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  New top level domains for sale: .makeup
Posted by: Labster - 03-03-2021, 03:25 PM - Forum: Drunkard's Walk S: Heart of Steel - Replies (14)

You know what to do.

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  Just how bad did it get with Trump?
Posted by: robkelk - 02-28-2021, 08:52 AM - Forum: Politics and Other Fun - Replies (1)

CBC Analysis: Trudeau says Canada-U.S. relations need to rebuild. Just how bad did it get with Trump?


Well, when the traditional handshake between G7 leaders ends up being this in 2018:

[Image: g7-summit-20180608.jpg]

then you know somebody's only showing up to do his job because he's been forced to.

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  Music Software
Posted by: ECSNorway - 02-27-2021, 03:52 PM - Forum: General Chatter - No Replies

Anyone familiar with dealing with music on the ipad/Mac got recommendations on a good book on GarageBand and such? Target audience would be someone who is a mid-to-high-level musician and while generally familiar with computers, not an expert.

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Photo [OOC][Fun] Image thread? Image thread.
Posted by: robkelk - 02-26-2021, 03:05 PM - Forum: The Attic - Replies (269)

EDIT: Moved some image posts here from the seventh "Planning for Arc 1" thread.



Safebooru has an image pool titled "Disgustingly Adorable" - for when "Dawwwwww..." isn't a strong enough reaction.

This is from it:

[Image: __akiyama_mio_nakano_azusa_hirasawa_yui_...b6270a.jpg]

I wouldn't dream of suggesting these be their bio images in the booklet in their first Metacontinuity album release... Smile

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  Skydive and Leon
Posted by: Matrix Dragon - 02-26-2021, 01:24 AM - Forum: The Legendary - Replies (2)

[Image: dCLLrZY.jpg]
Art by Torakun

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  [OOC][PLOT] The Seventh Thread of Planning for Arc 1 - Arrivals
Posted by: robkelk - 02-25-2021, 09:34 PM - Forum: The Attic - Replies (257)

EDIT: Most of the image posts that used to be here have been moved to the first Images thread. Some replies to those posts are still here.



Previous planning for Arc 1:
Other planning threads:



Starting off the new thread with a teaser. Subject to change, but this is probably what it'll look like in the story. Context: Ruiko Saten and Mitsuko Kongo have just been told about the dark underbelly of Academy City.



Niiko sat down at the same table as Ruiko and Mitsuko. "Let me tell you about the Level 6 Shift Project, Misaka 10032 states using her serial number for subtle emphasis. I have memories of meeting Accelerator for the first time in the project's headquarters. We were set against each other. I shot him using a pistol provided to me by the project. His ability reflected the bullet back to me, and I died. Or, rather, Misaka 2 died, Misaka 10032 explains quickly."

"You have memories of dying?"

"You have memories of being killed?"

"That is correct, Misaka 10032 replies to both questions simultaneously. I also have memories of cleaning up my dead bodies before going out to be killed myself, Misaka 10032 adds in order to make her earlier situation more clear."

"How long did this go on?" Ruiko asked, unable to hide the horror in her voice.

"The time blurred into a perpetual 'now' for the first 9980 deaths, Misaka 10032 replies. Perhaps it took a few years, Misaka 10032 guesses."

"Is death painful?" asked Mitsuko.

"That depends on the method of dying, Misaka 10032 answers. Misaka 9982 was crushed to death, after having her leg torn off by Accelerator. Misaka 10032 thinks that that was one of the less physically painful deaths, but we will always remember it because Misaka 9982 was the first clone to meet our Original. The worst death that Misaka 10032 remembers is that of Misaka 10031, whose blood flow was instantly reversed by Accelerator's power, causing my heart to explode. No, causing Misaka 10031's heart to explode, Misaka 10032 corrects herself."

"From what you've been saying, surely that was one of the less painful deaths of one of your clones."

"Less painful, perhaps, Misaka 10032 answers Mitsuko. But Misaka 10031 was the Misaka clone who first met Touma Kamijo, Misaka 10032 explains. Her death hurt his soul, Misaka 10032 adds for clarification."

Nobody said anything for a long moment. Finally, Misaka turned to Rob. "The energy accumulator devices that Washuu-chan installed last night are functioning correctly, Niiko Misaka reports. We were able to discharge our accumulated electricity into the receptor grids without any issues, Niiko continues."

"How can you be so calm about remembering having died so many times!?"

She turned back to Ruiko. "Our emotional growth was deliberately stunted, Niiko replies. Last Order - Mimi Misaka - is the only clone with a full set of emotions, Niiko adds."

"Rob-oji..."

"Yes, Rui-chan?"

"Can I live with you even after the megami send everyone else home, please? I never want to go back to Academy City again. Ever."

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  Reinterpreting DW as a Jumpchain?
Posted by: kestrel404 - 02-24-2021, 12:08 PM - Forum: General DW Chatter - Replies (7)

Has it occurred to anyone else that DW is, in essence, the Ur-Jumpchain?

With new powers coming only in the form of new songs for Doug, I suppose, but it still fits pretty well.

(EDIT by Bob to clean up font formatting that made it unreadable under San Felix.)

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Question What am I looking for?
Posted by: robkelk - 02-23-2021, 06:58 PM - Forum: General Chatter - Replies (12)

Hoping somebody here can give me some help. Since I'm seeing completely different devices called the same thing in searches, no matter which search phrase I use that I think is appropriate, I'll describe what I have and what I want.

I have an antenna. I don't have cable.
I have a Blu-ray player.
I have a monitor. (I can get a much better 4K monitor relatively inexpensively.)
I have a good (if relatively old) stereo system for audio.

I want a single device to plug all of these into so that I can watch Blu-rays or North American broadcast TV.

What is this thing called? And does anybody have any recommendations for or against one?

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  If You're UNABLE to Work ... It's Not Your Bosses' Problem
Posted by: DHBirr - 02-23-2021, 03:53 PM - Forum: Politics and Other Fun - Replies (7)

"Adding insult to injury" barely begins to touch this item from the hellish place euphemistically known as Texas.

Big corporations there – and the City of Dallas – are demanding that their employees who could neither get in to work nor work remotely due to the recent weather should either count that as vacation time or forfeit the pay.

Quote:“Employees who are unable to fully dedicate their time and attention to company business due to current conditions should use available PTO, vacation, or holiday flex time if they wish to be paid for today. Otherwise, employees who do not have any remaining PTO, vacation, or holiday flex time or do not wish to use their unused PTO, vacation, or holiday flex time will not be paid for today,” read an email sent last week from Bell executive management.

The worker told The Daily Beast that Bell facilities were closed the entire week, but that at one point they were unable to access the VPN–a “virtual private network” that allows them to access company systems—meaning many employees at Bell couldn’t work from home even when they had electricity.

Not every company has been an unrepentant Scrooge.

Quote:...it’s been entirely up to employers to decide how to handle the fallout. Some, like Cisco, not only paid their employees for the lost days, but also offered offices as a shelter and sent resources for mental-health support.

But it appears they are in the minority.

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  Big Hero 6 characters coming to the MCU
Posted by: Bob Schroeck - 02-22-2021, 11:34 PM - Forum: General Chatter - Replies (3)

The details are still a bit unclear, but here is one of the articles about it I came across.

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