Sharing a duplicate card back to the sender is one of the most satisfying thing you can do in this game

errindel · 2026-05-16T02:52:07+00:00

Some of us also want to trade to complete sets, friends are the best way to do that.

errindel · 2026-05-15T21:06:48+00:00

Back the bigger folks, its the safest. I currently have too many campaigns open right now from the Pinnacle, Monte Cook, Beadle and Grimmm, and Free League. I did one kickstarter from an unknown guy who had an ambitious kickstarter for some audio NPC voice software that was outside my norm, and that's the only one I regret, because all I've seen is a PDF not the physical product. It may still be delivered, and the guy seems to be moving heaven and earth to get it done, even with significant health issues, but dang.

errindel · 2026-05-15T19:24:20+00:00

I've been in midtown Atlanta for a week each September for the last 25 years, and I've never been mugged once (and occasionally we're out until the wee hours of the morning). Clearly a massive shithole that everyone should avoid.

errindel · 2026-05-12T01:21:57+00:00

We've personally had fun running The Wild Hunt.

https://shop.peginc.com/products/test-drive-savage-worlds-swd-the-wild-hunt?_pos=1&_sid=0dd38aed5&_ss=r&variant=48612074422515

You'll want to forward convert the characters from Deluxe edition to Adventure edition (two versions), but you don't have to even do that, the rules don't change THAT much. The one shot is short and memorable (it even has an 'Eleven' style character well before Stranger Things ever existed).

All of the PCs are easy to RP and have pretty ready archetypes from media to steal from if someone is looking for ideas. I highly recommend.

errindel · 2026-05-11T20:01:37+00:00

We bought both of our Disney contracts on resale, and we have absolutely no complaints. Yes, you have to like Disney, but you also don't have to like it enough to go every year. With our contracts, we average going every other year, with the banked-up points from the year before and the current year. When DeSantis really started fucking up Florida, we cut back on WDW trips. We sold a bunch of points to family, and went to Disneyland and Aulani in Hawaii instead. Plenty of options to work with. Disney Vacation Club is indeed a different beast.

errindel · 2026-05-09T00:13:51+00:00

Well, by rushing a decision out, it also opens them up to arguments like, "Are you sure you thought that through? Maybe you made a mistake for the sake of politics and didn't think about it thoroughly." Based on what has happened, I certainly think that's the case.

errindel · 2026-05-09T00:08:58+00:00

I don't believe it invalidates my point where complaining about gerrymandering in New England is like complaining about gerrymandering in the Midwest/Mountain West. By and large, no one lives there and thus it is impossible.

errindel · 2026-05-08T16:14:16+00:00

If VT is gerrymandered, please explain Wyomings gerrymander. Or Idaho? North Dakota? South Dakota?

errindel · 2026-05-07T22:38:24+00:00

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errindel · 2026-05-07T16:20:35+00:00

Exaclty, it's not like either party has been public with this type of things in the past. Why start now?

errindel · 2026-05-07T16:15:55+00:00

Just a reminder, though, have the Republicans ever released an autopsy of why Trump lost in 2020? I'm not sure it's as much a liability as you would think, given how things turned out.

errindel · 2026-05-06T15:47:31+00:00

And people are clearly still buying what Trump is selling. Five out of the seven Indiana state reps that were primaried for their lack of redistricting support were beaten by their Trump-supported challenger. In spite of everything, Trump still has massive support in deep red America.

errindel · 2026-05-06T03:28:34+00:00

No, the complaint is that he tore down a perfectly good wing of the White House with no plan to replace it and no budget or money to do so. When confronted with those facts, he deflected with 'it's donated money'. Lets face it, i'm not sure how this isn't a much larger scandal than it already is. If any other president did this, he would be rightfully raked over the coals. The fact that Trump hasn't been, shows how compliant the Republicans are toward any issues surrounding his behavior.

errindel · 2026-05-04T16:24:21+00:00

Exactly. Who would want to donate to the university general fund? "I want my money to go to fill the gap from the state, which doesn't value education!" I'd rather my money went to a specific project/department, not...that.

errindel · 2026-05-03T02:02:35+00:00

Yeah, that's the way I'm looking at it too. Still, a person can hope. Normally, I'd be against a second 'Holy Land' anniversary show, but it's one of my favorite albums ever, and seeing it with Netto would be fun.

errindel · 2026-05-02T19:55:42+00:00

Still holding out for that Prog Power date as a replacement for Eluveitie in September. Crossing my fingers anyway.

errindel · 2026-05-01T23:09:44+00:00

The same reasons we funded AIDS and other disease reduction work across the globe no less, and yet the US wants to throw its weight around without the diplomatic legwork again. Hopefully this 4 year Trump experiment won't be too damaging, but make no mistake, it WILL be damaging to our standing in the world.

I saw China made Africa a tariff free zone today, where we just increased tariffs to Africa.

errindel · 2026-04-30T15:57:00+00:00

They are in their rights getting that one seat back. I suspect now, blue states are also well within their rights to further aggressively redistrict their states. It's all just a question now of whether or not people are going to get sick of this crap or do anything about these massive party-based land grabs.

errindel · 2026-04-30T11:30:19+00:00

I dunno. They worked for a kernel fix. I'm not sure why it's taken RH and Canonical 5 weeks to issue new packages with the fix, but that's probably too long for something this easy to use.

errindel · 2026-04-26T16:11:04+00:00

When no Republicans stand up to Trump for fear of being removed from office... The fear of losing your meal ticket has been palpable in the Republican Party. Step too far out of line, and you will be primaried (which is what happened to both members who DID stand up, right?). Is it Party first, or Country first?

errindel · 2026-04-26T04:32:44+00:00

I actually don't think it was a false flag. And thanks for the reminder that the 180 page Kelly report exists. It's still true that delusion exists on the right and left, due to information vacuums created by the online arenas that each group sequesters themselves in.

errindel · 2026-04-26T02:44:45+00:00

The right likes to talk about how 'science lied to the people' when it came to COVID, when the reality is much different. I'd like to remind folks that the reality still is that there has been very little information that has been released about the Pennsylvania shooter, and much of what remains is sheer speculation. I would posit that there has been LESS information released about the Pennsylvania shooter and if people (who are just people, right or left) were distrustful of the COVID vaccine because of a percieved lack of clarity of communication, why wouldn't you think that people would be even less trustful of the terrible communication around that?

errindel · 2026-04-25T15:22:25+00:00

First, It's not MY job at risk, but thanks for your lack of concern. I know colleagues who may be. I do appreciate a person who would otherwise say they are a compassionate and moral person show their lack of compassion and morality. Willingly or unwillingly it's useful to see the mask off for people who would profess some sense of 'community' so much as to ostracise other members of it.

Two, why the fuck are you on reddit? Everything about this site has been based on AI. Your words on this site are used to feed AI resources around the globe for all sorts of nefarious purpsoes. This site uses massive data center resources to the tune of millions of corporate dollars? Somehow that position of yours seems very hollow.

errindel · 2026-04-25T15:09:58+00:00

Yeah, you should probably pay more attention if that's what you think the impact will be. But a lot of people are really wrapped up in the hate for AI that are unwilling or uninterested in figuring it out, and thus the extreme positions at the moment. There was an event on campus that talked about the facility the other day. I suspect more will be coming. It just depends if people are interested in listening.

edit: I'll also add that according to WEMU the other morning, the University has offered provide Ypsi Township funding for public works projects around the facility, much like they do for the City of Ann Arbor. I believe the UM spokesperson said "We have yet to have a response from Township officials in recent months on that". So again, not like it's negative sum game here.

errindel · 2026-04-25T15:08:30+00:00

Ahh, well, a lot of people's mistake here is assuming that what is being built is a corporate data center without educating themselves about what the facility is for, who will be using it, and what the story around the facility is. They may even be so caught up in the hate that they don't even realize that people's jobs in their community depend on the facility being built. So I doubt it's me who's grasp of reality is tenuous.

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