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- Comment on Finally a useful feature (no) 5 months ago:
I remember. The turbo on my 386 didn’t make it faster. It made non turbo mode slower.
- Comment on Kate Mulgrew told Rick Berman she wanted a gay character on the Voyager bridge 5 months ago:
The episode that really nailed down what a talented actor Jeri Ryan is was the time she had all those assimilated personalities surface and was switching back and forth rapidly, and the bit where the Doctor “took over” her body when they were in prison.
Both times, it was absolutely believable that someone else was at the wheel, and “Seven” wasn’t there.
- Comment on Biden administration actively censoring the word "Palestine" just like the New York Times 8 months ago:
It’s worth noting that the US does recognize the Palestinian National Authority as the leader of the Palestinian territories, and the Palestinian Libertarian Organization as the leader of the Palestinian people
It’s just the country “Palestine” that is not recognized.
Wikipedia sums it up well:
- Comment on Is there a chart where particular cuneiform or hieroglyphics are actually matched with emojis? 11 months ago:
Based on the planet’s climate trajectory, humanity may not rule it forever, but we’re aiming to be the last.
- Comment on Hate these with every ounce of my being 1 year ago:
There was one years ago I had where all you needed was to type course.pass(true) into the console.
- Comment on My friend on social refuses to see how this is a pyramid scheme 1 year ago:
It’s a twofold scam.
One, because the person is buying new, it’s driving up sales to a bunch of “confirmed” addresses, which is an important metric for Amazon sales.
Two, the “random” destination is a second customer’s address, and the friend is being an unwitting proxy in a drop shipping scheme.
- Comment on Are phone notification LEDs still a thing? 1 year ago:
It’s also worth noting that most phones these days always have at least one item in the “notification” bar at some point. Like, right now I’ve got two apps taking up a slot, and Google’s weather thing up there, and that’s a normal day.
The LED would always be on.
- Comment on A Fine Vintage! 1 year ago:
“Diabetes mellitus” literally means sweet urine.
- Comment on Updated Edge and it now seems to put a frame with rounded corners around every website 1 year ago:
The vertical tabs are why I keep it around.
- Comment on What's Your Favorite, Not at All Epic, Star Trek Quote 1 year ago:
Both of them?
- Comment on Are there any recurring charges (or other downsides) that come with having a driver's license but not owning a car or regularly driving? 1 year ago:
Insurance is a complicated issue and it varies by state.
Generally, though, no, you won’t have to pay anything.
If you live with others who drive and do have insurance, they may need to add you as an excluded driver on their policy to avoid affecting their rates, but that, again, varies by state, and also, insurance carrier. I would just talk to an agent in your state.
If you just want an ID, most states offer essentially an ID card that’s exactly like a license, but just the ID part. Might want to look into that, too.
- Comment on Alan Wake II - Official Trailer | gamescom 2023 1 year ago:
If you haven’t yet, give Control a try. I liked it even more than AW.
- Comment on Nirvana - Live On SNL, 1992 (Upscaled 4K 60 FPS) 1 year ago:
Unplugged in New York was one of the 3 CDs I was able to stealthily buy without my wackjob Christian parents finding out. I had to hide it in the “Jars of Clay” jewel case, and only ever listen using headphones.
The recording from that performance is, as far as I am concerned, the correct, definitive, version of the song.
- Comment on Looking for games with strong female leads for my daughter (even just to watch as I play). Came across this link, but they're a bit old. Any suggestions from the community? 1 year ago:
I just finished playing Lost in Random. The graphics are a bit dark, but the story and action is good. No blood or gore or anything though.
It was surprisingly good and, if you’ve got a Xbox, it’s on Game Pass for free.
- Comment on Too many cooks 1 year ago:
You asshole.
- Comment on The Galaxy Class Starship 1 year ago:
I have one on my shelf, from when they were originally published. It is in rough shape, because I loved that thing as a kid.
- Comment on Is it possible to eat in such a way that you'll never have to fart? 1 year ago:
Old people don’t fart. Instead of a distinct fart event, it’s more of a constant, low pressure leak.
- Comment on Should I? 1 year ago:
There’s an invisible power-up at the end of that ramp.
- Comment on Sweet tea 1 year ago:
There is absolutely nothing more amazing than an early morning walk after a fresh snowfall.
The whole world seems better in those few hours before people wake up and ruin it.
- Comment on Just spotted thins from the script for Voyagers finale. 1 year ago:
I got this from my local copies, from the final scene of e26 shortly before the credits roll:
The opening scene from the previous episode (e25) are very dark and don’t show the dorsal side of the ship in enough light or detail to tell if there’s anything there. Here’s the clearest shot of the underside I could get:
- Comment on NBC Responds to Report Tina Fey Will Take Over 'SNL' From Lorne Michaels 1 year ago:
I think whoever takes over has to time it such that they do it officially essentially the day he dies, and then build out “The Final Season” as a tribute to Lorne before shutting it down on purpose.
Like, Fey agrees to stand at the helm of the ship on its last voyage. Not trying to save it, but to give it a good sendoff kind of vibe.
Anything else, and yeah, like you say, it becomes an albatross around whoever’s neck is foolish enough to take the job.
- Comment on FOUR whole parking spots 1 year ago:
Of course not. If I’m going to gargle nuts, I require them be washed.
- Comment on FOUR whole parking spots 1 year ago:
I knew a guy that had a roll of custom-printed “I park like a jackass” stickers. They weren’t very large – I think they were originaly labels for folders or something.
But they were on tamper-proof stickers, the kind that were metalic and broke into a bunch of tiny pieces when you tried to peel them off.
He’d slap two or three of them on the driver’s side windshield and window out of the main line of sight, but you couldn’t miss them when driving.
They’re a pain in the ass to get off. I know, because he put one on my car that said, “I lick sweaty ballsacks”.
- Comment on looking forward to the comments 1 year ago:
I will never not smile when this comes up. Not because of the word, but because of Linus.
- Comment on Universal's streaming service Peacock Lost $651 Million From April to June, expected to lost $3 Billion in 2023 1 year ago:
What’s happening is these subs are coming in from other bundled services.
Spotify student comes with Showtime.
T-Mobile comes with Netflix.
Comcast gets you Peacock.
Several credit cards pay for “streaming services” as a statement credit, etc.
For now, as long as they’re “free” the value proposition is fine. It’ll fall apart when we have to pay for them for “real”.
(“Air quotes” because we all know it’s not really free.)
- Comment on George R.R. Martin Feels Strikes “Will Be Long And Bitter”, Says His HBO Deal “Was Suspended” & Gives Update On ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2 1 year ago:
Fair.
I’m going off what I heard and what was said at the time by Jordan. Like the Forbes quickie (linked from the Wikipedia, I’m not some sort of weird bookmark crazy) forbes.com/…/robert-jordan-illness-tech-media_cx_…
He said he was “getting out notes” and generally acknowledged the books weren’t done.
I won’t speak for Sanderson, but I seem to recall him saying Jordan provided an outline, notes for major events, and even some parts fleshed out and written in full (Rand in the cave comes to mind), but pulling all together was Sanderson.
It was absolutely a posthumous collaboration between the two.
- Comment on George R.R. Martin Feels Strikes “Will Be Long And Bitter”, Says His HBO Deal “Was Suspended” & Gives Update On ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2 1 year ago:
I’m a huge Wheel of Time fan. If you’re not, or for those that aren’t, Robert Jordan, the author, died before he could finish the series. He had some rough notes, a few important scenes written out, but the man was diagnosed with a terminal disease. Despite best efforts, he didn’t make it to the finish line.
The last three books were written, with the blessing and cooperation of Jordan’s widow and estate, by Brandon Sanderson.
Jordan’s death was a huge blow to the story. We didn’t know, really, what was going to happen. The story and world were epic, and we knew Jordan had a plan, and that there were “notes”, but no one save a handful of people, knew more.
When Sanderson stepped in to finish the series, there was an obvious shift in how the story was written. He is, after all, a different author. But he did an absolute amazing job. If there’s one thing Sanderson is good at it’s the “Sanderlanche”, where the last chunk of the book is full of insane, crazy, over-the-top exciting things happening one after another. It’s no secret that the entire series is building up to “The Last Battle”, and there is a (cough, 200-page-long) chapter in the last book titled “The Last Battle” and it is, I shit you not, non-stop action, revelation, emotion, and more happening in rapid fire.
Sanderson took the build-up from 14 books and slammed it all down at once in a “…holy shit” moment. He couldn’t have done what he did (well, after reading Stormlight Archive so far… maybe he could’ve) without Jordan laying the groundwork.
What I’m trying to say: If GRR Martin has built a world that works, even if he dies, they’ll find someone to finish it and leave us with a complete story. And if we’re lucky, it’ll be someone like Sanderson.
- Comment on Miiiiiiiiiiiiiist 1 year ago:
I realized the moment I fell into the fissure that the book would not be destroyed as I had planned. It continued falling into that starry expanse of which I had only a fleeting glimpse. I have tried to speculate where it might have landed but I must admit however such conjecture is futile. Still, the question of whose hands might someday hold my Myst book are unsettling to me. I know that my apprehensions might never be allayed, and so I close, realizing that perhaps the ending has not yet been written.
And yes, that was from memory.
