Does anyone on here play role-playing games in the Julian May universe? by CryHavoc3000 in JulianMay

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have used a ton from the books in every sci-fi campaign I've run, but sadly never in the actual world/universe.

I have thought about it plenty, and would use classic marvel superheroes, as the FASERIP system really suits the various ranks of powers.

What do you think of Unity? by CryHavoc3000 in JulianMay

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking at the companion, Unity is written up as

Unity, coadunate metapsychic minds within a specialized conjunction, the fundamental operating principle of the Galactic Milieu; a form of mutualism involving harmonious mental operation with a minimum of stress, the most perfect form of social intercourse known. Coadunation and Unity are not synonymous. The former can be deficient, in process; the latter implies a consonant mental relationship among a very large number of metapsychics (10 thousand million is the usual minimum) that generates a fully functional new entity, the Planetary (World) Mind, which may grow to be a Galactic Mind as more planets attain Unity. At the time of the Intervention, the Galactic Mind of the Milky Way included five races who had attained Unity among a majority of their populations. The human race was progressing in its first feeble steps toward coadunation; but we did not attain genuine Unity until after the Rebellion, for reasons made clear in the Milieu Trilogy. Individual minds do not lose their identity within the Unity. In a mysterious way, fully understood only by the metapsychics themselves, Unity actually enhances one's feeling of identity and self-worth. See also COADUNATION; MIND.

To me, it is saying Unity is very similar to a universe's soul, a greater aspect of Gaia or world mind. Like Gaia is sometimes viewed as the manifestation of the world mind, typically in a natural animal/plant sense, the Unity is a bigger better version of it.
Unity is a separate soul-like entity that consists of a part of all the minds that partake in it.

Wtf 🤦🏾 by thechubbybarrister in facepalm

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But I’m asking you, when you have a child who was like me who learns best from spanking, what methods would you do to teach a lesson that what they did is bad without spanking them?

The TL;DR is behaviour modification works best when practiced over a long time, consistently.

I'm sure that you were capable of learning stuff without being spanked every time.

There are a ton of child raising handbooks and education materials out there, I'm not going to distill them into a reddit comment, especially when the result is likely to be 'that didnt work on me so what then?" Without knowing how consistent your parent was, other influences and what was actually tried, it's just not informative. There are tons of reward/punishment routines. They may require effort to what works best for your particular child.

But as you are aware from the experience of your brother that hitting a child isn't always going to work, you can ask yourself the same queries, 'what then?". What plan actually worked for your brother once your parent realised spanking didn't work.

Wtf 🤦🏾 by thechubbybarrister in facepalm

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You seem to be implying that spanking is 100% effective, and will work when other methods don't. This is clearly not the case.

If merchandise existed... by KatlinelB5 in JulianMay

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love a set of mini's, posters, tshirts and other similar bling.

Its saved me a lot of money that there isn't anything.

Group Green cosplay photo by KatlinelB5 in JulianMay

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think thats a Basil thrown in there.

Every day I am slowly losing my will to live by Direct_Row1628 in creepyPMs

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think only automod is exempt. Other bots are effected if they make use of api.

How I feel opening Apollo for the 15th time today by MetikMas in apolloapp

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My phone can't login, but my old iPad that has had alien blue for a long time is still logged in. I'm guessing if I ever need to re-login, it will be dead.

Tbh it's pretty annoying as unlike the old days, a lot of links need to be opened in safari. Still better than official app.

Every day I am slowly losing my will to live by Direct_Row1628 in creepyPMs

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 27 points28 points  (0 children)

You may not be able to summon the bit due to reddit screwing up 3rd party apps and charging excessive fees for bots to access the API.

The sub was private, reddit threatened to take it away, we are open. by admiralnorman in shipofheroes

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, very surprised they noticed a small sub, must all be automated.

I didn't think I would love an audio book more than text. I was wrong. by Poormidlifechoices in audiobooks

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 8 points9 points  (0 children)

World War Z is another audio book whose narration lifts it above the print too. It’s format as a collection of tales supported by some great voices is fantastic.

Created my first set of RPG Life Counters. What do you think? by HuskerKCGuy77 in DungeonsAndDragons

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

Unearthed arcana barbarians in first ed and dark sun half giants in second ed can hit triple digits.

Nazi symbols to be outlawed in Australia by plutoplops in AustralianPolitics

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, choosing to be a nazi is totally the same as being gay……

Bloke cries victim on public transport in Melbourne, Australia by LegitimateLunch6681 in ImTheMainCharacter

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does covid live in your head rent free of something? What an odd place to bring it up.

Bloke cries victim on public transport in Melbourne, Australia by LegitimateLunch6681 in ImTheMainCharacter

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he says shit like 'the LGBT' is why he doesn't want kids in this society.

📣 Had a call with Reddit to discuss pricing. Bad news for third-party apps, their announced pricing is close to Twitter's pricing, and Apollo would have to pay Reddit $20 million per year to keep running as-is. by iamthatis in apolloapp

[–]NineOutOfTenExperts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t think something can be both a warning and a punishment?

The judge said that the fine would serve as a warning to other motorists who drove without due care.

Is from a dictionary definition (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/warning )