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Stilly

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  1. I dunno, it's a super relaxing game for me (and I minmax the shit out of it), but my wife gets really frustrated at how tedious it can be at times.

     

    That being said, I generally make sure my farms are as automated as possible  [actual spoilers]:

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    (sprinklers, Junimo gatherers, etc)

    so I don't have to deal with all that.

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  2. Just picked up Stardew Valley and I'm falling into that rabbit hole...again. The only game on my steam account that has over 100 hours in it, and I pick it up for the most portable gaming system I own. This semester will be a fun one.

     

     

     

     

    In all honesty, I feel like this will be a great game to take to school with me for breaks here and there between classes/homework. At least, that's what I'm telling myself.

  3. Yay, I get to spend more money!

     

    Diablo III - Eternal Collection announced for Switch with a 2018 release date:

     

    Never played this on PC (though I know I should have) but now I have no excuse. I'm super excited about this on the Switch for some reason.

    Also the next Doom game is gonna be on Switch and I want it so bad...

  4. While I agree that this line of discussion is important, I think we've ultimately strayed from the topic at hand.

     

    I think the line, as far as warning goes, is essentially:

     

    Discussion, dissent, and discourse are encouraged, but personal attacks are not.

     

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    Let's say you (universal "you", not specifically you) may not like the fact that I am transgender. That is fine. That's great, that's whatever. I would personally say that making a thread about how much you dislike trans people is a little much, but so long as you aren't calling for their death and calling them generally terrible people, I would probably stay out of it. Your opinions are your opinions, regardless of whether or not I agree with them.

     

    Now, let's say you (again, universal "you"), find me in another thread and dismiss whatever I'm saying because I'm trans. That's nearing abuse / bigotry. Or you start calling people out in your hypothetical "are trans bad?" thread, and it becomes more than just a thread of discourse. To an extent, we all generally know where that line is.

     

    Of course, it should be noted that, due to my personal....involvement...in certain issues, I would ask Panch or Axels to watch over said thread. I can let things get under my collar, so to speak, so it would be hard for me to remain impartial in this instance.

     

    Now, except for minor instances here and there, this hasn't really happened on here in recent history. There have been a few instances of @The NZA having to PM people here and there asking them to chill, but that's about it. This is NOT about suddenly changing the "free speech" aspect of this board, but is rather about having the tools needed as a just in case method.

     

    People on the board have generally responded as adults in situations like this. Yes, there was the thing with Jont where he wouldn't stop and I escalated, but Panch was trying to calm everything down on his end, and this system would have allowed us to see what each other was doing and act as a team. We can see each other's warnings, and we can override each other's warnings if someone is acting out of place.

     

     

    @Jumbie, I'm sorry if I'm not answering your questions adequately. I know it kind of feels like I'm saying "we'll know the line when we come to it", but...we kind of will. We're all adults here, and we know when lines are crossed. There are things that are deliberately hateful, and that's what we're ultimately trying to avoid. Things that we've always tried to avoid. These are rules that were always unspoken, in a sense, but now are. Just because they've now been "set", doesn't mean we're roaming the streets looking for dissenters. It's just....now there's an official way for us to say "hey, quit being a jerk" without having to resort to someone like me hitting someone like Jont with a 2-day ban for an ill-defined reason.

     

    I honestly hope that I don't have to use these tools. Like, at any point. That's not why I'm here. I'm here for, well, this:

    11 hours ago, Jumbie said:

    hanging out in a good friend's living room being safe to say what you really think.

     

    More than anything, I don't want this to be a "real life" version of HondosInc. where people get banned or warned for the slightest hint of dissent from the generally "accepted" opinions.

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  5. My main response to all that is as such: I don't want to do that again. I didn't want to do it then, but I really had no other tools and it seemed to me that the situation, as it were, was already out of control. 

     

    I reacted swiftly and harshly...and incorrectly. 

     

    This "new way" is effectively a system of checks and balances. Panch can revoke a warning I issue, for instance. We have a place to discuss these things now. That's part of why things expire after a week, too, so there's no permanent "consequences" unless you're toxic enough that we all (being, all of Hondo's) think you should get the boot. 

     

    As far as debates go, they have to take place as part of any discourse of ideas. You can discuss whether or not you agree with gay marriage without using slurs. That's the line for me. 

  6. On 7/16/2018 at 9:25 PM, Newtype said:

     

    Heyyy! It's Nathan Barnatt, what a goofy mofo, but I love him.

     

    Picked up Plus for the Switch the other day, and I CAN NOT PUT IT DOWN. IT'S AMAZING. I FEEL LIKE I'M A KID AGAIN.

     

    Love it. And the reversible cover art. O M GAH. So in love.

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  7. 42 minutes ago, Axels said:

    Heya, just passing this along: Katherine/Jayne was having trouble copy/pasting on her Mac using chrome. I use chrome on my PC but can copy/paste just fine. She had to switch to Safari to get it to work. Didn't know if that's on this end though. Just a heads up. She's putting the finishing touches on her interview now!

    You know what? I may actually set up a VM and see if I can sniff this one out. I need a project between semesters. Give me another week to finish this one and I'll see what I can do

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  8. 15 minutes ago, Donatella said:

     

    Love the sentiment! But he often tells me he doesn’t want it to feel that way. That it should be fair and welcoming to everyone and feel like “our forum” and not his forum. I think it’s really sweet that he wants to be so diplomatic. It’s a shame that means people are seemingly free to do this kind of thing, though. 

     

    (Just saw he responded before I was done typing!) 

    And I can agree with that, but I would expect to get kicked out of the public library if I took a dump in the middle of the children's nonfiction section during storytime. 

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  9. 11 hours ago, Axels said:

    Monika would approve

    Oooooh, that was a really good cover. I really liked the use of the melodica (I really want to get one of those at some point, seems like a fun instrument to play).

  10. 10 minutes ago, Donatella said:

    I can see that happening, and while it has to suck as a fan, I honestly hope more fans feel the same way.

    I agree with this (and all the other points). I know there's the whole "separate the art from the artist", but that breaks down at a certain point. I mean, hell, it's not very entertaining to find out that some of your favorite entertainers are pieces of shit. Kinda ruins the experience.

     

    I hate putting it like that because it feels like I'm focusing on me, here. "They should be less shitty so that I can get more enjoyment out of what they do" which really isn't how I mean that. They should be less shitty, because people shouldn't be shitty, but if they are shitty, they should be held accountable for their shitty actions. Etc.

     

    Which sucks.

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