Chris-

Nothing motivates a GK quite like the ever looming threat of seppuku. 

1 hour ago, RedSoxFan9 said:

 

No fucking way.  

Just took out Gwyn on my first Dark Souls Remastered playthrough; immediately launched into NG+ and started a new caster character (which will be novel, because I've almost never used magic in the Souls games).

She’s apparently a freak, too. During the Fappening horrific violation of privacy scandal, her nudes leaked with all sorts of commentary about how she liked to be choked and take it in the ass. 

3 hours ago, Zarich said:

It was free.

But I sure could use some help because my new job requires me to write grants to get federal and state money to run a transit system and I am a newb.

I have limited experience with federal and state funds, but if you ever need help, feel free to PM me to see if I can offer any guidance.

On 6/24/2018 at 12:27 PM, Zarich said:

The only grant writing book you'll ever need. 

As a professional grant writer, I could have saved you whatever you paid for that damn thing. 

3 minutes ago, mclumber1 said:

Unions shouldn't have to provide benefits to those who don't want to be in the union.  America's union system is pretty slimey.  Maybe we should try the German union model.  Although admittedly I know next to nothing about how they've implemented unions over there, the people seem to like them. 

If you think Republicans would ever vote for that, then you've been huffing turpentine. Right-to-work laws are deliberately designed to strangle unions. This is no different than the Post Office's fiscal woes as a result of their legal requirement to pre-fund retirement health care, a law that Republicans will also do nothing about (because then they can't cite the Post Office's deficit as they try to privatize it). 

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/27/supreme-court-deals-blow-to-public-sector-unions-678819

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The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that public-sector unions may not charge non-members mandatory fees, dealing a financial blow to organized labor on the eve of a competitive midterm election campaign.

In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that forced collection of so-called agency fees violates public employees’ First Amendment right not to back union activity.

All five of the court’s Republican appointees joined in the ruling, with the four Democratic-appointed justices dissenting. The decision overturns a 41-year-old precedent in which the court unanimously found that such charges did not run afoul of the Constitution’s free-speech and free-association rights.

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President Donald Trump crowed about the victory on Twitter but misrepresented the purpose of the fees, claiming workers are now “able to support a candidate of his or her choice without having those who control the Union deciding for them.” Under Abood, agency fees were already barred from being used to support political candidates.

Depending on how you play, not really. If you get into the PvP scene for each game, it's a pretty deep dive of fight clubs, tournaments, and gank squads. There are also dedicated PvP arenas. A battle royale mode really wouldn't have been out of context.

I appreciate how blatantly he is now fixated with Harley-Davidson.

Aaron Rodgers is a fool.

They sent someone out yesterday to replace the outlet (he's on the maintenance crew; no clue if he has traditional electrical training), so I'm going to wait to see if I hear the noise again before escalating. And I decided I'll use the extension cord for the air conditioner; it was explicitly marketed for large appliances (including air conditioners), so I'll just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't overheat.

Winged Victory of Samothrace

Statue of Freedom

The Motherland Calls

How many aides do you think it took to keep him from referring to her as 'Mongoloid Max'?

Spain, Italy, and Greece are horrifically racist. And don't even get me started on slavs...

10 hours ago, SoberChef said:

I think I was actually called Sober Joker before, but IDK and IDGAF, either way, I'm Chris.

Bullshit.

The background is that I live in a very old rental unit (100+ years old) with no A/C, so three years ago I bought a stand-alone A/C unit for my living room. It was plugged into a grounded outlet on a 15A circuit with my entertainment console (more on that later), and for the first summer I didn’t have any issues. 

The second summer, one day the breaker tripped when the compressor came on. I called out an LG (manufacturer) tech and he took a look, and he said everything should be OK; in his opinion the circuit was large enough for the A/C, and the power draw of the entertainment center shouldn’t be enough to cause any issues. Probably just a one-time thing.

This summer, the third, some things have alluded to a much bigger issue. A few weeks ago I heard a loud crack/snap noise, but didn’t think much of it because I couldn’t tell where it came from. Then, this past Friday, I heard it again distinctly from the outlet. A cursory Google search indicated that it was likely an arc and/or a sign that the insulation was compromised, and that it posed an immediate fire risk. So I unplugged everything, turned off the circuit, and opened up the outlet. Nothing seemed to be wrong, however I’m not an electrician, so obviously I could have missed something. So I put the outlet plate back on, decided to get a 14 gauge extension cord to plug the entertainment center into another outlet, and I plugged the A/C back in. 

For the rest the weekend I didn’t hear the noise again, however this morning I heard it again when the A/C wasn’t even running. So I unplugged it, turned off the circuit, and called my landlord to report the issue. However after that I discovered something I had no clue about...The refrigerator is hooked up to the same circuit, even though the outlets are on opposite walls. 

I’m kind of at a loss as to what to do here or what to ask. Any general advice or suggestions would be welcome, but some off the top of my head...

• Am I correct to assume that the A/C and fridge can’t or shouldn’t share the same circuit?
• If my landlord claims everything looks good, can I trust them or does the noise (and its potential causes) warrant escalating the issue?
• If they tell me I simply can’t have the A/C on that outlet because of the refrigerator, can I use the extension cord instead? It’s 14 gauge and explicitly marketed for large appliances, but I’ve also read a lot about how it’s not a good idea to use an extension cord for air conditioners.

But there have also been studies indicating that fat shaming makes people fatter and adversely affects weight loss efforts, so it’s not as simple as ‘body positivity is bad’.

Moreover, the conclusion doesn’t follow; surveying someone’s perception of their weight against their actual weight doesn’t test the affect of a social movement, it just tests their self-perception. The researchers are assuming that their perception is dependent upon the movement, which isn’t how research works. 

Honestly not much...I'll probably get Red Dead Redemption 2, and a Switch + Breath of the Wild + Super Mario Odyssey is on my wish list, but I have plenty of games I haven't gotten through yet that I'd like to put some time into (Horizon, God of War, FFXII Remaster, The Witcher 3 DLC). So I'm not looking forward to much.

Done.

Congratulations, you have now gotten further in the game than @Man of Culture

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SPQR by Mary Beard.

3 hours ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said:

I share no love for White supremacists or  white nationalists, but they cannot be denied a march, rally, or protest simply because what they stand for is repugnant.  

No, the cannot.

But they absolutely can be denied a march if there's compelling reason to believe it was pose a risk to public safety. And when your last march resulted in violent protests and homicide, well...

I honestly never even think of sales tax; I always just assume it's going to be added to the transaction (even though in PA certain things aren't taxed), and I couldn't even tell you when Amazon began collecting it. If I'm buying something, the additional 7% isn't going to change my mind or really affect how I view the transaction. I think the only time I really gave a shit was when I bought my car (because for whatever reason I wasn't anticipating sales tax would apply to a vehicle purchase).