Shortest? Teodor to Elsabet, on Firan. I think it was... what? - 3 RL months? Then she died.
I don't know if I've had one that I've regretted for any reason other than the person wound up sitting on the roster forever shortly afterwards. That seems to happen more often than I'd like... kinda starting to take it personal.
@Auspice Is your instructor giving you a final of F, or is the mark of F a placeholder until you show the actual work?
Most things done online will show times/dates of last updates. In theory, if you can file an appeal with the prof under the grounds that the system you were using locked you (and her) out of the project, though it was completed.
My cynical experience dealing with post-secondary education is this: if you appeal, you'll almost certainly win, especially if you continue to appeal it all the way up the chain. Eventually you'll get to someone who believes you shouldn't fail students because it gives the sadz, and you'll get the chance to show them your work.
Additionally, if you present information that describes the locking out phenomenon happening to other people (articles, etc), then the prof should be willing to at least hear you out.
I wish you the best of luck, though. Failing because of something outside of your control - and outside what a reasonable person could foresee happening - is awful.
@arkandel said in Stranger Than Fiction MUX:
@lithium said in Stranger Than Fiction MUX:
@auspice Wouldn't there need to be some sort of posts to try and enlist all of MSB into any such plot for said plot to exist?
Anyone who's tried to get all of MSB to agree on - let alone sign up for and act upon - anything would laugh at the notion.
It's true. We'd all argue over a free lunch.
@arkandel Yep. I agree entirely.
I should have said, "IF you wanted to have a Mat or Tuon around, that's a challenge." I see how the way I worded it "might be" could have led someone to conclude I thought they should be around. I do not.
I've been trying to decide whether I speak into this topic or not. I usually don't, because I've found it rare that a conversation online ever actually results in the two people having their views adjusted. So, why bother saying something contrary to what the loud people are saying if it's likely going to cause those loud people to jump to insane conclusions about you?
But, whatever. Here I go.
I'm a much a libertarian as I can get away with. I want the government out of my life as much as possible. I have absolutely no problem with businesses discriminating against people for whatever reason they want, no matter how cockamamie or vile it seems to me. My belief is that businesses who get involved in that sort of behaviour find themselves either catering to a clientele who either supports or is indifferent to that policy, or out of business because no one wants to give them any money because of that practice. I've been discriminated against in the past, and just shrugged and moved on to find a business who wanted my money.
I think the spark that ignited the movie theatre debacle was that there appeared to be inconsistent standards applied. Where the theatre originally just had tickets for sale to a "women only" night, they weren't for a specific cause - it wasn't a closed event. So, the fellow bought a ticket because he's legally allowed to do so. Contrast that with bakeries who have been sued into the ground for not baking a cake for a same-sex wedding (for that specific event), and you see that there's an inconsistent standard. No one's suing Muslim-owned bakeries for doing the exact same thing (you can check Stephen Crowder's video on that topic - he might be a troll at times, but the video doesn't lie). No one's demanding that mosques allow them to have their rainbow flag-waving, bacon-laden wedding reception there, but churches are getting sued for that same practice.
If the movie theatre (Alamo, was it?) had started off with a "this is a private event," then that fellow would have no claim - private events are private. But because tickets were being sold to the general population, he's right to say that the state law prohibits discrimination based on gender, and no one can ask him to leave because of it. Is he trolling? - sure. Is he wrong? - I don't think so.
As I said before: I don't care what someone believes, as long as they behave civilly. Jason being called a Nazi because he hates Jews and loves Hitler is totally fine because, well, that's a Nazi. Susan being called a Nazi because she thinks marriage should be limited to heterosexual relationships is entirely another.
Well, I've stepped into it, I guess.
I'll add here that I'm enjoying myself. I came because the mortal admin invited me, and I made a mortal. He's totally mortal (Reno).
I know almost nothing about the theme. My exposure to vampires is basically Angel/Buffy and a little True Blood. Anyway, that hasn't been too much of a hindrance, as people are really helpful and considerate in making allowances for my ignorance.
I sometimes have trouble finding random RP, but then I realised it's because I'm not actually on the channels... so I guess that's on me.
A game based on Feng Shui - the rpg. It's based on hong kong action movies (think, classic John Woo) and it has such potential to be an amazing MU. Lots of action, simple mechanics.
@Cupcake I totally agree. Nazi is a term we ought never apply to someone who doesn't deserve it, and that list doesn't include a great many awful people. They're awful, but not Nazis.
I seem to wind up playing reluctant leaders. Or, leaders who wound up in those positions through some twist of fortune, but who are just going to make the best of it (see: Teodor on Firan, Marius/Turo on Arx).
I would say that people seem to most enjoy when I play some sarcastic contrarian. Those are the characters I've had the best feedback about (see: Nierzen/Vayne on Arx).
I would like to try my hand at playing a female sometime. I'd probably base her off my grandmother, who was awesome. Not sure her story plays well, but she was a cool person.
@surreality There's little comparison between what you describe and Hazmat, there.
Someone barging into your room without permission is no okay.
Someone showing up at your door without sending a request in triplicate is actually sort of a normal thing.
I mean, doing it even if they've been asked to not is a bit much, but screaming at them and then not speaking to them for a decade is wacky.
Woe betide the hapless sod who brings hazmat's burger with tomato when it was not wanted... table's getting flipped and server's getting stabbed with a fork.
You had my curiousity. Now you have my attention.
@aria I don't tend to make excuses for anyone's bad behaviour. I might try to explain their behaviour, but I offer excuses very, very rarely.
I appreciate that you see a difference between someone being a dickhead, and a systemic issue to be railed against. Not enough people do, I fear. It's letting dickheads get away with being dickheads because they're part of "the system."
I had the chance to play a villain on a game 100 years ago - so long I neither remember the name nor the theme of the game - but what I loved about it was that the PC heroes who were trying to stop me played WITH me in the whole thing. My PC was trying to terrorise this female character into realising he was right and she was wrong to even oppose him - standard villain stuff - and it was awesome. The player and I had OOC conversations about how to tell the story in the way that would make the greatest impact for everyone, but especially the other heroes in the tale. So, my PC was awful to her.
And then it came time for the heroes to finally dispatch my PC, she and I collaborated OOCly about how to tell the best story for everyone involved, and it was my truest pleasure for my PC to meet his end at her hands.
I have no problems with antagonists/villains/etc being mean and cruel ICly, and welcome the chance to work with them OOCly to make it the best story. And I think anyone who would play a villain should be able to say and do the same.
People who lie to me OOCly, though... they can go screw right off.
@surreality Not getting any argument from me.
@derp The big-toothed zippered ones are what we have. Fantastic bags.
I live just north of Minnesota. The vast majority of people I know are Vikings fans, simply by geography.
Not me. I back the Pack.
So, I'll say: That loss by the Vikings would only have been sweeter to me if it had happened at the Superbowl, to Tom Brady, in their own home.
Also, I'm cheering for the Patriots. I would have been okay cheering for the Jaguars - they were my dark horse choice from the outset of the season - but for some reason, I've always liked the Patriots. I think it's Bellichek's inability to give a single crap what anyone thinks, about anything, for any reason. Not league sponsors (see: Microsoft), not the Commissioner, not the media (see: "We're on to Cincinnati"), not people with eyes (see: His abhominable cut-off sweatshirts), not top-round draft picks. He literally couldn't care less about any of that. There's a certain curmudgeonly charm to it.
@arkandel Taxation is theft in general. The only thing that changes is how deeply into your pockets they'll make you go.
People who tweet spoilers the next day and don't tag it as a spoiler alert are the best kind of people.
@Three-Eyed-Crow I love bikes. In addition to everything @Arkandel suggested, I would offer that you might consider getting a road bike, if your main use is going to be on pavement. Someone might suggest a hybrid, but my experience is that I'm basically a sail in the wind; being hunched over the handlebars would be vastly superior. If you want to go out to do trailriding, you can always look around for a second-hand trail bike. Honestly, they're far more common and far less expensive than a road bike, so unless you have storage space concerns, owning a second bike for the occasional off-road experience isn't that bad a thing.
See, hybrids have the skinny tyres of a road bike with the uprightness of a mountain bike. The problem is they're difficult to use if the trail you're on is gravelly while also being upright for the wind (as previously mentioned)
Oh! Get a U-lock. No, a thick cable is not the same. Get a U-lock. I can't stress that enough.