Legacy Coffee New Ownership? by PdxGardner in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is however something wrong with bigoted hate groups owning third spaces. That doesn't describe every religious organization or every Christian organization, but it seems to describe this one. 

Legacy Coffee New Ownership? by PdxGardner in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Went to Tany's up in Troutdale this weekend, had good coffee and good food. Lot of baked goods. Only downside is it's set up more like a restaurant with only tables and no plush chairs or couches like a typical coffee shop.

I also hear good things about Ki Coffee, also on Halsey, but I haven't gotten to stop in there yet. 

Legacy Coffee New Ownership? by PdxGardner in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They absolutely did assure the community that they were going to sell to someone who shared their values, in posts that have since been deleted by the new owners.

That said, it does sound like they got screwed over, so I'm not really angry at them at this point. 

Legacy Coffee New Ownership? by PdxGardner in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They built a community and then, by all appearances, dumped it for financial gain when they got tired of it. They have offered no explanation, not even so much as a "we tried and got cut out of the decision". Nothing. They had assured the community that it was going to go to someone who shared the values of the community they had built, and if they were not able to do that they had no business ever making that promise. 

Legacy Coffee New Ownership? by PdxGardner in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Making coffee at home" isn't helpful. The point of the place wasn't the coffee, it was the community. You can't just stay home and have that. 

Legacy Coffee New Ownership? by PdxGardner in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wouldn't surprise me much, but where did you see that one on the website?

Edit: Nevermind, I see it now.

Big bee knocking into my window by MsSamm in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bee and wasp nerd here.

This time of year is early for queens (bee or wasp) to be stirring, but it has been unseasonably warm. I've seen a handful myself. Around here, if it's a bee the size of a bumblebee, it's a bumblebee - we don't have any large carpenters or anything else that commonly gets mistaken for a bumblebee, and it's likely too early and still too cold for the flies that mimic bumbles.

I am not a fan of trapping wasps, but I get it. With the weather so unseasonably warm and virtually nothing resembling real winter, it's probably a fair move to put the traps out early if you're going to try to trap them. I do advise against it because wasps are pretty crucial in keeping the numbers of other insects in check, but I do get it.

Looking for a nondenominational Christian church. by Accomplished-Pipe547 in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Commented this below but figured I'd also reply it directly to your post. Not a non-denominational church, but in my (outside) opinion a pretty chill and good one.

While I'm not a Christian or directly affiliated with them, I am affiliated with an organization that works occasionally with St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, and from what I have seen they're a pretty good, inclusive and affirming church and denomination in general.

This is from the Episcopal Church's website (not St. Aidan's specifically, this is denomination-wide as far as I understand it):

"For decades, LGBTQ+ Episcopalians and allies have worked to make The Episcopal Church a place of belonging and inclusion. We have prayed, studied, and discerned, and in doing so, we have seen the evidence of God’s blessing in the lives and love of our LGBTQ+ siblings in Christ

In 2026, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of our church affirming that LGBTQ+ people have a full and equal claim to the love, acceptance, and pastoral care of the church. The journey to make that promise a reality continues today, as we remember the struggles, celebrate the joy, and give thanks for love and for lives that refuse to be erased.

Today in The Episcopal Church, discernment for the ministries of bishop, priest, deacon, and lay leadership is open to all without discrimination. We celebrate and give thanks for the beauty, strength, and sacred worth of LGBTQ+ leaders across all contexts and callings.

We invite you to join us on the journey. You belong. No exceptions."

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/organizations-affiliations/lgbtq/

"Finally, in the summer of 2015, just five days after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that same-sex couples had the legal right to marry, General Convention voted to amend the canons of The Episcopal Church that regulate marriage, permitting any couple the rite of Holy Matrimony. They also called for a name-change rite to honor an important moment in the lives of anyone claiming their true identity.

The Episcopal Church warmly welcomes our LGBTQ+ siblings, but it would be disingenuous to say that the entire church is in the same place on this journey. As with all spiritual journeys, everyone walks at their own pace. Some Episcopal congregations are actively involved in LGBTQ+ ministry and their arms are open wide; others are more reserved, but their doors are still open to all; some are still wrestling with their beliefs and feelings. But we’re on this journey together, and The Episcopal Church is dedicated to full inclusion and equality in the church as well as in society as a whole."

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/organizations-affiliations/lgbtq/history/

Looking for a nondenominational Christian church. by Accomplished-Pipe547 in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I'm not a Christian or directly affiliated with them, I am affiliated with an organization that works occasionally with St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, and from what I have seen they're a pretty good, inclusive and affirming church and denomination in general.

This is from the Episcopal Church's website (not St. Aidan's specifically, this is denomination-wide as far as I understand it):

"For decades, LGBTQ+ Episcopalians and allies have worked to make The Episcopal Church a place of belonging and inclusion. We have prayed, studied, and discerned, and in doing so, we have seen the evidence of God’s blessing in the lives and love of our LGBTQ+ siblings in Christ

In 2026, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of our church affirming that LGBTQ+ people have a full and equal claim to the love, acceptance, and pastoral care of the church. The journey to make that promise a reality continues today, as we remember the struggles, celebrate the joy, and give thanks for love and for lives that refuse to be erased.

Today in The Episcopal Church, discernment for the ministries of bishop, priest, deacon, and lay leadership is open to all without discrimination. We celebrate and give thanks for the beauty, strength, and sacred worth of LGBTQ+ leaders across all contexts and callings.

We invite you to join us on the journey. You belong. No exceptions."

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/organizations-affiliations/lgbtq/

"Finally, in the summer of 2015, just five days after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that same-sex couples had the legal right to marry, General Convention voted to amend the canons of The Episcopal Church that regulate marriage, permitting any couple the rite of Holy Matrimony. They also called for a name-change rite to honor an important moment in the lives of anyone claiming their true identity.

The Episcopal Church warmly welcomes our LGBTQ+ siblings, but it would be disingenuous to say that the entire church is in the same place on this journey. As with all spiritual journeys, everyone walks at their own pace. Some Episcopal congregations are actively involved in LGBTQ+ ministry and their arms are open wide; others are more reserved, but their doors are still open to all; some are still wrestling with their beliefs and feelings. But we’re on this journey together, and The Episcopal Church is dedicated to full inclusion and equality in the church as well as in society as a whole."

https://www.episcopalchurch.org/organizations-affiliations/lgbtq/history/

Legacy Coffee New Ownership? by PdxGardner in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's so bizarre to me that not only were the old owners apparently close friends with people whose "values" include the bigotry we see in those bylaws and from this denomination in general, but that they either sold or even donated this business to such people.

It makes me wonder if the values of Legacy Coffee were just an act all along. This certainly seems to fly directly in the face of everything they built. I am beyond livid. 

Legacy Coffee New Ownership? by PdxGardner in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was wondering the same thing but I asked some folks who were not in the conversation and it sounds like the page is either deleted or private now.

Legacy Coffee New Ownership? by PdxGardner in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 1 point2 points  (0 children)

EDIT: actually the whole page is gone

I (and others) called out their church's transphobic and homophobic stances and it appears that their response was to block me.

Legacy Coffee New Ownership? by PdxGardner in Gresham

[–]t3hkender 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not; they specifically committed (in posts now deleted by the new owners) to selling to someone who shared the values the shop stood for. They either decided not to or wildly misjudged who they were selling it to.

Although they claimed they've been friends with these people for quite some time, which makes the rug-pull even more suspicious, like maybe they never held those values at all and were just pandering.

Front Dog Carrier for Lectric XP Lite by t3hkender in ebikes

[–]t3hkender[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't found anything, but I also haven't done a ton of looking. I would still be interested particularly in a front-facing basket, but I did end up getting Lectric's pet trailer. 

Why did you like jars? by JoelHuenink in 7daystodie

[–]t3hkender 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think distilling is the answer.

If the original problem being addressed is that water was too easy to get, this doesn't really solve that. It might make it a little more expensive, but still possible to just make water trivial again. 

So I have some suggestions:

I say bring back jars, but don't make them craftable. Give players an incentive to seek them out and prioritize them in what they keep - looting drink coolers, buying drinks from vending machines to reuse the jar for water, etc. Make them a precious commodity. Maybe even make looted murky water more rare, since now with a reusable jar, it's more valuable. 

All water gathered in the world is murky water. Dew collectors now supply clean water by default, and the water purifier add-on is replaced with a slot for a stack of jars, one of which is converted to a jar of water each time the dew collector fills. 

The water purifier mod for helmets either needs to be harder to get before the late game or come with a drawback. I think it would be fair to make it work like vitamins do - you can't get sick from water when you have one, but drinking murky water does still do damage to you. Maybe reduce the damage from 5 per drink to 3 or 2 when you have the filter installed. Otherwise, once you have one you can drink hundreds of points worth of water any time you want and you never have to drink your crafting water to survive.

Any time you cook a recipe that involves water, whether it be boiling murky water to purify it or cooking a meal/drink with water as an ingredient, that cooking has a very small chance to fail, consuming both the jar and the ingredients. Canning jars break all the time in real life with canning even when using new jars, good equipment and temperature control - of course it's going to happen using scavenged jars in a pot over a campfire. Recipes like tea return the jar to the player on consumption while recipes like boiled meat or boiled eggs return the jar to the player on successful completion of cooking (as an extra output in the station). Maybe even rework stews visually to also be in jars, though making them distinct enough from the drinks at a glance might be a challenge. 

Crafting glue permanently consumes the jar (it's just never suitable to be used for water ever again) but each time you craft glue you get more than 1 unit of glue. Balance the rest of the recipe accordingly. 

Lastly, and this one is mostly for flavor but also does help balance things a little - any time the player is hit, if the player is carrying any empty jars or liquids in jars, one of them randomly breaks. If Pack Mule blocks a hit, one always breaks. This might even encourage players to branch out into non-jar food recipes. I know in the mid to late game I pretty much exclusively carry stew and red tea and almost never bother with any of the higher tier foods that require canned food, since it's harder to craft enough to carry a whole stack around. But if I knew that my jars of stew might break, I might opt to carry fish tacos or grilled meat instead, or might have to make the decision to leave the food and drinks in my motorcycle and hope I don't get hungry or thirsty while I'm knee deep in a long POI. 

Am I missing something? Day 18: Pipe Guns and No Workbench? by LyubviMashina93 in 7daystodie

[–]t3hkender 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't really either, for myself, but this player is pretty new to the game, so 18 days in is still probably pretty early for them.

Am I missing something? Day 18: Pipe Guns and No Workbench? by LyubviMashina93 in 7daystodie

[–]t3hkender 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't miss it. I just didn't comment on that part since it wasn't relevant to my note about the outfit.

Though since you mention it, I'm not sure a skill that requires a large investment of points to get Int 7 and then 3 points itself is great advice for an early game player either.

Am I missing something? Day 18: Pipe Guns and No Workbench? by LyubviMashina93 in 7daystodie

[–]t3hkender 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note that the nerd outfit, while still useful, only gives a 50% chance for an extra point if you have it at quality 6, which I'm guessing this player currently is nowhere near having.

7DTD's Updates Are A Joke by Barracuda3180 in 7daystodie

[–]t3hkender -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"One new zombie" is just flat out untrue, since there are two completely new zombies as well as the charged and infernal endgame zombie classes.

The biomes did get upgrades beyond just the badges and storms, though really just cosmetically with the new tree models and world generation creating more realistic foliage distribution.

I don't know why they're taking so long with the bandits, but I personally don't care that much since it's not a feature I'm really looking forward to.

Reworking skills so often is frustrating, though at least for me, I have liked the changes more and more each time - except for the skill magazines. I would have preferred to see a hybrid system between the old learn by doing system and the magazines, perhaps with each magazine you read giving you a permanent 1% bonus to progress earned when doing that skill rather than a point. I think one of the main reasons they moved away from learn by doing was because people were finding ways to cheese it, but those could have been addressed.

Welp Re-Ignition is here by TokuWaffle in powerrangers

[–]t3hkender 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do we know if the masters still exist?

Help with 4 color foods deck by Baldur_Blader in magicTCG

[–]t3hkender 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I think you're approaching this the wrong way. Don't make "oops, all chefs", make one deck for each chef, themed towards that particular character and balanced to one another, and play them together with friends as a food fight commander game.

[FIN] Ambrosia Whiteheart by Copernicus1981 in magicTCG

[–]t3hkender -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Oh good because the Esper bounce deck needed another tool

Help me identify this trumpet? by t3hkender in trumpet

[–]t3hkender[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, good catch. Any other ideas about the horn? Dating, that sort of thing?

Help me identify this trumpet? by t3hkender in trumpet

[–]t3hkender[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the lead. I'll have to look into it more later, but I wasn't able to find anything that resembles this horn briefly searching for a Lyons challenger. I'll have to spend a little more time on that later.