ION, it's going to be 60 degrees on Wednesday. On Thursday, 37 with snow, then highs in the high 40s-mid 50s. I guess winter decided to get out of bed. And why does my work computer think I'm in Long Beach, California? At least it makes for interesting ads on websites.
Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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.
Connie Neil - Nov 14, 2016 11:17:56 am PST #2151 of 30002
brillig
Volans - Nov 14, 2016 11:24:32 am PST #2152 of 30002
move out and draw fire
Yay Callaluna!
I know we post here, and we all have uses for Twitter and FB to varying degrees but I can't help that all the social media isn't...a good thing. And there's no going back.
Social media as FB/Twitter does it is toxic. There are uses for Twitter but it's a net negative and I don't know how we shift it.
Tom Scola - Nov 14, 2016 11:30:02 am PST #2153 of 30002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'm beginning to come to the conclusion that social media is an arms race. A significant enough group of people see social media solely as something to be gamed and manipulated to their advantage, and they can never be stopped.
-t - Nov 14, 2016 11:33:19 am PST #2154 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I kinda feel like that's true in real life, too.
Toddson - Nov 14, 2016 11:36:27 am PST #2155 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
There was an article in the paper in the past week about trolls who don't really have an emotional investment in what they're doing but are trolling people for "lulz" ... it was depressing.
Jesse - Nov 14, 2016 11:38:14 am PST #2156 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, what's going on in regards to the march? I'm out of the loop on that drama, but I have friends who wanted to participate.
White organizers got called out for naming it "Million Women's March," so they changed it to "Women's March on Washington"..... I've only seen posts where someone says you've got to diversify/be intersectional/etc. and then White Feminists TM get het up and blah blah blah.
-t - Nov 14, 2016 11:38:15 am PST #2157 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
In better news: I used all the juices from cooking my ham in this split pea soup and left a LOT of meat on the bone and it is really quite delicious. The ingredients are just split peas, ham leavings, a few carrots I had lying around, and water.
Dana - Nov 14, 2016 11:42:27 am PST #2158 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The first episode of Galavant's second season is called "A New Season aka Suck It Cancellation Bear".
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 14, 2016 12:15:13 pm PST #2159 of 30002
"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
Two great songs in it, too. And Joshua Sasse bagged a pop star fiancee out of the "Off with His Shirt" number!
lisah - Nov 14, 2016 12:21:48 pm PST #2160 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate
I know there are teachers here and am wondering if I might do anything here. A friend of S's in school (actually his BFF) is a behavior issue in class. He is a 7YO black male in 1st grade. The way they are handling it seems cruel to me and it is not making the situation better. They punish him by excluding him from events when he misbehaves (there was a Fun Run recently and this child wasn't there - missed it due to behavior issues)
Not a teacher, or a parent, but that punishment seems like it wouldn't be productive to me either. I do have several friends who are teachers of kids that age and I could pose your question to them as a hypothetical. If you wanted me to.