@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.

Shortages are a policy choice. Hopefully we won't choose that route but it seems to be the most popular one when supply or demand shocks occur.

Is this COVID affecting the brain and sensory perception of aromas and taste, or is it a direct impact on the taste buds and nasal sensors? It sounds like the former.

Encourage Filipinos and Indonesians to immigrate.

I don't think you do. You may not get 100% compliance, but I think by having some districts leading by example, coupled with some budgetary sugar plums, will produce the desired results.

@doctor-phibes said in If 'twere only real...: @mik said in If 'twere only real...: I don't know. The Creatures movies were pretty dull. No investment in the characters. Yes, you're right. I think what sucked me into the Harry Potter books was the fact that the first one reminded me so much of books I read as a kid - old fashioned children's fiction. The series changed from this as time went on, and became more "modern", but for me that was the hook. I think it lost a lot of its charm when it became a franchise. Well, even Rowling admitted she screwed up Deathly Hallows. Harry and Hermione should have been together, not Ron and Hermione. The greatest witch of her age belonged with the greatest warlock of his age.

With a small change in the task it should be possible to construct it in such a way that the average number of flips is infinite.

Is there no American volunteer? Isn’t there a NATO article they can invoke?

@mik said in Hey, Mik.: I have a feeling herbs were not meant to grow in potting soil. I've had good luck outdoors with many herbs in pots of potting soil. They seem to need lots of root space, so a larger pot helps them thrive. Regularly timed watering also helps. They hate being too wet or too dry. I even grow basil here on kiddo's balcony in pots. Got three of them going right now. It helps that Oregon weather provides nice natural watering on a regular basis. If it doesn't rain for a spell, I fill in with some tap water.

@jolly said in Mr. Garland has a problem.: Cocaine Mitch adds to the pressure... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-presses-for-actual-consequences-in-disclosure-of-tax-data/ar-AAL4DRH?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531 Yeah... The floor speech comes after McConnell, Senate Finance Committee ranking member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the DOJ and the FBI urging them to investigate the disclosure and prosecute whoever was behind it. The important word is "urging." What power does McConnell really have, other than putting these comments into the public record where they will die an obscure death.

Wow. Thanks. I found "Greyhound" a nice story, but very, very predictable, and for all the good CGI, I never felt the horror that these guys must've endured.

@loki said in The Great Resignation: A counter argument to work from home. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/admit-it-you-miss-your-commute/619007/ I was BURNING through books on my commute. Now I do other stuff with that time. All good. My "commute" now is FAR longer than before, and I'll still do it here and there. Just not every dayr even close to it.

@mik said in $2,545,454 per minute: @klaus said in $2,545,454 per minute: @george-k said in $2,545,454 per minute: The mission is estimated to last about 11 minutes. That works out to $2.545 million per minute. Or $42,424 per second. That's more than I pay for an hour of her time. Luckily I don't need 11 minutes. You put an extra 1 in there, Klaus. What's the old joke? He said he'd give her ten inches and make it hurt...So they had sex three times and he hit her in the head with a hammer...