Posts made by ZekeTheG33k

@eye8urcake said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

So, today it was confirmed. The baby (Isla) has 2 bad genes, so cystic fibrosis. They told my daughter and her husband, at their very first newborn 'well-baby' appointment that their child wouldn't live past 40 so that was fun.

The flip side is their hospital is part of the Children's Miracle Network and has an actual CF center as part of it, and she's already got three pediatricians, a dietician, a pulmonologist, a respiratory therapist and a social worker so at least everything will be being done the best it can be done for her from the beginning.

Still. Fuck.

I am sorry to hear about this. I am glad that they have the resources they need. This way they can focus on quality of life with their child. My prayers are with them.

@Auspice said in Depression Meals:

@Groth said in Depression Meals:

@Auspice said in Depression Meals:

It's how I learned to make alfredo sauce, from scratch, on the fly. Sans recipe.

Isn't Alfredo sauce literally just cheese melted into butter?

Technically yes.
But we murcans like it all thick and creamy and garlicky.

The American version is more of a bechamel style sauce, with cheese and garlic thrown in it.

@Auspice When I make them, I typically slit them on the side to create a pocket. I will usually put a slice of apple, a piece of cooked bacon and some cheese, either a mild cheddar or a pepper jack. Then I'll bread them and then either throw them in an Iron skillet or in the oven.

I have on occasion deboned and pounded them very thin, then breaded and fried. I did some that i smoked with apple wood and used to make ramen.

RE: joint pain
Yeah I pretty much live with that. I broke my back in 4 places when I was 21, bad car accident, and now the steel rod they put in my back is destroying my vertebrate above it, so yeah. Not so much fun. I feel it even worse when it gets cold outside, like it is now here in Georgia 25F in the morning. shivers

Luckily I got some "good" news I guess. I had a visit with my Cardiac specialist and he told me I still have about 12 years or so left. So yay! At least my cardiac autonomic neuropathy isn't progressing so swiftly vastly shorten my lifespan. Even though every morning is Russian Roulette. Surviving 2 heart attacks and 2 strokes in the last year from sneezing has been trying. But I have 12 or so years... Maybe I'll get to see some grandchildren when my kids are ready for their own families.

@Tat Sure. Absolutely. Faraday has done great things. And yes, she has. However, she has also been rather curt and degrading, from my POV and that of others. Your praise doesn't invalidate that. I stand by my opinion of the situation. And I chose to voice my dislike, but stopping using Ares. But... Yeah. I don't think Faraday is the Saint everyone paints her to be. YMMV.

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

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

@Auspice When I first started tinkering with Ares, some of my friends warned me that Faraday was not at all receptive to people modifying the server in ways she did not personally approve of and that she and I would most likely end up butting heads. I took that warning to heart and have avoided asking her any questions, participating in the AresMUSH forum, or discussing my projects on sites like this (ok so I have not been so good about the last one). That heads-up no doubt saved me (and Faraday) some unnecessary drama, so I am extremely grateful for it.

Not really being critical here since it is her project, time, etc etc, just relaying my personal experience.

They told you wrong.

Ares is built for custom code. She even welcomes people to submit 'extras' for it. @Tat has provided a few. The Open Weather extra that someone made is amazing and just something Faraday didn't have the time/headspace for.

The issue that a lot of people run into is they demand X feature and Faraday says no and if you want it, make it yourself.

Which she has every right to because it's her code and her time. She has no obligation to make things for other people.

I'm sorry @Auspice but I really don't think they told them wrong. Faraday is real quick to say "no" to anything she doesn't agree with. And as you said, it's her right. But warning someone... That's a good thing too. I've contributed a "Dark Skin" for Ares.

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

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

@Auspice Oh no.. I bitch as Ashen-Shugar too... I don't do anything with Evennia directly, I have someone on my dev team that is a wiz with Python and such, so we can make what we want happen.

I am at this point rather surprised anyone wants to work with you.

That's because you don't actually know me. You know "of me". There is a distinct difference.

@Auspice Oh no.. I bitch as Ashen-Shugar too... I don't do anything with Evennia directly, I have someone on my dev team that is a wiz with Python and such, so we can make what we want happen.

@JinShei said in The Work Thread:

@Tinuviel said in The Work Thread:

@Ganymede There's an argument to be made about the "education" public education systems provide, of course...

Heeeey, we do very well, thankyouverymuch.

Don't Stay In School

Also, just who does my boss think she is.. Randomly sending me meeting invites about stuff pertaining to my job. Doesn't she know I pretend to work...

@Auspice Oh I agree. I think the PB should be appropriate for the setting.

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

It's come to the point where I think she's flat out possessed.

Being diplomatic isn't my thing, so this is going to go off like a nuclear bomb.

Not to make lite of the situation but...

@Auspice said in PB 'realism':

@Seamus said in PB 'realism':

@Auspice Well... I mean if it is an Anime game, doesn't that kind of.. like meet the requirements for a PB?

Ok. You got me there....

What irks me today, iRL is all the little hoops you have to jump through to get on the Dean's List. It's not like my Daughter can go to college any more than fulltime, and stay sane, and I don't think she could push for a bit higher than her 3.9 GPA. BUT apparently, even though she's in the running there is MORE BS she has to jump through. Ugh. Now I remember why I hate college.

@Auspice Well... I mean if it is an Anime game, doesn't that kind of.. like meet the requirements for a PB?

Luckily, the few PCs I actively RP aren't entirely human to begin with, so I don't really have a need for a PB. When I do need a PB, I try and think of someone based off a role they have played that is similar to what I envision the character to be, that way I know this is something within their scope of what they will play. I don't TS so... that really isn't an issue for me.

@surreality said in PB 'realism':

@TheOnceler said in PB 'realism':

some kind of were-ferret

...how dare this not be a thing anywhere that I know of.

Can't this be done with CofD Changing Breeds. I swear it sounds like this is doable.

@Ganymede I never... saw that movie. So... I stand corrected.

I hate you.

@faraday said in Image Attribution & Creative Commons:

It all seems rather petty to me to single out one specific game, since this is fairly common practice across RP/blog/fanfic/tumblr sites across the internet, but that's their prerogative.

I just wish they'd stop CCing me on it, since I have nothing to do with the content of individual games. (Any more than Wordpress has control of self-hosted blogs using their software.)

I have discovered in my many many years of MUing that you can never know what will trigger people. It is a bit silly, yes, but I don't know what happened behind the curtain. I logged in, thought about creating a PC, was met with some rather 'brisk' channel banter, then logged off. No harm no foul.

@Auspice said in Image Attribution & Creative Commons:

@Seamus said in Image Attribution & Creative Commons:

@Ganymede said in Image Attribution & Creative Commons:

@Seamus said in Image Attribution & Creative Commons:

In most states, you can be sued for using someone else's name, likeness, or other personal attributes without permission for an exploitative purpose. Usually, people run into trouble in this area when they use someone's name or photograph in a commercial setting, such as in advertising or other promotional activities. But, some states also prohibit use of another person's identity for the user's own personal benefit, whether or not the purpose is strictly commercial. There are two distinct legal claims that potentially apply to these kinds of unauthorized uses: (1) invasion of privacy through misappropriation of name or likeness ("misappropriation"); and (2) violation of the right of publicity. (The "right of publicity" is the right of a person to control and make money from the commercial use of his or her identity.)

Unless I see evidence to the contrary, a claim for the unauthorized use of one's likeness for a character would probably be barred under the doctrine of absque injuria.

I get that, however, I'm wondering how someone like Emily Blunt would feel if her likeness was used to portray a character that was a rabid serial killer and posted those logs with her image attached. I do understand that there is no real 'damage' but with their 'reputation' might qualify?

Would she portray a rabid serial killer in a film?

I think that may be why I'm OK with actors as PBs more than musicians or models or... Because they DO portray all sorts of people, types, etc., so it's not just 'them' being slotted into different roles.

I don't know if she would, tbh. But then again, I don't know her career plans. I selected her because she has a rather 'disney friendly' image in some of her movies.