Great quote.
Edgelords can be funny sometimes, but I tend to feel like I need a shower if I listen to them too much. Ultimately, I believe that going the Shapiro route is better and more productive than going the Milo route.
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Nov 30, 2017Pollaski posted a message on If You Can't Take Criticism of Jeremy Hambly, You're Part of the ProblemPosted in: Articles
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Nov 30, 2017Pollaski posted a message on If You Can't Take Criticism of Jeremy Hambly, You're Part of the ProblemBeing a fellow conservative, I agree with a lot of what you said... and disagree with a bit.Posted in: Articles
1. There are American (neo-)Nazi's, and they're reprehensible. But you're dead on in that too many people are subjectively defining anyone they disagree with as a Nazi. So when there's talk of punching Nazis in the face... and they pretty much call anyone who voted for Trump a Nazi... well... yeah, that is reason to be concerned.
2. Ding!
3. The fact that this article advocates violence against other human beings (up to shooting them!) is concerning. I've been in plenty of discussions with left-leaning individuals who seem to think they have the right to be violent towards what they perceive as hate speech. The first amendment (which is the FIRST amendment for a reason), protects all forms of speech, even reprehensible ones.
4. Sorry, gotta side with saprolings here. There's nothing provocative about with Sprankle does. In fact, I think she should be praised for the attention to detail she seems to put into faithfully representing the characters.
5. I agree that censorship is wrong, but being a jerk is still being a jerk. Its okay To call people out for being a jerk. In fact, I wish more people would be willing to just say to someone "you're a jerk" instead of trying to shut them down.
6. If Jeremy was actively encouraging his supporters to harass Christine, that's not okay. It's no different than those DJ's in Kentucky who had their listeners attack the referee in Nebraska because they didn't like his calls in an NCAA tournament game. The problem is, we (intentionally) blur the lines on what actually is harassment and isn't. The big difference is whether the medium used is public or private. If its public... its not harassment. That's why I'm VERY skeptical on people claiming harassment on Twitter or Facebook over general tweets and posts. Now, if you're going into DM's, that's a different story. And if you're resorting to more personal means, like texting, emails, and phone calls, then that is definitely harassment.
7. Agreed completely with this. I appreciate that MTGS is at least honest and upfront that they are not interested in free speech and allowing for open debate, but it is still concerning that they are unwilling to open up the debate.
8. The only issue I have with here is that you immediately glomp "conservative' and
"white male" in together. There's plenty of non-white, non-male conservative voices out there, and there's plenty of white males who aren't conservatives. Identity politics is a terrible thing, no matter what side you're on. Don't fall into the trap.
9. 100% in agreement. Especially because Magic is a commercially purchased game that literally anyone can enjoy. What right does anyone have to tell me I can or can't play?
Ultimately, I don't think there's much debate that Jeremy is a jerk. Whether he's an abusive harasser- part of me is leaning yes, but at the same time, the complete inability of anyone covering this story to provide anything resembling evidence and facts (not to mention the entirely terrible claim in the OP that demanding evidence "makes you part of the problem") is concerning. -
Nov 30, 2017Pollaski posted a message on If You Can't Take Criticism of Jeremy Hambly, You're Part of the ProblemFor as involved an issue as its become, and its certainly been a firestorm over the past week, I have to say, the reporting on the matter has been nothing short of abysmal. Generally when a story like this breaks, you get a detailed look at the evidence- what was said, who was saying it, how was it being driven. Screenshots. Videos. Nobody has gone through the effort of doing that.Posted in: Articles
This isn't me saying she's been harassed. This isn't me saying she hasn't been. This is me simply asking that the so-called gaming journalists out there lay out the facts, and let us decide for ourselves. -
Nov 22, 2017Pollaski posted a message on Jaya Ballard ReturnsGod I can't wait for Dominaria, and I can only dream that Wizards actually was this careful and concise with the lore that you're hypothesizing.Posted in: Articles
If Luti = Jaya, it makes sense that this is the perfect time for her to get back involved. Chandra got her butt whipped badly by Bolas, and is pretty much on the verge of death when she flees Amonkhet. There's four possibilities of where Chandra ran to after the Hour of Devastation- Khaladesh (home), Regatha (home #2), Dominaria (rendezvous), and Ravnica (Gatewatch HQ). Going by eliminations
- No way she goes to Dominaria, a plane she's not familiar with, in her condition
- Doubtful she goes to Ravnica, without Jace, she's really got no connection there, and I doubt she'd be cool with hanging out with Lavinia
- She probably doesn't want her Mom to see her in the condition she's in, so Kaladesh is out.
Regatha it is. Chandra probably crash lands there, gets nursed back to health by the monastery, realizes Luti's true identity, and convinces Jaya (maybe with Gideon and Nissa's help, if they go looking for her) that she could be a valuable ally against Bolas (and Marisil, if the entire Raven Man thing pans out- does Chandra even know about him?)
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Tree's up, so I'm pretty much done decorating at this point. Feels good to have it all out of the way.
Anyways, we're just burning through the newest set booster packs- just over a third of the way in and we have another one.
Also, Commander Thursday... yay! Haven't played in two weeks =D
THURSDAY DECEMBER 1
24 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
KALADESH #4
As far as Yahenni goes, I mistakenly referred to them as a "her" when in fact they are genderless. Just... with their overuse of the word "darling", I keep envisioning the character being voiced by Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Personally, I like the Gatewatch, but it is good to see the focus slip to other characters too. I especially like it when it does tie into the main plotline and keeps things going.
A few thoughts.
1. Did anyone else LOL when they read that Nissa "had made mistakes". I suppose that's one way to put "selfishly freeing three massive planar destroying beings hoping to save your own world at the expense of the rest of the multiverse, only for it to backfire spectacularly and billions die and your homeworld pushed to the brink of extinction". MISTAKES.
2. Other fantastic line: An anxious but confident rotting corpse (wait, what?). Oh, Yahenni, you're just gonna LOVE Lilliana...
3. Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but Chandra simply walking off without even knowing where she's going... she's a native of Kaladesh, and she just saw an Aetherborn essence drain, which has been talked about extensively as pretty taboo. Was she simply walking away out of disgust (even more telling, considering the love she has for the Consulate) and is this going to add another wrinkle in her and Yahenni's relationship.
4. Fridge horror time: Yahenni's first kill gets her 12 extra days. Her second gets her 10. Maybe it depends on the vitality of the victim, but that's a clear cut indication of diminishing returns. So for those Aetherborn who extensively essence drain to keep themselves alive... does it get to the point where they need to kill once every few minutes, or even seconds to survive? And how many victims does it take to even get to that point?
5. We actually have a storyline with Red/black good guys up against blue/white bad guys. Cherish it, kids.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30
25 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
KALADESH #3
Tomorrow!
The stories resume tomorrow!
Its only 12 hours awayyyyyyy!
26 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
ELDRITCH MOON #2
MONDAY NOVEMBER 28
27 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
KALADESH #2
Sure!
I didn't even know you could do subspoilers. Thanks for the info.
Also, safe travels home, everyone!
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27
28 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
SHADOWS OVER INNISTRAD #3
Now less than a month to go!
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2016
29 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
KALADESH #1
Can't complain about that pack! Three of the better uncommons and a fastland.
Also Apple Cup day. Only the biggest ever. Go Huskies!
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25
30 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
OATH OF THE GATEWATCH #2
Already have an Oath of Nissa playset due to playing Naya Legendary, but should be a great trade!
Considering Yawgmoth was very much mono-black (well, flavorwise, he probably would have blue and green, but considering every single pre-Mirrodin phyrexian card was black...)
Also, just a reminder that while it has been a very disappointing five weeks, its not like any of us have truly been cheated. We're not exactly paying for any of this- these stories are free and pretty much for the purpose of advertising. So whatever we like or don't like, the fact is they are still paying people money to write stories that they're profiting zero off of. We're not entitled to them, and Wizards doesn't owe us anything, including an apology. So yeah, I'm disappointed too, but the only thing any of us have lost here is the couple of minutes it took to check the mothership on Wednesday morning and see nothing new.
There's 68 Rare/Mythics in Battle for Zendikar. 12 of those cards are running over the $2 pricetag at the moment. (This is not saying there's not good cards going for under $2, but you balance the value of the 15 cards in a booster pack out, and if you're looking for specific good cards for under that price point, its better to just buy them individually, even in bulk, than to hope you crack them) 54 in Oath of the Gatewatch (17 over $2), 77 in Shadows over Innistrad (18 over $2), 49 in Eldritch Moon (18 over $2), and 72 in Kaladesh (26 over $2, and likely to drop). So you can see right there, the odds of you getting more than 2 or 3 valuable cards in a fat pack (or bundle, as they're now called) is pretty darn low.
That's not to say there's no value in cracking packs- they help get your common/uncommon stock up, can get you some trade fodder, they're fun to do it, and cracking a valued rare is far more satisfying than just buying one (and cheaper too... provided its not like the 100th pack you've cracked searching for a $20 rare). In addition for a fat pack, the storage box is very nice and handy, basic lands are always nice, especially when you're new, and the books is a good and informing read, not to mention contains an image catalog of every card in the set. I get one fat pack per set (2 for Kaladesh- the masterpiece hunt bug bit me hard one day at Wal Mart... I whiffed, but did get a Saheeli). But there's no correct answer on which one's going to give you what you want, because it's basically like asking which lottery numbers will win in the next Powerball drawing- there's no way to know, its all luck.
As far as where you can buy them, well, NOT Toys R Us because they gouge the living hell out of you ($52?!). I'd try your LGS, or Wal Mart, or Target, or even Walgreens- all will almost certainly have Kaladesh, and possibly Eldritch Moon, but getting an older one might require some luck with their inventory. Good luck with BFZ- the full art lands made those disappear almost immediately.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24
31 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS
OATH OF THE GATEWATCH #1
Sorry. Won't happen again.
Long live the Consulate.