[Off-Topic] Community Chat Thread

[Hermes_]

The boys is also a fun show but that's very YMMV

Just started watching it with Lily and it's fun so far. We'll see if we can make it through all three seasons plus invincible during the prime trial period lol. Any other amazon originals we should check out while we've got it?

Maybe Jack Ryan will interest you

[TheAmericanSpirit]

@toctheyounger Aw shucks, you're too kind! Although I did not point the list out for fish for compliments, yours is still catch-of-the-day in my book. Especially coming from the #4 member, wow 🤩 starstruck!

[kirkusjones]

@TheAmericanSpirit you should take this metric to some companies and get sponsored. Turn on the charm and bamboozle them into thinking this is the equivalent of being 6th in likes on Instagram.

[Ulka]

The boys is also a fun show but that's very YMMV

Just started watching it with Lily and it's fun so far. We'll see if we can make it through all three seasons plus invincible during the prime trial period lol. Any other amazon originals we should check out while we've got it?

I recommend Bosch. a Noir feeling Detective show set in modern day LA. I'm not a huge fan of cop shows in general but the pacing and feel of this is like reading a detective novel set in the 20s.

that said there is a lot of episodes to get through so I understand avoiding if you are trying to run the boys and invincible at this time.

[Hermes_]

Oh if you can deal with the intentional bad acting and over-the-top cheesiness Comrade Detective is worth watching an episode of.

[Toshi]

I recommend Bosch. a Noir feeling Detective show set in modern day LA. I'm not a huge fan of cop shows in general but the pacing and feel of this is like reading a detective novel set in the 20s.

Huge co-sign on this one! As someone who loved the books, i am so happy they got it oh so right.

For a more snack sized show i did enjoy the Into the Night mini series. No reinvention of suspense, but just great fun to binge through.

[ISBPathfinder]

A few weeks ago there was a situation where one of my opponents both had Smothering Tithe at the same time. It got so annoying asking people we broke into the Finding Neemo "Mine, Mine, Mine" bit from the annoying birds at the start of everyone's turns. As annoying as that card is I was mildly amused by it.

[Lifeless]

Sounds like the classic "oops all Rhystic Study" scenario. "Did you pay 1" is absolutely a meme.

[DirkGently]

Well I finally caught covid. Not sure if I'm just being a baby but it's been pretty rough. Been really achy for the past couple days, just cannot get comfortable in any position. Feels like I wrenched my back except all over, and got pretty feverish yesterday though that's mostly gotten under control. Definitely glad I had my vaccines. I can't believe people complain about getting a tiny jab in the arm in exchange for making this significantly more manageable. Best trade ever.

[Gentle Giant]

Get well soon Dirk! I had a couple of rough days when I had it, but it got much better after that. Taste and smell unaffected I hope?

[toctheyounger]

Well I finally caught covid. Not sure if I'm just being a baby but it's been pretty rough. Been really achy for the past couple days, just cannot get comfortable in any position. Feels like I wrenched my back except all over, and got pretty feverish yesterday though that's mostly gotten under control. Definitely glad I had my vaccines. I can't believe people complain about getting a tiny jab in the arm in exchange for making this significantly more manageable. Best trade ever.

Ay, iso buddies! I'm on day 5 now. My wife and son caught it first and on their day 6 I turned up positive.

To be honest I feel kinda %$#% because my wife was really unwell. Fevers and aches and dizziness and fatigue and just general misery. For me, I think I caught it from them and with their immune systems having taken the brunt predominantly my viral load was a lot smaller. So I kind of had a few days of extreme fatigue and the usual flu stuff, runny nose etc, but I turned the corner pretty quickly.

At any rate I hope you're feeling better soon Dirk. From what I hear the hospitals in Auckland are pretty slammed (working for the DHB now, and if the services get any more slammed theres a good chance I get called in to Middlemore to be on the floor fetching %$#% for nurses) so your best bet is to hopefully not need them. Panadol and ibuprofen 3 times a day with enormous bouts of sleep and constant hydration were what did it in our house.

Its a no-brainer for me too. I know its putting everyone in the same boat and there are a variety of rationales for declining the jabs, but the "truthers" or whatever who think were selling our freedoms wholesale are....I don't know how to finish this sentence without getting flagged. If this were smallpox they would be so dead they couldn't protest, let's just leave it at that. For myself as a lifelong asthmatic I was hugely worried about getting it, and while it wasn't awful by any stretch it damn well could have been, so I'm glad the vaccine was available. I'd have been pummeled if it were the first my immune system had seen of it almost certainly.

[RxPhantom]

As a human being and healthcare provider, thank you to everyone who got the shot. Thank you to everyone who wears a mask. Thank you to those who behave responsibly when they're positive.

[Lifeless]

Get well soon all. I've had 3 shots and still gotten it twice thanks to work. If it makes you feel any better the 2nd time is a lot better than the 1st.

[RxPhantom]

Starting tomorrow in the United States, you can dial 988 if you're having a mental health crisis. This is a massive achievement for mental health in this country. Spread the word!

Details in this NPR article.

[kirkusjones]

Starting tomorrow in the United States, you can dial 988 if you're having a mental health crisis. This is a massive achievement for mental health in this country. Spread the word!

Details in this NPR article.

Definitely a step in the right direction.

[DirkGently]

@Gentle Giant So far I'm fine on the flavor front, except the typical sick smell lingering in my nose. Lily isn't having any flavor, though, which is a real bummer. For one thing, it means my plan of ordering delivery pizza every day is a bit pointless...

@toctheyounger ibuprofin has helped quite a bit for me with the aches, for sure. Wish I'd thought of it sooner tbh, that first day could have been a lot easier.

[Legend]

I can't believe people complain about getting a tiny jab in the arm . . .

It was corporate obfuscation and government compulsion that they were complaining about.

[DirkGently]

It was corporate obfuscation and government compulsion that they were complaining about.

Feel free to argue about what the government should and shouldn't be able to do, but even if it's mandated (which afaik it never was, but I also don't live in the US anymore) it doesn't make it a bad idea.

Seatbelts are compulsory and nobody ever owned the libs by flying through a car window at 40mph.

[Legend]

It was corporate obfuscation and government compulsion that they were complaining about.

Feel free to argue about what the government should and shouldn't be able to do, but even if it's mandated (which afaik it never was, but I also don't live in the US anymore) it doesn't make it a bad idea.

Seatbelts are compulsory and nobody ever owned the libs by flying through a car window at 40mph.

It was a matter-of-fact correction, not an argument. 🤷‍♂️

[duducrash]

I wish companion were just a bit more balanced. I like the idea overall but I eish the restrictions/payoffs were more in line with each other. For example Lurrus of the Dream-Den only cares about permanents in deck building and has a super powerful payoff. Keruga, the Macrosage is a counterpart, but cares about all cards during the deckbuilding.

I wish cards like Umori, the Collector had lesser restrictions or a bigger payoff. Im not sure if it's possible but maybe 3 non land cards that dont fit the type requirement?

[TheAmericanSpirit]

Remember how I said I was 6th on the Thanks List? @RxPhantom is hot on my tail with his staggering geniality so I'm going to preempt my shameful demotion by saying how very thankful to all nexusites I am to be your #7! And still top 10, yeah baby!

[Crazy Monkey]

It was corporate obfuscation and government compulsion that they were complaining about.

Feel free to argue about what the government should and shouldn't be able to do, but even if it's mandated (which afaik it never was, but I also don't live in the US anymore) it doesn't make it a bad idea.

Seatbelts are compulsory and nobody ever owned the libs by flying through a car window at 40mph.

It was a matter-of-fact correction, not an argument. 🤷‍♂️

Is this a 'correction' that you have sources for, or intended as a throwaway remark? Because what you are asserting as fact in your first post does not align with the constellation of knowledge that make up what I perceive as the facts.

Got any receipts, or is that just like; your opinion man?

EDIT: I'll start. I do not know of any instances where the companies researching and manufacturing the vaccines for COVID-19 were intentionally making things unclear. I am also unaware of any part of the government deployment and campaign for people to voluntarily get vaccinated which has been compulsory on anything other than centuries old practices which are well documented to be within the purview of pandemic response. I am asking if you have specific examples of your assertions.

[DirkGently]

I wish companion were just a bit more balanced. I like the idea overall but I eish the restrictions/payoffs were more in line with each other. For example Lurrus of the Dream-Den only cares about permanents in deck building and has a super powerful payoff. Keruga, the Macrosage is a counterpart, but cares about all cards during the deckbuilding.

I wish cards like Umori, the Collector had lesser restrictions or a bigger payoff. Im not sure if it's possible but maybe 3 non land cards that dont fit the type requirement?

For commander? I don't think any of them are remotely busted for commander, before or after the nerf. If you want to play them, I wouldn't worry about breaking the power level.

In limited they were arguably busted, but they were also incredibly fun and there's always gonna be insane bombs in limited. Personally I found them to be a massive boon to the format. It was one of my all-time favorites before the nerf.

Its the other formats where they were a problem. Why wotc couldn't just ban them in those formats I don't know. It frustrates me to this day. They were extremely fun and cool in commander and draft, and the RC had already gone out on a limb to allow them. WotC backstabbed the hell out of them by nerfing them into oblivion imo. It was already a controversial decision and WotC made them look like chumps now that even most of the people who were excited about them aren't playing them. I haven't played them in commander in a long time myself. Paying 3 feels so awful.

As far as balancing, I'm guessing a decent amount of that is for limited. Best guess is that Keruga with perm-only or lurrus with all-cards restrictions would have been too strong/weak.

The restriction with "3 cards don't match the requirements" is a very poor one because it becomes really easy to cheat. With the exception of Lutri, the Spellchaser they're all basically impossible to cheat with to gain an advantage. Sure, you could put a 3cmc permanent in your sideboard alongside lurrus and switch into it in game 2 (putting in mainboard would raise red flags during deck checks) but you wouldn't be able to actually cast it without your opponent calling you out so it's not much use. But if you're allowed to break the rules thrice, now your opponent can't know you've cheated until you cast the 4th offending spell, which is unlikely to happen unless the game goes super long. It couldn't even raise any flags at deck checks because you could legally sideboard out rule-breaking cards for other rule-breaking cards and still stay within the limit, or you could side out legal cards for rule-breaking cards to go over the limit. Just looking at your deck, there'd be no way to tell unless you got checked in the middle of a game.

Lutri you could theoretically get away with cheating by having multiple of a card you only intend to cast 1 of, leaving your opponent none the wiser, which is another reason I dislike Lutri's design, but I don't think it was ever popular enough to be worth the effort. (The #1 reason I dislike the design? The creature type. If it had been some generic elemental there would have been zero complaining about it being banned and we all could have saved a lot of time.)

Is this a 'correction' that you have sources for, or intended as a throwaway remark? Because what you are asserting as fact in your first post does not align with the constellation of knowledge that make up what I perceive as the facts.

Got any receipts, or is that just like; your opinion man?

EDIT: I'll start. I do not know of any instances where the companies researching and manufacturing the vaccines for COVID-19 were intentionally making things unclear. I am also unaware of any part of the government deployment and campaign for people to voluntarily get vaccinated which has been compulsory on anything other than centuries old practices which are well documented to be within the purview of pandemic response. I am asking if you have specific examples of your assertions.

I think he just means that those justifications (dumb and/or inaccurate as they may be) were what people were complaining about, not specifically the discomfort of getting a shot.

Which I still think is debatable, but it's really not worth debating. We'd just be arguing over what people think, not what's actually real.

There are plenty of arguments worth having around vaccines, but an outside debate of what's going on in the internal lives of a bunch of propaganda-fueled partisan lunatics probably doesn't justify the time.

[Crazy Monkey]

Which I still think is debatable, but it's really not worth debating. We'd just be arguing over what people think, not what's actually real.

There are plenty of arguments worth having around vaccines, but an outside debate of what's going on in the internal lives of a bunch of propaganda-fueled partisan lunatics probably doesn't justify the time.

If this was a month ago, I wholeheartedly agree that it's not a conversation I'd be willing to have online instead of face-to-face. However, with current events of the past month, I've made a commitment to have uncomfortable conversations with people I disagree with, as almost literally the least I can do to participate. I'm basically applying the "if you see something, say something" method, with the intent to build dialogue. It's far outside my comfort zone, but staying a lurker started to feel wrong. It helps that practically my only "social media" is this forum, so it's not like I'm running headfirst into the more toxic ends of the internet.

After a player's throwaway remark during games in my playgroup this past week we had a fairly lengthily discussion on the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, and I think all parties left my kitchen table more informed and open to discussion an extremely contentious topic.

[toctheyounger]

Which I still think is debatable, but it's really not worth debating. We'd just be arguing over what people think, not what's actually real.

There are plenty of arguments worth having around vaccines, but an outside debate of what's going on in the internal lives of a bunch of propaganda-fueled partisan lunatics probably doesn't justify the time.

If this was a month ago, I wholeheartedly agree that it's not a conversation I'd be willing to have online instead of face-to-face. However, with current events of the past month, I've made a commitment to have uncomfortable conversations with people I disagree with, as almost literally the least I can do to participate. I'm basically applying the "if you see something, say something" method, with the intent to build dialogue. It's far outside my comfort zone, but staying a lurker started to feel wrong. It helps that practically my only "social media" is this forum, so it's not like I'm running headfirst into the more toxic ends of the internet.

After a player's throwaway remark during games in my playgroup this past week we had a fairly lengthily discussion on the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, and I think all parties left my kitchen table more informed and open to discussion an extremely contentious topic.

I generally applaud that. Often its the loudest voices that are the least reasonable, and the volume at which they shout gives people a lot less impetus to want to correct them. In the immortal words of CJ from Brooklyn 99, if you see something say something, c'mon and party tonight.

That said it does seem from the outside like Legend was not speaking from individual experience. I could be wrong but I also don't want someone castigated for another person's ethos.

As far as the whole vaccine thing goes there are a number of reasons someone might not want it, a lot more credible than distrust of the government. That said I'd be just as happy if that can of worms weren't ever opened here, in one of the few corners of the internet we have to escape the ludicrous reality we find ourselves in.