Marvel Comics is what anti-SJWs think SJWs are all like. I mean, being non-binary means this is my place to point out how stupid this is, but this is so obviously stupid I'm not sure that perspective is even necessary.
I'll take the cliche of aliens being the only people not 100% male or female over this.
Another crazy busy day with more changing work rules. Starting at close tomorrow, we now have to work from home; I figured it was only a matter of time. My manager wisely suggested that we devs should work from home tomorrow initially to try and iron out any issues with our home setups before the doors are officially locked to all non-critical personnel tomorrow evening. I was allowed to haul home a lot of my equipment to optimize my remote office. It took about 45 minutes, but I think I finally have everything set up.
@Heavyarms55 Ironically, my first taste of alcohol at age 12 was allowed by my mother. My parents were the sort that drank on occasion but didn't really keep any booze around other than a small supply (kept well out of our reach) that had been gifted to them over the years. I had a really bad cough that nothing else could help tame. She gave me a swallow of whiskey. It certainly helped, but I was eating and drinking random things for the next hour to get the taste out of my mouth. XD
I tasted more than one type of alcohol when I was underage, but it often wasn't more than a couple of swallows and wasn't often. I've never been the partying sort and didn't really understand the appeal of most of it. I generally prefer sweet wines and various mixed drinks. The only beer I've had that I've genuinely liked is Yeungling, though I've found I can tolerate other brands.
I do drink occasionally, but I probably average from >1 to about 2 a month (admittedly more than that lately due to the prevalence of weddings and a couple at work due to our current predicament). It's extremely rare for me to have alcohol in the house. I only tend to drink at wedding receptions and social gatherings, and never more than two drinks. I very rarely will buy a drink when at a restaurant.
I think we're pretty much on the same wavelength with the morbid curiosity.
@bimmy-lee Got it. BotW is one of the highly gifted children in the series. Which is saying something as the bar is set so high already!
Currently playing: Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy (Switch)
@Tyranexx - It is a really high bar. Glad you’re firmly set up to work from home. It seems like the right idea. I hope all employers that can facilitate that are doing so, or in the process of planning to do it. It’ll interrupt workflow less once people that can are set up and functioning properly at home.
@NintendoByNature - Had a blast dude. I couldn’t remember why I never use Incineroar, and then I quickly remembered it’s because I dive straight off stage 55% of the time I use his up smash. Hope Hobbit and his are all good.
@NintendoByNature@bimmy-lee Sorry y’all. Didn’t have the best work day, just got home after 15 hours. Have to sleep and start again in 7. Hope ya had fun.
#MudStrongs
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So as the whole "no students" thing continues, we've been digging deeper and deeper to find things to do here. And this time I mean it literally.
I've been helping the art teacher clean out the store room that the art department and art club have used for quite literally decades. We found: a random plate of sheet metal, an sealed, unopened entire series of art tutorial videos on VHS from 20 years ago, an entire crate of wood sculpting tools from the 1970s, and a cardboard box full of final exam tests from 25 years ago that were never returned for some reason. As well as ink toner that was so old it was probably toxic, random unclaimed art projects, paintings and sculptures from across the decades and boxes of... other boxes! Box-ception!
We've nearly filled the dumpster AND the boiler room with crap waiting for the garbage people to send an extra truck to the school - which may or may not even happen this or next month.
OMG
I am listening to music from Moving Out Credit roll. It's so 80's !! 😍
I wonder what is the title of the music.
Oh, wait.
I have taken the screenshot.
It said the Music has been provided by Macaluso Music BMI, with Lenny Macaluso as Music Supervisor.
Edit:
As i played the Demo, i felt the heavy 80's vibe from the opening 80's wedding video and 80's style commercial with announcer. 😄
I think i will consider the game on Day One after played the Demo.
I am not a fan of the games only of the TV series as a kid but damn that movie was so light and refreshing. Watching it was a pleasure. Jim Carrey was the perfect Robotnik at the end.
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I’m awake, functioning, and at work. Apparently we’ve been deemed a Critical Infrastructure System by our CEO....who has self-quarantined after being on the state senate floor that also was shared with the senator who has tested positive. After working all week.
But I’m at work. Because they hate me.
#MudStrongs
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Welp, I'm stuck indoors all day thanks to the weather. There's a chance the severe stuff will show up in a little while. It's supposed to be better tomorrow, so I hope to get out into nature for a bit.
@bimmy-lee It's presented some unique challenges so far this morning, but we're mounting the hurdles as we come to them. Thankfully we have easy direct message communication already via the Slack service. For those who haven't heard of it, it's very similar to Discord in some regards.
@HobbitGamer Sorry dude. That stinks. I'm sitting upstairs working on my computer and it aint that fun. @Tyranexx yea the weather really blows today. I do have to leave at some point today to get fitted for a tux. I'm standing up in a wedding towards the tail end of May. That's if there's a wedding. I plan on depsoting the smallest amount possible just in case.
@NintendoByNature I don't really have much reason to leave my house outside of appointments (still keeping my pre-scheduled dentist appointment on Saturday) and store runs (thankfully far off atm) right now. Currently trying to find out how religious services will go as some places around here are canceling; I'm in charge of the sound board this weekend. But I do like getting outside every now and again, even for just a couple of minutes, as a change of scenery keeps me from losing my mind.
If there's a break in this rainy mess this afternoon, I'll at least sneak out to get my mail.
Currently playing: Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy (Switch)
@Heavyarms55 From what you describe concerning your "morbid fascination", I had to think of a label that they give such people over here, which may even be known in English as well. In the Netherlands, if people go (or stay) to watch disasters or crises, they are called "disaster tourists".
Some part of it I can understand, to some extent, but there's also the types that obstruct services and/or police or medical teams from doing their work, because they're all standing there, nowadays smart phones at the ready, filming whatever accident is going on at any given moment. Those are the people I hate, with a passion. They'd sooner stand there filming someone getting beat up, than jump in and try to do something about the situation.
A couple of months ago, a knife attack took place in the city center, and once again, it was filmed and plastered all over social media, instead of people actually calling for help or any other actually useful thing. The victim also passed away. I'll not say that this happened because of the inaction, because he was already very badly wounded, but still...
As for our current situation: I had to go to a scheduled appointment a couple of days ago, and I had to take a bus. This is what I was confronted with:
The note on the top says "only use other doors for entry". The note on the bottom is self-explanatory, seeing as that is already translated into English.
And once inside the bus, I found that the driver was also shut off from direct contact:
The total number of passengers including myself was also really low, because we were 5 in total, whereas normally, more than 10 times that amount will fit into such a size bus, and the streets are also pretty quiet over here by now. So, walking around outside is almost like walking in a ghost town, and Amsterdam is the capital of the country, so it's a pretty weird, almost otherworldly experience. But other than these occurrences that I just happen to bump into as I go about my day, I'm not really in any kind of rush to expose myself to any of the more hazardous areas, especially now more and more info and experiences from victims are being shared.
But having said all that, I do think that all humans have this curiosity, to some extent. It's just that it's more pronounced, or more at the front of the minds of a certain percentage of the people, making them actually want to "be there as it happens". In the extreme, that would also be the people who'd just stand there as a big comet speeds towards Earth, instead of doing the smart thing and removing yourself from the blast zone, if possible...
@ThanosReXXX
Listening to your story, those pathetic peoples are bystander.
Their brain has been brainwashed by Social media narcissism.
It degrades their empathy toward other peoples, only self centered attitudes inside their mind.
@Anti-Matter It's not just because of social media, or the internet. This only makes it spread faster, but people blocking traffic to watch an accident have always been there. We're just now more aware of it, but I remember having seen people like that, ever since I was little, so it's nothing new, really.
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