Posts made by Ganymede

@testament said in Good TV:

Mostly I couldn't stand the animation style. Just couldn't get past that.

You're the second person to tell me this, and I still scratch my head about it. Mostly because I have never watched or not watched a show based on its animation style.

Like, my friend loved A:TLA and TLOK, but couldn't get into She-Ra based on the animation style, and here I am finding Castlevania distractingly absurd in its gory details but appreciating how it tickles my nostalgia vibes.

I honestly have never considered an animation style what makes a series watchable or not, but I also watched all of Exo-Squad and the 90s X-Men series.

@testament

I like the trailer, but I prefer remakes that put forward something different.

Banging trailer, but I also liked the trailer for the War for Cybertron series.

@macha

@derp said in RL things I love:

@crawfish said in RL things I love:

liquid pain

...wut? O_O

@crawfish

Oh, I had that paper when I was painting and drawing as a younger cat.

Yeah, it's totally unforgiving.

@crawfish

And now I have balanced the scales.

Now, back to evil.

@testament said in RL things I love:

Modern cars are nice, but man, I really miss working on stuff that was easier.

I swear they bury shit like sparkplugs and injectors so damn deep into the engine nowadays that someone's getting their rocks off on how far in you have to insert your arm.

@il-volpe said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

These fuckwits who claim superior understanding of economics and yet also insist that certain jobs are designed for high school students.

I mean, it depends what you mean by designed.

I intend to make sure my kids are employed in drudgery to see whether it motivates them to gain skills to avoid it in the future.

But if they like that work, great! Maybe they'll be a chef.

A friend of mine worked in a Sonic kitchen for a few years; moved up to management; and now makes a fairly decent wage.

Another friend worked at McDicks, hated it, and moved on to cell phones and shit where he makes bank. I am very proud of both of them.

I've worked drudgery and I think it helped me empathize with those who work in the industry.

At least, I'm not a fucking Karen/Ken-tleman.

@derp said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

I have not found a bow setup that I like. They're great for upper body work in a dynamic range but I also do a lot of squats and military presses and such and by the time I figure out a bow setup that works for all of that it takes up just as much space and ends up being more expensive.

Squats are simple: set the bow on your shoulders and the bands under your feet; go less on the resistance and more on the reps.

For military presses: find a column; disengage the bands from the bow and attach to handles; use the column as the focus; and press as if you're at a cable station. You can also use a bench for this if it has a support strut between its legs.

@derp

Iron's nice, but bows are sweet.

I'll dish out $200 for a well-made bow with a large number of resistance bands. It's lighter; it smells better, and I can do it in my frackin' bedroom.

@wizz said in Brainstorming oWoD Games:

TL;DR a really niche setting and a strict focus on ST sessions instead of casual RP works great for a tabletop campaign (online or otherwise), but doesn't seem to translate all that well into a MU* you want to open to the public.

I concur.

You've got a great setting, but I think it's too narrowly-tailored.

@redjellybean said in Searching For A Game:

I thought I'd try branching out a bit and get some suggestions from people on possible games to try out that maybe aren't WoD. Hopefully a game with active players that would be welcoming of a newbie to the genre.

Arx is pretty much the fantasy game of the moment. The learning curve is steep, but the investment of time is worth it.

I can also recommend Savage Skies. I think it is still active.

@greenflashlight said in Critters!:

EDIT: Goatee cat should be named Pubert Addams.

Inspector Mew-seau.

@wretched said in Critters!:

best to err on the side of kittens.

@silverfox

@arkandel said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

It makes me very sad during my 1:1s to be told they are not used to receiving positive feedback. That there are adults out there in their thirties who haven't been told yet they are doing a good job - at something they spend a third of their lives doing - is unsettling.

As a partner, this may be a fault of mine. I work in a bubble and like it that way. My lack of praise to others is mostly because I don't work often with them. But when I do, yes, I want to point out more what they did right because they are likely already aware of what they did incorrectly.

Of course, part of this is also that I'm the new partner. I don't want to step on the toes of the old partners. But it is becoming increasingly apparent that the old partners are out of touch with the business, and it is disconcerting and stressful.

@silverfox

Omg.

Addendum:

In this topic, we additionally request that all members keep their comments constructive and on topic. The purpose of this forum is to have (sometimes) guided discussions on certain issues we find important. Excessive deviation can be frustrating.

Here's the explanation, paraphrased from something Ghost posted long ago in the thread about Tyche's banning:

"[Shangdi] didnt really seem to have interest in interfacing with anyone constructively on the forum. He mostly just haunted political threads to ruffle feathers using superskeeeery alt-rightisms to watch people's reactions. Not surprised to see this, but ultimately I question why he wasted his time to begin with."

If you want to go on about the pros and cons of a lawsuit, by all means. If you want to win an argument, by all means, within reason. But condescension and the worst kind of mansplaining is shit I'm not going to tolerate in the Politics forum.

We all saw what happened with the Tyche matter and, frankly, I wasn't going to allow that shit happen again.

Also, if you invite me to ban you, I will take that invitation.

@crawfish