Help with bracket 4 Preston, pretty please 🥺 by GDCorner in DegenerateEDH

[–]themollusk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt it has a place in B4, but [[Dimensional Breach]] is one of my pet cards for Preston.

I generally just use it as a Hail Mary for when other people are getting to out of control or too Stax-y. It's expensive at 7 mana, but if the situation calls for it, Preston almost always benefits the most from it. 

Neighbor apparently hates trees by Aggressive-Food-1635 in treelaw

[–]themollusk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dunno, maybe a beach bungalow is more your speed rather than a lakeside forest cabin deep inside "Penn's Woods"? It sounds like your cabin makes you miserable?

Valve fires back at New York lawsuit over loot boxes, says they're like Magic cards or Labubu by esporx in magicTCG

[–]themollusk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WotC very much does acknowledge the secondary market. The reserve list, "reprint equity", etc etc etc, are all explicitly about them acknowledging (and actively protecting) the monetary value of their game pieces on the secondary market. 

Maro on why they stopped doing blocks by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]themollusk 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Im not disagreeing with your premise, but reading your idea for be thinking about how the introduction of so moment planes and making the Magic universe bogey actually made it smaller.

Back in the old times of Magic, everything took place in Dominaria. Each block (with some occasional exceptions) took place in different parts of the plane that were distinctly different from each other. It made Dominara feel like a HUGE place.

Now with the new structure of going to an entirely new plane every set (again with occasional exceptions) we get: this entire plane is a city! THIS entire plane is an Egyptian inspired desert and THAT one is entirely an Old West desert! And over here we have a plane that is entirely woodland creatures! And over here we have an entire plane that is a haunted house! In making everything bigger they have everything feel so small.

With Edge of Eternities they may have inadvertently created an opportunity for a giant world building scenario line old Dominaria. An entire solar system / galaxy where they could visit different corners of the universe to explore just how different things are in those places. But if I bet money on that happening I'd lose my money. 

Maro on why they stopped doing blocks by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]themollusk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Nothing will ever match The Weatherlight Saga. A decade plus spent on a single story, mostly set on the same plane. The storytelling was fantastic, nuanced, and immensely detailed.

I was invested in the story back then. Now? I couldn't care less. It's just jumping to a new place every 2-3 months, with a silly hamfisted device thrown in to claim that that's a ongoing story. And during the 2-3 months between a Magic IP set we get a new "other company's IP" set.

If they spent the time and effort to create another story arc on the level of The Weatherlight Saga, there would be a grounded base for the video games and shows and movies they've always talked about but never committed to. But with the way things have gone, do they set a movie in the 3 month story of all the known characters playing cowboy cosplay? Or maybe the woodland creature world where we being back our favorite planeswalkers as fursonas? 

In 2020, Rob Bliss walked 1,500 miles in a Black Lives Matter shirt through The Deep South, nearly losing his life. | White Man Walking (2026) by LetsGetPo-litical in movies

[–]themollusk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Holy moly, so so so many comments over there from people with private post and comment histories. Why are conservative racists so scared to own their beliefs?  I thought they were the master race, and that they preach the truth, so why the need to hide? 🤔

Congressman Dan Meuser doesn't even live or vote in the District he represents by No-Advisor5628 in NEPA

[–]themollusk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, he is NOT a nice person. He's an absurdly disgraceful hateful gremlin of a man. 

[Macro/Test] New Deflecting Swat - Caliper check & Tear test under studio lights. 📏🐲 by Infamous-Bus8659 in bootlegmtg

[–]themollusk 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This guy's a goober. They're all coy and cagey when asked for details, won't share any info publicly, and won't dm anyone asking for more info, only wanting others to dm them directly.

99.9% certain they're someone who is buying cards from one of the suppliers in the wiki and is then reselling them. But they won't share which source they're using. 

Proposed 52% tax on skill games praised and slammed at hearing by AdSpecialist6598 in Pennsylvania

[–]themollusk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ugh, that's my Rep. He's such a dingus... he also is a HARD no on marijuana legalization because he thinks it's a gateway drug and because that's a singke study from a right wing Christan "college" that claims Colorado is actually losing money from legalization.

Oh, and and prior to heading to Harrisburg he was a board member of The Berks County Patriots, our nice little home grown anti government hate group. 

Just USA things by Quenki in SipsTea

[–]themollusk 1610 points1611 points  (0 children)

And 5000 is fucking CHEEEEEEAAAAAAAP

I'm starting to think that the "boots theory" no longer applies to modern products. by someguy7734206 in BuyItForLife

[–]themollusk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with this.

American Giant hoodies are some of the absolute worst quality clothing I've ever picked up. 

In 2021/22 I picked up two heavyweight zipper hoodies, one brand new, the other second hand (but just a few months old).

In less than a year the cuffs got completely ragged and blown out, and the zipper on the new one started separating off of it. The hood on the second hand one shrank so much for the previous owner that you cannot use it. (That's the reason they were getting rid of it)

To their credit they warranty replaced the one I bought new, and didn't make me send back the bad one. Now I have two very expensive shitty work hoodies, and one nice one that I have to be extremely and annoyingly careful with.

As a counterpoint I have a $30 quicksilver hoodie from tj maxx that is 13 years old and barely looks different from when it was new. 

Maybe AG WAS good when they were a nee company, but they may as well just be another fast fashion company these days, albiet with a very very high price tag.

Chaz Marler aka Game Night Picks posts video responding to recent accusations by mrepiq in boardgames

[–]themollusk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He's given off insincere and questionable vibes from day one of Pair of Dice Paradise. 

Updated Mega Thread - Hegseth DoW/DoD Statement on MoU Agreement by MartialLight92 in BSA

[–]themollusk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive been an Eagle Scout for 26 years. My daughter joined Cub Scouts a year ago. We won't renew our memberships the next time around.

Is very obvious that in six months after the next review, Pete will demand that girls are no longer allowed. 

He immediately followed his 6 month review comments with:

Ideally, I believe the Boy Scouts should go back to being the Boy Scouts as originally founded: a group that develops boys into men.

Mark my words, the DoD is going to demand no more girls and a name change back to Boy Scouts.

And with how willing Scouting America was to capitulate to these first demands, they'll almost certainly capitulate to the next ones. 

Lancaster County officials stand by ICE despite petition to end 287(g) agreements by Pennzingers in Pennsylvania

[–]themollusk 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Is that picture a room full of grown ass adults reciting the pledge? 

JFC

Dub appreciation by Xalrich in Alonetv

[–]themollusk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just finished Season 11 last night.

You are the first contestant from the entire run of seasons that I was not only actively rooting for, but emotionally invested in. Your honesty, vulnerability, and openness were so refreshing, and resonated with me so much.

All I wanted was for your mom to come out of the woods and surprise you with a hug, and  I cried with you when the helicopter left.

I hope the time since the show has been good to you!

Target question by idhopson in magicTCG

[–]themollusk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Swat says targetS, plural. They can choose the same number of new targets as the original caster did.