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[Kagus]

"High-strength cannabis increases risk of mental health problems"

No... The study showed that there's a correlation between high-strength, frequent cannabis usage and psychotic disorders. It didn't prove causation, unless that part has been inconveniently left out. It's almost like people self-medicate or something.

It doesn't even conclusively show that there's a correlation between high-strength usage and psychotic disorders, because they don't actually know what kind of strength people were getting (everything was based on patient testimony, and the relative strength was "estimated from the name individuals gave to the drug").

Do we need more research into the link between cannabis use and mental health? Yes, absolutely, and lots of it. Does this study prove anything beyond that? No, no it does not.

[wierd]

This is especially poignant, because people with psychiatric disorders will OFTEN self-medicate!


This paper deals with the phenomenon with heroin, but the same causalities discussed would also apply to cannabis.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward_Khantzian/publication/236050477_Addiction_as_a_self-regulation_disorder_and_the_role_of_self-medication/links/5b3d74e2aca2720785119b48/Addiction-as-a-self-regulation-disorder-and-the-role-of-self-medication.pdf


Until you adjust for the self-medication rates, the perceived association is ONLY that. An association.

[Hanslanda]

Kotaku covers a neat project.

https://kotaku.com/ocarina-of-time-is-now-playable-in-co-op-1833365718

Progress is still being made, but the current status looks VERY playable to me.  I actually look forward to this. It looks like it would be lots of fun to gang-bang a dungeon. Water temple sounds like it would be especially fun. (and frustrating, with different players all jacking with the water level.)

I'm astonished at the ongoing orgy of programmers that are infatuated with Ocarina of Time. I've seen multiple (highly edited) let's plays with the game modded to hell and back, everything randomized, all nonessential items replaced with ice traps, one hit KO, and one mod that was for Super Mario 64 but it changed the entire game into a recreation of OoT.

Hot take: OoT was just barely alright.

[wierd]

I am surprised nintendo has not released a version of zelda that has multiplay capacity actually.  Dungeon mechanics design could be radically more complex, if you could coordinate with another player in another part of it.  Each would have their own mess of stuff to deal with, but their progress is essential to the other players' progress, by activating parts of the dungeon.

A narrative hook like in 4-swords could be used to explain where there are multiple instances of Link.  Single player mode could abuse a time-travel mechanic to have link do each part of the dungeon separately, but have all playthroughs overlap to fully defeat the dungeon.

[ChairmanPoo]

He’s a haemotologist (or so he says) so spelling isn’t a strong point.

I mean, I can provide casual proof if you're really insistent and promise not to dox me 

[JoshuaFH]

I am surprised nintendo has not released a version of zelda that has multiplay capacity actually.  Dungeon mechanics design could be radically more complex, if you could coordinate with another player in another part of it.  Each would have their own mess of stuff to deal with, but their progress is essential to the other players' progress, by activating parts of the dungeon.

A narrative hook like in 4-swords could be used to explain where there are multiple instances of Link.  Single player mode could abuse a time-travel mechanic to have link do each part of the dungeon separately, but have all playthroughs overlap to fully defeat the dungeon.

Nintendo's litmus test for most of their games seems to be "Can a 8 year old child realistically understand and beat the game?" and if no then they scale it back in difficulty and complexity. Cooperation is something that is difficulty for adults, let alone children.

[scriver]

He’s a haemotologist (or so he says) so spelling isn’t a strong point.

I mean, I can provide casual proof if you're really insistent and promise not to dox me 

All we need is your license plate

[Lord Shonus]

I am surprised nintendo has not released a version of zelda that has multiplay capacity actually.  Dungeon mechanics design could be radically more complex, if you could coordinate with another player in another part of it.  Each would have their own mess of stuff to deal with, but their progress is essential to the other players' progress, by activating parts of the dungeon.

A narrative hook like in 4-swords could be used to explain where there are multiple instances of Link.  Single player mode could abuse a time-travel mechanic to have link do each part of the dungeon separately, but have all playthroughs overlap to fully defeat the dungeon.

Four Swords Adventurers

[wierd]

^---

Not quite what I meant, since that kinda defacto requires all the players to stay on (or close by) the same game area at the same time.  I was thinking more "4 vastly different entrances and exits to a single dungeon" where each link's progress through the dungeon changes things in the other parts of the dungeon outside of their view or (immediate) knowledge.  Think more like OoT's water temple; where instead of back-tracking through the stupid water level setting tower in the middle to change the water level, each player individually crosses that area, one at a time, and changes the water level in the other parts of the dungeon, sometimes to the benefit of the other players, sometimes to their amusing detriment.



For example--

Consider that water in an enclosed system has to go SOMEWHERE if you lower the water level in the section you are currently in, and vice-versa.

One link enters the reservoir portion of the dungeon's plumbing to fight a miniboss, say a giant fish or something.  Another link needs to flood his section of the dungeon in order to cross a chasm; Suddenly the fish is no longer swimming in the water, as the water gets pumped out to fill the room the other link is trying to navigate-- etc.

[scriver]

The fuck, Steam?

[CABL]

The image is broken for me, scriver.

[scourge728]

I also cannot see it

[wierd]

2 things.

1) Source is HTTPS. SMF forum software cannot handle https linkage. You need a host that can fallback to http, like postimages.org

2) Actual URL is 404ed.  Likely it was a time limited session url, or one that requires a session cookie for the server to respond.

[scriver]

I don't understand how to link images from dropbox, here's a link link, does it work?

[wierd]

Source does not fall back to http, but resolves fine in a new tab over https.  This is an issue with SMF forum software.  Post it at postimages.org.

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