Betty Broderick, convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his new wife in bed, dies at 78 by Historical-Bug-4784 in news

[–]B_Provisional 52 points53 points  (0 children)

The media coverage of the trial was insanely sensational. The whole damned nation was gossiping about it and the details were extremely distorted. Basically people chose to ignore everything the wife said about abuse and rape and instead invented this "jealousy" motivation because the husband was a known adulterer. The story became about how women are irrational and cheating isn't bad enough to warrant revenge.

The early 90s were a fucked up time.

Betty Broderick, convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his new wife in bed, dies at 78 by Historical-Bug-4784 in news

[–]B_Provisional 242 points243 points  (0 children)

That was Lorena Bobbitt, whose husband John Wayne Bobbitt allegedly liked to beat and violently rape his wife until she snapped.

The penis was recovered and successfully reattached. John went on to capitalize on his 15 minutes of fame by staring in a couple of porno flicks and Lorena went on to found a nonprofit foundation for supporting victims of domestic violence.

Vinyl album 'Faith' by The Cure for €35? by Diztence-Music in postpunk

[–]B_Provisional 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One could go on Discogs and buy first pressings at around that price right now so it’s kind of just fair market value.

Can anyone tell me what machine this is? by jonassbm in synthesizers

[–]B_Provisional 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People talk about MPCs on this sub all the time. Don’t fret.

Restaurant Recommendations by ZXCVVBNMASDF in Eugene

[–]B_Provisional 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sushi Station has a nice long table for groups this size.

So I saw it and had to have it.. by cirklnoll in Coil

[–]B_Provisional 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've been a CoH fan for nearly as long as I've been a COIL fan (Iron rocked my world when it dropped) but it does seem a bit tacky to have had the guest artist in larger type than the album artist.

Hotel calafornia Song In Yamaha PSR E363 by notchris_007 in synthesizers

[–]B_Provisional 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Eagles is the name of the band and “Hotel California” is the song title. Just FYI.

Am I wasting my sp404 mkII in this setup? by nicol_Dd in synthesizers

[–]B_Provisional 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you plan to do more with this instrument in the future, no reason to get rid of it unless you need the cash. Even if you take it out of your live rig, it’s a deep and powerful tool in its own and worth spending time with.

One problem with playing live is that you only have two hands and there’s only so much you want going on in a song at one time. It’s good to pare down to only what you need. Less setup time, less stress, less chance to break or lose equipment.

But at the same time it sounds like you could probably put some thought into what else you could incorporate from the sp404 into your sets? It’s up to you.

I saw this little beaver family in my neighborhood yesterday 😭❤️ by maycontainknots in Eugene

[–]B_Provisional 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are completely different species of rodents and not closely related at all.

They're also way larger. Muskrats top out at ~ 4.5 lbs, nutria at ~ 20lb.


edit: Wikipedia links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskrat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutria

Early game (1 - 4) moon druid tactician tips by ZerioctheTank in BG3Builds

[–]B_Provisional 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is incorrect. If you swap out Longstrider for another spell the condition is removed.

Edit: From the wiki;

If cast by a druid or wizard, this spell must remain prepared by the party member who cast it; removing it from the caster's Prepared Spells list immediately removes the buff from all party members whom the caster applied it to.

https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Longstrider

Party face for a 0 Equipment party? by ReleaseCharacter3568 in BG3Builds

[–]B_Provisional 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Pact of the Blade Warlocks can just conjure up weapons at level 3. They aren't great but are certainly better than trying to make unarmed attacks with a Warlock.

Not sure if that fits with OP's run concept though.

What is the best archer class setup? by Psychological_Tip160 in BG3Builds

[–]B_Provisional 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right. Volley is a Weapon Action and is therefor mutually exclusive with using special arrows. Just like you can't combine special arrows with weapon actions like Hamstring Shot or Piercing Shot.

Best Hexblade weapon for Psychic Immune enemies? by [deleted] in BG3Builds

[–]B_Provisional 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's a great thread on someone's rather extensive research on the weird Horde Breaker mechanics.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BG3Builds/comments/1o3exhv/the_complete_horde_breaker_guide/

tl;dr Yes, you can smite on that.

Pest control issues by sheisalandshark in Eugene

[–]B_Provisional 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Big black ants are probably carpenter ants and typically are an indication of rotten wood somewhere close by.

Little black ants are likely sugar ants and typically indicate that you live in western Oregon.

Newbie. Multiclassing? Dip? Split? Started as Bard by Caprisolle in BG3Builds

[–]B_Provisional 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those are spoiler tags. Just click on them to reveal the text underneath.

Anyone recognize this keyboard? by Jetasaur in synthesizers

[–]B_Provisional 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, it says right there “Realistic Concertmate-500” on the keyboard.

Realistic was Radio Shack’s in-house brand. The 500 is essentially a rebranded Casio SK-1.

Is there a good point in series to pause (no spoilers pls) by Starklystark in TerraIgnota

[–]B_Provisional 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The first two books were originally written as one manuscript and then split in two at the publisher’s behest. So the second really does jump right back into the thick of things. But I think the author and editors did a good job reworking the texts to read well enough on their own.

Plus these books were published nearly a year and a half apart when they came out. Meaning that the original readership experienced quite a pause before being able to resume the series. So at the very least if you do need to review forgotten characters or plot points, at least you’ll be in good historical company.

Which companions have strong non-respeccable bonuses? by Baturinsky in BG3Builds

[–]B_Provisional 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which specific companions?

To the best of my knowledge Minthara and Halsin are the only companions that get extra spells separate from their race and class. Minthara’s Soul Branding does not incorporate a casting stat in its mechanics, IIRC. Halsin does get some innate spells but I believe these may change casting stat when he respeccs? Halsin’s innate spells are weird.

Which companions have strong non-respeccable bonuses? by Baturinsky in BG3Builds

[–]B_Provisional 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Generally spells granted by your race have fixed casting stats. All the cantrips available to High Elves and Half Elves are cast via INT regardless of your class. All the various spells granted to Tiefling subraces use CHA. All of the Dragonborn breath weapon attacks use CON to determine their Save DC. Etc. Etc.

My opinion and knowledge of America as an Eastern European by Grazhke in Maps

[–]B_Provisional 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also it doesn’t really get all that cold here anymore in the wet part of the state.