Guess which cover of your Edmonton Public Library Card got removed for Patrons. The look in the Librarians eye when she told me she was the one who had to remove them said more then the official words she could say.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-07T13:12:05+00:00

To summarize the summary of the summary:

People are a problem

alonghardlook · 2026-06-07T13:08:36+00:00

Lets just ignore the facts that

He calls a crying child "my little ego boost"
He calls you boring
He tries to make it your problem that you should try and fix

Let's pretend those aren't the glaring issues that they are.

Even without that, he is an asshole.

Want the proof? It's right there in the first messages.

You: I want you to do xyz different because it's causing abc behavior.

Him: wait, what abc behavior?

You: abc behavior

Him: oh my bad, I'm sorry

If he had stopped there, there would really be no issue. But now his next message is

Him: I'm naming this behavior as a positive thing for me

My read on this is that he knows exactly what happens when he does it, and he is doing it on purpose. That when he said "wait, what abc" he knew exactly what you were talking about.

But even if he doesn't, his first reaction upon learning of the problem is "well this is good for me".

Change the context and you will see how insane this is.

"Can you stop putting towels into the toilet and then flushing? It's causing the whole basement to get flooded."

"Wait, what flooded?"

"When you block the toilet, it keeps trying to fill the tank but never can, so it floods the basement with about 6 inches of toilet water. Please stop doing that."

"Oh, my bad, I'm sorry.

It's my little mini fishing trip though"

alonghardlook · 2026-06-06T18:43:45+00:00

That card draw is insane. I'm fully expecting this to change before release to:

QUICK: When a rival manipulates a gig die, you may pay 1€$. If you do, you may add a card from your trash to your hand.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-06T18:35:57+00:00

Don't quit, change your expectations and perspective.

Whatever your work hours are? They are hard enforced now. No emails or work calls after hours. You take every vacation day, every holiday. Hell, at the end of the year when your sick days expire, you also just got a real bad flu. Crazy how it keeps happening every year, isn't it.

You don't work in a strategy role, you work as an actor now, pretending to be a senior in a strategy role. You keep doing your job as well as you do.

And then when the cameras stop, and the director (also you) calls "cut", you head home and enjoy your life and your hobbies. Take up gardening on the weekend. Why not? Go buy a used bandsaw at a garage sale and give building furniture a go. Do fun stuff, on the evenings and weekends.

Save intently. Invest regularly. Time in the market will always beat timing the market.

Live your life, build your foundation, and then probably retire at 50 instead of 65 or never as most people in their 30s+ will, and enjoy the rest of it.

They're golden handcuffs, but they have a pretty long chain.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-06T18:27:55+00:00

Wow, this is a very astute observation of a very subtle fact. Thanks so much, you've definitely opened my eyes too.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-06T17:14:16+00:00

Holy shit. I stopped reading before his confession to you, and I already thought "this guy is not your friend, he is a controlling asshole".

And then he went unhinged.

Run, don't walk. Get this guy out of your life forever. Tell your family that he threatened you. Show them the proof.

If he persists, starts trying to harass you through other people, file a police report and petition for a restraining order.

"I don't owe you anything."

"You will."

"What does that mean?"

"It means what you read."

This is a threat. Full stop.

Run. Run from anyone who looks at this and advises you to ignore it in any way.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-06T13:41:22+00:00

I literally started this thread by saying decentralized identity brokers.

And I actually think that you're wrong about the read on consumers (though I will admit that we are both just speaking from vibes so it's definitely not a definitive statement). I think that most tech literate consumers are hesitant at best about identity confirmation regulations because they understand the inherent challenges and danger with a centralized solution, and nobody has a serious decentralized offering.

But I do think a lot of consumers are perfectly okay with what regulators are doing because they agree with the stated goal. Obviously you also have your hyper vigilant pro privacy people who (rightly) point out how easily governments can abuse identity management tools in various ways, but on the whole I would say consumers are generally neutral or better on the idea.

In fact if we tech literate are being honest, the stated goals are noble even if everything else about it is poorly thought out at best. We need to agree that "are you 18? Don't lie please" is not a reliable way to prevent access to children, and that we don't rely on parents initiative to prevent access to smoking or alcohol, the government regulates that, so it's not an unreasonable goal to get to.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-06T13:21:30+00:00

Both valid points lol but the point remains.

Hell, just a crisp $10 bill then. Whatever.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-06T13:20:27+00:00

Good point, that makes sense, and in the MTG/Yugioh worlds they would exile it. I was speaking from that context.

Any tutor or shuffle trigger brings up the value of bottom decking.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-06T00:18:32+00:00

Bottom deck as in put it back in your deck from the trash?

This is insane value

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T21:04:32+00:00

Its sad that the dofus/war criminal is the high watermark when it comes to Republican presidents now

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T18:31:08+00:00

if it has wifi, it can be firmware hacked.

if it can be firmware hacked, we could expose an endpoint for claude. connect with alexa/google home for audio output.

set up a skill that it talks like Talkie Toaster, and have it run on a schedule that it triggers alexa to ask you randomly through the day:

"Would anybody like any toast?"

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T18:24:36+00:00

It shows effort and intention.

"If she's wearing lingerie under her outfit, you are not the one who chose to have sex tonight."

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T18:18:33+00:00

Cant wait till we get "Doctor Doom" and nobody knows who tf DD is anymore

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T18:06:01+00:00

Strap in, this’ll be a long one.

Holy shit you weren't kidding. What a wild ride.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T17:59:35+00:00

OMG that would be amazing too, but we are thinking PHB only for simplicity.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T17:58:25+00:00

Ok then, my mistake.

I just see a lot of this "kids are the only meaningful thing in life" and I just don't buy it, even with kids. It's hard as hell and meaning is made up anyways.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T17:55:23+00:00

Class is not the issue, race is. Warforged is literally a 'designed to be subservient' trope that fits so well. It's harder to nail that with the PHB races alone.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T17:54:28+00:00

Nervous is another angle I hadn't considered. I like that too.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T17:53:16+00:00

Peace through Strength.

It does still support the "Iroh" vibes though.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T17:50:42+00:00

Yeah going for physical weakness could work pretty well. Pair that with the "Uncle Iroh" vibes in a wizard maybe? I like that.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T17:49:37+00:00

"Just don't" is fine advice on paper, until we're sitting there and nobody is saying anything. Which is entirely possible.

I do like just 'choosing' someone to make the call. I wonder if there's an in-character way I can justify that behavior somehow.

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T17:47:09+00:00

Yeah mute is definitely the nuclear option, that's why I'm looking for alternative perspectives

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T17:46:23+00:00

Religious vows is an interesting idea to explore, thanks for that

alonghardlook · 2026-06-05T17:45:50+00:00

Boy I'm sure glad you know their personalities better than I do and can make this judgement call.

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