What MIT Media Lab's funding scandal says about sexism in tech

The article focuses on MIT's Media Lab accepting money from Jeffrey Epstein... which, while an important story to tell, puts a slant on the issue.

Quote:Even though Epstein was listed as "disqualified" in MIT's official donor database, the Media Lab continued to accept gifts from him, marking his contributions as anonymous so as to avoid disclosing their full extent. If faculty members expressed disapproval of the transactions and the school's relationship with the sex offender, efforts were made to keep them in the dark.

https://forums.homecomingservers.com/top...-26-page-3

Highlights:

- 2 new story arcs, Vigilante and Rogue aligned, for the mid level ranges
- New Force of Will origin power pool
- Instanced Rikti Mothership Raid through the LFG queue
- Ability to start undersized TFs via LFG queue
- Halloween Event active

sometimes I have a really wierd dream that I type up and share

this is one of those times

but just bullet points because drowzy, maybe I'll eidt it later

= noob goddess cf tech is a construct made by the god of smiths
- the rest of the gods decide to haze her wiht contests of various feats
- not going well for the new girl, like duh
- one of the beefy types wants to see who can catch the biggest fish
- she catches the gigantic sea monster who traditionally whoops up on everybody
- yanked off the shore, but deploys egg-beater style wing thing horizontally and uses it to keep from being pulled underwater like a hang glider being towed by a boat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Taiwa...D_8638.jpg
- gets towed all the way around the world and exhausts levi-tan
- sees all kinds of suffering among the mortals on the way
- says fuck this shit, adds revolution to her portfolio
- creates new weapons and robot army to Take Over the World(tm) For Great Justice(tm)
- watIdidthere.jpg
- eyebrows.gif

goin back to bed now
gnight

The Unsolved Case of the Most Mysterious Song on the Internet --- lyrics here

A 80s song that was played on the radio one time and recorded on a cassette, and now no one knows who sang it.  Obviously, the most likely explanation is that Doug played it on his trip though our universe.

A new deal was signed last night -- apparently Sony gave in on its demands that it get 95% of the gross for the next Spider-Man film; Marvel and Disney are now getting 25% instead of the 5% it offered.

Variety story here.

As the thread states, i keep losing my Mids file for this build  I found it today at work while moving MP3s from a USB drive i use in my car (which is awesome if your car has it).  I am saving it here so i don't lose it again!

Hero Plan by Mids' Reborn : Hero Designer 2.6.0.3
https://github.com/ImaginaryDevelopment/...o-designer

Click this DataLink to open the build!

Shizuru Final: Level 50 Magic Controller
Primary Power Set: Mind Control
Secondary Power Set: Sonic Resonance
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leaping
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Concealment
Ancillary Pool: Soul Mastery

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Mesmerize

• (A) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (13) Decimation - Damage/Endurance
  
• (13) Decimation - Damage/Recharge
  
• (15) Decimation - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (15) Decimation - Chance of Build Up
  

• (A) Accuracy IO
  

• (A) HamiOeroxisome Exposure
  
• (17) Superior Overpowering Presence - Accuracy/Confused/Hold/Immobilized/Sleep/Stunned/Terrorized/Endurance/RechargeTime
  
• (19) Superior Overpowering Presence - RechargeTime/Energy Font
  
• (19) Superior Will of the Controller - Recharge/Chance for Psionic Damage
  
• (27) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
  
• (29) Apocalypse - Damage
  

• (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance
  
• (7) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (9) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
  

• (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance
  
• (9) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (11) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
  

• (A) Blessing of the Zephyr - Knockback Reduction (4 points)
  
• (11) Winter's Gift - Slow Resistance (20%)
  

• (A) Apocalypse - Damage/Recharge
  
• (29) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (31) Apocalypse - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (31) Apocalypse - Damage/Endurance
  
• (33) Apocalypse - Chance of Damage(Negative)
  

• (A) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused
  
• (33) Coercive Persuasion  - Accuracy/Confused/Recharge
  
• (33) Coercive Persuasion  - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (34) Coercive Persuasion  - Confused/Endurance
  
• (34) Coercive Persuasion  - Contagious Confusion
  

• (A) Fortunata Hypnosis - Sleep
  
• (34) Fortunata Hypnosis - Sleep/Recharge
  
• (37) Fortunata Hypnosis - Accuracy/Sleep/Recharge
  
• (39) Fortunata Hypnosis - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (39) Fortunata Hypnosis - Sleep/Endurance
  

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  
• (17) Endurance Reduction IO
  

• (A) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Hold
  
• (39) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (40) Basilisk's Gaze - Recharge/Hold
  
• (40) Basilisk's Gaze - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
  
• (40) Lockdown - Accuracy/Endurance/Recharge/Hold
  
• (43) Lockdown - Chance for +2 Mag Hold
  

• (A) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (21) Impervium Armor - Resistance
  
• (21) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (23) Titanium Coating - Resistance
  
• (25) Titanium Coating - Endurance
  
• (27) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  
• (23) Kismet - Accuracy +6%
  

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (25) Recharge Reduction IO
  

• (A) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (43) Positron's Blast - Damage/Endurance
  
• (46) Positron's Blast - Damage/Recharge
  
• (46) Positron's Blast - Damage/Range
  
• (48) Positron's Blast - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (48) Recharge Reduction IO
  

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  
• (31) Shield Wall - +Res (Teleportation), +5% Res (All)
  

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  

• (A) Superior Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Confused/Hold/Immobilize/Sleep/Stun/Terrorized
  
• (48) Superior Will of the Controller - Confused/Hold/Immobilize/Sleep/Stun/Terrorized/Recharge
  
• (50) Superior Will of the Controller - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (50) Superior Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Confused/Hold/Immobilize/Sleep/Stun/Terrorized/Endurance
  
• (50) Superior Will of the Controller - Accuracy/Confused/Hold/Immobilize/Sleep/Stun/Terrorized/Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Aegis - Psionic/Status Resistance
  
• (36) Impervium Armor - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (36) Impervium Armor - Psionic Resistance
  
• (36) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance
  
• (37) Unbreakable Guard - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (37) Unbreakable Guard - +Max HP
  

• (A) Range IO
  

• (A) Ragnarok - Damage/Recharge
  
• (42) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (42) Ragnarok - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (42) Ragnarok - Damage/Endurance
  
• (43) Ragnarok - Chance for Knockdown
  

• (A) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (45) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (45) Expedient Reinforcement - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (45) Expedient Reinforcement - Endurance/Damage/Recharge
  
• (46) Soulbound Allegiance - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Increased Global Recharge Speed
  

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Flight Speed IO
  

• (A) Panacea - +Hit Points/Endurance
  
• (5) Numina's Convalesence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  
• (7) Miracle - +Recovery
  

• (A) Jumping IO
  

• (A) Performance Shifter - EndMod
  
• (3) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Recharge
  
• (3) Performance Shifter - EndMod/Accuracy
  
• (5) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  

I have come to think that debate is agnostic to truth; it is a contest of rhetorical skill, no more or less.

Video showing a model of Hogwarts with interiors made out of LEGO blocks.

The reason I've taken so long to start up the Forum Competition is that I couldn't decide what challenge to start with.  So I gave up and went with an old favorite, the example for which some of you might have seen in the thread where I first discussed the competition.  So, may I please bring you:

Competition #1:  What I Should Have Said/What I Said

1. “Look, there’s a lot of traffic, and he’s probably stuck in a meeting all day and didn’t get your message, or he’d have called. I’m sure there’s nothing to worry about.”
2. “Maybe he’s dead.”

Above, esprit d'escalier striking with a vengeance.  Competitors are invited to contribute a thoughtful, well-composed comment... and what you actually said instead.

Inspired by (hell, practically copied wholesale from) [url=http://nymag.com/tags/new-york-magazine-competition/]the New York Magazine Competition[/ur], this forum hosts what I intend to be biweekly challenges which will take wit, cleverness and occasionally a twisted sense of humor.

The format will be simple: I will start a new thread with the name of the competition, a sample, and a brief explanation of what the challenge is. Forum members make their submissions by posting them to the thread, and eventually we will decide whose entry was best. Feel free to make more than one entry; I'm not going to lock people down to one idea and force you to pick when you have multiple inspirations.

The original competition offered, if I recall correctly, a year's subscription to New York Magazine as the prize for winning. I don't have anything offer except eternal fame and glory among the few hundred people who read the boards.

That said, let us be off!