When I hear things like that, I think he is literally the bed bug infestation we will never be completely rid of.
Mal: So we run. Nandi: I understand, Captain Reynolds. You have your people to think of, same as me. And this ain't your fight. Mal: Don't believe you do understand, Nandi. I said 'we run'. We.
'Heart Of Gold'
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.
Amy - Oct 20, 2016 4:36:02 am PDT #29690 of 30003
Because books.
Gudanov - Oct 20, 2016 5:09:03 am PDT #29691 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
Douglas Macarthur and George Patton?
OMG. I hate hearing about how retaking Mosul should be a surprise attack like it's some sort of fucking commando raid. The Iraqi army isn't going to be able to keep a major mobilization under the covers.
Gudanov - Oct 20, 2016 5:17:54 am PDT #29692 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
Anybody else use My Fitness Pal? I started using it to track my eating and exercise (once my knee heals up).
Consuela - Oct 20, 2016 5:27:20 am PDT #29693 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yes, Gud, I have used it off and on for years. They have a great database of foods and exercises. I have never used the forums, don't know how useful those are. But the interface is good, and you can save regular meals for quick input.
lisah - Oct 20, 2016 6:00:00 am PDT #29694 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate
Oh & lisah: where did Kiss&Makeup go?Across the street in the little shop space beneath Luigi's. It's a much more manageably sized, less rat invested space for her.
Susan W. - Oct 20, 2016 6:13:48 am PDT #29695 of 30003
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
OMG. I hate hearing about how retaking Mosul should be a surprise attack like it's some sort of fucking commando raid. The Iraqi army isn't going to be able to keep a major mobilization under the covers.
It's so infuriating. As in so many other areas, his ignorance really shows, and he's not getting called on it half enough. I'm going to go out on a limb and say I know way more about military history than Trump does, and I can hardly think of any examples of STRATEGIC surprise. Surprise is generally about TACTICS. Such exceptions as I can think of are mostly at the start of hostilities, and even then the signs are usually there if the about-to-be-attacked country isn't too deep in denial.
Steph L. - Oct 20, 2016 6:20:02 am PDT #29696 of 30003
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Princeton Consortium has HRC's win probability at 99%. [link] God, that is so beautiful. Even in the face of Trump whining and pre-claiming the results will be rigged and then potentially not accepting the results, that probability is so. fucking. BEAUTIFUL.
Dana - Oct 20, 2016 6:25:59 am PDT #29697 of 30003
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Epic, if you don't mind, how long did it take you to recover? I'm seeing estimates of at least 4 weeks (for endoscopic surgery), and that's reaaaalllly badly timed, with me just starting remote work.
Jessica - Oct 20, 2016 7:05:03 am PDT #29698 of 30003
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Princeton Consortium has HRC's win probability at 99%
I was just coming to post that!!
Volans - Oct 20, 2016 7:14:10 am PDT #29699 of 30003
move out and draw fire
JLC + Scrappy BFF!
Huh. Now I'm thinking about election night, and his (potential*) concession speech on election night.
Does he do it, and not really concede? Does Pence have to do it? Do we end up with hours of "why isn't he conceding already?" on the news?
I'm more worried about what his base does. Like, to the point that I'm going to the gun range this weekend. They have been using violent rhetoric and imagery, they have been using apocalyptic rhetoric and imagery, he's primed them to believe in conspiracies, and they aren't good with facts. And violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.