Star Wars Galaxies was such an ambitious MMO at launch.

Crazy in depth crafting system, especially with regards to pets. With how materials were randomly generated and cycled out it created a market that actually experienced booms and scarcity.

Some of the servers went almost a year before all the materials required for certain weapons spawned. And the materials all had random stats that would affect the item you crafted.

too broke to do either

I’ve had to tell my parents (both retired medical professionals) that going in for a biopsy is definitely something I should know about before they get results.

The previous system was they’d tell me what the other was starting treatment for.

I contemplate the moment in the market, the idea of allowing your own crucifixion.

Take my photo pretty mama

The guy averages a cheesy gordita crunch a day…

…and he will go weeks without having one

From Pittsburgh l, grew up across the river from a coke plant. If you’ve read an article on US Steel being sold recently it’s likely got stock footage from the plant.

But it never stops. These facilties run 24/7. In fact a lot of the ovens can break if they’re not running.

And then there’s the fact that the hills bottle things in (PGH sits at the base of the Appalachians). It gets really bad when there is a temperature inversion over the area.

It’s not as bad as it used to be though. Dad’s generation always talked of how the snow would be dirty after a few hours, which I don’t really see.