@L-B-Heuschkel said in Getting into Writing:
you learn ALL THE THINGS about pacing, keeping people interesting, setting scenes and moods, and moving a plot.
Do you though? Do you?
I mean, given that there are no small number of criticisms about our distinct lack of ability to do this, I sometimes wonder. You'd think that it would be a way to learn, but many of us seem to be lacking in some essential element.
@HelloProject said in Dating in the 2020's:
I'm convinced that Tinder hides people from you because I never found the blurred out girl clearly wearing a pickle suit.
Tinder only updates available matches periodically, examines them by distance, and then does a sort of random sort. You also have a limit to the number of people that it will show you in a single day. So it's not necessarily hiding people from you, it's that they are moving in and out of places that Tinder is looking for them, and it's only throwing a certain chunk of them in your direction at any one time. I'm sure there's a bit more backstage algorithm to it, but that's basically what you need to know about Tinder in a nutshell. You're getting a random sample of the total population of <people in whatever geographic area you have it set to look in> per <chunk of time>, which can vary wildly as people move around the city at certain times of day, or on weekends, travel through on major highways, etc.
@RightMeow said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Let me answer for her. Yes
Score. I am clearly in the wrong relationship.
@Auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Who wants to be my valentine?
(really I just want a free dinner)
So what you're saying is, if I give you money for food, that's where my effort on this day can peacefully end and I can relax and just do nothing further?
@saosmash said in The Game Game:
@Derp Nice job citing the quotes without the context that differentiates them.
If I believed there was truly context that differentiated them, rather than pretext, I would not have cited them.
@krmbm said in The Game Game:
Thanks for explaining how I'm obviously wrong and/or lying about how I feel about my game and other open games.
Also @krmbm on the same damn page even:
Well, you're wrong.
If you're going to act all offended that someone is saying you're "obviously wrong" when it comes to how you think and feel about games, the least you can do is not say someone is obviously wrong about how they think and feel about games just a few posts before that.
@Coin said in Plot Advice:
structure it to make sure they aren't plotlocked (i.e. make sure they can continue playing around the plot between its scenes).
On the back of this -- also make sure that your group composition is flexible. Don't have it depend on having every member of the group, or even a specific member of the group. That's where most scheduling falls apart. Just set it up so that you can take whoever can make it. The more people you try to lock down schedule-wise, the harder it's going to be to get everyone on the same page.
I mean, if you just want the functionality, Ares literally has this out of the box. If you don't need a lot of system you can run a game from day 1.
@Auspice said in Buying Shit:
But here's the thing about women's clothes: they aren't made to fit common body shapes either. They design to 'thin with slight curves' and then just add fabric for larger sizes.
I feel like @surreality probably has a few hacks up her sleeve for this.
Button down
Button down with a different collar style
Button down, but checkered
Button down, but checkered and with a different collar style
Jacket, two buttons
Jacket, three buttons
Jacket but with pinstripes and two buttons
Jacket but with pinstripes and three buttons
Grey suit, one lapel style
Same grey suit, different lapel style
Navy suit
Black suit
Black suit but with pinstripes
Ties were, like, the only remotely interesting thing to buy. (Also sometimes cufflinks and pocket squares if you were feeling extra sharp)
ETA: @Auspice men's clothing looks awful if it's not tailored and you don't have the physique of a marble statue with a ton of ass in the back.
FIFY, for clarity.
@Groth said in ISO: a comics/superheroes MU* (give me your recs):
Just after RFK closed we brainstormed a few ideas of what a fun MU* could be and one of the ideas we had was a superhero academy where the Staff and people volunteering to PRP would play the teachers and the grid would represent an artificial city filled with training scenarios and every now and then they'd be attacked by actual villains.
The way I'd set up a superhero game these days would just be to use Ares since it gives you practically everything that you need out of the box.
That's some straight up Maze Runner type stuff. I'd be down.
Just finished Season 2 of Elite. Man, this show. I don't even know why I love it so much. But it knows how to string me right along, and I'm just biding my time until Season 3. It just gets more twisted and complicated as it goes on.
@RightMeow said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:
Still researching my exercise and eating plan.
Squat. Deadlift. Bench press/overhead press, alternating. At a reasonable enough weight that you can do three sets of five before you feel like you're gonna die without them actually falling on you.
@Admiral said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:
So... I'm spiraling, folks. Wish me luck.
Whaaat?
@Macha said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:
@Ganymede I wish I had a clue what that meant.
'Strict liability' means that you don't have to prove they intended to do something. Just that they did it. Usually, you have to prove that they both did a thing and were aware that they were doing a thing.
Strict liability tends to be used for things like -- speeding, seat belt violations, etc. You don't have to prove that they knowingly or recklessly acted. Just that they did a thing.
@Ganymede said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:
Sounds like a premises liability issue.
For a city-maintained road? I mean, maybe, but good luck.
@HelloProject said in Dating in the 2020's:
I have 3 packs of McDonald's Szechuan sauce.
jealousy intensifies
@RightMeow said in Dating in the 2020's:
Okay, I know most the ones listed so far, but what the heck is Hinge?
It's what happens when a younger generation realizes that facebook is a thing and they don't have to fill out 200 questions on OkCupid or Match or something and just have the app crawl through their other social media connections to try and find people in their network and their friends' networks that have the same sorts of interests and stuff.
You know. Using Facebook to facilitate having a sex life. Bringing it back to its roots.
@ZombieGenesis said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I'm tempted to make a Champions or Heroes Unlimited MUSH just to spite people.
Riiiiifts.