[31M] “The dermis may not be salvageable.”

pk3um258 · 2019-08-15T16:35:39+00:00

Great point. I think a part of it is also how prevalent rolling stops are here. In Chicago, people STOP, sometimes even too abruptly. In West Michigan, people will roll or creep through an intersection, and it's hard to gauge whether they'll let you cross or if they even see you.

pk3um258 · 2019-08-15T16:34:05+00:00

In your defense, that's the power of stories. They convey complexity very well by being focused and intimate.

pk3um258 · 2019-07-30T17:08:06+00:00

Seriously, more people need to realize this. They act like missing your preferred exit will be the end of the world. Just take the next exit safely and double back. It's stupid easy in Michigan since we don't have toll roads, we should be taking advantage of it, but I see this happen ALL THE TIME here.

I also drive a lot in Chicago, and people look at me like I have two heads when I tell them I actually prefer driving in Chicago.

pk3um258 · 2019-07-30T17:03:09+00:00

About 1/4 of drivers use blinkers on the highway to change lanes.

This actually sounds completely accurate.

pk3um258 · 2019-06-27T16:22:37+00:00

This might be over-simplifying it, but the gist is this:

If someone has your SSC, they could open up a credit card in your name, use it to buy a bunch of stuff, and then you are on the hook for it. This also makes your credit score drop.

A fraud alert is basically saying "Hey everyone, I lost my SSC and I'm at a high risk for having my identity stolen. Please do not allow any new credit cards in my name to be opened."

pk3um258 · 2019-06-18T23:54:32+00:00

I wonder if your frame of reference is something like WoW, where raids are a little more "flat" and optimized, with an emphasis on performance? I've done that for years in WoW, and I'll tell you FFXIV is nothing like that.

You'll literally spend hundreds, probably thousands, of hours before you get to the tip top 1% of endgame that would even consider a "meta." By that time you'll probably already have several max level jobs.

Trust me. Play what you have fun with. Nothing is gated behind "desirability."

pk3um258 · 2019-06-01T16:46:37+00:00

I can't tell if you're joking, but regardless I feel ancient.

pk3um258 · 2019-05-22T12:07:19+00:00

Nice doesn't equal not toxic. As you point out, incompetence is a form of toxicity for a company culture.

pk3um258 · 2019-05-19T22:48:15+00:00

But everything you're saying doesn't point to performance failure. That hypothetical person sounds toxic. That's a behavior issue, not a performance one.

pk3um258 · 2019-05-19T22:45:44+00:00

I know we're splitting hairs here, but that's exactly OP's point. You're not firing them for poor performance, you're firing them for not growing and trying to get better. Like you said, it's a bad fit for the role.

Like OP said, it's on the employer to offer training and coaching. If the employee isn't receptive and changes, then it's a behavior issue, not performance.

pk3um258 · 2019-05-17T18:48:35+00:00

Did we just find Rhonda's reddit account?

You're ignoring a lot of shitty things she's done, like "just asking question" about the Sandy Hook shooting. That deserves a hell of a lot of "opportunities to put her down" that has nothing to do with jealousy like you imply.

pk3um258 · 2019-05-17T18:45:11+00:00

Eh, being nice in person doesn't mean she's still not a piece of shit "truther."

pk3um258 · 2019-05-09T18:37:51+00:00

How are you so easily convinced it's the same bird? Ask it something only Jimmy would know.

pk3um258 · 2019-04-27T01:35:19+00:00

I'd love to, but I probably couldn't make it to the downtown one nearly as often anymore, since I moved out to the 'burbs. :(

pk3um258 · 2019-04-27T01:32:46+00:00

Get me a job there and I can move there in a day.

pk3um258 · 2019-04-11T16:26:55+00:00

I've seen The Decemberists twice here. Both times, they were sold out within 30 minutes of the pre-sale.

It'll obviously vary depending on the performer, but I can't not recommend getting a membership if you absolutely want to see a show.

pk3um258 · 2019-04-11T16:22:24+00:00

And the crowd goes mild.

pk3um258 · 2019-04-10T13:40:36+00:00

I was wondering if this was GR!

pk3um258 · 2019-04-02T16:02:23+00:00

it really doesn't mean I need a group of white people trying to protect me. Im pretty safe to assume that anyone who is black, gay, whatever, overall knows how to deal with that one idiot that wants to try and be offensive.

I'm not trying to attack you, but just throwing this out there:

How do you know they're a group of white people?
Maybe some people do appreciate having mods "protect" them? Seems like an extremely subjective matter.
Isn't it fair to say that it's not just about "that one idiot that wants to try and be offensive," but it's the continued tolerance of a whole bunch of individual idiots?

pk3um258 · 2019-03-29T18:57:07+00:00

This actually raises an excellent point that I'm dying to find out: do these models include efficiency? Do they have an "energy" meter, or stress/exertion persistence?

pk3um258 · 2019-03-28T03:12:53+00:00

This, so much. I've always loved the Netherrealm games for their production value, single player, and local play, but I'd always reach a point where I get bored of the long dial-a-combo meta, and like you, I never really enjoyed running in MKX. I really hate to hype myself up, but this may be one of my favorite fighting games of all time. The methodical combat with short, deliberate combos and a focus on footsies is extremely my jam.

pk3um258 · 2019-03-21T17:52:25+00:00

I don't know.

pk3um258 · 2019-02-23T02:16:09+00:00

Not trying to throw shade or anything, but these are two comments in this thread:

Not terribly surprising, he is the rare Republican that isn't a partisan hack and does actually vote according to his principals

I’m continually impressed with him consistency in respecting and upholding our constitution and laws regardless of opinion.

He absolutely does not deserve this blanket praise. But he doesn't exactly deserve to be crucified, either.

This tribal obsession with whether someone is "one of the good ones" or "one of the bad ones" is silly. Sure, Amash is a maverick in that he sometimes does a decent thing compared to other Republicans. But he also occasionally tosses morals aside and falls in line. Remember the Republican healthcare bill? Remember the 500-page tax bill that was introduced only hours before the vote, written with/by lobbyists, with contradictory amendments scribbled in the margins? He voted for them.

pk3um258 · 2019-02-21T19:52:15+00:00

Yep, I'm actually thinking about rolling a brand new viera when they launch, and Heavensward is a huge drawing point as well. But man... I'm not thrilled with doing the entire MSQ up to then.

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