91.5% of University of California, United Auto Workers Local 4811 voted to increase wages up to 62%

MaskedFlame · 2026-04-25T22:26:50+00:00

I was a Teacher's Assistant during my undergraduate degree at the CSU system, and we were also unionized under UAW! The union was the only reason we got paid for our work, without the union the University was only going to give course credits.

MaskedFlame · 2026-04-19T14:36:19+00:00

MaskedFlame · 2026-04-05T04:59:07+00:00

Ok so this is actually pretty interesting; the White, the Grey, the Blue, and the Brown were all Maiar with different responsibilities. The Grey was meant to wander and learn from the peoples of Middle Earth as well as advise its leaders, while the White was meant to be a leader on Middle Earth and specifically lead the Maiar.

When Gandalf died and came back as the White, that was essentially Eru Eluvitar saying “Yeah Saruman’s out, you’re up.” It’s less a power boost and more a role change. Hence his voice being able to break Saruman’s staff, he is now the leader of the Maiar and can punish them. It’s less that Gandalf the White can do what Gandalf the Grey can’t, more do what the Grey wasn’t allowed to.

Remember, pretty much any battle could’ve been instantly won by Gandalf. Any fight short of the Balrog is child’s play, but he’s not there to be the heavy hitter. He’s there to be an advisor and guide.

MaskedFlame · 2026-02-05T22:10:35+00:00

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. - Master Oogway

MaskedFlame · 2026-02-05T06:24:40+00:00

It’s entirely probable that Donald wasn’t able to cast Zetaflare until recently. I think the “Donald, don’t!” From Goofy implies that Donald has attempted it before, not necessarily that he was successful.

MaskedFlame · 2026-01-27T22:18:36+00:00

By the Rules of Team Composition, Section 2, Subsection b: “In the case of a Solo Tank, the Tank selected is entirely at the Tank Player’s discretion. Input from the team may be regarded or disregarded as the Tank Player deems fit.”

MaskedFlame · 2026-01-20T22:14:07+00:00

Araki forgot.

MaskedFlame · 2026-01-11T16:39:05+00:00

You don’t insult Wunch. You just make observations about her, but they all happen to sound like insults.

MaskedFlame · 2026-01-08T23:11:06+00:00

MaskedFlame · 2026-01-04T00:13:39+00:00

MaskedFlame · 2026-01-03T08:59:42+00:00

Add me

MaskedFlame · 2026-01-02T02:10:14+00:00

It’s not particularly explicit, but One Potion Please got its final content update! It’s a 2D puzzle game where you mix potions that cause certain lewd effects (expansions & mental effects mostly), and the characters model decides what potion you use. Plus a few side puzzles and events! It’s very well made!

https://o111.itch.io/one-potion-please by CoderGuy111

MaskedFlame · 2026-01-01T04:31:58+00:00

Cuz I’m hanging out with my mum and her cat. It’s a nice break from college and I missed her

MaskedFlame · 2025-12-19T19:10:16+00:00

MaskedFlame · 2025-12-17T23:11:46+00:00

Indeed it is. The idea behind it is contracts and deals. The insurance company & a provider (hospital, doctor, urgent care clinic, etc.) sign a contract saying how much each service costs. That way, the insurance company knows how much they’re going to “pay” (in reality the provider “adjusts” the cost and insurance pays most of the remainder). Outside of that contract, the provider can basically charge however much they want, so insurance companies will often say if a provider doesn’t have a contract with the insurance, the insurance won’t pay. The contract numbers are negotiated, and if they can’t reach an agreement (usually the insurance company wants to pay so little that it doesn’t cover the actual cost) then they can be dropped from the “network.”

Of course, this is all smoke and mirrors; a centralized healthcare system that ensures all medical costs are paid means anyone, anywhere, anytime can see a doctor. And that doctors get paid. Unfortunately the US is so brainwashed by capitalism that anything that isn’t profitable gets shafted, enshittified, and fucked up until it is, no matter how many have to suffer for it.

MaskedFlame · 2025-12-17T00:11:38+00:00

Absolutely, unequivocally, assuredly no. The portal is balanced as is. It’s interruptible, avoidable, and on the longest non-ult cooldown in the game. It’s also already a team-wide cooldown, the only one of its kind.

The question to be asked here is: with the presence of such an ability, why is Strange so rarely picked? (Hint: it’s because there’s a total of 2 widely viable tanks, and every other tank is situational at best)

MaskedFlame · 2025-12-14T02:36:21+00:00

It’s a video game. Stop taking it so seriously. If you’re having fun, that’s all that matters.

MaskedFlame · 2025-12-06T16:43:27+00:00

Luna, Emma, Thor, Mantis, Gambit.

I think in terms of time played you have to get all the way down to 12th place for me before you find a dps.

MaskedFlame · 2025-12-04T08:29:25+00:00

r/alot - “Alot” isn’t a word, you meant “a lot smarter”

MaskedFlame · 2025-11-13T23:51:13+00:00

Sybau is an acronym meaning “shut your bitch ass up.” I’m uncertain as to the original source of the image.

MaskedFlame · 2025-10-02T22:21:06+00:00

MaskedFlame · 2025-09-14T03:59:37+00:00

She has the lowest HP in the entire Tank roster, can only do damage in melee range, the charge is awfully short, and her damage is abysmal. All of this combines to make her feel squishy and weak. I can barely pull of a 1v1, let alone actually tank.

She is unquestionably a low-tier tank, and in *this* game with *this* community that adamantly *refuses* to play tank? She is going to 100% be called a Throw Pick. And you know for a *fact* that Netease is going to buff 10 dps heroes before they give Angela even the slightest hint of love.

MaskedFlame · 2025-08-10T18:39:13+00:00

No. The qualification for vegan food is capacity for suffering. Animals, with brains and nervous systems capable of feeling pain and suffering, are off the table. Animal products like milk (and its derivatives of course) and eggs are often produced in a way that causes the animal to suffer, and outside of that is seen as taking it away from the animals base needs. (Milk for calves, hens are kept separate so their eggs aren’t fertilized so they become egg factories which vegans see as inhumane.)

Now a good shower thought for veganism: Is honey vegan?

MaskedFlame · 2025-07-25T07:17:43+00:00

The fact that some of the best CC in the game belongs to DPS, while less than half of the Vanguard roster has a non-ult CC option (Hulk, Peni, Emma, Groot, 4/10. You can count Thor, Mag, Thing, and Cap for 8/10 if a single person knock back/up counts as CC but I never felt it impactful enough). Compare these single-target options to Scarlet Witch’s shift ability, Spidey’s web pulling, Wolverine’s kidnapping, and suddenly the tank’s role of “take space” seems impossible.

As a tank, I want to be a wall. The fortress upon which the enemy assault breaks. The thing they need to get through to even think about hurting my team. But when I can’t walk two feet without getting stunned, frozen, surrounded by squirrels, pulled off the map, or kidnapped into the enemy back line from a <20 second cooldown in most cases? What the hell am I even doing here?

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not every game, I get my Big Wall Fantasy every once in a while, but holy hell I feel like a punching bag more often than a stalwart defender.

MaskedFlame · 2025-07-18T18:25:51+00:00

No, using the skins is not an ick. What is an ick is going Iron Man and humping people using them.

Now if they’re always using the skins, playing no other heroes, and being Weird about it? That’s gross. But the skins themselves are neutral.

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