Wait, this is going to be a Funcom game?? Oh man, Funcom has made some of our favourite games! We adored Anarchy Online, and The Secret World is still one of the mmo’s I would recommend to anyone who wants to try a really unique modern mmo with an amazing story.

Unfortunately when they were developing TSW and Age of Conan, someone made the call to go all in on AOC which was just… not unique in a space saturated with that kind of WoW clone.

TSW ended up not having the cashflow (devs) it needed to release updates and expansions and it fell into disfavour once the player base reached end game. Which is really sad, because even as a “dead” game the story and gameplay are so good.

I really hope they have retained the devs that worked on TSW and have enough cash to push everything into this game. Make it unique like TSW and AO were, push a couple expansions, and there will be players.

Lol, this whole subplot is hilarious.

It starts here: https://www.oglaf.com/cumsprite/

That is messed up as heck.

WTF puberty blockers aren’t used for only trans kids. They are also used to treat precocious puberty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precocious_puberty

This is the image. (I use imagus or hover zoom which enlarges images all over the web upon hover)

There do appear to be civilian buildings with lights on in the image.

Someone has of course beat us to it. Lets make it famous!

https://imgflip.com/i/4sl4vu

Here’s mine:

I read every line even though it hurts. I feel I owe it to them, to at least read their stories, remember their faces.

How have we created such monsters?

I wonder why they are banning it? A cursory google says its an insect borne virus found on every continent except Antarctica.

Archived link for the lazy: https://archive.md/84xvC

Beautifully written.

Signed, another 40 year old millennial.

I’m old, and maybe I’m wrong, but I feel that if jealousy is strong enough that it warrants making changes in how you relate with other people and there are many conversations about it… Then perhaps poly just isn’t working for the two of you in your current state.

That’s not to say that jealousy cannot exist in a healthy poly relationship, it is a human emotion after all, and colours all kinds of relationships - even friendships. I just think that jealousy related relationship turmoil is … not healthy poly.

Also, wanting to deny Cheddar the things you denied yourself for the sake of your interpretation of her feelings, not her requests, is retaliatory and not healthy.

Lots to unpack here.

If you value Cheddar and want things to work long term it may be time for both of you to step back and turn towards each other, get to the root of all these strong feelings on both sides, before you involve (and very possibly hurt) others.

Yes I get that now, in Australia the term “private nurse” is used exclusively as far as I know to refer to private in home nurses.

If I google “private nurses Australia” it is clear this is the case, and a company I have worked through is one of the top results.

If I google “private nurses Canada” the results all refer to agency nurses like the above article.

My mistake, I made an assumption without actually reading the article before commenting.

Ah, do facilities hire private nurses? Like traveling nurses? I had only heard the term “private nurse” as in one who is privately hired to work in the home.

Edit: Ah, they do indeed, I have now read the article, apologies. I read private nurses and assumed it meant in home nurses. It seems in Canada the term applies to travel nurses or agency nurses.

I am a disability support worker, and would like to add a little context that may affect how this expense is perceived. One of the types of in home support for the very disabled, injured or the very old, is nursing.

Some types of in home care require a nurse - administering certain medication, handling a ventilator, wound care, etc.

If there are not nurses in the community offering these services the alternative is that these people go to the hospital for the round the clock care they need - a much more expensive proposition.

Awww cute

Did you read the article?

“Russia launched 127 missiles and 109 attack drones”

and later it says:

“Previously, an attack last December when 158 missiles and drones were fired at Ukraine, had been considered the largest attack so far.”

It’s been a while since I was in school but I think 236 drones and missiles is more than 158?

They have not left, and are indeed building a house there and posting endless pro Russia videos.

Nevermind the initial articles and the poor wife’s tearful video that was deleted after they were “requested” to do so. Which of course they then denied and said of course they edited it themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/@countrysideacreshomestead2008/videos

I missed the discussion on voting the other day it seems, but for what it’s worth, I like the voting system. In real life discussions happen in open air, and don’t hang there in posterity for people to stumble upon after. When we come to a consensus in conversation it is then left at that and we move on.

When online, these discussions stay as they are, and I think voting gives a way of people to come to a consensus, to leave a mark upon the conversation such that the people who come behind understand how everyone felt about it.

This is helpful I think, because it does not hide the down votes on nasty comments or ideas that hurt others.

One of the most interesting and horrible things about the internet is that every village has a “crazy Bob” but because they were the minority the good of the people outnumbered their outlandish or hateful ideas.

Now they can and do find each other online, forming a vocal and damaging minority. Without the majority able to show their dislike, human nature means more will fall in line with them and their ideals.