Gromnir

reimagine all you want, what you said were, "In the long term sure, when someone gets the balls to actually call in unsustainable US debt- in the full knowledge that the US would likely tell you to FOAD and a demand would likely implode the world economy you rely on." reimagine which, again, is a mischaracterization o' what can happen. try and rest if you will, but what were criticizing were what you said and not what you is imagining into being is no possible call-in. is nothing to demand. is nothing for US to say "foad" in response to. is fixed term treasure securities. you wanna reimagine 'cause what you initial said made no sense. yes, china could decide to not invest as heavily in US securities as they has done so recent, which would have an impact on us dollar. far different from call-in and demands. again, our complaint, stated numerous times, were the rather gross mischaracterization. you wanna abandon the original untenantable position? great. congrats. HA! Good Fun!

yet again, the debt cannot be "called in" as is being paid with each fixed period bond. the US does indeed rollover the debt, but is not a rollover loan, and again, can't be called in by the lender, china in this case. is fixed term. the loan is paid. the US auctions off the subsequent bonds. china happens to be largest purchaser and they increase or decrease their involvement in such purchase to affect relative currency values. there is no negotiation to extend period o' period o' repayment by charging a fee, which is what happens with rollover o' loans and refusal o' which would be tantamount to calling in the debt. again, nothing to call in. HA! Good Fun!

I'm more in the mood for "cute." image what is cute 'bout a goblin attempting to steal a faucet? HA! Good Fun!

hard part is you likely took pictures o' the wrong side o' the carpet. am not saying your landlords is sneaky, but is best to be available when they is insisting on pulling out carpet to show there is no stainage on the underside. you have children, but we do not recall any pets. kids and pets almost get a presumption o' fubar carpet. any number o' carpet cleaning services will make the carpets look okie dokie for a few days, then the stains begin reappearing almost like magic. all you need is for landlord to claim palpable odor and then show pictures (not necessarily your carpet) o' underside o' removed carpet with stains. did you do a final walkthrough? is landlord required in CA unless you somehow waived. btw, how many sqft o' carpet/pad were removed and replaced? am curious 'cause $1680 could be either too expensive or kinda cheap. we got a storage unit which is filled with what we call "rental-grade" carpet and pad which we have been using for years to replace carpet for little actual money save installation, which am too lazy to do our self. removal is easy and haul-away requires a trip or two to the dump with a decent size truck. being a cheap sob, we do such stuff our self. however, haven't bothered to check and see what home depot or some other standard kinda place charges for removal and installation o' new carpet for X sqft o' home. as an aside, as much as we personal like pets, we do not rent to pet owners unless is a slab foundation property. cat urine, in particular, gets into the wood and that is where it stays, forever. only hard and fast rules for us is no smoker renters anywheres, and no pets save for slab. HA! Good Fun!

dunno. have had very little luck training a few o' the advanced apes on this board. will keep at it though. Case in point the Burmese Pythons in the everglades. A few pets that were irresponsibly released turned into a genuine ecological problem. y'know, the python thing is actual weirder than it first would appear. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/climate/hurricane-irma-florida-exotic-species.html evidence is o' the suspect kinda correlation we rare rely 'pon, but is arguable the python problem weren't as much due to "irresponsibly released" as unforeseen, but foreseeable, consequences o' an act o' nature. in retrospect, such mistakes is glaring and obvious, but previous to andrew, there musta' been any number o' folks who dismissed concerns as alarmist. HA! Good Fun!

the shibboleth yet again? https://www.statista.com/statistics/271897/leading-countries-by-acreage-of-genetically-modified-crops/ just one example. the US is, far and away, the world leader in gmo research and exploitation. more than 60% o' the food gifted and others in the states consume is gmo. the eu, japan and china has historic been big critics o' gmo research and production, but the main reasons for such has been transparent economic protectionism. japan doesn't wanna need deal with us rice and china placed all kinda restrictions on us beef which consume gmo. 'course china has been doing much more research in recent years, but they is actual having difficulty implementing advances, which is reason for numbers in the graph linked. 'tween government ineptitude and public backlash, few gmo have actual been implemented in a nation with massive food supply needs. 'course the gmo problems is significant and often poor understood until decades have elapsed. gene flow were considered a rare and negligible phenomenon in the 80s, but is now understood to be common. am doubtful we need worry 'bout a planet o' the ape scenario anytime soon, but is sometimes amusing to realize the disconnect 'tween action and behavior. come into california with an exotic fruit or little susie's pet gerbil, and you got all kinda bells and whistles go off-- is dozens o' laws protecting states from the potential harm from invasive species. converse, we got gmo being tested and produced on large scales w/o actual understanding the long term hazards. HA! Good Fun!

agreed. well, except for the fact that everything he/she said is wrong. is just as likely to be decisive moments in deadfire battles as poe battles. depending on party composition, gorecci street on potd still has us frequent facing decisive moments whenever we play it. if an encounter is challenging, then there is likely to be a decisive moment, and there is nothing 'bout vancian which affects likelihood o' decisive poe moments poe... unless a "decisive moment" is reduced to the realization by player a more recent rest woulda' been smart. difference in player power is far more predictable with per encounter and as such encounters is more likely to be created which actual challenge players to an appropriate degree. fight the in the palm of his hand battle on level eight of the endless paths with a fully rested party including multiple vancian casters is a far different experience than doing so with largely depleted casters... or with a party which largely eschews vancian casters... or... whatever. also, the difficulty o' all those precursor battles, which were all too often nothing more than mindless filler encounters in poe, were also having their difficulty dramatic impacted not only by how well-rested were a player's party, but also by how many vancian casters a player utilized. design such is a jackarse silly way to try and balance encounters and make challenging and enjoyable in a crpg. with a live dm who may instant alter and tailor to make encounters a bit more or a bit less difficult so as to keep players engaged, vancian casters is no hurdle at all. in a crpg, vancian is an unnecessary abstraction. have also mentioned this elsewhere, but as much as some folks love vancian, is a legacy holdover in only one small segment o' games: fantasy crpgs. if is such a whizbang feature, then why ain't people clamoring for it in other games? one o' the better moves by obsidian were exorcising vancian from the pillars franchise. obsidian actual intended to do per encounter for poe, but the developers foolish relented when confronted by the collective nerdrage following the announcement o' universal per encounter. HA! Good Fun!

Refusing to roll over debt is the same as calling it in to all practical purposes since the system relies absolutely on Confidence and for constant deficit spending it ultimately relies on new loans to pay off old ones as they come due. again, this is a mischaracterization. each individual t-bill, note and bond is paid in a timely fashion by US treasury-- is not rollover. sure, the US steadily and dangerous issues more notes bills and bonds, which is readily snapped up by any number o' investors domestic or foreign, but the initial principal AND the interest is all paid off on the notes held by china, japan, brazil, ireland and others. HA! Good Fun!

is serious misunderstanding 'bout US debt, the vast majority o' which is owned by US entities. china holding US debt is not something they can collect 'pon 'less they wanna lose big money. china, like many other foreign nations, invests heavily in t-bills, notes and bonds 'cause such has good roi and is extreme reliable. 2, 3, 5, 10 and even thirty year investments... along with short-term t-bills. holder o' the security must retain for period on face or they lose the interest payoff. is not as if major players in US securities like china, japan, brazil and ireland (which may surprise folks) is global loan sharks extending greater amounts o' credit to a deadbeat who can barely afford to pay the juice. is nothing to "call-in." the debt is in the form o' fixed-term securities and is popular in large part 'cause the roi is guaranteed. is other options for china, but isn't a call-in kinda thing and 'course china and japan, being so dependant on exports to the US, also wanna keep their currencies relative weak compared to the dollar. HA! Good Fun!

well, you do have two seasons: every day is pretty much the same, but ever so slightly warmer and dryer. and every day is pretty much the same, but ever so slightly colder and wetter. "winter" is the best time for surfing, if you don't mind the sharks. HA! Good Fun!

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original new yorker? lisa loring? christina ricci? hmm. severe hairstyle aside, wouldn't make the connection. even so, first thing which came to mind when you asked the question is the following from wasteland 2: only changes would be to add a little padding and go heavy on the kohl for the eyes. HA! Good Fun!

to be fair, part o' the criticism is lack o' dialogue as 'posed to lack o' an open thread. new thread ain't gonna make obsidian talk to marceror. then again, is not as if any o' the open threads authored by obsidian folks has provided much dialogue either, so am not seeing much point to the criticism. obsidian has been far more taciturn o' late... no, that is misleading. there has been a handful o' obsidian developers over the years who has made efforts to engage with fans on these boards, but such folks is rare, and josh, who were singular visible and responsive on these boards, quit posting in this place. other than a few qa folks, is little possible interaction with obsidian developers on obsidian's boards. just is. am admitted a bit disappointed with the lack o' obsidian dialogue on their boards, but open or closed thread don't make a bit o' difference. non-factor. wanna talk 'bout upcoming message board changes, then create a board change thread. a few qa guys or perhaps aarik might respond. thus is the gordian knot unraveled. HA! Good Fun!

*sigh* start a new thread: Obsidianclypse 2019 link to the announcement post fin (not)problem solved HA! Good Fun!

so the bogeyman is not real? folks may still complain 'bout poe2 penetration and/or bugs, but the response which amount to an inarticulate grunt is being censored, yes? … sure, am suspecting a few torq'd and rabid schnooks will find ways to circumvent. copy& paste a genuine review and then add a basement score? doubt steam goes to carnivore software kinda extremes to root out the vandals. as an aside, and not directed at boeroer, we may return and edit spelling, punctuation and grammar errors in this post as am a habitual post editor. heck, sometimes we even change video links if first attempt doesn't work as expected. seeing as such edits result in time and date stamps when we make such corrections, is hardly as if am being sneaky 'bout it. *imagine an eye-roll emoticon here* HA! Good Fun!

*chuckle* were on-topic at 161, but somebody were so sensitive they couldn't maintain composure, and so here we are... again. weren't Gromnir who fired up the way-back machine. sure weren't us who brought up tn. you got rebuked by mods, learned nothing, and still blame others? HA! so here we are... again. how much longer 'fore history repeats? and once more, weren't the negative reviews which caused the problem you indicate. negative reviews had been happening for months and even years. if there were a desire to "only allow good reviews," the problem woulda' existed long 'fore the tow announcements. nobody has suggested at any point in this thread (or elsewhere as far as we has seen,) that "only allow good reviews," is a solution or goal. straw man. HA! Good Fun!

you managed to outdo self by resurrecting a month old topic. since you went there, we would happily have this public seeing as how qifted has once again regressed to abandoning any pretense o' topic discussion. https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/106336-weird-random-interesting/?p=2146532 tn asked us both to stop, but only Gromnir did so. rather than continuing a board tangent which had already received a mod warning, we asked tn via pm if we also got a chance at a parting shot. am not gonna speak for tn, but we told him as far as we were concerned, the matter were ended. is kinda funny that apparent the mod, and not Gromnir, is the one who seeming needs be moderated. qq squee am happy to continue whatever thread relevant discussion you wish, but you invariably take us 'round the bend. will you be shocked when mods need once again step in? and that is the thing which gifted don't appear to understand. is not negative reviews which is troublesome, but rather the subversion o' a feature for childish and arguable illegitimate reasons. were more than a few bad steam reviews o' poe1 and poe2 which were generated before the tow kerfuffle, and those negative reviews did not have boeroer and others complaining 'bout subversion o' the system or infantile behavior. heck, more than one developer has pointed out how negative reviews is often useful for future design... just as long as the reviews provide actionable critique and detail. Gromnir has spent far more posts criticizing obsidian design choices than praising, and am not thinking the folks angry at the tow steam response had our kinda negativity in mind when chastising the slew o' new terribad poe and poe2 reviews. bad reviews clear ain't at the issue. is silly straw man nonsense to suggest such. HA! Good Fun!

am expecting we will be getting our taxes to sign from the accountant today. is a sad day 'cause this is the tax year which exhausts our operating cost losses from 2008-2010. coulda' stretched a bit further, but had a lump o' capital gains to address. starting next year we will need resume cutting checks to franchise tax board and irs. HA! Good Fun!

no "squee"? or is a double-shibboleth like a double-negative being canceled out? haven't seen anybody, even on these boards which is gonna natural breed a fanboi following, suggest criticism should be silenced. is all kinda places where folks may express their dismay and anger (righteous or otherwise) for the vile developer/publisher, including boards such as this one. converse, express consternation regarding fake reviews o' a product otherwise unrelated to the issue which angers the mob is so complete not the same as demanding "only allow good reviews." *chuckle* and somehow suggest Gromnir of all people is part o' an effort to censor criticism is another miss. congrats. aiming for the trifecta? HA! Good Fun!

we see gifted is channeling his inner roberto aguayo... again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF455bGsGU8 HA! Good Fun!

but now the proverbial scarlet letter is emblazoned at the top o' your post. it mocks your failure even before a person has a chance to read your post. if is clickable, following should always be the destination: HA! Good Fun! ps in recognition o' this most quixotic o' threads, am hopeful obsidian adds edit stats to their leaderboard. perhaps award special monikers for those who exceed a threshold number o' edits. 100 edits: compulsive editor 250 edits: even kubrick would balk at this many takes 500 edits: perry white etc.

trump has never come to grips with the co-equal branch of government thing. there isn't even a constitutional provision for acting cabinet members, but as long as senate republicans enable trump, am doubting we see a change in the over reliance on acting _________. the only reason why trump gets away with this silliness is 'cause mcconnell is more concerned with legacy than he is with the next two years. seems all mcconnell's efforts is directed at filling as many fed court positions as possible-- aiming to get as many judges appointed in four years as obama did in eight. those judges will be around long after trump is out of office. mitch already won his SCOTUS gamble, and now he is stacking lower federal courts for the next decade, or more. this administration has been a freaking dumpster fire o' executive incompetence and legislative appeasement, and is no reason to believe anything is gonna change 'til at least 2021. as much as am bothered by everyday trump bumbling and mendacity, am even more concerned with mitch, 'cause mitch knows exact what he is doing. mcconnell understands his place in history and he is willing to play fast and loose senate rules if it will secure legacy. when harry reid reflexive turned to nuclear option to achieve legislative and executive goals, mitch were vocal and justified in criticism. the thing is, mitch is out nuking reid by a significant degree. am not certain if senate will ever complete recover from this nonsense. would be nice if senate went back to playing chess. HA! Good Fun!

if Gromnir had been asked to write the opinion for the Court, we woulda' come to similar conclusions as kennedy even if we got there a bit different. that said, justice stevens dissent were not wrong. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/pdf/08-205P.ZX the first amendment ain't the absolute prohibition 'gainst government interference one might believe from reading text o' the amendment. a few such restrictions is curiously ad hoc, such as with george carlin's seven words. kids get special consideration when deciding First Amendment cases, w/o any specific guide as to what is the limits o' the special consideration. 'course most constitutional limits on speech is based on common sense, such as with time, place and manner restrictions. sure, nurses should be allowed to picket if they believe they is being treated unfair by hospitals, but when patient health and welfare is put at risk by such demonstrations, the government may place reasonable restrictions on nurse speech. can't prevent from picketing, but cannot block ambulance ingress/egress or exceed certain volume limits. no real argument, yes? incidental regulation o' speech also gets a reduced standard o' review. if burning the flag is protected by the first amendment, then why isn't burning your draft card? law which requires a young man to keep his draft card were not designed to limit political speech but did so incidental. (things is looking a bit less clear and absolute, yes?) the Court has also been somewhat dismissive o' money as it relates to the first amendment. so-called commercial speech, which is most often associated with advertising, does not get full protection o' the First Amendment. there is a kinda integrity in unwavering absolutism. unfortunate, citizens united is one o' those cases which makes the absolutes appear foolish and even downright dangerous. simplicity and elegance in legal writing is admirable, but there are times when common sense must be considered. expenditures supporting speech is not same as speech and corporations is not same as persons. a corporation, for example may not run for elected office, but the reasoning o' the Court would have us wondering why such is not possible. and like it or not, but unlimited spending by special interests and thinly disguised foreign actors is a practical handicap on the democratic process. the absolute prohibition o' government to limit speech is appealing, but we cannot let such pure and simple beauty blind us from the need for practical limits on speech. and yeah, is no good litmus test for identifying which speech restrictions is necessary, which is why we would likely decide as Kennedy. even so, am recognizing, as a matter o' pragmatism, that J. Stevens were correct. sound legal reasoning may lead one to an unreasonable and even harmful conclusion. HA! Good Fun!

no. as vol, would say, "no." we watched and the anime, as with the few other gonzo series we have tried to watch, it went complete off the rails as it got closer to its conclusion. best adaptation, in our mind (and there has been many good ones) is alfred bester's, the stars my destination. is the sci-fi book which functional invented cyberpunk, written by the guy first penned the green lantern's oath and who married the first radio lois lane. dumas, btw, woulda' no doubt loved all the adaptations, terrible and great. an epic spendthrift who died penniless, having sucked every bit o' life's marrow out o' his 68 mortal years, not only exploited the pay-by-the-word standard o' the time to a comical degree, but he slapped his name on hundreds o' works to which he only incidental contributed. "dumas" appearance on a novel were, for all intents and purposes, a brand name more than an indication o' authorship. fact that 175 years after publishing the count of monte cristo, folks were still making money from his work woulda made dumas laugh. 'pon such a discovery he no doubt woulda' bought the house a round (or two... or three) o' drinks to celebrate... himself. HA! Good Fun!

am thinking gd might be overreacting based on headlines. as stated near end, there is nothing in the quoted material which identifies any kinda targeting o' specific groups. the problem being discussed were how many new political organizations were exploiting the system and how to end such excesses. in the wake o' the numerous FEC cases, there were an explosion o' groups claiming tax-exempt status from irs, spending large 'mounts o' soft money, w/o actual registering as political committees as required by FEC. "Even though the IRS/Tea Party scandal was an outrage, there are definitely non-profits that abuse their status as supposedly apolitical outfits (can you say ACORN?) and a new staffer asking questions about what to do about such abusive groups is hardly evidence of targeting groups for improper reasons." sure, obama were being sneaky 'bout trying to dismantle conservative political organizations, but the bcra/mccain-feingold folks had been fighting bipartisan for common sense limits on campaign funding since before obama were elected. in fact, one reason obama got elected over mccain is 'cause he out-spent the arizona senator (and refused to debate him) by a massive dollar amount, while mccain voluntarily adhered to baca provisions even though the Court had already invalidated much o' the act. might laugh at mccain folks for continuing to fight a lost battle, but the actual attributed comments, given the context, is innocuous and arguable laudable. fact so many groups continue to use irs designation for political groups to avoid taxes while simultaneous avoiding political committee designation to avoid fec reporting is arguable criminal as well as a violation o' basic democratic principles. HA! Good Fun!