Mantergeistmann
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Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
College football is probably the only American sport I still follow (I suppose international soccer involves the Yanks?), and I'm not sure how to feel this season. Vanderbilt is an academic school in a group full of football powerhouses, but this year we seem to be somewhat not-incompetent? I'm waiting for reality to catch up, but it's not implausible that we have our best season in the past decade.
Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
Im getting Warcraft 3 vibes from that, and I'm absolutely cool with it.
Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
I interpret that as you being against Trump's actions regarding the election/validity thereof, and also against the Biden/Harris lack of support for Israel? Or am I inverted?
Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
On the other hand, literal non-metaphorical Nazis.
Who are white, and therefore not going to have that hint of "Well, the USA was only willing to be that callous out of racism". Which, mind, is a take I think is stupid, but I've seen it more often than you'd think.
Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
A fantastic book. The fact that it's pretty heavily influenced by The Count of Monte Cristo doesn't hurt.
Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
Remember, the lines have already been recorded, so be creative
This is one of the reasons that I will die on the hill of partial-voiced, Infinity-Engine style. The flexibility to change things, and the freedom for modders, is just wondeful.
Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
when I crtl+F for 66 I can't find anything
Possibly because the number the article claims is 61, not 66? Might also be some rounding going on, or combined numbers, which'd foil ctrl-f.
Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
Internal Gender: I prefer being called "ma'am", and am happier when my external gender is "female". In a lot of magical stories, a character has their sex transformed by some magic. "Internal Gender" is when a character wants to transform back, which is fairly common. "Internal Gender" is the idea that if you body-swapped with your mom, you'd still want to be called "him" despite the uterus.
Or, in D&D terms, you'd want to find a way to get that cursed Girdle of Masculinity/Feminity removed, since unlike the Helm of Opposite Alignment, it doesnt update your brain to make you happy with the situation.
Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
an anthropologist asking one of the famed "third gender" tribesmen if they consider themselves something other than a man, and hearing "are you retarded?" in response, is a thing that actually happened in real life
You can't just drop something that funny without citing your source.
Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
I'm looking into getting my dad a tractor canopy as a present this year - he recently got a new tractor for a small farm he purchased, and loves the thing. Are there any good tips/reviews/whatnot? Good websites, or do I just go to the dealer local to him? Are canopies even worthwhile?
It's a John Deere 3039R, if that makes any difference. (No cab, obviously.)
Mantergeistmann
2mo ago
A quick search tells me it's not (and hasn't been) legally mandated in the US, but a lot of doctors will require it anyway (which may itself be a HIPAA violation).
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
now you kind of have to either become a white collar guy or really succeed in the trades.
I don't think you even have to "really succeed" in the trades. You can get a very solid job, and most places are even willing to train you on their dime, without being anyone amazing. Now, if you wanted to say that the trades are culturally looked down on by a lot of people regardless of the stability/income they provide, that's a different matter.
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
Alpha Centauri (which is of course 2... IN SPACE) is on GOG. I don't think the writing in a TBS has ever surpassed SM:AC, really, at least not off the top of my head.
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
Every poll I've ever been to had very strict rules about not allowing other people to enter the voting booth with you, not even family members
I was allowed in with my parent, when I was in elementary school and being shown how voting worked, but that's not really the same thing.
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
Given that there was a recent bipartisan commission that concluded "The US is in the most precarious position since WWII"... that would have been entertaining if they'd properly fact-checked it: "Trump's wrong, it's not quite as bad as right before the most destructive war in history. Yet."
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
It's a weird thing to say, but the more I read him, the more I come to the conclusion that Kipling is remarkably underrated and underappreciated, and that's even taking into account the modern climate and improvements in cultural tolerance.
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' Chuck him out, the brute!" But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot;
Not really a new concern, though, is it?
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
the Beijing claimant to China
If we're going with unorthodox phrasings, I personally prefer "West/Mainland Taiwan".
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
That's basically the "negotiation" scene from The Fifth Element. Or that one Firefly episode.
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
But do you sá-sí, if you can speak no better?
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
My understanding is the guy loves construction, especially getting to interact with the individual workers. You could have easily pitched him wind turbines, pumped hydro, or battery factories.
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
Mickelson gets more ire
I havent kept up with golf since my grandfather passed away; what happened with Mickelson?
Mantergeistmann
3mo ago
I'm absolutely convinced that on a minor policy matter, something Trump has never really thought about or understood, anyone with a strong verbal IQ has at least a 50/50 shot at convincing Trump to take a stand on anything.
I'm convinced that if the Democratic Party was just willing to let Trump get the credit, they could have had their entire wishlist of infrastructure/green energy projects during his presidency on a scale unprecedented since the CCC.
Mantergeistmann
4mo ago
I find David Mitchell to just be excellent all around. Upstart Crow is one of my favorite comedies.
Hell, my great grandfather's brother used to listen to police scanners for news of animal strikes so he could head over for some free fresh meat. I'm sure it's reasonably common in a lot of rural/rural-adjacent areas.
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