It feels like there's too much time between now and the election.
Ugh, seriously! I'm not sure I can take it and wish I had the self-control to stay offline for great chunks of the day but I don't.
Zoe: What's that, sir? Mal: Freedom, is what. Zoe: No, I meant what's that? Mal: Oh. Yeah. Just step around it. I think something must've been living in here.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
lisah - Aug 02, 2016 11:19:12 am PDT #25516 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate
Connie Neil - Aug 02, 2016 11:23:16 am PDT #25517 of 30003
brillig
I'm giving non-trivial odds that Trump will flame out somewhere in September or October, and the party will draft Cruz or Rubio or somebody, throwing everything out of kilter.
Burrell - Aug 02, 2016 11:47:18 am PDT #25518 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
538 is very appealing right now, I just hope it lasts
I'm giving non-trivial odds that Trump will flame out somewhere in September or October, and the party will draft Cruz or Rubio or somebody, throwing everything out of kilter.
That would be a mess, but yes, not out of the realm of possibility
Sheryl - Aug 02, 2016 12:56:54 pm PDT #25519 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Thanks for the well-wishes! Dinner was nice.(and they gave us a piece of carrot cake in honor of our anniversary. Yum!)
msbelle - Aug 02, 2016 1:28:23 pm PDT #25520 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Podcast recs for listening to while walking.
Calli - Aug 02, 2016 1:30:45 pm PDT #25521 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I like "The History of England." It took the podcaster a while to find his feet, but once he was toward the end of the Anglo-Saxon kings he hit his stride. I also like "Kevin and Ursula Eat Cheap."
Kat - Aug 02, 2016 1:52:04 pm PDT #25522 of 30003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Jesse, not Brenda but, the thing with the president's tailors was the last segment on Invisibilia the clothing episode (I JUST listened to it this morning).
My favorite podcasts: On Being, Invsibilia, Reply All, Surprisingly Awesome, Radiolab, the new radiolab legal one.
Laura, sorry about blowing up your wall.
Kat - Aug 02, 2016 1:54:06 pm PDT #25523 of 30003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
msbelle, also, I heard an episode of Science Versus and it was fucking awesome. It was right in my sweet spot of data vs. implications. Good stuff.
Gudanov - Aug 02, 2016 2:14:12 pm PDT #25524 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
There are some political podcasts I like. They discuss politics without just going on partisan rants.
Keeping it 1600 - Political podcast with a couple of former Obama staffers and usually a guest.
NPR Politics - Political podcast with NPR correspondents. Surprisingly fun.
Slate's Political Gabfest - Excellent political podcast.
The Axe Files - David Axelrod interviewing various people involved in politics including conservatives.
Non-technical Geeky Stuff:
Doctor Who: Verity! - A group of women discussing Doctor Who.
Nerdist - Chris Hardwick interviewing people involved in geeky TV shows and movies. I cherry-pick this one.
Laura - Aug 02, 2016 2:40:22 pm PDT #25525 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
Laura, sorry about blowing up your wall.
Seriously, I could not be more pleased than when I see polite disagreement on my wall. This is not the case in a lot of places! Freddy can take it. We were kids together. Dated in our teens. He went off to Vietnam and saw horrors as a medic that no teenager should ever have to endure. It changed him forever, but I will always care about him. His page used to be all God and Trump. Now it is just all God because he has soured on Trump. (I take partial credit for that!) My friends were polite and logical in their disagreement. It is all good. His friends abuse me which puts him in a position of having to defend me!
I have no podcast recs because I have never been able to stay focused on them. My mind wanders.