@jolly said in Marco Rubio was prescient in 2016:

Same Rubio that turned his back on the Dem Impeachment dudes and walked out if the Senate Chambers?...

Yeah, that part is included in the video too, and is used to make the point of the video.

Fear not, the superior British strain will defeat the pathetic South African strain.

I guess just the new variation of "DS", with a "B" in front instead of a "T" 555

'If white people were still here, this wouldn’t happen'

I'll bet a lot of people believe that.

I'll bet a lot of people don't.

@doctor-phibes said in Andrea Mitchell ("journalist") comments on Ted Cruz's comment.:

I used to go camping in Ambleside, Cumbria, very close to where he lived, so it got a bit more interesting - the scenery is spectacular, and there's a lot of interesting stuff about him in the area, and you can visit the house.

I went to his house - his birthplace.

It was worth a couple hours, it was old.

It is closed now for covid.

@lufins-dad LOLOL

Nor did I until now. All I can say is, wowzers.....or should that be, hosana?

The article tries to use something like the "transitive property" to draw conclusion, which usually does not work well.

(I used this one before I think)
A: President Trump supported Hillary Clinton in her Senate vote
B: Jolly supports President Trump
C : Jolly supports Hillary Clinton 😲

Did the article writer ever think:

Mail in balloting is easier to do, so of course there would be more people voting Voting was up tremendously in all states, both those states that voted for President Trump as well as voted for President Biden. For example: Voter turnout in Utah increased almost 13% in 2020 vs. previous elections (Colorado was up only 7.4%). President Trump won Utah. Hmmm, voter fraud? LOL People in Colorado just weren't happy with President Trump

It is the case here too. But starting Monday I can make an appointment along with half of the state.

My problem will be the earliest appointment will likely be months out...

@jolly said in The Daily Dose of AOC:

L'Amour's take on culture clashes is still valid. When cultures clash, one will assimilate the other, whether peacefully or by force, eventually creating a single culture.

Yes, it may take a while, but it does happen. Obvsiouly, one culture will keep parts of its original culture, but cannot keep the whole thing.

An example of this is the loss of languages that has occurred over time.

Not sure if that is good or bad, but it is just the way it is.

@klaus said in Glenn Gould articulation reborn:

Stumbled upon this today.

Never heard a pianist before whose articulation was so similar to Gould's.

Link to video

I'll keep an eye on her.

An eye on her?

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@rainman Well said, Rainman.

@jolly said in A Crappy Job:

@aqua-letifer said in A Crappy Job:

@lufins-dad said in A Crappy Job:

As for Z, I think a movie with a series of vignettes would totally work. See the biographer walk into the room and just start the interview and fade into the scene... Of course, Z may not work due to the length. Maybe a Prime series?

You need a character to complete a full story arc, which is hard with serials. I think it's the main reason why there has never been a very true-to-form adaptation of Dracula.

Prime series? Absolutely. That'd be fun as hell.

AFAIK. The White Company has never been made into a movie or a mini-series. Or, it's prequel, which gives one a pretty big story arc, and a case where a major character fades into a lesser role.

I think you're right. Not that it's impossible, but for movies it's a lot more important to give viewers a central character to latch on to. For streaming TV, you can have several, but that's hard for stand-alone video.

@jolly said in A shitty situation in AL:

One of my flower beds has compost from sludge and wood chips, temp monitored and turned frequently. Don't think I'd grow vegetables in it, because of the metal content.

That's why the treatment workers weren't supposed to take the tomatoes- concerns about heavy metals

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls.

But they damn sure won't be on Twitter, will they?

@xenon said in To Care:

The NYT (unless they shadow edited their article) implies that the fire extinguisher blow contributed to his death, but doesn't go so far as to assert it.

Then on Wednesday, pro-Trump rioters attacked that citadel of democracy, overpowered Mr. Sicknick, 42, and struck him in the head with a fire extinguisher, according to two law enforcement officials. With a bloody gash in his head, Mr. Sicknick was rushed to the hospital and placed on life support. He died on Thursday evening.

I did also hear that he was bludgeoned to death (from here probably, not reading it from a news article.)

Does the distinction matter that much though? Is it in dispute he was hit by a fire extinguisher? (I don't know).

Is it reasonable to assume he died from injuries sustained during this mob action? Does the fire extinguisher being the medical cause of death matter much? The mob did something to him, unless this was some sort of crazy coincidence.

There's plenty to criticize about NYT, but this seems pretty minor.

Actually, it's pretty major.

Getting the facts wrong on a murder is not good for the legal process. Or the political one.

@xenon said in Trendsetter?:

Disclaimer - I'm not a huge fan of the death penalty.

But - what was wrong with the guillotine? Is it the mess aspect?

I dunno much about the chair - but I have to imagine there are a few moments of torture with that when it first turns on.

You could make a pretty fool-proof guillotine with modern tech.

Kinda bloody, though.

With the exception of a bit of feces and urine, bagging an electrocuted prisoner is pretty easy. And, they pay OT to do it (never understood why they liked to do executions at 0200).