Lianodel @ Lianodel @ttrpg.network Posts 1Comments 359Joined 2 yr. ago
Yeah, it works great! Odds are you might have some libraries that are open to everyone in your county or even your state (assuming you live in the US, but I don't even know if or how Libby would work elsewhere). There are also libraries that are open to anyone in the country, though they seem to be closing that option. And there are some libraries that will give cards to non-residents for a recurring fee.
...and you didn't hear this from me, but you can also, you know, lie. Use a realty website like Realtor.com or Zillow, get a valid address, and sign up for some libraries. Very rarely one will check your IP, but otherwise, you know. I haven't had to do it because I'm spoiled as a New Yorker, but it's an option.
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Yeah! I also like that he hasn't Flanderized his content. If anything, it got just slightly toned down, which IMO felt just right.
And he does longer-form content on his YouTube, which is surprisingly very chill. I actually prefer it, but that's just me. :P
Libby! They also loan out ebooks (which is usually what I use it for). Total game-changer.
Also, as a tip: Check out what libraries you're eligible to join. I'm in New York State, and despite not living in NYC, I am totally eligible for cards at the New York Public Library, Queens Public Library, and Brooklyn Public Library. Between those, and all the libraries in my county pooling their resources, I rarely have to wait long for a book unless it's brand new.
Yeah, what were you thinking, OP? Taking one piece of media and altering it to convey a different meaning, providing a humorous juxtaposition. Don't you know how memes work on the internet?! /s
For real, though. I haven't seen these complaints about image macros with the labels changed to make them about RPGs. And if they were... why are they on RPGMemes?
Granted, I'm already burnt out on 5e, but the idea of running it RAW is particularly unappetizing. Aside from shutting down a lot of creativity, a lot of the rules are straight-up busted or missing entirely.
I generally prefer playing with all die rolls out in the open, so this is a really handy way to still freak out the players every so often for no reason. :P
Is there a trope for roughing up the person giving the call, and then all Hell breaks loose?
Asking for a friend. That bastard. :P
I think it's because you were mistaken for a concern troll, "just asking questions" but intended to not people down.
From your first response, it wasn't possible to tell if you genuinely wanted more information, or were gearing up for some bad faith arguments.
Yeah, that drove me absolutely up the wall. Russia's economy was liberalized after the fall of the Soviet Union, and China even invited Milton Goddamn Friedman to consult on their economic plans.
I got the same feeling a lot with Tucker, where he'd say something so specific and so contrary to reality, that there must have been a point to it. I think a part of it is to inoculate the audience against criticism, doubt, and introspection. You flip around, or simply bring up and immediately dismiss what's actually a strong argument against your position, so that people don't take it seriously when it comes up outside of the echo chamber.
I used to think I was low maintenance with dice, until I needed to buy emergency dice to run a game. The store didn't have the regular Chessex ones, but I'm not a brand loyalist, so I grabbed whatever.
The numbers weren't laid out properly. You know how opposite sides (apart from the d4, obviously) sum up to one more than the die size? I.e., opposite sides on a d6 add up to 7, and opposite sides of a d20 will add up to 21. They didn't do that. Bugged the hell out of me, and I still consider them cursed.
So yeah. Even though I'm not as particular about my dice as most players, but there are some dice I find unsettling and will not play with. :P
The entire impeachment theater is directed at low-information voters. People who will find out about the hearing and not bother to read or watch to find out it's a nothingburger, who won't read the accusations but just take it that there's a scandal, and who will throw their hands up and say "both sides are the same" because they're impeaching one another's presidents.
Ah, the Sam Bankman-Fried Defense.
Sure, but I think this example also commingles labor with ownership (as is often the case).
Like you said, your plan involves building a four-family home. That's labor and worth fair remuneration. It's just that, in order to get that remuneration you'd be taking payment from tenants who build no equity for their money. Yeah, you'll have to renovate in 30 years, but you'd still have property and the money paid in rent while they don't.
A landlord can also simultaneously do valuable work supervising and managing a property. That's not mutually exclusive with profiting from ownership, and we can separate how we evaluate the two. It even comes up with billionaires: Bill Gates obviously did work worth payment as CEO of Microsoft, it's just not where he got most of his fortune. It can simultaneously be true that he's a talented guy who deserved to be paid, but most of his fortune came from exploitative business practices and profiting off of the labor of others.
Also, to be clear, there's a difference between structural and individual criticism. Obviously slumlords are pieces of shit, but there's a difference between that and someone who really does work as a property manager doing right by their tenants, or a family renting out a part of their home to make ends meet. I can think that landlords should be judged on an individual basis, while landlording as a thing shouldn't exist.
Just imagine how insufferable the meetings were with the Silicon Valley tech bros pushing this idea.
I mean, yeah, that was my point.
The same thing happens with intelligence. D&D characters often have superhuman abilities, so you've got to just do your best with the roleplaying, but let interpretation and die rolls fill in the gaps.
Like when the character is more charismatic than the player. "I don't know what to say in this situation, but I rolled well!"
And they're engaging in one of my favorite logical pretzels: presenting their ignorance as proof in and of itself that their opponents are ignorant. "I don't know what your plan is, which means you don't have one!"
I think they also referenced Animal Farm, a book written by a socialist.
And thank goodness for that! I hope the trend continues until we have actual, livable places.
New national parking platform
...if that means what I think it means, it's probably the worst of the lot.
Take it from an American: mandatory minimum parking will absolutely ruin your towns and cities.