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I know you didn't write it, but I am not sure why the mask is capitalist. The $300 punk boots and the Apple laptop would seem to be a better thing to make fun of.

is our recollection from old days o' university that tolkien were using man 'stead o' human 'cause he were english, and not french. human is from french by way o' latin. man sounds like a shortened form o' human, but isn't. man is actual distinct and comes from old english. tolkien were creating an english mythology, so... HA! Good Fun!

If you read the comments, there is a link to a news site where she paints over all the cameras in the building...

Hilariously my wife and I have had the same discussion, but we are like minded. If anything moves the furniture, or tells us to "get out", the rally point is on the front sidewalk.

Spent a good hour discussing what we'd do if our house were haunted. My wife thinks it would depend on exactly how haunted the house is but I'm firmly in the "any amount of haunt is too much haunting" camp. I also choose to believe that evil is flammable so I'll burn down the house as I nope out of there.

I can confirm all this is true: I love watermelon. I grow it every year in my garden. I still have 7 left on the vine. Those are all mine!

Or Subhuman. Ergo Tolkein was Nazi. Checkmate.

Keyrock's talking about winning the four majors in the same year, not over the course of a carreer.

Heh, thats one of the things I like about this forum, that a single comment can spin off a whole nother conversation.

They can't haunt the house, if there is no house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrfhmDtGPrk Playable pre-alpha demo available as well, though folks are having problems getting it downloaded at the moment due to traffic.

Probably I guess, it was in quotes. But we don't get many chances to drop "oblong" into casual conversation, either, so why deny an obvious one?

It is also fair to say that labor will always be undervalued unless the laborers push for more value.

You're right, we're way past that point. I'll go fix it.

The Career Slam, or whatever people call it, is a tremendous accomplishment, but the actual Grand Slam (all 4 in the same year) is significantly more rare. The Golden Slam (all 4 + Olympic gold same year) has only ever been accomplished by 1 person, who is coincidentally Andre Agassi's wife, Steffi Graf. Granted, tennis was only an official Olympic sport until 1924 and again since 1988. A lot of greats simply didn't have an opportunity at it.

From some dictionary on the internet (so... take with a grain of salt) Old English man(n), (plural) menn (noun), mannian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch man, German Mann, and Sanskrit manu ‘mankind’. You could argue that the correct spelling aught to be Menn but who knows. I didn't spend several decades studying Old English and linguistics in general, like a certain Author Edit: Ah what the heck, bring in the Wiki! The term man (from Proto-Germanic *mann- "person") and words derived from it can designate any or even all of the human race regardless of their sex or age. In traditional usage, man (without an article) itself refers to the species or to humanity (mankind) as a whole. The Germanic word developed into Old English mann. In Old English, the word still primarily meant "person" or "human," and was used for men, women, and children alike.[1][2] The sense "adult male" was very rare, at least in the written language. That meaning is not recorded at all until about the year 1000, over a hundred years after the writings of Alfred the Great and perhaps nearly three centuries after Beowulf.[3] Instead, the usual Old English word for an adult male was wer, which survives today only in the compound "werewolf" (from Old English werwulf, literally "man-wolf"). Adopting the term for humans in general to refer to men is a common development of Romance and Germanic languages, but is not found in most other European languages (Slavic čelověkъ vs. mǫžь, Greek ἄνθρωπος vs. άνδρας, Finnish ihminen vs. mies etc.). Edit2: Wer and Wif as Man and Woman. Anyone suspect the etymology of the word Wife here?

If he goes to the Olimpics (and wins it) he can also have a Golden Slam and would be the first man to achieve that.

I really liked the Witcher soundtracks... all 3 of them. Though that one in particular is missing my favorite track, Lakeside & Black Tern Island Day. I've been playing a bit of BATTLETECH lately. The game has some nice music as well, but they made it kinda hard to listen to because every time a sound effect plays, the music is muffled. This includes the radio squelch sound every time you click on a 'Mech. Oh well. Soundtrack is by Jon Everist, who also made the Dragonfall and HK music.

In tennis news, Novak Djokovic won Wimbledon, his 20th major title, tying the men's record held by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. He now holds all 3 major titles this year and is a US Open win away from the Grand Slam, something no man has achieved since Rod Laver in 1969 and no woman has achieved since Steffi Graf in 1988.

Violet Evergarden episode 1. Pretty good, but I can't help but hear Hodgins as DIO and expect him to reject his humanity or ask some old lady what it means to live.

To crush your enemies. See them driven before you. And to hear the lamentations of their women.

Only against people I don't like.

Scandinavians (actually, most Nordic people as far as I know)... personal space is a real thing.

Got no numbers to back it up (pun unintended), but I have a hunch that the referral scam scheme did a lot of damage, but nothing even close to the gold sellers who runs bot farms. One thing Arenanet did right, they control the market, including the buying and selling of ingame currency vs. cash shop currency. You play the trading post right, you don't need a credit card and vice versa, you got a fat credit card, you can buy ingame gold from people wanting to sell their gold for cash shop currency, for the latest skins for fashion wars. Of course Arenanet also takes a cut of every currency transaction, so it constantly drains gold out of the game. Edit: Arenanet controls the exchange rate, so they can to at least some degree control the market.

Ive been racking my brain to come up with this hefty list of ideas that I’d love to see in the game at some point P.S. Im sure a lot of this stuffs been suggested already Biomes • Air Conditioner - An industrial area filled with hazards such as loose wiring and coolant leaks, could be a start to simple electrical builds for your base • Blanket - An infested blanket near the side of the house that acts as a hive for bed bugs. Has maze like tunnels dug into it and adds Cotten or fabric as a new material that can be used to make flags • Cooler - An option for a snowy biome, the cooler would give you access to frozen food and chunks of ice which could make a primitive fridge to store and preserve meat. Could also help introduce temperature as a game mechanic as well as winter clothing made of fur or fuzz • Dirt/Mud Pit - A dry empty pit of dirt with some tunnels In and around it. Turns into a muddy swamp when it rains (hint hint) that makes it hard to move through and adds quicksand-like holes of mud which you’d need to craft stilts or maybe “mud” shoes to get across safely • Drain Gutter - I’ll be honest don’t really have any ideas for this one other than I think it’d be a cool area too explore • Fire Pit - A barren ashy area that adds some new items like marshmallows, chicken bones (Bone Armor, bone sword), charcoal which could make black dye and lighter fluid (used to make flaming arrows and maybe even a miniature flamethrower) • Flower Garden - A large flower garden that acts as a dense jungle, has many types of exotic flowers and plants in it that can be used for different purposes (food, floral extracts for various uses, dyes, spores and seeds etc.) also has Venus flytraps that snap at you if you get too close • Log Pile - A pile of logs which leads into a maze of trenches filled with insects and other dangers. This area adds moss as a material that can be made into a moss rug • Oak Tree - My idea is to make bark beetle tunnels that move throughout the whole tree that lead to different spots such as out onto the branches, a chipmunk den and a birds nest • Plant Pot - Instead of adding a big vegetable garden (like I was gonna put on this list) why not have some pots on the porch or somewhere in the yard that have stuff like tomatoes or cucumbers growing in them • Rock Pile - Not sure what purpose this would have being in a backyard but a rocky kind of area to function as a mountain biome, could have multiple caves and introduce new types of stones for use in building (Could also be a reason for a forge to be added). Another idea is to add small chunks of amethyst or quartz which could be used to make weapons or decorations • Shed - The inside area of the shed, has a table that requires some platforming to get on top of. Has some valuable items to collect for crafting (admittedly can’t think of any) also has mouse traps set up inside (some of them are unavoidable if you want to progress) • Trash Can - Two trash cans one standing and one knocked over, the standing trash can would have a small hole in the side that gives access to the dark interior which is a dangerous labyrinth of trash and scavengers. The knocked over trash I imagine would look like a scrapyard of garbage with various insects and other animals roaming around. This area has all sorts of goods to scavenge like glass shards (spyglass potential), old food and other valuable crafting materials, plus it could help to explain why there’s so much garbage lying around the yard • Underneath - The area under the porch, almost completely dark except for some glowing mushrooms and rays of light shining through the boards. This biome acts as a massive dark dungeon with lots of paths, tunnels and somewhat open areas • Waterfall - A fake waterfall beside the pond with a hidden entrance behind it that could lead to a new lab or a cache of loot Creatures • Antlions - Form pitfall traps in the sandbox, when killed drops antlion mandibles, and antlion venom (can be made into paralyzing arrows) • Armyworms - Aggressive spiny worms found in the oak tree, hedge and log pile • Assassin Bug - Potential boss for the flower garden drops a large proboscis and parts for armor • Bagworm - Found all over the yard hanging from things, different variations depending on the environment with there shells being made of all kinds of materials that can either be harvested or used as decoration • Bark Beetle - Found throughout the tunnels in the oak tree passive until attacked • Bat - Found flying around at night • Bed Bug - Found in the blanket dungeon in large numbers, extremely territorial and aggressive • Black Ants - Have a sort of war going on with the red ants and will attack them and there nest periodically (and vice versa) • Black Widow - Possible boss for the shed drops potent venom, fangs and bug parts used for armor • Butterflies - Found flying all over the yard typically near flowers, butterfly wings can be used to make gliders • Camel Spider - Found in the sandbox, hidden under rocks or in shady areas, there aggressive and drop large fangs and fuzz • Caterpillar - Found all over the yard eating leafs and plants, can be killed for meat and silk • Centipede - Boss for the log pile, drops mandibles, venom and parts • Chinch Bug - Small bugs found attached to grass pieces can be killed for meat • Chipmunk - Small mini boss found in a hollowed hole in the oak tree, can’t be killed but can be stunned and hurt, drops fur tufts if attacked enough but the main goal is to sneak by it to obtain a cache of loot it’s guarding • Cicada - Found buried in certain areas in the yard, once a week will emerge from its spot and move around. If you get too close it’ll start making a loud buzzing sound that disorients your vision and makes you wobbly. Drops parts that can be used to make a tool that causes disorientation in other insects, need moss earplugs to negate the effect • Cocoons - Found hanging in the hedge and flower garden, can be harvested for silk • Crayfish - Found in small caves on the side of the pond if you get too close it’ll spring out and grab you pulling you inside the cave, drops crayfish claws and meat • Cucumber Beetle - Found in the plant pots they cause the crops to wilt if too many gather on one, kill them to prevent the crops from dying • Daddy Longlegs - Passive bugs found around the yard • Dragonfly/Nymph - Dragonfly’s are found flying all over the yard and there nymphs can be found in the pond attached to reeds, when killed drops wings and eye lens (used to make flying goggles) nymphs drop meat. Dragonfly’s will relentlessly attack any mosquitoes they come across • Dung Beetle - Found in hollowed out pieces of crap passive unless attacked, can steal the “crap balls” that they roll and use them as fertilizer for a garden • Earth Worm - Only appears in the dirt/mud pit when it rains can be killed for meat and used to craft bait for use with the mole • Earwig - Found in the trash cans, underneath, log pile and hedge drops pincers • Fleas - Possible use as an event, the family dog runs into the yard and starts shaking releasing a whole bunch of aggressive fleas that’ll swarm you • Frog - Rare visitor to the pond can be killed and drops mucous, frog skin and webbed feet for use as a speedy dive suit • Garter Snake - Eggs can be found in the underneath and hedge if attacked they’ll hatch, drops snake skin and egg shells • Grasshopper - Found in dry areas drops meat when killed • Hornet - More aggressive than wasps and found in an underground hive • Horse/Fruit/House Flies - Found all over the yard Horse flies are aggressive and will attack on sight, fruit flies can be found eating discarded pieces of fruit near the trash can and are passive and house flies are also found near the trash can rummaging around. All three drop fuzz • Hummingbird - Small birds found near the flower garden eating nectar, can be befriended (not tamed) which allows for use as a mount, however if the hummingbird is attacked mid air it won’t hesitate to buck you off to save itself. Can use nectar to craft a makeshift hummingbird feeder that attracts them to your base for easy “befriending” • Inchworm - Found around plants used for meat • Jewel Bug - Found in the flower garden they come in different coloured variants, will steal shiny objects they come across and horde them, drops parts that can be made into various decorations and even shields • Jumping Spider - Found in the sandbox, these spiders are neutral and inquisitive sometimes following you around if there attention is caught, even stealing objects the player drops • Leafbug - Large bugs found in the flower garden and hedge biomes there passive and will stand completely still to camouflage against predators • Longhorn Beetle - Found in the hedge and oak tree, aggressive beetles that drop parts • Maggots - Found on pieces of meat in the trash can and can be killed for meat and goop but even cooked there’s a chance of getting status effects from eating it • Mayflies - Found near the pond as larva during a special event they’ll become adults and can be found everywhere in the yard • Milkweed Bug - Found feeding on milkweed plants, drops parts that can be used to extract a toxic chemical for use with weapons • Millipede - Found in damp areas drops parts • Mole - Found in a labyrinth maze of tunnels underneath the dirt pit, if it smells (can’t see) and notices you it’ll chase you down this can be prevented using earthworm bait to distract it or a cover scent made from certain flowers, the cover scent won’t work if you get too close. The mole can’t be killed making it another animal that requires stealth to get past. Guards a cache of resources • ”Mothra” - A hidden abnormally large moth boss found only at night in a remote location (I’ve got no idea where) has the ability to hypnotize you with a special powder, when killed drops hypnosis spores used to make special smoke bombs that cause the same effect • Moths - Found around light sources at night and attached to the oak tree during the day, can be killed for powder used to make smoke bombs • Mouse - Found in the shed and can be killed for meat, teeth and fur, teeth can be turned into a shovel or some other kind of tool also runs into mouse traps set up inside the shed • Orchid Mantis - Found in the flower garden they’ll camouflage next to flowers and sneak attack you if you get too close • Praying Mantis - Found in the hedge as a potential boss drops parts and forearm claws used to make swords and armor • Queen Bee - With the bee hive being added to the game it’s only a matter of time before a Queen gets added too • Raccoon - A rare visitor to the knocked over trash can, will start attacking you if seen, only way to survive is to hide • Rhino Beetle - A living tank found around the yard mainly the hedge, oak tree and near the log pile, beetles are neutral and defend themselves by charging. Beetle parts can be made into strong armor and a “rhino” shield that can stun enemy’s if hit • Roach - Roaches are found in and near the trash cans as well as the underneath, shed and haze. Drops parts that can be made into roach armor • Salamander - Final boss of the game found in the deepest part of the underneath, can’t be killed but when enough damage is done will be driven off giving access to a loot cache filled with valuables, also drops mucous • Scorpion - Boss for the sandbox, found inside a tunnel in the middle of a sand castle. Drops a stinger, claws and bug parts that can be made into weapons (Scorpion Gauntlets, Stinger Spear) and armor • Scorpion Fly - Semi aggressive flies that attack if you get too close despite the name they have no venom • Scale Bug - Found all over the yard attached to plants, can be farmed for honeydew • Silverfish - Found in damp places like the underneath, trash can and log pile. Appear in large numbers and drop meat • Skink or Gecko - Never actually seen but implied to visit the yard from time to time, on random days a shed lizard skin can be found in a few key places in the yard that can be harvested for scales to make lizard armor • Slugs and Snails - Found around the yard mainly in moist areas like the log pile, flower garden and underneath, both drop mucous that can be made into glue for advanced builds and the snails shell can be made into decorations as well as snail shell armour • Sparrow or Robin - Can be found on a nest high up in the oak tree, periodically leaves giving free access to the contents of the nest (random objects, egg shells, dry grass chunks) also can’t be killed • Spittle Bug - Found in the flower garden will periodically create “spittle” casings which can be harvested for use in clothing insulation • Springtail - Found in areas like the log pile, underneath, dirt pit and trash can there passive and usually appear in numbers • Stag Beetle - Large highly aggressive beetles found in the underneath and hedge, they drop large mandibles used to make a pincer trap • Stick Bug - Camouflaging insects found near tree branches • Tarantula Hawk - Extremely aggressive random encounter boss flying around the yard when killed drops venom and parts for making strong armor • Termite - Found in the termite nest can be killed for meat, with soldiers dropping mandibles • Thornbug - Found in the flower garden attached to various plants • Tiger Beetle - Boss for the rock pile once it spots you there’s no escape as it’s the fastest beetle in the game, if killed drops parts that can be crafted into armour that increases running speed • Toad - Found in the haze as a mini boss can spit acid and do a ground slam attack causing massive damage drops acidic mucous and warty skin • Trapdoor Spider - Small section of the yard is a minefield filled with these spiders burrows, if you get to close one will spring out and attack, if killed gives you access to the loot stored inside the burrow • Waterbug - Mini boss for the pond drops a proboscis that can be made into a sword, when attacking with said sword deals increased damage due to the liquefaction bonus of the venom • Woodlouse - Found in areas such as the underneath and log pile, passive crustaceans that drop meat and parts for low level armor Other Items • Clay pots • Chandeliers • Ladders (Stem, Rope) • Gas, net, snare and flame traps • Tripwire alarm • Nets • Dye • Bridges • Raft • Bola • Sleeping Bag (Portable lean-to) • Bombardier armor (Acid resistance) • Shelves (item display) • Acid bomb • Bug repellant • Backpack • Benches • Compass I love grounded and I hope that some of these ideas will make it into the game in one way or another keep up the good work the games amazing

The idea I have is a ladybug sadde The saddle would have a early game and late game version (devs can chose if it will only be late game) but the saddle would make it so you could control the ladybug as a mode of transportation, the ladybug would flee from spiders and attack bugs with the player and the saddle would have an option to "place down rope" that would put the rope on a stick out into the ground and the lady bug would stay in one place. In multiplayer players on the passenger seats on the late game saddle would be able to use bows and crossbows to attack bugs. The lady bug would also scare off small bugs other than ants which will act passive around them. I also would like to say that the saddle should have a rod with food hanging off it infront of the mouth of the ladybug.

Really, because by your explanations "the blacks" should not riot but instead accept their lot in life, and if they don't, then we send in the army to quell the uprising. Law and order. You think the French revolution would have worked out all right if the peasants just screamed at Versailles instead of brining torches and pitchforks to the party (figuratively spoken)? Well... You want to protect rich people's yacht money (which is what you mean when you talk about the economy) and then lament that the army can't crack down hard enough. Better watch out, unions and labor protests are really a problem when fishing for investors to make good use of the cheap black labour force. Send in the air support. Silly blacks should just work their asses off in mines, and if they protest, well, let's gun them down. Poor shareholders falsely framed for creating the very circumstances that lead to protests turned violent. No, really, I'm going to cry. Yeah, so property damage ranks higher on your list than human casualties. Why not just taser everyone. And that's just this page, never mind the others you've filled with your fascist postings. Face the music, you really like police oppression and a hard clamp down in the name of law and order, just as long as you get to vote for whoever is doing it... to the others (curiously enough, seems to be blacks). Hey, here's an idea, why don't you go work in a mine for a while? Or push pallets and packages in an Amazon warehouse. No?

When going solo damage output shouldn't be your primary concern - rather staying alive. Which means avoiding damage - and if you get damaged to be able to heal it. Steel Garrote imo has the best tools for that because of the good defensive passives, the strong self heal of Lay on Hands, substituted with the life drain when hitting afflicted enemies and the great armor passives. Beguiler has lots of tools for crowd control and disabling/debuffing which also avoids incoming damage. Replenishable resources are important, too. Luckily the Beguiler has two ways of getting focus: damaging enemies with weapons and - much more potent - casting Deception spells onto enemies. Paladin's Zeal is limited but you can get some back via killing foes and you don't need that much Zeal anyway (it's mostly the passives and the healing that make the Paladin a good choice). I personally would stick to a medium shield I guess because the modal is pretty good but doesn't slow down your casting (only weapon attacks). Why would Soulblade/Bloodmage be a really bad combination? I mean I don't see very convincing synergies for soloing and it lacks reliable healing - but I wouldn't say really bad. Borrowed Instincts stacks with the Wizard's deflection buffs which is cool, Spirit Lance is good for focus gain and works well with Soul Annihilation... And later Wall of Draining is just great for all self buffs you can imagine (including the max focus buff the Soul Blade gets after each kill).

Well, good luck with that - that's one bridge too many for me to ever cross, . Speaking of Utena, coincidentally watched the first two episodes of that yesterday. Seems pretty solid and interesting, if kind of bizarre and full of symbology I'm probably not ever gonna get. Already noticed a few distinct Steven Universe influences within just those first two episodes too.

I prefer the metal cover myself

I like the idea of boss fights being added as these unique insects or creatures on idea is a bee hive in the oak tree you could go inside of and fight the queen bee or in the pond maybe a frog or lizard

I think I got rid of my box of IDE cables some years back, but I'm sure I still have a ton of useless stuff, like way too many cat 5 ethernet cables, USB A to mini USB cables, coax cables, and AV cables.

Finished season 2 of Ragnarok. All I have to say is there better be a season 3. ...Loki is a great character for actors to get to play, apparently. The guy playing him in this one is probably one of the better roles. Not that the other actors aren't doing fine, but ... Loki just kinda stands out chr/lore wise, to me anyway.

Lucia considering what armor she'll pick when she is old enough to go adventuring - Light or Heavy? While Lucia trains with the sword, Sofia plays her a training montage tune - probably Eye of the Sabrecat.

I still have a bunch of IDE cables in a box somewhere that I'm keeping for who knows what reason...I guess I ought to go through some stuff.

Are you sure?

Not on topic, but kind of relevant regardless: I'm finally done with this s... stuff. I was going to say stuff.

If Leonardo had no children then he can't have had actual descendants since you need children for that; and he is one of the more credible historical people to be labeled as homosexual*. OTOH, Temujin was notoriously heterosexual and had rather a lot of descendant; but then something like 99% of ethnic English people can trace their lineage back to at least one royal/ noble house because you double (meh, up to) the number of antecedents with every generation. *my personal favourites are Fredrick the Great and Richard the Lionheart, mostly because the kind of people who typically idolise them hate the thought they might have been gay.

Hmm, it would probably be a lot more effective if we developed a drone that could "crop dust" an entire street at once with gas instead of small pockets here and there.

MMO players and Stockholm Syndrome.

I have absolutely no clue if anyone else has or not. But say someone dropped a few party / water balloons. We could craft them into hot air balloons! I'd say you have to pre-built a basket of sorts that can carry all 4 players. And you would have to have plenty of crude rope to tie the basket to it. An the pilot should be able to switch between 1st/3rd person. 3rd should be slightly above the air balloon.

You can build without a floor or there is grass and weeds stem floor. You can put down a clay or pebble foundation if you like. When building, things in place where you want them items will be blue. When you look at the wall or whatever you built it will tell you what you need to build it. Get those items and go back to the wall or item you crafted and option to add those items should pop up. Hope this helps if you have not already figured it out.

I agree, a home is a whole other ballpark! Especially one that is 2 stories with what I can only assume include AT LEAST a single car garage? If anything the front yard would make for a better expansion sequel and then finish with a home DLC. Because let's be honest the interior of that she'd will be daunting enough. A home that include multiple stairs, rugs, planets, more vicious insects, pets, toys and food RELATIVELY kept in the kitchen, survival would be an ultimate challenge there. Little in the way of raw resources, hiding spots not already occupied, I'd be happier in the front yard where a dog dookie is the scariest mountain to climb.

My biggest complaint since PoE. There's just too much "arkane" knowledge for a normal player to handle. You don't get what's going on without doing a lot of digging and that can be off-putting and frustrating. If only both games had a system implemented that automatically generated correct and precise tooltips. Currently the mechanics of a lot of abilities are not systemic enough and the resulting tooltips are often too vague or just wrong. Stacking rules: still not clear and so on. I mean I have no problem with that. I even enjoy that digging. What else would we talk about in this forum if we didn't have all those things to explain to each other? But I imagine the normal player is just annoyed by that.