Jordies was indicting Barilaro for rampant corruption and environmental destruction. Barilaro wanted to make it about his being offended:

JORDAN: Yes it was basically just a straw man, who cares? Dude, even if I am the boogeyman they are painting me as, does that really matter when [Barilaro] sold out the most iconic national park in this country for $10,000, completely destroying it? 27 native species that don’t need to go extinct, he’s allowing them to go extinct because he has $10,000.

https://happymag.tv/friendlyjordies-calls-out-deputy-premier-john-barilaro-for-alleged-corruption/

There is no such thing as alternative medicine. There is medicine that works and medicine that doesn’t.

$19 billion (formerly known as $44 billion)

Donald Trump Is Almost Definitely 5’9”

Also known as divesting, smdh

That is some glorious DGAF reporting by The Verge there

Four to six readers! That's easily twice as engaged as my group.

Sleeping Beauty?

In Traveller, your stats are your HP, so as you lose HP, your physical stats degrade until you are dead. HP doesn't increase, so bloat doesn't become an issue.

I'll believe it when one of them resigns

But... Bionicles are Lego

Nothing suspicious about ray_of_light.mp3.exe

"Keeping the dance swamp open late has a substantial dollar value."
"They can bill me."

That is true! Combat in Traveller is meant to be quick, deadly, and avoidable at all costs. It encourages strategy because a fair fight could just as easily end up a TPK.

The urban legend that train track gauge descends from Roman war chariots falls apart at every link in the chain

...and way back when, if you got stuck on say King's Quest, you could call Sierra Online and she would give you hints!

Thank you, finally. It was nothing more than the internet's comments section.

My comments in niche subreddits only ever got upvotes in single digits, so adjusting to kbin wasn't too difficult

Running on arbitrage of energy prices gives new meaning to 'buy the dip'.

Now do Keep Talking