ShadySands

Mpemba effect: The fastest way to heat certain materials may be to cool them first

It's not a move I'd make but I guess maybe if I was super desperate to win now and didn't care beyond the next season

I thought D:OS2 had romances? I never got past the first couple of maps in that game because I hated the armor system

2 outta 3 ain't bad!

VA called for Biden and Vermont for Sanders

I don't think the branding made a huge difference in the success of the nuFallouts TBH. I also think it was more due to popular Bethesda gameplay in a different setting, Skyrim Oblivion with guns as it was jokingly put, more or less.

I'm already convinced that Trump is going to win. Too much division in the Democratic ranks and I feel like they're overall less likely to fall in line than the Republicans were. Many of Bernie's policies have broad popular support but even then I don't believe he will be able to get many of them passed but that's not a deal breaker for me because I just want someone who will try to make some of the changes that I feel we need and also put the spotlight on more issues that I care about. I'm not trying to convince anyone else and as I said earlier, I just find the discourse about him disingenuous in a very obvious way that seems to be treated seriously.

Bruce, I love that line of argument because it disregards the current situation of the last past however many years. How're we paying for anything?

Why would she be concerned? Nobody is talking about communism except for people trying to turn the conversation into such. Our system is rife with socialism which is why I find all the new red scare stuff so manufactured. Like we need to line people up and shoot them to get better healthcare and we need to gulag people to get a better social safety net. It's a difficult conversation to have with cold warriors and red scarers. I don't mean to single you out specifically but I'm just frustrated with the level of discourse around this topic, my apologies. To answer your question, she's not fond of communism and she supports Warren and Sanders (she just voted for him today). As someone from Europe, a better safety net and healthcare don't evoke the same knee-jerk reactions.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28820662/nfl-cba-proposal-players-voting-deal-plus-biggest-changes

We're in the final week now and almost to another stretch goal

I dunno, that assumes the voters will fall in line with what the party wants. No real way to know if it would have stopped Trump or not and it'll be hilarious if Bernie wins the nomination despite the party trying to rally against him. I expect some damage to the party either way

If warlocks are in then I might pick this up after all

Klobuchar and Buttigieg appear ready to back Biden. Is the party deciding?

We watched that as well and thought it was just okay but not recommendable

No doubt as a British Frenchman in a world when baseball stopped being played on Earth 350 years earlier Sidenote - My mother-in-law always plays this Russian song to my son where it sounds like they are saying Buck Bokai, the greatest baseball player in Trek history.

Mayor Pete is out My news feed has barely been anything else besides Sanders hit pieces for the last week or so. Regarding South Carolina, Biden was always supposed to have that state on lockdown. I wouldn't be surprised if the south carries Biden to the nomination and then obviously goes Trump in the general. I wouldn't count Sanders out but in the end I don't think it really matters who loses to Trump.

Picked up the EEs of the BGs and SoD on GOG for half off.

I've been to Al Asad several times but it was quite a while ago and things may have changed a lot and it like most places I've been in Iraq wasn't fortified against real deal heavy munitions. As was previously mentioned those just weren't the weapons that we were ever supposed to be defending against. IIRC the base did have some heavy duty bunkers being used for various different things but I may be misremembering as Al Taqaddum had them and as I said , it was a while ago.

I'm mostly curious if the later episodes of Picard will get any better since rumor has it that the first 5 or 6 episodes were already done before Chabon came on board. I'm expecting more of the same but still have a glimmer of hope that just won't die.

I think spicy food is the best food. I made some oxtail stew from a recipe I got at an African restaurant near my office. Was delicious and spicy and deliciously spicy.

I oscillate between 5 o'clock shadow and struggle beard. But I also refuse to shave as it causes me so much skin irritation and only use beard trimmers which leave me with the aforementioned 5 o'clock scruff look. I guess I can never be a Yankee but that's nothing of value.

I'm pretty sure that we're living in the mirror universe. It explains all the facial hair too.