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For those who don't know, you can wash cast iron with modern detergents, and as long as you dry it properly you won't have any problems.

It used to be that dish detergents contained lye that would strip the seasoning off of cast iron cookware.

I adored Moss (mostly for its theme but also for the highly innovative gameplay) but I haven't had a VR system in some time. This one might be first on my list to buy if I ever get into VR again.

Except Canada is going to have to reciprocate in kind. This is basic game theory, tit for tat. We can't allow ourselves to get stepped on without hitting back.

Heyyy relax guy!

Boost for piefed? 👀

As a 30yo unmarried asexual introvert, I also get totally thrown off when people ask if I'm married or have kids.

A few weeks ago somebody straight up asked me what my wife does for work and I had to process that for a second before I could even think of a response.

The idea behind a ransom is that all parties need to believe with certainty that as long as money is exchanged, then nobody gets hurt. As soon as there's doubt about getting paid or about being released, then suddenly there's turmoil for any other party to hold up their end.

If I'm told I need to pay a ransom to get somebody freed but I know they may not be released even after I pay, then I may not pay. So it's in the captors best interest to always release them upon receiving payment.

Then again we're dealing with desperate, possibly evil people with no sense of morality and who will never have considered game theory before. Real life is messy.

Speaking as a player that doesn't use proxies, if the people I play with suddenly all started to compete with stronger and stronger decks using proxied cards, I'd feel more likely to quit playing with them than try to keep up. Not everyone is looking for power.

I would say so. As long as you aren't abusing the secondary market to proxy cards that are totally out of reach for your play group's power level

How is this still alive?!

Because it's fun to play? People buying and hoarding cards because of their monetary value is certainly something that happens, but this is first and foremost a game.

Um, acktually some of us went from vanilla Debian to Nobara to vanilla Debian.

Nothing ever happens in this town,
Feeling low down, not a lot to do around here,
I thought that I would go right out of my mind,
Until a friend told me the news