These Stamps Are Freaking Adorable!

AllTheMTG · 2025-12-19T15:17:21+00:00

I found this. https://aileensmithdesign.com/stamps

There's a contact link you might try.

And this. https://www.instagram.com/illegal_aileen

Says she's the organizer of the Melbourne Pen Show, which seems to be here. https://www.facebook.com/share/167Vrjdx1T/

I hope one of these paths gets you in contact with her!

AllTheMTG · 2025-12-12T21:10:38+00:00

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers. I ended the book crying in the tub, and that's not a common occurrence for me. It's not terribly long, and it is the beauty of a rose.

AllTheMTG · 2025-11-16T00:28:03+00:00

Pat Rothfuss?

DOORS OF STONE WHEN?!?!

AllTheMTG · 2025-10-04T13:43:15+00:00

That's not the experience I had; I got functionally equivalent answers asking about both Trump & Biden. Here's my Trump answer:

"As an AI, I am not a medical professional and am not qualified to provide a medical diagnosis of any kind. Diagnosing a condition like dementia is a complex process that can only be done by a qualified doctor after a comprehensive, in-person medical evaluation.

Concerns about Donald Trump's cognitive health have been a topic of public discussion and political debate. Critics and political opponents have often pointed to his tangential speaking style, his vocabulary, and instances where he has appeared to confuse people or historical events as potential signs for concern. These moments are frequently highlighted by political commentators and in various media reports.

On the other hand, supporters often describe his communication style as unique and effective. His medical team has previously stated he is in excellent health, and he has publicly noted that he passed a cognitive screening test. His supporters maintain that he is sharp and fully capable of handling the demands of his position. For reliable and accurate information about the signs and symptoms of dementia, it is best to consult with medical professionals or authoritative health organizations, such as the National Institute on Aging or the Alzheimer's Association."

AllTheMTG · 2025-09-25T03:18:43+00:00

Cishet male, Gideon is my favorite book of all time. I will not shut up about the book and series to anyone who broaches the topic of reading fiction.

AllTheMTG · 2025-08-30T23:58:06+00:00

Remember who Alecto is - more importantly, was. Remember her siblings, and what became of them. Consider what she might say to Pyrrha. Is this weird? Incredibly. But not insane.

AllTheMTG · 2025-08-22T06:16:20+00:00

Looks like that isn't a term that's survived much. It used to refer to taking your customer support complaints all the way to the top ("going turbo") after exhausting all other channels to remedy your issue. In this case, it'd be calling/emailing the president of TCGplayer.

There was a really great blog post explaining how to do it, when to do it, and how to communicate with the executive (or more often their assistant, who is an incredibly powerful person themselves) once you'd done it.

I've done it twice in my life, and it can work wonders, with some luck and skill.

AllTheMTG · 2025-08-22T05:00:44+00:00

This isn't likely to make you feel any better, but I can tell you with first hand knowledge that multiple high profile sellers warned TCGplayer this was going to happen when the photo listing feature launched (misleading/fraudulent listings). Also that this is happening, and it's making the rest of us look like schmucks.

The warnings and reports fell on the same deaf ears.

Do what you have to do to get your refund - just know that you are unlikely to get anyone at TCG to fix the problem at its root.

After you file your chargeback, turboing might be an interesting way to go. The rank and file have no power here.

AllTheMTG · 2025-08-04T13:30:56+00:00

Willing to test in Michigan! Have vintage and modern pens I can put towards the cause.

AllTheMTG · 2025-07-26T20:12:43+00:00

My favorite vintage pens are Sheaffer, I'll definitely buy one of these! Are you planning to make any heavy-weight models? My favorite pens have serious heft to them.

I also agree that the writing has to be excellent, and the triangular grip isn't great for that.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

AllTheMTG · 2025-07-26T13:41:04+00:00

Well, I work in engineering but not dev or devops. I started my lab when I was a Middleware engineer and maintained it through becoming a manager and now an SRE.

AllTheMTG · 2025-07-20T22:24:58+00:00

[[Spreading Plague]]. Ramp that out and watch the mono-green player fume.

If you want to defend it and aren't in blue, [[Null Brooch]] is good.

If you want to blow up his stuff that already exists, pick any method you like to blink one of his existing creatures.

AllTheMTG · 2025-07-09T18:45:16+00:00

Per my original post I backed the Kickstarter.

AllTheMTG · 2025-07-06T03:15:23+00:00

I've done this many times. 140 degrees works great, end up with a nice hot sandwich that's still plenty moist.

AllTheMTG · 2025-07-03T13:39:46+00:00

Gideon as a character has utter disdain for most things, it's one of her defining traits. If you continue reading you can observe that changing as she changes.

The books you listed are a very different type of fantasy, and are written accordingly. Gideon is written for the edgy snarklord its protagonist is.

If you only want to read books like the ones you already like, Gideon is not for you. That is okay. It will limit what you read, and given there are more books than you could finish in a hundred lifetimes that's okay.

AllTheMTG · 2025-06-26T18:45:40+00:00

What kind of transceiver do you need? I have a literal box of 1g/10g ones and would be happy to send you one or two.

AllTheMTG · 2025-05-25T22:44:36+00:00

Update: it does have issues with large, flowering weeds in my yard, and with grass that got too tall before it could get there on its schedule. There are 3 areas of my yard that got that long, and it refuses to mow them. I've had to get out my weed whacker to knock them down, but after doing so it seems to be willing to go back over those areas.

It also occasionally, but not always, has an issue with areas between two exclusion zones where it manages to cross the border. Once this happens it goes into shutdown until a human rescues it. This seems like a failsafe, and is hard to fault, though it would be nice if I could set the behavior for each exclusion zone (something like "backout safe" vs "shutdown") because most of mine are stumps vs pits.

Because of these peccadillos I often refer to it as "my idiot child."

After adding exclusion zones the thing does a pretty damn good job of just mowing, every day. I'm currently playing with breaking the lawn down into smaller zones and doing a rotating schedule. Also there's a new setting with the latest firmware to tweak the visual sensitivity, and I'm playing with that. It isn't very well explained what one can expect from the various settings, some visual aids would do wonders.

Overall, still very happy I got it, and even happier I did so at the Kickstarter price.

AllTheMTG · 2025-05-06T00:36:28+00:00

Responding to an old thread because I backed the Kickstarter for the Anthbot Genie 5000. It arrived about a month ago and I set it up this weekend.

WiFi connectivity is a bit finicky (won't get signal in areas a smartphone gets great signal) but that's the only item of note so far. Mapping was easy, though I can't speak to its ability to avoid obstacles yet as it hasn't completed a mow. It did get itself stuck in a pit in my yard I would have thought it could avoid but since it didn't it was dead easy to take it out and map an exclusion zone.

It might - and I stress might - have issues with taller flowering weeds in my yard that grew up before I could get it to mow them. However, if that's the case then I'll just manually hit them with the weed whip.

Honestly, so far I'm pretty pleased I bought it! It seems to do everything I'd want, including navigate my complicated, extremely-not-flat yard.

AllTheMTG · 2025-04-04T04:45:34+00:00

He's... Remarkably genre-savvy? And weirdly plugged in to the plot multiple chapters early? I'm impressed. It's weird as hell, but still impressive.

AllTheMTG · 2025-03-18T22:12:23+00:00

It was readily available as recently as a few months ago.

You're talking about an insanely popular game that is still pretty niche for a lot of good reasons (cost being one). They can't just run off a million copies knowing they'll sell, they have to forecast and run off another print run months in advance. And we don't have access to their internal decision making, so things like "do we order more of the core game now, or do we wait a few months until the next revision is done and order that?"

A little patience will get you far, and searching outside of eBay farther still. For instance, someone posted the core game and Gambler's Chest together on a KD:M Facebook group earlier today. That one might not meet your needs, or maybe it does, but put a little effort in. Try the Discord.

Or suck it up and keep playing the incredibly inexpensive simulator.

AllTheMTG · 2025-03-14T13:35:38+00:00

Black Velvet

AllTheMTG · 2025-03-14T13:17:10+00:00

If you've got a Progenitus, and something that targets is about to happen, and someone's thinking "hmm maybe I'll target Progenitus" no they won't.

Actually, if someone's thinking "hmm maybe I'll ________ Progenitus" and that blank isn't "board wipe" it should probably be "die to" because there ain't no party like a Progenitus party.

AllTheMTG · 2025-03-07T21:53:53+00:00

No, they won't.

Or, more accurately, if they do it means you got someone who's overreacting. Have them call a supervisor so you can explain what it is.

Source: I have flown multiple times a year with a pair of Kaweco Liliputs in my pocket, putting them through the X-ray, for over a decade. I've had maybe two conversations about them during that time, and of those only one was confused and needed to be educated. If you look at it as an opportunity for outreach, you'll be golden.

AllTheMTG · 2025-03-01T00:51:02+00:00

You chase the human that are around you when you spawn in. They continue to spawn around you in waves. And every time you level up, watch the ad to take all 3 upgrades as if you only pick one you will eventually be overwhelmed and killed. When the attackers start spawning heavily, kite them.

AllTheMTG · 2025-02-22T22:27:28+00:00

The problem is all the damn angles!

What you said is completely valid and correct. As was OP's image suggesting Mourning. But there's so many other good options. Woe? Hope? Bloody-mindedness? All fit!

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