The Jersey shore in the summer is a way of life for those who live in NJ to the extent that it approaches a religious cult. And it’s passed down the generations. You have to witness it to understand it.

@mik said in Shooters needed.: Just end it entirely. This.

I think some of them do...

@jon-nyc said in Need book recommendations: If you think that's too advanced, I have other suggestions of adventure stories but one problem you could find is that the books written at a reading level he'd be good with won't interest him because they're aimed at younger kids. That's a good suggestion. If it's a very well-known book or story, then there's a non-zero probability that I'll find specially prepared versions of the book that would contain footnotes and vocabulary lists for more advanced words.

@axtremus said in "No pre-installled apps": With some strict definition, "bash" and "curl" can be considered "applications" rather than "operating system". What definition would that be? A shell to start OS commands has been part of basically every OS in the last 50 years. The ability to download (curl) and install applications is also a core functionality of an OS. Even embedded systems such as routers have those commands preinstalled. Obviously there's no sharp definition of what is core OS functionality and what isn't, but these two are pretty close to "core".

Yeah, you never want to venture into her head.

I suspect the kids being home schooled will come from those in a traditional family unit. From my volunteering it’s not so common in big cities.

McCabe chooses to see the good in people.

It kind of fell apart when they tried to put in too many familiar characters. Like Q.

@catseye3 said in The question no one's been asking...: I am cancelling out Jolly's invitation to Aqua to leave. Aqua's posts are among the most substantive and interesting of all the messages posted here. Did you use Jolly's rank-ordering system to decide this?

@george-k said in RIP Railgun: @jolly said in RIP Railgun: I think space-based weapons fall into a couple of categories, at least past the killer satellite stage. Link to video Get out of my head.

@jon-nyc said in Chemtool plant explosion just south of us.: Just now seeing this. This is crazy. Glad you’re ok. Same. That's crazy, man! Everyone safe on your end? Have any pictures?

@klaus said in Is this English?: fashionable rap song by "Mega Thee Stallion". That is Joe Biden's favorite.

Maybe half of the vehicles on the road here are pickups, this is farm country. And most seem to cost almost as much as a house.