Gromnir

Indifferent, no. But years of playing games online have taught me a righteous crusade on people typing mean things is a waste of time and is the intention 80% of the time. Mark the person as being of suspect contribution to things after a point and then move on. I suppose it may slide back down in background noise in a post. Hardly akin to ignoring someone being beaten or suffering any real harm. I was expecting a lot worse than I saw when I registered there, it's not an amazing forum but nowhere is and reading some posts and analysis of games (I read other than RPG forum, mainly) is sometimes interesting. Also they have some funny emoticons. I like the Inclooooo-sive one best. ah. the crux of it. bigotry is not doing any "real harm," yes? is a shame. our job is to protect first amendment rights, and if we do say so our self, we is quite good at it. that being said, we is also not so blind as to ignore the harms o' bigotry. we would surely never patronize any group that fostered an environment that encouraged such. "Where does your Codex q_q come from Gromnir," HA! at least you are consistent. first you pull out the "gay friend" defense, and now we is treated to qq? is you a 13-year-old mmo nerd arguing over pvp? qq? *chuckle* is, "i know you are, but what am i," your next option? perhaps a mom joke? surely you is not scaling to our level with such nonsense. we woulds needs devolve substantially to equal such responses. codex is in even worse shape than when we last posted if this is the kinda scaling we is to now expect. tragic. HA! Good Fun! edit: does anybody know why posts might auto-change fonts? is annoying.

am not certain what word were blocked out, but type it into the codex site search engine and then read posts linked. do same with words such as jew or fagg0t, or various black slurs. more than a few is the times such is used as more than mere inarticulate grunts. perhaps you has become indifferent given how pervasive such stuff is. unfortunate. ever see those disturbing videos o' a person being beaten, robbed or stabbed, and folks just walk past and pretend not to see what is happening right in front o' them? *shrug* codex l00ns not see a difference between being adversarial and being openly bigoted. anything o' value we could get from codex *snort* we can get elsewhere w/o the pervasive antisemitism. presence o' a jewish moderator makes us feel a little bit sad, but surely not more accepting o' the bigotry. is not worth the effort to continue this line o' debate. no doubt a couple this board's mods is current a bit conflicted as they have a certain conflict o' interest. no sense making things harder for them. HA! Good Fun!

... While this is getting way off topic it should be pointed out that probably the three most prominent moderators on the site are a Jew, a gay guy and a woman. And, sadly, while they are all members here they post a lot more there. So it's not a 'some of my best friends are x' argument, it's a 'the site is actually run by x' argument, significantly different. lord help us. your observation makes the pervasive codexian bigotry based on race, creed and sexual preference all the more disturbing. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2828425/The-Ku-Klux-Klan-opens-door-Jews-black-people-homosexuals-new-recruits-wear-white-robes-hats.html your observation is one deserving o' pity. HA! Good Fun! edit: damned fonts again. wacky.

as crazy as it sounds, for the first time since 2001, the raiders hc job might be as equally desirable (undesirable) as the sf job. the raiders had a nice draft last year, and the ownership situation is less toxic than it has been in a decade. carr Might be the qb o' the future for the raiders. the sf job, on the other hand, should be a plum position, but it don't seem to be. the qb situation is still a question mark and the manner in which ownership/management dealt with harbaugh would make any hc candidate leery. sf still has more talent than most teams, but there is clearly head cases on the roster. the somewhat cliché observation that a change in culture is required in sf is warranted. can a hire from within accomplish that? bay area pro football might be more interesting for its off of the field stories, at least in the near future. HA! Good Fun!

not to be a wet blanket, but am thinking this thread functional died after the announcement that poe would not be released in 2014. at that point, most folks had their submissions invalidated. some kinda suggestion were made that guesses past some non-specific date would result in a penalty and/or cost. 'course nothing were actual stated or decided. *shrug* in any event, we suspect taht the folks that initiated the idea got caught off-guard by the announcement that 20014 were no longer viable. interest understandably disappeared. even so, one must concede that leferd were the first to mention march 26, so at this point he seems to have the pole. congrats? HA! Good Fun!

ah yes, the codexian equivalent of, "i have gay friends," as a rebuttal o' homophobia. *snort* unadulterated horsep00p. your claim that the mod is open gay and receives no attacks is not the same as denying rampant homophobia. you is also notably silent regarding antisemitism accusations. is a visual aid for understanding codex. some folks need visual aids. as for arcanum, we admit that we enjoyed the game most before actual playing it. the game were hyped more than any rpg being developed during the same time period, and why not? the guys who made fallout were gonna release a new crpg with a unique steampunk setting. what crpg fan wouldn't be anticipating such a game? every print magazine had glowing previews o' the game and editors who were unabashedly hyping the title. *shrug* game were boring. yeah, it were an unbalanced and buggy mess, but the true failure o' arcanum were indifference. boring quests. boring characters. boring core story. inexplicably, even the setting as implemented ended up being rather "meh." am suspecting some folks is such die hard adherents o' the church o' cain that they convinced themselves that arcanum were a fine piece o' crpg game development. no doubt other folks bought into the hype so much that they actual had to enjoy the game; same weirdness happens with movies. some folks get so emotional invested that they seeming Need to enjoy the finished product regardless o' how bad it actual is. am s'posing some small number o' folks genuine liked arcanum for what it was... 'course those folks got an extreme peculiar tastes pallet as it don't seem to require compelling writing or noteworthy design and implementation o' balanced/rational game mechanics. but heck, more than a few folks defended HoW as an expansion for iwd, so we understand just how ridiculous folks can be 'bout games. the thing is, codexian groupthink managed to convince a significant number o' folks that arcanum were anything other than a good-idea-gone-bad. it is mild amusing that a site that prides self on being so adversarial and uncompromising is so predictable. in any event, the more you criticize codex, the more the l00ns think such criticism is proof that they is doing things the "proper" way. weird. HA! Good Fun! edit: 80% of our posts get weird font size non-meshing. odd

Well...techinically, I was the first one who wrote down March 26th on this thread... no winners yet in any event. is still any number o' unexpected events that can alter a release date even this late in the game. anybody recall the ps:t gold foible? so, am thinking it is premature to declare a winner. HA! Good Fun!

neither is Gromnir. baring injuries, we expect manning will out will, out think and out play all competition he faces for at least half a season. by the end o' the year, manning will still have the will and the smarts, but we is talking about the NFL, so without the physical ability, watching him will become almost as painful as we expect it is for for manning to play. HA! Good Fun!

other than having him sit for the first 8 games of the season next year, am not sure any coach could help manning get through even one more nfl playoff run. HA! Good Fun!

Perhaps because it's not clear that ~2000 civilians were even massacred yet. Reports range from 'at least one hundred' to 'over 2000', with no one as yet confirming what exactly even happened. well, if only 100 people were killed... wait. what are you saying? folks should self-edit before posting. HA! Good Fun!

david douches? what an unfortunate name. HA! Good Fun!

well, how 'bout, "would Jesus play it?" could review games and address game issues, but then do irreverent takes. sure, you would needs play it straight +90% o' the time, but you could add in some fun Jesus flavor. maybe you think Jesus likes games that rely 'pon deus ex machina. highlight games that make excessive use o' deus ex but act as if such stuff is a good thing... sardonic spin. perhaps Jesus would enjoy the resident evil games with its kinda super-powered messiah protagonist who could metaphorically cast out demons, but maybe the reliance on amnesia were a bit too cliché for the son of God to fully embrace the character. best rating for a game would be three cross nails and a thorny crown. etc. too much? sure, such a blog would offend some folks, but south park does far worse. could be fun and we don't doubt some folks would overreact to your blasphemy, which would help get you some initial exposure. HA! Good Fun!

Agreed, that is a little disappointing The game looks like crap, that's different from hating Bioware. Hardly, the game is graphically stunning. The waves on the Storm Coast are one of the most amazing visuals I've ever seen in a game. It's not rational to rate it that low. It is clearly guided by some misplaced emotional butthurt about Bioware. And really, that's fine, it's what I expect from RPGCodex, just like I expect the major publications to be way too flattering about it. In reality it's a decent RPG that lacks the imagination of games like Divinity, Shadowrun, and even NEO Scavenger. haven't played da:i, but the pervasive (although not total) anti-biowarian sentiment at codex is comical. the near-worship o' cain is similarly ingrained. the most amusing part is that the codexians (again, not total) is the only folks who don't see their reflexive biases. oh, and the unapologetic homophobia and antisemitism, coupled with private messaging of folks being defecated 'pon as a showing o' displeasure, also makes codex a bit difficult to take in anything but extreme small doses. even so, we didn't actual check out the list. every time you read and comment on an internet list, a puppy gets hit by a car. HA! Good Fun!

a rival to rt? here in the US, we have more than enough comedy channels already. am s'posing that if you want better production values to accompany your conspiracy theory story, then a rt rival has merit. dunno, the best part o' conspiracy theories is seeing and/or imagining the wild-eyed basement hermit in his sweat-stained wifebeater and greying tighty whiteys froth at the mouth as he explains how putin's plane were s'posed to be exact where the malaysia airliner were when it were blown to smithereens by a us built flying saucer. have some bbc third-stringer in business attire do such stuff with a cambridge accent and a mild hint o' contempt might be amusing for a day or two, but we don't see the lasting appeal. HA! Good Fun!

The simple answer is the Fed shouldn't get involved because it's 100% unconstitutional for the Fed to do so. When you consider the negatives of the Fed getting involved beyond the fact that it has no legitimate legal authority to do so, the why gets a bit more complex, but the negatives are quite big. Legality aside, which is no trivial issue (though I know you think it is), there's absolutely no need for Community colleges to be free. They are already affordable to everyone (and grants are even available to many). You'd have to look really really really hard to find someone that couldn't afford it due to their financial situation, and if such a person exists their predicament is very unusual. Loans that fully cover the cost are readily available for everyone, unless they already took similar loans and defaulted on them. And if Community college is of any real benefit they will make the money to pay back those loans. The reality is that community college is not of any real benefit to a lot of people who go there. The reality is that even four year schools are increasingly of little to no benefit to a lot of people who go there. The more people who get a degree the lower the value of that degree in regards to getting a job. The reality also is that the Federal governments involvement in higher education is the primary driver of cost increases. If the government starts shouldering 100% of the costs of community colleges you can rest assured that the expenses associated with running them will become even more skewed and subject to corruption and waste than they already are. Thanks for sharing, interesting post And why is it unconstitutional, does the US constitution specifically say " the federal government must get involved in education for reason x " "? he don't know what the plan is, so he can't claim it is unconstitutional. Gromnir don't know what the actual plan is at this point beyond some very vague generalities. there has been innumerable fed programs and policies related to education. every time such programs is created, somebody screams about the Tenth Amendment. http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/tenth_amendment however, thanks to the spending clause and dakota v. dole (1987), the fed can... persuade states to adopt programs that promote the general welfare. the fed can be mighty persuasive given that there isn't many states that is so independent that they don't rely heavily on fed dollars. constitutionality regarding how much the fed can actual direct the specifics o' a plan such as the community college thing is questionable, but for val to claim unconstitutionality at this point is ridiculous. why do people listen to val? anytime val talks about law or history, just turn and walk the other way. HA! Good Fun!

from the bbc "The White House says if the plan were adopted by all 50 states - which would be required to fund 25% of the costs, while the federal government shoulders the rest - it would save the average community college enrollee $3,800 [£2,500] in tuition per year and cover about 9 million students." is a a plan that need serious logistical work. that being said, if bbc numbers is correct, we can see that CA community colleges, which is technical 'posed to have free tuition, is still a fair bit cheaper than the national average. $3800 is national average, but from Gromnir's link above, we would be seeing a $1200 to $1400 yearly "tuition" for current CA community college students in our locale. work out a program to get free community college when you is current only paying $1400 does seem silly, but perhaps we would feel different if we were one o' the folks having to pay $3,800 or more. if $3,800 is an average, and we know that CA is considerable cheaper, then we assume some states is a fair bit more expensive. we will be interested to see numbers from TN where a similar program to the proposed plan from obama is already in place. unfortunately, obama doesn't likely have time to wait to see if the TN program results in a marked number o' additional folks receiving 2-year and 4-year degrees. he needs to get an antagonistic Congress to pony up a whole lotta money for a program that has a less than clear benefits. http://www.indra.com/8ball/front.html HA! Good Fun!

no doubt the UN is mobilizing OCHA, UNICEF, UNHCR, WFP and the WHO. set up some refugee camps in chad perhaps or cameroon? well, something is better than nothing.

I agree this is not a simple situation and you have raised some reasonable logistical challenges that would face any military force But there are several major differences between a military mission in Nigeria and lets say Afghanistan Boko Haram really only operate in 3 states in NE Nigeria so the area where they are in is not as large as you think? Still challenging, but not unmanageable If there was a consolidated effort to address the threat of Boko Haram ( BH )neighbours like Cameroon and Chad would assist by working to close the various border crossings. So unlike the Taliban who could basically safely cross into Pakistan to avoid having to face the US troops this escape mechanism would be much harder for BH BH seems to be using the vast Sambisa foret as there real place of operation. So with Nigerian trackers and a Western military force this forest could surely be entered and BH could be engaged ? As that is where there real military camps seem to be based http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/29/nigeria-sambisa-forest-boko-haram-hideout-kidnapped-school-girls-believed-to-be-held BH does have an official leader, the brutal Abubakar Shekua. If you kill him that should also reduce their military effectivenesshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau But finally Gromnir I can't stress enough that the main reason for the seemingly ineffectual actions of the Nigerian military against BH is there lack of discipline, training and there low morale. If you bring a military force that is motivated and properly trained we would see a different result So yes I agree there are challengers with any military mission but don't think that the issues that would face a Western military force in Nigeria are insurmountable. I firmly believe they would be effective over a period of 8-12 months dunno. iraq had a single leader and a far smaller population than has nigeria. also, the lack of discipline, training and morale make us shudder when we consider how much help the nigerians would be with the necessary security force that would be required to help maintain order after the western infidels showed up to help drive boko haram into hiding. oh, but at least we will stop referencing north west nigeria when we were meaning to describe north east. sheesh. baga is about as north east as one can possibly be in nigeria after all. keep in mind that we believe nigeria needs help, and what is going on in nigeria deserves more attention, but at the moment, we don't see any quick fixes or solutions, and am doubtful that a likely half-arsed western military intervention would do more than galvanize the islamic extremists in the region. this is another one o' those situations where when we is asked what we thinks should be done, we feels like slapping folks silly. our gut-level reaction is to respond with a question o' our own: "why didn't you ask that question in 2009-10?" am not speaking o' bruce, insofar as the slapping is concerned, but boko haram were a small problem in 2009. is 4 or 5 years ago that this problem shoulda' been addressed. HA! Good Fun! ps killing the leader of a terrorist organization has some value, but is arguable Not the best strategic option. the whole point o' a terrorist cell system is that independent cells can function, well, independently. no doubt there is great value in a single charismatic leader that can bring followers to a cause, but kill leader o' a terrorist organization would not be our goal. identify such a leader, find as many links 'tween him and other cells as possible, and then exhaust all the information one can through observations o' his operations, communications and intermediaries. kill such a leader may be necessary for political reasons, but is bad strategy in our estimation. removal of a leader in a cell structure is not the same as taking the head from the snake.

we had a girlfriend buy us a slow cooker as a holiday gag gift. am knowing it don't seem like a gag gift, but keep in mind that the only thing we use our microwave for is to boil water and make microwave popocorn... and occasionally to poach eggs. anywho. so we get this thing and we figure even though it is meant as a haha appliance, we should give it an honest chance. ... ok, we get how this would work for soups, if we went through the effort o' sweating vegetables and seasoning stuff in another pan first. chili would be ok, perhaps. stews, maybe, but only if we browned meats and combined ingredients in a dutch oven first. we tried a pulled chicken recipe that were recommended to us. seemed simple and straightforward, but what we ended up with were a kinda wet mass that will be parceled out to the dogs over the next few days. there were no recommendation to brown the chicken, but am thinking it might be necessary. probably shouldn't have bought supermarket chicken either, but we were told that our pretensions had no place when using a slow-cooker. dunno, is there any advice on how to make something in a slow-cooker that doesn't taste as if it were meant as a punishment for people who bring babies to the movie theatre? HA! Good Fun! ps we literal went through two dozen eggs to find the exact power level + time for us to perfect poach a single egg in the microwave, but it were kinda worth it. we haven't had the courage to experiment with two poached eggs at once.

is not requiring hostility towards the security force that demands such numbers. the majority o' the populations in somalia and afghanastan and even iraq were not actual hostile to US forces. were there elements within those populations that were violently anti-US? yes, very much so. the study we linked observes that any stability force on foreign soil is going to face significant challenges that require considerable man-power. surprisingly, the number o' overt hostiles is more likely to factor into the time-frame for possible withdrawal rather than the actual manpower requirements. also, please note that the nigerian government were completely ineffectual at stopping or even impeding the massacre at baga. try and consider just how impotent a western government would need be for that sorta thing to happen. the numbers o' actual boko haram members in northern nigeria is not what is going to make northern nigeria a hostile environment for a security force. the knowledge within the populace that the current nigerian government is ineffectual in protecting them will make the environment no less dangerous than somalia, afghanastan or iraq were when US and/or UN forces arrived in those places. it takes small numbers o' terrorists to destabilize a populace. the fact that a foreign security force is required to establish order is, sadly, proof that the terrorists is vital and that the established government is not. fighting terrorists with soldiers turns criminals into holy warriors in the eyes o' many potential recruits. is no less significant for the less extremist majority within the native populations to see foreign forces as initially legitimizing those being fought as 'posed to the s'posed government. keep in mind that the numbers we suggest is Extreme conservative. we is assuming that the security force need only maintain order in north-west nigeria (a pipe dream) and that the nigerians who failed to even recognize the events in baga will be able to contribute 2/3 o' the necessary security force (unlikely). but again, military intervention is rare successful when dealing with such groups... even when it appears all other options has been exhausted and one is left with nothing but military action. am doubting anybody in the west wants any part o' nigeria's problems, but the way many western governments and news agencies is giving so little attention to the events in sub-saharan africa is troublesome to us.

am s'posing the laughy face means we ain't to take serious... or not. am never good with emoticons and whether they is meant face-value or deflection. *shrug* we will simply note that you is being a bit silly with the self-concussion shtick and the "be-all end-all" hyperbole/strawman. if you is gonna add that kinda thing to a post, at least spread it out a bit, eh? have such stuff slammed together and then throw in the over-the-top power saw example to show proof o' your willingness to concede a point (*snort*) makes us itch to smite with righteous indignation at your foul treatment o' reason and/or logic. *add smiley emoticon here if you so desire* in any event, am not certain what more we can say. HA! Good Fun!

we pop in for a looksee at this thread 'bout once a month to see why it is still relevant. we always end up a bit befuddled. no doubt there is some inside joke related to a blue-haired idiot who somehow outed the deceased patriarch o' a chain o' fried chicken restaurants. am pretty sure kfc is owned by tricon, which were formed from the spin-out o' pepsico restaurant brands. am not certain why tricon, pepsico or kfc would have an interest in gamergate, or if col. sanders has risen from the grave to exact vengeance on pimply faced nerd warriors or sjw or... whomever. is all very baffling. HA! Good Fun!

to lc: you do realize that all those things you mention is intimate related to maintaining your work area, yes? being in a hurry leads to clutter. takes a couple minutes now to put away and clean tools, or, we wait til later? overconfidence is believing that unlike the folks who trained you, or any reasonable craftsman, you can work safely in a messy environment. keeping a clean and uncluttered work space is common safety sense. am not seeing how that could possibly be argued against. and every freaking genuine craftsman Gromnir has ever worked with (a good number) has stressed that safety come first. maintain tools and workplace is also taught as foundational for non-safety reasons too. first impressions is tough to break, and the slob who don't care enough to take care o' his tools is gonna instant be a magnet for derision, spoken or unspoken. an uncluttered workplace is also more likely to result in an uncluttered finished product... 'cause if only we had cleaned the oil and metal shavings away five minutes sooner... etc. is many cause of accidents. as we said earlier, carelessness is the most common cause--careless due to fatigue or poor training or whatever. everybody is careless at some point. that is one reason why craftsman keep work areas clean and uncluttered. bad things is more likely to happen in a cluttered work space with poorly maintained tools. that should be self evident. may be easier for folks to look at this from a different point o' reference. folks on these boards is more likely to have spent time in a chemistry or materials lab than in a metal, wood or auto shop. the reasons for maintaining a clean work environment in a chem lab is much the same as maintain uncluttered work space in a metal shop. not only does a clean work space tend to lead to better and more accurate results, but it is far safer. we bet we got more than a few slobs 'round these parts, but is anybody here gonna suggest that keeping an uncluttered and clean lab space is unimportant? heck, we has known many guys tinkered in the garage a fair amount without getting killed. am not sure if we would call them craftsman though. *chuckle* we actual took auto shop in high school. seriously, honors auto shop in point o' fact. the extra grade point didn't count towards academic gpa, but the notion that a high school would offer an honors auto shop still tickles our funny-bone. the teacher, a guy with a beet red complexion whose name were Mr. Roach, thought we were insane to take the class. called us "professor" in a unapologetic and sardonic manner. we did basic stuff such as taking apart and re-assembling lawnmower engines, then valve jobs and increasingly more complex stuff. roach were no less a stickler for organization and cleanliness and respect for one's work space than were our chemistry teacher, or our grandfather who were a carpenter, or the guy who ran the metal shop where we worked. the first real slob craftsmen we ever came across were some roofers. not all roofers, but a few. they were getting paid by the square, which in itself led to dangerous conditions. guys on a 12/12 pitch roof, taking amphetamines to keep their pace so they can get paid. then boss acts surprised when there is an accident? those were the guys who left hammers unattended or an extra roll o' tar-paper perched precariously against the chimney. were dangerous and stoopid. in any event, if your husband were an auto mechanic (we don't know what he is/were) am certain he would vouch for importance o' maintaining a clean an uncluttered workplace, even if, perhaps, he fails to follow his own guidelines nowadays. if he is just a hobbyist... well, that is a bit different. nevertheless, if you wish to discuss, we will continue, but as we said, am done with woldan on this. is as ridiculous as a serious chemist telling us that an messy work area is a sign o' creativity or whatever the bunk were he initial spouted. is nonsense. HA! Good Fun! ps hmmm... reply/quote error. oh well. also, we have no comment on milk as we primarily use it as a cooking ingredient as opposed to as a beverage. though we once had strawberry quick as a kid and thought it were the bestest thing ever.

is not a single irresponsible and slovenly craftsman we has met who has admitted that their work habits were irresponsible. so, color us less than surprised that you would have a similar blind spot. so, want the links about importance of maintaining clean and organized work environments? no? you can show us similar links o' craftsman who says a cluttered and disorganized workplace is a good thing as long as it is clean enough, yes? btw, we never said you were injured in workshop. you has been injured a great deal, and that is, like or not, a warning sign o' carelessness... or perhaps parkinson. *snort* as we said already: beyond help. seriously, a self-described craftsman actual arguing that a cluttered work space were not only ok, but a good thing? is funny if it weren't sad. hopeless. done. HA! Good Fun!

that part is worth repeating. read above concerning anecdotal evidence. want us to post 'bout 100+ links to sites for welders, carpenters, construction workers and craftsmen of all types that mention the importance of "safety first"? forget for a moment that a cluttered work environment is an obvious time waster, but safety should always be paramount, and cleanliness is invariably an aspect o' a safe work environment. *shrug* if you is actual arguing this, you is beyond help. cats is a subject 'pon which we rare add anything. nevertheless, Gromnir has one o' those gigantic 64 gallon trash containers that we maintain against an enclosure wall that makes it very difficult to tip over. a raccoon could tip it over if it genuine wished to, but there is so many cat owners in the neighborhood on fair sized, non uniform lots (ours is .37 acres) that we suspect the the opportunity for cat food trumps our cat litter waste as far as raccoon fodder/plaything go. that being said, we never cease to be amazed at how much dirt 2 cats are able to produce. we made our cats indoor-only a few years ago after one were bitten by a rattlesnake. cost were $800 to treat and it were a near thing on survival... were a kinda Last Straw moment for Gromnir cat freedom. am not certain if we has saved money on vet bills or lost money with increase in food and litter costs. HA! Good Fun!