I was like 90% of the way through the application process for apprenticeships with them (which took MONTHS) and I bailed at the very end when they required some surprise extra hoops to jump through that I didn't expect. I felt like I couldn't ask for that time off of work.
It was the wrong choice, and I knew at the time it was the wrong choice, but I was too frustrated and just walked away. I should have just quit that current job instead.
Trying to work on job stuff would be a lot easier if the idea of cold-calling the union didn't fill me with anxiety.
Oh, hey, Max Gladstone AMA on Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/8gs22e/i_am_max_gladstone_i_write_books_about_lawyers/
MtG, Color, Philosophy, Nerdery, Discourse
Blue: "Hey what up I finished that thing to turn everyone into robots. You wanna See me try it out?"
Green: "Whoa whoa whoa! Try it out how? What is this thing, anyway? How does it work?"
Blue: *Sighs dramatically* "It's quite simple. It's a machine that scans a body and replaces it with a carefully engineered artificial duplicate, without rendering the body nonfunctional at any time. It even preserves continuity of consciousness and proper syncing and conversion of a persons aetheric identity, I.E. their soul."
Red, staring at blue through narrowed eyes: "I don't trust it."
Blue, rolling their eyes: "Of course you don't. C'mon white, black, back me up here."
Black, sounding especially sinister: "I think it sounds very interesting. So much potential. I'd be happy to help you test it out..."
White: "DON'T let black get their hands on it. *I* will help you test it, with proper ethics review to ensure it functions for the betterment of society.
Red: "Better for your control, you mean."
White: "My control *IS* the betterment of society, yes."
Green: "I'm still not convinced this is a great idea at all. Even if it works as described, have you considered how this will affect others? What will happen to those who can't get it's benefits? How will this disrupt existing systems?"
Blue: "Ugh. 'How will this disrupt existing systems?' You always say that. I could just put that on a poster on my wall and skip talking to you all together."
Green: "Well, maybe if you'd listen for once..."
Black: "Enough of that. Lemme have a copy and I'll go gather that data for you. Be real quick about it, and VERY thorough."
Green: "They're gonna use it to make horrid necromantic abominations. Don't let them have it."
Black, scoffing: "Well not to start with. First I find some poor people and pay them to be test subjects, maybe skip a few safety checks for the latter ones just to see what happens, and /then/ I make the horrid techno-zombies. Duh."
White, slightly exasperated: "Right, of course. How silly of us. Blue, let me test it, would you? *I* promise not to skip any safety protocols. I'll follow your instructions to a T, I swear."
Blue: "Eh, alright. Lemme write this down..."
Black: "Aww c'mon, I was joking about skipping safety procedures! Blue, w-" *Gets choked out by vines*
Green: "Thats enough out of you."
I want to talk about books with people in depth. Not strictly books that are High Literature or whatever. Most stories worth a damn have a lot going on and there's value in trying to understand it.
Actually, my feelings per book:
1: fuck yeah
2: weird loss of narrative momentum but okay
3: ...wot. Buddy you're trying to do too many things at once and not many of them actually work together.
Subnautica, game design
Oh, neat. The decision to not put guns in Subnautica is explicitly a political one, largely in response to Sandy Hook.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/264710/discussions/0/523897653306355954/?ctp=9#c371918937268702725
Subnautica, game design
Most of all, I love that progress in the game is measured by gaining knowledge about the world around you.
Subnautica, game design
Heck there's so many design decisions I appreciate about this game.
I love that there are no real weapons. The best things you can do are distract and run away.
I love that most predators won't actively hunt you down, but instead just take a nip or guard their territory.
I love that the game world isn't actually that dangerous, and fear is a bigger motivator than true danger.
Moving to @starkatt
I'm a leftist trans gay fox girl. More than one thing can be true at a time. I believe in agency, subjectivity, and beauty.
In my day job, I'm an apprentice electrician.
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