It started as a fake psychiatry scam, but when Hubbard realized there were laws regulating medicine he switched it over to being a religion where there aren't any of those pesky regulations or ethical oversight.
Weird, they just let a psycho killer be a cop? I'm sure they'll prevent that in the future.
Tangentially related, but I just started my first real Morrowind playthrough about a week ago, and it's great!
When it first came out I borrowed it from my brother, but I didn't have a computer that could run it; it was just a slideshow. I'd played Daggerfall before, and Oblivion & Skyrim subsequently, but I skipped Morrowind.
It's a bit disappointing seeing how much Bethesda has trimmed the most interesting systems from their earlier entries. I imagine that if the next TES game had spellcrafting or a deeper dialogue system then it would get a much more engaging reception over Starfield's bland, watered down experience that has been "polished" so much that there's nothing compelling that stands out.
I also don't see a transmission. I wonder if this thing is direct drive or has some kind of fluid coupling?
That motor looks loud AF.
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
I'm a man and I'd never date a Republican either.
A person's politics are a reflection of their values: if they're willing to identify themselves as someone who validates all that fascist shit, then I want nothing to do with them.
It's crazy to me that this take is even remotely controversial.
Because they're certain that the people getting punished are heretics to their reactionary ideology.
They see it as inferior people getting what they deserve, and since it's privatized they imagine they'll pay less for the privilege.
But why?
Make the fascist fire you.
Yamaha makes the best guitar for the money.
The instrument I probably play the most is a nylon string Yamaha with a great dual pickup/mic that I got for $100 at a pawn shop. It has some cosmetic wear, but that's a bonus in my opinion.
"You're not watching your kid enough, so we're putting you in jail away from the kids you're supposed to be watching."
Why are cops such fucking idiots? Even if I agreed with their judgement (which I definitely do not) it would be the wrong solution.
My very favorite system is Apocalypse World; it always plays out as high-drama operatic pulp. It does tend to go PvP in later sessions, so it's definitely not for every group.
I also enjoy Blades in the Dark, a heist game set in a haunted Victorian London-inspired city. There are a lot of great innovations that mean the players don't have to meticulously plan out their session (often wasting time on contingencies that are irrelevant), and instead can jump right in and get to the juicy bits.
Mothership is a great sci-fi horror OSR (old school revival) game that is very modular and has a ton of pre-written modules. Normally I prefer a more improvised style, but this is a solid ruleset that works well towards building the tension required for the genre.
If you're just looking for a one-shot, Fiasco is always a great time: very rules light and more like a writers room exercise than most RPGs, but there's no better game for hilarious hijinks inspired by films like Fargo or Burn After Reading.
Dogs in the Vineyard is another great one by the same designers as Apocalypse World in which the players are teenage paladin gunslingers in a weird old west populated by demons and heretics. The players come to town with absolute moral authority and may judge whomever they wish, but there's no guarantee they're really the good guys even though their characters absolutely see themselves that way.
I'm a man, and I voted against the fascists.
Because I'm not a fragile moron who thinks Daddy Trump will make women be nice to me.
The best Nicolas Cage movie, and it isn't even close.
I want hammocks like a man o' war.
Stack em three high and still have some legroom.
Pope Paul III and His Grandsons- Tiziano Vecellio, oil on canvas (1545-46)
> Pope Paul III and His Grandsons is an oil on canvas painting by Titian, housed in the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples. It was commissioned by the Farnese family and painted during Titian's visit to Rome between autumn 1545 and June 1546. It depicts the scabrous relationship between Pope Paul III and his grandsons, Ottavio and Alessandro Farnese. Ottavio is shown in the act of kneeling, to his left; Alessandro, wearing a cardinal's dress, stands behind him to his right. The painting explores the effects of ageing and the manoeuvring behind succession; Paul was at the time in his late seventies and ruling in an uncertain political climate as Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor came into ascendancy. > > Paul III was the last of the popes appointed by the ruling Medici family of Florence. He was socially ambitious, a careerist and not particularly pious. He kept a concubine, fathered four children out of wedlock and viewed the throne as an opportunity to fill his coffers while he placed his relatives in high positions. A talented and cunning political operator, Paul was precisely the sort of man the Florentines needed to assist them in their defence against French and Spanish threats.
Sackbut
> A sackbut is an early form of the trombone used during the Renaissance and Baroque eras. A sackbut has the characteristic telescopic slide of a trombone, used to vary the length of the tube to change pitch, but is distinct from later trombones by its smaller, more cylindrically-proportioned bore, and its less-flared bell. Unlike the earlier slide trumpet from which it evolved, the sackbut possesses a U-shaped slide with two parallel sliding tubes, rather than just one.
The Beaneater- Annibale Carracci, oil on canvas (1580-1590)
> Annibale Carracci was an Italian painter and instructor, active in Bologna and later in Rome. Along with his brother and cousin, Annibale was one of the progenitors, if not founders of a leading strand of the Baroque style, borrowing from styles from both north and south of their native city, and aspiring for a return to classical monumentality, but adding a more vital dynamism. Painters working under Annibale at the gallery of the Palazzo Farnese would be highly influential in Roman painting for decades.
15th Court of Appeals dismisses Texas AG’s appeal in Project Connect lawsuit
> Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an interlocutory appeal June 17, on the same day a trial centered around the validity of Project Connect’s funding structure was set to begin. The attorney general’s initial claim argued the Austin Transit Partnership — the organization tasked with designing and constructing the Project Connect light rail system — didn’t have the jurisdiction to bring forth a bond validation lawsuit, filed in February.
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> The 15th Court of Appeals dismissed Paxton’s appeal, citing “lack of jurisdiction.” The case was originally punted from the trial court to the Third Court of Appeals before landing in the 15th Court of Appeals, which began operating Sept. 1.
The Link Trainer: a WWII era flight simulator
I hope this isn't too far outside the scope of this community; I just thought the people here would find it interesting how the same engineering problems were solved before computers were ubiquitous.
UFO 50 Release Trailer
I picked this up yesterday and checked out a few games in the collection. What I've played so far has been a blast.
Punch or May Day- Benjamin Robert Haydon, oil on canvas (1829)
> The canvas is filled with multiple mini-scenes including a Punch and Judy, the coach of a newly married couple, and a funeral procession. In the background on the right is St Marylebone Church.
What is your favorite thing to pickle?
I put some asparagus in vinegar with garlic, red pepper flakes, and pickling spice a couple weeks ago. I just cracked it open, and they're fantastic!
I also started a batch of sauerkraut today with garlic and caraway seeds in a brine. Gonna keep an eye on it and hope it comes out alright. I like that it's a live fermentation, and will hopefully be full of good probiotics.
What's your favorite thing to pickle, and in what?