Ask DDD Eclipse

So far, just the one. I went "okay" and went off to go evolve something that wasn't an Egg.

 

That's a damned good question. Probably Q-Tip? I'm not totally sold at this point, but I haven't worked on anything that was released after this latest update.

 

Do you feel your Q&A gets buried a lot?
All the time. I've gotten used to it, but it still hurts.

Do you use one Q-tip to clean both ears or two?
Ten.
That is, of course, provided the Q-tip doesn't push the earwax deeper and prevent me from hearing out of that ear for a whole week as I try to clean everything out (which happens 90% of the time).
...Long story short, I don't use Q-tips, because I produce so much earwax that using them becomes impractical. I've learned my lesson.

When you were young, what did you want to be ‘when you grew up’? Has your ideal/dream job changed since then?
I wanted to be a mathematician! Now I want to be an actuary, or at least a business analyst. It has changed, though both jobs use numbers a lot, so it hasn't changed by much.

What is the worst piece of advice that you’ve received?
That emotions are helpful things and that they can help you enjoy life with a holistic experience of all feelings. That is, of course, total malarkey; emotions aren't helpful in the slightest (they are rather harmful, in fact), so I rejected that piece of advice immediately.

 

If you want to pick a career or degree path, find one that you like and stick with it. I spent several years of my life not being sure of what I wanted to do, and switching programs as a result (Biblical studies, chemistry, economics, and then finally analytics). Also, don't switch from one program to another that's extremely similar (like between two different facets of business). In a real-life situation, degrees like that will be close enough that an employer generally won't care, unless you're aiming for something highly specialised.

Do you use the word 'malarkey' a lot?
I don't, actually - though only because my go-to synonym for that word is a swear. (For the sake of those present, I won't hint at what the word is.)

 

Have you ever seen polar lights or auroras in person? What was it like? If not, if you had the opportunity would you want to someday?
I wish! I'd love to see some at least once in my life, but I don't live near enough to either pole to do so (or been to a place close enough either). It would be on the bucket list, though.

 

I don't 'switch between' them.

If I quote the question (like I am now), it does not go into the OP.
If I don't quote it (i.e. just put it in bold text), it does go in.

Questions that don't go in are usually either only applicable for the moment they've been asked, questions I've been asked before, or questions I simply refuse to answer.

 

Do most of the books you read tend to be sort of underground, not very well-known books?
I honestly have no idea. A straightforward answer would be 'probably not', but I just read what I find and what I like, and let the rest go on from there. If it's a series, so much the better, as I tend to stick with what I like so I have more reading material for later.

 

I'm not really a gift person, no matter what time of year it is. All I know is that a couple of days after Christmas, I plan to go to a seasonal calendar shop and buy something for 2018, because by then all of the stock will be on clearance (and thus be considerably less expensive).

 

It may have been asked before, but since the LV Catcher updates constantly, it's not something I store in the OP, so I'd answer it fresh.
As you're aware, I don't know what everything in the new update will be unless I hear about it - as opposed to the rest of you, who will know everything right away. Thus I have to ask people or find out for myself.
My current favourite thing is Kingdra, based on what I've been told about it. There isn't any one thing that sells it, but rather a mixture of smaller factors.

I know you like games that require a certain amount of common sense/logic, like Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective and the Ace Attorney series.
Do you have any recommendations that are similar to those games?
Not many - I know I like visual novel games and the like, but there aren't many made for the DS/3DS! One game series I am rather beholden to, that comes in a rather similar vein, would be the Zero Escape trilogy. In addition to the visual novel nature - and rather intricate storytelling used - the game is progressed with a series of puzzles that are structured exactly like escape rooms, and the choices you make in the novel events will determine what branch of the story you'll take. You'll have to eventually take all the branches to unlock the true ending for each game.
I wish I had more recommendations, but for now that's all!

Not that I can think of right now! The top thing that's on my mind would be a job position; the place I'm currently working at has me as an emergency hire, and I can only hold the position for 90 days for sure. I applied to have the position permanently (as well as at a few other organisations), and what would make me the most happy is if I could net either of those jobs early in the year (which would be February at the very earliest - and luckiest).