Gorth

When I read the WP piece, I was reminded of an angler... no good just yanking at the line when something's nibbling at the hook. Let it dangle for a bit and let it wear itself out.

(Doing a happy dance)... the new episodes of Made in Abyss second season has started to be released (edit 3 episodes out so far afaik) Old trailers for the new season...

I bought a bottle of Japanese gin recently (Roku). Excellent for those of us who are not gin drinkers No, really, it was great

Never done the whisky throttle, but I remember a few times where full rev and acceleration saved my butt. One time in particular when I was about to be crushed like a ripe tomato between two large trucks (and neither had seen me). 3 lane highway leading out of the city. A truck going slow on both lane 1 and 3. Gorth going through on lane 2. Suddenly the truck on lane 3 thought he was going to slow for lane 3 and pulled into lane 2 (my lane) Note... left hand side driving, so lane 1 (left most) is normally for slow traffic. The guy on lane 3 had no business whatsoever being there....

A bit off topic... different colours (mine was red, because red wunz go fasta!) but otherwise this was my very first bike. Drove it a lot for 5-6 years. I had to sell it when I moved from Australia to Germany (or would have both pay shipping and import tax) Edit: There are days where I really miss it and think I should get my act together and get a new one...

He'll get his revenge. Eat more fish!

An old Queen Song... nostalgia time I was just a skinny lad Never knew no good from bad But I knew love before I left my nursery Left alone with big fat Fanny She was such a naughty nanny Hey big woman, you made a bad boy out of me I've been singing with my band Across the water, across the land I've seen every blue eyed floozy on the way But their beauty and their style Went kind of smooth after a while Take me to them naughty ladies every time

They (European and South American Ultras) got nothing on Casablanca fans. Try looking up Wydad Casablanca vs. Raja Casablanca derby on youtube Edit:

The interstellar peddlers of make up are as old as Rogue Trader itself (1987)... followed by Adeptus Astartes chapters using lethal trigonometry (The Dark Angles and the Blood Angles)

Oh come on, I'm sure it's at least 10 years since we had a religious disagreement. Was it that Malaysian (or was it Indonesian?) poster, Kristina (sorry, I really don't remember the spelling) who was all about mixing religion and government?

More stuff about the governance of people this way...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62200507 The committee of state legislators highlighted a lack of leadership and urgency, describing a "lackadaisical approach" by authorities at the scene. Nearly 400 officers rushed to the site, but police waited over an hour to confront the attacker. The report was published on Sunday. Edit Disclaimer: The BBC's take on it, not mine (didn't really follow what happened, got no opinion) Continued from old politics (and religion) thread:

Electronic Arts just told me to my face that I don't have any friends On a more positive note. Despite never bringing the subject up, my boss decided to give me a raise. Not just keeping up with the inflation, but going beyond that and being an actual raise. I must have done something right. I wonder what

So, who is the official spokes person of a religion? The one with a divine appointment or the one with enough clout to convince his/her peers, that they better accept your leadership. Or else... Which one is the correct Islam? Sunni, Shi'a or Sufism. Which one is the correct Christian faith? Catholicism, Orthodox, Protestantism, Anglican (insert long list of overseas sects here)? Etc. Are the Catholics just heretics after unilaterally declaring the patriarch of Rome as the one and only ruler (the original Orthodox faith recognized 5 patriarchs, Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Jerusalem and Antioch... famous for its hand grenades)? I.e. there is no simple "right" faith and every variant is a cult or a sect or just deviants. They all claim to speak on behalf of their god. For me, people are either good or bad. People can be good people *despite* being religious, not because of it (and vice versa with bad people). I'll leave it to religious people to sort out the mess that is the claim to the one and only true righteousness. Trust me... life as an agnostic is simpler. Only thing to worry about is to convert the Imperial measurement heathens to accept the metric system as the guiding principle of the universe.

Oh, take your pick from just about any Christian cult. It's like their whole reason d'etre is young ****, especially for the leaders.

I would ask the opposite question... why are you religious? It makes no sense to me. I don't believe things just because tell me so. I know the world is not flat, because I've physically traveled around the globe twice for example (literally), so nobody is going to sell me the flat earth idea. But not knowing the facts also means not eliminating the possibility of one or more divine beings have a laugh at our expense. Declaring no such beings can exist is for me just as preposterous as claiming there is a god (or other beings of a metaphysical nature). The only time I feel like interfering in religious peoples lives however, is when they infringe on other peoples freedoms. I don't go knocking on church doors, trying to sell atheism to the priests or members of the congregation. But when religious leaders decides to restrict the rights of their members or worse, try to impose their limitations on me! I do speak up. Whether it's medieval dress codes, abortion issues, the right rape your daughters or telling me I can't drink wine with my dinner.

Not yet. Doesn't mean it wont. That stuff usually first goes through a theoretical physicist face and then a practical test to try out theories. Science isn't instantaneous, but a long and often iterative process to get closer and closer to "the truth" (hard facts)

Isn't John Riccitiello the old EA boss? I'm sure the name sounds familiar. In which case, I'm not surprised.

Wait for LHC II and they will tell you As a thought experiment, think about a ruler. You know, good old ruler you used in the class room to measure distances and drawing straight lines on a piece of paper. The distance between the 1st and the 2nd centimeter can in theory be divided into an infinite amount of subdivisions. I.e. divide it in half, in quarters, eights, etc. Continue until you get an infinite number of subdivisions. That means, the distance between those two points on the ruler is infinitely long. But, the universe didn't end because an infinitely long ruler suddenly stuck its ends through the barriers of the known world. We just look at it from a distance, gloss over the details and decide that, the distance between the two points is probably somewhere around a single centimeter. Give or take an infinite number Humans tend to do a bit of abstraction when it comes to comprehend things we can't comprehend. It also makes it easier to draw straight lines on a piece of paper without our heads exploding.

Agnostic

I hear the former president of Sri Lanka is looking for a new home

Before the war, Ukraine was one of the most corrupt countries in the world (also a reason why they were not really welcome in the EU at the time). With 1 being the best, Ukraine ranked 122 out of 180 countries https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/ukraine This mentality is unlikely the have changed completely in a 12 month period, even when at war. "Entrepreneurs" will still try to make money in whichever way. HIMARS are a bit more tricky to stuff in the back of a van and sell on street corners

The Soviet Union banned god from the classrooms. No problem.

A bit of film music... an adaptation from The Fifth Element (depending on the day, it's either that or Galaxy Quest that takes the place as my favourite space comedy)

This Gen X is not getting it...