Annoying Questions I'd Like Answered...

OgreBattle · Post by **OgreBattle** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 2:53 pm

What was the first videogame to have enemies that burst into coins/turned into money once you vanquished them?

Super Mario Bros has enemies turn into a coin if you stomp them with a drill jump. But is there something earlier?

radthemad4 · Post by **radthemad4** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:56 pm

@Koumei: I don't know about everyone else's opinion, but if you're going to be making great stuff anyway I don't see any reason not to make money off of it (unless the extra money incurred is not worth the extra effort publishing requires). I'd really appreciate it if you kept the crunch freely available here like Prak's doing and/or on pfsrd though.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:00 pm

Yeah, you know, I still need people to give me feedback on that stuff before I do up the pdfs...

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:07 am

radthemad4 wrote:@Koumei: I don't know about everyone else's opinion, but if you're going to be making great stuff anyway I don't see any reason not to make money off of it (unless the extra money incurred is not worth the extra effort publishing requires). I'd really appreciate it if you kept the crunch freely available here like Prak's doing and/or on pfsrd though.

Well I wouldn't be producing PF stuff normally, but basically:
A) Any sales could be seen as easy money because I can produce shovelware in my sleep (and they do design the whole thing to make mass-splat-material really easy)
B) I'm not particularly invested in it, so criticism won't make me feel sad and I won't feel particularly bad about my stuff being hampered by the Paizo vision of what is and is not allowed to have nice things.
C) Occasionally I might find myself in a PF game, and if I can point to a published product (for which I have the pdf and can share with the others) then that makes things a lot easier. Or if it goes on the pfsrd.

I guess I can type stuff up on the Den first, yeah.

hyzmarca · Post by **hyzmarca** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 2:56 am

Koumei wrote:Similar to Prak, I was thinking of making some shovelware to put on the Paizo site*. Would that be selling out, or do you actually need accomplishments/respect/whatever first in order to sell out?

*Expansion books for the Witch, Inquisitor and Ninja.

In order to sell out you need two things. Principles and a willing buyer. Acclaim and respect are not necessary, and are often counterproductive since you can get acclaim and respect for selling out.

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:21 am

Oh that's fine, I've never had principles so I'm clearly not selling out. Even assuming it does sell.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 3:45 am

Principles just get in the way.

...or I'm assuming they would if I ever had anything for them to get in the way of

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:08 pm

Okay, so I have a broken plasma screen TV (the screen is cracked pretty not so good). I feel it a waste to just toss it, so I was wondering if there were any places where I could unload it and they'd take for spare parts or recycling or whatever people do with broken TVs.

Anyone have any ideas?

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:50 pm

Yeah. Look up electronics recycling for your city. Mine actually publishes a pamphlet of where to throw away your stuff. Around here (but this probably doesn't apply to elsewhere), Goodwill accepts electronics to recycle, as does Best Buy. They funnel it to a special disposal run by the city for hazardous materials so it doesn't sit in the landfill.

Good on ya for asking.

fectin · Post by **fectin** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:26 pm

Shrapnel wrote:Okay, so I have a broken plasma screen TV (the screen is cracked pretty not so good). I feel it a waste to just toss it, so I was wondering if there were any places where I could unload it and they'd take for spare parts or recycling or whatever people do with broken TVs.

Anyone have any ideas?

You could make a fishtank or terrarium.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:57 pm

@fectin: It's a flatscreen, so the only aquatic life it could reasonable hold in it are sea monkeys, budgies, or George Carlin.

@Maj: I looked it up and found that Boston does indeed have it's own electronic recycling service. Many thanks.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:38 pm

New question: Are foxes legal to have as pets? And would they make good pets?

I live on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts, if that changes anything, city ordinance- or law-wise(because, for instance, I know chickens are illegal to own in or near the city).

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:56 pm

These two links might help you:

Can I have a pet fox?

Exotic Pet rules for Massachusetts

TL;DR - According to the first link, there's a huge difference between "tame" and "domesticated (Hint: you probably want domesticated)." And there's only one place in the world to get domesticated foxes from - Russia. The last time they were imported to this country, they were seized by customs and sent to a zoo in Texas. In Massachusetts, it is possible - if you obtain a commercial propagator's license - to keep a fox.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:18 am

By Horothaangaar's flaming testicles, I will save up $8000 and purchase a fennec fox and name it Vulpix! I SWEAR IT!!!!!

erik · Post by **erik** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 2:44 am

I image searched "domesticated fox" and damn if they aren't adorable.

Shrapnel · Post by **Shrapnel** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:09 am

I know, right?

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:52 am

Don't they cause droughts, though? :3c

OgreBattle · Post by **OgreBattle** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:43 pm

Anyone know where rapeseed oil was processed in the early half of the 20th century? Like around WW2-postWW2 time.

I know rapeseed is from Europe and was used to lube steam engins or something in the 19th century and it became known as canola oil in the 70's when Canadians claimed to make it less harmful, but I want to know where it was processed in the early 20th century.

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:28 am

So, Plague Inc. is such a realistic game* that the day after I infect the world, I actually caught some kind of bacterial/viral thing. It's unlikely to be a prion or lorax worm. Anyway, aside from narcotics, is there some kind of medicine or basic food that counters diarrhoea/clogs the system up? TV ads go on and on about "this contains FIBRE and will end your constipation", but they never actually offer any suggestion for those with the opposite problem.

*Ignoring the part where evolving a new trait suddenly mutates that trait onto every single person with the virus, rather than spreading it into multiple new strains.

Whipstitch · Post by **Whipstitch** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:01 am

Not really. The single best thing you can do is manage your hydration properly. You don't want to drink too little, because being dehydrated will make you hella cranky and/or give you headaches, but too much at once and the obvious will happen. Sip throughout the day and avoid drinking with your meals.

Longes · Post by **Longes** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:17 am

basic food that counters diarrhoea/clogs the system up

Very strong black tea always helps me. Like, take two-three tea bags and leave them in a cup for ten minutes.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:54 am

Some people find that their poop gets backed up eating chocolate or bananas or when drinking black tea. You could try that, and if it doesn't work you at least spent an afternoon eating chocolate and bananas while drinking black tea. So, that actually sounds like you win even if you lose.

Other than that, you can eat a handful of calcium carbonate - which is the active ingredient of many antacids. Definitely check to see if your antacids are Calcium or Magnesium based, because the Magnesium ones will accelerate your poop instead.

And regardless of whether anything stops the fecal march, definitely drink more water when you find yourself spraying from both ends. Dehydration is a serious and often insidious problem.

-Username17

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:10 pm

FrankTrollman wrote:You could try that, and if it doesn't work you at least spent an afternoon eating chocolate and bananas while drinking black tea. So, that actually sounds like you win even if you lose.

Best doctor ever!

Other than that, you can eat a handful of calcium carbonate

That's... chalk, right?

definitely drink more water when you find yourself spraying from both ends. Dehydration is a serious and often insidious problem.

Yeah, I remember that much from history classes on how dysentery basically killed "everyone", and the pharmacy course where they said "this helps you rehydrate if you have the shits, which can stop it from causing serious damage. Also, if an infant catches it, take them to the hospital."

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:16 pm

Yogurt with live cultures, at least twice a day. The probiotics will help get your intestinal tract back on task.

Stahlseele · Post by **Stahlseele** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:17 pm

if you don't want to eat the chalk in chalk form, grind it up and drink it down with water.