yes, even though I haven't read tons of SF, either. Very up on the George Jetson "Stop this crazy thing!" continuum, though.
River: 1001. 1002. Simon: River... River: Shh. I'm counting between the lightning and the thunder to see if the storm is coming or going. .1005
'The Message'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
erikaj - Apr 21, 2025 12:37:14 pm PDT #6904 of 6909
Always Anti-fascist!
Jessica - Apr 21, 2025 12:41:41 pm PDT #6905 of 6909
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My consistent reaction to just about anything these techbros say is that they have not read enough science fiction because the scenarios they float have been written about and flaws both obvious and not brought up
At long last we have created the torment nexus ...
DavidS - Apr 21, 2025 1:01:39 pm PDT #6906 of 6909
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
At long last we have created the torment nexus ...
Heh!
My new glasses arrived and I love them: [link]
EM came over this morning and instead of getting Matilda up, she crawled into bed with Matilda and they talked for an hour.
I did finally extract Matilda from bed by noon, though she is yet filled with crabby grievances and probably will be until she gets un-jet-lagged.
Did my Monday morning Pilates and my body is still baby beginner on most of the moves and I'm still learning the names and what they do, but I'm also making improvements in flexibility and strength already.
When I started my legs were too tight to do the high step up to the Wunda chair, and now I can, and my roll-up actually gets me sitting up (with use of a foot strap).
-t - Apr 21, 2025 1:01:52 pm PDT #6907 of 6909
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, that too, but also all the Inventing the Bus Again they keep doing.
This "Golden Dome" I am hearing about, is it different from Reagan's Star Wars Defense? The part where the US would have to subscribe to it is different, I'll grant that...
-t - Apr 21, 2025 1:06:57 pm PDT #6908 of 6909
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yay seeing Pilates related improvement already! That's awesome! And very cool glasses
Another torment nexus thought - it has taken me this long to really get that they are actively pursuing super villaindom, not just missing the bad outcomes but thinking those are desirable.
-t - Apr 21, 2025 2:52:29 pm PDT #6909 of 6909
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And I just came across this online course from a couple of UoW professors that may be of interest: [link] Have no really jumped into it yet myself, but on a brief skim it's intriguing