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- Comment on Name him. 2 weeks ago:
Mortimer
- Comment on kingdom come 2 weeks ago:
Big Mushroom is going to take out OP, Boeing-style.
- Comment on How Coldplay actually sounds 2 weeks ago:
I think Coldplay is British.
- Comment on You can drive 74 hours and still be in Germany. The American mind can't comprehend this. 3 weeks ago:
They’ve started using traffic circles in my state. They work sooo much better than traffic lights at intersections.
- Comment on Why Trump’s Abraham Accords Have Not Meant Mideast Peace 3 weeks ago:
Typical Trump. All talk and no actual benefit.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
My wife and I discussed something along these lines today. She said I would probably enjoy a nerdy gamer girl. I told her I’d end up pretty much like the sloth demon victim, completely unchallenged and lazy.
That’s not to say a female gamer couldn’t be a fulfilling, awesome girlfriend for anyone, but I know it wouldn’t be ideal for me.
- Comment on Thumbs up to people dying. 5 weeks ago:
Joe Wilson from South Carolina can kiss my butt, too.
- Comment on Anon likes trains 1 month ago:
It’s a bit like that in the States, with a lot of the infrastructure appearing to be concentrated in the Northeast.
- Comment on Anon likes trains 1 month ago:
With delays, my actual time was around 11 hours. The last leg, from Washington, DC to Baltimore was actually on high speed commuter rail, and that was phenomenal. The cars were newer and the speed was far greater. I imagine if most traffic in the northeast US is like that, it’s actually pretty good.
Thanks for the European info. It’s interesting to know we have similar challenges. I would think, though, that high speed rail would be easier to implement in Europe since you don’t seem to have as many people stuck on automobile culture as we do in North America. However, I could see politics being an issue, wherever you go for various reasons.
- Comment on Anon likes trains 1 month ago:
Doesn’t Europe have an extensive passenger train network?
Also, I recently rode on Amtrak for a long trip from Columbia, SC to Baltimore, MD. This was my first time on any kind of train other than a subway or metro line. It had its drawbacks (incredibly long travel time and delays), but I always felt safe, and I had a lot more room than I would have had on any flight. The major drawbacks where the seats were somewhat uncomfortable and things like that are largely due to the fact that the cars were pretty old, and not inherent to train travel if it was properly maintained. The cost was much less, and the free parking was such a great bonus.
- Comment on Existential dread 2 months ago:
Maybe the cyborg roaches will gain sapience, rebel, and take over. One can only hope. It can’t be worse than what we have now.
Let me be the first to say that I, for one, welcome our new electronic/insectoid overlords.
- Comment on Existential dread 2 months ago:
So, we can make cockroach cyborgs, probably torturing them along the way, but not fix our messed up society. Fun.
- Comment on Existential dread 2 months ago:
We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better, stronger, faster!
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 2 months ago:
Three O’Clock High
It’s like someone set it to make the stereotypical '80s movie. It has surprisingly good cinematography and a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream.
Like most '80s movies, it has some things that have not aged well culturally, so be warned. I didn’t think it’s too egregious, but it’s definitely of it’s time.
- Comment on The Faculty, any day 2 months ago:
Dan Akroyd, too.
- Comment on What TV series has the best intro song or sequence? What TV series have the worst intro song or sequence? 2 months ago:
Faith of the Heart has grown on me a lot these last few years. I probably just miss the show.
- Comment on Do you think a story that mixes magic with super advanced technology can work? 2 months ago:
“I do think there are some things we don’t understand. If we’d be back in time a thousand years, trying to explain this place to people, they could only accept it in terms of magic.”
“Then perhaps it is magic. The magic of the human heart, focused and made manifest by technology. Every day you here create greater miracles than a burning bush.”
And then…
“We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers. We study the mysteries of laser and circuit, crystal and scanner, holographic demons and invocations of equations. These are the tools we employ and we know many things.”
I love B5 so much.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
Dear Lord, it’s the fake gaywalker!
- Comment on Cheers lads an lassies 2 months ago:
- Comment on The joy of going through pregnancy along with your sister 2 months ago:
Were they just kicked out of that establishment behind them?
- Comment on Corvid testing 2 months ago:
Genuine out loud laugh just now. Thanks for this!
- Comment on butt mogged these zoomers today 2 months ago:
Had to look up butt mogging.
- Comment on Anyone? 2 months ago:
Am I not the only one? Most people I’ve heard of eat their nails. I’m the only one I’ve ever known who chews on his cuticles.
- Comment on Pope Joan 2 months ago:
Well, I guess you’d check under his skirt or whatever you call it.
- Comment on The clueless people are out there among us 2 months ago:
Cool. Thanks for the direction. I’m curious about electrical stuff, and I’d like to be able to do some things around my house. There’s some DIY stuff online, too, involving building projects from old parts of appliances that interest me, but I realized quickly that I’d need some very good knowledge about electrical work to stay safe. It’s unlikely I’ll actually pursue the latter, but I’d like to at least know the how and why of my home wiring.
- Comment on The clueless people are out there among us 2 months ago:
What’s a good resource for learning about electrical engineering for people starting from nearly zero knowledge? I’d love to learn more so I don’t burn my house down if I want to, say, replace a light fixture in my house.
- Comment on Philosophy moment 3 months ago:
- Comment on Beachfront property 3 months ago:
I recognized it from my research into islands as far away from all the bullshit of the modern world as possible. I would love to visit.
- Comment on Do it 3 months ago:
Red, Red Wine in my ass.
- Comment on Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message? 3 months ago:
People hate to read. I write emails that try to cover all bases, because I can’t assume grown adults with advanced degrees know what’s going on. Sadly, they’ll not only not read it, but ask me to write less. Cutting the word count only leads to more confusion.
I’m so done with humanity sometimes.
