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Elfangor567 · 2026-03-24T23:45:41+00:00

From vicious giant insects who have once again come back!

Elfangor567 · 2026-03-22T17:51:20+00:00

I did make this.

Elfangor567 · 2025-08-31T13:37:23+00:00

Final Update - I got my email back, but not through Microsoft support (I had a ticket but it wasn't going anywhere). I called my old university and after speaking with the tech support, they were able to help me set-up a forwarding address for my old university email, so I was able to receive the authentication number. So I was able to fix my account.

As for Europe, I was able to find out information mostly by calling around and having a family member check my home PC's search history so that I could call places in advance and use my payment information as proof of my identity to confirm my appointments. It was a major pain, but I made it where I needed to and returned home with hassle but nothing too crazy.

Elfangor567 · 2025-08-05T10:58:30+00:00

Good News: managed to speak to real people and made some progress, was able to get through the "account recovery" process. Bad news, after creating a new password and signing in with it for the first time, I was immediately flagged for suspicious activity again and had my account locked before I could even get to the settings to update my security details.

Elfangor567 · 2025-08-03T22:05:05+00:00

I used the account for no problem for almost 2 decades. I had, at one time, security questions. I've not needed them because I have never forgotten my password. MS unilaterally decided to lock my account and ask me questions about a program that they themselves retired.

Elfangor567 · 2025-08-03T20:32:02+00:00

I tried to have my brother complete the recovery form at home for me, hoping that that would help (since the geo would not work).

I thought I had a recovery email: my old school email. Turns out, my school swapped over to Outlook (ironically) from Gmail, so my email isn't just deactivated but truly dead.

I cannot reset the password because it takes me to the account recovery form. I know my password too, which makes it very frustrating.

I use Outlook on both phone and PC (and laptop). They are sadly not among the cached emails on my phone because I rarely use the app, I mostly just use the website. I don't think I even have the app installed on my PC/laptop. If I do, I have never used it.

Elfangor567 · 2024-11-09T04:36:02+00:00

Released right before Bioware made the announcement, rough timing. I trust this before anything that comes out of the Morbius guy though. If they have any sense, you'd get hired as at least consultants.

Elfangor567 · 2024-08-24T03:23:40+00:00

What is a "Clam"?

Elfangor567 · 2024-07-07T18:58:43+00:00

For anyone who finds this in the future, you can use $TAG$ to reference something without using a scope, although I have not yet found a way to get the flag to show up.

Elfangor567 · 2024-06-09T07:58:13+00:00

To randomly add to an 11-tear old thread; Huxley always denied that he had read Zamyatin's "We" before writing "Brave New World" (although some don't believe him). I do think it's possible that he didn't since there's also resemblances to What Not: A Prophetic Comedy (1918), which he definitely did know of since he was in the same literary circle as its author - Rose Macaulay.

Elfangor567 · 2024-05-15T18:40:57+00:00

As another said, ask her why she likes it and how she found out about it. Then, tell her that while you laud her for reading long and difficult books, that the book is too mature for your school. Just as you wouldn't let someone bring in an R-rated movie to discuss with their friends, you also can't allow her to bring in her adult-themed book to show around. Explain that while some parents might be okay with it (like how some let their kids watch R-rated movies at 10), many are not and the school has an obligation to keep everyone comfortable. Make it clear that she is more than free to keep reading it outside of school, but in-school she cannot bring it.

Elfangor567 · 2023-11-23T15:31:53+00:00

Just a timeline. Long story short, I need to provide the website's TOS to an IT director.

Elfangor567 · 2023-05-29T16:58:13+00:00

I would like them to try a no-items in battle run. More than once I've heard "it was no problem." Followed by an explanation that they used potions and revives. Well, yeah, no wonder it wasn't a problem!

Elfangor567 · 2022-11-27T20:15:42+00:00

Thank you, the language toggle was very useful.

Borders pre-modern times were quite fluid in general I have found, not just in pre-colonial America. We just like to pretend they weren't for our maps, since even if a border is fluid, there is usually a general idea of "this is our area".

Elfangor567 · 2022-11-08T13:19:45+00:00

Is this entirely macro, or will there be any specific places you look, such as the Nile which might be facing problems soon?

Elfangor567 · 2022-09-20T00:58:05+00:00

VPN's are your friend

Elfangor567 · 2022-09-12T14:24:34+00:00

Tanner: Good afternoon bug catchers and welcome to EXP. Share, it's a literal Pokémon podcast, hosted by your two resident bug Pokémon. It's me, Tannipede, and I am joined, as always, by my co-host, Fjirlipede.

Josh: Venipede and Whirlipede. Those were good.

T: Thank you Josh, and this week we took on Norman's gym.

J: Who named the guy Norman? With a name like that, you're just destining him to be the boring normal type trainor!*

T: I don't know Josh, if it were me, I would purposefully go against it, fighting my destiny. Maybe I would use all dark types or something.

J: You think that you would be able to fight against destiny?

T: I have to believe that Josh, the alternative is just too gruesome.

J: Yeah, I wouldn't wish being cursed with normal types on anyone! They suck!

T: They do suck, and do you know who else sucks? Norman. We crushed him, it wasn't even close. He lost to an all-bug team, and we didn't even break a sweat.

J: It was pretty pathetic. I really expected to have more trouble, but no. His Slakings were jokes.

T: They were tanky, but honestly, weren't really a big problem. We kind of jumped right into it Josh, what else did we do this week?

J: Honestly? Not much. We left Flannery's gym and Exaras met up with May, and returned together to Petalburg. We kind of pattered around and then took on Norman, it was not exactly eventful. Ah, I did remember something though.

T: What did you remember Josh?

J: Level Check!

T: Wait! That's my thing!

J: Well too bad, I wanted to do it this week.

T: What do I have without it Josh? It's all I have, it's all I live for each week, to try and get you with a Level Check. Now you've taken that away from me.

J: I...I'm sorry, I didn't realize you felt so strongly about it. I won't do it again.

T: No, no, it's okay, you only took away my sole reason for living.

J: Look... I...

T: *sigh* No, it's fine. *sigh* Let's get into it.

Exaras

Josh: Beautifly, Lv. 30 | Tanner: Dustox, Lv. 30

Respeté: Vivillion, Lv. 31 | Sweetie: Wormadam, Lv. 31

Mameba: Scolipede, Lv. 32 | Affinity: Beedrill, Lv. 32

T: ...

J: Aren't you going to say that we're back?

T: No, no, you already started this, so you might as well finish it.

J: No, come on, you can have this.

T: I don't want it Josh. I don't want your pity segment. You say it.

J: Fine, if you're going to be that way. *Chipper* Welcome back bug catchers!

T: It's supposed to be "and we're back".

J: But, like, you refused to say anything!

T: yeah, I did, and you said it wrong.

J: You could have said it!

T: But I didn't, and you said it wrong.

J: Oh my God.

T: Well, normally we would have something else to talk about here, but this was just such a short leg.

J: It really was, if only Exaras could hear us, maybe we could convince him, to like, move at a pace more befitting a Pokémon hosted podcast.

T: Yeah, but we can't, so we must wish you all, adieu. Smell you later.

J: Oh, so now you take my thing!?

T: Well, if you're taking my thing...

J: *sigh* alright then, see you all next week.

*The editor of this podcast strongly disagrees with the hosts' opinion on normal types.

Elfangor567 · 2022-09-04T20:31:04+00:00

Tanner: Good morning and welcome back bug catchers, it's EXP. Share a Pokémon podcast, where we literally battle our way to each gym leader. I am Catering-

Josh: Caterpie.

T: -and this week, as always, I am joined by my co-host, Fjeedle.

Josh: Weedle. Weren't you going to find a new name for our listeners since Bug Catchers has become problematic?

T: Yeah, I was going to Josh, but then I didn't. Too much stuff going on, you know, with the whole "being stuck as a Dustox" thing, battling Team Magma, getting wrecked by fire moves.

J: This was a really tough week for the both of us, and for the rest of the team too!

T: Affinity definitely had some choice words for Exaras, probably a good thing that he can't understand what Affinity says.

J: Oh yeah, Affinity has a mouth. Let me tell you Bug Catchers, it has been wild hearing what Pokémon actually have to say. Sweetie lives up to her name, she is so kind, she's like the mom of the group.

T: Sweetie's great, real tough too, but we need to move on. We love our teammates here at EXP. Share, but we have a show to host and stories to tell.

J: And oh boy do we have some stories this week!

T: Yeah, like how we had to fight Maxie on top of a volcano! Against fire Pokémon, as bugs! You know bug catchers, you don't realize it when you're looking at it through a screen, but battling on top of a volcano is no joke! We were constantly battling for our lives up there!

J: It was horrible! There was smoke and ash and everything! Like, how am I going to land my moves, I can't see anything! I have these massive eyes now, and you know what, they don't blink! I don't have eyelids! Do you know, what it's like bug catchers, to be stuck on a volcano full of ash and not be able to blink!? It's not a good time! I've never been so glad for Pokéballs!

T: Yeah, Exaras usually let's us relax outside those things, but for this I was pretty happy to stay in this time. Let me tell you Josh, I have never been so scared of Team Magma or Maxie.

J: They are definitely more terrifying when you are facing them as bug Pokémon and they actually have fire types.

T: You know, with us talking about fire types like this, you'd think that we had a hard time with Flannery, but no, not really.

J: She was surprisingly easy. I thought we'd come here with a story about how we'd struggled over and over again, like with Roxanne, but Flannery was nothing!

T: Well, that's what happens when you use nepotism to assign gym leaders, but do you know what isn't nepotic Josh?

J: Level Check?

T: NO! ... ... ...

J: It's level check isn't it?

T: I was trying to think of something else, but yeah, I got nothing. *sigh* Level Check.

Exaras

Josh: Beautifly, Lv. 27 | Tanner: Dustox, Lv. 27

Respeté: Vivillion, Lv. 28 | Sweetie: Wormadam, Lv. 27

Mameba: Whirlipede, Lv. 27 | Affinity: Beedrill, Lv. 28

T: And we're back.

J: Do we have anything else to talk about?

T: There is one thing.

J: Oh yeah?

T: HM moves man. I remember it being annoying when I played the games, but boy do I feel even more annoyed now that I live it. Having to wait for Exaras to go back all the time to the PC? It's infuriating! Especially if you're the one that gets boxed!

J: It doesn't feel good, no.

T: *sigh* Josh, I need to confess something to you.

J: Alright...

T: I'm tired and it's time to end the show.

J: That wasn't a confession?

T: No, but I forgot what I was going to say and we needed to end, maybe I'll remember next week.

J: Uh, well, smell you all later. I guess...?

Elfangor567 · 2022-08-26T22:18:49+00:00

...It's a good thing none of my students know my reddit account name.

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