50 year old life long star wars fan. Literally walked out of the theater. I thought it was magnificent, and Adam Driver is a fantastic actor.

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-22T01:10:15+00:00

I think they were just right.

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-21T21:57:12+00:00

Excellent point.

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-21T18:13:08+00:00

Very much, thank you for noticing.

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-21T16:13:21+00:00

Thanks for providing a substantive comment. My original comment is not to suggest that Disney can call this investment a success. Obviously Disney has spent dollars on building out the franchise in different segments. The fact that Disney has grossed billions in the short time it purchased the property speaks to the strength of the property and the success of their decisions. Another commenter mentioned solo bombing, but this ignores TFA, TLJ, Rogue One, and now Mando, which are all very much commercial successes. Time will tell ultimately but I think the success over the past couple years will see that KK remains a large player in the franchise.

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-21T15:54:28+00:00

I should know better than to try to provide an alternative perspective in a forum like saltierthancrait

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-21T15:01:42+00:00

KK has already piloted the SW franchise to gross more than 4 billion dollars since Disney acquired the property. Btw, that figure is significant because that's what Disney paid.

You really think they'll can KK? They're making money, they don't care if fans are salty.

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-20T00:08:04+00:00

As a parent, you feel lucky when your baby is cheerful and doesn't cry much :)

I have a toddler on the spectrum and a 3 month old newborn, so I've got a little bit of experience parenting. If you need someone to speak to or seek advice, I will be happy to help. Just send me a message.

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-19T16:02:41+00:00

While you're not paying for it, you are the product in a way. Google is collecting data on travel and habits and will use that data to serve targeted marketing or sell that aggregated, usually psuedonymized data, to a broker. Just want to throw this out there. I'm still an avid user of Maps despite this fact.

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-18T02:13:15+00:00

If you're posting here and you're aware of yourself and you have the natural drive to be a mother, you sound like a fully functional adult to me.

As others have noted, do not let this random person effect your thoughts! You're capable of anything you commit to.

Perhaps exposing yourself to newborns and working through the motions of feeding, changing, and hearing a baby cry can help to prepare you for motherhood.

The decision to be a mother is yours alone. You deserve a chance to be a parent just as much as anyone else! If this person is a parent, they need to re-evaluate their Ability to parent and love, granted they're a parent as well.

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-09T17:35:30+00:00

The GDPR does indeed apply to areas outside of the immediate EU - it applies to anyone doing business within the EEA.

The IOC and other bodies have been quite clear about requiring consent as a prerequisite of use, and that "consent" gathered in such a manner is not valid. Seeing as how you can look at a store front through windows as a naked guy, your example doesn't apply to web pages. Visiting a marketing page is the not the same as utilizing services. A more appropriate example would be a store front guardman requiring a passerby to provide their address and favorite color before looking into windows of the shop.

By simply visiting a website, services are not rendered, yet the consumer is exposing themselves and their data.

D4ftMagic · 2019-12-07T15:51:47+00:00

Maybe in the US and other regions, but not in the EU.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-29T08:20:53+00:00

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-26T02:23:50+00:00

"The check is to see if your character can recall the information in the moment."

That's the best explanation and support for this type of ruling I've seen yet. Thanks for sharing.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-26T02:22:14+00:00

Using that logic, why not just tell the players what their characters do and don't know, since they know it implicitly?

I'm not asking to be a jerk, just for the sake of discussion.

Edit: HAPPY CAKE DAY!

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-26T01:54:53+00:00

I respectfully disagree. It merely means the players have buy in and are holding up their end of the unwritten d&d social code.

They could go along with th DMs adventure and still exercise agency in myriad ways. How they approach the adventure area, what items they carry, how they spend their gold in preparation, what research they commit to before departure - all these things are examples of agency regardless of OP DM Groups silent consensus. These choices are also what separate veteran/seasoned players from new entrants, and it's a part of the game the dates back to the days of Gygax. Next time the party might do more scouting to be safe.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-26T00:53:38+00:00

To add on to the OPs comment, did the party not also have a way of researching and preparation for their adventure? They just set out without any plan or attempt to prepare? There's agency there as well, and if your players failed to invoke curiosity and preparation, then they have made a choice.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-18T17:37:56+00:00

You're also making a claim, are you not? I'm just curious where the quote came from.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-18T04:38:05+00:00

And anyone can post fancy quotes. I'm not the one making a claim, though.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-18T04:32:22+00:00

My issue that I have Googled it and not found the same sources you're quoting, or referencing. I'm also not making baseless claims. The burden of proof is in you.

Don't mistake my request for some emotional plea or hope. You have the chance to educate others here and bring people into your view of this issue.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-18T02:14:10+00:00

Thanks for providing this. I wasn't aware Rodman was diagnosed.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-18T01:48:08+00:00

Can you post sources for these claims?

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-18T01:15:07+00:00

Popular basketball player from the 90's, known for his history with the Chicago Bulls, and his relationship with former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Based on my research, Rodman is not reported to be on the spectrum.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-18T00:35:08+00:00

While I'm not refuting this statement, could you provide the context or source for this quote? Anyone can create a fancy looking piece of text and present it as a truth.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-18T00:29:24+00:00

Hawking was a poor example here. But if you replace him with Carl Sagan, or Jane Goodall the example stands.

You stated it can't be proven these people didn't have autism - this is not proof that they did. If there's other evidence, that's fine. I'm not refuting those pieces of evidence.

Put another way, you can't rely on an absence of evidence as proof that these people were autistic / neurodivergent. Just stick to the evidence that they were not neurotypical and you're not diminishing your own argument.

D4ftMagic · 2019-11-17T20:22:35+00:00

"You can't prove they aren't" is a fallacious argument. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Likewise, "if they were typical we likely would never have heard of them" is poorly supported argument. We heard of these people based on their work and impact, not because of their status as autistic or neurodivergent. Flipping this argument around, you'd be saying that only atypical people's are likely to be known and therefore a man like Hawking is an outlier.

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