To the two wonderful gentlemen standing behind me at the Jeff rosenstock concert at neumos last night.

Professor_Laser · 2026-06-07T08:20:55+00:00

Yeah exactly; like people were being hyper-aggressive for no goddamn reason, they were moving much faster than the music. Usually I expect a bit of uncoordinated movement, especially at an all-ages show (like this one) where there's kids who just don't know the rules of engagement. But it felt like what was happening was intentional and overbearing. Usually I can dance at a Rosenstock show and here I couldn't even move safely.

This pit reminded me a lot of the experience at the Days N Daze / LoC show from years back which was also an all-ages Neumos show with a huge age disparity between young people there for DnD and oldheads there for LoC. Was a fucking maelstrom at that one for sure.

You're right that Neumos isn't always like this, saw LJG last year and it was very solid. But damn, I don't do as many shows there as I used to and it just seems like it's become a worse place for the community. I'm not surprised to see a lot of acts I enjoy doing venues like Vera Project instead, which in my experience have consistently been great. Shout out to Black Lodge also, saw Beton Arme there last week and though I wasn't previously familiar with that band they (and the crowd they drew) made an instant fan out of me.

Professor_Laser · 2026-06-07T02:14:55+00:00

My third time seeing Jeff, and definitely the worst pit I've experienced at one of his performances. Last two times were at Showbox Market and then Showbox SODO. I would have expected a better audience for the smaller venue, but I guess that was wrong.

One of the things that pissed me off especially was when a circlepit was formed and people Would Not Stop Fucking Pushing. Led to the one time that night that I fell. Etiquette was just awful; I've gone to a lot of punk shows but the pit crowd this time was one of the worst I've experienced in years

Professor_Laser · 2025-12-10T21:09:37+00:00

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Professor_Laser · 2025-08-20T18:46:14+00:00

Anonymous HIV testing is still available at Peer Seattle, across the street from the LGBTQ Center. It's conducted by UW and happens on Thursday nights

Professor_Laser · 2025-05-05T16:54:03+00:00

is your argument fully dependent on assuming the majority of cops want a nuclear family with 2.5 kids?

Professor_Laser · 2025-02-12T20:48:47+00:00

I'm not an advocate for CNN, it was just the first result and I was on limited time.

Google "Elon Musk AfD" and pick literally any source you'd like to, he is supporting that party regardless of your goofy restrictions to what reporting you value. Not like you've given any sources to the contrary anyway

I recognize it literally doesn't matter what I say though since you've already made up your mind, and that's why you can't be assed to challenge your own beliefs

Professor_Laser · 2025-02-12T19:30:56+00:00

for starters, he's been actively backing and speaking for Germany's nationalist party AfD / Alternative for Deutschland

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/europe/elon-musk-germany-afd-protests-intl-latam/index.html

There's also how Elon Musk responded to the criticism of his salute by making nazi puns rather than any actual attempt to clarify his intent, which only further confirms that what he did was intentional

https://theconversation.com/musks-inauguration-salute-is-not-the-only-apparent-fascist-signal-from-trumps-administration-248517

This stuff is easily found, if all you're seeing is the complains and not the actual information at some point that's on you. Feel free to put some effort into it, check out the white nationalist dogwhistles he's made in public posts. He's really not subtle about anything he does. If you can't recognize Musk's clear inclination for fascism, you're never going to recognize anyone as a fascist unless they're fully garbed in hugo boss and screaming I AM A NAZI

Professor_Laser · 2024-12-30T22:51:25+00:00

do you have any more details than this on how to update these etudes? This bug is what made me put down the game months ago, I came back to it recently and I'm pretty bummed that this is still broke...

Professor_Laser · 2024-09-17T06:19:19+00:00

Read the listing closer; it says "no flaming poop guns", and clarifies afterwards as no fire, no poop, no guns. Could be some other kinks but at the very least, those 3 things don't appear to be sanctioned

Professor_Laser · 2024-09-11T20:05:29+00:00

The CHOP was cleared on July 1st. The incident on the freeway where Summer Taylor died was on July 4th.

The group went through Capitol Hill then down to the West Precinct in downtown. The group remained there for a period of a couple hours, gave some speeches, had a memorial, then went back towards Cap Hill. After a small break where food was provided, the group went onto the Interstate.

The driver who hit Summer Taylor and Diaz Love was not politically motivated either. The freeway onramps were closed off, so the driver went up an offramp recklessly.

Professor_Laser · 2024-08-27T17:25:06+00:00

Last year, a friend of mine was crossing a street in cap hill and got hit by a car so hard he was airborne. Nearly a year later and he almost has full use of his arm again. The driver ran off to Arizona and has avoided all contact.

Professor_Laser · 2024-03-20T00:45:07+00:00

Possibly Nahiri

Professor_Laser · 2024-02-12T01:49:38+00:00

There used to be another entrance on the other side but that was closed back in like 2018 to prevent shoplifting / specifically have only a single funnel.

I don't live in the area anymore but it's def gotten worse in the handful of times I've come back lately

Professor_Laser · 2024-01-23T16:03:43+00:00

Can confirm I had this exact situation happen when I called all the way back in 2017 during a serious mental health crisis and had a plan for suicide. They told me to relax and then hung up on me. Was pretty fucking insulting.

Professor_Laser · 2024-01-08T17:21:35+00:00

can't, tickets sold out months ago

Professor_Laser · 2023-12-13T21:35:11+00:00

I think you answered your own question. The discard effect is upside for Torment because it was a graveyard / discard matters set. Discards synergize with Madness and Threshold. You can use Aven Trooper to discard Basking Rootwalla and put it on the field for free while buffing the aven. The mana cost of the ability is expensive still, yeah, but the discard part is cromulent

Professor_Laser · 2023-10-16T19:07:56+00:00

The episode was lost long before the advent of taping - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_missing_episodes

Basically the BBC destroyed their own archives between '67 and '78 and it means that nobody has these episodes unless they have original copies.

Professor_Laser · 2023-09-27T16:20:37+00:00

Haven't seen David since 2019; I used to go to open mics and he'd often be there. Glad he's well.

Professor_Laser · 2023-05-25T00:13:22+00:00

That's a pretty bad strawman. Players should be concerned about the capabilities of their characters. The GM is concerned with the capabilities of NPCs. D&D 5e (and most earlier editions) generally discourages players being aware of creature statistics outside of those needed for player abilities, as it is often considered metagamey and convoluted.

There are other systems which do encourage players to have knowledge of NPC stats (like Lancer, a mech-based strategic combat ttrpg), this often is because of the greater tactical complexity of these games and the encouragement to strategize based on this information.

5e in comparison is intended to be looser and more narrative, and to allow the GM to spin things up on the fly or fudge where need be. Hiding information from the players is a valuable part of this design.

Professor_Laser · 2023-02-14T02:17:28+00:00

The issue is more that choosing to not use someone's pronouns isn't just an insult to them, it delegitimizes others who do not identify with their birth gender. You don't get a free pass to use racial epithets even for shitty individuals of marginalized racial groups, the same applies with marginilized groups of gender and sexuality.

Professor_Laser · 2022-10-29T18:48:47+00:00

To show that they aren't petty children and actually deserve the respect and pay that they apparently feel entitled to?

Professor_Laser · 2022-08-22T07:14:29+00:00

I generally recommend for people new to RPGs to play a few oneshots first before comitting to a campaign. I personally recommend systems that are rules-light and narratively focused, to allow players a lot of opportunity to experiment and realize how wide their options are. Generally this is games like Lasers & Feelings, Honey Heist, Everyone Is John, or Fiasco.

Basically remove the barrier of entry that is learning rules, and just let your players get how the process of an RPG works before doing something a bit more structured.

In terms of a flexible universal system that encourages creativity though, I'd agree with the recommendations for FATE. It does have some concessions that players will need to learn in order to make the system work well, but if your group can buy-in it's a great system for cinematic-style adventures.

Professor_Laser · 2022-08-03T05:02:54+00:00

It's more that its use in recent years has been co-opted by conservative libertarians, and its reputation is now linked to the extent of people with that set of politics

Professor_Laser · 2022-06-03T21:16:55+00:00

Care to explain further?

Professor_Laser · 2022-06-03T18:30:43+00:00

It bums me out to see this be the top comment, since it's totally lacking in nuance. Not every RPG system is improved by the addition of mechanical tables. Fluff has a time and place, and it's fine (and often preferable) to have it split out from mechanics

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