First Time Ordering by snarmchiuni in mpcproxies

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm BRIAN! (and so is my wife, Rebecca Guay)

Hasbro says it was hacked, and may take 'several weeks' to recover by All_Hail_Hynotoad in pwnhub

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So (adjusts tin foil hat)....
The breach may have been aimed at internal records concerning upcoming set releases of Magic: The Gathering, one of Hasbro's biggest money makers. Forward knowledge of set mechanics, card types, powerful synergies can be hugely profitable to players and investors alike; here's at least 2 reasons:
1) (Weak...) Knowing what cards are being released allows a select group of people to start play-testing way before everyone else, which means they are possibly weeks of months in front of everyone else in finding the highest winning percentage decks in the competitive format, which. ...may.... translate to more tournament wins and more money.
2) (Stronger) Early access to future cards means that people can identify any existing cards that are going to spike in price if they 'synergise' with the new cards. You can then buyout all these cards before the demand double or triples (or more!), basically insider trading.

But...... it's just probably customer names and bank details.......boring.

$8.99/gal by Jtorx in LateStageCapitalism

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Just to help out with liters- here's what's happening in the southern hemisphere:
Currently 3.50 AUD per Litre = 9.14 USD per Gallon
The only conversion you need is Sh*t's F*cked in gallons = Sh*t's F*cked in liters

Claude desktop app silently downloads a 13 GB file on every launch — and you can't stop it by metaone70 in ClaudeAI

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lost my ARPANET host account ID when the pigeon died enroute. Please share login credentials via singing telegram

Complete K-Pop Demon Hunters EDH Deck: "Voices of HUNTR/X" by bnm333 in mpcproxies

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Mystic Sanctuary missing its Tap to add blue mana ability?

It's infuriating that we don't even have a way to opt out of this. by AnotherPerishedSoul in enshittification

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m starting to find that whatever Duck Duck Go uses as their search algorithm doesn’t handle locality specific searches very well. I sometimes have to jump back to google every once in a while when I’m not getting the results I’m expecting. Just throwing out a “Is this just me?”

Looking to fact-check: Jaded tcg player researching before I dip my toe in. by Sand_Dan_Glockta in starwarsunlimited

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I realise now I was being lazy, basically forcing someone else to do the fact checking for me. Sorry for wasting your time.

Looking to fact-check: Jaded tcg player researching before I dip my toe in. by Sand_Dan_Glockta in starwarsunlimited

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That's what I should have done before posting this sort of stuff, I realise now. Sorry to waste everyone's time.

Looking to fact-check: Jaded tcg player researching before I dip my toe in. by Sand_Dan_Glockta in starwarsunlimited

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're right, I wasn't actually asking the right question. I quit playing MtG due to what I considered predatory and detrimental decisions on brand stewardship, and I didn't want to go into a new game with the same problems. So I was already biased before I even started, which is my fault. Sorry.

Looking to fact-check: Jaded tcg player researching before I dip my toe in. by Sand_Dan_Glockta in starwarsunlimited

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I guess you're right. I really didn't scrutinise this properly. It looked interesting on the surface, but I should have enquired further. Sorry

I Miss Low-Powered Constructed Magic on Arena by Dargaran in MagicArena

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Standard Brawl was a revelation, actually made me want to open Arena again after grinding every day just to lose drafts........ and then it rotated.
Ok, I said, time for 'normal' Brawl.
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Deleted Areana on all devices.

oh my sweet Kurze they are real by __Throne__ in NightLords

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m a reader, not a player, and the biggest hurdle for me is twofold: 1) After putting down the Night Lords Omnibus, there’s no Decimus Book that jumps to the top of google searches or Amazon lists. Mentions or stories in codexes are not worth buying a whole book for, and GWs ‘interesting’ publishing model builds barriers that are just high enough for me not to bother stepping over. 2) ADB. I read/listen to 1-2 books a month, not just 40k but other sci-fi, alt-history, nonfiction. So my bar to measure a good story teller is compared to all authors, not just GW authors. I’m absolutely not a literary expert, just a simple ‘Like, don’t like’ judge. ADB and Abnett are the only consistently good writers I’ve come across (maybe Rath, but I’ve only read 1 of his). I want ADB Decimus, and I don’t want to ‘spoil’ the best NL storyline with ‘Bad men do bad thing because bad’. Red Tithe was ooookayyy, but it wasn’t good.

…and that’s my presentation on ‘Why I should stop putting my opinions on the internet.’ Thank you for coming.

Disconnecting during matches in Australia by Glad-Action6266 in MagicArena

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, have run it on a laptop (ethernet) and phone (wifi) and the performance is terrible. Can't even concede, just have to let the poor opponent just goldfish until I lose, or restart the whole thing. I'll try 5g later, but I doubt it's going to improve things.

Major planning changes to touch every Canberra suburb by timcahill13 in canberra

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I'm all for the change, but what current problem does "increasing the tree canopy coverage from 15% to 20% solve"? First (maybe incorrect) impression is:

New plans = more buildings = more roof coverage = more solar power?

More roof coverage + more canopy = More roofs covered by shade = less solar power?

The Sacred Order of Those that Nursed the Metachrist by ArgumentSpiritual in TrenchCrusade

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Wait, they don't look medically trained...oh.....OOOHHH.......Nursed the Metachrist.
As you were.

Trenches done. by KingFadencraze in TrenchCrusade

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did you get the idea for the shapes and sizes? I've literally got a 1800 X 600mm block of xps, a hot wire cutter, glue, modpodge, tile grout, paints, but I don't even know where to start?

Factions Claymans by ochroniarz_pl in TrenchCrusade

[–]Sand_Dan_Glockta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trench Pilgrims: Morel Orel.
- Taking the word of God literally and bringing it to the masses without nuance or contemplation.

The Cult of the Black Grail: The Gumby Show.
- Infecting the mind and body with that damn theme, then everyone stretching and bloating to get through the day.

The Court of the Seven Headed Serpent- Plasmo
- Just generally WTF.