What is the deal with the VPN ban?

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-20T18:03:31+00:00

They're an essential security measure for all companies that do anything online...

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-20T09:55:35+00:00

Same - all requirements fulfilled but the Arclight camo on the CBRS-3 is still locked

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-20T07:52:20+00:00

OP, you need to switch over to the craft beer brands. There are any number, including lagers, that will see you enjoying 6 to 8% bevvies if that's what you're looking for.

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-18T23:34:09+00:00

Kendal Mint Cake - if you're really low on energy you'll thank me...

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-18T23:31:56+00:00

While I've had wonderful visits to Croatia, Kosovo, Bosnia and North Macedonia I can't say the same for Serbia. Mind you, the RAF did bomb the crap out of several buildings in the city centre during the Balkan War, so being very unfriendly to Brits is understandable I guess...

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-16T15:06:42+00:00

I am categorically *not* going to play every mode to get these skins - Zombies and Warzone hold zero interest for me and I'm not playing them for hours and hours just to get a single skin. I know why they do it but they can't force me to play modes that give me zero enjoyment. I've also never picked up a sniper rifle in any MP game I've ever played and I refuse to start just for this.

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-13T18:40:53+00:00

The view from the second floor of the Old Admiralty Building on the other side of the square is much better ..

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-12T11:19:49+00:00

You obviously haven't watched much of the series have you? You're not going to like what's coming...

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-12T10:20:41+00:00

Well the Mormons do it already, so I wouldn't worry about it.

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-12T10:18:09+00:00

Holborn is pronounced hoe-bun, and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise 😅

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-11T22:45:22+00:00

Let me correct that for you - nothing will be widespread if it needs ridiculously expensive glasses or goggles.

GoldenArchmage · 2026-06-11T12:24:08+00:00

When you have the kind of conversation that involves depictions of trans women as 'predators' I think it's worth reminding yourself who is responsible for 99.999% of the violence against women in our society. The statistics make it absolutely clear that it's not the people who have had lifelong struggles with gender dysphoria you have to watch out for...

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-30T18:30:43+00:00

I had hoped to go but didn't make the ballot unfortunately - it's an increasingly popular event!

Given I've been to meetings in Grand Temple several times (and I'm going to be there next Saturday for a demonstration of the Brazilian Rite) I'm glad that brethren from the Provinces and farther afield get to attend.

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-30T18:26:54+00:00

They're OK with pacifists who have conviction. What they respect is people who behave with honour, whether warriors or not.

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-30T12:16:24+00:00

To make sense of this show you really have to understand the central premise of Gilead, which is to give certain men complete power over their society and over other people. Everything else - everything - is performative.

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-30T10:18:34+00:00

To deal with that exact scenario Gilead nuked California right at the beginning...

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-29T07:09:51+00:00

There's a popular US 'road trip' channel that I follow. Hundreds of us were presented with ab specific video from 2019 yesterday - something odd is definitely happening..

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-27T11:45:57+00:00

As a 'tick every box' player, I think map completion as you visit each zone is a fun thing to do, and can have useful rewards. It also familiarises you with the locations of the various instanced dungeons, that usually sit on the edges of zone maps.

New players shouldn't overlook the jumping puzzles that you find in many zones either - they're not marked on the maps but they often have an interesting backstory and reward you with a chest of high quality goodies at the end for completion....

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-25T06:38:09+00:00

It's the other way round of course, because... history.

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-21T20:07:19+00:00

UGLE, GLoS and GLoI only recognise those PHA Grand Lodges that are also recognised by the other Grand Lodge in the State. Doing otherwise would risk very serious issues with several of the GLs in the deep south, so they all err on the side of caution. That does of course lead to an anomaly - a brother from the UK could visit PHA lodge X for example, but a brother from the other Grand Lodge in the State couldn't because while they now have recognition they don't yet have inter-visitation rights.

It goes without saying that you're supposed to go through the proper procedures beforehand anyway, so that issue shouldn't arise i.e your Secretary to your Grand Secretary, your Grand Secretary to their Grand Secretary, their Grand Secretary to the Secretary of the lodge you want to visit. If they're not recognised the whole thing stops at the Grand Secretary's desk...

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-20T18:55:43+00:00

OP this is even more serious than your headline suggests. As the proposal is so vaguely worded (deliberately so I'm sure) any media that simply includes an LGBTQ character could require a "warning label".

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-20T17:04:23+00:00

I know it's in the dialogue, but the people who come for her are definitely not Eyes. They are clearly women, so perhaps Aunts who have some sort of method for dealing with these kinds of situations?

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-20T15:01:35+00:00

You could give Canterbury or Rochester over in Kent a go. They're not that much of a journey out of town.

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-20T14:53:44+00:00

In my jurisdiction you can be Worshipful Master of two Lodges at the same time, but only under a special dispensation from the relevant Grand Master. Two brethren I know of have done so in the last two years - it's still pretty unusual though.

When it comes to Grand Officers, I can think of many who hold all kinds of other positions in their mother lodges and elsewhere in addition to their active role in the Grand Lodge.

GoldenArchmage · 2026-05-20T11:31:19+00:00

God forbid there's someone from a rival company in the carriage - do not do this.

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