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It's been a while since I've posted here. The more success I have at work, the less time for MMOs. I did just get Phantasy Star Online 2 and run through the tutorial. It's FTP on PC now, and has been out on console a while. Surprisingly OK looking despite its age, has some interesting mechanics and play style, but the UI is a train wreck that was disposed of in a dumpster fire. I don't think I'll be putting much time into it. I wasn't able to level up more than 2 characters to the new cap in Shadowlands, out of 22 that were capped coming in. I might resub at some point and just grind levels out an hour or so at a time in my limited free time, but I've been under the impression that Blizzard has been phoning it in for a while with WoW and aren't really in touch with their player base. Or at least not me. Maybe someone will make an MMO that's engaging enough to keep my attention as well as consumable in more bite-sized chunks one of these days. I just haven't found anything that's an exact fit for a while.

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Marvel's website has them both rated as a 5 for intellect. I think their scale goes to 7 for those things. So, roughly equal. The Wizard's supposed to be B-tier super genius, I think. Not a Richards or Doom level, but capable of kit bashing super science solutions as needed. I read through his history, and he's invented quite a few plot device type gadgets that are on par with any other comic super scientist. As the leader of the Frightful Four, he's gained the upper hand over the Fantastic Four multiple times over the years, to the point of having cliffhanger issues with the FF in his power. Usually, their escapes seem to have been more by happenstance than through their own effort it seems. So, he's been portrayed as a very credible threat, and seems to have a not-quite-Richards level of intellect backed by a good sense of leadership and tactics. On the flip side, he's a nut job and his costume has usually looked somewhat to very ridiculous. I haven't read comics much in the last decade or more, but I'm guessing someone went with "looks like a clown, so let's write him like one" and turned him into a joke character or an also ran.

That would be the Nova Corps.

Willpower, Life and Death are some of the most stirring emotions. OK, maybe not his best idea . . . that's some serious shoehorning.

Everything I've been able to find on the effect of raising the minimum wage on pass through price increases indicates that it's minimal if the rate is raised slowly. Like boiling a frog. https://www.upjohn.org/research-highlights/does-increasing-minimum-wage-lead-higher-prices https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/052815/does-raising-minimum-wage-increase-inflation.asp [PDF WARNING] http://ftp.iza.org/dp1072.pdf https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/01/21/biden-raise-minimum-wage-affects-myth-taco-bell-burrito/4245883001/ https://www.epi.org/publication/minimum-wage-testimony-feb-2019/

If increased wages lead to inflation, how do we explain the massive inflation and stagnant wages we've seen over the last 20-30 years? It seems to me like inflation is inevitable, and wages need to catch up at least a little at this point.

Good luck. I felt like I got hit by a semi with the second dose. It was about 10x worse for me. Results vary widely, though, so I hope yours is better.

Note to self: Do not mess with Canadian Ninja Farmers

Almost put Kung Fu on there, then I realized after watching some fight scenes from the show on YouTube, that that show was proof the Old West had the telegraph.

Wild, Wild West/Brisco County Jr. mashup

Condolences, Cancer and tkdguy.

Most people don't work in fields closely related to their degree anyway, so she could figure that out while in school or even after.

I couldn't find any apes with scales pics. 🤷‍♂️

Actually, it was mentioned in Spider-Man: Homecoming as the reason why Toomes' company lost their contract for salvaging alien junk. So, it's a major part of the Vulture's background in the MCU.

There was going to be a Damage Control TV show, which would have been part of the MCU, but it was dropped.

Would it help if he looked more like this guy? 😁

The good Dr. is referring to the businesses with their buildings fully lit. I'd mentioned that one explanation for them having power might be proximity to a hospital, which is how hospitals came up.

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, that I linked above.

If I had that rule, I'd have to stop watching TV. 😁

Leadership. Fortunately, he doesn't seem to have a drop of it in his veins, so he's able to enjoy his vacation.

So, it seems Murphy's Law is an actual thing. Sorry to hear about your compounding troubles, Archer. Sending my best wishes to you and yours and I hope your kitty comes back to you.

I agree, I was just playing around. I've yet to actually find that movie on streaming and it only ran once on the Creature Feature when I was a kid that I caught it, near the middle-ish. I'd love to give it a watch sometime. Just waiting for it to pop up on something I already subscribe to.

Ahem, we invented the giant radioactive lizard from the ocean genre, a year before Godzilla was introduced. Of course, I'm pretty sure nobody would pay to see that match up. Godzilla and Kong just have more history and personality, and their origin movies have a bit more gravitas.

Very good point! Or, I was thinking, maybe open up warming shelters for people. I'm just a silly idealist though.