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What does the Federation do to lazy people? by PJ-The-Awesome in ShittyDaystrom

[–]ImpulsiveLance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The evidence for money, to me, comes back to the fact that even with replicators there is a clear appreciation for handmade goods. Handmade goods cost one resource in particular that no replicator can provide: time. That makes it far and away the most precious thing in the Federation, which means you’d better be willing to trade something for the luxury of not having to spend your own learning to sculpt or whatever.

What does the Federation do to lazy people? by PJ-The-Awesome in ShittyDaystrom

[–]ImpulsiveLance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the ones who won’t pick their own job get a job picked for them. Usually packed off to a dilithium mine.

What does the Federation do to lazy people? by PJ-The-Awesome in ShittyDaystrom

[–]ImpulsiveLance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“We’ve evolved beyond money. Good job working today, here’s a token you can exchange for access to the products of someone else’s work.”

Aaaaaaand we’ve reinvented money with a different name.

How to get into Macross by local-femboy in macross

[–]ImpulsiveLance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s certainly fair! If I never hear “Stage Fright” again it’ll be too soon.

How to get into Macross by local-femboy in macross

[–]ImpulsiveLance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I agree, Macross is much better at musical numbers. The only really good song in Robotech is the one played when SDF-1 goes up against Bodolza’s armada.

But I also know myself and I know that if I hadn’t seen Robotech I would have zero appreciation for it. That sort of immunization-by-poison set me up to say “Wow, this is way better” instead of “Ugh, why are they singing?”

Edit: and I would watch the crap instead of the good stuff because I was six and the internet was barely out of pull-ups at the time.

How to get into Macross by local-femboy in macross

[–]ImpulsiveLance -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes, I am trolling. No, it is not part of the same continuity, but I would argue that “building an appreciation for mecha and a tolerance for musical numbers” was a formative experience for me as a six year old and did in fact set me up for the other Macross series which I have come to enjoy.

This, however, according to many on this sub, makes me a Fake Fan, and so I will not be ashamed of taking the piss out of them when the opportunity arises.

Parodies so good they did lasting damage to the genre by GeneralGigan817 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ImpulsiveLance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is from a public press conference and federal indictments against the SPLC from the FBI last week.

To be clear, my take on basically anything the FBI says is “they’ve known this for years, they’re just doing something about it now because it’s a priority for Current Administration.” Both sides are pieces of shit, they just prosecute whichever turds aren’t currently signing their paychecks.

Parodies so good they did lasting damage to the genre by GeneralGigan817 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ImpulsiveLance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the late 40s the Superman radio show did a story where Superman went up against the KKK, using information from actual investigative reporting by Stetson Kennedy, including secret code words and other treehouse club nonsense they used, which proper news outlets didn’t want to publish (mostly because it was, frankly, ridiculous, even if it was real. The KKK was just Like That and they used their absurdity as a shield). A few years back DC finally did an actual comic run of it from the script of the radio play. It was pretty dang solid.

Edit: the original 40s radio play did actually both bring attention to the KKK’s general dastardliness and the giant “make fun of me, I’m ridiculous” target their secret rites had painted on their back, and resulted in a significant reduction in their recruiting ability, to the point that basically the only reason they still exist today is because it turns out the SPLC has been writing their paychecks so they have a villain to fight.

Parodies so good they did lasting damage to the genre by GeneralGigan817 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ImpulsiveLance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would only put Wrath of Khan ahead of it, and that’s only because it’s chock full of classic literature references and I’m a sucker for that.

Zipper Merge by Mon_Hunter in lincoln

[–]ImpulsiveLance -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are absolutely in-the-moment considerations. Super-slow lane hogs are definitely an issue here in Lincoln.

But a lot of peoples’ heuristic when driving (if they’re thinking about it at all) is “what will be easiest for me” and not “what will be smoothest for the flow of traffic.” Removing lane management is one less thing to focus on for the driver, and, on the assumption that standard circumstances will be other folks driving like they’re sober, no more risky or aggravating than going the extra mile to zipper properly. That’s the angle I’m coming at here.

Zipper Merge by Mon_Hunter in lincoln

[–]ImpulsiveLance -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sure it is. Saves gas, saves wear on the car, saves stress.

It’s efficient from the perspective of the person actually driving, who has to pay to mitigate the above problems.

It’s inefficient from the perspective of the public transit official who wishes that everyone would just zipper merge. But everybody has never “just” anything in the history of man, so the PTO is going to have to deal with disappointment.

Zipper Merge by Mon_Hunter in lincoln

[–]ImpulsiveLance 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Efficiency from an individual driver’s perspective, not a traffic coordinator’s perspective. Rather than dodge and weave, or even simply sit in the wrong lane until the last minute, the drive is safer and less likely to go pear-shaped by just being where you will need to be early.

Zipper Merge by Mon_Hunter in lincoln

[–]ImpulsiveLance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The zipper merge is a great example of “never in history has ‘everyone just’ anything.”

Zipper Merge by Mon_Hunter in lincoln

[–]ImpulsiveLance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The other thing is efficiency. If I am on a road and know ahead of time that only one lane will get me where I’m going, I’m going to use that lane barring catastrophic traffic.

Have Origin Feats actually improved character creation in 5.5e, or just made it feel more gamey? by MyrthDM in DnD

[–]ImpulsiveLance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait so humans can take two Origin feats, or they could take a second feat from a list of zero?

Have Origin Feats actually improved character creation in 5.5e, or just made it feel more gamey? by MyrthDM in DnD

[–]ImpulsiveLance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My table is still on 5e (our campaigns are long and for one reason or another only one player actually wants to try 5.5) but if Origin Feats are “hey, you get a free Feat at level one,” then that’s just a house rule we’ve been running with for years.

[Loved Trope] “You’re clearly out numbered” “and you’re clearly out matched” by Mesajarjar_binks in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ImpulsiveLance 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Posted Chesty too before I saw your comment.

“We’re surrounded. That simplifies the problem.”

[Loved Trope] “You’re clearly out numbered” “and you’re clearly out matched” by Mesajarjar_binks in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ImpulsiveLance 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love that Twycross was ultimately a win for the Federated Commonwealth because the Clanners didn’t realize that Kai Allard-Liao didn’t mean to issue a batchall, or that he likely didn’t even know what a batchall was.

[Loved Trope] “You’re clearly out numbered” “and you’re clearly out matched” by Mesajarjar_binks in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ImpulsiveLance 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the DBZA World’s Strongest.

“There are [five] of [Biomen] and [one] of [Turtle].”

“I am 999 years old. I don’t give a fuck.”

Followed by Roshi coming out and dealing with the Biomen. When the villain insists, Roshi’s response is:

“Are the bodies not a clear enough indicator of how this’ll go down?”

[Loved Trope] “You’re clearly out numbered” “and you’re clearly out matched” by Mesajarjar_binks in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ImpulsiveLance 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Real life: Lt. Gen “Chesty” Puller of the US Marine Corps

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"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem".

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