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Summer and Fall

Winter sucks
Spring is allergy season and miserable for half of it

I liked some of the comics, since they made fun of office and manager stupidity and all that, so it's unfortunate he turned out to be a massive racist shit bag.
We had one on our office wall of executives sitting at the back of a large boat with only a few rowers saying something like, "I don't get it, we keep laying off more rowers, yet the worker efficiency isn't increasing".
Oh well.

teddy241 posted...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/25/business/dilbert-comic-strip-racist-tirade/index.html

Hes out

I'm just eagerly awaiting to see how the right wing finds a way to blame this on "the Jews".
Like how when ConYe was "canceled" and they all said, "this only happens when you criticize that one particular group".
They used to be coy about it, but ever since Trump, they've let their nazism fly proudly.

Less consumer choices for insurance is a bad thing...

I only ever had Humana for dental coverage, and it was excellent. Lowest premiums and lowest out of pocket costs of all of my employer's options, at the expense of being in-network only. Had to drop them b/c my dentist ended up dropping them (rates were too low, I guess). Now I pay more...

I'm sure they also did scummy things, but I'm not sure any of the major insurers haven't by this point...

It keeps hovering between upper 790's and low 800's.

adjl posted... Yep. "We won't let you take on this debt unless you already have some debt but not too much debt just enough debt that somebody else already owns you but they aren't losing money on you and then we'll want a piece of that." It's not a measure of how well you can handle debt, it's a measure of how much profit a lender can make off of you while putting in zero effort.

I pay my credit cards off in full each month and have almost never had a recurring debt longer than a month (once I have my house, that'll change) and my credit score has been 700+ for at least a decade now.
I legit never get these arguments. It's patently false. I've even had to talk people into paying off their credit card balances (that carry massive interest rates) that they were intentionally leaving in debt b/c they thought it "helps my credit score". And guess what? Their credit scores were just fine afterwards, too.
Propagating this as "common wisdom" is downright harmful.

It was never the best Zelda game, at any point in its existence.

A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, and LoZ 1 all existed already.

If I recall correctly, he's a mass murderer, so no. Not at all.
The female lead certainly isn't a "hero", either, though.

School decides that urinals are transphobic:

https://nhjournal.com/milford-trans-policy-fight-could-nix-school-urinals/

Anti-vaxer Karens try to make it a crime to give people COVID vaccines:

https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/capitol-watch/idaho-lawmakers-introduce-legislation-to-criminalize- those-who-administer-covid-vaccines-legislature/277-2436a514-e7da-4b31-9762-f9be10300075

(remove the space for the link to work; vintage GameFAQS)

Jen0125 posted...

Why do you think he was talking about allergies?

Because plenty of people do in fact have a problem w/ shrimp?

GanonsSpirit posted...

Shrimp are pretty much ocean bugs and people don't have a problem with those.

Couldn't even bother w/ 10 seconds of googling before you posted?

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/shellfish-allergy/symptoms-causes/syc-20377503

https://www.levernews.com/rail-companies-blocked-safety-rules-before-ohio-derailment/

It's a very good read, even though you could probably predict every single story beat w/o reading it.

papercup posted...

Guys can we stop talking about how Ohio is going to be a lifeless toxic superfund site for one second?! Rihanna is pregnant!!!!1!!

I just told my wife about the train disaster. She didn't believe me b/c she didn't see anything about it on the CNN homepage at all, and showed me to prove it. Sure enough, it's all about Superb Owls, celebrities, balloons...
She couldn't believe how unimportant it's being treated compared to the tabloid shit.

Some anime from the past decade I recommend, I assume older than that you've seen already if you wanted to

Konosuba
Mushoku Tensei
High School DxD
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine

Thanks, Delta

Nichtcrawler-X posted...

Ingredients have to be declared on packaging anyway. You could always just read the labels to make sure.

Yeah, cause food product providers are well known for not being cagey and inscrutable with their labeling and lists of ingredients.
People in the comments were saying they'd use the scientific names instead of "mealworm larvae", but I think they'll go one better and invent new names for the stuff that looks innocuous. Technically buried somewhere on some website it'll say what X is, so they're meeting the requirement of the law.
Also love how they take effect almost immediately. Most laws take a while to go into effect. It's amazing the government that money can buy!

Supaitwo posted...

The US has no room to talk about food standards.

While true, allowing some insect parts per million that accidentally ended up in the vats is still a far cry from intentionally adding them as a major ingredient.
Side note: if a bread boasts being higher in protein than competitors, ask yourself
where that protein came from

Sea of Stars looked good. Like a Seiken Densetsu type game.

I love the Baten Kaitos games, glad they're getting another chance to attract fans. That said, barring major QoL updates, especially for the 1st game, I don't know if there's much point owning them twice.

Xenoblade DLC... new hero doesn't seem based off XC1 like the last one was blatantly based off of XC2 (Poppi).
And then they made Alvis a villain? But not Pythra? The anti-XC1 bias w/ XC3 is getting downright noxious at this point...
I haven't bought the DLC yet, and I'm still not sold on doing so. Which is a shame, XC3 has been such a letdown overall.

Speaking of letdowns from the past year... Bayonetta 3. Who the hell is this prequel thing supposed to be for, what audience? And I think it's $60? Hard pass. Extra uninterested in learning about Bayonetta's past now for the same reason I didn't give a shit about Black Widow by the time that movie came out (spoilers b/c of the shared reason. that being: they're already killed off).

Bugaboo Creek, before it died off
Mezeh Mediterranean Grill
Moe's Southwest Grill
Potbelly
Romano's Macaroni Grill
Carrabba's Italian Grill (mostly for the Chicken Bryan)
Dominos
Taco Bell

When does this take effect?
Never finished Bastard!!, if I can knock it out before it goes into effect then I guess I need to binge

https://imgur.com/a/vjcV7xF

Other: Suikoden V

DeltaBladeX posted...

You need to set up your profile, explains why you couldn't find yourself. :P

I set it up. Link should work now... It's still the same as before.

DeltaBladeX posted...

Go to profile
Then right click on profile and copy URL

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198138681908/

Arcana Heart 3 Love Max!!!!!
Dex
Dusk Diver

EDIT: How do I get my Steam link?
I tried just switching your username in the link to mine, and that didn't work...
Tried searching my own name incognito, and it claims there is no user w/ my name, even though there totally is...

I'll have to look the list over later, thanks.
I think I have some of these already from that itch.io Ukraine bundle

MechaKirby posted...

Finished Chapter 2. Lotta mechanics introduced

Game is pretty on rails through Chapter 2, but early on in Ch. 3 (once you gain a new class option), the game starts to open up and there's tons of side areas / content you can pursue if you want.

It's a good game, but the weakest Xenoblade game in the entire series in my opinion, including X. It's actually pretty similar to X in strengths (combat, exploration) and weaknesses (plot, villains, uneven music quality).

XC3 has a LOT of dialogue. Probably more scenes and talking than any game in the series, and possibly the least to actually say.
And they somehow found a way to make the tutorials even more numerous and obnoxious than in XC2.

agesboy posted...

Hell everyone's main problem was being overlevelled trivializing the game because they did most of the sidequests. For once my habit of pushing most optional content to the postgame paid off!

The problem with being overleveled is that you stop getting "experience" towards unlocking classes if the enemies are more than 4 levels below you, and while you can use nopon coins to advance class rank, there's nothing (pre-DLC, at least...maybe it added something) to help you unlock new classes other than in battle w/ similar/higher leveled enemies.
Also, enemies will aggro you if you're less than like 8 levels above them. I called it the "suck zone", where you're too high level to advance classes but not high level enough to avoid every damn thing trying to pick a fight with you. Which then leads to tons of running away, lest you get even more overleveled fighting everything. Despite my best efforts, I spent most of my playthrough in the suck zone. It damped my enjoyment a lot.

I do some push ups, planks or crunches, and some calisthenics daily, and go walking for 30-45 min on average 4-5 days a week (daily when I can; can't go out when weather is bad or during peak allergy season)

2/week I do dumb bell curls (arm/shoulder stuff)

Need to do more. Once I have my house, I'm gonna set up a home gym

EDIT: When my downstairs neighbors are enjoying their music too loudly, I also get the "opportunity" to get in some jumping jacks, mountain climbers, etc.... :D

16 year old tests out brand new VR Grand Theft Auto game

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/teen-charged-dozen-carjackings-south-southwest-sides/

https://www.wlj.net/top_headlines/report-claims-candy-cereal-are-healthier-than-beef-pork/article_44c1fcd0-1fd7-11ed-850a-db38897b42ab.html

Processed sugary junk food is healthier than meat. lulz, yeah sure

LinkPizza posted...

She did give them time to opt out of seeing it Why didnt anyone who didnt want to see it leave? I feel that would have been better than staying, and getting mad about it

Because then the student (it was one singular cry-bully) wouldn't get her 5 minutes of fame and the teacher wouldn't have been fired.
Saw about this on the politics board. The Muslim groups couldn't help themselves from comparing the respectful depiction of Mohammed (painted by a Muslim, mind you) to having a class on why hitler did some good things, actually.
Really made my blood boil.

Looks alright. Kinda like Dragon's Crown, but the gameplay didn't look as good.
Maybe when it's on sale.

I've seen 1 and 2 for $40 or $45 regularly during sale periods. Hell, I got XC2 for $25 or $30 I think.
XC3 was on sale this holiday season despite being out just a few months, I forgot for how much since I got it at launch.

jsb0714 posted...

Quit being a cheapass. If you don't think they're worth the price currently set, tough.

They're definitely worth full price. Got 1 (twice), X, and 3 all at full price. Don't regret it.
XC2 I got later b/c I had a perfectly good Wii U and didn't need to upgrade right away, so by the time I could get it, it was on sale.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gdny/man-legally-changed-gender-to-gain-custody-of-his-kids-trans-groups-are-concerned

The trans-rights movement has been the greatest thing to happen for gender equality in decades.
I love that people are upset she used the laws in supposed "bad faith", and not that the child custody laws are blatantly sexist.

GanglyKhan posted...

You act like poor Republicans don't exist lol

You act like Republicans don't fuck over the poor all the time.
There are poor Republicans. Many have proven for decades they'll vote against their own economic interests, and they're outnumbered by poor Democrats.
So by Republican calculus, it's an absolute win to exclude the poor from voting.
And to reiterate my point.... rural poor (overwhelmingly R) are more likely to have driver's licenses b/c you can't go anywhere w/o a car. Urban poor (overwhelmingly D) are far more likely to not have them and rely on buses and other mass transit.

M0NSTER_ posted...

Minorities don't have access to ID in the USA?

ID's cost money. If you don't drive a car (applicable to many in cities w/ public transit, and people in poverty in general), you might have no reason to spend the money to get one.

If Republicans really cared about having ID for all voters, they'd make state ID's / driver licenses free in their states.
But they don't, because "voter ID" is just a smokescreen for trying to keep poor people from being able to vote. Poll taxes are illegal, as the courts have established repeatedly.

In a hypothetical scenario where everyone has free and accessible ID's available, requiring ID would be fine. If you balk at those conditions, your mask is slipping.

Nichtcrawler-X posted...

Requiring id for voting is wrong, but requiring it for porn is right?

Such a weird country.

"Requiring a registration database for gun purchases is wrong, but keeping track of what porn you view is right." -- Republicans

Fixed

adjl posted...

I mean, student loans are still a matter of expecting 17-year-olds to make financial decisions that will affect them for the next 10+ years

And yet...I did that when I was 17. Not going into a lot of debt was a major factor in my decision-making, THE biggest factor. It's why I chose my state school instead of a more prestigious private college, when I had the grades to get in.
Didn't give a shit what I could be making afterwards.... I knew not everyone w/ a degree actually gets a job in their major, no way in hell was I saddling myself w/ massive debt if things didn't pan out.
Also...are these mythical 17 year olds all orphans? Why aren't the parents helping guide them to a choice that isn't insanely expensive?

nor can you even necessarily expect parents to help because modern costs are not comparable to what they would have experienced 20-30 years prior (which is very likely to bias their analyses in favour of believing college is more affordable than it is).

Bull shit. College costs climbing scary fast is such an old parental concern, the "Simpsons Did It!" as a joke decades ago.

That, and the root cause of university costs being inflated to absolutely ridiculous levels needs to be addressed, since most of the problem goes away if prices are more reasonable. It's never going to be a small financial decision, but it doesn't have to be nearly as life-defining as it currently is.

Yes. I agree the cost is the problem.
You know how it got so expensive? Hordes of students thinking b/c they got a blank check for loans that they can go wherever they wanted, and choosing schools with the fanciest grounds, newest facilities, lavish amenities, etc...
You know how you fix it? Take away the money spigot.
All new loans going forward can be discharged in bankruptcy. See how long the current climate lasts when suddenly 17 year olds can't get six figure loans.

Good.
Going forward no one can ever use the bs excuse, "I didn't know what I was getting into!" to beg for their student loans to be canceled.
It's already bs, but now the government can be like, "we literally gave you classes on how to not be a dumb ass with your finances".

Seems like animal abuse. Fair, Next

Why do people do this shit?

Thanks, Delta

Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess
Neir Automata
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
Nights of Azure 1
Code Vein

Cacciato posted...

For sure. The guy accused of rape and organized crime would never attempt to do something as criminal as circumvent immigration and travel policies.

He was stupid enough to post evidence he was in the country on social media, but went to elaborate lengths to sneak into the country instead of just flying in.
Ok.

rjsilverthorn posted...

Apparently.

"Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson from Romania's anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said that the rumor was "funny," but was not true, according to The Associated Press (AP).

The AP also noted that, earlier in the same week, Tate had "posted a video on Twitter of a mountainous region of Romania, the Eastern European country where he is reported to have lived for the last five years." In other words, he had already indicated on his public social media presence that he was in the country."

Plus, you know...needing a passport to enter the country in the first place.

I just use Windows Defender and Malwarebytes

As funny as the idea that he screwed himself via pizza box in his video, that just...doesn't make sense to me.
He entered the country with a passport, but they needed video of him w/ a local pizza brand to know he was in the country?

FatalAccident posted...

Im not a huge fan of Tate or thunberg but this was funny.

Although I think people are overplaying this as the biggest burn in internet history lol calm down folks it wasnt that funny Jesus

If anything shes saying her own email address is [email protected]? I mean yeah I get what shes trying to say but lol come on.

Tbh that is the kind of puerile response youd expect from a child tho so the fact that Tate even had to make a video to respond to it is probably the bigger L than gretas actual tweet

Pretty much. Same people who liked her tweet probably cry about "body shaming".
And yeah, the video response was the real L for him (police raid aside). Should've just ignored her response. And you know....not picked a twitter fight w/ her in the first place.

Question on the last one. Is it just the expansion pack, and you need Tyranny the base game for it?

My choices:

Going Under
Neverinth
Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition

I guess swap Going Under for Tyranny: Deluxe Edition if it includes the base game.
Thanks, Delta.

MrMelodramatic posted...

not in Texas.
There Is No Magic Length of Time to Become Common-Law Married
Despite the myth, seven or five or three years of living together does not create a common-law marriage. No durational requirement establishes a common-law marriage

Holy crap, Texas really is a third world country!

nothing worth losing! if we split itd be pretty amicable, I would think

Plenty of people thought they'd either never get dumped/divorced/cheated on by their significant other and/or that they'd always resolve things amicably, until reality smacked them in the face.
And maybe you have nothing now, but who knows in a year or 3 years, you might be doing much better and suddenly have a lot to lose. Don't assume/accept being in a rut forever.

Usually there's a time requirement, number of years living together, before it becomes legally enforced.
You'd best do whatever you can to disavow that you two are common law married, lest the family courts come after you when you two potentially split up.

rjsilverthorn posted...

My state got rid of common law marriage back in 2005.

Every state should. It's abhorrent it still exists.

BigOlePappy posted...

Fred??

Here, had to google search it.... ugh...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Figglehorn

Key points to understand how awful it was:

The series uses a floating timeline, meaning it is always taking place in the current year, and Fred is perpetually six years old and in kindergarten. The videos primarily consist of the character speaking to the audience about what is happening in his life. Fred has a high-pitched voice and is hyperactive, achieved by speeding up the footage

The series received dismal reviews, particularly for Fred's annoying attitude, and grating voice, and ratings continued to slip until the show was axed, after which Cruikshank severed ties with Nickelodeon, and Fred was retired.

I tried doing Block Element on Ublock Origin a few hours ago and now it's a blank blue dot that won't go away.

:(

The sexual humor was fun, I miss that dearly. Loved The Man Show.
The shit like Tom Green, Jackass, and Fred (youtube; mid-late 2000's?) I'm glad is gone

Infinity War was by far the best Avengers movie unless Civil War counts (technically it was a Captain America movie, but...come on....).
Endgame was the worst, I even liked the 2nd better than it. Way too long, bunch of stupid time travel bull shit, end fight scene was a mix of awful and cringe.... It's the only Avengers movie I have no desire to ever watch again, it was a chore to sit thru.