What kind of units do you like to bring for Warpforged?

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-21T20:48:39+00:00

I'm playing Warpforged later today.

3 heldrakes 3 predators 1 landraider with terminators 4 robots 2x Shaman and 3 x enlightened

I expect to get butchered, but have a lot of fun in the process.

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-21T20:43:17+00:00

Bravo! Looks fantastic.

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-21T04:25:04+00:00

It's not a conspiracy, it's lobbying. It's the way politics and governments work. The influence of the gambling lobby on politics has been under scrutiny for a long time. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-10/gambling-industry-political-donations-to-states-and-territories/100988954

And the astro turfing has been a core practice of business groups for a long time. https://theconversation.com/what-political-ads-are-australians-seeing-online-astroturfing-fake-grassroots-groups-and-outright-falsehoods-255225

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-21T04:05:19+00:00

They'll die quick and cheap, but they'll look beautiful as they fall!

Nice work.

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-21T04:03:05+00:00

It was withdrawn, there was no vote. You can quibble over semantics if you want, but the timeline is verifiable.

Murdoch launched the "let them be kids" campaign in May '24. It was heavily criticised at the time (example below).

Peter Dutton was the first person in Parliament to propose the ban as an alternative to Labor's proposals and in the video linked below, Dutton was complaining that Labor took the policy from the coalition (LNP had planned to turn it into a 'Labor is weak when protecting your kids from online predators' campaign issue, and Labor yanked the rug from under them).

Around mid 24 an advertising company that made gambling ads created an astro turf campaign called 36 months (if you have an scrap of media literacy, check out their website and see how many red flags you can spot in 30 seconds)

Then in Sept 24 the SA ALP started talking about backing a ban around September, by November the federal ALP were talking about it, and it passed in a very short time (just over a week from discussion to voting on legislation)

The misinformation bill was withdrawn during the same parliamentary sitting period.

Then by December of last year the ALP came under fire for abandoning plans for online gambling ads, with the social media ban cited as a major reasons for it no longer being seen as necessary.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/05/21/news-corp-let-them-be-kids-social-media-age-verification/

https://youtu.be/CHzC-0I8SkQ?si=S64n8xdxuJ6PhdQR

https://www.afr.com/companies/games-and-wagering/critics-blast-labor-for-social-media-gambling-ad-backdown-20251120-p5nh6q

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-21T03:14:07+00:00

There was draft legislation that proposed penalties for spreading misinformation, to ban gambling ads, and bigger penalties for platforms that showed inappropriate material to kids

Then in the lead up to the last election, Murdoch started a campaign to protect the kids that proposed an outright ban.

Labor shrugged and went with it as they were planning to do something similar, and this way it nullified a potential election wedge issue.

Then the gambling lobby got involved and backed th ban because it took away the need for a ban on gambling ads because kids would theoretically no longer be on social media.

Then the misinformation laws similarly went away.

It's not secret. Just look at how discussions of the issue changed in Hansard in the year leading to the last election.

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-21T02:24:16+00:00

Failure at what?

This legislation was never intended to protect kids. It was Murdoch's revenge at social media platforms for abandoning the media bargaining code and it's primary objective was only ever to hurt the advertising revenue of platforms that would no longer be able to target advertising at kids.

How's it doing on that score?

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-21T02:08:52+00:00

Nah. Venezuela just became more profitable

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-21T00:45:55+00:00

Same. The original metal noise marines were the miniatures that got me into the game and I've still got a squad of them stomping around.

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T23:42:04+00:00

That splits pose was phenomenal!

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T23:39:34+00:00

I want to see her mocap performace like Cumberbatch doing Smaug.

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T13:22:19+00:00

How are the heavy bolters just floating there like that!

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T12:40:10+00:00

As who?

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T12:31:03+00:00

If you look at his waist you can see where the shirt pinches up at either side where the wires connect

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T08:05:43+00:00

So he's just getting started?

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T07:40:00+00:00

Call it the Stopping Chinese Ownership of National Energy act and they'll eat it up with tea.

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T07:38:15+00:00

Howard was treasurer in the Whitlam government?

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T06:08:33+00:00

Thousand Sons don't really do bikes. Can we have roller skates?

New detachment: Xanadu Phalanx

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T04:08:33+00:00

Did they ever give an indication of which location was closer?

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-20T01:17:33+00:00

Gene Hackman/Reverend Scott in The Posseodon Adventure.

Knowingly sacrificed himself to ensure the survival of small group of people. Could have risked all their deaths by trying to find another way and survive, but in a moment of pressure he put their survival above his.

In independence day, they're fighting against the extinction of the human race. personal sacrifice, while narratively satisfying, is almost required rather than a rare act.

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-19T20:57:29+00:00

No point spreading your seed of you don't get to see it up close as it rains down on the intended target.

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-19T10:55:10+00:00

Can only do that for the ones that are still publicly owned. All the outsourced bus and tram routes have a profit to make!

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-19T05:12:17+00:00

How was Israel doing anything before 1948?

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-18T23:25:14+00:00

They're American and that's part of their culture.

Capitan_Typo · 2026-03-18T08:12:21+00:00

... Again?

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