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.

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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).

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I'm betting Marcus never baked bread. LOL

@jon-nyc said in Disturbing video of Magat Vermin: @jolly My understanding is it happened, it just wasn't the fatal blow. No blunt force trauma according to the CNN article.

@axtremus said in The phone repair guy: @aqua-letifer said in The phone repair guy: @axtremus said in The phone repair guy: After you render your own phone unrepairable, How can you be that sure if you know what the average person does about phone hardware, which is absolutely nothing? We are not talking about the “average person”, but one who knows how to open up a modern smartphone. And it's far more reasonable to presume that he has an average understanding of phone hardware as very few people as population percentage know more than nothing. You're unreasonably presuming he's a phone hardware expert because buzzkilling and ribbing people to piss them off is your hobby.

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They are low and shitty people, united in a common cause - making money.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/who-is-paying-for-trump-impeachment-defense-lawyers Who pays for Trump's impeachment? That Fox News article says the Trump campaign is footing the bills.

@jon-nyc said in Interesting reminder how things change in politics: @loki Yes, but also the coordinated withdrawal of Klobuchar and Buttigieg. The party establishment had the discipline to block Bernie. Right. The firewall strategy with Clyburn as the centerpiece. I am sure there is a great story and we know it starts with Bill.