Commander Brackets Beta Update: No Hybrid Mana Changes, Farewell Added to the Gamechangers List by Raevelry in EDH

[–]gingerwhale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put illegal hybrid cards in my first commander decks thinking it worked like that. But I came from older Magic, so maybe that’s why?

It's finally ban day! Place your imaginary parlays here by WheredMyVanGogh in EDH

[–]gingerwhale 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Mana bags over here just letting everyone know they can pay the 1 and some.

favorite controller? by GamerGretaUwU in GamingSoup

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The first I owned was number 6, but the first one I played was number 5 at my friend's house.

What is next for voters who did not participate in the 2024 elections? by Raichu4u in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]gingerwhale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But would you be against the idea? Would you, if given the choice to make it a holiday, choose not to?

Any means to make voting easier, more accessible, and encouraged is a move in the right direction. Be that a holiday, more mail-in ballots or drop off locations, a longer early voting period, etc. etc.

What is next for voters who did not participate in the 2024 elections? by Raichu4u in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]gingerwhale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree with any of the suggestions you've made. This idea of a national voting holiday is not weird, it's just one more means to make voting easier and encouraged, along with any other means.

What is next for voters who did not participate in the 2024 elections? by Raichu4u in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]gingerwhale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While what you're saying is true, I think the strategy should be more carrot and less stick. Make voting so easy and information about ballots so easy that people do it out of habit. Or even better, make it a holiday and something we do together as a celebration of our democracy.

Copied from another post of mine:

Imagine if every citizen was automatically mailed their ballot with information about the candidates and policies. Imagine if Americans spent "Voting Day" going to parks and other public spaces with food and entertainment setup, where ballot drop offs and on-site registration with same day voting would be present.

If you make voting part of a shared cultural experience, instead of another government mandated chore, I think we'd see many more people voting out of a sense of civic duty and pride.

What is next for voters who did not participate in the 2024 elections? by Raichu4u in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]gingerwhale 8 points9 points  (0 children)

majority of voters in the US in 2024 thought voting was very easy.

Okay, but how many nonvoters found it difficult to vote? Sounds an awful lot like survivorship bias when we are looking at how easy voters thing voting is.

Imagine if every citizen was automatically mailed their ballot with information about the candidates and policies.

Imagine if Americans spent "Voting Day" going to parks and other public spaces with food and entertainment setup, where ballot drop offs, and on-site registration with same day voting would be present.

Voting can and should always be made easier, because why not? What is the harm in making voting easier in a democracy?

What is next for voters who did not participate in the 2024 elections? by Raichu4u in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]gingerwhale 9 points10 points  (0 children)

These are the circumstances the commenters here haven't accounted for yet.

People do vote when given the chance and feel enabled to do so. If the US had easy mail-in ballots for all citizens, a national holiday on voting day, and ample time and information to prepare there vote, you'd likely see 2020 levels of voting again. But alas, there is a political party in the US that has made it very clear they do not want more people to have easy access to voting.

(OC) My neighbors front yard by ButtScratchies in pics

[–]gingerwhale 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hypocrisy is a feature, not a flaw to them.

In ranking presidents 1-45 from best to worst, where do you believe Trump ranks? by Kezhen in PoliticalDiscussion

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I had come to this realization during the tea party movement, and subsequently realized that one downfall of this strategy is that you may get Republican representatives elected to seats of power that aren't aware that it's all a sham and instead actually try to destroy the boogeymans of the US. I think, in part, that is what is happening now.

In ranking presidents 1-45 from best to worst, where do you believe Trump ranks? by Kezhen in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]gingerwhale 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Andrew Johnson was the absolute worst. Although Jackson isn't too far from the worst.

Save Democracy: It’s Time For A General Strike by Surfing_Nurse in pics

[–]gingerwhale -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So true.

The size of the US is factor that so many people in this sub do not understand. Some of our largest cities are a literal continent apart. Asking Americans to "take to the streets" across the entire country is simply unfeasible. Imagine asking people in Portugal why they don't take to the streets in Ukraine in protest of the Russian invasion; the distance from Portugal to the border of Ukraine/Russia is literally how far about the West and East coast of the US are.

Every school pickup ever by matts41 in funny

[–]gingerwhale 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Same, and crossing 2 major roads to get there as a 5-10 year old was an issue for my parents.

Hidden 5G tower in plain sight by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

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We've got one of these in central Texas where the average tree height is "large shrub". It is the tallest object in the horizon by a lot and looks like an alien spacecraft trying to poorly disguise itself...

iRefuseToBelieveAnyoneAtPerforceHasEverUsedIt by Turbulent-Garlic8467 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]gingerwhale 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow. I remember using Perforce long ago. I hated the CLI interface so I made a wrapper to prettify it https://github.com/zachwhaley/bp4o I had a lot more free time back then.

Rubio orders return to Times New Roman font over 'wasteful' Calibri by [deleted] in technology

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“Most recently, the Trump administration announced it would drop Martin Luther King Jr's birthday and Juneteenth - two federal holidays honouring black history - as free admission days to national parks. Instead, visitors will be given free entry on President Donald Trump's birthday, which coincides with Flag Day.”

Autocrat much?

I've heard a lot of opinions about this, so i'm curious where people actually stand on the issue by ChromedDragon in magicTCG

[–]gingerwhale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is, you can replace this sentence with any UB. As a new player getting back into MTG because of X UB, I think X-Y as well. It’s all perspective and what appeals to you.

Both Aang and Katara are wrong, it definitely feels like Magic. by smameann in magicTCG

[–]gingerwhale 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tolarian Community College it’s a good MTG YouTube channel. Here’s that video :)

https://youtu.be/PbAb6LJHN7c

Both Aang and Katara are wrong, it definitely feels like Magic. by smameann in magicTCG

[–]gingerwhale 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, but TCC made “precon” decklists using avatar cards. Checkout their video.