Is this a reference to Devo’s favorite Devo song? https://youtu.be/SMhwddNQSWQ

I guess I’m also still confused by the hate for Lower Decks. That was my favorite Star Trek show since TNG.

Do we know enough about Starfleet Academy to hate it? I like the genre of show it seems to be and love the idea of such a thing in the Star Trek universe. Why are all the teenage melodrama shows always in a magical/vampire setting? Why not SciFi? Clearly my perspective isn’t the majority of the current Star Trek audience, but why not broaden that audience and welcome new fans to the tent?

That’s literally the point of the entire show. Aside from the title implying that, the first paragraph spells it out:

For the last several years Netflix has been quietly banking episodes of a new show called Famous Last Words, interviews with famous people entering their twilight years. The catch is that episodes will only air after the subject passes away. The full list of interviewees is a closely guarded secret, but last week Netflix quietly posted the premiere episode featuring Jane Goodall.

How long is “a while?” I added this to a game but never tested it beyond a few minutes. The player can toggle it on or off, it is intended to stay on until toggled off as I did not add a timer to it.

Also, if there is a restriction at the firmware level, I suspect the reasoning would be as more of a safety measure to prevent excessive motor wear or battery drain.

It’s not the team that made Thank Goodness You’re Here. It’s the same publisher that also published Thank Goodness You’re Here. That’s the equivalent of two different streaming shows that are both exclusive to the same service.

It’s not. There’s no gameplay here. It’s just streaming weird content.

All of the Warcraft factions were eventually written like this. This mission was the best example before WoW, but the goal there was to make sure the alliance and horde didn’t become “good guys” vs “bad guys.”

Thanos - Overpopulation is a problem

Agent Smith (The Matrix) - Humans are a cancer, consuming everything and spreading uncontrollably

Pretty sure racist police have been around as long as police, which predates 1992 by a few centuries.

Look at this guy, knowing a week before he needs a hole.

That ground looks so satisfying to dig in. Like it would actually yield to a shovel. I’ve spent my entire life in Southern California and our ground is hard, dry, and filled with rocks.

I had the same reaction and had to dig deeper.

Turns out this is a rodeo event called Swine/Hog/Pig “Showmanship.” The competitors are making eye contact with a judge, waiting for signals and to know when they’re paying attention to their animal so they’re can rotate them. They’re tapping the pigs both to steer them (always keeping the pigs between themselves and the judge), and to keep the pigs head pointed upwards. They’re trying to show their control over the animal as well as give the judge views of all sides of them, so different aspects can be assessed.

https://youtube.com/shorts/EdTSBID2u2o

Seems like it’s almost time for Arab Spring 2.0: Global Spring.

The audiobook is also quite good. It’s fully cast, so each section is voiced by a new actor who writes the letters in the collection.

Why does this graph not show total registrations? Fuck the Democratic Party. They’ve dropped the ball consistently for too long. I only hope that enough leftists continue to vote in any races that survive this administration.

A student spiked a teacher’s drink with acid. The morning of that day, the kid that got arrested told me he wanted to fight me after school for talking to a girl he liked.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-11-mn-47764-story.html

It’s crazy how predictive this 1990 B-Movie was about our graduating class: https://youtu.be/3w-ph46XYWQ

I grew up in the 80s in a Southern California suburb. All the neighborhood kids used the transformer box as a meeting place. My first kiss was absolutely at one that looked really similar to this. I haven’t thought about Becky C. in decades.

Another transformer box story:

Before helicopter parenting was standard, folks used to let their kids wander around the neighborhood pretty much as soon as they could talk. All the kids watched each other. 12 year olds hanging out with 4 year olds. When I was part of the older kids group, we had convinced the younger kids (the ones that couldn’t yet read) that the transformer box was actually a trap that housed an electrical monster, thanks to this Mr. Ouch sticker:

I’m pretty sure the recent release of Ghostbusters had influenced this story and the acceptance of it.

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