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My friends.
No, my family.
You have all known me for some time.
You know I abide by the rules of FaWtL.
However, something just happened that had me breathing into a paper bag, so I will share it here, and hope and pray and cross my fingers that drama does not follow.
Holy s%~&.
Holy f+!&ing s#!@.
I have no idea how to feel about this.
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I read that some time ago. I don't know what to think of that. If they will pull the same thing they done with Warhammer or Star Wars and push some weird dice I will probably won't bother hunting them and stay with 3rd/4th edition. If they instead focus on developing the game and keep 4th edition aesthetics, who knows?
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If I ever wanted to walk from my job at Fisherman's Wharf to my home in southwestern San Francisco, it'd be about 8 miles. I used to hike, and 7-10 miles in the mountains was long but not impossibly so for me. Which makes me wonder if I should do it for the exercise some day.
I often make a 8-10 kilometer walk across a few shops when buying food if weather allows that. It's my main form of exercise to be honest.
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I'm about to walk 3 miles myself, just for the fresh air, and a few groceries :-)
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So in your post above, would say you were aesthetically nude :-)
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I read that some time ago. I don't know what to think of that. If they will pull the same thing they done with Warhammer or Star Wars and push some weird dice I will probably won't bother hunting them and stay with 3rd/4th edition. If they instead focus on developing the game and keep 4th edition aesthetics, who knows?My friends.
No, my family.
You have all known me for some time.
You know I abide by the rules of FaWtL.
However, something just happened that had me breathing into a paper bag, so I will share it here, and hope and pray and cross my fingers that drama does not follow.
Holy s%~&.
Holy f+!&ing s#!@.
I have no idea how to feel about this.
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Naked hot spring baths in L5R? Yes, please.
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So in your post above, would say you were aesthetically nude :-)
Of course, my nudity is always aesthetic.
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I used to think that, the block association told me different.
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waiting for parent born in 70's to understand this concept
Unfortunately these days getting a job is all about who you know. Sorry man
"Parents born in 70s..." Half my friends were born in the 70s...
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I was born in the 70s
Ever since I installed the latest Firefox update about four hours ago, my browser has crashed three times. Lovely.
Make that four times. Even more lovely.
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Darkest Hour used as a teaching tool by US Marines...
Darkest Hour was on the Lord Synos list... Wasn't it?
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I missed the 70s by two months.
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I was born in 1978.
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Why is it so taboo to be brutally honest with someone?
Long story short, NobodysWife didn't get the job, with the standard boilerplate "We have decided not to pursue your candidacy" her only reply.
Needless to say, after nailing the interview, getting no red flags, and with this her only solid prospect, she is left asking, "Why? What did I do wrong?"
Wouldn't it be nice if the rejection letter actually included information such as:
"We had no issues with your interview, but we had a second candidate whose performance was far stronger, so we chose her over you."
"We liked you, but your skill levels are those of a junior designer and we are looking for someone more experienced."
"You asked for far too large of a salary, and we did not feel we could match your expectations."
"You're smelly and your mother dresses you funny."
I don't think people understand just how hurtful getting NO information can be.
NobodysWife sent a follow-up to try to get more information as to what she failed to do, and I'm trying to reconnect with an old recruiter friend of mine who might know some video game designer recruiters, but it's an unfun afternoon.
Ah, well, kids' game tonight. I'll kill a few of their PCs. That always makes me smile...
damn. I'm so sorry.
I truly hate it when they don't tell you why you didn't get it. Treppa is quite right when she says it's probably due to a fear of legal action.
The job world has changed considerably since I left college in 2001. You never find out why they made their decision,even if you are hired. Although there is still a heavy social contract that encourages the applicant to be as courteous and professional as possible, the company will almost never extend the applicant the same consideration beyond a "sir/ma'am/miss" when being addressed. It is almost as if you are not being considered for a job, but acceptance into the matrix as an agent.
I recall my boss sat me down, talked about his company, talked about baked goods, and then talked about my salary. To this day, I'm not sure he read my resume. Unsurprisingly, he is the best boss I've ever had.
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I'm two years older than Freehold.
Interesting.
I recall my boss sat me down,...Why is it so taboo to be brutally honest with someone?
Long story short, NobodysWife didn't get the job, with the standard boilerplate "We have decided not to pursue your candidacy" her only reply.
Needless to say, after nailing the interview, getting no red flags, and with this her only solid prospect, she is left asking, "Why? What did I do wrong?"
Wouldn't it be nice if the rejection letter actually included information such as:
"We had no issues with your interview, but we had a second candidate whose performance was far stronger, so we chose her over you."
"We liked you, but your skill levels are those of a junior designer and we are looking for someone more experienced."
"You asked for far too large of a salary, and we did not feel we could match your expectations."
"You're smelly and your mother dresses you funny."
I don't think people understand just how hurtful getting NO information can be.
NobodysWife sent a follow-up to try to get more information as to what she failed to do, and I'm trying to reconnect with an old recruiter friend of mine who might know some video game designer recruiters, but it's an unfun afternoon.
Ah, well, kids' game tonight. I'll kill a few of their PCs. That always makes me smile...
damn. I'm so sorry.
I truly hate it when they don't tell you why you didn't get it. Treppa is quite right when she says it's probably due to a fear of legal action.
The job world has changed considerably since I left college in 2001. You never find out why they made their decision,even if you are hired. Although there is still a heavy social contract that encourages the applicant to be as courteous and professional as possible, the company will almost never extend the applicant the same consideration beyond a "sir/ma'am/miss" when being addressed. It is almost as if you are not being considered for a job, but acceptance into the matrix as an agent.
To get my current job, I did a five-month class at trade school, plus a one-month unpaid internship, and then had to effectively bully the project manager into hiring me, which only ended up happening because three people had unexpectedly quit the week before.
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I'm three years younger than Freehold.
Heh. Old farts.
Still older than me, bro.
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I'm two years older than Freehold.
Interesting.
I'm two years younger than Freehold.
Completely incidentally I calculated that my mid-life crisis starts in two years.
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To get my current job, I did a five-month class at trade school, plus a one-month unpaid internship, and then had to effectively bully the project manager into hiring me, which only ended up happening because three people had unexpectedly quit the week before.
To be fair, my firm hires most of its people either right out of college or with general business experience. I actually had years of relevant industry experience, and I think it caught them off guard. At that point, the interview was a formality.
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Still older than me, bro.I'm three years younger than Freehold.
Heh. Old farts.
Well, with Rosita and Aniuś here, you are not the youngest one anymore...
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I was born in the 70s
1969.
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I'm two years older than Freehold.
Interesting.
I'm two years younger than Freehold.
Completely incidentally I calculated that my mid-life crisis starts in two years.
Are you suggesting that Freehold is having his now? Because that would explain the convertible and the Mr. T earrings.
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Are you suggesting that Freehold is having his now? Because that would explain the convertible and the Mr. T earrings.I'm two years older than Freehold.
Interesting.
I'm two years younger than Freehold.
Completely incidentally I calculated that my mid-life crisis starts in two years.
Nope. His midlife crisis is that he likes Michael Bay. Explosions will do that to you!
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I'm three years younger than Freehold.
Heh. Old farts.
nuh-uh! You're my age or older!
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Are you suggesting that Freehold is having his now? Because that would explain the convertible and the Mr. T earrings.I'm two years older than Freehold.
Interesting.
I'm two years younger than Freehold.
Completely incidentally I calculated that my mid-life crisis starts in two years.
you swore you wouldn't tell anyone about that!
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People don't use checks anymore? I pay all of my bills with physical checks.what does it mean to order a check? Does it mean to write a check to another person?I work in accounting and I still manage to find it surprising that people still use physical checks these days.
I don't. I pay everything with either cash or debit.
This is mostly because I don't have an actual checking account, just Walmart's payroll card, which the checks for it are strange and a pain to deal with. That'll be changing soon though, seeing as I'm not going to be working at Walmart anymore.
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I was born in the 70s1969.
I was born in the name of a great song.
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Actually, Sunday was my birthday.
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The first (known) on-screen kiss between two men happened in 1927, in the film Wings, in which a WW1 pilot kisses his best friend (and rival for the girl they both love) as the friend is dying from injuries sustained while escaping a German POV-camp.
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Some of you may need to tie down your heterosexuality before clicking this: Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes
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Darkest Hour used as a teaching tool by US Marines...
Darkest Hour was on the Lord Synos list... Wasn't it?
I do indeed have one copy of it on my list.
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My younger brother's birthday is on the 12th, so we have the festivities this weekend.
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My younger brother's birthday is on the 12th, so we have the festivities this weekend.
Which is a good thing, because I was completely knackered on Sunday and slept for about 12 hours.
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Born in '85 here. Very much a child of the 90s as a result.
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Also, good morning FaWtLers! I hope everyone is well today, and has a good one ahead of them. :) I am wrecked, little one woke at 06:00 this morning, probably perfectly normal waking hour for some, but too early for me. Still, he goes home tomorrow, so I'm not going to give off too much for extra waking hours with him. :) Weather is dry but dull, which a high chance of rain at some point or another. No real complaints there either. :)
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'82, four years after Freehold, two after Drejk, three before Orthos and six before Synos. Man, I can't wait until I'm old! Like Freehold!
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Stop being younger than me!
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Howcome every time some whiny bastard decides to commit suicide and take a bunch of innocent, vital people with him, they call his whiny list of grievances with the world a "manifesto"? They're little more than homicidal letters to Dear Abby, not serious statements of political policy. I don't think they should dignify these maniacs with any idea that they are thoughtful, rational, concerned citizens.
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Wait. It's already the 6th of October? Time is going way too fast.