I was not expecting a Winnie the Pooh reference in a 40k book!

I don't know if I'm in the minority on this one, but I have plenty of friends who were only vaguely aware of AVGN at the time of the movie's release. I was hoping to introduce them to the series by showing them the movie and then they could potentially get more into it from there. Obviously given how lackluster the film was, I would almost be embarrassed to show the film to anyone and then proceed to let them know there's an entire series behind it!

Most matches are but a Spam fest but the worst part is after a couple of seconds one party fires off a charge move & when the shield timer is 5 sec it feels like a goddamn 'kegel exercise' or like an unskippable advertisement in the middle of streaming a video & then video resumes for a couple of seconds only for another commercial after a few seconds...

Using spammy Pokémon is a legit strategy , no doubt about it .. but if this real time engrossing game would probably do better with a smaller charge move wait....

Game Information

Game Title: It Takes Two

Platforms:

• PC (Mar 26, 2021)
• Xbox One (Mar 26, 2021)
• PlayStation 5 (Mar 26, 2021)
• Xbox Series X/S (Mar 26, 2021)
• PlayStation 4 (Mar 26, 2021)

Trailers:

• It Takes Two – Official Gameplay Trailer
• It Takes Two Official Reveal Trailer

Developer: Hazelight

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 88 average - 91% recommended - 45 reviews

Critic Reviews

Atomix - Sebastian Quiroz - Spanish - 90 / 100

>It Takes Two is just a couple of steps away from being a perfect cooperative game. Although the story ends in a great way, and its second and third acts are wonderful, the first hours are quite boring and simple. The gameplay is in constant motion and presents us with interesting ideas that may be to the liking of the two people who experience this adventure, but there are times when it is clearly seen that a player can have a better time, and the change in mechanics shows a Something simple level design that almost never manages to exploit its full potential.

AusGamers - Kosta Andreadis - 7.5 / 10

>The co-op action here is memorable, ambitious, and quite unlike anything we’ve played in a while.

Checkpoint Gaming - Elliot Attard - 9 / 10

>It Takes Two is a one-of-a-kind experience. There is a joy and whimsy to the entire game and so much variety it’ll keep players entertained and surprised from beginning to end. The world is so detailed and gorgeous and the cohesion between storytelling and gameplay is incredibly impressive. It’s the kind of game that proves there’s still plenty of room for innovation in games.

Digital Trends - [Giovanni Colantonio](https://ope

I'm a public middle/high school teacher, and I've spotted my students unironically doing this. For example, when distributing virtual flyers for vendimias (fundaisers) and talking about how important it is that "todos nosotres" remain united (my guess is this student forgot about todes).

I saw these being unironically used for the first time in my life last week.

Other teachers, has this happened to you? Have you seen your children do this? How about your government officials? Are you absolutely positive these "inclusive terms"aren't being used where you live?

My bubble has been burst. My crystal world, shattered to atoms.

Edit: forgot to mention that, although every reply is more than welcome, I personally was more interested in replies from places like Chile, Panama or Mexico, which have a bit more contact with US culture. Needless to say, I haven't been disappointed so far.

Edit 2: So yeah, in order of unironic usage, from what I can gather:

• Argentina
• Chile
• México

Edit 3, final thoughts:

First I'd like to thank all of you for your engagement. I wasn't expecting this much feedback. It's been delightful to read your comments. I learned a lot, among other things, that Argentina may have first used the gender neutral "x", even though it was the US who popularized it. In Brazil, though, on the other side of the spectrum, seldom use it.

Second, I encourage you to read the comments. There's a therapist in Chile and a professor in Peru who use these terms. The insight they provide proves that, even though the vast majority of Latin Americans (myself included) think the term "latinx" is dumb af (according the FAQ at leasr), this may change in the near future. We may hate it because of the place the term comes from, but inclusive language is growing on people, especially the young.

Third, and finally, I stated that, in my opinion, this is a mostly first world problem, and that this topic is an absurd distraction from more dire issues. My opinion hasn't changed. I base my opinion on a concept that I happen to agree with: Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

I believe that people really need to express their full selves. I'm not against pronouns, I encourage people to act within the boundaries of respect, and I ask people to understand that humans are complex, and that we cannot cage self-expression within two concepts. There's nuance and depth in the thought process of every individual. This is a necessity, and needs to be addressed.

That

I tried watching DS9 a few years ago and for whatever reason couldn't engage. I started again a few months ago and holy hell is it a great show. Probably my favorite of the franchise yet. (I haven't gotten to any of the new ones).

However, the introduction of Ezri was a huge miss. The character adds nothing to the crew. They try to hide this by making her a Counselor, a role she's seldom seen playing. The chemistry of the characters was really well established and its obvious that the writers had no clue how to put her in the web. They try writing her character within that context--figuring out where she fits--but it's clunky at best. Even her introduction into the series is a total disaster. Dax was dying so the doctor forced the only Trill on board to be it's host?!?! That's insane. Why is Daxs life more important than Ezri's? And why wouldn't they explore that incredible ethical and moral disaster more in the show?!

But most of all what disappoints me is that her introduction comes at the expense of other characters. She gets what seems like a ton of screen time while awesome characters like Kira and Jake are seen less and less.

Hello everyone! Important note:

This scene had a couple rewrites, and I'm still not 100% about it. oh well.

But really, i want you guys to know these next chapters, mostly after 30, will be very brutal. Like, in a fucked up way. Just a warning.

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The emptiness of the streets irked Sandy, who was in a rental car as he drove to his destination. Apparently this ceremony was a massive event, which sort of made him feel guilty about not even watching it.

He wasn’t Russian, so it felt weird to him to just show up there during what was obviously a large ordeal. Having nothing better to do than wait until his friends were done, he decided to check out the arcade.

The places, once containing classic machines, tended to be filled with the most recent consoles and even some desktop stations to play on. Shooters, MOBAs, and all the others were free to play after a small payment on entrance.

Given that Russia was their biggest and best green zone, Shil’vati video games even made their way onto the human market. The Imperium soon found this was an extremely bad decision, as the humans soon proved to be the dominant lifeform in all things gaming.

After his little excursion as a mercenary, Sandy made a name for himself by kicking ass in whatever shooter he could lay his hands on. Seemed like a natural progression to him, the job switch. Except the people he was killing weren’t real this time.

Jeez, he had some issues when he picked games up, but he couldn’t imagine what Jonah went through. Accidentally fire-bombing the love of your life tended to harshen a person’s world views.

Enough of that thinking, he thought, his destination now in sight. Sandy smiled, remembering the first time the Shils had discovered this prowess. It was insanely easy to abuse one-shot weapons in the games they had, as they were based on reaction times. Even in other genres, assassin characters were the bane of the purple gamers.

While they were understandably annoyed in the beginning, it became hard to determine if they were impressed, pissed, or horny. A combination of the three seemed his best bet. Sandy supposed it was like if your girlfriend was into the same games you were, but was better at them. You’d be happy and in love with it, but it would suck having her be bet

Update: I will add to this post and update /adjust as we learn more. I will include vote counts when possible and any insights into the legislation and it’s impact.
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Over the last few weeks I've read endless misguided or misunderstood takes on the process in front of the US House of Representatives, Senate and White House regarding the various legislative avenues, possibilities and processes for the cannabis industry. After yesterday's meltdowns over a lack of 4/20 legislative action and a commentary by Sen. Majority Leader on the House passed Safe Banking bill I decided I wanted to share what I know from my experience in politics.

RESUME: I spent 7 years working at the House of Representatives for an Appropriations Chairman. During that time I assisted in the crafting of legislation, worked with industry leaders to include important elements to each bill, and assisted in the political whipping to ensure there was internal support in the Democratic Caucus. These bills included efforts related to the pharmaceutical industry.

Portfolio Disclosure: I am long several MSOs and am in the Red in many of them as I entered more and more this spring. In other words - I feel the pain too but am still very bullish and long.

Introduction: Generally speaking the process for creating legislation, passing it through the chambers and getting them the necessary votes to advance toward law is the same all the time. However, every single action taken by the Senate, House and White House is seen through the lens of politics. As such a very popular bill may never see the light of day for reasons that have nothing to do with the content. Additionally, the legislative process is operated by individuals who have their own agenda and represent states or political parties that may represent outdated or outlier positions - but their power makes them uniquely able to stop or slow progress.

It is critical to bear in mind that in the U.S. Senate only 1 member needs to threaten filibuster against any law and it comes to a screeching halt. This may be the Junior Member from Nebraska or the former Majority Leader (read: Mitch McConnell) - it does not matter. As such we all must understand how delicate this process is. Anyone who tells you something will happen before it happens is not being honest.

House vs. Senate: The two chambers work independently of each other most of the time. Of course they do stay in contact on certain issues and are seldom

At the suggestion of my therapist, I’ve decided to write out and share what has transpired in my life over the last year. To get this to make any coherent sense took lots of edits and couple of rewrites. I used to be a fairly talented writer, but I fell out of practice years ago. This forum was recommended to me by a friend as a method of confession, penance, and a warning to share with others. I did something truly horrible for which the consequences were beyond even the worst thing I could have ever imagined. I am sharing this with the full knowledge many will despise me for what I did and the events that took place because of my betrayal.

Reading my own words is revolting because I know in a very real sense what I did is unforgivable. I understand far too well how needlessly tragic the events that transpired truly were. My hope is simply that my story can be shared with anyone, in any relationship, and perhaps some future betrayal won’t happen. More specifically, I hope someone who is currently cheating on their significant other or even thinking about it might read this and it makes them pause. Many might think my example of what can go wrong being unfaithful is an extreme rarity that seldom occurs. I’ve been told by people far more knowledgeable than I am, that my situation is sadly far from unique. But I’m willing to take the hate I will receive by sharing this, if it keeps even one person from breaking the heart of someone they love.

I am a 28-year-old female, and I was married to a wonderful man I will call William. Eight months ago, my husband confronted me with proof I had been both emotionally and physically unfaithful. A few days after he confronted me about my infidelity; my husband committed suicide. I realize just typing those words out has caused people, people I don’t even know, to hate me. I couldn’t believe I had the capability to do something that evil to harm someone I’d loved since we were children. But I did it. If you’d asked either me or William if either of us would ever be unfaithful, we both would have laughed. But to my own shock and surprise I allowed myself to lose focus and strayed. I knew it would destroy him if he ever found out. But I took the heart of the man I loved and crushed it so cruelly he couldn’t endure the pain of this life anymore. Those of you thinking right now that I don’t deserve to be breathing, I agree with you. I agree with you so much I’ve attempted on two occasions to make that a reality. I’m assured

“In a world where all is unstable, and nought can endure, but is swept onwards at once in the hurrying whirlpool of change; where a man, if he is to keep erect at all, must always be advancing and moving, like an acrobat on a rope—in such a world, happiness in inconceivable. ... In the first place, a man never is happy, but spends his whole life in striving after something which he thinks will make him so; he seldom attains his goal, and when he does, it is only to be disappointed; he is mostly shipwrecked in the end, and comes into harbor with masts and rigging gone. And then, it is all one whether he has been happy or miserable; for his life was never anything more than a present moment always vanishing; and now it is over.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Learn to live in the present. It is the moment most actual, most real. We’re always looking towards the future, but when the future becomes the present, we forget to enjoy what we’ve created for ourselves. So take time to savour it for a moment, stop and breathe and appreciate all you’ve done to get to this point in time!

In the autumn of 1899, in the rural countryside of Sweden's southern Scania province, a girl named Astrid Leontina Brink disappeared. Her missing persons notice describes that she was wearing a light red dress and had her hair down at the time. She was six years old.

A month later, her body was found. She had been murdered. An investigation followed... with disappointing results. Let's take a look at Astrid's short life and untimely death.

Today, I bring to you a very long post, so please do forgive me if it becomes somewhat confusing at times. These people have not been easy to follow. Tracing their lives are difficult, as the lives of urban folks usually are (there’s a reason I mainly research the countryside), so I hope the readers can forgive a few timeline holes. As usual, due to Covid-19, I base this entirely on digitized newspaper accounts and contemporary church archive records, as the court records have not been digitized and are unavailable to me. To my knowledge the case has not been published on since it occurred back around the turn of the century.

Let's dive in, starting with the family background.

Karl and Gerda

Karl Reinhold Samuelsson, later surnamed Brink (also spelled ‘Carl’, ‘Reinhardt’, and ‘Brinck’, variously --- I have opted to standardize it as Karl Reinhold Brink), was born on the 30th of January 1866 in the countryside immediately outside of the Scanian city of Helsingborg. Here ^((no. 8)) is his record of birth. His fathers were the tailor Andreas Samuelsson (1839–1874) and his wife Johanna Lundberg (1842–1920). We see the family for example here in the 1866–1876 Helsingborg household examination rolls. The parents had married the previous year, 1865, and had a daughter two years before that, Lovisa Martina (1863–?). They would later have at least two more children; Julius Ferdinand (1868–1943) and Gustaf Adolf (1871–1930). If they had any that died in infancy, I have likely missed them in this study. The family, which eventually moved into the city itself, seems to have lived in deep poverty. In 1874, Karl's father Andreas died from typhoid. Here ^((no. 195)) is his record of death. At the time of death he was residing i

Art on the box - Glob of brown goop.

Actual product - Glob of brown goop.

An Antidotal Anecdote:

Many of my friends are not yet aware that I recently survived an unusually severe battle with COVID-19. It came for me hard, fast, and put me in hospital for 20 days. Most of that time was spent in ICU, from which I almost did not make it.

https://preview.redd.it/v4o97ire1oy61.jpg?width=716&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce7630134183b4207fc618956a49d1a44543b13d

My “atypical” presentation - as it was described to me - was exacerbated by secondary complications such as pneumonia, pancreatitis and a tachycardia event. These resulted in several perceived near-death experiences for me.

Family and friends who have suffered with me on this journey have asked me to write about it. While I always intended to journal for my own trauma-processing purposes, I have now decided to share this personal, painful, and powerful experience. I believe that doing so could add value, even if it helps just one person recalibrate the severity of this virus, or just one person live and learn vicariously through my experience.

One of the scariest things about Covid-19 is how it manifests and affects each person so differently. Some shrug it off like the common cold, others lose their lives, and pretty much everything in between. It’s not possible to predict how it will impact you until it’s your turn. Some secret sauce formula we can guess includes features like the strain itself, viral load, immune system capability at the time, and the lottery of genetic predisposition.

One thing is for sure: there is enough death and severity to wake up and take this thing very seriously. It is not “the flu”. If we could all glimpse for just one moment the suffering experienced at the mercy of a poor reaction, the overload on the healthcare system, the exhausted heroism of the nursing teams, the tragic, unnecessary suffering and loss caused by disrespecting the virus and those in true and unavoidable need of medical attention, we, and our behaviour, would be changed forever.

Having recently recovered from more than my fair share of that glimpse, I want to share my story and associated insights, in the hopes that it may offer some valuable third-hand learning, where first-hand would be so unnecessary and full of suffering.

April 11 - April 14

The first symptoms hit me on Sunday 11th April - a chest on fire and some very angry, yellow, and unnaturally viscous phlegm. As we do, I smashed some Bronchease and a few ACCs, and got on with the work day and sing

An intriguing concept I thought I'd explore a bit. Regular quality when it comes to me.

"Someone always asks that. Every year, without fail. It's disappointing how few want to know, if I'm honest, but at least there's a sizable chunk of you this year. You might want to sit back down and make yourself comfy"

The group of students the professor was addressing was fourteen-strong. It looked like thirteen, but one of them was a Kik'hilyt undergoing its equivalent of puberty, which included an organism-wide mitosis. It hadn't yet begun splitting (that was a painful hour-long process generally done at night under medical supervision) but both personalities were there, so it counted as two. Hearing the professor's words, the group of students sat back down on the first row of seats in the lecture theatre, and the projector flicked onto a new slide.

"Civilization in the Galaxy, lesson 3 addendum," began the professor. "This is an unofficial lesson, so there's nothing to copy off of it. You'll have to take your own notes."

"It is a general rule that, the further you go from the Galactic Core, the less civilized space becomes. This map that you saw in the main lesson proves just that, where each area of space is ranked on a scale of one to 32 based on various factors like piracy, wealth, government presence, all that.

"In general, it's mostly a circular radiation away. Of course, the Galaxy is 3d, but it's a lot easier to imagine it as 2d given the distances involved. The main outliers to this rule are the Lawless Zone," (This referred to a large sector of space near the core which was absolutely infested with everything you could think of, and was as of yet unconquered by most militaries), "the Chexilian Spine" (this referred to a long, thin trade route of around 21-25 running from the Cilexian throneworld through to their colonies in the Galactic South, which were a big blob of high 10s), "and the one you asked, about, the Humans." The professor indicated a large gash of space with a score in the high 20s in the Galactic Northeast.

"It is important to note that 'Human' does not refer to a government, country, corporation, or other political entity, but instead to a singular race. While single-race governments are not unheard of, Humans mostly keep to themselves. The few that do mingle in our societies typically keep their loyalties to the government they themselves come from - for Human space is very much divided - but, above all, to Humans as a species.

Um… hi. Welcome to the Romance Novel Graveyard. You know the drill by now: I’ll read the obscure (and likely terrible) cheap romance paperbacks from the 1990s so that you don’t have to. This is my penance for a life otherwise full of sin and decadence.

My book report today is on Jinxed by Day Leclaire. It’s from 1990. I haven’t read it yet, I always type out my intros beforehand as an insurance policy against DNF (if I’ve invested the time to write an intro, I feel committed to finishing the book, no matter what), but this book appears to be about toy designers having a romance. I assume this is a result of the Tom Hanks movie Big, where his character worked in a toy company, which would have been released a couple years prior to this book.

(As a side note: I’ve always been very interested in toy design and the toy production process. That’s not a joke, it’s been a hobby of mine for years. So I’m actually excited about reading this book, as I like the setting. Toys are neat, so I’m really hoping this book can do something cool with the idea. Or, at the very least, provide me plenty of opportunities to correct the book on the industry.)

On the cover, our couple examines what appears to be the “Thunderhawk” car, released by Kenner toys in 1985 for their M.A.S.K. action figure line (not to be confused with Kenner’s The Mask line of toys from 1994, which was based on the Jim Carrey movie of the same name). M.A.S.K. was basically like G.I. Joe mixed with Transformers, if you’re not familiar with it. The cover artist has combined the Thunderhawk with James Bond’s Lotus Esprit submarine car seen in The Spy Who Loved Me. This is an odd mix of inspirations, but I’ll allow it. It looks properly toyetic (that’s not a typo, it’s an industry term meaning roughly: “Yeah… I could see that becoming a toy that kids would buy.”) In the top right corner, we have an action figure which appears to be in the style of Kenner’s Ghostbusters line from the late 80s to early 90s. They did a lot of monsters/ghosts in that kind of style in the line. In the top left, we can see a figure which is obviously inspired by one of He-Man’s enemies. (Personally, I preferred Sectaurs and the She-Ra line, but I’m not picky.) This figure has the standard Eternia body form, but the artist has paired it with a head that reminds me of The Brood from the X-Men comics, particularly back in the days when Dave Cockrum drew them. If

Hello everyone. For the past couple days, this is all I've been obsessing over honestly. I want to figure out what type i am, I'm still in the process of studying the functions in more details, but meanwhile I'd really really be thankful if you can give me your opinion and insight on what type you think i might be/am closest to. And honestly I'm exhausted by this point.. I'm not saying I'll stop before i get answers, but I'm tired, and will still keep looking, just at a slower pace.

To start off, i know there are some negative connotations with people claiming to be the "rare" types (infj, intj, etc) , so I'll just start by saying that i think those "statistics" of the percentage of the types are completely unreliable and is probably more of an marketing gimmick than anything. Especially since 16P doesnt even give accurate results, and its so easy to mistype yourself. So I'm not going to have a holier than thou attitude about it, and piss u off right from the start.

I relate a LOT to the INFJ mbti type, infact the most among the others(unless I'm brainwashing myself to believe so) . But i feel like there's something very obvious that I'm not seeing.. like I'm missing something very..important? Like the core of it ig? Idk.. so thats why i need your opinions. Maybe I'm not an infj, maybe I'm an infp, or intj, or an entp (ok maybe a stretch here but u never know) , or even an intp(again doubtable but ok) , or maybe something completely different.

Q.1 *AGE?GENDER?DESCRIPTION? *

A- 19, F. (College student) Idk how I'd describe myself.. i always have hated this question, but anyways. I procrastinate a lot, live in my head ("head up in the clouds" type) , very future oriented and rarely living in the moment. The times that i actually enjoy whats in front of me (say a festival, or a vacation for example) , i feel proud that "yeah haha I prefer living in the moment". But now that I'm analyzing everything, ig i don't "pReFeR" it after all. Room's always messy, dont like doing chores or cleaning, always looking for a shortcut or a way around those things. Very NOT action oriented. I'd think "oh yeah I'll have to do this, I'll have to do that, bla bla" but then rarely ACTUALLY put my hands in the dirt and start.

I get very easily overwhelmed by yk (say) the assignments, and save it for the last second, and then the piled up stuff would just hit me in the face all at once. Its too much anxiety. I'd just rather ignore it all. I always feel like i want to r

The funeral director was asking us what we think Mum should wear in her casket.

Mum always loved to wear sarongs (fabric wraps that go around the torso and drape downward a bit like a long skirt would), so my uncle suggested that she wear a sarong in there.

The funeral director looked a bit confused, as did some of our family members, to which my uncle added:

"What's sarong with that?"

I started laughing like an idiot. He was proud of it too. The funeral director was rather shocked. We assured her, and our more proper relatives, that Mum would've absolutely loved the joke (which is very true).

His delivery was perfect. I'll never forget the risk he took. We sometimes recall the moment as a way help cushion the blows of the grieving process.

--Edit-- I appreciate the condolences. I'm doing well and the worst is behind me and my family. But thanks :)

--Edit-- Massive thanks for all the awards and kind words. And the puns! Love 'em.

Chapter 6: Make Him Number One

Welcome RPW. We are continuing on our journey reading Fascinating Womanhood.

2021 Update: I wrote these posts 2 years ago. But I'm reposting them as foundational content. I will try to post a new chapter every few days instead of every week, and we can probably get through the whole thing in a month.

This chapter discusses a simple concept. Make it known that your Captain is the number one priority in your life. If you already feel like you've done this, make sure that this can be seen in your conscious and unconscious actions. After all, his desire to be number one in your life is not a conscious one.

>He doesn't want to be less important, regarded as a convenience, an escort, a ticket to security, or even a sex partner. He would like to feel that she married him for him, and not as a means of fulfilling her needs or reaching her objectives.

Maybe this started long ago, in your childhood fantasies. When you dream of your home, and your children, and your beautiful future, the husband figure is blurry and ill-defined. Later the husband role is a vision of a prince, whom you fall madly for, who promises to care for you always. This can extend to fantasies about the wedding. You can envision the dress, your hair, your bouquet, the beautiful cake, but you just fill in the groom part later. When you win your Captain, you need to focus on making him number one. Let the picket fence, and the cake, and the lace, let it fall away, and make him the prize. Once you've found your captain, don't revert to your childhood dreams. Keep him your focus.

Things we place ahead of our Captain:

1. Children: Of course we feel a strong obligation to children. You are their mother, protector, you must help them to grow. The book tells an example of Clara, a picture of perfect motherhood: “All kindness, patience, and love...She kept extensive scrap-books for each child and gave them the most lavish birthday parties...” But her husband was a background character.

>”This situation brought out an ugliness to his personality, a surprise to those who had known him before. Not only did he resent his wife, but he also resented his children, and found it difficult to be a good father.”

Placing your captain in an inferior position to his children will make him resistant to having more.

>Making your captain number one does not diminish your sacred duty to your children, nor does it indicate less love

Hi there. This is going to be a very long post, but I'm desperate, and I could use anyone 's feedback right now.

I'm a junior in college, and I'm in a bad, bad place right now. I'm hoping that the first step to getting out of it must be to share it with someone. So here's what I would like to do. I want to share what I'm feeling and how I'm thinking, and I hope you will accept me for who I am, in my full, blunt overshare, and maybe give me your thoughts if you manage to read through the whole thing.

I've gone through this subreddit a lot over the past few years (indeed, on a different account), and I've just read, never posted. Most of the time I feel behind, I'm worried about the wrong things, I feel like I'm just not like the people in this subreddit. But I want to be. The truth is I've never been a pre-med rockstar like a lot of you, and for that I truly admire you, I do. And I hope that I can take on some of those qualities. Ya'll are money and are all going to be amazing physicians one day.

My inspiration to go to medical school came early; I'm your run-of-the-mill, "mommy's a doctor" kid. While the stereotype goes that our doctor-parents will force us into the profession, I legitimately fell in love with medicine when I was very young, visiting my mother at the hospital for the first time at five years old. I couldn't imagine doing anything more rewarding with my life. Since then, I've always felt like I've had a chip on my shoulder because mom's a doctor, and I have to prove to everyone that no, I'm not doing this for her, I'm doing it for me. Of course, I'm not oblivious to the privileges that accompany a physician in the family for someone who wants to go to medical school. So for that, I'm truly grateful and certainly don't want to play the victim: I'm not a victim of anyone but myself. But the expectations are certainly high, as you can probably imagine.

That being said, while my mother never "forced" me to pursue medicine, she did prove to be a pressure cooker for the latter decade of my life once I told her that I wanted to follow in her footsteps. Both my parents are immigrants; French and Cypriot, so let's just say they run a household a little differently than most parents in the US. I've lived here in the states my whole life; I never liked the way my parents do things, sometimes I don't even respect it. The cultural and philosophical differences just within our household are astronomical.

I rebelled in high school. I was a multi-spor

My brother had this talent yesterday in a chaos wastes run and used the leading shot talent for a crit every 4th ranged attack. Usually this works with the ratling gun too.

He then got the crit lightning boon, but it was disappointing: it definitely didnt crit every 4th ult shot, but really seldomly.

Was it bugged/visuals bugged or is it not supposed to work?

Normally I'd not review a book I didn't finish fully, but I've never seen anyone have anything bad to say about the book on r/fantasy so I'd still like to just summarize why I think it's not very good. Perhaps it'll be of use to someone!

The plot? There's barely any plot. The book doesn't care about it so there's no reason to mention much of it.

For one, the book isn't very funny. In theory it should be, because the writing can be clever and witty, but it seldom strikes a chord with me. I think it might be the disconnect I feel between the language used and the main character, Halla, who is a mid-thirties childless widow who has spent time in an unhappy marriage, taken care of a sickly uncle and spends her time being bullied by relatives.

You wouldn't know any of these things, because she essentially talks and thinks like a peppy 17-year old modern girl who hasn't spent decades in misery. Yes, I'm aware she sometimes uses the humour/pretends to be dumber than she is as a sort of defense, but overall, if I'd never been told all of the things above I would never have guessed it. That's the likely reason why the humour falls flat; Halla's background has none or very little impact on her personality and thus everything she says feels like it comes from someone else, like she's being told lines through an earpiece. It becomes obvious she's the author's mouthpiece for "funny".

It doesn't help a lot of said "funny" is just humour centered on how airheaded/random she is. Gets a bit old, that.

I'm not an avid romance book reader, but I'm not averse to it either. That said, the romance falls flat. Here's the formula, repeat it on loop (until the end of the book I assume).

Halla: I can't believe I, a blushing widow, is falling in love with a man in a sword. He probably doesn't want me because I'm fat and ugly and asks so many questions. He kissed me on the lips but he probably did that out of pity. My goodness he's got big, strong muscles. I find his way of intimidating people with violence very attractive.

Sarkis: I can't believe I, a big strong muscly man in a sword, am falling in love with this large-breasted curvy gorgeous woman. How could she ever want a man in a sword? All I've got is my big, strong muscles. I kissed her and she was totally into it but I can't be sure that she was truly into it because she might feel coerced by my big, strong muscles.

And over, and over, and over again. It feels like romance novel shlock-

But Bill kept the Windows

Hey u/dmg04, u/cozmo23, random reddiors,

Thanks for stopping by.

We're here, again. Another new release, another new subclass, another round of 6 compounding, multiciative nerfs which feel knee-jerk and untested.

I'm making this post not because the nerfs happened as such, but the way they happened.

On November 18th, u/dmg04 tweeted

>We will also ship our first quick tuning pass for Stasis. Nothing major, but a collection of small changes.

What instead happened was swath of compounding nerfs targeted primarily at the Shadebinder.

Let's take a look at these for context

>Penumbral Blast (Stasis Warlock melee) projectile speed reduced by 20%.  
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>Penumbral Blast (Stasis Warlock melee) range reduced (was 28m now 16m).  
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>Winter’s Wrath (Stasis Warlock Super) duration reduced (was 30s now 24s).  
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>Ice Flare Bolts freeze duration lowered (was 4.75s now 1.35s).  
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>Penumbral Blast (Stasis Warlock melee) freeze duration lowered (was 4.75s now 1.35s).  
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>Winter’s Wrath heavy attack (Stasis Warlock Super) no longer affects players who are not encased.

So the melee loses 20% of its speed, on top of 12m from its range (greater than the current effective distance remaining now) , on top of a lower freeze duration. Further on top of this, a bug with hit detection has been introduced.

Cool.

The state of Warlock Melee

Warlock haven't had the best time with melee in D2. For years we had the lowest melee speed with literally nothing to show for it.

Then we got "buffed", we still had the slowest melee speed - and still do to this day - but in exchange we had a whopping 1m added to our lunge distance.

This was considered a "flavourful" trade off and left at it. One of the constant calls from the Warlock community is just to remove this flavour all together. Bring melee speed in line with the other classes and remove the increased distance. A 1m difference isn't really enough to feel impactful, whereas the melee speed difference feels impactful everytime we get into a punch up.

Why is this relevant to Penumbral Blast?

Because not only does it makes it awkward to use now, but works as yet another multiplier to the nerf. PB is a ranged melee only, if you get inside your 6m lunge distance, the ability won't trigger and you'll do a slap instead. This has been part of PB since it launched (in the heady days of last week) but it ha

You officially hit rock bottom

Today I've come to the conclusion that the game has not got enough redeeming features or promise to keep me playing

I'm quite a chilled gamer, if I like a game concept and there's something about it that appeals to me, I will give it a serious go, and generally sink 100s of hours in way past the point I probably should

For context I have been completely F2P, have my 4th class unlocked, LO 1050. Tried multiple builds out, avoided exploits and broken mechanics. I've played all the ARPGs, plenty MMOs, CCGs as well as being a veteran of the paper MTG game

But I am now about to put the game down, having reached the point I feel I am merely doing dailies out of FOMO, not because I am enjoying the game. The reason is that I can't find anything to enjoy. Summary of major failings:

Combat

It's unresponsive, effects are cheap looking and the timing completely off, does not feel impactful at all. Targeting collision means often the skills won't go off, this is especially painful in melee. Generally an unpleasant (not even neutral) experience. I'm playing on a 250-300 ping, which is not ideal. We have no EU servers, which would make it 150 ping for me, and that is workable in other games, where the combat manages to feel satisfying. So it's not just the distance, it's the combat engine itself. Add to this the poor mouse implementation (lack of pathing around close obstacles, multiple attempts at clicking on items, jerky movement), and it's not fun even to move around in the environment. Considering the low quality of the graphics the game's responsiveness should be razor sharp, yet is very sluggish

Difficulty

The approach of flat difficulty levels means the game is very seldom in a sweet spot of being challenging yet fun. You have to completely overgear yourself in each level before it's worth moving up a level. The difficulty of encounters/combat very seldom feels challenging, partly due to this, but also due to the unresponsiveness of combat, so it's usually more a case of overcoming the misclicking, the missed timing. Very little satisfaction in any challenging fights

End Game

Despite there being very little to aim for, I've given them the benefit of the doubt here as it can be built on in time. However, the point remains there is nothing to actually aim for right now

Loot hunt

There is no loot hunt. The only spells I don't have are the ones locked behind gated progress of Mythic Study, battlepass, gold. Rare/Mythic has no meaning because

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‘It’ll be alright.’ Elrhain pushed down the nauseous feeling in his chest. ‘It’s not like we won’t see each other again.’

He then scoffed, slapping his cheeks hard with both palms. The noise rang in the empty cavern like a bronze gong, and servant Thomos almost jumped out of his shoes.

‘Dammit, Elrhain, stop acting like a Romeo. This is ridiculous.’

Elrhain sat down on the damp floor and took a few more minutes to calm down and think about the issue. The exact haunting words he said to Agwyn so long ago.

‘I almost threw up just now, didn’t I? When she left my sights completely.’

He reflected on those split seconds of his guts churning. He could smell the stink of vomit in his throat and tight pain in his chest as if he could not breathe.

The nausea and pain rapidly retreated after that, as fast as they had come. But they never died out. Even now, he could feel something missing, something both physical and spiritual.

This violent reaction on both his mind and body bewildered Agwyn.

‘Sure, we have seldomly left each other’s sight the last three cycles. But this is just too extreme. There has got to more to this… ill condition. Wait, could this be what Elder Croneira was talking about?’

Wiping the saliva from the corners of his mouth, he looked up at Thomos.

The servant was staring at him with an anxious expression, half crouched as if to help him up, but his hands stopped awkwardly in the air. Elrhain beamed at him with a smile, and Thomos smiled back, albeit uneasily.

“Mister Thomos, I’m ready. Let’s go in.” He said, noticing the surprise flash across the man’s visage.

Thomos was scrawny and had gills on his neck. His skin was somewhat blue, and Elrhain noticed a thin webbing between his fingers when he let the nervous man hold his hand. But Thomos never held it too tight, as if afraid Elrhain would get hurt.

Elrhain didn’t appreciate that, but he would ponder upon this issue later.

The corridor, like the rest of this underground world, had an ambient blue and green glow. It was metallic, with creaks of water running along cracks.

Elrhain could not see any Murals, which he now found out of place. Only the repeated thudding of two footsteps, one quiet and the other timid.

And he fell int

Update: I will add to this post and update /adjust as we learn more. I will include vote counts when possible and any insights into the legislation and it’s impact.
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Over the last few weeks I've read endless misguided or misunderstood takes on the process in front of the US House of Representatives, Senate and White House regarding the various legislative avenues, possibilities and processes for the cannabis industry.

After yesterday's meltdowns over a lack of 4/20 legislative action and a commentary by Sen. Majority Leader on the House passed Safe Banking bill I decided I wanted to share what I know from my experience in politics.

RESUME: I spent 7 years working at the House of Representatives for an Appropriations Chairman. During that time I assisted in the crafting of legislation, worked with industry leaders to include important elements to each bill, and assisted in the political whipping to ensure there was internal support in the Democratic Caucus. These bills included efforts related to the pharmaceutical industry.

Portfolio Disclosure: I am long several MSOs and am in the Red in many of them as I entered more and more this spring. In other words - I feel the pain too but am still very bullish and long.

Introduction: Generally speaking the process for creating legislation, passing it through the chambers and getting them the necessary votes to advance toward law is the same all the time. However, every single action taken by the Senate, House and White House is seen through the lens of politics. As such a very popular bill may never see the light of day for reasons that have nothing to do with the content. Additionally, the legislative process is operated by individuals who have their own agenda and represent states or political parties that may represent outdated or outlier positions - but their power makes them uniquely able to stop or slow progress.

It is critical to bear in mind that in the U.S. Senate only 1 member needs to threaten filibuster against any law and it comes to a screeching halt. This may be the Junior Member from Nebraska or the Majority Leader (read: Mitch McConnell) - it does not matter. As such we all must understand how delicate this process is. Anyone who tells you something will happen before it happens is not being honest.

House vs. Senate: The two chambers work independently of each other most of the time. Of course they do stay in contact on certain issues and ar

I would have a daughter

True story; it even happened last night. My 5-year-old son walks up behind me and out of the blue says, "hey."

I turn to him and say, "yeah, kiddo? What's up?"

He responds, "it's dead grass."

I'm really confused and trying to figure out what's wrong and what he wants from me. "What? There's dead grass? What's wrong with that?"

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He says, totally straight-faced, "hay is dead grass," and runs off.