i have to thank you blue, i get dinner and see a play with a jewish friend every year or two around this time and i steal this rosh hoshanah joke from you as often as not.

samsung has already started offering 4 years of updates, that's the best update policy in the android space. google doesn't even do that for their own pixel devices which is disappointing.

Mr. Tact wrote on Sep 4, 2021, 23:27:

jdreyer wrote on Sep 4, 2021, 17:24:
Dune releases in theatres in 7 weeks. Should they just push it to 2022?

They probably should, I have no idea what the chances are.

push it back to what? americans are fucking *removed* and don't believe in medicine anymore; we're not getting the vaccine numbers we need to put a nail in it.

N95s have been back in stock for a while. i'm probably going to catch this and the matrix sequel in theaters personally.

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anyone else read The Wheel of Time? they dropped the trailer for the show adapting it. i think they knocked it out of the park, really looking forward to this.

we should probably take this seriously, russia certainly is the authority on irreparable failures

Steele Johnson wrote on Aug 30, 2021, 11:35:

RedEye9 wrote on Aug 30, 2021, 11:01:
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This headstone says it all.
The epitaph says "beloved son, brother, and uncle," over the dates of birth and death and an engraved portrait of Kyle. Near the bottom, chiseled in the same formal font as everything else, is a blunt message for the public, and for posterity: F--K COVID-19.
Actual stone had uc in place of --.

People only believe what they want to believe these days. The fake news that has spread over social media for the past 10 years has made everyone skeptical about everything. i.e. If it didn't happen to them, then it's probably fake. If I can't see earth from outer space, then it's probably flat (photos are fake, data is fake). The same has been happening with climate change. We know that the ice age ended thousands of years ago, and geologists have been gathering climate related data for years, and even with all that data, people won't believe it's real. This guy spells it out quite clearly (definitely worth watching when you have the time), and even with all that, you see a guy at the end of the lecture denying the data without any science backing him up. Doh! https://youtu.be/xgNxF2HlN3w

remember back in the 90s, when scientists sounded the alarm about CFCs depleting the ozone layer so every country on earth took swift action banning them with the Montreal Protocol?

can you imagine that happening today? fucking lol man

RedEye9 wrote on Aug 29, 2021, 14:36:
We are better than this.

we really aren't.

man i am ready for this summer to flit away. its been in the high 90s with 80%+ humidity for most of august. i've even been tempted to turn on the air conditioning in my car like some whimpering tourist.

getting a little break today, at least, its 84 and 72%

i got a new car last month, a hyundai ioniq plug-in hybrid. ended up being cheaper than anything used i was looking at since it qualified for the federal tax credit, and another 2000 dollars in straight cash from my state for (technically) being an EV, plus another 3000 off being offered by hyundai in a neighboring state. was able to negotiate away the sticker bump too since dealers just don't know anything about PHEV's or EV's and don't like selling them or directing customers to them or anything, let alone keeping them charged on the lot.

it gets about 35 miles on a charge and then switches over to being a normal hybrid car — but i just plug it in at my business every couple days. i haven't put gas in it since i bought it, it rules.

biggest hangup was getting over it being a hyundai. if you're willing to consider something electric-ish i think this is the best bet for a new car with all the federal and state incentives unless you're willing to wait a year or two for the chip thing to shake out.

This comment was edited on Aug 28, 2021, 15:34.

Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 26, 2021, 22:38:
If it wasn't criminally stupid, I'd find Ron DeSantis hilarious. Yesterday he said Florida is seeing "great success" in treating covid....

the era of donald trump taught republicans you don't really need to care about what's real anymore. no need to twist the truth - you can just say anything at all. make some shit up. repeat it enough and it becomes true.

its actually kind of darkly funny to think back to like 10 years ago when al franken was forced to resign because of a dumbshit photo from 2003. could have just called it fake news and moved on.

Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 21, 2021, 19:34:

Cutter wrote on Aug 21, 2021, 18:54:
Henri Now a Hurricane; Will Bring Heavy Rain, Wind and Storm Surge to Parts of Northeast

So, is anyone else annoyed that the weather clowns are pronouncing "Henri" as the French would?

man i am now.

Experience a once-in-a-lifetime musical event as the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices Choir takes us through the sounds of Skyrim at the historical Alexandra Palace Theatre. Tune in November 11 at 2PM EST on the official Bethesda YouTube or Twitch channel and take in a tribute to the many anthems, ambient soundscapes and memorable tunes of Skyrim.

dude fuck that, how do i buy tickets?? that sounds awesome

i feel like Interdimensional Eldritch Sci-Fi Fantasy Horror Shooter is a really underserviced niche in 2021 and i'm very cross about that.

i'll keep my fingers crossed on your denny's run, blue. wish i'd had the chance to attend an E3 or QuakeCon back in the wild west days of the 90s but i was too young to do it solo.

i thought it might have been fun to do quakecon this year but [insert "my fall plans/the delta variant" meme].

they're also launching this version in VR on the same day for people with headsets.

never did get around to myst myself, maybe its time to give it a try, then give up in frustration because puzzles make me feel retarded and i don't need the help feeling like a dumb piece of shit

Burrito of Peace wrote on Aug 17, 2021, 21:59:

RedEye9 wrote on Aug 17, 2021, 17:20:
Praise jebus, Abbott has covid😆
No symptoms😞

However, being asymptomatic will not spare him from the potential of having lifelong medical issues from being infected.

I only hope he does. He deserves them.

i really hope that vaccination is a bulwark against "long covid". covid-19 is never going away — there are simply too many irresponsible, selfish people in the united states who refuse to get vaccinated.

i've never really been afraid of the disease, but the "long hauler" symptoms, which sound horrific. i have a friend that still has trouble walking up one flight of stairs to his apartment. at least it didn't break his dick, i guess he's got that going for him.

Cutter wrote on Aug 14, 2021, 23:16:

Kxmode wrote on Aug 14, 2021, 21:03:

Cutter wrote on Aug 14, 2021, 20:27:
Question: Is the expression, 'That's cash!' as slang for 'That's awesome!' a thing in the US? I noticed they said it several times in the latest Rick and Morty episode and I was just wondering if it was an actual thing or something they're trying to make into a thing.

Cash means "cool." Cash money means "very cool."

Yes, I understand that much. I'm just asking if it's a common expression down there. 'Oh man, that shit was cash!'

it's really not a thing. i've heard it only a few times over the years.

i have a feeling rick and morty is doing it ironically for its douche value. you ever meet someone who is saying something "cool" but it just seems like they're a goober affecting something they saw in a movie? like i knew a dude who went though a brief phase of answering his phones by just saying "go." instead of hello.

calling things "cash" is like that.

what a bloodbath.

i hadn't read that cosby suite story before, how fucking crass. its not even funny. is "its funny to rape women" the punchline? i'm not sure i would have found that funny even back in high school — since i still thought girls were actual people back then too.

Parallax Abstraction wrote on Aug 11, 2021, 09:16:
A studio of mega influencers, run in partnership with BoomTV. Yeah, this is going to go great.

i'm cringing

Cutter wrote on Aug 9, 2021, 08:10:

Greentiger wrote on Aug 9, 2021, 07:23:
There is a growing trend in the US for men not to recycle because the act of recycling is perceived as gay.

Yeah, I'm going to call bullshit on that one. If red state conservatives aren't recycling it's because like everything else in life they don't give a shit about anyone or anything but themselves.

Speaking of "Game over, man!"....

UN sounds clarion call over 'irreversible' climate impacts by humans

there was a paper from a couple years ago stephen colbert made fun of on his show, showing that men view environmental stewardship as "feminine behavior".

my lived experience is in line with what you're saying though - my mother and aunt don't recycle because it's "liberal".