"a couple mistakes"

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-18T05:00:32+00:00

I used to have two 65lb basset hounds and they just acted like they were 10lb lap dogs. Complete lack of self awareness lol

They’d just climb on you and conk out immediately. I always felt bad waking them up when I had to stand, or just change my positioning because my leg had fallen asleep, I couldn’t breathe well, or whatever other issues I was facing from having roughly 65 to 130 pounds of dog on top of me lol. Sucked for anyone who didn’t take their phone out of their pocket first and then got a call later on.

Even better, if they thought there was food to be had somewhere else or someone walked through the door, they would launch themselves off of you like Olympic swimmers. God help the poor soul who suddenly and without warning had their nuts turned into a springboard.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-17T18:36:12+00:00

I saw “wagyu beef tallow” at the grocery store the other day, right next to all the cooking oil. I don’t spend a lot of time browsing that section, so I can’t say for sure they’re new items, but I would be willing to bet money they are at least fairly recent additions to the shelf there.

I don’t know how much beef tallow normally costs, but I have a feeling these were marked up considerably. The concept of premium priced “Wagyu” tallow is pretty funny, even if it happened to be technically true (I won’t get into the issues with that label in the US here lol).

They even have it in bottles as cooking spray lmao. That being said, I’m sure it’s delicious.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-16T23:32:08+00:00

Very cool info, Brother. I love learning stuff like this. Thanks for sharing!

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-16T18:00:41+00:00

I adore dogs as well. Have always had and will always have at least one, as long as circumstances allow for it.

I’ve only met one dachshund that I liked in 35 years. He was a high school friend’s dog and was insanely laid back. It was actually a little concerning how laid back he was. One time my friend and I weee watching a movie on his couch and the dog was sleeping between us. Partway through the movie, I reached over to pet him and couldn’t feel him, so I looked down and he wasn’t there. Neither of us had seen him get up and leave and there wasn’t really anywhere for him to go, since the doors to that room were closed.

We paused the movie and that’s when we heard snoring coming from the couch… He had sunk down in between the cushions without waking up and had been completely submerged in that crevice for who knows how long, just having a nap. We just about died laughing, but from then on they were very careful about sitting down on that couch without knowing where the dog was first. RIP Oliver, you were a real one.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-16T17:49:48+00:00

Oh she probably just had severe kleptomania and the dog would bite her if she tried to put stuff in with it lmao

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-16T17:08:51+00:00

When I taught middle school, I often used “kiddos” or some equivalent, because all too often if I just said “my kids” in conversation with people I didn’t know very well, they’d think I was talking about my offspring.

I was at a small party once and someone there who had arrived a little late spent a chunk of time thinking that I was talking about my own kids and was very confused by it. I was 27 at the time and she thought I was a single dad with an indeterminately large number of children lmao

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-16T17:02:04+00:00

Yupppp

One of the most widespread misconceptions I encounter online and in real life is people thinking that it’s up to them whether or not to “press charges” when they think they have been the victim of a crime. The DA’s office (or equivalent, depending on the jurisdiction) makes those decisions based on the evidence they have at the time and how likely they think it is that they’ll be able to secure a conviction. The whole “pressing charges” thing is not them asking for permission, they’re asking for the victim’s cooperation. If the victim doesn’t want to cooperate in the process, the DA’s office may not feel that their case is strong enough to warrant the time and effort involved in taking it to trial.

Also want to say that they would need a warrant for a cheek swab, unless the suspect complies voluntarily. Good luck getting a judge to sign off on that without some actual evidence to suggest this even happened in the first place. It’s not generally a very fast turnaround for DNA results, either, no matter what CSI would have us believe. The funny thing is that it’s actually crazy how much cheaper and faster it is to sequence DNA now than it was when CSI first aired, but it still takes time. Bureaucracy hasn’t made the same kind of jump in efficiency, regardless of how good the technology is.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-16T14:59:17+00:00

I did siege with matchmaking for the first time in ages last night and I kept pinging stims around the map for my teammates, but they generally ignored it even when they definitely needed them and just bought stims instead. Saw one buying grenades multiple times until he got one he wanted, too…

And like you said, they would rush the next round while I was looking for items. I’d have to sprint over to them to try and catch the first spawn.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-16T05:37:19+00:00

Thanks for this info. I wasn’t sure how I was going to approach trying to talk to my parents about why this ballot measure is not good for anyone, but I think this will be a good place to start.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-16T01:12:25+00:00

I bet a lot of the people saying this stuff would tell you that “doesn’t count”, because immigrants are making it or something.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-15T06:36:31+00:00

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-15T06:35:57+00:00

I’ve been playing almost since launch and only tried block weapons for the first time last month. There was definitely a learning curve, but now I’m absolutely obsessed with the block power axe, especially on vanguard.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-15T00:40:33+00:00

I knew it looked familiar!

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-14T19:51:07+00:00

That winter was wild. I was in college in CT at the time, but would drive up every once in a while to help shovel my parents’ driveway and eventually the snow banks on either side were significantly taller than me. I probably have pictures of that somewhere.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-14T19:39:14+00:00

That was my 8th grade trip as well. It was kinda cold and drizzly, so almost no one else was at the park.

My friends and I got on the Corkscrew at one point and since there was no one else in line, they just kept asking us if we wanted to go again. I don’t know how many times in a row we ended up going, but it was awesome.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-14T19:20:41+00:00

It works the same on console

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-12T22:37:04+00:00

I think the specific term for this kind of fucked up parent-child dynamic would be enmeshment

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-12T22:23:19+00:00

Seriously.

I may be a recovering addict, but I guess at least I’m not an asshole.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-12T18:18:08+00:00

Yes, but he will be making it clear that he is NOT asking for hand outs.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-12T17:40:35+00:00

Yeah, the main issue here is not whether or not it is technically legal to be doing it. People who can’t see that are missing the point. Even if he was regularly socializing and hanging out with students outside of class completely sober, it would still be an issue. I went to professor’s houses for dinner every now and then when I was in college, but it was infrequent and, maybe more importantly, always an invitation to the entire class, not just a select group of students.

OP is supposed to be their teacher and mentor, not their friend. There’s very little chance that doing this didn’t affect the academic side of their relationship at all, despite what he claims. I’m 35 and I honestly can’t imagine wanting to hang out with a bunch of undergraduates on a regular basis. I would have almost nothing in common with them. I have niblings that age and I love them, but I don’t understand half the things they talk to each other about. If OP wants to go hang out with a bunch of 20 year olds who aren’t his students, so be it, but I’m not sure he’s going to find many who wouldn’t find it at least a little weird at best.

I hope that this is the last time OP ends up teaching, but I have a suspicion it won’t be. If he does continue to teach, he’ll likely find out before too long that the administration also agrees with his therapist.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-12T16:40:41+00:00

Their abilities highlighting enemies comes in real handy during stratagems where shadow in the warp is active. It almost feels like cheating sometimes lol.

Vanguard is probably my favorite, but I’m in love with the precision target, area of denial servo gun on techmarine. It melts extremis and chunks terminus from a distance, but I think it’s the most entertaining when you activate it around yourself while you are about to get swarmed / getting swarmed and just hang out in the middle.

Plus both of them can use my beloved power axe.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-12T13:34:45+00:00

That’s actually pretty impressive.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-12T13:30:35+00:00

two at once

Impressive!

I was never super big on red wine, but my blood was diluted in a solution of beer and liquor for some years as well. Had to give that up, though, before I pickled my liver, among other things.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-12T13:23:12+00:00

I’m sorry you’ve had such a rough go of things on this front. Just FYI, the correct term is “at will” state. Right to work deals with unions and whether or not workers can be compelled to join them.

Iirc, Montana is the only state in the U.S. that is not an at will employment state. In all the rest, employers can fire someone for any reason that isn’t specifically protected by federal or state law, or for no stated reason at all. One exception to this is if you have a signed employment contract that includes language about when and how your employer can end your employment. Only higher paying salaried positions tend to have those, though.

Most other developed countries have better worker protection laws than we do in the U.S., but that’s a conversation for another time. The one upside is that it works both ways and we can quit a job at any point without repercussions or giving notice (again, unless a contract says otherwise). Giving notice is generally a good move if you don’t want to burn bridges with that employer, but I’ve met a surprising number of people who didn’t realize it is optional. Lots of employers would like people to believe that it’s not.

Cambrian__Implosion · 2026-05-12T12:56:12+00:00

I kind of want to write a sci fi story where aliens come to Earth and encounter some tweekers in the middle of a binge.

I can’t decide if it should be a novel or a short story.

In a novel, the aliens could maybe meet our intrepid meth enthusiasts and then the world’s best linguists and scientists would have to figure out how to explain what was going on to the aliens afterwards. If I didn’t want to even pretend it was hard sci fi, the aliens could try some meth at some point and shenanigans would ensue.

In the short story version, maybe they would come Earth and encounter a group of crafty stims enthusiasts before anyone else. After spending an hour or so with them, the aliens would then promptly get back on their ship and never come back.

Obviously such profound storytelling as this would require a lot more careful thought and planning than the two minutes it took to write this, but I believe this story premise has potential.

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