Ah, yes, that makes sense.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
-t - Aug 17, 2017 9:31:34 am PDT #15502 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Toddson - Aug 17, 2017 10:14:58 am PDT #15503 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
A number of roadwork projects are shutting down that day - they're worried about accidents ... which I can kind of understand. The people who drive down the highway at top speed talking on their phones will probably be among those who will try to view the eclipse while driving.
In kind-of-related news, I saw someone had a sign asking for a sign if Trump should be impeached ... blocking out the sun or something. Maybe in the next week.
Dana - Aug 17, 2017 12:12:44 pm PDT #15504 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I should not post this on FB, because of family reasons, but some white people sure put a lot of energy into making sure we don't rename shit named after Confederate generals. Did you know that Robert E. Lee was a scout during the Mexican-American war and saved lives?
I didn't! And I still don't give a shit!
Steph L. - Aug 17, 2017 12:29:55 pm PDT #15505 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
some white people sure put a lot of energy into making sure we don't rename shit named after Confederate generals. Did you know that Robert E. Lee was a scout during the Mexican-American war and saved lives?
Man, I had some lady go off on me on a friend's post, saying that I need to study this country's history before I open my mouth, and we need to stop waving PC flags (I did NOT reply that she seems okay with waving Nazi flags), there are more important things to discuss than war heroes who have been dead for 100 years, and this isn't real.
When I replied that white supremacy is very real and is a very real danger, her response devolved into an unpunctuated ASSCAPS wall of text that culminated in "BUT I HAVE ALOT MORE EDUCATION THAN YOU DO I AM SURE SO I AM NOT GOING TO READ THIS ANY MORE WHY DONT YOU SHUT UP". (I swear to god that is an exact quote.)
I feel bad for my friend whose post this occurred on. It's awful to see your friends reveal their total batshit ASSCAPS crazy.
Dana - Aug 17, 2017 12:31:57 pm PDT #15506 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
If there's an actual PC flag, I need to buy one. On a stick. So I can then beat people with it.
Steph L. - Aug 17, 2017 12:32:36 pm PDT #15507 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Or a pointy stick, for jabbing.
Dana - Aug 17, 2017 12:42:00 pm PDT #15508 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Jesus, now this guy is saying that Lee never had evil intent, and he doesn't want to see that attributed to Lee 150 years later.
Riiiiiiight. The guy who led the fucking Confederate Army didn't have any evil intent. Fortunately, this is on a friend's FB page, so I screeched at him. Politely.
Sheryl - Aug 17, 2017 1:02:56 pm PDT #15509 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
"S, get the duck out of your mouth!" - Actual thing I said. (No, he didn't remove it from his mouth. He's been chewing on my rubber ducks for a while. Toddlers...)
Una - Aug 17, 2017 1:11:17 pm PDT #15510 of 30002
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
(Here's why I don't usually post: by the time I can come back, the conversation has moved on...)
(Hi, -t!)
The nice thing about pinhole projection is that you don't even have to make anything. Look at the shadow of your interlaced fingers, or a colander, or tree leaves. Eclipse projections everywhere!
I totally get the concerns, but lack of exposure is why people don't get science, argh.
-t - Aug 17, 2017 1:18:12 pm PDT #15511 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I totally get the concerns, but lack of exposure is why people don't get science, argh.
Totally, that is what is so frustrating!
The dancing rings thrown by the annular eclipse through tree leaves are one of my favorite visual memories. I was trying to explain the interlaced fingers method of pinhole projection to the guys who were renting us the car (the one guy kept saying "but you can't look right at the sun? I kinda want to now" so I hope he doesn't do that at least). I did show it to some of my coworkers last time we had a partial during work hours, but that was a tiny sliver missing and they were not so impressed.