D&D and the rising pandemic

[Zardnaar]

Not only that, but if aliens came and gave us instructions on how to build pyramids, why did they give us the wrong information which led to the bent pyramid. Seems like a space faring civilisation wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

Fake news pyramid is perfectly straight. Deep fakes.

5G betrayed the Pharoah.

 

[Umbran]

Seems like a space faring civilisation wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

1) Loads of people don't follow the directions.

2) "Hahahaha! Lookit the silly primates, doin' it wrong! Aren't they funny?"

 

[MarkB]

1) Loads of people don't follow the directions.

2) "Hahahaha! Lookit the silly primates, doin' it wrong! Aren't they funny?"

3) Alien aesthetics. Maybe they like the occasional bent pyramid to offset the uniformity.

 

[Umbran]

3) Alien aesthetics. Maybe they like the occasional bent pyramid to offset the uniformity.

Or, more generally,

3) Who said they all had to be straight?

 

[Deset Gled]

Or, more generally,

3) Who said they all had to be straight?

... said Bortus.

 

[Umbran]

Bortus has one of the best character arcs.

 

[MoonSong]

All this talk of stuff reminded me of the widower who started doing megalithic building as a hobby. He managed to do a lot of stuff by himself using only the most basics of tools.

 

[MoonSong]

To go back to an earlier discussion, this is the reason why I continue to promote the use of gaiters*. While gaiters may not always be as good as other masks in all situations, they have the huge benefit that they can be integrated into life very easily. People will take a mask off when they're alone and leave it behind; a gaiter stays with you. When people get lax over time, we need solutions that can become second nature.

See also: painted dots on the floor in checkout lines to show you what 6' looks like, easily accessible anti-bac stations, and parking lots designed for curb-side pickup.

*Obviously, I'm also a fan of gaiters that are multi layered, the correct material, etc.

This, I love scarves. I have lots of them. If I tie one behind my neck it stays in place for hours. However I feel safer with a mask, and my city/country has a warm weather almost year round, so a scarf or gaiter would be very impractical at anytime but winter. Besides with mask usage as low as it is, I need all protection I can muster. However it looks like an option for colder places.

 

[Umbran]

This, I love scarves. I have lots of them. If I tie one behind my neck it stays in place for hours. However I feel safer with a mask, and my city/country has a warm weather almost year round, so a scarf or gaiter would be very impractical at anytime but winter. Besides with mask usage as low as it is, I need all protection I can muster. However it looks like an option for colder places.

Most scarves are not woven/knitted tightly enough to stop the relevant droplets, I'm afraid. This is the same argument against most gaiters - they don't serve the purpose.

 

[Zardnaar]

All this talk of stuff reminded me of the widower who started doing megalithic building as a hobby. He managed to do a lot of stuff by himself using only the most basics of tools.

I've seen that or something similar to it. He just uses leveridge, balance points and swivels to manipulate 25 ton blocks by himself.

A lot of very intelligent people have got no idea about how things work in the real world. Doesn't been they're stupid just outside their specialty they're no better than anyone else.

Worked in a farm 20+ years ago. Most people got no practical idea how food is produced and distributed.

I have no idea how to fix an internal combustion engine.