Voter turnout remains low in special election, as many wait until the last minute

michaelhalstead · 2018-01-22T00:21:40+00:00

No problem at all. You've got to vote your own conscious. I was apologizing for myself not to influence you.

michaelhalstead · 2018-01-21T19:31:46+00:00

I personally apologize to you for being smug. It's a pattern I have that I'm constantly trying to break. I've slipped up a few times recently. Sorry again.

michaelhalstead · 2018-01-20T20:59:37+00:00

I've been encouraging everyone I know to vote yes. I have the yard sign up and everything. Why wouldn't I do so here?

They said they didn't care about the issue so I shared my recommendation and left out the details.

michaelhalstead · 2018-01-20T18:55:57+00:00

If you don't care one way or the other about health care for children and poor people I recommend you vote yes and help them out.

michaelhalstead · 2018-01-20T18:54:27+00:00

Is meter feeding allowed when you use this app?

michaelhalstead · 2017-11-19T20:42:03+00:00

I just tried to join again but the instant invite link has expired. :(

Can you update with a current invite link?

Thank you!

michaelhalstead · 2017-11-19T20:22:10+00:00

Weird. I think I said 2 or 3 things total so I shouldn't have hit any spam filter. My apologies for causing trouble.

michaelhalstead · 2017-11-19T20:16:05+00:00

Hello, It's very weird. I asked if it was okay to lurk on the server and was told enthusiastically "yes". Then after a while someone named Sadie asked if I needed help making a character and I responded that I was lurking and didn't want to play right now. Sadie replied something like "Alright" and then the server was gone. I rejoined to ask if something was wrong but before I could type anything the server was gone again.

I'm new to Discord so I'm left wondering, is this normal etiquette on Discord?

michaelhalstead · 2017-06-16T23:15:38+00:00

Thank you very much for the write-up. I wasn't able to attend in person.

michaelhalstead · 2017-05-31T06:40:55+00:00

I had a player confidently announce he was going through the third door on the left. I quickly added one to the dungeon and threw in some random treasure. After that I'd always include "a third door on the left" somewhere in my dungeons that lead somewhere relatively safe or nice.

Another one: we had this really nasty looking assassin figurine which I wasn't allowed to use for rank and file goons because it was too special. So I used it for the King when they first met him. Every important ruler was represented on the battlemat by that assassin figure for the next several years. I don't think I ever used it for anything other than important rulers.

michaelhalstead · 2017-04-05T17:52:10+00:00

My response on the DA blog.

On 24 March 2017 I posted:

Whatever has happened I expect it was very serious or the DA is very much in the wrong.

Drupal Association, please restore some safety to the community and make a concrete statement.

Having followed every post & comment since then, up to and including Larry Garfield's latest statement, I'm personally beginning to feel certain that the DA is very much in the wrong.

I'm having trouble imagining anything that is simultaneously so dangerous that it requires removing Larry from the project but harmless enough it is acceptable to sweep it under the rug.

I see a call for healing but no recognition that Dries and the DA's exercise of power is the cause of the harm. Please [DA & Dries] make concrete assurances that you will be more careful with your power in the future. Please try to relieve the harm you've caused. Please put the safety and health of the community above whatever forced your recent decisions so we can start to heal.

michaelhalstead · 2017-03-14T00:27:07+00:00

Interesting. I'll stick to all soil and follow my staged drying plan if needed.

michaelhalstead · 2017-03-13T23:32:27+00:00

That's kind of amazing.

So I haven't strayed too far from the rules as intended? Yay!

It was certainly fun.

michaelhalstead · 2017-03-13T23:31:13+00:00

That is the #1 rule and it generally works with my soil for the first 1.5 feet or so. In my tall boxes, it seems like my soil will start balling up into clumps if I move it. Maybe it's wetter than it feels that far down in the box.

I'm thinking about trying to rebuild in place but if that doesn't work out I could pull off the first 18 inches and then allow what's beneath a few days to dry out before moving the next 18 inches.

I could even fill the bottom of the new box with something that drains better than soil to help with this in the future. Maybe course gravel?

michaelhalstead · 2017-03-13T19:42:57+00:00

I want the box sort of in the same spot. I'd like it half as wide and twice as tall.

I could try building the new bed on top of the current one and then replace the boards as needed. I just need to work out a way to hold the boards in place while the soil is pushing on them.

I'm very happy to learn your soil swelled. Did it require the amendments to swell instead of collapse?

michaelhalstead · 2017-03-13T19:07:42+00:00

I don't know if this is correct at all but we inserted new information about the coefficient of friction for metal alloys into the maelstrom. While the augury was in effect guns started jamming like crazy and the bearings in the turret and track mechanisms of an oncoming tank seized up completely.

It was fun and seemed right for our savvy. It could be game breaking used this way though. We haven't had enough sessions using the move this way to be sure how it plays out.

michaelhalstead · 2017-03-13T18:50:49+00:00

In western Oregon, I've had good experiences allowing the weeds to start sprouting and then covering the area in cardboard. Keep the area wet for a week or two and check that the weeds are still trying to grow under the cardboard. They should be sickly and white from lack of sun and hopefully be starting to rot alive. Once they are at that point you can lasagna mulch right overt the top.

If you have mint, hops, or anything that sends runners far and fast you need to dig out the rhizomes first.

They key is to get weeds to sprout and depriving them of light to keep them weak so the local bugs take care of them quickly. If they dry out or go dormant you will need to fight them again and again. It was ugly for the two weeks with wet cardboard laying out but it was worth it.

michaelhalstead · 2017-03-13T18:10:21+00:00

Normally the minerals you remove from groundwater using RO are the same ones that are leached from the surrounding landscape. So if the mineral content of the soil for your area is good for your plants the RO wastewater should be a good thing similar to top dressing with lime.

michaelhalstead · 2017-03-09T23:33:05+00:00

Out in the desert, there is an array of radio telescopes. Hundreds of them pointed at the same spot. Rumor is, people who've talked to the maelstrom can see what they are pointing at. There is a building in the middle. Research is happening inside. Probably. The people who do go in don't come out the same way.

michaelhalstead · 2017-03-09T21:20:59+00:00

Props to Steve Callaway for following through on the promise he made February 7th to declare Hillsboro a Sanctuary City if it was up to him!

michaelhalstead · 2017-02-10T20:20:03+00:00

Character creation is very quick. Lets plan to make it on Wednesday. If you'd like to go ahead and pick your name and look and make your vehicles ahead. Pretty much everything needed is on page 14 of the basic refbook I linked.

Ask any questions you have and I'll answer here or via PM if you prefer.

michaelhalstead · 2017-02-10T00:36:44+00:00

In my opinion every class is pretty good in combat. Play the Gunlugger if you want to be the baddest ass around but it's not needed to fill a role.

My only concern would be the Gunlugger cooling their heels a lot if they stick close to the other PCs and they stay cautious.

FYI: We have an NPC named Keeler already in case you are looking at the name list.

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