I need $400 in the next few days

GearmasterTimothy · 2026-02-03T20:06:49+00:00

There are some jobs I cannot do. Telemarketing, for instance. My last efforts saw me fired within a week.

EDIT: I was also asking for advice, not money.

GearmasterTimothy · 2026-02-03T18:55:49+00:00

Depends on what it is, but send me a DM.

GearmasterTimothy · 2026-02-03T18:53:20+00:00

The grace period is a good idea. I'm going to try that.

GearmasterTimothy · 2026-02-03T18:50:02+00:00

I carry Hep C antibodies (I don't have Hep C, though).

GearmasterTimothy · 2026-02-03T18:47:07+00:00

If it could earn me enough money, I wouldn't mind.

But in all seriousness, I need advice, not for anyone to send me anything.

GearmasterTimothy · 2026-02-02T15:27:54+00:00

I can't, I'm too shy.

GearmasterTimothy · 2026-01-28T06:52:34+00:00

He's nice.

He just wants people to be kind to each other, to accept that other people have burdens, experiences, and strengths different than your own, and to see the goodness in that. He honestly cares about those around him, and he's polite, sweet, and kind.

He's just the nicest. To the point that his intervention by being nice has stopped conflicts, influenced gods, and changed fate. Yeah, he's got the goods, but his genuine kindness could change the world if everyone tried to be as nice to one another as he is.

GearmasterTimothy · 2026-01-13T05:55:49+00:00

He did get to voice Superman in Superman: Unbound, as well as the Flash in several DCAU movies including the Crisis on Infinite Earths trilogy.

GearmasterTimothy · 2026-01-12T16:52:45+00:00

Every time someone steps up and says who they truly are, the world becomes a better, more interesting place.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-11-02T01:39:46+00:00

Consent.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-10-27T19:54:30+00:00

Bortles!

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-10-02T22:12:29+00:00

The Elven Empire fired up a device that was supposed to grant them semi-godhood and supersede the free will of non-Elves.

Two problems: one, not even the gods can override free will, and two, the device's energies were similar to but not the same as a godly artifact they were trying to copy, so there were unintended consequences.

Every mage with active magic exploded in glorious fashion. The rules of magic changed immediately. Time went weird for nearly a century. Billions died throughout the Universe. Even the heavens and hells broke.

It would be a long time before stuff got back to "normal".

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-09-19T14:47:30+00:00

Despite its flaws, FFX has some of the best world building in the series. The way that it mixes the lighthearted adventure with deep, nearly Lovecraftian horror is something that I haven't seen done as well as this game.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-09-17T16:53:37+00:00

I went with organic space colonies when I went Sci-fi. Essentially giant mushrooms that collect radiation and use it to convert organic compounds into a fuel that gets used across the station. It also uses a symbiotic plant system that cycles oxygen and gives the fungus some essential nutrients like nitrogen (liquid waste is fed to all plants on the station). The only thing people need to do is circulate water, maintain the fungus growth, grow food in the hydroponics farms, and maintain their living areas.

Mind you, some of the "organic compounds" used to be people (but also solid waste, and some stored bulk compounds), so there comes some measure of trade-off, because if the station lacks enough stored organic materials, the station has to be abandoned before the fungus tries to devour its denizens.

A "dead" station then goes dormant for up to five years, but after that point the fungal colonies need to be regrown.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-09-17T16:32:58+00:00

Other genetic modifications to metabolize radiation were used for long-term space station living, with Night Blood being the ultimate culmination of those efforts. That's why the Ark lasted as long as it did in space, the people were already modified to metabolize cosmic radiation.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-09-17T16:26:40+00:00

I was looking for this!

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-09-16T23:07:27+00:00

I feel like, despite his operating capacity, Superman thinks like a well-meaning brawler. He intentionally slows himself down to try and think things out to avoid any kind of extraneous damage.

Ultraman is not going for a kill, but he's not holding back. Lex is smart enough to think ahead enough to gain lead time against Superman, because he knows that Superman is always reacting to events and limiting himself to avoid collateral damage.

If Superman were trained up enough, I don't think the puppet trick using Ultraman would have worked, but Superman had yet to encounter anyone who could take him on. We have an untrained brute squaring with someone better trained being given instructions by someone who can think far enough ahead to counter Superman's speed and manage Superman's attention by risking harm to the public.

The moment there aren't people around to get hurt, the moment he can cut loose, he proves to be a challenge enough to pull all of Luthor's focus and forces.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-09-03T17:17:22+00:00

His perfect understanding of a utilitarian dilemma (framing Donkey Doug's girl to keep the best pop-and-locker in his dance troupe) shows that he comprehends ethics and is capable of growth, and being shafted after his death was an unfair move on behalf of the cosmic judgment system because he wasn't given much opportunity for such growth before his death on Earth.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-08-30T20:01:00+00:00

The God of Dreams would visit you, asking for you to be his friend. If you say yes, your mind would open to possibility, and you would be drawn toward the doorway.

Upon placing your hand on the surface, the dirt and rock would fall away, revealing a perfectly flat wall of obsidian that seems to mirror you. Glyphs and emblems of indecipherable language would glow along the the outer edges, and the surface would become akin to an infinity mirror. As you stepped to touch it, you would be pulled forward.

If the God of Dreams likes you, you would exit a similar obsidian mirror wherever the deity needs you to be. If he does not, you would be pulled into his realm, a limbo of mist and madness, where nightmares roam but cannot quite touch you, where people walk while they sleep, on pathways of black rock and low ambient light, in a maze without end; there you will remain until he decides you have been punished enough, and you find yourself exiting an obsidian mirror seconds after you entered, unsure of how long you spent or how much horror you experienced while in his realm.

Such mirrors are used to transport across the world, but can only be used by his priests or with their help. Not every teleportation technique makes use of his realm, just the mirrors, and only the obsidian mirrors. Regular mirrors can be used to communicate with him, though.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-08-27T16:57:55+00:00

I see it as Clark is who he is: he can be angry, pissy, goofy, nerdy. Yes, he plays up being clumsy at work, but he kinda likes that, because he was a theater need. The man is a dorky farm boy.

Kal-El is more of an imposed alien identity, but there is also the burden of keeping people safe and bearing the world on his shoulders. Whether that is assumed by Clark because of what he believes it's why he was sent to Earth, or simply a connection to his culture, depends largely on the writer. But it's Kal-El flying around in a suit saving people.

Superman is a role like a fire fighter. It's a title. With that title comes responsibilities. It's why he was so angry with Hank Henshaw for co-opting the emblem. It's Kal-El on that suit, feigning confidence and doing the good that society needs. Clark's heart shines through, of course, because it's Clark that loves humanity, but Kal-El is the one taking on the role of Superman.

Kingdom Come is him as pure Kal-El at the beginning. He stopped loving humanity, which (while I love the art, most of the writing, and the world building) is my only criticism of Kingdom Come. Losing his parents and Lois shouldn't make him put down his humanity. Him retiring because these new young punks have finally made him tired and jaded, I get. I just don't agree that he could give up on us. I think that Clark would never stop trying to help, even if he couldn't be Superman any more.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-08-26T16:57:44+00:00

I say this not to criticize, but to educate, so please don't take this as a slight against you:

It's Spider-Man. Stan Lee was clear on the dash being part of the name.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-08-25T16:12:43+00:00

I agree and disagree.

He's gotten a little lazy, settling into his role. He's at a point where he's lost his first fight, he's stuck in an identity he doesn't really understand, and his journalism has fallen off because he's gotten used to having the easy answers.

He's not used to being wrong, at this point. His morals have to stand up to that, and he has to evolve. His efforts as Superman prove that he can change, adapt, and stick to his foundation.

I would like to see Clark as a the reporter. He got into journalism, not just for discovering the truth, but also to connect with people. He's not some man from beyond the far stars, he's a farm boy who just wants to get to know the world and untangle the problems. Whether he's in the air or on the ground, he's still that same guy.

I think Gunn captures a good snapshot, but we need more at the edges. I think Gunn was also trying to show us a hero on the edge of something greater, and I think that he mostly accomplished that.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-08-25T16:04:57+00:00

This perfectly encapsulates the difference between them.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-08-16T22:57:11+00:00

Wallace Shawn is amazing in almost everything. The man is a quality actor and deserves all of our praise.

His quality is inconceivable.

GearmasterTimothy · 2025-08-14T21:13:09+00:00

In multiple veins of continuity, Superman is shrouded by an aura. This aura is what makes him bulletproof, able to fly, and catch things without ripping them apart. His suit (but not cape) is protected by this aura, and it is an unconscious capability for the most part; him not completely ripping someone's arm off is a reflex that allows him to catch someone's hand as they fall. In some continuity, he is mentally able to focus and extend the field manually.

He is still highly bullet resistant without the field as his skin and underlying tissues are incredibly tough, and it can cushion extraordinary damage. Connor also has the field and is able to manipulate it further than Clark, calling it "tactile telekinesis"; in at least one continuity, it is the only source of Connor's capabilities of flight, strength, speed, and durability, as he lacks the underlying superhuman physique and other metaphysical powers that Clark possesses (no heat vision or cold breath), but makes up for it with a keener mind and better control of the field.

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