On September 01 2015 02:53 Slayer91 wrote: I like to wear electroshock nipple clamps for 8 hours a day to remind myself just how beautiful the rest of my life is.
I dunno about the electroshock part, but the majority of the sensation from nipple clamps actually happens after you take them off, and they're typically not recommended to be worn for more than 30 minutes or so since it's super easy to cause tissue / nerve damage that, among other things, causes desensitization. Not sure what this does to the analogy.
On September 01 2015 02:38 AsmodeusXI wrote: Played Dark Souls 3. Pretty cool game.
It's still pretty Dark Souls. Didn't try out Arts like I probably should have.
Also I suck so I got totally rolled by baddies.
HOW EVEN DID YOU MANAGE THAT I DONT BELIEVE YOU
Also about raging teammates in game, Ketarah rages like a motherfucker to me for things I wasn't even involved in. But it turns out the solution to that is the same as the solution to any other raging teammate; stop taking thte game so seriously and just laugh it off. You'll probably get better while you do it. It's a simple mindset adjustment you need to have when Ketara rages at his team for not following him into a 1v5 when they're nowhere near him
Got in line super early. If I'd gotten there 10 minutes later it would've been a 3 hour wait. I stood for 15-20 minutes.
Also the Battle for Zendikar panel was great. Ended with an announcement of... something. "Oath of the Gatewatch"? It had a date of January 22, 2016. Would that be new set timing? Either way it showed Gideon, Nissa, Jace, AND Chandra fighting on Zendikar so there's that.
On September 01 2015 02:53 Slayer91 wrote: I like to wear electroshock nipple clamps for 8 hours a day to remind myself just how beautiful the rest of my life is.
I dunno about the electroshock part, but the majority of the sensation from nipple clamps actually happens after you take them off, and they're typically not recommended to be worn for more than 30 minutes or so since it's super easy to cause tissue / nerve damage that, among other things, causes desensitization. Not sure what this does to the analogy.
It means that if req learns to let go of his petty grievances he risks suffering permanent nipple damage we understand req, it's hard for all of us especially on a cold day
On September 01 2015 06:30 Crusnik wrote: Speaking from experience or....?
And Im not sure i want to go down this rabbit hole....
Yes, but not the more than 30 minutes part. That warning you'll find basically anywhere if you google around for information on them. I mostly brought it up because I really wanted to see Teut's response, which is great.
On September 01 2015 02:38 AsmodeusXI wrote: Played Dark Souls 3. Pretty cool game.
It's still pretty Dark Souls. Didn't try out Arts like I probably should have.
Also I suck so I got totally rolled by baddies.
HOW EVEN DID YOU MANAGE THAT I DONT BELIEVE YOU
Also about raging teammates in game, Ketarah rages like a motherfucker to me for things I wasn't even involved in. But it turns out the solution to that is the same as the solution to any other raging teammate; stop taking thte game so seriously and just laugh it off. You'll probably get better while you do it. It's a simple mindset adjustment you need to have when Ketara rages at his team for not following him into a 1v5 when they're nowhere near him
Got in line super early. If I'd gotten there 10 minutes later it would've been a 3 hour wait. I stood for 15-20 minutes.
Also the Battle for Zendikar panel was great. Ended with an announcement of... something. "Oath of the Gatewatch"? It had a date of January 22, 2016. Would that be new set timing? Either way it showed Gideon, Nissa, Jace, AND Chandra fighting on Zendikar so there's that.
What? Nobody who went to PAX has said anything about that anywhere so that's really interesting.
Oh wait did that panel just happen? Haha yeah wow now all the info is pouring in
On September 01 2015 02:38 AsmodeusXI wrote: Played Dark Souls 3. Pretty cool game.
It's still pretty Dark Souls. Didn't try out Arts like I probably should have.
Also I suck so I got totally rolled by baddies.
HOW EVEN DID YOU MANAGE THAT I DONT BELIEVE YOU
Also about raging teammates in game, Ketarah rages like a motherfucker to me for things I wasn't even involved in. But it turns out the solution to that is the same as the solution to any other raging teammate; stop taking thte game so seriously and just laugh it off. You'll probably get better while you do it. It's a simple mindset adjustment you need to have when Ketara rages at his team for not following him into a 1v5 when they're nowhere near him
Got in line super early. If I'd gotten there 10 minutes later it would've been a 3 hour wait. I stood for 15-20 minutes.
Also the Battle for Zendikar panel was great. Ended with an announcement of... something. "Oath of the Gatewatch"? It had a date of January 22, 2016. Would that be new set timing? Either way it showed Gideon, Nissa, Jace, AND Chandra fighting on Zendikar so there's that.
What? Nobody who went to PAX has said anything about that anywhere so that's really interesting.
Oh wait did that panel just happen? Haha yeah wow now all the info is pouring in
You want me to explain everything that's wrong with the Chinese economy?
Uh. Well. I could, but I'm lazy right now.
I'm going to drop this.
Specifically the first section.
There's a wide array of factors negatively impacting the Chinese economy, from continued demographic shifts (aging population, shrinking workforce) to decades of corruption and poor lending practices.
On September 01 2015 09:10 Ketara wrote: Okay I tried watching that it's way too dry and confusing for me.
Yeah it's hard getting slapped by LT's massive international politics knowledge dick figuratively speaking of course well literally as well if you're into that
There's a wide array of factors negatively impacting the Chinese economy, from continued demographic shifts (aging population, shrinking workforce) to decades of corruption and poor lending practices.
Since last time you posted this last time I went through it with my father (phd in economics mostly about china) and its using a lot strange rhetoric and examples. For example the debt in municipalities is being converted to government bonds and things like china having no growth is a preposterous statement even by American standards.
There's a wide array of factors negatively impacting the Chinese economy, from continued demographic shifts (aging population, shrinking workforce) to decades of corruption and poor lending practices.
Since last time you posted this last time I went through it with my father (phd in economics mostly about china) and its using a lot strange rhetoric and examples. For example the debt in municipalities is being converted to government bonds and things like china having no growth is a preposterous statement even by American standards.
I don't agree with it entirely, but it does highlight the main macroeconomic issues that China is currently presented with. Notably: debt, over-saturated real estate market (and overspending on infrastructure as stimulus in response to 2008), and continued, sluggish demand.
Municipal debt is currently being serviced: there's been several landmark reforms that Xi Jinping has pushed forward (this being one of them), which is not something which I view as solely a political move aimed at consolidating power and as mostly symbolic, as Anne argues; there's widespread domestic support for a crackdown on corruption, for one, and the economic situation demands thorough local government and financial reform.
On September 01 2015 09:10 Ketara wrote: Okay I tried watching that it's way too dry and confusing for me.
You asked for an explanation of economics. Is this surprising to you?
Things I learned today: if you are playing Sword Coast Legends and the DM decides to be a douchenard, it works exactly like in real life.
Are you gonna be a douchenard to us tomorrow?
I freely admit I just wanted to use that word
Nah man, if I was going to do that I'd just have sic'd more Librarians on you.
If anything, I want to be a better DM just to prove that you don't have to be a giant dick.
Edit: Also, douchenard is pretty great.
I think a lot of DMs are people who are really good at world building, making dungeons, having extensive systems knowledge, etc., but are also people who aren't very good at creating / designing / running games that are fun for players.
I think the best tough situations (obviously every player (/group) is different) are when you have a bunch of inexperienced players and you just let them do whatever they want to, and then introduce something that they're not used to because they don't play these types of games much. For example, giving them time in a city to make whatever preparations they want, then they go out into a blizzard and you ask "So who has a map?", and then after an encounter in the snow say "Your tracks have been covered up by snow, which way were you going?". I like these kinds of tough-luck -> solvable-open-ended-puzzle scenarios a lot more than "these things will kill you roll well gl hf".
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