Wandering Adventure Party

Today has been weird. I’ve cited specific legal codes in like … 4 different conversations.

@ielenia@ck.catwithaclari.net hm. I’d like to say yes, but you could make the argument that those instances also come with specific other indicators. (namely crossing grades, stop sign + bus). The law treats them as specific exceptions. At least on their own, the RCWs are pretty clear.

Looking it up, the laws in question are RCW 46.61.065 “Flashing signals”, RCW 46.61.340, “Approaching railroad grade crossings”, RCW 46.37.190
“Warning devices on vehicles—Other drivers yield and stop” and RCW 46.61.370 “Overtaking or meeting school bus”

We could make a cultural argument, but I don’t have the time (or will) to look at other state laws and figure out what the “consensus” is.

@ielenia@ck.catwithaclari.net they always struck me as silly in design and implementation. if they just made them be continuously on (with a green light) that would solve a lot of confusion. A lot of drivers don’t know they’re there or operational until they suddenly spring into life with a yellow.

The blinking reds to signify “stop can be confusing but as a driver you should know what that means as they’re used in other settings (like 4-ways) That bit is a skill issue.

@ielenia@ck.catwithaclari.net I agree that there should be a disability option. But for the rest of us, I despised getting gas in NJ. it can take forever for an attendant to come, and it’s another fucking service where people are trying to get you to pay tips.

@croyle@wandering.shop Indeed. I have a lot of memories with some of the properties, but I don't buy Warhammer figures largely because of this.

But someone I know who has only ever really done painting for fun was given a bunch of figures for a particular army that they want to play, so I got them something for that.

Ordering a birthday gift. Games workshop's system is kinda ... passive aggressive.

Everyone else says "Your order has been received." Games workshop? We have your order details. like they've kidnapped my child or something. why do you make it sound so sinister?

@ielenia@ck.catwithaclari.net there are two ‘nini fedi’s inside of you…

“he too saw the body. Incoming waves draped rippling translucence over her legs and lower belly. She was young and fetching, the hair on her head as dark as the patch below.”

Hey author, can the protagonist’s first observation about a corpse not be how sexy it is? ​​

After ordering something, I get two emails and then a later third.

we’re processing your order
we’re processing a refund on your order
we’re preparing to ship your order.

What fresh hell is this now? I just want to know if I need to do something else.

As someone living alone, shopping and cooking are a constant nightmare.

* The grocery and cooking world is built around units of 2. I'm constantly fighting waste because the economics and packaging sizes are often overwhelming for one person.
* Because of the first bullet, you often get stuck eating the same god-damn thing to the point of exhaustion, or you have to get constantly creative.
* Because of the above; you have to carefully plan what you make, unless you want to watch stuff go bad before you can get to it. Just added mental burden.
* The only break is eating out, which is unhealthy and expensive. Also it's kinda weirdly ...frowned upon to go out eating alone at a normal restaurant.
* Cooking for 2N people is often only a little more effort than cooking for 1. So comparatively, you waste a lot more time than a unit cooking food. This is somewhat true with dishes, too.
* Eating with others helps you regulate intake; It's very easy to overeat.
* No break for dishes and cleaning.
* I like cooking for others. I get zero joy for doing it for myself.

It just completely sucks.

@sidereal@kolektiva.social I was raised in a conservative household. When I was younger It wasn't any particular tract, slogan, experience, or whatever that broke me from it. It was just a brutally honest question: "What am I doing, what do I believe, and do these things match up with themselves and each other?"

So many times I have met the nicest, kindest, generous people who would give you the clothes off their backs ... who then turn around with the most dogshit, contradictory-to-afore conservative politics imaginable. They just somehow keep their political and personal beliefs on two different worlds and do not self-interrogate.

@MiaWinter@tech.lgbt this is how I feel about almonds as well.

I always think “meh, almonds” then I end up eating some and I think “these are delicious”. Next day at the store, I think “meh, almonds”

@ielenia@ck.catwithaclari.net goodnight.

@ielenia@ck.catwithaclari.net You should go to bed. ​​ For that matter, so should I. Sleep well.

Sentenced to be a Hero

Episode 1 had decent production and ran for 54 minutes. The title and description had me a bit on the backfoot, but this looks like it could be a good filler for the season. I'm curious to learn how the demon lords, the goddesses, and all that work.

#anime

Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None

The "kicked out of the party" genre has found another incredibly generic entry. ​​ To hammer home how predictable these are and how much they kinda tend to bleed together as a result, it actually took me about 20 minutes, near the entire runtime, to get to the point where I was reminded that I'd read a bit of this manga around this one before.