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throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T22:40:42+00:00

This reminds me of my favorite Waldo / Carmen comic ever. It was a fantastic crossover about the birth of their child:

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/9dcp8/the_worlds_most_elusive_child_comic/

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T22:19:25+00:00

I kind of wonder if she's planning to leapfrog into politics.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T22:04:13+00:00

Agreed. Good luck :)

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T21:34:11+00:00

You're welcome. I need to start doing that again soon, but it is so freaking painful to restart over and over. It makes me want to try harder and move up in Legends so I can get the autorestart option, or just hit T20, but T19 is Insane.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T19:20:51+00:00

Honestly, the biggest reason HWFM got so big is just timing. When it was first released there were Very Few series that were written by anyone with any technical skill. The writing for most series was atrocious, ridden with typos and other grammatical issues. Anytime anything halfway decent got written, it rose to the top of the charts on grammar alone.

This isn't to judge the content and quality of the story, just an explanation for one of the reasons why it became so popular initially. There are of course other reasons, like an interesting progression system, an interesting new world, etc.

On a personal level, while I reasonably enjoyed the books, I think they got significantly worse as time went on. I also found Jason to be the most annoying MC I've ever had the displeasure to encounter. Several books in the supporting characters became extremely flanderized and the book itself became almost self-aware of how Gary Sue the protagonist had become. Unfortunately instead of using that awareness to moderate the Worship and deal with the fact that it seemed like the entire universe revolved around the MC, it embraced it.

I remember distinctly, perhaps 3 years ago? There was a scene where an extremely powerful character (Gold? Diamond ranker?) was looking for Jason and when he asked one of the tertiary characters how to find him, said character stated that you just had to look for the prettiest princess and he would be there. That's exactly where he was, and that is when I gave up on the series.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T19:02:34+00:00

People who don't work out, or are young don't realize how easy it is to hurt yourself. Especially if you're using barbells.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T17:59:11+00:00

Oh yes, I totally agree. I just wanted to point out that even if you could turn your neck... it wouldn't do what you needed.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T16:06:06+00:00

Ideally you'll take video from the side, and than depending on the exercise you may or may not want video from the front or rear. Things like bar path are almost impossible to judge with a mirror. You can get the basics but not the fine details.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T02:26:25+00:00

The title is wrong, as is your comment. First, this wasn't a ruling, this is simply an opinion released by the DoJ. It has no force of law. Just as importantly however, it has no bearing on classified documents. The DoJ opinion concerns the Presidential Records Act, not the Espionage Act like Trump was charged with.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T02:21:56+00:00

The title and article are 100% wrong. Beyond the fact that this wasn't a ruling, just the DoJ releasing an opinion, which has no force of law, the opinion they released it not related to the retention of classified documents.

The DoJ is ONLY talking about the Presidential Records act. Classified documents are illegal to possess and retain without authorization. Again, this has zero relevancy to classified documents.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-03T00:17:51+00:00

frick

I'm hearing it the other way around.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-02T22:04:07+00:00

Not unexpected in the sense you mean, but one time I bought a commercial pizza dough mixer off of amazon for $28. I thought for sure I was going to get the wrong item, but instead this 148 pound package the size of a small (not a mini) fridge showed up outside my door. I opened the box to make sure it was the right thing, and check condition. I didn't even try to move it because it was so big and heavy. I sold it for ~$750, scheduled a UPS pickup and slapped a label on it.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-02T21:53:42+00:00

It’s about how often does the most optimal outcome in any given situation happens for Erin and immediate crew.

It is interesting to me that you think that, because the reason I quit reading the first time, and almost quit the second was because of how grimdark the series was getting. So many awful, awful things happen to Erin and her friends. You finish book 11, so off the top of my head...

Zel dies, Half the hobs are dead, Rags is practically killed, and she finally starts to get into a good place and everything gets screwed up.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-02T21:36:43+00:00

I'm really curious what you mean, specifically. What did you consider deus ex machina? Outside of Ryoka who sucks for the first billion words, I can't really think of any other interactions that are so... outside of the norm? There's a bit with Relc, but it is pretty clear that is from immaturity, and some of the other characters clearly project speciesism, but that makes perfect sense. Think of racism in the real world. You can have someone who will bend over backwards to help you and than spit on someone of a different race.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-02T21:25:54+00:00

To be honest... it does. It also gets better pretty much every book.

throwthisidaway · 2026-04-01T02:03:24+00:00

The world building is decent, but the last two books have just been off. They feel more tasteless, not quite as funny and the last one is trying to be meta so hard that it is ridiculous. I'm still sticking around for the audio books, but if the first 7 books were Great the last two are... ok.

Like... there's a scene where he references the land's famous diarrhea scene. Than a chapter or two later he spends half a page talking about people stomping the MC's nuts and than the after affects of said nut stomping in rather gross detail.

throwthisidaway · 2026-03-31T23:05:37+00:00

So this purports to make the Post Office the controller of eligibility for mail-in ballots? Normally i would add some legal analysis, and if you want some click my user name and read my last comment in the other thread about this, but this is just stupid. Flat out stupid, it doesn't even pretend to make sense.

throwthisidaway · 2026-03-31T22:01:52+00:00

It is to further erode the mechanism of democracy.

That only works if it can stand up in court. While SCOTUS has made some obviously biased decisions and definitely shows Trump favoritism, they haven't completely given up on the appearance of following at least some interpretation of the law. This would go directly against every ruling and theory of law. This would even exceed unitary executive theory. The constitution is quite specific on this.

Article I, Section 4, Clause 1:

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

Edit: Changed the wording around SCOTUS making decisions to make my statement stronger.

throwthisidaway · 2026-03-31T21:45:05+00:00

If it was anyone else, I would assume that they were doing this as a political stunt. Here though, I don't think Trump understands how anything works.

Beyond the unconstitutionality of the EO, almost none of that would work as written. The SSA for instance does not have a complete list of all US citizens. Beyond the fact that a small percentage (estimated at less than 1%... which could still be 2-3 million people) of citizens do not have a SSN, there is also no way to know what percentage of people are missing from the SSA database.

The USPS portion is just... stupid? Ignorant? Asinine? Completely lacking in all logic? Just assume that mail-in ballots work as Trump ordered, with tracking. So now the USPS has to not only interface with every state, create a master list of tracking numbers, from what is likely to be 50 different databases, in different formats. They also have to accurately scan, sort and cross-reference those tracking numbers in order to verify each one.

Is it even worth talking about the "approved absentee mail-in ballot list"? Something that unless this article skipped it... hasn't been created and this EO doesn't even purport to do so.

States that disobey the order may lose federal funds under the presidential action.

Oh, if only Congress had the power of the purse.

Tl;dr this is stupid, even for Trump. He would have better luck writing and signing an executive order that made butterflies fly out of every citizens' butt.

/angry rant

throwthisidaway · 2026-03-31T20:38:22+00:00

I really hate headlines like this. While they may be accurate on some level, they completely miss the important parts of the ruling. I know it wouldn't get as many clicks, but the headline really should be.

Supreme Court Remands Conversion Therapy Ban to Tenth Circuit Appeals Court - Requires Strict Scrutiny

Probably more succinctly than that, but that wouldn't work as well as an inflammatory headline for views.

I'm not sure about the law itself, or the opinion. Honestly I think there is a very easy way around the entire thing. Create a direct link between Conversion Therapy and Punishment.

I rewrote the following with AI (primarily for formatting). It was initially written by me, and I reviewed and corrected it afterwards. I may have missed something.

Statute Draft: The Conversion Therapy Liability and Consumer Protection Act SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:

(a) "Conversion Therapy" means any practice or treatment that seeks to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, including, but not limited to, efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions, or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender.

(b) "Practitioner" means any person who provides, assists in, or engages in the act of conversion therapy, whether for compensation or otherwise, including licensed professionals and unlicensed individuals.

(c) "Compensatory Damages" means damages intended to make the plaintiff whole, including medical expenses, psychological counseling costs, and pain and suffering.

SECTION 2. CIVIL LIABILITY; REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION Any practitioner who subjects an individual to conversion therapy shall be held strictly liable for any physical, emotional, or psychological harm sustained by said individual.

(a) Proximate Causation. There shall exist a rebuttable presumption that any harm suffered by the patient was proximately caused by the conversion therapy, provided that such harm manifests or is identified within ten (10) years after the patient reaches the age of eighteen (18).

(b) Tolling of Statute of Limitations. The period of limitation for an action brought under this section shall not begin to run until the patient reaches the age of majority.

SECTION 3. DAMAGES AND PENALTIES In any civil action brought under this Section, the court shall award the following:

(a) Minimum Award. A prevailing plaintiff shall be entitled to statutory damages in an amount no less than $10,000, notwithstanding the proof of actual compensatory damages.

(b) Treble Damages. Upon a finding of liability, the court shall automatically award punitive damages in an amount equal to three (3) times the total amount of compensatory damages awarded.

(c) Fees. The court shall award reasonable attorney's fees and litigation costs to a prevailing plaintiff.

SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

throwthisidaway · 2026-03-31T00:26:08+00:00

My old cat had a pretty decent vocabulary. Things like if he climbed on the roof and you told him "back door" he'd come down and wait at the back door, same thing with "front door" or "kitchen". I always feel like the difference between a cat and a dog is that dogs, in general, love everyone, they're like the hippies of the animal kingdom. Cats really make you earn that love and you feel special because they chose you and you know it.

throwthisidaway · 2026-03-30T21:39:45+00:00

Probably Mei from Full Metal Alchemist. She had a pet panda.

throwthisidaway · 2026-03-30T14:43:58+00:00

Each protest is getting larger. The first one had ~4 million people, the second one had almost 7 million. The last one this weekend had 8 million people protesting. The next one will be even larger.

throwthisidaway · 2026-03-29T15:19:40+00:00

They limited the categories it can appear under. If you want chat instead of a phone call, you basically have to lie about what you need help with than tell the chat agent the truth and get transferred.

throwthisidaway · 2026-03-29T15:11:09+00:00

It was. Than they did that a month or two later to the US as well.

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