Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Dannyalcatraz]

So for the past decade or so, I’ve done 90%+ of my annual CLE (continuing legal education) courses online. I only attend in person when I can kinda make a vacation out of it, or take Mom shopping.

NBI, a CLE provider I like, started offering a deal: $1000 for 1 year’s unlimited access to their online lessons. That pays for itself in 1-3 courses- really a steal! I’ve used it as my primary CLE provider for 3 years, now.

But I just found out that it’s now apparently an “opt out” plan that automatically renews itself. (Mine did so on Wednesday.)

I HATE opt out plans.

But this one is so damn useful, I’m going to tamp down my reflexive reaction and not contact NBI’s CustServ. No “You’ve just lost a customer!” rant from me; not on this.

But I am going to have to make a special note of that renewal anniversary. I’m years away from ceasing maintaining my law license, but I definitely don’t want to spend $1000/year (or more when the process inevitably increases) when I no longer need their services.

 

[trappedslider]

But I am going to have to make a special note of that renewal anniversary. I’m years away from ceasing maintaining my law license, but I definitely don’t want to spend $1000/year (or more when the process inevitably increases) when I no longer need their services.

I just got free spotify perineum for three months and it renews in april, but thankfully they'll send me a notification before so i can cancel it,

 

[prabe]

I just got free spotify perineum for three months and it renews in april, but thankfully they'll send me a notification before so i can cancel it,

Spotify perineum seems like a rather specialized service ...

 

[billd91]

Spotify perineum seems like a rather specialized service ...

Say it tain't so!

 

[CleverNickName]

In another corner of the Internet, someone was asking for feedback on a house-rule. I didn't think it was very controversial, but hoo boy, I was wrong. The house-rule?

"Hey I'm thinking about adding the Find Familiar spell to the druid spell list. What do you think?"​

That's it. That's the house-rule, in its entirety. It doesn't seem like a big deal to me, but apparently I'm wrong. To hear some folks tell it, this house-rule would:

1. Undermine the wizard's niche
2. "Overrun the game" with familiars
3. Turn all druids into wizards (what?)
4. Turn all druids into warlocks (seriously, what!?)
5. Make the wizard less exciting
6. Make the druid too exciting
7. "Completely change" the wizard's and/or druid's role in the game
8. "Kill" the wizard
9. Not have the desired effect (note, no "desired effect" was ever stated)
10. Make cantrips too powerful
11. (exhausting 'slippery slope' rhetoric)
12. Discourage or encourage multiclassing
13. Discourage or encourage certain feats

Yep, a single first-level spell can do all that. Apparently.

All this to say, even when we're at our snarkiest, the folks here on EN World seem to have a pretty good handle on our hyperbole and exaggeration compared to certain other places.

 

[payn]

In another corner of the Internet, someone was asking for feedback on a house-rule. I didn't think it was very controversial, but hoo boy, I was wrong. The house-rule?

"Hey I'm thinking about adding the Find Familiar spell to the druid spell list. What do you think?"​

That's it. That's the house-rule, in its entirety. It doesn't seem like a big deal to me, but apparently I'm wrong. To hear some folks tell it, this house-rule would:

1. Undermine the wizard's niche
2. "Overrun the game" with familiars
3. Turn all druids into wizards (what?)
4. Turn all druids into warlocks (seriously, what!?)
5. Make the wizard less exciting
6. Make the druid too exciting
7. "Completely change" the wizard's and/or druid's role in the game
8. "Kill" the wizard
9. Not have the desired effect (note, no "desired effect" was ever stated)
10. Make cantrips too powerful
11. (exhausting 'slippery slope' rhetoric)
12. Discourage or encourage multiclassing
13. Discourage or encourage certain feats

Yep, a single first-level spell can do all that. Apparently.

All this to say, even when we're at our snarkiest, the folks here on EN World seem to have a pretty good handle on our hyperbole and exaggeration compared to certain other places.

To the privileged, equity feels like oppression.

 

[billd91]

In another corner of the Internet, someone was asking for feedback on a house-rule. I didn't think it was very controversial, but hoo boy, I was wrong. The house-rule?

"Hey I'm thinking about adding the Find Familiar spell to the druid spell list. What do you think?"​

That's it. That's the house-rule, in its entirety. It doesn't seem like a big deal to me, but apparently I'm wrong. To hear some folks tell it, this house-rule would:

1. Undermine the wizard's niche
2. "Overrun the game" with familiars
3. Turn all druids into wizards (what?)
4. Turn all druids into warlocks (seriously, what!?)
5. Make the wizard less exciting
6. Make the druid too exciting
7. "Completely change" the wizard's and/or druid's role in the game
8. "Kill" the wizard
9. Not have the desired effect (note, no "desired effect" was ever stated)
10. Make cantrips too powerful
11. (exhausting 'slippery slope' rhetoric)
12. Discourage or encourage multiclassing
13. Discourage or encourage certain feats

Yep, a single first-level spell can do all that. Apparently.

All this to say, even when we're at our snarkiest, the folks here on EN World seem to have a pretty good handle on our hyperbole and exaggeration compared to certain other places.

Some corner of the internet is probably not getting along with the 5e.2024 rule set considering druids now get a wild companion.

 

[Ryujin]

--

Client: THATS NOW HOW IT WORKS YOU BROKE IT.

Me, an intellectual: Let me demonstrate the 5 ways you are wrong and how I can prove it.

Client: dies

And always keep the "receipts."

 

[Ryujin]

Client - My laptop doesn't display anything, unless I connect it to an external monitor. (Sends it in for service)

Me - Your laptop was dropped. I can see by the bent metal surround and the missing corner of the bottom plate. This won't be warranty.

Client - But that happened months ago and only just stopped working.

Me - (Internally: Riiiiiiiiight) Externally: Doesn't matter. Manufacturer will state that it's due to the obvious damage.

Client - Immediately, suspiciously folds, with no further objections, and asks for quote for replacement.

So, how did your day go?

 

[pukunui]

So, how did your day go?

Well, this isn't just today, it's been ongoing for a while. Basically, a few weeks ago, some workers were replacing the retaining wall and fence between two properties neighboring ours to the east. In the process, those workers broke the sewer line. Whenever the front house uses water, it leaks foul-smelling water onto the back house's property. Some of it leaks out under our adjoining fence right where our cross-driveway drain is. So the sewage water runs down that and empties into the gulley trap that is right by our front door (don't ask me why the house's original builders decided to put a gulley trap right there).

We get enough bad smells from our swampy creek out back. We don't need actual sewage smells stinking up our house!

Well, I feel like I'm on a treadmill trying to deal with Watercare to get this fixed. The first crew that came out confirmed there was a leak but said it was probably the front house's private water line, not the main one. Another guy came out and used a camera to confirm where exactly the leak was. He spraypainted some markings on our driveway.

I emailed for an update after that. "We're sorry to hear you're still having trouble. Can you confirm it's still happening?" "Yes, it's still happening." "OK, we'll send someone out to take a look."

A third crew showed up. They seemed clueless about what was happening, so I had to fill them in on everything. They had a quick look and then left without doing anything.

Another email. "We're sorry to hear you're still having trouble. Can you confirm it's still happening?" "Yes, it's still happening." "Can you provide us with some photos?" "I sent photos with my initial fault report." "Those attachments have now expired. Can you send more?" sends more

Today I've got some more Watercare workers out there spreading some strong pine-scented disinfectant to cover up the smell while we wait for the engineers to come and do the actual repairs.

Every time I've asked Watercare if they've notified the neighbors in the front house, crickets. I don't know them (the house is rented, and the residents change every so often), so I haven't gone to speak with them myself. I know that our neighbors in the back house are aware of it, because I overheard the guy with the camera talking to them. It's also worse on their side.

It does at least seem like Watercare have decided that it is the public sewer system that's broken, so it is their responsibility to fix. I guess there are just more urgent jobs that need attending to first.