Are we really going to listen to a guy who said this?

Neither the Orion Syndicate nor the Ferengi Alliance are members of the Federation.

Note: I literally picked one at random and feel like I got the best non-sequitur available.

Yep. I write like a junior draftsman because anything else I do is pretty terrible.

You’re right, and he softened his stance with age (as well as his stance on sexism). To add to it on a personal level, I also enjoy the works of H.P. Lovecraft and he was wildly racist even compared to his peers.

It’s less about judging him by today’s standards than it is about lamenting that I’ll never be able to think of his work without remembering his racist views. I also can’t watch Call Girl of Cthulhu without remembering Lovecraft’s cat’s name. I can separate the art and science from the artist and scientist, especially if they’re dead so that they can’t benefit from it, but because of my own past (I was raised with a lot of passive racism by well meaning people) I can’t forget what they said.

It’s too bad T.H. Huxley was such a racist POS. He was a great paleontologist and I like his style of agnosticism.

Texas is racist, Florida is racist, but ain’t neither of them got shit on Alabama and Mississippi. Texas and Florida are just louder.

I heard white racists make fun of black people for that a lot when I was younger. But we ate it when I was a kid because we were poor and that was cheap and delicious.

That’s a good view. You’d be surprised who is down for a hug, though.

My friend group usually goes for the handshake hug. This led to things like when someone is having a hard time we hug it out.

We also compliment each other a lot. It’s nice. Some of these guys didn’t get compliments until our group started doing it to each other. You can watch someone who doesn’t get a lot of compliments change their body language from closed off to confident just by letting them know you like their shirt or that their haircut looks great.

Start easy with the handshake back pat. Easing into it can overcome some of the awkwardness that causes people to shy away from physical contact. Not everyone will be down for it, and you’re right that consent is key. Maybe it won’t work, but you’re not out anything by giving it a shot.

Hey, leave Drunk Steve out of this. He did nothing wrong.

There are big pincer with big tail scorpions that are mildly venomous. I’m not sure about the other direction because the only ones I’m willing to handle are emperor scorpions. That may be because I found a striped bark scorpion in my shoe the hard way when I was a kid, though. That wasn’t a good day.

Profit isn’t the only individual motivator. Power is another big one, even if it is power over a very small fiefdom. At a certain point that’s all money is: a way to keep track of how much power you have. That’s why they keep going for the high score.

Just wait until 2038. More overtime!

Just tell him the only way to mine it is with windmill power. He’ll change his tune.

I’m in my 40s and I barely made it through a bunch because before playing I hadn’t gamed in a decade, this was my first souls-like, and I’m honestly just not that good.

I never summoned. I only played online long enough to do the white mask quest. I was proud of what I did and very happy with my 100% achievements.

That being said, I wouldn’t begrudge someone turning the difficulty down if it were available. I see anything that allows more people to enjoy it as a win.

I spent way too long trying to figure out who was attacked in Georgia at a gig.

You’ve asked the wrong guy. All I know is it’s Kevin Costner.

Dances With Aliens was a masterpiece, dammit!!!

Seriously, it was fine I guess. Agreed that it looked fucking amazing in theaters.

How much of that is IT and how much is the damn CIO who was appointed because he’s the CEOs wife’s cousin instead of because he knows anything and refuses to change his password?

But I’m not bitter. At least I didn’t get caught in this one.

That’s similar to me! Fix motorcycles, build guitars, travel, read, volunteer more, build electronics (specifically guitar pedals), and play music. I’ll actually probably drink less because I won’t be trying to cram as much as possible in my limited free time.

And an accountant, but yeah this is solid advice. It was definitely something I knew but didn’t realize that it’s harder than it looks back when I did it.

I prefer the little fake Nerf guns but same principle. You can get several and several darts for $15 and then you can do it in the house.