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by Drynwyn
Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:56 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

neither american political party is worth a damn as a group this is because to endure as groups, they must focus their efforts entirely upon enduring as a group. theoretically, universally applicable regulations that hard-capped their ability to purse that goal would prevent this, however, any such...
by Drynwyn
Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:56 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

neither american political party is worth a damn as a group this is because to endure as groups, they must focus their efforts entirely upon enduring as a group. theoretically, universally applicable regulations that hard-capped their ability to purse that goal would prevent this, however, any such...
by Drynwyn
Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:52 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

neither american political party is worth a damn as a group this is because to endure as groups, they must focus their efforts entirely upon enduring as a group. theoretically, universally applicable regulations that hard-capped their ability to purse that goal would prevent this, however, any such...
by Drynwyn
Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:17 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

neither american political party is worth a damn as a group this is because to endure as groups, they must focus their efforts entirely upon enduring as a group. theoretically, universally applicable regulations that hard-capped their ability to purse that goal would prevent this, however, any such ...
by Drynwyn
Thu Jul 06, 2017 9:45 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Vomit Induced Heart Attacks (Darkest Dungeon)
Replies: 181
Views: 46279

Re: Vomit Induced Heart Attacks (Darkest Dungeon)

I prefer Highwaymen and Hellions in my front slots, myself. But I also find stacking Dodge to be more effective than stacking HP/Prot, due to the commonality of bleed/blight effects- Dodge can potentially negate these, whereas HP and Prot cannot.
by Drynwyn
Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:01 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

People's lives are ruined after they find themselves on the wrong end of the twitter outrage mobs, and you want them to do MORE? The punishment should fit the crime, and mob justice is rarely ever fair. You need to read my posts more carefully. I said there was room for more CONSISTENT social press...
by Drynwyn
Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:45 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

I mean yeah, "don't be an asshole" is pretty much a universal truth, I was confused because I thought he was calling for something greater than what happens already. I would say that "what happens already" is the result of people not having the "thick skinned" attitude...
by Drynwyn
Sun Jun 25, 2017 2:46 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

He said that calling someone a nigger is rude, and in a perfect world everyone would get along and be nice, not that Johnny Law should be empowered to burst through the door and slap the cuffs on everyone who's mildly racist or mean. Being an asshole isn't a crime, if it were everyone's going to ja...
by Drynwyn
Sun Jun 25, 2017 2:18 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

and the best thing you can do is soldier on and always keep on that grind. I reject this claim. Being pissed off by race-based insults is necessarily a precursor to enacting change that prevents them. You've already said that it would be better if these race-based insults did not occur, so it follo...
by Drynwyn
Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:59 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

Majority of 1st generation immigrants have thick skin. They can face abuse daily but they'll soldier on because they understand that the abuse they get doesn't stop the job being infinitely better paying than what they get back home. It's only really 2nd and 3rd generation that become more and more...
by Drynwyn
Thu Jun 22, 2017 10:09 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Large ebows do 20 toxins damage?
Replies: 30
Views: 5661

Re: Large ebows do 20 toxins damage?

E-crossbow's advantage is its integral silencer and regenerating ammo. Advanced e-guns are superior in damage output and regenerate ammo. You also can't seem to make crossbows without a decent levelled traitor item last I checked. X-ray lasers, TYRANT boards and Illegal Modules only have an origin ...
by Drynwyn
Tue Jun 20, 2017 3:23 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Tabletop General
Replies: 1005
Views: 215188

Re: Tabletop General

They're only touch attacks in the first range increment. And they take more than a free action to reload (usually, there are tricks), which prevents making full attacks. Plus they're LOUD.
by Drynwyn
Mon Jun 19, 2017 9:18 pm
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: ye flask
Replies: 470
Views: 107112

Re: ye flask

peer into door, use lamp if it is dark
by Drynwyn
Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:04 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Ability to dissasemble the floor
Replies: 13
Views: 3536

Re: Ability to dissasemble the floor

The reason put out in the past is balance- if all it took to disassemble the floor was common tools, it would be very easy to create a hole to space, which is very problematic.
by Drynwyn
Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:24 pm
Forum: Roleplaying
Topic: ye flask
Replies: 470
Views: 107112

Re: ye flask

realize that the individual things on a rake are called "tines"

then look through newly open door
by Drynwyn
Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Simple Questions Thread
Replies: 2095
Views: 528842

Re: Simple Questions Thread

What's the point of finding a good sm setup when the beginner setup easily provides enough power for the station what's the point of doing anything but hiding in a locker until the shuttle arrives and then getting onto an escape pod whats the point of life What's the point Definition of point 1 a (...
by Drynwyn
Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Little things you learned that are game changing
Replies: 2455
Views: 663976

Re: Little things you learned that are game changing

you can make it highlight the traitor secret codewords. This should have been a feature ages ago. It was PR'd too, but it was denied for some reason. Most likely code quality reasons. Saycode is already a bitch to work with (though I think Remie might have refactored it since the last time I was re...
by Drynwyn
Sun Jun 11, 2017 7:20 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: BRING BACK SLAPCRAFTING
Replies: 41
Views: 9271

Re: BRING BACK SLAPCRAFTING

Who cares if the code is bad The people who have to maintain it and work with it in any updates Sucks for them. I don't care how wonderful the code for the crafting menu is, slapcrafting is better in every way. Also I'm on your side Danno you dummy, calm down The code being good matters. It's a que...
by Drynwyn
Fri Jun 09, 2017 5:09 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pet Peeves Thread - Little things that REALLY annoy you
Replies: 2282
Views: 609797

Re: Pet Peeves Thread - Little things that REALLY annoy you

When a ling decides greentext is worth his ticket into heaven and sells out every other ling, and then the captain and sec take everything he says as gospel and wordlessly beat anyone he says is a ling to death LINGS ARE NOT TEAM ANTAGS The very nature of having an exclusive role-based chat amongst...
by Drynwyn
Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:44 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: BREAKING NEWS FROM ONTARIO (CANUCKLAND)
Replies: 90
Views: 29251

Re: BREAKING NEWS FROM ONTARIO (CANUCKLAND)

permits the CAS to withdraw a child from its family if it is determined the child is likely to suffer emotional or mental harm, or for a parent’s failure to provide the child with services or treatment. If a child decides he/she is of a gender other than his/her biological gender, the parents are r...
by Drynwyn
Mon May 29, 2017 4:40 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Executions.
Replies: 32
Views: 8587

Re: Executions.

So... Is the idea approved? I think my HUD idea got approved, but I can't tell whether it's being coded or if it was forgotten already. Yes, I am shilling another of my threads. What'cha gonna do about that? https://tgstation13.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10832 Ideas don't get "approved&...
by Drynwyn
Sun May 21, 2017 7:59 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

On the topic of "is trump's stuff impeachment worthy" We can blabber back and forth all day about what the law says, but the only way to really understand what the rules mean is how they are applied. The real question is "Will Trump be impeached?" And that hinges on one thing: Do...
by Drynwyn
Fri May 19, 2017 2:52 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Tabletop General
Replies: 1005
Views: 215188

Re: Tabletop General

It's basically similar to the format we had going for the old White Wolf RPGs (in my case, Changeling) that I used to be involved in. The default setting of the game was some "safe" location that was relatively isolated from any plot that might be happening unless the players fucked up in...
by Drynwyn
Sun May 14, 2017 3:33 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

your video is no worky shadow
by Drynwyn
Fri May 12, 2017 3:01 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

Legally, the dogs can't intentionally be used to kill the fox, but if you say it was an accident there's no penalty when it happens.
by Drynwyn
Thu May 11, 2017 4:41 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: A Modest Proposal
Replies: 5
Views: 1277

Re: A Modest Proposal

not biting satire, 0/10
by Drynwyn
Wed May 10, 2017 12:16 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Money Tree Discussion
Replies: 28
Views: 6179

Re: Money Tree Discussion

ohnopigeons wrote:
Wyzack wrote:
cedarbridge wrote:Gaia was a mistake
by Drynwyn
Tue May 09, 2017 5:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

>democrats lose "WOWWWWWWW THE GAME IS RIGGED NOTHIN I COULD DO COCKADOODY BULLSHIT BUMBLEFUCK NONSENSE" >democrats win "HAHAHAHA TOO EASY HAHAH YOU GUYS SUCK ARE YOU EVEN TRYING WORKING AS INTENDED THE SYSTEM RULES!" Democrats are the darksydephil of politics If the electoral c...
by Drynwyn
Tue May 02, 2017 9:44 pm
Forum: Thinking Cap
Topic: MSO DCMA F13 Claim?
Replies: 431
Views: 92192

Re: MSO DCMA F13 Claim?

Fallout station BTFO, releasing code publicly.
by Drynwyn
Tue May 02, 2017 9:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: MSO DCMA F13 Claim?
Replies: 425
Views: 117854

Re: MSO DCMA F13 Claim?

Fallout station BTFO, releasing code publicly.
by Drynwyn
Tue May 02, 2017 5:07 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Player Unknowns Battleground
Replies: 163
Views: 37031

Re: Player Unknowns Battleground

It really really isn't
by Drynwyn
Fri Apr 28, 2017 5:35 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

An op-ed by a single doctor =/= a scientific source. You'd move the goalposts no matter where it was put. The fact that you just call him "a single doctor" like he's some nobody means you should stop. Okay, no. Saying one op-ed by one person- whatever degree that person may have- is not a...
by Drynwyn
Fri Apr 28, 2017 3:46 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

An op-ed by a single doctor =/= a scientific source.
by Drynwyn
Fri Apr 28, 2017 12:06 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

I think your'e straight up wrong, cedar. "You're straight up wrong." "I have no citations for why you're wrong but you are." "I don't have evidence that a counterfactual position is correct." A+ rhetoric. I'm on the edge of my seat here. " I think you're straight ...
by Drynwyn
Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:55 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

I think your'e straight up wrong, cedar. Many people do report dramatically better QoL after they undergo transitional surgery or start passing as their preferred gender. This isn't universally the case, to be sure, but in a large number of cases, it is. I don't have time to do a full dive into the ...
by Drynwyn
Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:29 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

Christ, that's a lot of arguing about gender/transexuals. Here's my opinion: a) There is biological sex b) There is gender, which is a complex sociological construct. c) In an ideal world, we would not feel the need to place labels on how people behave based upon their biological sex. d) We don't li...
by Drynwyn
Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:51 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

i guess i was dumb and shouldn't have read it in a hurry before tea then. Will go back and reread it now then. Edit: yeah I see now what I was being dumb about and skim read earlier. Ta for the save! I mean I wouldn't expect most people to have a detailed knowledge about biomedical tech, I only kno...
by Drynwyn
Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:14 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

Oh, yeah I was joking. I just thought it was really cool. There was a problem they clearly highlighted in the article too, about the machine ventilators they had available for the tests would damage lungs although they didn't really say in what way, I assume permanently. So I hope they figure out h...
by Drynwyn
Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:12 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

BBC: Premature lambs kept alive in 'plastic bag' womb The Matrix is almost upon us. We have until... from this point, the same amount of time it takes to allow human cloning from the time of the incident of patient zero, Dolly. It's a bit more complex than that. First of all, they specified that th...
by Drynwyn
Mon Apr 24, 2017 5:03 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

Are you serious? They could feed them shit and some people would still argue how it was good when they were. Jesus christ you fucking reprobates. This is the essential issue with modern politics- people are not entering into arguments with the purpose of taking in information and perhaps altering t...
by Drynwyn
Sun Apr 23, 2017 11:48 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

DrPillzRedux wrote:Drumpf's win was protected by a system that prevents urban centers from dominating the vote. France does not have the same protection.
I don't think "protected" is the right word here.

I've yet to see a compelling argument for why urban votes should count less than rural votes.
by Drynwyn
Sun Apr 23, 2017 6:45 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

Luke Cox wrote:/pol/ does plenty wrong, they just don't deny it or act smug about it
That doesn't actually make them any better.
by Drynwyn
Sun Apr 23, 2017 6:48 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

/pol/ has doxed lots of people who haven't committed any crimes. Rani Baker comes to mind.

Their most high-profile doxes tend to be on criminals, but they and others who purport to follow the same ideology harass plenty of people who haven't committed any crimes.
by Drynwyn
Sat Apr 22, 2017 7:59 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

SCHIZOPHRENIA ISN'T MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER REEEEEE
by Drynwyn
Sat Apr 22, 2017 4:17 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

It's a blanket term for sure, but I don't think the definition is too hotly disputed. I would define it as an umbrella term used to describe various identitarian movements that seek to achieve their ends though authoritarian means. I think that would be a good definition, but I also think it's not ...
by Drynwyn
Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:12 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: 2k17 /pol/
Replies: 4061
Views: 829062

Re: 2k17 /pol/

Can I get a definition of "SJW" from some of those who have been shouting about them? There's some people who decry way too broad a group of people ("anyone who supports gay/trans rights") and some people who use it reasonable ("YOGA IS PATRIARCHAL")
by Drynwyn
Sat Apr 22, 2017 1:37 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Tabletop General
Replies: 1005
Views: 215188

Re: Tabletop General

Try playing FATAL and then say that again Now all he needs is a good GM. Good Sir, I am XSI's current GM, and as such the implication in this statement is a personal insult and attack upon my impeccable character. To resolve this, I am afraid I have no option but to demand an immediate retraction o...
by Drynwyn
Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:43 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Tabletop General
Replies: 1005
Views: 215188

Re: Tabletop General

I think the nine-point alignment system isn't bad per se, but it has to be taken as descriptive, rather than prescriptive. That is, your alignment describes your actions, which your character's beliefs determine, rather than "your alignment determines your actions." However, this is fucked...
by Drynwyn
Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:50 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Tabletop General
Replies: 1005
Views: 215188

Re: Tabletop General

D&d/pathfinder question Are homosexual relationships considered a chaotic act? Can paladins kiss without falling? It reaaaaaaalllly depends on how you handle the alignment system. Namely, "Is the Chaotic/Lawful axis absolute, or relative?" The good/evil axis is generally taken to be a...
by Drynwyn
Mon Apr 17, 2017 1:15 pm
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Paradox Grand Strat meets Sci-Fi 4X; Boners Explode
Replies: 1582
Views: 376999

Re: Paradox Grand Strat meets Sci-Fi 4X; Boners Explode

I recently performed a Legitimate Acquisition of this game.

It's fun! After a few false starts and frustrations, anyway.