I’m with you, but I’m not paying full pop for a 25 year old game. The nostalgia factor gives us rose coloured glasses. Things took a pretty sharp downturn by Patch 1.10 - things got weird - you could, for instance, get a rune word that would turn you into a werewolf, even if you weren’t a druid, and that kind of broke the game in my opinion. a lot of those weird rune words just turned players into weird walking data sheets.

You get it. scratches arm It’s not an addiction, I can stop whenever I want!

As another commentator points out, transportation of electricity and vehicles themselves are the major problems. Farmers that grow biofuels could conceivably shift to another crop, and many of the crops used for biofuels are routinely farmed for other uses (e.g., corn is animal feed and biofuel feed). In that regard, I disagree with the the argument that the entire infrastructure would have to be rebuilt.

the problem of getting electricity to cars is removed if we have better public transportation, though developing that infrastructure and reconfiguring the existing system (e.g., car-centric) is a much bigger problem. Regardless, you can still use solar for other uses (houses, industry) while you convert transportation slowly (and painfully, as we’ve really painted ourselves into a corner).

I do* like your take on alternate land uses for quarries (and mines! don’t forget those). Not all mines are close to cities, but some are. There’s a few really good example of mines installing solar panels on their reclaimed tailings storage facilities., or old mines being used for pumped hydro batteries.

The energy issue is multifaceted, and while it’s easy to say ‘just do nuclear’ ‘just do solar’ ‘just do hydro’, one size doesn’t fit all. However, the one thing that DOES fit, is how we have to start thinking about how to repurpose what we have already (e.g., windows as you point out) to suit our objectives of green energy.

Mr. Simpson, are you just holding on to the cans?

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Not who you are replying to, but anyway. I generally find this place a lot better than reddit. Everything you point out is valid, RE: core problem. Moderating is volunteer work, and by nature mods have authority. The real crux as you point out is the lack of ability to appeal a ban. That and lack of ban standardization even amongst mods. Paying mods wouldn’t help really. You can’t ask mods to attend a so you want to be a moderator: a training program for those still in denial about their agoraphobia program.

Because instances admins can ultimately take their ball and go home like you mention. It’s a tricky situation.

So it begins

My mind dragging my ass to the gym

That’s where you buy them and then have them carefully positioned on a teams call and see who cracks up

Rand starts gathering men who can channel (Asha’man), and builds the black tower. The first man he brings to his cause is Mazrim Taim. Taim is a very strong channeler, and close rival to Rand (much like Demandred was).

There is a lot of friction between Rand and Taim as Rand gives him license to train men, and essentially anoints him to the male equivalent of the Amyrlin.

Friction continues, Taim starts training his hand picked guys who are loyal to him showing them stuff he doesn’t show others.

Eventually Taim is shown as a dark friend.

The whole way RJ is hinting that Taim is Demandred but he changed course

The cumsprite series is also amazing. Not the one you’re referencing, but worth a read

That’s amazing

This is my favorite Oglaf of all time and I’ve read a lot of them. It accurately sums up having ADHD + Anxiety

It doesn’t kill it. The only thing that does are RJs comments during interviews, which I choose to ignore. It’s like Gay Dumbledore.

The other one that was a major missed boat was the Taim/Demanded arc. Everything lead to it and RJ chickened out.

I’m on my 4th reread lol. Been reading them for 20 years on and off

I’m a huge wheel of time nerd. While Mat’s memories are clearly other men’s memories that got trapped in the tower of Genji, I like to think that they were all HIS memories from different spinnings of the wheel. RJ says no, but it’s my fan theory I won’t let die

Do you open your new set of jumper cables first?

Thanks for the info. In not thrilled with proton mail but moved because it was supposedly better. I won’t be sticking around

Is that why I don’t remember much of my life?

Santa: yes, actually, John. Death: huh. I have little Billy on the list