Posts made by Derp

@ganymede said in criticism not allowed in ad threads is only enforcing a false positive, prove me wrong:

You do understand, of course, that I prosecute attorneys in Ohio for ethical lapses on a semi-consistent basis, yes?

Well, I mean ... no. I thought you worked in IP!

Also, have you met our Supreme Court? There is a solid reason we were the very last state to implement IOLTA, and only because they threw a hissy fit that the legislature tried to do it over their heads. They don't deal with things. That's why we started JLAP. It goes to them, and if you can't hack it there, THEN it goes to the Supreme Court for ethical foo.

Seriously, hop the border. Come to the dark side. It's like the Wild West out here.

Wait, wait. Hold up.

Which one of you monsters voted for TinyFugue?

@ganymede said in criticism not allowed in ad threads is only enforcing a false positive, prove me wrong:

Therapy. I need therapy.

Step 1) Get licensed to practice in Indiana.

Step 2) I will tell JLAP I suspect you of having a substance abuse problem due to personal stresses.

You get a free therapist, the Supreme Court never has to know. Everyone wins!

@ganymede

He said 'sane'. Lawyers don't qualify.

@arkandel said in criticism not allowed in ad threads is only enforcing a false positive, prove me wrong:

It was really all just basic housekeeping - and how we're doing this going forward.

FROTHING RANT ABOUT JACKBOOTED AUTHORITARIANISM HERE!

I move to rename this thread the Marvel Upvote Gif Thread.

@arkandel said in criticism not allowed in ad threads is only enforcing a false positive, prove me wrong:

but there are drawbacks in the approach since this is a forum. For example there is no categorization whatsoever (per genre, beta/fully open, possibly other tags as well).

Another drawback to this approach is that you will eventually have 3+ forum threads for every single game advertised. People now have to opt in to the Hog Pit threads, which means that you would eventually have, at minimum, the Ad, its thread in Mildly Constructive, and its corresponding dark cousin in the Hog Pit, probably all really saying the same thing, but with the somewhat highbrow approach of 'I don't do the Hog Pit'.

This invites things to get real cluttered real fast.

@ganymede said in Echoes in the Mists - CoD 2e MU:

Also, given that this is the only multi-sphere CoD game out there, I can understand the interest.

As far as I was aware, it was the only CoD game out there right now, multisphere or not. Are there others?

The ideal scene length is however long it takes to accomplish the specific story goals that you have in mind for that particular encounter or meeting.

That might seem trite, but it's true. It can be a few sentences between characters caught between moving parts, or it can be an in-depth strategy meeting, a heart to heart, whatever. So long as you get from point A to B in the most enjoyable way, that is all that matters.

Nor do I think scenes need to strive for any sort of 'resolution'. Scenes are not stories. They are parts of stories. How many times have you read a chapter in a book that moves the story forward a bit, or gives you more of a feel of the world, but doesn't have any kind of resolution to it? I know I have. Tons. Those scenes are the ones that build anticipation and drama. Often, there are a great many unresolved things at the ends of those chapters, or sections of chapters. Things that haven't been answered. Things that didn't get said. But it moved everything forward somehow.

I think we put too much emphasis on everything remaining neatly self-contained, which is why we tend to have scenes of epic lengths where everyone is worried about tying up all the loose ends into a nice pretty bow.

Screw that. Leave loose ends. That is how stories continue onward. Have the quick five minute conversation where the one person is throwing some gear into a bag, while the other is looking frantic and confused, with that quick promise that theyĺl explain when they get back.

Have the awkward moment in the hallway between the two characters with enough tension between them you could cut it with a knife, for good or bad. You might not even need to exchange words in this one, and they can be both sort and intense.

So I guess, for me, the 'ideal length' is whatever gets us from where we are to where we want to be at that particular moment in the most enjoyable way. This can be minutes, or hours, or sometimes maybe split over days.

Thirded.

I am posting this here because HOLY SHIT does this guy end up able to do some crazy things.

Just wait until minute 12 or so.

Seriously, it's worth the watch if you have any inclination toward guitar at all. This guys shows how much progress you can make with diligent practice, and OMG he can just do -- beautiful, terrible things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMcdhCR9Ubw

@livia said in Want To Move to Austin?:

@derp Basic plan is to head to Gencon in an August and then I dunno, tourist up a bit and meet some peeps. It's vague at the moment!

You will be in my city then! Hit me up!

@thenomain said in The Board Game Thread:

@ominous said in The Board Game Thread:

I think most people would lump card games into board games. We could call them tabletop games, but that would lump Pen & Paper games into the category too.

Kickstarter does this and bugs the everloving crap out of me.

What, no love for card games (you monster!)?

@livia said in Want To Move to Austin?:

@wretched Hey I'm hoping to visit this year. Might be next year depending on how the savings go!

Oooh. Which part you going to?

While not technically a board game, as it has no board, I have been enjoying Shipwreck Arcana, aka Deductive Reasoning: the Game.

Ok, well, here goes I guess!

I don't have a favorite food. I really, truly don't. I know that makes me weird, but I just like anything spicy. I guess I would say that capsaicin is my favorite food, but I am not sure that it really qualifies.

I buy physical books. And then I pirate the digital versions. I don't feel bad about this. My bookshelves look impressive and my books are well cared for, and my notes and hilites are linked on my devices for my own personal use because I need the stuff in my life to be organized and searchable and available at a moment's notice.. Someone got paid. I am not paying you twice.

I believe in white lies. For example -- I need my showers at borderline-unsafe levels of heat for extended periods of time or I don't feel clean.My boyfriend likes to shower together (and no, neither of us like shower sex, it's just talking time in the few moments we have to spare together). My boyfriend does not know that I like hot water, and he is a cold showers kind of person. I probably won't tell him either. He has a lung condition and the steam screws with him. So I relish the opportunity to sneak in hot showers while he is out of the house.

I have two facial piercings, but I work in government in a ridiculously conservative state, so both of them are placed in rather inconspicuous spots where eyebrows/facial hair can cover the marks. I plan on getting tattoos, but I worry that having to wear cloth over them is going to screw them up.

Despite being a MUer, I have never been into MMO's. The feel of them is just wrong. I am currently trying my hand at ESO, and it is so unlike other Elder Scrolls games that I am not sure I am gonna make it very far. But I am trying, because they are the new thing and my friends play. forced smile

I can fold a fitted sheet too. #coventime

I sometimes pick up books on things I find interesting even if they are really obscure. I tend to do well in school because if we had a real life 'Would You Like to Know More' prompt like in Starship Troopers I would slam my hand down on that sucker every time. Between personal interest and school, my kindle has enough random stuff on it that if anyone were to ever actually look at it, they would probably think I was a terrorist. On the page I am looking at, I have a survival manual, Army Field Manual 3-24: Counterinsurgency, Nozick's 'Anarchy, State, and Utopia', a book on Python, a book on Kobudo, a book on Aikido, a book on Statics, a book on Aviation Engineering, and the first book of the Magicians. Yep.

I don't like Superman. I never have. He just doesn't do anything for me as a superhero. The newer movies were a bit more ok. They showed his flaws, rather than making him Alien Jesus or whatever.

That said, I am seriously stoked about the possibilities of Brightburn.

This is a superman movie I would definitely watch.

Egypt investigating picture of couple having sex on Grreat Pyramid.

Not all heroes wear capes.

Obviously NSFW-ish but overall pretty mild.

@dontpanda

https://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/cleaning/laundry/fold-fitted-sheet