drill can do this: it creates an experience of shared suffering and achievement which bonds the soldiers together creating strong ‘artificial’ cohesion.

https://acoup.blog/2022/07/01/collections-total-generalship-commanding-pre-modern-armies-part-iiic-morale-and-cohesion/

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hitto wrote

there are too many video games. i think they should make less video games.

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hitto wrote (edited )

Jstpst Dornet, Just of Post.

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hitto wrote

waluigi would also make a good nemesis, imo

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hitto wrote

As long as you don't have to work outdoors, yeah.

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hitto wrote

On a whim, I started replaying of Breath of Fire III. It holds up surprisingly well in some ways, and not at all in others, but in any case Balio and Sunder continue to be my favorite furry himbo villains.

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hitto wrote

Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken made me remember that i actually like anime.