I fed off a flowerperson, and I spent the next six hours watchin' my hand move.

Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


§ ita § - Aug 01, 2013 6:34:40 pm PDT #1093 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I was just reading a page of people complaining about a UK ban on driving while operating Google Glass. It's an abuse, they say, to prevent you from doing this while driving. Especially since there are so many other distracting things tou can do while driving.

I really really don't see that argument. I'm not saying there are none to be made. Just that that first paragraph isn't how you do it.

The American was a really dumb movie. I kept wondering what it would be like if it was as poignant as [insert key conceit here] and when hat turned out to be the conceit, well, it failed to match the poignancy I though came for free with it.


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 01, 2013 6:39:15 pm PDT #1094 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Darren Criss just walked on stage to be greeted by Conan O'Brien, Rebecca Romijn, and Andy Richter, and he literally looks like a hobbit in comparison.


§ ita § - Aug 01, 2013 6:58:55 pm PDT #1095 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

he literally looks like a hobbit in comparison.

They all have really small feet?

This page [link] is golden, wherein they discuss pros and cons of tattooing with magnetic ink and making their bodies circuit boards. These are absolutely not the cutting edge of body hacking in an ultra Gibsonian way, these are people intent on removing themselves from the gene pool, one limb at a time. Reading a couple pages, if you'd pressed a tattoo gun into all their hands, they sound like they'd prefer to live-test (on their off arm, or legs) their hypotheses rather than reread them.


Atropa - Aug 01, 2013 7:16:57 pm PDT #1096 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

wherein they discuss pros and cons of tattooing with magnetic ink and making their bodies circuit boards.

Good lord, those people are idiots. Not in the least because they keep talking about homemade tattoo guns.


shrift - Aug 01, 2013 7:36:57 pm PDT #1097 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

It's probably not the best time for me to do this considering that I just started a new job today, but I feel like I've been letting my brain atrophy. I signed up for two intro classes this fall:

Dino 101 at Coursera: [link]

Science and Cooking at edX: [link]


billytea - Aug 01, 2013 7:54:24 pm PDT #1098 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Dino 101 at Coursera:

This is a thing?!

...I've heard of the guy running it! He's an expert on feathered dinosaurs, done a fair bit of work in China.

You may have just gained a classmate.


Typo Boy - Aug 01, 2013 9:26:35 pm PDT #1099 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Sorry your Allstate office are idiots. In terms of eggs, I'm with the egg lovers. I love poached and soft boiled which are the two eggiest eggs you can have. But I love highly spiced eggs too - omelettes or scambled with super hot hot sauce or curry powder. And in between like, omelettess with mild herbs and cheese. And all the other variations - you can pretty much assume that if eggs are the main ingredient, I like it.


Scrappy - Aug 01, 2013 9:29:59 pm PDT #1100 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

My DH is going to be getting back late from a trip on my bday next week, so I'm working late. Yay for working until 9 pm on my birthday.


Lee - Aug 02, 2013 1:04:41 am PDT #1101 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

You may have just gained a classmate.

Or two


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 02, 2013 1:16:08 am PDT #1102 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Jilli, you know a number of good tattoo artists, don't you?