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@Auspice

@Auspice

It's certainly something that you may want to talk to local fair housing about.

To elucidate my opinion, suppose the lease said "rent payments shall be made on or before the third day of each month, and may be paid online via Paypal or at the office at 123 Fake Street", then, for the term of the lease, that's your obligation. Unless you executed something modifying that obligation, it's enforceable.

New management company then announces "rent payments shall be made on or before the third day of each month, and may be paid online via Venmo or at the office at 456 Liar Avenue". Does your obligation change? No, because it is a unilateral amendment to the contract. It is the legal equivalent of saying "although I agreed to accept payment in the form of money, the payment shall now be in the form of blood".

@Auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

The methods to pay in the lease are totally different because... different management (but one of the methods they got rid of allowed us to pay through a third party and that made things vastly better for schedule issues).

This is also an issue. You may have a fair housing issue. If you go to fair housing, make sure you bring all relevant documents. Here in Ohio, if a landlord fails to provide what is in the lease they are in breach of the same.

@ZombieGenesis said in Getting Young Blood Into MU*'ing:

I honestly never understood the mentality that "all players must be given equal opportunities regardless of the effort put into the game".

Because most of us, if not all of us, have been on a game where: (1) some players are given privileges despite putting no fucking effort into it; or (2) players are denied opportunities regardless of the effort put into the game..

@Auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

New management shortened the 'due date' from the 5th to the 3rd.

What does your lease say?

New management can say whatever it wants to; the lease is the only document that matters. If you are in a month-to-month tenancy, the payment terms, in the absence of a written document to the contrary, defaults to the prior lease.

If you want to put a fork their eyes, let me know.

@mietze

"Persecution for the expression of opinions seems to me perfectly logical. If you have no doubt of your premises or your power, and want a certain result with all your heart, you naturally express your wishes in law, and sweep away all opposition. To allow opposition by speech seems to indicate that you think the speech impotent, as when a man says that he has squared the circle, or that you do not care wholeheartedly for the result, or that you doubt either your power or your premises. But when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more than they believe the very foundations of their own conduct that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas -- that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which their wishes safely can be carried out. That, at any rate, is the theory of our Constitution. It is an experiment, as all life is an experiment. Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge. While that experiment is part of our system, I think that we should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with death, unless they so imminently threaten immediate interference with the lawful and pressing purposes of the law that an immediate check is required to save the country. I wholly disagree with the argument of the Government that the First Amendment left the common law as to seditious libel in force. History seems to me against the notion. I had conceived that the United States, through many years, had shown its repentance for the Sedition Act of 1798, by repaying fines that it imposed. Only the emergency that makes it immediately dangerous to leave the correction of evil counsels to time warrants making any exception to the sweeping command, "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech." Of course, I am speaking only of expressions of opinion and exhortations, which were all that were uttered here, but I regret that I cannot put into more impressive words my belief that, in their conviction upon this indictment, the defendants were deprived of their rights under the Constitution of the United States."

-- Holmes, J., Abrams v. United States, 250 U.S. 616, 630-631 (1919).

This eloquent opinion turns 100 years old in November, and should be emblazoned in the minds of anyone who wants to have a serious discussion on the freedom of speech.

@Thenomain said in Getting Young Blood Into MU*'ing:

I do think that picking system and picking setting are different situations, but demanding people Know All Phase 3 Marvel Movies is a consideration alongside Buying Every WoD Book In Existence.

The WoD 2E books are all fairly self-sufficient. Having the CoD helps, but you don't need it.

Granted, those books are voluminous and horrifyingly dry at times.

@WildBaboons said in Good TV:

I was really hoping for Byron Mann after seeing him in Wu Assassin

Everyone hopes for Byron Mann after seeing him in Wu Assassin.

Unfortunately, you're more likely to get Ken Jeong.

@Tinuviel

Although not recognized as such, Megara is the greatest Disney princess.

@surreality said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

"Honey, does that product name sound, uhm... "
"I swear, it's just a protein shake."
"It sounds like it has-"
"Stop!" Sigh. "...I know, I know."

@Cupcake said in Good TV:

The issues with the gelfling puppets and their stiff faces is something that the creators specifically address for the production.

Frankly, I like the stiffness. It reminds me of how much effort went into the puppetry, and how much the creators wanted to pay homage to Henson and the franchise's roots. So, give me a bit of stiffness, please.

Speaking of LaCroix --

-- what the fuck is up with Whiteclaw?

@surreality said in Good TV:

I wouldn't say the series is at all dependent on having seen it, as a prequel. There are some things from the film you can look at and say, 'oh, so that's why that was how it was!' but that's fairly standard for any prequel.

It's not, and I've been told by my partner that there are some glaring continuity differences, but it is still very good. I appreciate the mix of puppetry and CGI.

Also, Simon Pegg does a great job of impersonating the Chamberlain.

I made that permanent.

Feel free to send complaints my way.

Can't guarantee a response, though.

@Derp

I concur.

Watch out for your creatine levels, though. Too much of the stuff can cause your blood work to show that you're on steroids.

That was a very awkward visit from my uncle.

@surreality said in MSB Peeves:

Because regions suck and you can't get Squirt here normally.

That's because you Yanks have never had Wink.

@Auspice

Fuck yes.

Mackenzie Davis is so fucking hot it hurts.

@Thenomain said in MSB Peeves:

O-H

sigh

I-O.

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