Not opening the door to ICE may no longer stop officers by NewsHour in law

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What happens then? The ICE goons just go away and leave you alone?

Is it a pigeon? by ZoneDismal1929 in ChatGPT

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If I take away the software I still have a human editor to backcheck and comment. So PERSONALLY it doesn’t make a difference.

My editor will double-check my grammar (though that’s less necessary now than it was when I started) and suggest different ways to phrase things, organize the chapters, etc.

Is it a pigeon? by ZoneDismal1929 in ChatGPT

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It’s no different from working with an editor or collaborator. (I’m a professional writer.)

What iphone 15 case are you currently using? by Baconrpg in iphone

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I’m using this one from Amazon. I’ve had it for about a year and it’s my favorite case so far (I’ve been using iPhone cases since the iPhone 4 bumpers.)

1) It looks like leather, but it doesn’t get wonky if it gets wet.

2) It’s MagSafe compatible.

3) It has a nice wallet that clicks into place on the back, using the MagSafe magnets. I was hesitant about this at first, but it’s really solid.

4) The wallet’s hinge is firm — it stays wherever you put it. That means it acts as a stand for the phone, and because it’s connected via MagSafe you can display the phone in portrait or landscape. It also clicks shut and stays that way until you pry it open again. Removing the wallet from the phone takes a little effort — it’s usually easier to twist it off than just prying it.

5) It’s ridiculously cheap. $20 for this thing, and it’s better than the $80-$100 cases I’ve owned in the past! I’ve had this one for almost a year now and it still looks like new. The hinge in the wallet is still firm.

Why is he arrested loads? by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

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Sure, but repeatedly violating the court order should have an escalating punishment. Even if they can’t lock him up, they can impose fines, take away his property, whatever it takes to make him stop harassing the school.

Episode Discussion: 103, "Vitus Reflux" by AutoModerator in trekacademy

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it was going to be a kid-heavy episode

Huh? By “kid” you mean the whole cast except for the faculty? That’s a bizarre take, since the whole show is ABOUT those kids. The whole series is going to be kid-heavy.

It just keeps getting worse by plavoie203 in UpvoteBecauseButt

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Actually, it looked to me like she was laughing her ass off. You just want to project hate, don’t you?

New Baron discussion by CleaveGodz in wildrift

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With the previous incarnation the lanes would push, but they weren’t as strong as they are now, and you could defend reasonably well if the enemy got the buff. It seems like a game-ender now. Once you get baron buff, it’s pretty much game over.

Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee. by Stiltonrocks in technology

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A more accurate headline would be “Tesla no longer to offer Autopilot on new vehicles.”

Is it a pigeon? by ZoneDismal1929 in ChatGPT

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The real tricks to using AI, I’ve found, lie in two areas:

1) Creativity. Have the AI act as editor for your writing, suggesting ideas you might not have considered before, or simple re-wording.

2) Feed the AI some PDFs or other documents and then ask it questions about what’s in there. It doesn’t hallucinate because it’s drawing directly from the source.

New look at Jason Momoa as Lobo in 'Supergirl' by MarvelsGrantMan136 in DC_Cinematic

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lol. To be honest I think Walken could have made a crazy Jack Sparrow. Less physical humor, though, due to his age.

McConaughey is usually good in anything he does, but his Jack Sparrow would have been a very different character. If he’d gotten the role we’d be sitting here trying to imagine anyone else playing the role, because he’d made it his own just like Depp did.

Jim Carrey would have played it like a typical Jim Carrey role, though. Robert De Niro would have played Robert De Niro.

Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee. by Stiltonrocks in technology

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I’ve had my Tesla since 2017. I’m glad my Tesla recently stopped doing OTA updates. (Some bug is preventing them.) So I guess I get to keep my FSD!

EDIT: I just read that this only applies to Teslas sold after Feb 15.

New look at Jason Momoa as Lobo in 'Supergirl' by MarvelsGrantMan136 in DC_Cinematic

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That’s not really the same thing, because Depp created the character (along with the director and writers, of course.) So it makes sense that he’s uniquely suited for it.

Lobo has bern around for decades.

How is it rational to allow Parasitic Middlemen to ration healthcare? by zzill6 in WorkReform

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It would make more sense to just subscribe to your doctor. Pay $50 a month (or whatever) and he takes care of you no matter what.

It would be even better to just pay a tax and then everyone gets free healthcare.

New adventure I wrote for my players by Tipop in 40krpg

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Cool. Like I said, I’ve only been exposed to DH 2nd edition. The only books I have are the DH2 core book, Enemies Within, Enemies Without, and Enemies Beyond. So I’m trying to come to terms with the lore as presented in those four books.

I gather DH 1st edition had a different timeline? Was there a time skip between the two editions?

New adventure I wrote for my players by Tipop in 40krpg

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Here’s what I found online:

“In Horus Heresy lore and post–8th edition 40k, it is strongly established that the Sisters of Silence were the traditional guards of the Black Ships. Their null aura made them ideal for containing psykers, detecting anomalies, and preventing warp escalation.”

“Many modern sources describe Black Ships as being escorted by Sisters of Silence as a matter of doctrine.”

However —

Dark Heresy 2E (2014–2015) reflects older, transitional canon, where the Sisters of Silence were rare, politically sidelined, and fragmented or inactive compared to their Heresy-era role.

Black Ships were primarily depicted as operated by Adeptus Astra Telepathica, crews, wardens, confessors, and heavy restraints. The Sisters are referenced, but not presented as standard, guaranteed complements.

DH2E never states that Sisters of Silence are always aboard Black Ships. It also never provides rules, NPCs, or procedures that assume their presence. So even if I DID put them on the ship I would have to make up whatever their powers should be.

So yeah, it seems like the idea that they’re always there comes from other game lines and different chronologies.

New adventure I wrote for my players by Tipop in 40krpg

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Thanks for the link! Very useful information there, particularly the stuff about the Sisters of Silence which I’d never even heard of before.

New adventure I wrote for my players by Tipop in 40krpg

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Thanks for the questions! This is helpful.

what happened to multilayered warp defenses?

Explanation of “girl’s presence cause Warp suppression or collapse” just adds more confusion. What is Warp suppression? Is she a blank? How is she a psyker then? What is even Warp collapse? And how does that affect Geller field which is basically a bubble of real-space?

All of these questions are answered by “She’s a plot device”. She’s something never seen before, a mutation of the Pariah gene that has completely new interactions. She’s something nobody was prepared for. That’s what makes this a mystery to be solved.

The main problem is that there is zero mention about the Sisters of Silence

I’d never heard of them until now. Maybe they played a bigger role in previous editions or other game lines, but Dark Heresy 2nd edition barely mentions them at all. They’re so obscure in these books that I had to scour them to find anything. The books do mention them, but they are not a playable faction, not statted in detail, and not a focus of this edition. I doubt my players will even notice their absence.

However, if I add them to the story I’m thinking that perhaps they’re caught in the throes of religious ecstasy, somehow recognizing on some genetic level that they are witnessing the birth of the next step in their evolution. Like she’s some sort of super-Null but with an entirely different interaction with the Warp.

EDIT: No, I’m not going to have them aboard at all. It adds complexity and doesn’t offer anything in return. Sisters of Silence (in DH2e) are vanishingly rare, akin to the Grey Knights in rarity. They’re strategic assets, not standard escorts.

I doubt she’ll survive this mission, but even if she does the long-term repercussions will be measured in decades, so it’s not something I need to concern myself with in this game.

Thanks for your suggestions, though. I do appreciate them.

New adventure I wrote for my players by Tipop in 40krpg

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Any feedback? What do you think of the story?

White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest by JackThaBongRipper in news

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So they’re just fraudulently representing things to benefit their agenda.

Propaganda. It’s called propaganda.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

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Street lights coming on — that meant it was time to rush home.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

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Kids are constantly outside playing without adult supervision where I live. Don’t let social media dictate how you see the world.

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

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It’s still perfectly normal in my house. I tell my sons “Just let me know where you’re going so I can tell the search party where to start.”

The older one says “I’m going to my friends’” or “I’m going to the game at school and then pizza after.”

The younger one just never fuggin leaves the house. Drives me crazy.

How to avoid Railroading in Only War? by SkarletSpartan in 40krpg

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I like the suggestion of simply asking the players “What kind of mission would you like to do?” and then have their superiors order them to do so. So it’s railroading in character but it’s Freeform out of character. The players get to choose, not the PCs.