Way back when, Tartarus implemented a system where all alts had to be registered under an alt-list number. That list was attached to the IP address of the first alt that registered the list. You could figure out if a player was using more than one alt-list by doing a check of the IP addresses. It wasn't fool-proofed, but I knew of few people who gave enough of a shit to dodge the process.
Don’t send him back because he’s stir crazy.
Send him back for his insolence.
I do not reward knowledge; I punish ignorance.
I think a system of resource-sharing can be too easily abused if there were no controls in place regarding sharing among or between alts.
I don’t disagree at all with the sentiment or belief that an experienced paralegal will trump a new associate.
As far as I am concerned neither can draft a motion the way I want it done, so I do my own.
As an amateur humorist, I appreciate your take on this.
As a recent event, SNL got flack for this joke by Michael Che. (Ignore the fact that the video is backwards.) On the one hand, this is blatantly transphobic; I will not deny this. On the other hand, the Democratic Party has never been particularly sensitive about these sorts of issues, despite their rhetoric, and Biden was around when Clinton signed the "don't ask don't tell" policy that later had to be repealed during Obama's tenure. (It barred openly LGBTQ people from serving in the military.)
So, was Che trying to punch down or punch up?
It kind of depends on how you feel about some of his other comedy. On the one hand, there's this joke where he dead-names Caitlyn Jenner. On the other hand, there's this joke about Black Lives Matter. As for SNL, it can be a mixed grab bag: I liked Pete Davidson's bit here and here.
How you feel about it is how you feel about it.
I mean, I agree with Che when it comes to Louis C.K.; let the man try and perform. And he did, and it was terrible. And as for Che? He's just not good at being a Weekend Update. He may have chemistry with the white-than-wonder-bread Colin Jost (so that's why Scarlett Johansson married him), but he's not a good performer.
Anyhow, yeah. Sensitivity is important. Satire and social criticism is good if you're clearly punching up and not spiking down on the oppressed at the same time.
@coin said in Movie / TV / Streaming Peeves or Whatever:
The only things that have ever bothered me, really, were the whitewashing in Avatar by Shyamalan * * *.
Really? This is the only thing that ever bothered you about the movie?
That's a fair thing to do. I simply dislike doing so. Villains should not be unconquerable ***but for *** a fatal flaw. For some reason, that sticks in my craw.
I prefer situational-solving, but have found that people would rather resort to dice-rolling than devising solutions for large problems. I suppose that's the nature of the game, but I'd like to think otherwise.
@testament said in MU Things I Love:
So basically, you enjoying seeing others suffer. Found the Lions fan.
Could be worse: you could be the Texans.
Or ERCOT.
That's right, I went there.
@betternow said in Movie / TV / Streaming Peeves or Whatever:
I... am not sure what to say. That article in particular claims James Gunn responded to a tweet, but clicking on it says "page does not exist". That website is owned by a Gen Z media influencer company. So I am again...I want to believe women without question, but I'd like to see the actual accounts/accusations on their actual social media rather than things "resposted" on sites I can't determine the credibility of.
Let me put it to you this way.
3STM played Warped Tour. Warped Tour is pretty much how emo got big enough to get out of Hot Topic as a fashion, movement, and style of music. Warped Tour, and similar concert events, are known for rampant sexual harassment. At least, that's what the person who ran the tour said.
If you were young and female, you invited problems. It got so bad that some emo bands stopped going after sexual assault allegations were raised against other artists. Bands like Paramore, for example, stopped going, and if there's someone who understands rape and sexual assault it's probably Hayley Williams.
So I believe them. I believe them because other artists on tour believe them. I believe them because of the repeated allegations. And I believe them because I have little reason to believe otherwise, given how much of an adolescent douchebag Jared Leto presents himself to be.
@silverfox said in A healthy game culture:
I'm actually really torn on if it's vital to have staff who also play.
In my experience, it's fine if there are rules in place. For instance, on Requiem for Kingsmouth, staff PCs could not hold territory or title. It was a double-edged sword, I suppose, because at one point they offered me a position on staff but I declined because I was more vested in my PC, who held territory and a title.
Let me be clear: your chili looks amazing.
I use Cacique's beef chorizo. I use one tube of that to go with 3 lbs. of ground beef. This is my recipe:
Gany's Garbage Pail Chili of Doom
3 lbs. ground beef
1 tube of Cacique beef chorizo
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves of fresh garlic, minced
2 small cans (10 ozs.) of diced tomatoes with green chilis.
2 tbsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp pepper
Oil a pot bottom. Sweat the onions and garlic. Add the beef and chorizo to brown it with the onions and garlic. Add the salt, sugar, and pepper and mix in well. Then dump the diced tomatoes and green chilis, stir until blended, and then simmer for an hour.
I'll admit mine isn't as fresh as it could be and doesn't require much love, but when I'm sticking spoonfuls of the meaty goodness down my throat for any damn occasion, I'm not picky.
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But it’s doable.
I mean, I know you can do ship-to-ship fighting in FS3/Ares. Shouldn’t be too difficult to modify. It won’t be the same system, maybe, but BTech is mostly awesome based on load outs and universe building.
Try reaching out to the nearest branch of your state office of civil rights. You can file a complaint there for free that will trigger an investigation. If there’s enough evidence, the state will use an attorney general to handle your case.
