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  • DynagripDynagrip Break me a million hearts HoustonRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Interesting, someone slid into my DMs on LinkedIn

  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    SniperGuy wrote: »
    Tav wrote: »
    i think some of you guys would like Chilluminati

    a bunch of streamers and general nerds who are very funny talking about mysteries and conspiracy theories

    (but like fun ones before one of you goes "oh but conspiracy theories are all anti-semitic")

    There's two showing up for me called that, what are some of the names of the nerds?

    Mike Martin, Jesse Cox and Alex Faciane

    *scrolling through episode list*

    Okay, Mothman, sure. Moon coverup, fake titanic, dyatlov pass....Andrew W.K.? What?

    Thanks everyone! Got plenty of fodder for my drives now

  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Behind the Bastards sounds interesting but I fear most episodes will conclude with me getting angry at injustice and I don't think that's a conducive mood to be immersed in.

  • Element BrianElement Brian Peanut Butter Shill Registered User regular
    MrMister wrote: »
    I read something probably a half-dozen years ago which said that plastics recycling isn't particularly important, because landfills have massively improved since the 70s and so the sheer volume of nondegradable waste isn't really a problem

    Also that glass recycling is iffy because the recycled product ends up too fragile from impurities to use in most commercial applications (when reforged--does not apply to rinsing and relabelling bottles which works just fine).

    But that aluminum recycling is actually pretty great

    Anyway, I have no idea how reliable that info was even then. I'd be curious to see something reputable and up-to-date on the economics and environmental impacts of recycling/not recycling

    I just imagine the 3 different products industries all disseminating misinformation about which is recyclable and which isn't.

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    Arch,
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_goGR39m2k
  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    Also The West Wing Thing if you want to ruin your opinion on Aaron Sorkin.

    Whippy wrote: »
    nope nope nope nope abort abort talk about anime
    I like to ART
  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Also The West Wing Thing if you want to ruin your opinion on Aaron Sorkin.

    Do people still feel positively about Aaron Sorkin?

  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Signs it has been far too long since you've directly worked with a database:

    You had to look up to make sure you had your WHERE clause right.

  • TTODewbackTTODewback Puts the drawl in ya'll I think I'm in HellRegistered User regular
    The only clause I know is the Santa clause.

    Bless your heart.
  • DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    Atomika wrote: »
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Also The West Wing Thing if you want to ruin your opinion on Aaron Sorkin.

    Do people still feel positively about Aaron Sorkin?

    Well someone keeps nominating him for academy awards.

    Whippy wrote: »
    nope nope nope nope abort abort talk about anime
    I like to ART
  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator mod
    Atomika wrote: »
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Also The West Wing Thing if you want to ruin your opinion on Aaron Sorkin.

    Do people still feel positively about Aaron Sorkin?
    The stage version of "To Kill A Mockingbird" was pretty decent. But it's almost exactly the talky kind of scriptwriting that he enjoys doing.

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  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    edited March 2022
    MrMister wrote: »
    I read something probably a half-dozen years ago which said that plastics recycling isn't particularly important, because landfills have massively improved since the 70s and so the sheer volume of nondegradable waste isn't really a problem

    Also that glass recycling is iffy because the recycled product ends up too fragile from impurities to use in most commercial applications (when reforged--does not apply to rinsing and relabelling bottles which works just fine).

    But that aluminum recycling is actually pretty great

    Anyway, I have no idea how reliable that info was even then. I'd be curious to see something reputable and up-to-date on the economics and environmental impacts of recycling/not recycling

    Aluminum you can just melt down and make other aluminum things out of, because aluminum is great. Plastic, you can recycle, but only into lower grade plastics. Like you're not going to recycle a bunch of clear water bottles into the same clear water bottles. You'll recycle them into a bench. Or trash cans. If you could downstream plastic recycling where products made from lower quality plastics are all made from recycled higher quality plastics it would be beneficial.

    matt has a problem on
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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
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  • skippydumptruckskippydumptruck begin again Registered User regular
    I finally got to 60 int to use the (elden ring spell spoiler):
    comet azur, which is a channeled kamehameha beam seen in the memes

    I popped out of the bestial sanctum, put down the magic dirt spell to buff myself, sipped my flask with the +magic damage and -fp cost things, and beamed the bad guy who stands out front

    and instead of him melting, again as seen in the memes, he took 25% of his health in dmg, walked around my beam and killed me

    what is the point of all this int ;_;

    im mad!

  • amateurhouramateurhour One day I'll be professionalhour The woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered User regular
    MrMister wrote: »
    I read something probably a half-dozen years ago which said that plastics recycling isn't particularly important, because landfills have massively improved since the 70s and so the sheer volume of nondegradable waste isn't really a problem

    Also that glass recycling is iffy because the recycled product ends up too fragile from impurities to use in most commercial applications (when reforged--does not apply to rinsing and relabelling bottles which works just fine).

    But that aluminum recycling is actually pretty great

    Anyway, I have no idea how reliable that info was even then. I'd be curious to see something reputable and up-to-date on the economics and environmental impacts of recycling/not recycling

    So that's been one of my biggest new years resolutions, and most of what you're saying I've found to be the case.

    With glass though, people focus too much on making a new bottle out of recycled glass vs just making playground or construction sand instead, imo.

    Aluminum is S tier when it comes to recycling. That shit is great.

    I recycle my glass, aluminum, paper, and compost (food) here at the farm, and I take my plastic to the local recycling center, except for HDPE (2), which I can use so I keep that as well.

    What no one tells you is the VAST amount of fucking trash bags full of empty bottles and shit you'll have till you find a place for them. However since January I have managed, between the wife and I, to only produce 1-2 bags of trash a week for the garbage man.

    are YOU on the beer list?
  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Also The West Wing Thing if you want to ruin your opinion on Aaron Sorkin.

    Do people still feel positively about Aaron Sorkin?

    Well someone keeps nominating him for academy awards.

    He makes movies about smug white boomers who condescend to the woke yutes

    I wonder who finds enjoyment in that 🤔

  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator mod
    I finally got to 60 int to use the (elden ring spell spoiler):
    comet azur, which is a channeled kamehameha beam seen in the memes

    I popped out of the bestial sanctum, put down the magic dirt spell to buff myself, sipped my flask with the +magic damage and -fp cost things, and beamed the bad guy who stands out front

    and instead of him melting, again as seen in the memes, he took 25% of his health in dmg, walked around my beam and killed me

    what is the point of all this int ;_;

    im mad!
    There are a lot more damage buffs for that, which you will need in order to tackle late-game content.

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  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    Plastic is everywhere.

    It's in mah sausage!!
    https://imgur.com/gallery/Bk2FrLl

    It's in mah fish sandwich!
    https://imgur.com/gallery/MW19nUa

    Gen Z is going to get all the cancers by age 50!

  • skippydumptruckskippydumptruck begin again Registered User regular
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    There are a lot more damage buffs for that, which you will need in order to tackle late-game content.

    I'm deflated

  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    Dynagrip wrote: »
    Interesting, someone slid into my DMs on LinkedIn

    Time for some synergizing, if you know what I mean

    Maybe even some vertical integration

    [Muffled sounds of gorilla violence]
  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    There are a lot more damage buffs for that, which you will need in order to tackle late-game content.

    I'm deflated

    That particular guy you can probably deal with by standing inside the church since it doesn't fit through the doors.

  • LoserForHireXLoserForHireX Philosopher King The AcademyRegistered User regular
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    There are a lot more damage buffs for that, which you will need in order to tackle late-game content.

    I'm deflated

    like one of those big wavy arm guys when the machine is turned off

    limp

    sad

    floppy

    no cars will be sold today

    "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to give into it." - Oscar Wilde
    "We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
  • amateurhouramateurhour One day I'll be professionalhour The woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered User regular
    Dynagrip wrote: »
    Interesting, someone slid into my DMs on LinkedIn

    Time for some synergizing, if you know what I mean

    Maybe even some vertical integration

    HR would like to have a word with you.

    are YOU on the beer list?
  • LoserForHireXLoserForHireX Philosopher King The AcademyRegistered User regular
    Atomika wrote: »
    Doodmann wrote: »
    Also The West Wing Thing if you want to ruin your opinion on Aaron Sorkin.

    Do people still feel positively about Aaron Sorkin?

    i mean i still really enjoy the banter even if his politics aren't where i want them to be

    like, i think that he writes snappy dialogue which isn't particularly natural but is entertaining.

    "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to give into it." - Oscar Wilde
    "We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
  • MimMim I prefer my lovers… dead.Registered User regular
    emnmnme wrote: »
    Plastic is everywhere.

    It's in mah sausage!!
    https://imgur.com/gallery/Bk2FrLl

    It's in mah fish sandwich!
    https://imgur.com/gallery/MW19nUa

    Gen Z is going to get all the cancers by age 50!

    Oh thank god i’m a millennial

    BlueSky: thequeenofchaos Steam: mimspanks (add me then tell me who you are! Ask for my IG)
  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    I finally got to 60 int to use the (elden ring spell spoiler):
    comet azur, which is a channeled kamehameha beam seen in the memes

    I popped out of the bestial sanctum, put down the magic dirt spell to buff myself, sipped my flask with the +magic damage and -fp cost things, and beamed the bad guy who stands out front

    and instead of him melting, again as seen in the memes, he took 25% of his health in dmg, walked around my beam and killed me

    what is the point of all this int ;_;

    im mad!
    Have you been upgrading your staff?

  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products regular
    Hakkekage wrote: »
    why can't we admit when there is a baba yaga in brooklyn y'al

    our society fails to see what is right in front of it

    Yeah she would fit right in with the crones from The Witcher 3.

    Shit is fucking insane.

    SW-4158-3990-6116
    Let's play Mario Kart or something...
  • knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    Atomika wrote: »
    Okay so all 3 NYC nutjobs are in custody

    That’s good

    18,866,997 to go

    “I was quick when I came in here, I’m twice as quick now”
    -Indiana Solo, runner of blades
  • skippydumptruckskippydumptruck begin again Registered User regular
    cB557 wrote: »
    Have you been upgrading your staff?

    I have the S staff you get early in the game, idk what to swap to

  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    Mim wrote: »
    emnmnme wrote: »
    Plastic is everywhere.

    It's in mah sausage!!
    https://imgur.com/gallery/Bk2FrLl

    It's in mah fish sandwich!
    https://imgur.com/gallery/MW19nUa

    Gen Z is going to get all the cancers by age 50!

    Oh thank god i’m a millennial

    I finished off a loaf of bread this morning and threw the plastic tab thingy that holds the bag shut in the trash. I am part of the problem. A mob of Gen Zers covered in cancerous tumors are going to break my door down and kill me in a few decades.

  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited March 2022
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    There are a lot more damage buffs for that, which you will need in order to tackle late-game content.

    I'm deflated
    I think:
    I haven't tried this, but I think if you pop Determination on a dagger or some other light weapon in your off-hand, the 60% damage boost/10 seconds will apply to the spell. It does this for other spells. The alternative for off-hand buffing is the 20% damage boost from the Jellyfish shield's special skill (which is a lot less and requires 20 STR to wield).

    But yeah, when I use that spell to one-shot a boss, I also have Azur's hat (after you complete Sellen's questline, go back to Azur's statue) and use Lusat's staff (in Raya Lucaria... 50% increase in FP costs for 10% damage increas). The reason it can melt faces is because all of these damage buffs are multiplicative.

    Hahnsoo1 on
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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited March 2022
    cB557 wrote: »
    Have you been upgrading your staff?

    I have the S staff you get early in the game, idk what to swap to
    Take one of the other staffs and upgrade them at the smithy, pretty sure after upgrades several of them will outperform the one you're using right now.

    I mean like, probably not "the other 75% of that boss's health bar" outperform, but still.

    cB557 on
  • TuminTumin Registered User regular
    edited March 2022
    Sometimes I think weight loss causes all the fat soluble drugs into my body to just start seeping out and instantly saps.my willpower

    Is this backed by s c i e n c e and when do I get to the ecstacy layer from a decade ago

    Tumin on
  • MimMim I prefer my lovers… dead.Registered User regular
    I keep halfway cleaning my apartment and then going back to making it a bigger mess than it was before.

    Gaaaaaaah

    BlueSky: thequeenofchaos Steam: mimspanks (add me then tell me who you are! Ask for my IG)
  • skippydumptruckskippydumptruck begin again Registered User regular
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    There are a lot more damage buffs for that, which you will need in order to tackle late-game content.

    I'm deflated
    I think:
    I haven't tried this, but I think if you pop Determination on a dagger or some other light weapon in your off-hand, the 60% damage boost/10 seconds will apply to the spell. It does this for other spells. The alternative for off-hand buffing is the 20% damage boost from the Jellyfish shield's special skill (which is a lot less and requires 20 STR to wield).

    But yeah, when I use that spell to one-shot a boss, I also have Azur's hat (after you complete Sellen's questline, go back to Azur's statue) and use Lusat's staff (in Raya Lucaria... 50% increase in FP costs for 10% damage increas). The reason it can melt faces is because all of these damage buffs are multiplicative.

    okay maybe I will try this other bullshit later

    *kicks a rock*

  • Hahnsoo1Hahnsoo1 Make Ready. We Hunt.Registered User, Moderator mod
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    Hahnsoo1 wrote: »
    There are a lot more damage buffs for that, which you will need in order to tackle late-game content.

    I'm deflated
    I think:
    I haven't tried this, but I think if you pop Determination on a dagger or some other light weapon in your off-hand, the 60% damage boost/10 seconds will apply to the spell. It does this for other spells. The alternative for off-hand buffing is the 20% damage boost from the Jellyfish shield's special skill (which is a lot less and requires 20 STR to wield).

    But yeah, when I use that spell to one-shot a boss, I also have Azur's hat (after you complete Sellen's questline, go back to Azur's statue) and use Lusat's staff (in Raya Lucaria... 50% increase in FP costs for 10% damage increas). The reason it can melt faces is because all of these damage buffs are multiplicative.

    okay maybe I will try this other bullshit later

    *kicks a rock*
    It effectively works on a LOT of other bosses. Just not that particular one until you get better gear.

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  • Donkey KongDonkey Kong Putting Nintendo out of business with AI nips Registered User regular
    The US senate passed a bill eliminating time changes and making DST permanent

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-senate-approves-bill-that-would-make-daylight-savings-time-permanent-in-2023/ar-AAV5rNN

    It still needs to pass the house but it passed with such broad support in the senate it almost certainly will. Effective 2023 to give airlines and broadcasters time to adjust.

    Fuckin... finally

    Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    broke: one-shot with comet azur
    woke: smack it in melee until it staggers and then point blank meteor

  • skippydumptruckskippydumptruck begin again Registered User regular
    The US senate passed a bill eliminating time changes and making DST permanent

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-senate-approves-bill-that-would-make-daylight-savings-time-permanent-in-2023/ar-AAV5rNN

    It still needs to pass the house but it passed with such broad support in the senate it almost certainly will. Effective 2023 to give airlines and broadcasters time to adjust.

    Fuckin... finally

    OH MY GOD

  • TuminTumin Registered User regular
    Big clock msking a killing on me yet sgsin

    Thanks obama

  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    Next they need to change the penny. It costs two cents to mint a penny - all they need to do is change One Cent to Two Cents on the engraving and the economy will be saved.

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