New LGF Feature: Download a Copy of Your Entire Image Library

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Here’s a brand new feature I’m sure everyone who uses LGF’s personalized Image Library system (available free to registered users) will appreciate: now you can download your entire collection of images in a ZIP file. When you expand the file, it creates a directory structure with all the images neatly filed in folders and subfolders named by dates.

Since these zip archives can be quite large depending on how many images you’ve uploaded, there’s a limit of one archive download per user per week.

Still to do: I haven’t decided yet how to handle tags, captions and other “meta” information about the images. But having a complete backup of all your images is such a useful feature as is, I decided to go live with it now.

It’s simple to use; only one button labeled “Download Image Library,” visible at upper right in the Image Library main page.

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221 comments
1 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 12:47:57pm

YAY!

2 makeitstop  Nov 19, 2014 12:50:21pm

Cool!

3 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 12:50:50pm

Cool! Thanks again for hard work here, Charles.

4 No Nay Meh  Nov 19, 2014 12:52:40pm

I’m just not sure how many pics of my naked ass I can handle.

5 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 12:59:53pm
6 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 19, 2014 1:01:43pm

re: #5 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Heart of gold, and a brain of oatmeal.

7 Targetpractice  Nov 19, 2014 1:05:21pm

This is what I love about LGF, the site always being in a state of evolution, changing to make things easier for posters while also improving their experience. Compare that to sites like FR, which hasn’t changed since Clinton was in office, and other sites which either go with what came in the blog-making box or (far worse) adopt Disqus for comments.

Kudos to you, our lizard alien overlords.

8 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 1:07:44pm

OK, there is so much wrong with this:

2 Investigates: Fire department ties with home restoration company

ATLANTA —

When Atlanta firefighters arrive at a fire scene, they do more than put out the fire. They also call a private company to board up the property after a fire. The homeowner doesn’t choose the company, the fire department does.

Critics wonder whether Atlanta is playing favorites, with big insurance money at stake.

Zahi Elias owns several rental properties. Last July, his tenant called to say his house in Atlanta was on fire.

When Elias arrived, a company called 1-800- BOARDUP was already on the scene, and the tenant had signed an agreement to let the company board up the house. ­­­­­

“I said ‘No, this is my property, not the tenant’s property. I will board it.’ He wasn’t happy,” Elias said of the BoardUp representative. He called the two men with the company pushy.

Retired fire chief responds:

Retired Atlanta Fire Section Chief Jimmy Hodges gets a paycheck from a restoration company, but if you ask where he works, he’ll say, “1-800- BOARDUP.”

“Every franchise has to have a director of emergency services and usually it’s a chief officer like myself, retired,” Hodges said. “We understand emergency management. We understand what people go through.”

Nothing to see here…move on…

9 Dr. Matt  Nov 19, 2014 1:10:02pm

Cool feature. Thanks, Charles.

P.S. Dear Stalkers,

Suck it, wingnuts
10 Eventual Carrion  Nov 19, 2014 1:11:28pm

re: #8 Backwoods_Sleuth

OK, there is so much wrong with this:

2 Investigates: Fire department ties with home restoration company

Retired fire chief responds:

Nothing to see here…move on…

And if you don’t move along I will have you arrested and sent to a prison that my judge friends cousin owns.

11 Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 19, 2014 1:12:13pm

re: #10 Eventual Carrion

And if you don’t move along I will have you arrested and sent to a prison that my judge friends cousin owns.

America, fuck yeah!

12 Feline Fearless Leader  Nov 19, 2014 1:12:26pm

re: #10 Eventual Carrion

And if you don’t move along I will have you arrested and sent to a prison that my judge friends cousin owns.

After we take or smash your iPhone for taking pictures or video.
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13 Targetpractice  Nov 19, 2014 1:15:00pm

re: #8 Backwoods_Sleuth

OK, there is so much wrong with this:

2 Investigates: Fire department ties with home restoration company

Retired fire chief responds:

Nothing to see here…move on…

Traditional capitalism is seeing a need and creating a business to fill it. American capitalism is creating a business which pressures others into agreeing a need exists and you’re the only one who can fill it.

14 Randall Gross  Nov 19, 2014 1:15:02pm

Great work, but how about a “download all user comments” feature? :)

15 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 1:16:20pm

re: #5 Backwoods_Sleuth

Coming soon to The history Channel: Chuck and Afton. The show’s producers promise lots of unexpected laughs as the happy couple negotiates the difficulties of married life with the groom imprisoned for life and in a walker.

16 Feline Fearless Leader  Nov 19, 2014 1:17:16pm

re: #13 Targetpractice

Traditional capitalism is seeing a need and creating a business to fill it. American capitalism is creating a business which pressures others into agreeing a need exists and you’re the only one who can fill it.

Or at least get preferential treatment in fulfilling it.

17 goddamnedfrank  Nov 19, 2014 1:17:25pm

I think I need to get This War of Mine, the game looks amazing. Finally a war / survival game from the civilian perspective, without zombies. I like that it’s not the traditional murder simulator that the industry seems to churn out by the dozen, but instead actually tries to somewhat realistically depict moral dilemmas. The actions you direct your survivors to take carry real consequences for their psyches, you can’t have them beat up, kill or rob people without seriously depressing and possibly breaking them permanently. You have to look out for their mental and physical well being.

18 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 1:18:41pm

re: #14 Randall Gross

Great work, but how about a “download all user comments” feature? :)

That would be okay. What I want is a “Witty and Insightful” button that would rephrase my comments to be thus.

19 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 1:19:08pm

When I was a firefighter/EMT in Illinois, we had a supply of huge blue tarps to temporarily cover holes in roofs after tornadoes and such, which we put on at no charge to whoever owned the building because that was just part of the taxpayer-funded service.

Taking a kickback from a company for boarding up windows without even asking the owner? good grief…

20 lawhawk  Nov 19, 2014 1:19:25pm

Hyperbole much (retweeted none other than Newt Gingrich)?

21 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 1:20:31pm

re: #20 lawhawk

Hyperbole much (retweeted none other than Newt Gingrich)?

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Ask Newt how he feels about the GOP pissing on the Constitution to get rid of the Post Office.

22 Jenner7  Nov 19, 2014 1:20:46pm
23 lawhawk  Nov 19, 2014 1:21:19pm

re: #14 Randall Gross

Great work, but how about a “download all user comments” feature? :)

Right…. a few commenters could probably kill the Internet with one of those download requests.

24 Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 19, 2014 1:21:34pm

Drive by PSA:

Most of us have expensive cell phones. IF you have insurance through your carrier you likely have it through a company called Asurion. They charge a per month rate on your bill (usually 6.99 or 9.99) and then if you need to make a claim you have to pay a deductible of anywhere from $50 to $200.

They are a HORRIBLE company and what’s worse, they are a virtual monopoly since practically EVERY major carrier in the U.S. uses them for insurance services.

You can’t escape them just by switching providers. Personally I just pay out of pocket for replacement phones (not that I need them much, I take care of my stuff). That might be more of a pain in the butt, but if you consider a years worth of premiums on Asurion plus a top level deductible can run $300+ and you can get a reasonable phone for that price, it makes sense to me. It also means I don’t have waste any of my time or money on this sham of a company.

25 dholmes32  Nov 19, 2014 1:22:01pm

re: #7 Targetpractice

This is what I love about LGF, the site always being in a state of evolution, changing to make things easier for posters while also improving their experience. Compare that to sites like FR, which hasn’t changed since Clinton was in office, and other sites which either go with what came in the blog-making box or (far worse) adopt Disqus for comments.

Kudos to you, our lizard alien overlords.

I’m hoping that Charles is able to monetize his hard work.

26 Targetpractice  Nov 19, 2014 1:23:23pm

re: #20 lawhawk

Hyperbole much (retweeted none other than Newt Gingrich)?

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Yet another Republican who has never read the Constitution he mentally masturbates to and thus has no fucking clue how that separation of power actually works.

I’ve entertained a proposal the President should have announced, which would be using his pardoning power to pardon every single “illegal” of their violation of federal immigration laws. Just to see wingnuts totally wig the fuck out as they try to argue that he can’t do that, despite there being no real restriction on his pardoning power besides it being restricted to federal laws.

27 Kragar  Nov 19, 2014 1:25:17pm

re: #20 lawhawk

Hyperbole much (retweeted none other than Newt Gingrich)?

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28 Feline Fearless Leader  Nov 19, 2014 1:27:19pm

re: #26 Targetpractice

Yet another Republican who has never read the Constitution he mentally masturbates to and thus has no fucking clue how that separation of power actually works.

I’ve entertained a proposal the President should have announced, which would be using his pardoning power to pardon every single “illegal” of their violation of federal immigration laws. Just to see wingnuts totally wig the fuck out as they try to argue that he can’t do that, despite there being no real restriction on his pardoning power besides it being restricted to federal laws.

Probably an immediate outcry for Texas to write and impose its own immigration laws.

29 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 1:28:47pm

re: #20 lawhawk

Hyperbole much (retweeted none other than Newt Gingrich)?

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Considering that Obama has yet to take executive action on immigration Newticle must be clairvoyant. Too bad that he didn’t foresee that he’d turn into a ghastly old buffoon - or that his last presidential campaign would fail to get him on the primary ballot in his home state.

30 Dr. Matt  Nov 19, 2014 1:29:35pm

re: #20 lawhawk

31 thecommodore  Nov 19, 2014 1:35:37pm

Gingrich is a big fat idiot.

32 Bubblehead II  Nov 19, 2014 1:35:38pm
33 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 1:37:43pm

re: #31 thecommodore

Gingrich is a big fat idiot.

C’mon; he’s not so fat.

34 Targetpractice  Nov 19, 2014 1:38:22pm

re: #31 thecommodore

Gingrich is a big fat idiot.

Gingrich is a very small man still holding a grudge over having been hoodwinked at his moment of glory. He was gonna be the guy who’d spearheaded the downfall of the Clintons, the guy who’d saved America. Instead, he’s become the cosmic punchline to a joke, a man who ended up being mocked for his petulance, called out on his hypocrisy, and ultimately abandoned by his own party because he ended up making Bill Clinton one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.

35 lawhawk  Nov 19, 2014 1:39:30pm

Man arrested outside WH; .30-30 rifle and ammo found in vehicle.

The right wing will continue to bray that they’ve got nothing to do with any of the rise in threats against the President (actual, not just verbal), but the rhetoric of the right wing is supercharging the extremists into action.

36 HappyWarrior  Nov 19, 2014 1:40:38pm

Newt: bitter and irrelevant.

37 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 1:44:41pm

re: #35 lawhawk

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Man arrested outside WH; .30-30 rifle and ammo found in vehicle.

The right wing will continue to bray that they’ve got nothing to do with any of the rise in threats against the President (actual, not just verbal), but the rhetoric of the right wing is supercharging the extremists into action.

And he wasn’t a Responsible Gun Owner either.

38 Feline Fearless Leader  Nov 19, 2014 1:44:47pm

re: #36 HappyWarrior

Newt: bitter and irrelevant.

So he’s now a sort of anti-Lizard?

39 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 1:44:53pm

re: #34 Targetpractice

And then he took a robot for his third wife…

40 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 1:46:28pm

re: #39 Backwoods_Sleuth

And then he took a robot for his third wife…

I heard that she’s ditching him because she has no use for an antique organ.

41 allegro  Nov 19, 2014 1:48:38pm

re: #17 goddamnedfrank

I think I need to get This War of Mine, the game looks amazing. Finally a war / survival game from the civilian perspective, without zombies. I like that it’s not the traditional murder simulator that the industry seems to churn out by the dozen, but instead actually tries to somewhat realistically depict moral dilemmas. The actions you direct your survivors to take carry real consequences for their psyches, you can’t have them beat up, kill or rob people without seriously depressing and possibly breaking them permanently. You have to look out for their mental and physical well being.

That’s damn subversive.

42 dog philosopher  Nov 19, 2014 1:49:22pm

re: #36 HappyWarrior

Newt: bitter and irrelevant.

well, give him credit -

he raised the phenomenon of adults acting like children into an polished and well documented technique

43 Targetpractice  Nov 19, 2014 1:51:03pm

re: #41 allegro

That’s damn subversive.

I think it more of an antidote for the war porn that has passed for video games since 9/11.

44 The Vicious Fergushka  Nov 19, 2014 1:53:37pm

Newt Gingrich: EVEN MOAR IRRELEVANT THEN MITT RMONEY

45 Jenner7  Nov 19, 2014 1:58:48pm

My god, I didn’t know this. Must read article.

Blackface was used to push products from cigarettes to pancakes while minstrel songs were turned into sheet music, sold and sung around the world. Classic American songs such as “Jimmy Crack Corn,” “Camptown Races” and “Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinah” all began as minstrel songs. Children’s rhymes and games also are drawn from our minstrel past. “Eeny Meeny, Miny, Moe,” initially commanded that the listener to “catch a ni**er by his toe.” “Do Your Ears Hang Low” was originally the 1829 song entitled “Zip Coon.” The story of the children’s book Ten Little Monkeys was first published as Ten Little Ni**er Boys where each boy was killed as the story progressed.

thegrio.com

46 goddamnedfrank  Nov 19, 2014 1:59:46pm

re: #41 allegro

That’s damn subversive.

Pretty much. Should be part of a mandated court ordered therapy program for hedge fund managers.

47 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 2:00:08pm

re: #44 Vicious Piebola

Newt Gingrich: EVEN MOAR IRRELEVANT THEN MITT RMONEY

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Does this mean that we’ll hear no more lectures from Ann Romney on why we should be grateful to Mitt for taking time off from his rentier world to lead us out of the darkness?

48 dog philosopher  Nov 19, 2014 2:00:31pm

re: #45 Jenner7

My god, I didn’t know this. Must read article.

thegrio.com

“minstrel shows” were the most popular form of entertainment in the united states for most of the 19th century

49 TedStriker  Nov 19, 2014 2:03:03pm

re: #35 lawhawk

Man arrested outside WH; .30-30 rifle and ammo found in vehicle.

The right wing will continue to bray that they’ve got nothing to do with any of the rise in threats against the President (actual, not just verbal), but the rhetoric of the right wing is supercharging the extremists into action.

(Not so) lone wolf?

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50 The Vicious Fergushka  Nov 19, 2014 2:05:04pm

re: #45 Jenner7

My god, I didn’t know this. Must read article.

thegrio.com

There is this “traditional” thing in the Netherlands called “Zwarte Piet” which is kind of like a Santa’s elf, except it’s Santa’s black slave.

We visited Amsterdam two years ago and “Zwarta Piet” was scampering around in the airport, greeting travelers. IN THE FREAKING AIRPORT which is a major European hub with flights coming/going from Africa, Asia, South America and North America where not everybody appreciates this quaint “Dutch treat.”

Also, “Zwarte Piet” is from a children’s book written in the 1880’s, just like most “Christmas traditions” are from Charles Dickens.

51 Jenner7  Nov 19, 2014 2:07:24pm

re: #48 dog philosopher

This is one of the reasons we don’t want to have a conversation (as a country) about race. Because so many of us don’t know the real history of slavery and the perceived notion of black people.

And I’m speaking in general terms when I say us. Personally, I have learned so much in the last three months than I have in a lifetime thanks to the activists on the ground in Ferguson.

That’s why I get so angry when I hear a white person complain that race isn’t an issue and “they” always play the race card.

Ugh.

52 nines09  Nov 19, 2014 2:10:54pm

re: #34 Targetpractice

Gingrich is a very small man still holding a grudge over having been hoodwinked at his moment of glory. He was gonna be the guy who’d spearheaded the downfall of the Clintons, the guy who’d saved America. Instead, he’s become the cosmic punchline to a joke, a man who ended up being mocked for his petulance, called out on his hypocrisy, and ultimately abandoned by his own party because he ended up making Bill Clinton one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.

And I’m all out of Butter!
53 goddamnedfrank  Nov 19, 2014 2:11:59pm

re: #43 Targetpractice

I think it more of an antidote for the war porn that has passed for video games since 9/11.

It also offers a not so subtle critique of the empty consumerism in non-war games like The Sims, and “first world problems” in general.

And it’s The Sims, mostly, but transplanted from consumerist America to an unspecified (but apparently Eastern European) nation shattered by conflict. Your characters’ motivations, then, are not a bigger telly, a sprint up the career ladder or blurred-out nookie with the neighbour’s wife, but simply eating, sleeping, staying warm, not getting killed by illness or invader. Even toileting isn’t a priority here.

UI is minimal, so you don’t get a food meter or a sleep meter, but simply the damning statements of “tired”, “hungry” or “sick”. It’s on you to do something about that, and often enough you simply can’t. The key dilemma throughout is shared with Papers, Please - on which necessity for survival do you compromise today? Those parts Katya brought back from her last run into a nearby building could build a burner, or a water filter, or a knife, or simply be used as fuel for the rickety stove. Or they could be traded for food if one of the local opportunists stops by your shelter today. There’s never a right answer. Your survivors’ wellbeing will almost inevitably suffer whatever you decide to build them, or feed them.

And even during this desperate struggle for subsistence, luxuries are still needed. Your civilians will see and do terrible things - others’ suffering, others’ violence, their own violence to others - and their mental health will decline for it. A bad cigarette, a bottle of moonshine or a cup of coffee might help them function, but can you really justify the resources and effort necessary to obtain such indulgences when there’s no damn food or firewood?

Another sandbox game I really liked that attacked the click / wait simulation gaming genre and modern consumerism was Little Inferno. Totally different and much less depressing, but it managed to be amazingly fun to play and totally merciless in its criticism at the same time. These games obviously aren’t for everyone, I especially think that most self described hardcore dedicated “gamers” are going hate the message, because it’s aimed squarely at them and an industry that caters to and rewards their anti-social entertainment preferences.

54 Ace-o-aces  Nov 19, 2014 2:13:45pm

re: #22 Jenner7

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Apparently the victim’s family approved of this outcome. I’m glad they’ve found forgiveness, but it still means this unstable psycho is free. I hope they at least took away his guns.

55 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 2:15:48pm

Harry Reid on Pres Obama’s executive orders: He should “go big”.

This. : )

56 Ace-o-aces  Nov 19, 2014 2:16:23pm
57 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 2:17:35pm

re: #51 Jenner7

This is one of the reasons we don’t want to have a conversation (as a country) about race. Because so many of us don’t know the real history of slavery and the perceived notion of black people.

And I’m speaking in general terms when I say us. Personally, I have learned so much in the last three months than I have in a lifetime thanks to the activists on the ground in Ferguson.

That’s why I get so angry when I hear a white person complain that race isn’t an issue and “they” always play the race card.

Ugh.

It occurred to me after reading China Miéville’s The City & The City that black Americans largely live in another nation that is co-located with the US.

58 EPR-radar  Nov 19, 2014 2:18:02pm

re: #24 Eclectic Cyborg

Drive by PSA:

Most of us have expensive cell phones. IF you have insurance through your carrier you likely have it through a company called Asurion. They charge a per month rate on your bill (usually 6.99 or 9.99) and then if you need to make a claim you have to pay a deductible of anywhere from $50 to $200.

They are a HORRIBLE company and what’s worse, they are a virtual monopoly since practically EVERY major carrier in the U.S. uses them for insurance services.

You can’t escape them just by switching providers. Personally I just pay out of pocket for replacement phones (not that I need them much, I take care of my stuff). That might be more of a pain in the butt, but if you consider a years worth of premiums on Asurion plus a top level deductible can run $300+ and you can get a reasonable phone for that price, it makes sense to me. It also means I don’t have waste any of my time or money on this sham of a company.

Insuring for a loss that you can afford to take is almost always a poor business decision.

59 Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 19, 2014 2:20:19pm

Mississippi and Louisiana will be the LAST states to legalize Gay marriage, guaranteed.

60 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 2:20:32pm

York County, SC, will begin issuing marriage applications to same sex couples Thursday at 8 am - @wcnc
see original on twitter.com

York County is very close to Charlotte, a border county. Lots of people who work in Charlotte live there, so they’re probably a bit more progressive than, say, the Greenville-Spartanburg area and other parts of the state.

61 Indy GOP Refugee  Nov 19, 2014 2:22:27pm

Oh BAM! Great feature. Remarkably compact. Going into my Dropbox so I maintain access across platforms. Once download will be all I need with the occasional update.

By the way on housekeeping, some of us… er okay I have accumulated some draft Pages. If they disappeared after a time I would not object. I never need more than a day or two to gather images or whatever.

Thanks again for the whole Page thing, features and all.

62 Eventual Carrion  Nov 19, 2014 2:22:55pm

re: #59 Eclectic Cyborg

Mississippi and Louisiana will be the LAST states to legalize Gay marriage, guaranteed.

Probably, but it is a good sign that it is easier to list the states that still don’t allow it than the states that allow it.

63 GlutenFreeJesus  Nov 19, 2014 2:23:37pm

re: #20 lawhawk

Serial (Cereal?) Philanderer says WUT?

64 ObserverArt  Nov 19, 2014 2:26:12pm

re: #50 Vicious Piebola

There is this “traditional” thing in the Netherlands called “Zwarte Piet” which is kind of like a Santa’s elf, except it’s Santa’s black slave.

We visited Amsterdam two years ago and “Zwarta Piet” was scampering around in the airport, greeting travelers. IN THE FREAKING AIRPORT which is a major European hub with flights coming/going from Africa, Asia, South America and North America where not everybody appreciates this quaint “Dutch treat.”

Also, “Zwarte Piet” is from a children’s book written in the 1880’s, just like most “Christmas traditions” are from Charles Dickens.

Ahhh…the Dutch. They do have quite a history.

I read a book about New Zealand and how it was populated once it was ‘discovered’ by Dutch Explorer Abel Tasman. There were some references as to who was allowed to become the new citizens of New Zealand. Things like eyes, hair color, ear shape, head shape, etc. were discussed.

I don’t want to go Godwin here, but I think all of you get the idea what I mean.

65 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 2:26:32pm

Pretty soon, only the very well-off will be able to afford college tuition (sort of like it was when I was in HS).

66 ObserverArt  Nov 19, 2014 2:27:56pm

re: #52 nines09

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That image of Newt’s wife needs a warning, or should be hidden until someone wants to see it! GAH!

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67 Shiplord Kirel  Nov 19, 2014 2:29:46pm

re: #22 Jenner7

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Just damn.

I remember an old western in which a cranky judge is presented with two cowboys who had been charged with lynching a local outlaw. The judge is in a hurry so he ends the proceeding by fining the miscreants $20 each for “malicious mischief.” The scene was played for laughs.
Who would have imagined that we would see this played out for real in the twenty-first century, though there is nothing humorous about it.
It’s also worth noting that twenty bucks was more in the 1870s than five hundred is today.

68 ObserverArt  Nov 19, 2014 2:30:15pm

re: #55 Justanotherhuman

Harry Reid on Pres Obama’s executive orders: He should “go big”.

This. : )

Oh it will be big all right. This is gonna blow a big hole in American politics.

Everyone…strap in and put on your helmets. This is going to be a bumpy ride. I can hear the howls already.

69 Lancelot Link  Nov 19, 2014 2:30:16pm

re: #48 dog philosopher

“minstrel shows” were the most popular form of entertainment in the united states for most of the 19th century

“The Black and White Minstrel Show” was on the BBC until 1978.

70 Targetpractice  Nov 19, 2014 2:30:39pm

re: #53 goddamnedfrank

It also offers a not so subtle critique of the empty consumerism in non-war games like The Sims, and “first world problems” in general.

Another sandbox game I really liked that attacked the click / wait simulation gaming genre and modern consumerism was Little Inferno. Totally different and much less depressing, but it managed to be amazingly fun to play and totally merciless in its criticism at the same time. These games obviously aren’t for everyone, I especially think that most self described hardcore dedicated “gamers” are going hate the message, because it’s aimed squarely at them and an industry that caters to and rewards their anti-social entertainment preferences.

The thing is, with the way gaming is moving away from war porn simulators and into survival simulators, This War Of Mine will likely have its message lost as gamers look for ways to “win.”

71 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 2:30:58pm

re: #66 ObserverArt

That image of Newt’s wife needs a warning, or should be hidden until someone wants to see it! GAH!

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She does have that Batteries Included look.

72 darthstar  Nov 19, 2014 2:31:37pm

German town turns Neo-Nazi march into fundraiser for organization that fights against them.

washingtonpost.com

73 darthstar  Nov 19, 2014 2:32:30pm

re: #66 ObserverArt

That image of Newt’s wife needs a warning, or should be hidden until someone wants to see it! GAH!

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Every time I see her picture, I imagine she’s about to spit up the bones of a rodent she just digested.

74 darthstar  Nov 19, 2014 2:34:16pm
75 Targetpractice  Nov 19, 2014 2:35:09pm

re: #74 darthstar

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76 EPR-radar  Nov 19, 2014 2:35:24pm

re: #70 Targetpractice

The thing is, with the way gaming is moving away from war porn simulators and into survival simulators, This War Of Mine will likely have its message lost as gamers look for ways to “win.”

Speaking of subversive game ideas, a sim based on Nickel and Dimed or Bait and Switch would be most appropriate.

77 EPR-radar  Nov 19, 2014 2:36:48pm

re: #73 darthstar

Every time I see her picture, I imagine she’s about to spit up the bones of a rodent she just digested.

Or just about to hork down a small live rodent whole.

78 bratwurst  Nov 19, 2014 2:37:15pm

re: #63 GlutenFreeJesus

Serial (Cereal?) Philanderer says WUT?

If he is a cereal philanderer, he must be cheating on Shredded Wheat with Sugar Smacks.

79 darthstar  Nov 19, 2014 2:38:04pm

re: #77 EPR-radar

Or just about to hork down a small live rodent whole.

I’m afraid if I ever met her I’d just say, “Screep! Screep!”

80 Indy GOP Refugee  Nov 19, 2014 2:38:10pm

Speaking of images, I am super impressed with the Adobe Lightroom update. I still don’t like the file handling but the tools are top notch. Lens correction Yaay!

81 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 2:38:27pm

re: #75 Targetpractice

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Even getting rid of Maggie Gallagher couldn’t turn it around. : )

82 goddamnedfrank  Nov 19, 2014 2:41:27pm

re: #70 Targetpractice

The thing is, with the way gaming is moving away from war porn simulators and into survival simulators, This War Of Mine will likely have its message lost as gamers look for ways to “win.”

The only way to win is to get your people to survive until the war ends, which is always after a random number of days and unknowable. If circumstances make them too depressed they may leave, stealing supplies, or even commit suicide. It treats sadness just as importantly as other conditions like hunger, sickness, wounded and tired. In one way or another they can all undo the survivors. Also their conditions impact the others, they worry about each other so you can’t just sacrifice one for the good of the group and not have it affect the rest profoundly.

This shit is bleak.

Is this a game you want to play? No. Is it a game anyone with a beating heart should play? Yes. A million times yes. It’s a longform exercise in empathy, a sobering piece of work that fills in the blanks left when all we see of war are the headshots. It’s a much-needed course correct in the current shoot-first-ask-questions-never gaming landscape that supposes war is won because one supreme badguy caught a bullet through his brainstem. No: It’s won when the people who lived under his boot get to go home.

83 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 2:41:56pm

I’m afraid the death toll is going to climb.

Man with cardiac trouble dies after being unable to reach hospital due to snow in Erie County, NY, executive says; storm death toll 7 - @DaveMcKinley2
end of alert

84 Islamo-Masonic Vourdalak  Nov 19, 2014 2:44:28pm

NOM

85 ObserverArt  Nov 19, 2014 2:44:42pm

re: #83 Justanotherhuman

I’m afraid the death toll is going to climb.

Man with cardiac trouble dies after being unable to reach hospital due to snow in Erie County, NY, executive says; storm death toll 7 - @DaveMcKinley2
end of alert

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Wow, there is a taller pile of snow on top of that car/van (can’t tell) than the actual height of the vehicle.

86 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 2:46:59pm

re: #73 darthstar

Every time I see her picture, I imagine she’s about to spit up the bones of a rodent she just digested.

I always think she is in desperate need of the Tinman’s oilcan…

87 Targetpractice  Nov 19, 2014 2:48:31pm

re: #82 goddamnedfrank

The only way to win is to get your people to survive until the war ends, which is always after a random number of days and unknowable. If circumstances make them too depressed they may leave, stealing supplies, or even commit suicide. It treats sadness just as importantly as other conditions like hunger, sickness, wounded and tired. In one way or another they can all undo the survivors. Also their conditions impact the others, they worry about each other so you can’t just sacrifice one for the good of the group and not have it affect them profoundly.

This shit is bleak.

This is an industry that has spawned games like The Long Dark, Don’t Starve, Rust, and other games where you’re effectively tossed into a bad situation with virtually no supplies, no help, and reliant on what you can find or on others to survive. And none of those mentions has a victory condition besides how long you managed to survive.

88 EPR-radar  Nov 19, 2014 2:48:39pm

re: #85 ObserverArt

Wow, there is a taller pile of snow on top of that car/van (can’t tell) than the actual height of the vehicle.

That looks like a solid 5 feet of snow, with drifts going higher. Brr.

89 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 2:49:35pm

re: #83 Justanotherhuman

I have a friend who is trapped in her house and is running out of food. She says it’s not the diet she would have considered.

90 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 2:52:19pm

Yes, it’s serious and there is more snow coming tonight:

91 allegro  Nov 19, 2014 2:55:35pm

Well I was gonna whine about my horrible day - in a first world problems kinda way - but I think I’ll STFU after seeing those.

92 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 2:57:45pm

re: #91 allegro

Well I was gonna whine about my horrible day - in a first world problems kinda way - but I think I’ll STFU after seeing those.

It really is a disaster zone. My aching back doesn’t begin to compare.

93 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 3:01:06pm

Connecticut to send equipment, personnel to assist with clean-up of heavy snow in Buffalo, NY, Gov. Malloy announces - @NBCNews
end of alert

BWS, I hope your friend still has electricity.

Time to drag out the dried beans and rice and cook ‘em up.

94 allegro  Nov 19, 2014 3:01:52pm

re: #92 Justanotherhuman

It really is a disaster zone. My aching back doesn’t begin to compare.

One can ALWAYS whine about an aching back.

95 Targetpractice  Nov 19, 2014 3:02:35pm

re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth

Yes, it’s serious and there is more snow coming tonight:

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Just more proof that global warming is a hoax!!

96 allegro  Nov 19, 2014 3:03:32pm

re: #89 Backwoods_Sleuth

I have a friend who is trapped in her house and is running out of food. She says it’s not the diet she would have considered.

Probably a bad time to tell you how awesome whole wheat sandwich thins are in the sammich maker, too.

97 Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 19, 2014 3:04:35pm

The weight of all that snow could seriously fuck things up. Collapsed roofs and and walls are dangerous business.

98 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 3:06:31pm

re: #94 allegro

One can ALWAYS whine about an aching back.

The only specialist I wasn’t referred to by the dr I fired was an orthopedist. I have moderate osteoporosis in 2 lower back discs, and lifting a 45 lbs kid and 50 lb wheelchair (to put in the car trunk) has taken its toll. : (

I was told to take more calcium…

99 darthstar  Nov 19, 2014 3:07:49pm
#immigration
100 allegro  Nov 19, 2014 3:09:06pm

re: #98 Justanotherhuman

The only specialist I wasn’t referred to by the dr I fired was an orthopedist. I have moderate osteoporosis in 2 lower back discs, and lifting a 45 lbs kid and 50 lb wheelchair (to put in the car trunk) has taken its toll. : (

I was told to take more calcium…

Yikes. I should think hiring a strong neighborhood teenager to help with that lifting would do your back more good.

101 ObserverArt  Nov 19, 2014 3:13:15pm

re: #99 darthstar

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Heh. That illustration reminds me…what a better time for President Obama to do something about immigration than a week before Thanksgiving.

It is about time for American’s to remember millions of us are in fact immigrants and it is time for us to be as welcoming to those already here as all those stories of the first Thanksgiving even if they are idealistic stories.

It is time for America to grow the hell up and start acting like decent peoples instead of close-minded, bigoted jackasses.

102 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 3:15:51pm

re: #100 allegro

Yikes. I should think hiring a strong neighborhood teenager to help with that lifting would do your back more good.

Are you kidding me? They’ve all gone to catch the bus at 6:30 am. When I could barely get out of bed (at 3 am) this morning, my grandson took him to school before he went to bed. He’ll probably take him in the rest of the week, and he’s off tomorrow, so he can pick him up, too. I usually don’t complain, just slap on a pain patch and take 400 mg of ibuprofen (but only when it hurts a lot.

What is disheartening is that I get no assistance at the daycare, either (where he goes to pre-K), even when people see me struggling with it. Everyone seems to be in too much of a hurry. No one has ever even asked me if I need help.

103 gwangung  Nov 19, 2014 3:16:38pm

re: #51 Jenner7

This is one of the reasons we don’t want to have a conversation (as a country) about race. Because so many of us don’t know the real history of slavery and the perceived notion of black people.

And I’m speaking in general terms when I say us. Personally, I have learned so much in the last three months than I have in a lifetime thanks to the activists on the ground in Ferguson.

That’s why I get so angry when I hear a white person complain that race isn’t an issue and “they” always play the race card.

Ugh.

And it applies not just to black folk, but also to Native Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans. Yellow face is a real thing….

104 Charles Johnson  Nov 19, 2014 3:17:35pm
105 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 3:22:04pm

Snowvember…

106 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 3:23:48pm

More Derek Gee photos of Snowvember here:

twitter.com

107 EPR-radar  Nov 19, 2014 3:30:13pm

re: #105 Justanotherhuman

Apparently 2-3 feet of new snow is expected in the buffalo area tonight.

That’s just cruel.

108 allegro  Nov 19, 2014 3:32:26pm

re: #107 EPR-radar

Apparently 2-3 feet of new snow is expected in the buffalo area tonight.

That’s just cruel.

They’re gonna need helicopter supply drops soon.

109 allegro  Nov 19, 2014 3:32:58pm

re: #108 allegro

They’re gonna need helicopter supply drops soon.

Hey, where are those pizza delivery drones now?

110 darthstar  Nov 19, 2014 3:33:38pm

That snow is wasted on Buffalo. Drop that shit in the Sierras where it’ll be appreciated.

111 teleskiguy  Nov 19, 2014 3:34:27pm

re: #105 Justanotherhuman

Snowvember…

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That’s insane. I’ve seen snow that deep, but it took a couple of months to get there. That snow got there in 36 or so hours.

There’s heavy work to be done in greater Buffalo. I’d worry about flooding soon, NWS is predicting a high of 57 on Monday.

112 Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 19, 2014 3:35:04pm

Did I miss all the

Dur Hur, Record snowfall but GLOBAL WARMING!

Tweets or have they not started yet?

113 teleskiguy  Nov 19, 2014 3:35:16pm

re: #110 darthstar

That snow is wasted on Buffalo. Drop that shit in the Sierras where it’ll be appreciated.

This shit times ∞ gawd damm it!!!

114 allegro  Nov 19, 2014 3:36:54pm

re: #111 teleskiguy

I’d worry about flooding soon, NWS is predicting a high of 57 on Monday.

Good point. It looks like half of Lake Erie is sitting on that city about now.

115 Eclectic Cyborg  Nov 19, 2014 3:38:07pm

Snow gets heavier as it melts. Hope those structures can handle it.

116 William Barnett-Lewis  Nov 19, 2014 3:41:38pm

re: #111 teleskiguy

There’s heavy work to be done in greater Buffalo. I’d worry about flooding soon, NWS is predicting a high of 57 on Monday.

Oh, that’s going to be hellish.

There is no way I could live in lake effect territory. I was complaining like you wouldn’t believe this morning about the 1.5 ” of new snow overnight while I worked.

117 Ace-o-aces  Nov 19, 2014 3:43:57pm
118 Eventual Carrion  Nov 19, 2014 3:46:27pm

re: #78 bratwurst

If he is a cereal philanderer, he must be cheating on Shredded Wheat with Sugar Smacks.

Things like that happen. Mickey mouse divorced Minnie mouse because he found out she was fucking goofy.

119 darthstar  Nov 19, 2014 3:47:04pm

Don’t knock liberal white guilt until you’ve tried it. Beats Irish Catholic guilt hands down.

120 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 3:50:18pm

re: #115 Eclectic Cyborg

Snow gets heavier as it melts. Hope those structures can handle it.

Yeah, I hope so, too. Bad thing about a lot of new (but cheaply made) construction is that trusses and rafters are made with 2x4s now (and for a long time here in the South) where they used to be built with 2x6s. My first house, built in 1956, used 2x6s, but the second house, built in the ’70s, used 2x4s. I would hope houses which had to handle a lot of snow would be built with 2x8s in order to handle it.

121 Decatur Deb  Nov 19, 2014 3:51:20pm

re: #119 darthstar

Don’t knock liberal white guilt until you’ve tried it. Beats Irish Catholic guilt hands down.

Irish Catholic guilt only lasts until Saturday afternoon. Sadly, much of it is incurred on Saturday evening.

122 dog philosopher  Nov 19, 2014 3:52:11pm

Bill Passes Senate Requiring All Congress Persons To Wear Insignia Describing Who Has Bought Them And What They Want

house passes bill outlawing reading of badges of any kind

123 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 3:57:37pm

re: #121 Decatur Deb

Irish Catholic guilt only lasts until Saturday afternoon. Sadly, much of it is incurred on Saturday evening.

Much of Southern Baptist guilt occurs on Sat night, too, but it doesn’t appear the next day when the butts are in the pews. : )

124 Decatur Deb  Nov 19, 2014 4:00:32pm

re: #122 dog philosopher

Bill Passes Senate Requiring All Congress Persons To Wear Insignia Describing Who Has Bought Them And What They Want

house passes bill outlawing reading of badges of any kind

They don’ need no stinking badges.

125 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 4:08:37pm

More: In letter to Uber, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., asks if company is taking disciplinary action against executive who suggested digging up dirt on journalists who criticize company - @alfranken
read more on senate.gov

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., pens letter to Uber executive over ‘troubling’ privacy concerns brought to light in recent days - @alfranken
read more on senate.gov

We would call Uber cars illegal around here. Anyone using a personal car for a taxi service has to have a permit and a medallion. Within a company, if a driver is assigned another vehicle, he must obtain a permit for that particular cab.

Personally, if I had to take a cab, I’d rather call an established company, not have some random driver pick me up, even though everyone talks about how “convenient” Uber is and how they’re using technology. I’d feel safer in a Yellow Cab, but that’s just me.

126 William Barnett-Lewis  Nov 19, 2014 4:11:05pm

Coming up for air from a web trawl. I had no freaking clue how many unknown metal bands are out there or what to even look for in them. I’d like to find some new music but holy catfish batman, that’s almost impossible to wade through.

Any modern metal fans here tonight? I’ve liked BOC & Iron Maiden on the one end and Megadeth on the other end. Reasonably melodic with strong lyric content are pluses for em.

127 JustMark  Nov 19, 2014 4:13:46pm

re: #126 William Barnett-Lewis

You know Avenged Sevenfold? Very much a “classic” metal vibe, but young guys. Very good stuff. Link

128 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 4:14:13pm

Here’s the letter Al Franken wrote to that arrogant little creep, Travis Kalanick:

129 William Barnett-Lewis  Nov 19, 2014 4:15:30pm

re: #127 JustMark

You know Avenged Sevenfold? Very much a “classic” metal vibe, but young guys. Very good stuff. Link

Nice. The intro alone has me hooked. Thanks, that’s the kind of tip I was hoping for.

130 makeitstop  Nov 19, 2014 4:15:56pm

OT and slightly NSFW: Grannies try smoking pot for the first time.

Youtube Video

131 JustMark  Nov 19, 2014 4:17:05pm

re: #129 William Barnett-Lewis

My pleasure. I’ve seen them live a couple of times - great show.

132 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Nov 19, 2014 4:17:06pm

re: #117 Ace-o-aces

Affirmative Action Barack. He Was Anointed Based SOLELY On His Skin Color & Liberal White Guilt
@ChuckCJohnson pic.twitter.com

Yunno, if these guys were real conservatives, they would be holding up Obama as proof that the American dream is post-racial and colorblind, and that anyone can get ahead if thay work hard enough at it.

But they cannot swallow their innate aversion to his skin color.

133 Feline Fearless Leader  Nov 19, 2014 4:20:03pm

Oh how the mighty have fallen. Skeletor reduced to doing Honda commercials.
O_o

134 bill d  Nov 19, 2014 4:23:30pm

Would Edward Snowden take Uber?

(If he were free, of course)

135 EPR-radar  Nov 19, 2014 4:23:38pm

re: #132 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Affirmative Action Barack. He Was Anointed Based SOLELY On His Skin Color & Liberal White Guilt
@ChuckCJohnson pic.twitter.com

Yunno, if these guys were real conservatives, they would be holding up Obama as proof that the American dream is post-racial and colorblind, and that anyone can get ahead if thay work hard enough at it.

But they cannot swallow their innate aversion to his skin color.

I’m sure that’s been proposed a few times behind closed doors by some of the savvier GOP operatives.

However, the crushing legacy of 40+ years of the Southern strategy for the GOP is sufficient to make that kind of stuff dead on arrival. The base won’t stand for it, even as just a propaganda effort consisting of nothing but lies.

136 CBGB  Nov 19, 2014 4:26:24pm

re: #126 William Barnett-Lewis

I had to register an account when I saw that comment, just to proselytize for Dream Theater. Super talented, super melodic, and super heavy when they want to be. “Take the Time” for older proggier stuff, and say, “This Dying Soul” for their ‘newer’, more metal approach.

Symphony X as well, may as start with “The Odyssey”, their 24-minute magnum opus. A real thing of beauty.

137 Decatur Deb  Nov 19, 2014 4:30:04pm

re: #136 CBGB

I had to register an account when I saw that comment, just to proselytize for Dream Theater. Super talented, super melodic, and super heavy when they want to be. “Take the Time” for older proggier stuff, and say, “This Dying Soul” for their ‘newer’, more metal approach.

Symphony X as well, may as start with “The Odyssey”, their 24-minute magnum opus. A real thing of beauty.

Heh. Who’s been chumming the Bay of Punk?

138 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 4:31:09pm

re: #134 bill d

Would Edward Snowden take Uber?

(If he were free, of course)

He probably already has.

uber.com

139 William Barnett-Lewis  Nov 19, 2014 4:31:15pm

re: #136 CBGB

Thanks! & Welcome Hatchling. A music post is a good start!

140 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 4:31:28pm

re: #132 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

But UpChuck isn’t racist…oh, no, he isn’t….

spit.

141 bill d  Nov 19, 2014 4:31:42pm

Uber tracks you with a computer program called “God View” but it is ok because they are a private company owned by a bunch of dudebros

142 The Vicious Fergushka  Nov 19, 2014 4:38:26pm

re: #134 bill d

Would Edward Snowden take Uber?

(If he were free, of course)

Passengers negotiating rides with random drivers was a thing in Moscow long before there was Uber.

143 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 4:40:10pm

Spokesperson says Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will speak on Senate floor tomorrow about President Obama’s proposed executive action on immigration - @StewSays
end of alert

Of course, McConnell will have nothing good to say…

144 dog philosopher  Nov 19, 2014 4:43:25pm

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn warns there could be not only a political
firestorm but acts of civil disobedience and even violence in reaction
to President Obama’s executive order on immigration Thursday.

“The country’s going to go nuts, because they’re going to see it as a move
outside the authority of the president, and it’s going to be a very
serious situation,” Coburn said on Capital Download. “You’re going to
see — hopefully not — but you could see instances of anarchy. … You
could see violence.”

145 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 4:43:51pm

re: #142 Vicious Piebola

Passengers negotiating rides with random drivers was a thing in Moscow long before there was Uber.

If my currency conversion was correct, it costs almost $100 to ride from one side of Moscow to the other in an Uber Basic. Around 4,000+ rubles (which doesn’t have much value these days).

146 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 4:44:43pm

re: #144 dog philosopher

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn warns there could be not only a political
firestorm but acts of civil disobedience and even violence in reaction
to President Obama’s executive order on immigration Thursday.

“The country’s going to go nuts, because they’re going to see it as a move
outside the authority of the president, and it’s going to be a very
serious situation,” Coburn said on Capital Download. “You’re going to
see — hopefully not — but you could see instances of anarchy. … You
could see violence.”

Coburn is a dangerous man.

147 Decatur Deb  Nov 19, 2014 4:46:23pm

Been out of touch, doing emergency babysitting in Birmingham. Last week’s snark aout the grandkid was prophetic—he got booted from daycare.

littlegreenfootballs.com

You’d think a daycare that charges 10K per year could handle a little preschool stabbing forking.

148 Kragar  Nov 19, 2014 4:47:12pm
149 The Vicious Fergushka  Nov 19, 2014 4:47:46pm

re: #145 Justanotherhuman

If my currency conversion was correct, it costs almost $100 to ride from one side of Moscow to the other in an Uber Basic. Around 4,000+ rubles (which doesn’t have much value these days).

When I visited Moscow in 2007, a typical ride was about 200-300 rubles. Basically you put your thumb out (like a hitchhiker) and a random driver pulls up, you say where you want to go and negotiate a price.

150 William Barnett-Lewis  Nov 19, 2014 4:47:47pm

re: #147 Decatur Deb

Been out of touch, doing emergency babysitting in Birmingham. Last week’s snark aout the grandkid was prophetic—he got booted from daycare.

littlegreenfootballs.com

You’d think a daycare that charges 10K per year could handle a little preschool stabbing forking.

Yeah, I lost count of the programs my boy got himself booted from. Usually summer programs, but still.

151 William Barnett-Lewis  Nov 19, 2014 4:48:26pm

re: #148 Kragar

Satanist says what?

152 TedStriker  Nov 19, 2014 4:49:15pm

re: #144 dog philosopher

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn warns there could be not only a political
firestorm but acts of civil disobedience and even violence in reaction
to President Obama’s executive order on immigration Thursday.

“The country’s going to go nuts, because they’re going to see it as a move
outside the authority of the president, and it’s going to be a very
serious situation,” Coburn said on Capital Download. “You’re going to
see — hopefully not — but you could see instances of anarchy. … You
could see violence.”

Coburn soooo wants this…

153 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 4:49:37pm

New York Gov. Cuomo to stay in Buffalo on Thursday to monitor storm recovery progress, office says - @NYGovCuomo
end of alert

re: #147 Decatur Deb

Zero tolerance for whatever they deem aggressive behavior.

154 BeachDem  Nov 19, 2014 4:49:53pm

re: #146 Justanotherhuman

Coburn is a dangerous man.

Yes he is. And he sounds a lot like his doppelganger, Jay Nixon, with his self-fulfilling prophesy/suggestion to his right-wing loony followers, of violence.

155 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 4:50:20pm

re: #148 Kragar

O.M.G.

156 Decatur Deb  Nov 19, 2014 4:52:07pm

re: #153 Justanotherhuman

New York Gov. Cuomo to stay in Buffalo on Thursday to monitor storm recovery progress, office says - @NYGovCuomo
end of alert

Zero tolerance for whatever they deem aggressive behavior.

Running a daycare would be a delight if it didn’t involve 4 yr olds.

157 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 4:52:51pm

re: #149 Vicious Piebola

When I visited Moscow in 2007, a typical ride was about 200-300 rubles. Basically you put your thumb out (like a hitchhiker) and a random driver pulls up, you say where you want to go and negotiate a price.

Dudebro Kalanick has entered the market and jacked up prices. He’d probably make as very good Russian oligarch.

158 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 4:54:02pm

re: #148 Kragar

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Holy shit. Just. Holy. Shit.

159 teleskiguy  Nov 19, 2014 4:54:32pm

[deleted] makeitstop posted the same thing at #130.

160 dog philosopher  Nov 19, 2014 4:54:47pm

re: #156 Decatur Deb

Running a daycare would be a delight if it didn’t involve 4 yr olds.

so you’re saying lgf isnt daycare?

161 The Vicious Fergushka  Nov 19, 2014 4:55:24pm

Stupidest Tweet Of The Day==>

162 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 4:56:29pm

re: #144 dog philosopher

So Coburn is predicting a white people riot Sounds as though he’d rather not call out the National Guard and instead provide donuts. Seriously, I haven’t heard such rhetoric from a sitting Senator since the days just prior to the Civil War.

163 Bubblehead II  Nov 19, 2014 4:56:54pm

Night Lizards. Sleep well and as as usual, May the Deity of your choice smile down upon you. Type to you in the A.M.

164 Decatur Deb  Nov 19, 2014 4:57:19pm

re: #161 Vicious Piebola

Stupidest Tweet Of The Day==>

Americans had the civil war over a lot less than what is going on in America today. #NoAmnesty #tcot

Right wing surfers lost that one, too.

165 BeachDem  Nov 19, 2014 4:57:39pm

How in the ever-loving fuck could this be explained as a “parody of the football team’s habit of wearing eye-black on their own faces”

rawstory.com

166 The Vicious Fergushka  Nov 19, 2014 4:57:42pm

Second Stupidest Tweet Of The Day==>

167 Lancelot Link  Nov 19, 2014 4:57:43pm

re: #126 William Barnett-Lewis

Any modern metal fans here tonight? I’ve liked BOC & Iron Maiden on the one end and Megadeth on the other end. Reasonably melodic with strong lyric content are pluses for em.

Slough Feg is probably just what you’re looking for.
I also like Jex Thoth & Kylesa a lot.
And Finntroll, if you can deal with Finnish trolls.

168 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 4:57:45pm

Deer struggling to make it through the snow in West Seneca.

vine.co

169 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 4:57:57pm

re: #148 Kragar

OK, I just checked her FB page and the original tweet went out about 30 minutes ago.
That isn’t on her page and there’s nothing even remotely close to that sort of thinking there.

170 #FergusonFireside  Nov 19, 2014 4:58:13pm

re: #148 Kragar

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On Christmas Eve no less.

171 William Barnett-Lewis  Nov 19, 2014 4:59:11pm

re: #167 Lancelot Link

Slough Feg is probably just what you’re looking for.
I also like Jex Thoth & Kylesa a lot.
And Finntroll, if you can deal with Finnish trolls.

Got some Slough Feg - gotta love a metal take on the Traveller RPG :D

172 The Vicious Fergushka  Nov 19, 2014 5:01:21pm

TCOT is in a seething rage because it is a day ending in “y”
They are all umgebroyzelt over the Imperial Executive Order Granting Citizenship To Zillions Of Illegal Aliens From All Over The Galaxy

173 #FergusonFireside  Nov 19, 2014 5:02:26pm

PSA Announcement!!! If you haven’t listened in, I recommend you do tonight. 9 Eastern.

174 makeitstop  Nov 19, 2014 5:02:33pm

re: #159 teleskiguy

Grandmas smoking cannabis for the first time.

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Beat you to it.

re: #130 makeitstop

175 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 5:03:31pm

re: #165 BeachDem

How in the ever-loving fuck could this be explained as a “parody of the football team’s habit of wearing eye-black on their own faces”

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rawstory.com

What the ever-loving fuck were they thinking? Or not.

176 teleskiguy  Nov 19, 2014 5:07:36pm
177 jaunte  Nov 19, 2014 5:08:31pm

re: #176 teleskiguy

Ted Cruz: Not Stupid, But #1 With Stupid People.

178 No Nay Meh  Nov 19, 2014 5:10:14pm

re: #120 Justanotherhuman

Yeah, I hope so, too. Bad thing about a lot of new (but cheaply made) construction is that trusses and rafters are made with 2x4s now (and for a long time here in the South) where they used to be built with 2x6s. My first house, built in 1956, used 2x6s, but the second house, built in the ’70s, used 2x4s. I would hope houses which had to handle a lot of snow would be built with 2x8s in order to handle it.

Houses now use engineered trusses which are made from 2x4 and metal nailing plates. They actually hold more weight than 2x8 fir/2x10 spruce.

A lot of the houses built in the ’50s had walls built using nominal sized 2x4 which was actually 2”x4” not the 1.5” x 3.5” used now. Up here in the wild cold country they’ve gone to double wall construction made of 2x4s. From the ’80s on, houses had walls of 2x6. However, both the double wall and 2x6 wall were for the insulation room not structural strength.

(I worked 7 years in a lumber yard & did material takeoffs for houses)

179 Kid A  Nov 19, 2014 5:10:40pm

re: #161 Vicious Piebola

180 William Barnett-Lewis  Nov 19, 2014 5:11:17pm

re: #177 jaunte

Ted Cruz: Not Stupid, But #1 With Stupid People.

The race between Ted Cruz and Rand Paul: Who can be Kingfish of the Teahadi Generation?

181 Kid A  Nov 19, 2014 5:11:25pm

re: #177 jaunte

Ted Cruz: Not Stupid, But #1 With Stupid People.

The easiest job in the world? Being a politician from Texas.

182 Skip Intro  Nov 19, 2014 5:14:27pm

re: #166 Vicious Piebola

Second Stupidest Tweet Of The Day==>

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Gee, can little Ben really do that? That sounds like something a dictator would say.

183 No Nay Meh  Nov 19, 2014 5:16:19pm

Had a fun time today setting up some Asus Windows 8.1 notebooks. I tried to install MS Office on them but had some serious trouble using Win 8.1 to access the MS https sites. Threw all sorts of certificate errors and only displayed the text version of their websites. Windows 8.1 with IE11 doesn’t like the secure Microsoft sites.

I laughed and I cried.

184 bill d  Nov 19, 2014 5:16:38pm

The republican primaries are going to be a sight to behold

185 jaunte  Nov 19, 2014 5:17:54pm

“…Congressional climate wars were dominated Tuesday by the U.S. Senate, which spent the day debating, and ultimately failing to pass, a bill approving the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. While all that was happening, and largely unnoticed, the House was busy doing what it does best: attacking science.

H.R. 1422, which passed 229-191, would shake up the EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board, placing restrictions on those pesky scientists and creating room for experts with overt financial ties to the industries affected by EPA regulations.”

186 Charles Johnson  Nov 19, 2014 5:19:24pm

The Ginger Avenger likes Uber because that’s how he’d act if he were the head of a very successful business.

187 Decatur Deb  Nov 19, 2014 5:20:23pm

re: #186 Charles Johnson

The Ginger Avenger likes Uber because that’s how he’d act if he were the head of a very successful business.

But we’ll never know for sure.

188 jaunte  Nov 19, 2014 5:21:34pm

re: #187 Decatur Deb

Twitter is a hotbed of “if I ruled the world” fantasy.

189 jaunte  Nov 19, 2014 5:22:05pm

See Ben Shapiro.

190 bill d  Nov 19, 2014 5:23:40pm

re: #186 Charles Johnson

The Ginger Avenger likes Uber because that’s how he’d act if he were the head of a very successful business.

Wingnuts live in a fantasy land, pretend they are the 1%, imagine themselves as being above the need for government and believe that they could beat the US armed forces in a coup of rifles and handguns.

191 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 5:23:57pm

re: #186 Charles Johnson

The Ginger Avenger likes Uber because that’s how he’d act if he were the head of a very successful business.

He is a head. That the word “head” must follow “dick”, “fuck”, or “shit” is the only thing that he’s actually earned on his own.

192 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 5:24:48pm

re: #186 Charles Johnson

The Ginger Avenger likes Uber because that’s how he’d act if he were the head of a very successful business.

He’d be as good at that as he is being and award-whining journalist…

193 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 19, 2014 5:25:12pm

re: #83 Justanotherhuman

I’m afraid the death toll is going to climb.

Man with cardiac trouble dies after being unable to reach hospital due to snow in Erie County, NY, executive says; storm death toll 7 - @DaveMcKinley2
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Holy shit!

194 Backwoods_Sleuth  Nov 19, 2014 5:27:02pm

The Bills are gonna need a lot of shovels…

195 BeachDem  Nov 19, 2014 5:28:47pm

re: #186 Charles Johnson

The Ginger Avenger likes Uber because that’s how he’d act if he were the head of a very successful business.

But remember, it’s because he got beaten up and robbed by a taxi driver once. (sure he did—he said so.)

196 Charles Johnson  Nov 19, 2014 5:28:55pm

Been in a coding trance for the last few days - became aware of a modularization technique for our Javascript apps that’s working out beautifully, and lets me locate a lot of the central code in one file that all the other files use as needed.

197 Kid A  Nov 19, 2014 5:29:16pm

re: #191 Higgs Boson’s Mate

He is a head. That the word “head” must follow “dick”, “fuck”, or “shit” is the only thing that he’s actually earned on his own.

I vote “shithead.”

198 Kid A  Nov 19, 2014 5:30:05pm

re: #195 BeachDem

But remember, it’s because he got beaten up and robbed by a taxi driver once. (sure he did—he said so.)

And a cop took his fireworks. (That’s my favorite one.)

199 #FergusonFireside  Nov 19, 2014 5:30:11pm
200 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 5:31:13pm

re: #178 b_sharp

Houses now use engineered trusses which are made from 2x4 and metal nailing plates. They actually hold more weight than 2x8 fir/2x10 spruce.

A lot of the houses built in the ’50s had walls built using nominal sized 2x4 which was actually 2”x4” not the 1.5” x 3.5” used now. Up here in the wild cold country they’ve gone to double wall construction made of 2x4s. From the ’80s on, houses had walls of 2x6. However, both the double wall and 2x6 wall were for the insulation room not structural strength.

(I worked 7 years in a lumber yard & did material takeoffs for houses)

I guess a lot depends on which part of the country you live? I’d wager a lot of stuff didn’t get done quite right in the last construction boom, engineered trusses, wall framing, or not. My son, who does commercial tile work, is always complaining about wavy walls, unlevel floors, etc, and he works in commercial bldgs, both new and remodels. And seeing houses going up and completed in 30 days is a bit rattling, at least from where I sit. All that vinyl siding makes me wanna cry. : )

201 GlutenFreeJesus  Nov 19, 2014 5:32:11pm

re: #199 #FergusonFireside

What the ever-loving fudge?

202 Viscous Obama  Nov 19, 2014 5:33:25pm

re: #199 #FergusonFireside

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I love this country

203 Floral Giraffe  Nov 19, 2014 5:35:17pm

re: #196 Charles Johnson

I have NO IDEA what that means, but you take very good care of us!
Please go & break out of your trance with fun!

204 #FergusonFireside  Nov 19, 2014 5:37:12pm

re: #194 Backwoods_Sleuth

The Bills are gonna need a lot of shovels…

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$10/hr plus tickets. I bet they’ll get it done.

205 Dave In Austin  Nov 19, 2014 5:38:57pm

re: #204 #FergusonFireside

Yeah, but parking is going to be a challenge…..

//

206 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 19, 2014 5:43:02pm

re: #185 jaunte

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That’s some amazing shit:

In what might be the most ridiculous aspect of the whole thing, the bill forbids scientific experts from participating in “advisory activities” that either directly or indirectly involve their own work. In case that wasn’t clear: experts would be forbidden from sharing their expertise in their own research — the bizarre assumption, apparently, being that having conducted peer-reviewed studies on a topic would constitute a conflict of interest.

207 jaunte  Nov 19, 2014 5:43:52pm

re: #206 Blind Frog Belly White

Sounds a lot like the recent Texas SBOE hearings.

208 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 19, 2014 5:45:52pm

re: #207 jaunte

Sounds a lot like the recent Texas SBOE hearings.

We will come to regret the anti-Science, anti-expertise, anti-FACT turn this country has taken.

Aw, hell - I regret it already!

209 Blind Frog Belly White  Nov 19, 2014 5:46:42pm

re: #194 Backwoods_Sleuth

The Bills are gonna need a lot of shovels…

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Where do you put the snow you shovel?

210 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 5:46:51pm

re: #206 Blind Frog Belly White

That’s some amazing shit:

According to the Rs, scientists probably comprise a cabal.

211 #FergusonFireside  Nov 19, 2014 5:47:16pm

re: #209 Blind Frog Belly White

Where do you put the snow you shovel?

good question.

212 jaunte  Nov 19, 2014 5:47:28pm

re: #210 Justanotherhuman

A shadowy, white-coated cabal.

213 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 5:47:55pm

re: #208 Blind Frog Belly White

We will come to regret the anti-Science, anti-expertise, anti-FACT turn this country has taken.

Aw, hell - I regret it already!

We are soooo doomed with that lot in power. And they have the purse, too.

214 Lancelot Link  Nov 19, 2014 5:49:27pm

re: #212 jaunte

A shadowy, white-coated cabal.

“Protocols of the Learned Elders of Science”

215 BeachDem  Nov 19, 2014 5:49:55pm

re: #207 jaunte

Sounds a lot like the recent Texas SBOE hearings.

Some good news, at least on the climate change part of that cluster…McGraw Hill also agreed to the changes.

dailykos.com

Now, how they’re going to deal with Moses being the first American is another story.

216 Higgs Boson's Mate  Nov 19, 2014 5:50:02pm

re: #185 jaunte

I just wish that they would roll up this bill, creationism, climate change denial, and all of their other desires to take us back to the Middle Ages into one omnibus bill. They could call it The American Stupidity Act of 2014.

217 lawhawk  Nov 19, 2014 5:50:57pm

Once again, GOPers seem to have a very fuzzy understanding of the US Constitution and the power of the executive branch.

So, earlier today, the GOP was claiming that EOs were illegal or somehow in violation of the Constitution (ignoring all the times when a GOP president did the same - and did an EO regarding immigration no less). Now, they’re warning that a presidential action without Congressional input will somehow not be followed on a foreign policy matter when it is the President who has that power under the Constitution.

Methinks that for all the talk about the GOP carrying copies of the Constitution, they ought to spend more time reading the Constitution than waving it around like a hanky.

218 Justanotherhuman  Nov 19, 2014 5:51:24pm

Oh hell no.

New round of lake-effect snow approaching Upstate New York carrying estimated snow rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour - @NWSBuffalo
end of alert

219 TedStriker  Nov 19, 2014 5:57:23pm

re: #217 lawhawk

Once again, GOPers seem to have a very fuzzy understanding of the US Constitution and the power of the executive branch.

So, earlier today, the GOP was claiming that EOs were illegal or somehow in violation of the Constitution (ignoring all the times when a GOP president did the same - and did an EO regarding immigration no less). Now, they’re warning that a presidential action without Congressional input will somehow not be followed on a foreign policy matter when it is the President who has that power under the Constitution.

Methinks that for all the talk about the GOP carrying copies of the Constitution, they ought to spend more time reading the Constitution than waving it around like a hanky.

I rather like Henry Jones’ (Indy’s dad) quip in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade:

[after a Nazi colonel asks why his diary is so important] “It tells me that goose-stepping morons like yourself should try reading books instead of BURNING them!”

220 William Barnett-Lewis  Nov 19, 2014 6:15:09pm

Strange.

Cleaning some boxes of crud, throwing somethings, saving others. You know the drill. Then I found a notebook, a journal I’d kept back in the late 80’s. Out of the army, college aged but not in college (working so my gf could finish her degree), full of mostly the usual self important bad philosophy, worse poetry & drunken bluster that you’d expect.

But then I notice a somewhat better moment or two…

“at a military parade”
A row of flags
Spear tipped
In front of the steel berets

Blue eyes, blue wings laugh -
Untroubled a dragonfly lands.
—8/30/87

I’ll have to wade through it some more, just in case.

221 FemNaziBitch  Nov 20, 2014 1:35:30am

Charles, you are so kewl!


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