Everything posted by rjshae
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The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
I also enjoyed Rebels, more so after the first season. I never could get into Star Wars Resistance.
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New Scientific Discoveries, Part Vier
Astronomers have a narrowed down a candidate for planet nine. More observations are needed, of course... A Search for Planet Nine with IRAS and AKARI Data (arXiv) Is This the First Hint of Planet Nine? (Universe Today)
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Ukraine Conflict - In the grim darkness of the near future, there is only war!
Apart from being completely one-sided, a critical point is that it does nothing to deter another Russian invasion of Ukraine after the Russians have re-armed and rebuilt their forces. Only a NATO alliance or Ukrainian nuclear weapons would provide that.
- Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
- The All Things Political Topic - Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence
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Ukraine Conflict - In the grim darkness of the near future, there is only war!
DJT said it would end within 24 hours, so technically it ended on Jan. 21st.
- What are you Playing Now? - the man sez Video games are bad for you - fight the man!
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The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
These days I'm less interested in purely vampire-based plot lines, so no I haven't watched it. I have enjoyed Being Human though, perhaps because it's a mix of themes.
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The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
I finished watching Domino Day on AMC+. It was pretty decent, even fun at times, even though fantasy always seems too random to me. Now I'm giving Snowpiercer a reluctant try... and I'm finding it better than I expected. The whole concept is completely absurd, but I suppose it can be viewed as a type of generation ship.
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The All Things Political Topic - Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence
From a certain perspective, it can be viewed as a race against time: will DJT ruin the economy before he can impose his vision of an authoritarian regime. In that case it can make tactical sense to delay his imposed measures for as long as possible. Hence, we get a massive number of lawsuits while the judicial branch still retains power. I don't think DJT's measures to limit immigration will be disfavored by a majority voters. Likewise, the focus on transgender is a side issue. It's all about the economy.
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New Scientific Discoveries, Part Vier
China’s CATL says it has overtaken BYD on 5-minute EV charging time They've almost caught up to gasoline-powered vehicles now, which have an average range of 413 miles per tank.
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New Scientific Discoveries, Part Vier
NASA’s Lucy Captures Stunning Views of Peanut-Shaped Asteroid in Latest Flyby The asteroid is named for the anthropologist who discovered the Lucy fossil in Africa. It looks pretty beat up.
- What are you Playing Now? - the man sez Video games are bad for you - fight the man!
- The All Things Political Topic - Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence
- What are you Playing Now? - the man sez Video games are bad for you - fight the man!
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Food Thread - Those that eat
Consuming more potassium helps keep blood pressure down, so I've been focusing on foods high in K. Like bananas, dried apricots, beans, unsalted potatoes, and various fruit juices. Apparently it causes more sodium to empty out through your urine.
- Random video game news... RNG is your friend!
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Funny Stuff - Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it
- The All Things Political Topic - Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence
- The All Things Political Topic - Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence
- New Scientific Discoveries, Part Vier
A slowly spinning universe could solve the Hubble tension If true, it presents a nice, tidy package for our understanding of the big bang.- Wag More Bark Less -- Cute and Funny Animal Pics
- The All Things Political Topic - In politics stupidity is not a handicap
Trump says he wants to imprison US citizens in El Salvador. That’s likely illegal I could see that idea devolving into a prison sentence for enemies of the Prez. Grab them in a midnight raid and ship them out of the country. There'd be little the Justice department could do to bring them back.- Music: Sharing and Listening - Where words fail, music speaks
- The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
Well that was a pointless waste of time. Is it really a choice when your only option is the "right" choice?