[Abyss]

Tsundoku, on 26 May 2023 - 01:01 PM, said:

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 12:35 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 26 May 2023 - 07:06 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 03:34 AM, said:

Tsundoku, on 25 May 2023 - 07:39 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 24 May 2023 - 08:01 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 24 May 2023 - 08:19 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

Maybe lay off the 5 balloon glasses of brandy and the "Three Amigos" rewatches before bedtime?

Would you say, I have a plethora of brandy?

A what?

A plethora.

Oh yes, you have a plethora.

Jefe, what is a plethora?

Why, El Ben lento?

i regret that i have but one rep to give each of these posts.

[Slow Ben]

Tsundoku, on 26 May 2023 - 01:01 PM, said:

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 12:35 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 26 May 2023 - 07:06 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 03:34 AM, said:

Tsundoku, on 25 May 2023 - 07:39 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 24 May 2023 - 08:01 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 24 May 2023 - 08:19 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

Maybe lay off the 5 balloon glasses of brandy and the "Three Amigos" rewatches before bedtime?

Would you say, I have a plethora of brandy?

A what?

A plethora.

Oh yes, you have a plethora.

Jefe, what is a plethora?

Why, El Ben lento?

Well you told me I have a plethora, and i would just like to know, if you know what a plethora is?

I would not like to think....that a person would tell someone... he has a plethora...and find out that that person has no idea what it means to have a plethora.

[Tsundoku]

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 10:07 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 26 May 2023 - 01:01 PM, said:

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 12:35 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 26 May 2023 - 07:06 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 26 May 2023 - 03:34 AM, said:

Tsundoku, on 25 May 2023 - 07:39 AM, said:

Slow Ben, on 24 May 2023 - 08:01 PM, said:

Tsundoku, on 24 May 2023 - 08:19 AM, said:

Mezla PigDog, on 23 May 2023 - 07:49 PM, said:

Last night I woke up following a terrifying nightmare. I was too scared to get out of bed when I woke up.

I was on the planet from the movie Aliens. It was before Ripley and the marines arrive and I was myself but happened to be there with the colonists as the aliens started to attack. I knew what was happening given I have seen all the movies so was just shitting myself in a mixture of terror and trying to persuade their leader what we needed to do.

Their leader was Steve Martin.

Needless to say Steve Martin is not equipped to lead a terraforming settlement being attacked by xenomorphs. I woke with my heart absolutely hammering. I've had an adrenalin come down all day.

Maybe lay off the 5 balloon glasses of brandy and the "Three Amigos" rewatches before bedtime?

Would you say, I have a plethora of brandy?

A what?

A plethora.

Oh yes, you have a plethora.

Jefe, what is a plethora?

Why, El Ben lento?

Well you told me I have a plethora, and i would just like to know, if you know what a plethora is?

I would not like to think....that a person would tell someone... he has a plethora...and find out that that person has no idea what it means to have a plethora.

Forgive me El Ben lento, I know that I - Jefesomdoku - do not have your superior intellect and education.
Could it be that once again, you are angry at something else and are looking to take it out on me?

[RealGatekeeper1]

Also. The fuck?

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

RealGatekeeper1, on 28 May 2023 - 05:26 PM, said:

Also. The fuck?

It's a Steve Martin movie---which unfortunately hath not a plethora of Aliens aliens (what dreams may come, or be rememberèd)....

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Another promising new method for generating massive amounts of clean energy from the air:

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Scientists just discovered an ‘astonishing’ way to create energy out of thin air: ‘The sky is quite literally the limit’

[...] The enzyme, called Huc, pulls hydrogen from the atmosphere and converts it into electricity.

[...] The scientific journal, Nature, published their findings. [...]

[...] “We’ve known for some time that bacteria can use the trace hydrogen in the air as a source of energy to help them grow and survive, including in Antarctic soils, volcanic craters, and the deep ocean,” [...] “But we didn’t know how they did this until now.”

Not only can Huc turn trace amounts of hydrogen into electric currents, but [...] purified Huc can be stored for long periods of time.

“It is astonishingly stable. It is possible to freeze the enzyme or heat it to 80 degrees Celsius [176 degrees Fahrenheit], and it retains its power to generate energy,” [...] “This reflects that this enzyme helps bacteria to survive in the most extreme environments.”

[...] the bacteria that produce the enzyme can be grown in large quantities, making it a very sustainable resource — like pulling an endless amount of rabbits out of a hat.

[...] The next step is producing Huc on a large scale[...] “the sky is quite literally the limit for using it to produce clean energy.”

Scientists just discovered an ‘astonishing’ way to create energy out of thin air: ‘The sky is quite literally the limit’

Though IDK what the ramifications of removing massive amounts of hydrogen from the atmosphere might be. (Or whether the nanopore 'Air-gen' method, if implemented on a massive scale, would significantly reduce the humidity of the air, or influence the climate....)

[Slow Ben]

It’s a sweater!

[Tiste Simeon]

Today is the first day of the Isle of Man TT races fortnight. This time last year I was dreading it due to the insane shifts I was meant to be doing and I ended up in a zombified knackered state. This year I get to do my normal office hours and enjoy a couple of bank holidays with the family.

So much better!

[Tsundoku]

Slow Ben, on 29 May 2023 - 04:39 PM, said:

It’s a sweater!

I made it!

[Maark Abbott]

Wife starts a full time WFH customer service job as of the 28th.

We have to get through June and July before it eases off - but when she gets her first payday, ease off it will, and almost immediately at that.

[Tsundoku]

Wow, someone finally followed logic to it's natural conclusion and an entire school district is now hoist by their own petard. Can you taste the irony?

Utah district bans The Bible for thousands of students due to ‘vulgarity’
The Bible has been removed from library shelves for thousands of students as one district deems the Christian scripture too “violent” and “vulgar”.

https://www.news.com...c1ca549e0e5e20e

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 04 June 2023 - 04:21 AM

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

I'm visiting the London office for a couple of days. Gave the last minute West End ticket app a glance, not particularly expecting anything... I've got a ticket to see Hamilton tonight!

[amphibian]

Hah, I saw Hadestown last week on Broadway. Spectacular show. Eva Noblezada is a treasure.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

amphibian, on 06 June 2023 - 02:30 PM, said:

Hah, I saw Hadestown last week on Broadway. Spectacular show. Eva Noblezada is a treasure.

Amazing! She has the most beautiful voice it's coming to the West End next year so I'm hoping to see it at some point.

Hamilton was incredible. I watched the Disney+ filmed version during lockdown and it really fails to capture the importance of the movement and dancing, and it was nice to have all the little narrative in-between bits in as intended too. Many tears, would see it again in a heartbeat.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

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Supreme Court rules — just barely — that racial gerrymandering still violates voting rights

[...] Chief Justice John Roberts, who often rules against voting rights, wrote the majority opinion.

[...] Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the court's three liberal-leaning justices in the decision, which held that the voting map used in the 2022 congressional elections in Alabama was illegal.

The ruling agreed with the findings of a lower federal court that "Alabama's extensive history of repugnant racial and voting-related discrimination is undeniable and well documented" and "Black Alabamians enjoy virtually zero success in statewide elections," noting that the state of Alabama hasn't challenged that conclusion in its arguments before the Supreme Court.

"The Court sees no reason to disturb the District Court's careful factual findings, which are subject to clear error review and have gone unchallenged by Alabama in any event,"

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Racial Gerrymandering in Alabama Case

Mouth fell open....

Maybe Roberts and Kavanaugh are tired of seeming like pure right-wing hacks?

Probably want to save their hackery points for where it really matters to them---money and pseudo-paleo-Catholic supremacy....

(Pseudo-Paleo-Catholic: like Catholicism, but rejecting the liberal Pope and embracing pseudo 'bronze age' patriarchal ultraviolent mentality.)

[QuickTidal]

THE VENTURE BROS. complete box set comes out next week! Oh man, I cannot wait. And that price is reasonable as hell for 82 episodes of TV.

[Tiste Simeon]

Azath Vitr (D, on 08 June 2023 - 04:27 PM, said:

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Supreme Court rules — just barely — that racial gerrymandering still violates voting rights

[...] Chief Justice John Roberts, who often rules against voting rights, wrote the majority opinion.

[...] Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the court's three liberal-leaning justices in the decision, which held that the voting map used in the 2022 congressional elections in Alabama was illegal.

The ruling agreed with the findings of a lower federal court that "Alabama's extensive history of repugnant racial and voting-related discrimination is undeniable and well documented" and "Black Alabamians enjoy virtually zero success in statewide elections," noting that the state of Alabama hasn't challenged that conclusion in its arguments before the Supreme Court.

"The Court sees no reason to disturb the District Court's careful factual findings, which are subject to clear error review and have gone unchallenged by Alabama in any event,"

Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Racial Gerrymandering in Alabama Case

Mouth fell open....

Maybe Roberts and Kavanaugh are tired of seeming like pure right-wing hacks?

Probably want to save their hackery points for where it really matters to them---money and pseudo-paleo-Catholic supremacy....

(Pseudo-Paleo-Catholic: like Catholicism, but rejecting the liberal Pope and embracing pseudo 'bronze age' patriarchal ultraviolent mentality.)

Kavanaugh was probably drunk ʅ(ツ)ʃ

[Macros]

So long and fuck you Boris!

[Tiste Simeon]

His regular slot on GB News is no doubt days away.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Macros, on 09 June 2023 - 11:29 PM, said:

So long and fuck you Boris!

When I first saw this I was hoping that he'd died... I'm a bit disappointed that he didn't (yet...).

Glad to see this though:

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Boris Johnson's Comeback Hopes May Be Dimmer Than He Thinks

[...] As he has on so many other occasions, Mr. Johnson seemed to be channeling his political hero, [...] Churchill, [...] who was swept out of power in 1945 only to return [...] in triumph six years later.

Yet this time, political analysts expressed skepticism about a Churchillian restoration for Mr. Johnson. With little support beyond a rump of hard-core Brexiteers in Parliament, and a British public that has grown weary of the Boris soap opera, they said there was almost no plausible path back to power for him.

[...] Britain's parliamentary system makes any Trump-style resurgence far more difficult. [...] Sunak and [...] Conservative Party leadership have a say over whether Mr. Johnson can run for another seat in the House of Commons.

Boris Johnson's Comeback Hopes May Be Dimmer Than He Thinks - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 10 June 2023 - 04:27 PM