Let's see how new and improved everyone is doing.
New and improved me is great.
Apparently, Freehold is on TVTropes.
I wonder who put him there.
Despite being Darker and Edgier than Dungeons & Dragons has EVER been...
Is PF really dark and edgy...? I've played it all of once, so I honestly don't know.
Yes it is.
Yes and no. I like dark and edgy, though. Or at least have no problem with it.
Why is CrystalSeas foot magnetically attracted to the crotches of giant robots?
Seriously.
She just sauntered up to someone twice her size and shoved her Jimmy Choos into his universal sexual bus connector.
There was the Euro Awesome who only punched people in the crotch.
"Anyone can punch someone in the face, but it takes guile and finesse to punch someone in the crotch. Every. Single. Time!"
Well. Looks like time in the gym did everyone some good.
Significantly tougher with weapons that can hit at all ranges and a semi unique nova option that means just about anyone can one shot someone else in a pinch if they are behind them.
Good times. Good times.
Last night I had some free time and started watching The Saga of Tanya the Evil. The first episode was right up my alley, and I was really enjoying it...
...then in episode 2 they decided to make it an isekai (modern person gets transported to fantasy setting). It went massively downhill from there, and now I'm wondering whether to watch more of it (I'm about 4 episodes in) or give up.Why, writers, why!??!?! You had a really neat concept, then someone said, "Hey, make it an isekai!" and now it's just kind of pathetic.
Ah, well. I'll give it a couple more episodes before shelving it.
Isekai is kinda my junk food at this point. There's usually one or two halfway decent ones every season. Tanya is great though and so is the movie sequel.
Talentless Nana is awesome. Would definitely recommend from this season's anime. Can't really describe it because spoilers but if you give it a shot, watch the whole 1st episode through.
Wooooow...
I knew my mother was a busybody, but just... wow...
As I've mentioned I'm doing my end-of-year paperwork purging, and I'm finally going through the file cabinet that's been sitting in the back yard for the last couple of years.
I found a folder with my name on it. What's in it? Pretty much every personal, private email I'd ever sent her. All printed out for anyone to see.
Financial issues because of my layoffs? Check!
Landlord issues? Check!
Personal health information? Check!
Disciplinary issues with students at schools? Check! (No names, of course)So on the one hand, yes, from the first time I got an email account back in 1985 or 1986, I was told, "Imagine that anything you send via email will be posted on a public bulletin board. Now, will you still send it?"
At least I was careful enough about that to not send anything that included things like student names or whatnot.
But the sheer intrusiveness of finding out that anything personal that I sent to my parents had been printed and preserved for posterity was quite the shocker.
I mean, WHY would you print out all your kid's personal emails and store them? Other than blackmail material for later, it makes no sense at all!
Probably for the same reasons people traditionally kept paper mail since its beginning... Whatever those reasons were.
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I mean, WHY would you print out all your kid's personal emails and store them? Other than blackmail material for later, it makes no sense at all!
Historians and genealogists and english majors luurve letters and documents. A cache of old letters is gold!
But it does sound like she didn't have any such high-falutin' purpose in mind.
woot Twilight 2000 alpha pdf released. Too long to print and I hate reading on computer, but such is life.I like Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, I think that is the future of the setting?
Nope. That's a completly different story. Cadillacs RPG was published by the same company and used the same rules as Twilight 2000 2nd edition, but that's the end of it. Cadillacs are based on a comic books series, while Twilight was GWD's own IP.
Yes and no. I like dark and edgy, though. Or at least have no problem with it.
Huh, same. Why yes and no?
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Despite being Darker and Edgier than Dungeons & Dragons has EVER been...Is PF really dark and edgy...? I've played it all of once, so I honestly don't know.
Compared to D&D 3e and 4e? Significantly so. PF/Golarion touches on a lot of subjects that WOTC's settings wouldn't with a ten-foot pole, and Paizo has had a track record (most of the time) of responding to Moral Outrage and Think Of The Children arguments by telling the complainers to go shove it up their tailpipes, while WOTC was always more capitulatory.
Compared to some other games, less so.
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Sigh.
To cap off this colossally dicked up week, tonight WW got a text from the big cheese at our county Dem Party leadership office (who is an old friend of his mother's from Lions Club) asking if he was available for a phone call. So he said yes, so she called, starts to offer him a job (only part time, but with good pay and chance for advancement), and they chat for a few minutes, and she mentions a mutual friend they both saw in the office on Monday. He has no clue what she's talking about.
It turns out she phoned him by mistake, and the offer was for another man with the same first name.
Ach! That's a pain :(
Ouch...
That sucks, lisamarlene. I wish WW the best on the job hunt and I am sorry that he had that happen to him.
Well, my roommate does not have COVID19, but he does have bronchitis, hypertension, and high blood pressure. oh, and no health insurance. Ugh.
Sigh.
To cap off this colossally dicked up week, tonight WW got a text from the big cheese at our county Dem Party leadership office (who is an old friend of his mother's from Lions Club) asking if he was available for a phone call. So he said yes, so she called, starts to offer him a job (only part time, but with good pay and chance for advancement), and they chat for a few minutes, and she mentions a mutual friend they both saw in the office on Monday. He has no clue what she's talking about.
It turns out she phoned him by mistake, and the offer was for another man with the same first name.
Only in Texas! And Florida. And probably New Mexico.
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It's the last day of the week and boy does my back know it.
*Deep breath* No effort!
My internet is acting weirdly, and by weirdly I mean that Chrome is taking forever to load anything...
Sigh.
To cap off this colossally dicked up week, tonight WW got a text from the big cheese at our county Dem Party leadership office (who is an old friend of his mother's from Lions Club) asking if he was available for a phone call. So he said yes, so she called, starts to offer him a job (only part time, but with good pay and chance for advancement), and they chat for a few minutes, and she mentions a mutual friend they both saw in the office on Monday. He has no clue what she's talking about.
It turns out she phoned him by mistake, and the offer was for another man with the same first name.
That's a gut punch. Just wow.
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My internet is acting weirdly, and by weirdly I mean that Chrome is taking forever to load anything...
I thought you said weird.
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2400+ people in a meeting, and the presenters are chatting about books they've read recently, their favorite exercise equipment, etc., in no hurry to start the presentation.
So yeah, I love watching my company throw away $2400+/minute because the presenters want to socialize instead of starting on time...
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2400+ people in a meeting, and the presenters are chatting about books they've read recently, their favorite exercise equipment, etc., in no hurry to start the presentation.
So yeah, I love watching my company throw away $2400+/minute because the presenters want to socialize instead of starting on time...
Welcome to Wisconsin!
Welcome to Wisconsin!2400+ people in a meeting, and the presenters are chatting about books they've read recently, their favorite exercise equipment, etc., in no hurry to start the presentation.
So yeah, I love watching my company throw away $2400+/minute because the presenters want to socialize instead of starting on time...
Oh, it's a running joke about Global Megacorporation: All meetings start at least 10 minutes late.
There was a hilarious incident earlier this year when a VP asked to meet with our team and he was stunned when we were all on time. I believe his response was, "I think this is the first time this has ever happened to me at Global Megacorporation."
And my grump of the day pops up (sorry if this is a repeat): Employees whining about needing new ergonomic furniture for working from home, or having their internet paid for, or xxx.
My response would be, "Take a look at your home expenses in November of 2019, including gas, bridge tolls, bus fare, buying lunch while at work, etc.
"Now compare that to 2020.
"So, in how many months would you be able to buy your own d*** chair?"
(Yes, I'm salty because GothBard does have back issues and had to buy an ergonomic chair and standing desk, and we bought it with the money we've been saving on her commute. It was literally under 3 months' savings. And that's not even considering buying lunch at work instead of eating at home, etc.)
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I think people are surprised to discover working from home is actually a pain/detrimental to their health somehow.
I have had issues with staff having internet problems working from home, though. There is an ugly situation of internet redlining that needs to be addressed.
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And my grump of the day pops up (sorry if this is a repeat): Employees whining about needing new ergonomic furniture for working from home, or having their internet paid for, or xxx.
My response would be, "Take a look at your home expenses in November of 2019, including gas, bridge tolls, bus fare, buying lunch while at work, etc.
"Now compare that to 2020.
"So, in how many months would you be able to buy your own d*** chair?"(Yes, I'm salty because GothBard does have back issues and had to buy an ergonomic chair and standing desk, and we bought it with the money we've been saving on her commute. It was literally under 3 months' savings. And that's not even considering buying lunch at work instead of eating at home, etc.)
A standing desk was the first thing I built for the General when she found out she was working from home.
It's just the steps from the kids' bunk bed, which we then separated into two beds.
I think people are surprised to discover working from home is actually a pain/detrimental to their health somehow.
I have had issues with staff having internet problems working from home, though. There is an ugly situation of internet redlining that needs to be addressed.
Yeah, what I very quickly learned was that in a LOT of places, internet comes with a hard data cap. And yes, we have employees who had ergonomic setups at work and are simply asking for the same thing at home. At that point I think comparing at-home savings to the cost of their work setup is realistic. The issue is, that should be done on a case-by-case basis, which is what upper management keeps telling us.
Yet at EVERY all-hands meeting we have people demanding that Global Megacorporation pay for ALL employees' internet, and ALL employees' at-home setup, and ALL employees' ergonomics, and I don't consider that a reasonable request. This morning we even had a group asking for free at-home massages and gym memberships to make up for what they weren't getting at work.
The law requires reasonable accommodations for those who require it. My fellow employees are asking for accommodations for everyone. There's a big difference...
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Not really. Unless everyone includes people who aren't employees. I get that Global Megacorporation didn't bring us COVID but if they're willing to fire someone because their home internet couldn't keep up with their job, they better be ready to provide improved internet for that same employee if they ask for help.
Lots of lawsuits in the future, I think.
Not really. Unless everyone includes people who aren't employees. I get that Global Megacorporation didn't bring us COVID but if they're willing to fire someone because their home internet couldn't keep up with their job, they better be ready to provide improved internet for that same employee if they ask for help.
Lots of lawsuits in the future, I think.
Er, I specifically said that internet and ergonomics should be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
Shiro's a great example: He already had gigabit internet. Should his company take over paying for his internet because now he's working from home, even though he's saving about $200/month on his commute?
Crap. Game sales conspire against me again...
Phoenix Point has just hit GoG and is 50% off.
*sigh*
And I am two dollars short of getting it AND this month's humble choice, which has at least one game that I would like to get. I should have paused humble choice last month like I planned...
Not really. Unless everyone includes people who aren't employees. I get that Global Megacorporation didn't bring us COVID but if they're willing to fire someone because their home internet couldn't keep up with their job, they better be ready to provide improved internet for that same employee if they ask for help.
Lots of lawsuits in the future, I think.
Er, I specifically said that internet and ergonomics should be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
Shiro's a great example: He already had gigabit internet. Should his company take over paying for his internet because now he's working from home, even though he's saving about $200/month on his commute?
If it takes him over his limit on internet, affecting his ability to work from home and his job thereby, then yes.
On the other hand, there aren't that many games in december humble choice that would look really appealing to me... Three, maybe four...
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I think people are surprised to discover working from home is actually a pain/detrimental to their health somehow.
I have had issues with staff having internet problems working from home, though. There is an ugly situation of internet redlining that needs to be addressed.
Yeah, what I very quickly learned was that in a LOT of places, internet comes with a hard data cap.
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Yet at EVERY all-hands meeting we have people demanding that Global Megacorporation pay for ALL employees' internet...
Just focusing on the internet part of it...because it's me. And I'm sure I've ranted about this before.
Most people in the US don't have a good enough home internet connection to keep a steady consistent connection over VPN or VDI. Most people in the US do not have the option of getting such a connection without paying a ridiculous price for it. Most areas of the US do not have actual competition among service providers.
This has been a known issue for years. The tech sector, for years, have been warning about this kind of thing. However, most ISPs really like having their effective monopolies, and they pay enough money to the right people to keep them.
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The General doesn't save any money working from home, as she walked to work. But, she does save on time, which is more valuable than money.
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If it takes him over his limit on internet, affecting his ability to work from home and his job thereby, then yes.Not really. Unless everyone includes people who aren't employees. I get that Global Megacorporation didn't bring us COVID but if they're willing to fire someone because their home internet couldn't keep up with their job, they better be ready to provide improved internet for that same employee if they ask for help.
Lots of lawsuits in the future, I think.
Er, I specifically said that internet and ergonomics should be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
Shiro's a great example: He already had gigabit internet. Should his company take over paying for his internet because now he's working from home, even though he's saving about $200/month on his commute?
It wouldn't matter who was paying for it. If the service in the area isn't up to the job, then it's not up to the job regardless of where the money comes from. You can try to pay for upgraded service, but the fun part is this: Those speeds they mention aren't guaranteed. You will never actually get the speed they advertise. You will "get speeds up to" whatever they advertise.
I think people are surprised to discover working from home is actually a pain/detrimental to their health somehow.
I have had issues with staff having internet problems working from home, though. There is an ugly situation of internet redlining that needs to be addressed.
Yeah, what I very quickly learned was that in a LOT of places, internet comes with a hard data cap.
...
Yet at EVERY all-hands meeting we have people demanding that Global Megacorporation pay for ALL employees' internet...
Just focusing on the internet part of it...because it's me. And I'm sure I've ranted about this before.
Most people in the US don't have a good enough home internet connection to keep a steady consistent connection over VPN or VDI. Most people in the US do not have the option of getting such a connection without paying a ridiculous price for it. Most areas of the US do not have actual competition among service providers.
This has been a known issue for years. The tech sector, for years, have been warning about this kind of thing. However, most ISPs really like having their effective monopolies, and they pay enough money to the right people to keep them.
mm. Interesting.
It wouldn't matter who was paying for it. If the service in the area isn't up to the job, then it's not up to the job regardless of where the money comes from. You can try to pay for upgraded service, but the fun part is this: Those speeds they mention aren't guaranteed. You will never actually get the speed they advertise. You will "get speeds up to" whatever they advertise.If it takes him over his limit on internet, affecting his ability to work from home and his job thereby, then yes.Not really. Unless everyone includes people who aren't employees. I get that Global Megacorporation didn't bring us COVID but if they're willing to fire someone because their home internet couldn't keep up with their job, they better be ready to provide improved internet for that same employee if they ask for help.
Lots of lawsuits in the future, I think.
Er, I specifically said that internet and ergonomics should be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
Shiro's a great example: He already had gigabit internet. Should his company take over paying for his internet because now he's working from home, even though he's saving about $200/month on his commute?
Also interesting.
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I think people are surprised to discover working from home is actually a pain/detrimental to their health somehow.
I have had issues with staff having internet problems working from home, though. There is an ugly situation of internet redlining that needs to be addressed.
Its been nothing but a blessing to me. Since I started freelance from home work, this is the longest I've held a job without a panic attack in years, and Tala can go to work without us hiring. a babysitter for the lil one.
Frankly, I was begging for this for years from my old jobs, many of which were computer work I could've easily done from home - but because they were in a "we've always done it this way" mindset, they lost a good employee (I was back then...won awards even) and I lost a good job.
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Me? I thought you were marrying Vidmaster7. I'm flattered, but I must decline.But I want my fake internet wedding to be officiated by a man looking like Jesus on top of a skidloader covered in sawblades.My dad could, though he's retired. He officiated our wedding.If we're talking martial arts movies, then Kung-Fu Hustle all the way.if we both weren't married woran...
No but I do love that movie.
Im platonically married to several other people (LARPs happen. RPG stuff happens). So we can defenitely get married.
Can Cap Yesterday oversee the ceremony?
That's going to be a hard no, I don't do public speaking.
Basically, if it involves me standing on a stage with a group of people focused on me I'm not doing it. At all. Ever.
You wont be on a stage, you will be on a skidloader ;)
Also, it could just be me and Gran.
Oh yeah. Well, the more the marryier ;)
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Why is CrystalSeas foot magnetically attracted to the crotches of giant robots?
Seriously.
She just sauntered up to someone twice her size and shoved her Jimmy Choos into his universal sexual bus connector.
It might be because Im tired but I giggled a good minute about universal sexual bus connector.
Oh, it's a running joke about Global Megacorporation: All meetings start at least 10 minutes late.
I went to a university where that was literally true. If a class was listed in the schedule as an 11 o'clock class, the official start time was 11:10.
So, of course, the entire university ran on that unacknowledged time shift. As did most of the professionals in the town: You were not considered late to a meeting until ten minutes after the official start time.