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Iuz the Evil

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  1. Robin characterization is terrible. No idea who that is, not Dick Grayson. Raven looked cool, that was interesting. Hawk and Dove? Really? Beast Boy looked good. I don't even know what the Hell they were doing with Kori's look. Was her hair on fire? Flamethrower blasts? Yuck. Looked awful. Absolutely terrible. I'm a big Starfire fan (and was equally horrified about recent comic treatment, so maybe it's just the character's lot), that was an awful rendition. Hopefully they don't make her a murder space trollop. Hard pass. And I'll probably get the service for Young Justice 3, so they won't care.
  2. Was only an example. I've seen anonymous donations that are equivalent and anonymous, my point is that nonprofit is still a business and are fully driven by revenue motivation to a large extent. Mission matters, but so does sustainability. Predatory lenders, slum lords, and the like are well represented among the donor set. Kaiser Permanente is a nonprofit (in part, they've got a sophisticated melding of for profit and nonprofit optimized for best effect). That isn't to say they don't do good work. They also have been sued and fined, particularly on the behavioral health side, for bad behavior. Sorry, it's a tangent. I just know too much about the sector not to be triggered. When folks wrap themselves in a cloak of righteousness in the community then secretly engage in shady practices it triggers me. And yes, I know some very good nonprofits that aren't like that. But they also aren't financially successful beyond a certain scale ($2M or so annual budget). Seems like I can count on one hand the ones bigger than $5M that I have faith in, and none over $20M. YMMV. I'll back out of the thread now, sorry for the derail.
  3. Well, yeah. As someone who worked extensively in that sector "nonprofit" only means they are a 501c3 tax exempt organization. Just another word for business. I've seen "charities" in healthcare take money from Philip Morris. Just depends on the size of the check and you'll see a lot of moral negotiation.
  4. Me: "I didn't go into Behavioral Health to talk about feelings"
  5. Interesting article. I found the ACLU leadership (particularly Romero) to be thoughtful and principled in their defense of their position, even though they obviously knew it was not a popular position with some of their staff. I'm glad they continue to defend our rights, even those of individuals I find repugnant.
  6. We are big on that whole First Amendment thing out here. Crazy left wing state and all that. He can run. Say whatever he wants. And be ridiculed/blown out at the polls. As it should be.
  7. Game dropped yesterday, just finished setting up PC on television and getting all the updates. Played until 1am and now headed to work. I'm so tired. Really fun, but I need a better mouse and keyboard. Text is a little small due to room set up, I'm sitting on couch and it's running on my television. Very satisfying though. Reactor online. Sensors online. Weapons online. All systems nominal.
  8. As an OU fan who really wants a decent opportunity for Mayfield, I pray this article is accurate.
  9. Just had my wife get visibly mad and a little shouty about my watching the videos for this game too much. Apparently it's a problem to obsess about an upcoming tabletop turned video game? Huh. I'm not entirely sure who she thinks she's been married to these 23 years.
  10. That appears to have been a successful counterattack. At least with regard to Harebrained schemes, Harmony Gold is done and cannot bring the same suit against them again.
  11. As a mental health professional, I reference him weekly. He will be missed.
  12. HG lawsuit is being challenged on basis of lack of standing, not sure you are up to speed or not. It's not anticipated to impact the April 24 release. Latest update dismissed with prejudice for HBS according to this (they have until May 4 to provide a proper chain of Copyright custody to prove why the other defendants shouldn't also have the lawsuit dismissed for lack of standing): So the Battletech game definitely can drop 4/24. Mechwarrior 5 is looking pretty good, but not final.
  13. It's not Steam only. GOG and direct from Paradox are available.
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