NielsBohron

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I get that! I’m partial to “getting two birds stoned at once” and “people in glass houses sink ships” myself.

making gang bucks

I think you mean “like gangbusters,” but it’s totally possible “making gang bucks” is a term I just haven’t heard before.

Cheers!

You ever try telling a cat to sit? It’s best to not.

I’d argue that those were two separate clauses and aren’t related.

Bigots and billionaires don’t have to be a detriment to humanity

They could do positive things for society

My compost pile has plenty of room

I have space in my yard to increase the amount of compost I produce.

Those two clauses are separate statements, IMHO. A non sequitur, sure, but unrelated, nonetheless

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Sound & Fury isn’t the Sturgill Simpson album I’d have chosen, but any Sturgill Simpson is better than no Sturgill Simpson.

Excellent craftsmanship. I am highly jealous of that entire setup as I sit over here with my particle-board record player stand and my crappy 5-in1 Victrola turntable.

I’m all for science, but I don’t want to risk her coming back. The safest plan is to use fire and acid. I don’t know if it’s necessary, but fire and acid will finish off all manner of villains.

A clear example of Poe’s Law at work

Lordy, I hope there’s tapes

So much has happened in the 5 decades since the 2016 election…

Fair point, but I just meant that in general, chemical weapons are not in the same category as biological or nuclear warfare. But to your point about rocks in space, in the BattleTech (aka MechWarrior universe), orbital bombardment of any type is placed on the same level as nuclear warfare, which frankly makes a lot of sense.

I think the US even had a program that looked into the feasibility of using tungsten rods dropped (launched) from satellites (partly to get around the space weapons treaty) that would have been equivalent to dropping a nuke on a city without the nasty fallout or stigma.

I’m not familiar with the specifics of the space weapons treaty, but I do remember learning as a middle schooler that the three classifications of WMDs are nuclear, biological, and chemical, so maybe it’s no chemical weapons?

Then again, IMO, putting chemical weapons in the same category as nuclear and biological weapons is a bit like classifying rocks as the same level of danger as assault rifles and handguns, but that’s a separate issue

The idea that humans need the diverse micro ecology of earth in order to not become ill over the course of generations is pretty interesting.

Really pretty well-supported by current science, too. I teach chemistry at a community college, so maybe I’m an outlier, but I read a ton of current research about the importance of diversity in “gut biomes” and the damaging effects of monoculture on global ecology, etc.

It seems pretty clear that even if engineers could solve the physical and chemical issues with a generation ship, the limiting constraints are almost certainly going to be biological and ecological, and KS Robinson’s estimates for the upper limits seem pretty reasonable based on current knowledge

Someone what mentioned Kim Stanley Robinson’s Red Mars trilogy, and that is really good, but his book Aurora is almost exactly what you are describing.

Highly recommend.

And let’s not forget the Giants’ amazing reliever, Pablo Sandoval (0.00 ERA and 0.00 WHIP)!

For those not in the loop, he was a (seemingly) overweight 3rd baseman who made phenomenally athletic plays and hit monster home runs (especially in the postseason, leading to 3 World Series trophies and a WS MVP), earning the nickname “Kung Fu Panda.”

Then, in the twilight of his career, he also pitched 2 innings without allowing a baserunner, becoming a bit of an SF meme, including at least one “Let Pablo Pitch” bobblehead.

And the classic, “hold my beer”

This is the correct answer.

RAAAAAHHH!

This is the correct answer.

Naw, I think this is better. I’ve seen the “… and worked” version of this question lots of times, but I want the actual bottom of the barrel this time.

Don’t get me wrong; “… and worked” still yields funny answers every time, but this is more interesting to me.