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GothBard had a really good take on it:
Unfortunately, Democratic voters are far more fickle than their Republican counterparts. As GothBard's father puts it, Republicans have to appeal to fundamentalists, corporations, and fiscal conservatives. Democrats have to appeal to everybody else. On top of racism and misogyny (which I'll acknowledge every time), they didn't try to motivate middle-of-the-road Democrats to get out and vote because they didn't think they had to. And wouldn't it have been great if that'd been true? But it was a devastating miscalculation.
So I consider it to be a fundamental failing to so horrifically misunderstand your voter base. GothBard thinks it was a calculated risk that failed. Potayto, potahto.
EDIT: I cannot believe Freehold and I posted in such a clearly wrong order.
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I told NH a couple weeks back that I was gone, and for good. But I came back for a visit to see how y'all were doing, considering recent events. And I promise this will be the last time y'all read me here.
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I'm now kind of terrified about the kind of goodbye I'm going to get when I go...
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You're not the kind of person who would do or say the sorts of things that would get you those responses. You've naught to fear, and when/if you leave you will be actually missed.
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You're not the kind of person who would do or say the sorts of things that would get you those responses. You've naught to fear, and when/if you leave you will be actually missed.
Thanks. As a "conservative liberal socialist" I figure I alienate at least one person every time I post...
I'm now kind of terrified about the kind of goodbye I'm going to get when I go...
It's why I tend to prefer quietly fading away. Big public announcements are too final, and they make coming back an ordeal.
And that's the issue with politics: Once the genie's out of the bottle it ends up being a floodgate. But a few points:
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My response, taken from elsewhere.
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My apologies.
These are NOT my words but rather the words of someone who posted online that really, REALLY worked for me.
If they were indeed my words I would have sunk into cursing so foul, my grandmother would have risen from her grave to pop me one.
EXPLOSIVE RUNES!
Started playing Elder Scrolls Online, and wasn't hugely keen, in that I didn't get the sense of immersion I got with any of the single player games, and the characters are nowhere near as customisable. Maybe it gets better later on, but it could also be down to the fact that it's an MMO
Regarding the US elections, I don't knoq whether or not the Eterna-War was actually a factor. The people I normally get info from are probably not representative of general opinion.
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In all the political hubbub I think I forgot to mention that resident skunk is all grown up and has become a chonk, and I couldn't be happier.
Chonk knows "Foodbringers", "Clumsy Ape", and "Little Fluff". Chonk does not bother us, and seems actually kind of fond of Little Fluff. When Little Fluff gets accidentally left out after sunset, Chonk watches after her.
I cannot imagine a cat, dog, nor coyote that wants a piece of Chonk. So our Fluffernutter is safe. And Chonk keeps getting his free dinners.
EDIT: Seriously. Skunks around here get to maybe 10-12 pounds. Chonk is easily 20. He's a monster of a skunk.
Villaneuve's strength in adapting Dune is the same Peter Jackson had with the LotR trilogy. Namely, in each case the director stayed true to the author's vision as laid out in the books.
I will always resent Peter Jackson for what he did to the LotR trilogy. I idolized Aragorn in the books. Turning him into a whiny, emo, "But I don't want to be king," was his greatest failing, but so many unnecessary rewrites of fundamental character traits like that.
And yet he did such a d**ned good job otherwise that it's unlikely anyone will try again for at least another 20 years, and they'll try to emulate Jackson's vision rather than Tolkein's.
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The birds are happy the birdseed is flowing. Even if slightly intermittently.
Bird Time till it comes to the feeder
Crow: Sees You at feeder. Sits in tree cawing for an hour while running your credit history.
Morning doves: 1 hour without human presence
Nutthatch: 30 seconds
Titmouse 10 seconds
Black capped chickadee "Please close your mouth and get out of the feeder I'm trying to pour seeds in there"
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OMG. Black-capped chickadees. At Lake Winnemucca off Highway 88 in the Sierras we used to try to have lunch on our cross-country ski trips. The chickadees would land on your hand to peck at your sandwich...
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When one side of an issue has heavy populist vibes for half of its base (which goes BONKERS for turnout) and a cult-like following (who are even more reliable than simpler populist "I demand change" individuals) you are going to have a VERY reliable groundswell of support.
At the same time when the opposing side offers off-brand/diet versions of the actual policy that their opponents ACTUALLY support and push (but never actually TALK about) while trying to demonize and high-road/scold people you are going to end up with... well, what we got.
The elderly balcony muppet that heckled the people on stage should have been given the podium and mandate to lead over a decade ago because everyone in the crowd except for the cultists agreed with them on policy, ethics, vibes, AND sense of humor. Why the writing on the wall was indecipherable to the Mr. Pibb party until it was too late (and seemingly for much of those in charge at that factory even now as they squabble to blame the workers in the plant), I can't say, I think money and ego blinded them.
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Villaneuve's strength in adapting Dune is the same Peter Jackson had with the LotR trilogy. Namely, in each case the director stayed true to the author's vision as laid out in the books.I will always resent Peter Jackson for what he did to the LotR trilogy. I idolized Aragorn in the books. Turning him into a whiny, emo, "But I don't want to be king," was his greatest failing, but so many unnecessary rewrites of fundamental character traits like that.
And yet he did such a d**ned good job otherwise that it's unlikely anyone will try again for at least another 20 years, and they'll try to emulate Jackson's vision rather than Tolkein's.
The thing is though, that's how people that read the books saw Aragorn, or at least my brother that basically made every ranger in D&D Aragorn 2.0 for 20 f@~@ing years before the movies came out.
So, I understand: Zero-day vulnerabilities happen, and you want to push out your corporate patches ASAP.
But can you PLEASE work out some way to get rid of the 10-15 minute delay between startup and notification?
Because for 3 weeks running it's been, "NobodysHome starts his day. NobodysHome opens all the files he needs, arranges them, gets his schedule set up, and starts work. NobodysHome is interrupted within 2 minutes of starting work with a, 'You must reboot NOW!!!' message. NobodysHome has to reboot and start all that setup all over again."
Either give me the notification as soon as I hit the corporate network, or let me postpone the reboot 'til my lunch break.
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"The parallels should be pretty clear to your research since Orwell is about as subtle as a bat to the head."
"Are...you threatening us?"
Issue with having pizza is having pizza:
No, seriously, I ate 2/3rds by now (41 cm diameter) and I would like to eat more of it. I know I definitely shouldn't, but I'd like to...
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Issue with having pizza is having pizza:
No, seriously, I ate 2/3rds by now (41 cm diameter) and I would like to eat more of it. I know I definitely shouldn't, but I'd like to...
Get older.
More than 2 pieces of pizza at a sitting and I get such bad heartburn that I hate my existence. It's a self-regulating pizza digestion system.
Issue with having pizza is having pizza:
No, seriously, I ate 2/3rds by now (41 cm diameter) and I would like to eat more of it. I know I definitely shouldn't, but I'd like to...
Get older.
More than 2 pieces of pizza at a sitting and I get such bad heartburn that I hate my existence. It's a self-regulating pizza digestion system.
That's exactly why I am leaving the rest for later - I am close to early heartburn threshold. I may still get heartburn later from what I already ate.
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I just can't fit a full pizza in my stomach anymore. I don't get heartburn (or rather I always have it, so I'm on meds for it, and pizza doesn't bypass the meds) but I do get that miserable full feeling and stomachache.
... I still end up eating more than I should more often than not.
"The parallels should be pretty clear to your research since Orwell is about as subtle as a bat to the head."
"Are...you threatening us?"
You might be too subtle for them.
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"Ms. Scint, does this look like Stalin?"
"Well, you've got the mustache, so it can only be Stalin or Groucho Marx. Good enough."
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Third option: Mario.
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"Ms. Scint, does this look like Stalin?"
"Well, you've got the mustache, so it can only be Stalin or Groucho Marx. Good enough."
"No, there is another..."
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"No, there is another...""Ms. Scint, does this look like Stalin?"
"Well, you've got the mustache, so it can only be Stalin or Groucho Marx. Good enough."
Carrie Fisher had a thick mustache?!
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After a nap, and few more hours, the pizza is gone.
I might get heartburn at night.
Still worth it.
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That's exactly why I am leaving the rest for later - I am close to early heartburn threshold. I may still get heartburn later from what I already ate.Issue with having pizza is having pizza:
No, seriously, I ate 2/3rds by now (41 cm diameter) and I would like to eat more of it. I know I definitely shouldn't, but I'd like to...
Get older.
More than 2 pieces of pizza at a sitting and I get such bad heartburn that I hate my existence. It's a self-regulating pizza digestion system.
Ironically, I got heartburn when I was young but I haven't had it in years.
2 pieces is my minimum.
But then again I lift over 4,000 pounds on average every day, so..
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Curse you. Now I want pizza…
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…And a mustache.
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Whoops.
I made a passing comment to one of my homeroom kids that I forgot to do my Duolingo yesterday. I'm missing tomorrow for an appointment.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
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Whoops.
I made a passing comment to one of my homeroom kids that I forgot to do my Duolingo yesterday. I'm missing tomorrow for an appointment.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
Show up on Thursday wearing a bandage on a limb.
Show up on Friday with the bandage identically tied, but on the opposite limb.
The best part is that I made a paper cut-out of Duo and put him in my classroom over the board years ago. Just make a little paper knife to stick in his wing...
Did you do your English homework?
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Curse you. Now I want pizza…
…And a mustache.
Pizza & Mustache? Wasn’t that an 80s mismatched buddy cop duo TV series? Starring two guys who, by the standards of any other decade would be ugly as hell but somehow were pitched as sexy heartthrobs?
That’s how I’m choosing to remember it now.
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I just can't fit a full pizza in my stomach anymore.
How is pizza holder sized pizza shaped pizza holder not holding pizza...**brain breaks**
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Eve texted me this morning to report that our 76-year-old mother, who hasn't dated since our stepfather died sixteen years ago, is going on a date today.
"She's going to"hiking" with Don today. Basically they're going to drive to the top of Mt Agamenticus (which I keep calling Agamemnon) and maybe get out of the car."
Mom HATES hiking, so she must like the guy.
Eve texted me this morning to report that our 76-year-old mother, who hasn't dated since our stepfather died sixteen years ago, is going on a date today.
"She's going to"hiking" with Don today. Basically they're going to drive to the top of Mt Agamenticus (which I keep calling Agamemnon) and maybe get out of the car."
Mom HATES hiking, so she must like the guy.
Is this...good?
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Is this...good?Eve texted me this morning to report that our 76-year-old mother, who hasn't dated since our stepfather died sixteen years ago, is going on a date today.
"She's going to"hiking" with Don today. Basically they're going to drive to the top of Mt Agamenticus (which I keep calling Agamemnon) and maybe get out of the car."
Mom HATES hiking, so she must like the guy.
Yes. Her whole life revolves around Eve, my niece, and the horses. She needs to get out and have fun.
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Curse you. Now I want pizza…
…And a mustache.
Pizza & Mustache? Wasn’t that an 80s mismatched buddy cop duo TV series? Starring two guys who, by the standards of any other decade would be ugly as hell but somehow were pitched as sexy heartthrobs?
That’s how I’m choosing to remember it now.
It was also known as Simon & Simon.
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It was also known as Simon & Simon.Curse you. Now I want pizza…
…And a mustache.
Pizza & Mustache? Wasn’t that an 80s mismatched buddy cop duo TV series? Starring two guys who, by the standards of any other decade would be ugly as hell but somehow were pitched as sexy heartthrobs?
That’s how I’m choosing to remember it now.
A more elegant entertainment, for a more civilized age.
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Sending kids who don't bake to the store is an exercise in overstuffing your pantry.
Attempt #1: I was silly enough to put, "brown sugar" on the shopping list and Impus Major came back with a 2-pound bag of light brown sugar, which I don't use in my baking. My mistake. I told him it wasn't the right stuff and put "dark brown sugar" on the list.
Attempt #2: Impus Major returned with another 2-pound bag of light brown sugar. I asked him why. It was a different brand, and it was the only brown sugar that looked different. I told him that it was in a box, not a bag, and the box would say, "Dark brown sugar".
Attempt #3: Impus Minor went instead of Impus Major, so I got my third 2-pound bag of light brown sugar.
Cue NobodysHome giving up and going to the store himself.
Surprise #4: GothBard uses turbinado sugar in her coffee. She put "coffee sugar" on the list. And Impus Major, being a dutiful son, knew that it was brown so he brought back... two more bags of two different brands of light brown sugar.
So yeah, we have a tiny bit of light brown sugar in the pantry. I'm going to have to figure out something to bake this winter.
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Turn it into caramel and pour it on your nemeses' driveways.
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Drizzle caramel on the driveway next door - the caramel of YOUR DOOM!
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Sending kids who don't bake to the store is an exercise in overstuffing your pantry.
Attempt #1: I was silly enough to put, "brown sugar" on the shopping list and Impus Major came back with a 2-pound bag of light brown sugar, which I don't use in my baking. My mistake. I told him it wasn't the right stuff and put "dark brown sugar" on the list.
Attempt #2: Impus Major returned with another 2-pound bag of light brown sugar. I asked him why. It was a different brand, and it was the only brown sugar that looked different. I told him that it was in a box, not a bag, and the box would say, "Dark brown sugar".
Attempt #3: Impus Minor went instead of Impus Major, so I got my third 2-pound bag of light brown sugar.
There are different kinds of brown sugar?!
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In America there's too many kinds of absolutely everything.
There are different kinds of brown sugar?!Sending kids who don't bake to the store is an exercise in overstuffing your pantry.
Attempt #1: I was silly enough to put, "brown sugar" on the shopping list and Impus Major came back with a 2-pound bag of light brown sugar, which I don't use in my baking. My mistake. I told him it wasn't the right stuff and put "dark brown sugar" on the list.
Attempt #2: Impus Major returned with another 2-pound bag of light brown sugar. I asked him why. It was a different brand, and it was the only brown sugar that looked different. I told him that it was in a box, not a bag, and the box would say, "Dark brown sugar".
Attempt #3: Impus Minor went instead of Impus Major, so I got my third 2-pound bag of light brown sugar.
I'm aware of Muscovado sugar (soft, very dark, smells rather like treacle)and regular brown sugar (big grains, lighter brown) - I don't doubt there are others.
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Curse you. Now I want pizza…
…And a mustache.
Pizza & Mustache? Wasn’t that an 80s mismatched buddy cop duo TV series? Starring two guys who, by the standards of any other decade would be ugly as hell but somehow were pitched as sexy heartthrobs?
That’s how I’m choosing to remember it now.
It may also be an alternative way to refer to Hall & Oates.
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It may also be an alternative way to refer to Hall & Oates.Curse you. Now I want pizza…
…And a mustache.
Pizza & Mustache? Wasn’t that an 80s mismatched buddy cop duo TV series? Starring two guys who, by the standards of any other decade would be ugly as hell but somehow were pitched as sexy heartthrobs?
That’s how I’m choosing to remember it now.
A more elegant easy listening duo, for a more civilized age.
Well, tonight should be "interesting": From the very start of the campaign, Shiro has made it clear that if we don't have the appropriate knowledge skills when we reach the puzzles, we will die.
As I've mentioned, Selfish Player agreed to be the knowledge monkey, but as soon as he got killed the first time around, he's brought in two new characters, neither of whom had any knowledge skills. And as I've mentioned, they're making my cleric, with the worst survivability in the group, go first and test everything.
Both Shiro and I are convinced she's going to die tonight unless some people make some incredible rolls.
Now let's see what actually happens.