Endymion_Mallorn

Kira vs. Columbo is a great skit.

That just sounds like you’re trying to build an ecosystem.

As I said to a college professor when he was pointing out how the “Reduce” in “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” is often ignored or at best whispered, reducing our consumption isn’t profitable.

You just named the only 3 good browsers.

It’ll be nice to see if Commodore can work better now, disconnected from Tramiel.

“… All You Zombies” is really about his connection to his dead sister.

I could see myself using this as a daily driver.

No, no. $299 vs. $599 is PS1 vs. 3DO. Commodore wasn’t part of that meme.

He was a good writer and a solid philosopher. Less focused than Clarke or Asimov, less wacky than Dick, and less manipulative than Hubbard. He presented ideas in a clear way.

Half of America would double down.

I don’t pretend to be reasonable. I’m an American. For 250 years, America has been a nation built on external violence for resources. There’s only been a dozen years of peace in the nation’s history, and only one or maybe two of the conflicts we were party to were outside our control. The Monroe doctrine built this country into a better place to live, where resources were always available for a price. This is just another step along that road. “War is a Racket” is absolutely correct - but like all successful rackets that maneuver the law in their favor, it’s incredibly profitable. A resource that we want exists and it is not under our control. Standard American foreign policy is to first offer to buy it, then threaten to take it, and then to take it by force.

It’s not reasonable. But it’s what defines this country.

So you’re in South Jersey but you’re on the north end of it. Which is it - Pork Roll or Taylor Ham?

No kidding. Route 3 is going to be madness. I feel a great swell of pity for the poor folks living in East Rutherford, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, and Secaucus.

Hurrah! Let’s keep pushing those numbers down for all games in the USA. Maybe even reschedule the final away from the Meadowlands.

To the USA, it is not a war. To Iran, it is a war. We’re not at war with them but they’re at war with us. If Iran was hosting the World Cup, we might send people there even though they’re a rival nation. If they say it’s a war, why should they send their people to us?

And, you’re absolutely right. We shouldn’t have all these people flooding in, slamming our underfunded infrastructure, and causing a situation where ICE is likely to pull some BS.

They shouldn’t play sports with in our nation since they’re at war with us. If they were only playing games in Canada or Mexico, that would be a different situation.

Cool. I’ll keep emulating.

I’m surprised it’s not a straight line up.

Language was invented for one purpose, boys - to woo women. And I’m that endeavor, laziness is never acceptable.

You’re being very optimistic that it’ll be resolved so quickly.