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Directed by Masanobu Hiraoka
Music & Sound design: Aimar Molero
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Voice: Marina Herlop
Directed by Masanobu Hiraoka
Music & Sound design: Aimar Molero
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Voice: Marina Herlop
1 | Kragar Fri, Nov 22, 2013 9:17:25pm |
ESO is in closed Beta, and people in chat are bitching there are problems with the game.
CLOSED BETA!
Morons.
2 | Lidane Fri, Nov 22, 2013 9:17:45pm |
The Avengers, derp edition:
“Marvel's The Avengers” trailer gets recut with film's bloopers http://t.co/IOA4l5ptO7— HuffPostComedy (@HuffPostComedy) November 23, 2013
3 | Lidane Fri, Nov 22, 2013 9:20:43pm |
re: #1 Kragar
ESO is in closed Beta, and people in chat are bitching there are problems with the game.
CLOSED BETA!
Morons.
Longtime MMO players can be some of the most jaded, whiny, entitled assholes this side of the dudebros. The tiniest bug in a game that’s still in development makes them cry, convinced that every MMO is doomed because Blizzard ARGLE BARGLE.
5 | Kragar Fri, Nov 22, 2013 9:26:43pm |
re: #3 Lidane
Longtime MMO players can be some of the most jaded, whiny, entitled assholes this side of the dudebros. The tiniest bug in a game that’s still in development makes them cry, convinced that every MMO is doomed because Blizzard ARGLE BARGLE.
“THIS IS THE WORST GAME EVUH!”
So uninstall it and ignore the fact you got to play it for free 6 months before its scheduled to come out.
Fucking whiners.
6 | Lidane Fri, Nov 22, 2013 9:34:20pm |
re: #5 Kragar
“THIS IS THE WORST GAME EVUH!”
So uninstall it and ignore the fact you got to play it for free 6 months before its scheduled to come out.
Fucking whiners.
They’re probably the same assholes who are still whining about EverQuest 12 years after they stopped playing it and about every MMO since WoW launched because they’re sooper speshul snowflakes who want a deep, compelling gameplay experience where every level takes 476517849185 hours to complete, the game world takes six years to travel across, and everyone else will see their +5 Sword of Awesome and marvel at their virtual boner.
I played MMOs for a long time, but the longtime playerbase of those games have left me a bit bitter. Heh.
7 | Kragar Fri, Nov 22, 2013 10:04:06pm |
And someone figure out if you stand in the right place, you can block everyone else from doing a quest. So they’re standing there for the last 15 minutes.
Dick move
8 | First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Fri, Nov 22, 2013 10:13:09pm |
re: #2 Lidane
The Avengers, derp edition:
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With the exceptions of the first two X-Men films, Marvel has proven they have no idea how to bring their comic franchises to the screen without turning them to utter shit. I will never forgive them for their non-treatment of the Silver Surfer. I thought the Avengers films were embarrassing. Then again, they’re living in the shadow of “The Dark Knight”.
11 | freetoken Fri, Nov 22, 2013 11:26:29pm |
One thing I dislike about so much of the pop music of the past 40 years is the increasing reliance on electronic instruments, and in the case today of computers - non-human “musicians”.
Bah. Best thing is to get rid of all the toys and use the instrument God intended you to use:
12 | Lidane Sat, Nov 23, 2013 12:05:25am |
re: #8 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
With the exceptions of the first two X-Men films, Marvel has proven they have no idea how to bring their comic franchises to the screen without turning them to utter shit. I will never forgive them for their non-treatment of the Silver Surfer. I thought the Avengers films were embarrassing. Then again, they’re living in the shadow of “The Dark Knight”.
Really? I see it the opposite way. IMO Marvel have done a fairly good job of building a consistent world and creating a series of films that cross over with each other and tie in together. I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen since they took the reins and started filming their own movies.
I’d love to see DC do something similar, but apart from the Nolan trilogy of films, they’ve been wildly inconsistent in world building. They’re also decades from doing a Justice League film at the pace they’re going. It would be nice if they proved me wrong, though.
13 | Eclectic Cyborg Sat, Nov 23, 2013 1:36:00am |
re: #11 freetoken
That’s why I will take Johnny Cash over Justin Bieber any day.
14 | Sol Berdinowitz Sat, Nov 23, 2013 2:05:55am |
re: #13 Eclectic Cyborg
There are really only two types of music: music that comes from the heart from someone who has something to express and music that somebody puts out to make money or gratify their ego.
15 | Kragar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 2:24:56am |
re: #14 Sol Berdinowitz
There are really only two types of music: music that comes from the heart from someone who has something to express and music that somebody puts out to make money or gratify their ego.
Or mocking them.
17 | Justanotherhuman Sat, Nov 23, 2013 3:29:36am |
Morning shift is here…
FemNaziBitch has 3 excellent pages up. You might want to take a look. : )
18 | Justanotherhuman Sat, Nov 23, 2013 3:43:13am |
Look at this tweet and tell me you don’t think Greenwald wants this President to fail. GG hates POTUS with a passion and his jealousy shines through as well, it’s pretty obvious to me. GG is every bit as much of a reactionary as any of the usual suspects.
Interesting analysis of what is causing Obama's polling declines http://t.co/sC994KKbti— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) November 22, 2013
19 | Dark_Falcon Sat, Nov 23, 2013 3:56:40am |
re: #18 Justanotherhuman
Look at this tweet and tell me you don’t think Greenwald wants this President to fail. GG hates POTUS with a passion and his jealousy shines through as well, it’s pretty obvious to me. GG is every bit as much of a reactionary as any of the usual suspects.
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And the survey is out of date, since it came out before the ‘nuclear option’, which will likely change perceptions of the president’s power. But Greenwald doesn’t care about that, because GG considers Obama acceptance of and use of of the national security apparatus he was left by President Bush the Younger to be ‘treason’.
20 | Sol Berdinowitz Sat, Nov 23, 2013 4:16:17am |
re: #19 Dark_Falcon
And the survey is out of date, since it came out before the ‘nuclear option’, which will likely change perceptions of the president’s power. But Greenwald doesn’t care about that, because GG considers Obama acceptance of and use of of the national security apparatus he was left by President Bush the Younger to be ‘treason’.
They do not see the security apparatus as something that has been tasked to maintain security, They see it only as a tool to control and dominate us. Although there is a danger of the latter, I do not see that as their sole purpose and motivation for what they do.
21 | Feline Fearless Leader Sat, Nov 23, 2013 4:48:17am |
Odd goings on in downtown Philly this morning.
Saw 6-7 police cars spontaneously (as in all arriving at once) appearing and blocking off a block-long section of a street. They also put yellow tape up blocking sidewalk access.
30 or so minutes later a helicopter turns up and starts hovering *very* low over one of the buildings on that block. Civilian markings - not police or military. It eventually lowers a winch line, but then moves off without picking anything up.
Now the copter is back - with a big piece of pipe in the winch sling. Guess there is some repair work going on, probably cooling/ventilation.
Was not sure what it could be. From the equipment around it looks like someone is filming something at the Comcast Center (1 block east), and the building the copter and police are around has a bunch of stuff in it, including the local Israeli consulate*.
The cats are sitting on the window sill watching the copter.
* - Which draws weekly protests every Friday afternoon with a smaller counterprotest across the street from it.
22 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 6:24:34am |
Finished dogwalk—produced an attitude change. A hardcore veteran down the street flies a well-kept American flag more or less constantly. Today it is up, with two regulation mourning streamers still in place from yesterday. Thought him a bit of a RW doof, so he goes up a few notches.
23 | William Barnett-Lewis Sat, Nov 23, 2013 6:29:48am |
re: #9 Amory Blaine
Dr. Who on Google home page.
Yep, paged it last night. Fun game, reminds me of my Atari 2600 oh so long ago.
24 | Dark_Falcon Sat, Nov 23, 2013 6:34:23am |
re: #21 Feline Fearless Leader
The black helicopter is snooping on people on behalf of the UN!1 The whole thing you’re observing if a dry run for deporting an entire highrise building’s inhabitants to a FEMA Camp!!11
/Given the that we were recently talking about Glenn Greenwald, a crazy militia/dudebro line seemed apt.
25 | Feline Fearless Leader Sat, Nov 23, 2013 6:39:20am |
re: #24 Dark_Falcon
The black helicopter is snooping on people on behalf of the UN!1 The whole thing you’re observing if a dry run for deporting an entire highrise building’s inhabitants to a FEMA Camp!!11
/Given the that we were recently talking about Glenn Greenwald, a crazy militia/dudebro line seemed apt.
heh. When I first heard the chopper I figured it was the USMC playing along the river again.
26 | darthstar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 6:52:32am |
re: #18 Justanotherhuman
Look at this tweet and tell me you don’t think Greenwald wants this President to fail. GG hates POTUS with a passion and his jealousy shines through as well, it’s pretty obvious to me. GG is every bit as much of a reactionary as any of the usual suspects.
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Americans say the president has ‘less power than congressional republicans?’…that’s only because he gets less TV time than they do. CNN and GG are stupid fuckers.
28 | Charles Johnson Sat, Nov 23, 2013 6:53:59am |
Next on Greenwald’s hit list: Canada. He’s systematically targeting the US and allies: http://t.co/yE0pkgXDCm “Lots of good stuff.” Lovely.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 23, 2013
29 | Justanotherhuman Sat, Nov 23, 2013 6:54:46am |
Money isn’t everything.
The Disneys: Not the happiest family on Earth
OTOH, I’ve seen poor people battle over TV sets and other pitiful possessions after a “loved one” dies.
30 | darthstar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 6:55:03am |
re: #18 Justanotherhuman
Oh, wait…there’s a line in there saying the poll numbers are the result of the NSA scandal. That’s the “interesting analysis” Greenwald is pointing to. In other words, “I brought Obama down…neener neener neener!”
31 | First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Sat, Nov 23, 2013 7:04:04am |
re: #11 freetoken
One thing I dislike about so much of the pop music of the past 40 years is the increasing reliance on electronic instruments, and in the case today of computers - non-human “musicians”.
Bah. Best thing is to get rid of all the toys and use the instrument God intended you to use:
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The Raymond Scott Aphex Kraftwerk Devolutionary Twin Skinny Tubeway Puppy Army has a bunch of objections to your opinion. I mean, given the state of dental hygiene in the 17th century and earlier, can you imagine what a choral performance must have smelled like?
32 | Justanotherhuman Sat, Nov 23, 2013 7:06:11am |
re: #31 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
The Raymond Scott Aphex Kraftwerk Devolutionary Twin Skinny Tubeway Puppy Army has a bunch of objections to your opinion. I mean, given the state of dental hygiene in the 17th century and earlier, can you imagine what a choral performance must have smelled like?
Not to mention sanitary conditions and the lack of bathing…
33 | darthstar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 7:16:55am |
One thing Greenwald doesn’t understand is that, while he may be a hit on Twitter, most of the planet is getting a little bored with the trickle, trickle of information. Most people are no longer outraged, and those who are are either paranoid fringe types or people who stand to profit from said activities. One day he’ll piss off the wrong people and then he’ll feel like a victim. I look forward to reading about his experience then.
34 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 7:31:59am |
China to cooperate with South Korea in building monument to Hirobumi Ito's assassin in Harbin, where 1909 event took place.— SNA Japan (@ShingetsuNews) November 23, 2013
36 | darthstar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 7:36:52am |
Bernard met with fowl play. pic.twitter.com/TThsroVIlr— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 23, 2013
38 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 7:46:31am |
Funny that it's @aljazeera that's running a story about how #Snowden is controlled by Russian FSB h/t @natvogel http://t.co/ZYLcIojZRd— CatherineFitzpatrick (@catfitz) November 23, 2013
39 | Backwoods_Sleuth Sat, Nov 23, 2013 7:53:40am |
“81-yr-old “birther” arrested today; charged w threatening Obama’s life” http://t.co/9n4w6oxnr2 #TeaParty #ObamaCare pic.twitter.com/UYmLV9oeyP
— Paul Stewart (@PaulStewartII) November 23, 2013
40 | William Barnett-Lewis Sat, Nov 23, 2013 7:53:45am |
Another fun Dr Who bit:
42 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 7:55:26am |
You will now play that song in your head for the rest of the morning.
43 | First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:09:40am |
re: #42 Gus
For some reason I can’t begin to explain, that song is the only song I can simultaneously sing and play on the guitar. And I don’t even like the song all that much.
Trying to play+sing any other song you can imagine, including the alphabet song, becomes as much of a train wreck as blackout-drunk Amy Winehouse trying to sing Mozart’s “Queen of the Night” aria while juggling flaming chainsaws.
I have a suspicion that the song should be of interest to the SCP Foundation.
44 | William Barnett-Lewis Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:09:49am |
re: #42 Gus
You will now play that song in your head for the rest of the morning.
Oh, no, there goes to-ke-YO, go go godzilla!
Does it more for me than that wimpy attempted earbug.
45 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:10:41am |
re: #44 William Barnett-Lewis
Oh, no, there goes to-ke-YO, go go godzilla!
Does it more for me than that wimpy attempted earbug.
Go, go, go Astroboy!
46 | darthstar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:10:57am |
re: #42 Gus
You will now play that song in your head for the rest of the morning.
I’ll see your Jenny and raise you a:
Doo-doo doo, doo do-do-do-do doo,
Doo-doo doo, doo do-do-do-do doo,
Doo-doo doo, doo do-do-do-do doo,
Doo-doo doo, doo do-do-do-do doo,
Dii-dii dii, dii di-di-di-di dii,
Dii-dii dii, dii di-di-di-di dii,
Dii-dii dii, dii di-di-di-di dii,
Deeee!
Do the Hustle!
47 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:13:15am |
re: #46 darthstar
I’ll see your Jenny and raise you a:
Doo-doo doo, doo do-do-do-do doo,
Doo-doo doo, doo do-do-do-do doo,
Doo-doo doo, doo do-do-do-do doo,
Doo-doo doo, doo do-do-do-do doo,
Dii-dii dii, dii di-di-di-di dii,
Dii-dii dii, dii di-di-di-di dii,
Dii-dii dii, dii di-di-di-di dii,
Deeee!
Do the Hustle!
You spin me right round baby like a record…
48 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:13:21am |
49 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:19:49am |
re: #39 Backwoods_Sleuth
He’s a sad case, but he needs to be rendered harmless until he gets his shit under control.
50 | Sol Berdinowitz Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:20:29am |
re: #49 Decatur Deb
He’s a sad case, but he needs to be rendered harmless until he gets his shit under control.
and finally learns to grow up…
51 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:21:27am |
52 | Justanotherhuman Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:21:38am |
Vaccine ignorance is everywhere.
11 teachers administering polio vaccine in Pakistani tribal area are abducted
This is just awful—I hope they’re not harmed and are found soon.
54 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:26:22am |
55 | kirkspencer Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:27:37am |
re: #52 Justanotherhuman
Vaccine ignorance is everywhere.
11 teachers administering polio vaccine in Pakistani tribal area are abducted
This is just awful—I hope they’re not harmed and are found soon.
I agree about not being harmed, but this isn’t just vaccine ignorance.
Most of Pakistan is aware by now that the CIA used vaccination as a cover while seeking bin Laden. Law of unintended consequences now applies: all vaccinators are viewed with suspicion.
56 | Justanotherhuman Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:29:36am |
re: #55 kirkspencer
I agree about not being harmed, but this isn’t just vaccine ignorance.
Most of Pakistan is aware by now that the CIA used vaccination as a cover while seeking bin Laden. Law of unintended consequences now applies: all vaccinators are viewed with suspicion.
“There has been strong resistance against polio vaccines in this area,” Khan said. “These teachers went there after five years to vaccine children. According to our reports they had finished their job and were about to return when held hostage by the militants.”
“Khan said the militants are affiliated with Commander Mangal Bagh, whose Pakistan Taliban-affiliated group Lashkar-e-Islam largely controls the area.
“He said Mangal Bagh and his fighters opposing polio vaccination for children, fearing it is a Western ploy to render their males infertile.”
57 | William Barnett-Lewis Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:29:59am |
58 | Political Atheist Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:37:16am |
Half serious/half silly.
How did the FSB get their hooks in Greenwald?
59 | kirkspencer Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:39:18am |
re: #56 Justanotherhuman
“There has been strong resistance against polio vaccines in this area,” Khan said. “These teachers went there after five years to vaccine children. According to our reports they had finished their job and were about to return when held hostage by the militants.”
“Khan said the militants are affiliated with Commander Mangal Bagh, whose Pakistan Taliban-affiliated group Lashkar-e-Islam largely controls the area.
“He said Mangal Bagh and his fighters opposing polio vaccination for children, fearing it is a Western ploy to render their males infertile.”
Vaccine ignorance and belief the CIA is making trouble are not mutually exclusive. I’ll also ask you to ponder just who Bagh and such expect is running a clandestine sterility program for the west.
60 | darthstar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:39:38am |
Okay…converted to Opera for Mac this morning. My wife was bitching about Chrome and I had her pull Opera down for her PC, then did the same. It’s like surfing the internet wearing silk. Much softer than Firefox, which has been my default browser forever. Last time I used Opera, it fit on a single floppy disk…was a 900k download.
61 | First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:42:53am |
re: #53 Gus
I’m, dreaming, of a white, Christmas…
My mother was a rabid fan of the RAY CONNIFF SINGERS. Take the sterotypically whitest-sounding vocalists you can find, add a ridiculous amount of reverb, and deliver the lyrics like a coked-up 1970s game show host. THAT is my perception of the Ray Conniff Singers. They put out at least one album of Christmas music, and my mother wore that shit out every year from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day.
Example one: Youtube Video
Example two: Youtube Video
These days, I hate American-style “Christmas music” with the fury of a million angry gods.
62 | William Barnett-Lewis Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:42:54am |
re: #58 Political Atheist
Half serious/half silly.
How did the FSB get their hooks in Greenwald?
Don’t know, but I bet they got Snowflake while he was in Switzerland working for The Company. Maybe he helped hook Greenwald?
Or, I think most likely, caught him or his partner in the proverbial compromising position?
63 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:43:01am |
re: #60 darthstar
Okay…converted to Opera for Mac this morning. My wife was bitching about Chrome and I had her pull Opera down for her PC, then did the same. It’s like surfing the internet wearing silk. Much softer than Firefox, which has been my default browser forever. Last time I used Opera, it fit on a single floppy disk…was a 900k download.
TRAITOR!
/
64 | William Barnett-Lewis Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:44:24am |
re: #60 darthstar
Okay…converted to Opera for Mac this morning. My wife was bitching about Chrome and I had her pull Opera down for her PC, then did the same. It’s like surfing the internet wearing silk. Much softer than Firefox, which has been my default browser forever. Last time I used Opera, it fit on a single floppy disk…was a 900k download.
What troubles were you having with Chrome? I’m curious because I never much cared for Opera so I have a hard time considering it an upgrade.
65 | Dark_Falcon Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:44:25am |
re: #55 kirkspencer
I agree about not being harmed, but this isn’t just vaccine ignorance.
Most of Pakistan is aware by now that the CIA used vaccination as a cover while seeking bin Laden. Law of unintended consequences now applies: all vaccinators are viewed with suspicion.
Said consequences were unintended, but they were foreseen and accepted. Osama bin Laden had to die, and if nailing him ends up means dozens of Pakistanis suffering from polio, then frankly that can be accepted as collateral damage.
That does sound nasty, and it is nasty. But its also The Way It Is.
66 | Dark_Falcon Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:45:53am |
re: #62 William Barnett-Lewis
Don’t know, but I bet they got Snowflake while he was in Switzerland working for The Company. Maybe he helped hook Greenwald?
Or, I think most likely, caught him or his partner in the proverbial compromising position?
The thing is that Greenwald is openly gay. That makes a “compromising position” unlikely. More likely is that they just played to his ego.
67 | First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:46:39am |
68 | darthstar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:50:04am |
re: #64 William Barnett-Lewis
What troubles were you having with Chrome? I’m curious because I never much cared for Opera so I have a hard time considering it an upgrade.
No troubles…my wife just regretted the loss of her iGoogle page as Google stopped supporting that, and she didn’t like the face of Chrome anymore. So I put her on Opera and she seems to be happy with it so far.
As long as I can add tabs, shortcuts to my four or five go-to sites, and not get nagged for plug-ins all the time I’m happy.
69 | darthstar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:51:29am |
re: #58 Political Atheist
Half serious/half silly.
How did the FSB get their hooks in Greenwald?
The old fashioned way. Money.
70 | darthstar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:51:53am |
re: #66 Dark_Falcon
The thing is that Greenwald is openly gay. That makes a “compromising position” unlikely. More likely is that they just played to his ego.
Or his wallet.
71 | Justanotherhuman Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:52:38am |
re: #59 kirkspencer
Vaccine ignorance and belief the CIA is making trouble are not mutually exclusive. I’ll also ask you to ponder just who Bagh and such expect is running a clandestine sterility program for the west.
If you think I’m going to “side” with an ignorant Pakistani warlord like Bagh, you have another think coming.
72 | kirkspencer Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:53:30am |
re: #65 Dark_Falcon
Said consequences were unintended, but they were foreseen and accepted. Osama bin Laden had to die, and if nailing him ends up means dozens of Pakistanis suffering from polio, then frankly that can be accepted as collateral damage.
That does sound nasty, and it is nasty. But its also The Way It Is.
And the deaths of health care providers is also acceptable?
DF, one of the things I despised while in the military - and still do - is the easy way so many people have with ‘collateral damage’.
73 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:53:36am |
Harvard Journal Essay Argues Jews Suffer Because They 'Killed Jesus' http://t.co/ZxuCkdBlIZ— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) November 23, 2013
74 | William Barnett-Lewis Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:55:16am |
re: #68 darthstar
No troubles…my wife just regretted the loss of her iGoogle page as Google stopped supporting that,.
Can dig it. I used that the whole time it was available and miss it as well. I keep using Chrome because it’s far and away the best browser on my Xubuntu boxen.
75 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:55:44am |
76 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:56:11am |
re: #71 Justanotherhuman
If you think I’m going to “side” with an ignorant Pakistani warlord like Bagh, you have another think coming.
Except for ‘anti-polio’ there is no side. But things are never what they seem when you go beyond Staten Island and San Francisco.
77 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:58:04am |
re: #76 Decatur Deb
Except for ‘anti-polio’ there is no side. But things are never what they seem when you go beyond Staten Island and San Francisco.
Beyond Staten Island?? //
78 | bratwurst Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:58:36am |
re: #73 Gus
Seems like the fact that the author of this essay insisted on being anonymous should have been a good first clue that this piece probably wasn’t fit for publication.
79 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:58:53am |
re: #74 William Barnett-Lewis
Can dig it. I used that the whole time it was available and miss it as well. I keep using Chrome because it’s far and away the best browser on my Xubuntu boxen.
Fully satisfied with FF, but looking for something better than Linux Mint. Might go for a newer Ubuntu.
80 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:58:57am |
81 | darthstar Sat, Nov 23, 2013 8:59:38am |
Okay…time to move around a bit. I leave you with the Danish Royal Family’s newly commissioned portrait…
82 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:00:31am |
re: #77 Gus
Beyond Staten Island?? //
Offshore—towards places where they don’t operate under our assumptions.
(Recognizing that a lot of places around here don’t operate under mainstream American assumptions.)
83 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:00:45am |
re: #4 HeyTaxi
Belated welcome, hatchling. I didn’t notice when you came in before.
84 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:01:50am |
Dear GOP, here’s why you got your filibuster nerfed;
Image: obamagraphic.jpg
85 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:02:54am |
Lovely day in Tucson today for the thousands of cyclists who intend(ed) to ride.
Starting to rain harder now, 57-miler starts in an hour— El Tour Live (@ElTourLive) November 23, 2013
86 | GeneJockey Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:04:22am |
I’m late to the earworm party, but still, I believe it’s my duty, given the exchange of tactical nuclear earworms, to drop the Doomsday Earworm…
In the year 2525,
If man is still alive,
If woman can survive,
They may find…
87 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:04:55am |
re: #85 wrenchwench
Lovely day in Tucson today for the thousands of cyclists who intend(ed) to ride.
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What? I rode across New Hampshire and Vermont with 50 pounds of gear. In flooding condition and rain! 100 miles! OK. Don’t ask me to do that now. I was young and in shape once. :D
89 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:06:45am |
90 | Backwoods_Sleuth Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:07:51am |
re: #87 Gus
What? I rode across New Hampshire and Vermont with 50 pounds of gear. In flooding condition and rain! 100 miles! OK. Don’t ask me to do that now. I was young and in shape once. :D
Uphill! BOTH WAYS!!!!
91 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:08:36am |
re: #90 Backwoods_Sleuth
Uphill! BOTH WAYS!!!!
With a pail of milk on my way to a one room schoolhouse!
92 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:09:27am |
re: #88 Gus
Gore-Tex helped. Gore-Tex still a thing?
I lived in the Pacific Northwet for 15 years. If you don’t ride in the rain there, you don’t ride.
But in Tucson, they don’t know what to do with the water when in rains. It runs over the roads, and people drive across anyway. One died yesterday.
Gore-Tex is still a thing, but there are lots of fabrics out that do the same thing. I sell a jacket for $35.00 that is waterproof and breathable.
93 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:10:19am |
re: #88 Gus
Gore-Tex helped. Gore-Tex still a thing?
Oh yeah, though they might be on a Gore-Tex II kind of thing.
94 | b_sharp Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:10:58am |
re: #86 GeneJockey
I’m late to the earworm party, but still, I believe it’s my duty, given the exchange of tactical nuclear earworms, to drop the Doomsday Earworm…
In the year 2525,
If man is still alive,
If woman can survive,
They may find…
You ass.
I had avoided having a worm implanted until now.
95 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:11:19am |
re: #92 wrenchwench
I lived in the Pacific Northwet for 15 years. If you don’t ride in the rain there, you don’t ride.
But in Tucson, they don’t know what to do with the water when in rains. It runs over the roads, and people drive across anyway. One died yesterday.
Gore-Tex is still a thing, but there are lots of fabrics out that do the same thing. I sell a jacket for $35.00 that is waterproof and breathable.
Got any oilskins? :D
97 | PhillyPretzel Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:11:53am |
re: #88 Gus
Yes. Gore Tex is still around. llbean.com
98 | Stoatly Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:12:42am |
re: #11 freetoken
One thing I dislike about so much of the pop music of the past 40 years is the increasing reliance on electronic instruments, and in the case today of computers - non-human “musicians”.
Bah. Best thing is to get rid of all the toys and use the instrument God intended you to use:
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Wrong, wrong, wrong
“There are only two kinds of music
Good and bad, that is” - Duke Ellington
Electronic instruments are just instruments, they don’t make music good or bad themselves, though all instruments suit some styles better than others
I used to hate all non-guitar based music until I had a sort of epiphany in ‘94 (IIRC) watching Orbital play their first live gig at Glasto
If you had tried to tell me beforehand two guys twiddling knobs on a stage could be a genuine live experience, let alone one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen, I’d have simply not believed you - but it opened up whole worlds of music I’d closed my ears to
Most electronic music is crap, but remember Sturgeon’s Law:
99% of EVERYTHING is crap
99 | GeneJockey Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:13:08am |
re: #85 wrenchwench
Lovely day in Tucson today for the thousands of cyclists who intend(ed) to ride.
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Sheesh. Reminds me of the day I went out for a ride, tempting the Rain God. I convinced myself that those rain clouds I could see coming in from the Northwest would take half an hour longer to reach me than they did. There I was, 8 miles from home, with no way to make that distance shorter, before the era of universal cell phones, when the worst rain I’ve ever seen in my life hit.
I had a rain jacket, for all the good it did. Within 30 seconds, I was so wet I could feel the water sloshing back and forth in my shoes. I tried to decide which route home was safest, and as usual, made the exactly WRONG choice.
I thought I’d ride on the sidewalks to avoid car traffic, so I chose a particular way home. Turned out that the sidewalks on the road I chose had no wheelchair accessible curb cuts, so I had to unclip, dismount, walk the bike across, remount, reclip, and roll on to the next intersection, again and again and again.
Then, I had to descend a really steep hill - fortunately straight - with wet rims and brakes. By the time I got home, the white fork on my bike had big black streaks on both blades from worn-off brake pad and wheelrim.
All this time, at least 1/2 hour, it was raining buckets. It started out kinda funny, but by the end I wasn’t laughing anymore.
100 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:14:20am |
re: #92 wrenchwench
I lived in the Pacific Northwet for 15 years. If you don’t ride in the rain there, you don’t ride.
But in Tucson, they don’t know what to do with the water when in rains. It runs over the roads, and people drive across anyway. One died yesterday.
Gore-Tex is still a thing, but there are lots of fabrics out that do the same thing. I sell a jacket for $35.00 that is waterproof and breathable.
Said that about summer motorcycling in Alabama—before the drought, that is.
101 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:17:10am |
I had nylon pannier covers. Gore-tex jacket and pants. Rain booties. Helmet cover. Seat cover. Touring fenders. The whole ball of wax.
102 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:17:28am |
re: #61 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
These days, I hate American-style “Christmas music” with the fury of a million angry gods.
Late 70’s British-style is much better.
103 | GeneJockey Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:17:30am |
re: #94 b_sharp
You ass.
I had avoided having a worm implanted until now.
BWAAAAAHAHAHA!!!
Hence ‘Doomsday Earworm’.
Quite possibly the worst song ever to make it to number one on the charts, and stay there for a disturbingly long time. It was on every goddam station that year. There was no escape, short of turning off the radio, and if you did, it was still playing in your head.
If you were alive when that song was popular, you’re susceptible.
104 | GlutenFreeJesus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:19:18am |
105 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:19:43am |
re: #103 GeneJockey
BWAAAAAHAHAHA!!!
Hence ‘Doomsday Earworm’.
Quite possibly the worst song ever to make it to number one on the charts, and stay there for a disturbingly long time. It was on every goddam station that year. There was no escape, short of turning off the radio, and if you did, it was still playing in your head.
If you were alive when that song was popular, you’re susceptible.
For pure earwom it’s hard to beat “Raspberry Beret”.
106 | b_sharp Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:19:58am |
re: #103 GeneJockey
BWAAAAAHAHAHA!!!
Hence ‘Doomsday Earworm’.
Quite possibly the worst song ever to make it to number one on the charts, and stay there for a disturbingly long time. It was on every goddam station that year. There was no escape, short of turning off the radio, and if you did, it was still playing in your head.
If you were alive when that song was popular, you’re susceptible.
It is still in my head. Even watching Ab Lincoln Vampire Hunter isn’t helping.
107 | b_sharp Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:20:36am |
re: #105 Decatur Deb
For pure earwom it’s hard to beat “Raspberry Beret”.
Nothing from Prinks does it for me.
108 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:22:34am |
re: #101 Gus
I had nylon pannier covers. Gore-tex jacket and pants. Rain booties. Helmet cover. Seat cover. Touring fenders. The whole ball of wax.
Burley Rain Gear was the best. Made in a cooperative in Cottage Grove (later moved to Eugene) Oregon. No longer a cooperative, no longer making rain gear, Burley is till there, making trailers.
Their rain gear at first was all coated nylon, so it stayed waterproof forever. Had huge pit-zips and velcro front closure and sleeve closures so you could vent it just right to avoid sweating yourself wet. Then they made some pseudo-gore-tex stuff too for a while. I’m sure Chinese textiles (and burnout from running a cooperative) killed them.
109 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:22:55am |
re: #101 Gus
I had nylon pannier covers. Gore-tex jacket and pants. Rain booties. Helmet cover. Seat cover. Touring fenders. The whole ball of wax.
110 | bratwurst Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:23:27am |
NASA wrote back to me. pic.twitter.com/pu5LjGpKVO— Jamie Jones (@JamieDMJ) November 23, 2013
111 | Iwouldprefernotto Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:23:52am |
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun…
112 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:23:58am |
re: #107 b_sharp
Nothing from Prinks does it for me.
Should have hated him, totally outside my generation and experience, but couldn’t. Except the puke motorcycle—really hated the bike.
113 | Eclectic Cyborg Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:24:51am |
114 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:25:12am |
115 | First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:25:55am |
re: #79 Decatur Deb
Fully satisfied with FF, but looking for something better than Linux Mint. Might go for a newer Ubuntu.
I’ve been farting around with Linux since about 1995, and using it totally fer reals since 2004. I am “The Linux Guy” in my IT-oriented job. I only mention this because lately it seems that anyone who has successfully installed Ubuntu twice now considers themselves a Linux expert, which is approximately the same as someone who has correctly aired up the tires on a Beetle and therefore considers themselves a master Volkswagen mechanic.
When you say you are “looking for something better than Linux Mint”, I wonder what you mean. Are you dissatisfied with the Mint desktop environment? If so, which one? Mint? KDE? MATE? Xfce? Do you hate the package manager? Do you have hardware that isn’t supported? What -specifically- is/are the source(s) of your malcontent?
116 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:26:40am |
People used to get really stupid about bike clothing back then. This was right when it was starting to get popular. The cusp so to speak.
“What the hell kind of shoes are those?!?!?”
117 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:28:19am |
re: #111 Iwouldprefernotto
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun…
IIRC, that started life as a dark moody Jaques Brel song (Le Moribond). It was the dipshit bubblegummer and the upbeat rhythm that killed it.
118 | Eclectic Cyborg Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:28:37am |
re: #111 Iwouldprefernotto
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun…
To everything turn, turn, turn there is a season turn, turn…
119 | GeneJockey Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:28:47am |
re: #105 Decatur Deb
For pure earwom it’s hard to beat “Raspberry Beret”.
Not for me. I believe that by the time that was popular there were more choices on the radio, so I didn’t hear that song anywhere as much as I did…The Song That Shall Not Be Named.
Speaking of which, I came up with The Lunchmeat That Shall Not Be Named - Voldemortadella.
121 | First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:31:05am |
re: #102 wrenchwench
Late 70’s British-style is much better.
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But there is also this.
I’m so conflicted.
122 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:31:46am |
re: #115 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
I’ve been farting around with Linux since about 1995, and using it totally fer reals since 2004. I am “The Linux Guy” in my IT-oriented job. I only mention this because lately it seems that anyone who has successfully installed Ubuntu twice now considers themselves a Linux expert, which is approximately the same as someone who has correctly aired up the tires on a Beetle and therefore considers themselves a master Volkswagen mechanic.
When you say you are “looking for something better than Linux Mint”, I wonder what you mean. Are you dissatisfied with the Mint desktop environment? If so, which one? Mint? KDE? MATE? Xfce? Do you hate the package manager? Do you have hardware that isn’t supported? What -specifically- is/are the source(s) of your malcontent?
My kid is a radical penquinista—he keeps me in touch. Mint seems to run more poorly on our laptops than Ubuntu 10 or so. It seems to flood something every morning that brings our hardwired and wifi commo to its knees until a complete reboot.
123 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:35:41am |
125 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:38:02am |
re: #121 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
But there is also this.
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I’m so conflicted.
There was a Facebook game last year: See who could go the longest without hearing ‘Little Drummer Boy’. So I couldn’t play that vid, just in case.
126 | William Barnett-Lewis Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:39:24am |
re: #115 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
I’ve been farting around with Linux since about 1995, and using it totally fer reals since 2004. I am “The Linux Guy” in my IT-oriented job. I only mention this because lately it seems that anyone who has successfully installed Ubuntu twice now considers themselves a Linux expert, which is approximately the same as someone who has correctly aired up the tires on a Beetle and therefore considers themselves a master Volkswagen mechanic.
When you say you are “looking for something better than Linux Mint”, I wonder what you mean. Are you dissatisfied with the Mint desktop environment? If so, which one? Mint? KDE? MATE? Xfce? Do you hate the package manager? Do you have hardware that isn’t supported? What -specifically- is/are the source(s) of your malcontent?
And if he does go with Ubuntu, I’d suggest Xubuntu (Xfce is saner than Unity, IMO.) and stick to 12.04 (long term support version) or 13.04. 13.10 has really screwed up my Chromebook and I’m going to have to wipe & reinstall once I figure out how to back up my music.
127 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:39:24am |
128 | First As Tragedy, Then As Farce Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:39:51am |
re: #122 Decatur Deb
So, every morning you lose all internet connectivity, which is thereafter restored by rebooting?
129 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:41:55am |
re: #128 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
So, every morning you lose all internet connectivity, which is thereafter restored by rebooting?
Slows to the point where you could say “lose”. Happens on the ethernet-linked machine and the wi-fied laptop.
130 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:43:09am |
re: #129 Decatur Deb
Slows to the point where you could say “lose”. Happens on the ethernet-linked machine and the wi-fied laptop.
Make that 4-5 mornings out of 7.
131 | Dark_Falcon Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:44:45am |
re: #72 kirkspencer
And the deaths of health care providers is also acceptable?
DF, one of the things I despised while in the military - and still do - is the easy way so many people have with ‘collateral damage’.
To get rid of bin Laden? Yes, the deaths of those health care providers murdered by the Taliban are acceptable. The terrorist actions bin Laden was planning when he died would have killed more healthcare providers than that. Kirk, I don’t like it but often war comes down to “How many people will this course of action kill and how many will not undertaking it kill?”. That’s how it was with the bin Laden raid.
132 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:47:16am |
“Big Timmy Challenge” from Chicago. pic.twitter.com/p8UpZrlseg— FoodPorn (@ItsFoodPorn) November 23, 2013
133 | b_sharp Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:47:31am |
re: #126 William Barnett-Lewis
And if he does go with Ubuntu, I’d suggest Xubuntu (Xfce is saner than Unity, IMO.) and stick to 12.04 (long term support version) or 13.04. 13.10 has really screwed up my Chromebook and I’m going to have to wipe & reinstall once I figure out how to back up my music.
All I do is build Linux servers. I don’t know Diddly about the GUIs available for it. What I do find annoying about Linux is the lag between new hardware and new Linux drivers.
134 | Stoatly Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:49:07am |
135 | Decatur Deb Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:49:30am |
re: #132 Gus
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Thinking of the facial structure needed to eat that—keep coming up with something boa-like. Maybe Thulsa Doom.
136 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:50:03am |
137 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:50:58am |
139 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:53:49am |
140 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:57:52am |
Cyclists are waiting East of Sabino Creek, riders will cross when water level lowers. There is no alternate route.— El Tour de Tucson (@eltourtucson) November 23, 2013
141 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 9:59:43am |
144 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:18:23am |
146 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:24:29am |
147 | GlutenFreeJesus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:29:13am |
The coolest video you’ll ever see on YouTube if you’re really into music.
148 | Charles Johnson Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:30:40am |
And now here’s Greenwald shilling for a thuggish heroin addict who threatened the family of an FBI agent: http://t.co/dxafXeaZY9— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 23, 2013
149 | Tim TeaBro Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:38:53am |
Greenwald hearts Brown? This is my AMAZEBALLZ! face.
150 | thedopefishlives Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:41:57am |
Afternoon Lizardim from the bitterly cold and clear wild north country. I’m finally getting around to going through the Kokomo Tribune’s photos of the devastation wrought by last Sunday’s storm. It’s nothing I haven’t seen before, but it’s different this time, when it’s my hometown and my people. I recognize these places on the screen; I know where these people live. It’s not impersonal anymore, and it hurts. But true to our Midwestern heritage, we’re already getting back on our feet. My sister’s house finally got their power back mid-week, and after restocking the fridge and clearing out a single downed limb, they’re back home and thankful for the miracle that spared their house and its brand-new roof. How go things among the lizardfolk on this brilliantly sunny and bloody cold afternoon?
151 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:45:05am |
re: #146 wrenchwench
They no lika the hotlink.
Interesting.
Ah well.
Just a ‘This thread is dead, Jim’ pic.
;)
152 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:49:29am |
re: #150 thedopefishlives
It’s snowing here, but not sticking. Nobody will care if they get their bike back today, but I promised so I have to fix ‘em anyway.
153 | Eventual Carrion Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:49:42am |
re: #73 Gus
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I seem to remember that the Romans killed Jesus, if I was reading the text correctly way back when. Weren’t there Roman soldiers gambling for his robe at the crucifixion? Didn’t they do the nailing? Maybe I need to go back and read it again, NAH.
154 | thedopefishlives Sat, Nov 23, 2013 10:50:56am |
re: #152 wrenchwench
It’s snowing here, but not sticking. Nobody will care if they get their bike back today, but I promised so I have to fix ‘em anyway.
A balmy mild 15 degrees F (-9.5 degrees C) here in the wild north country today. My folks tell me it’s around 30 degrees down in fish country, which must be making life rather unpleasant for those involved in the cleanup.
155 | wrenchwench Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:03:21am |
That means no brakes:
Everyone coming across the finish line pretty much has no use of their hands… The cold is brutal for them.— El Tour Live (@ElTourLive) November 23, 2013
156 | b.d. Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:08:07am |
re: #148 Charles Johnson
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Dudebro overload and the Russia Today photograph is just icing on the cake. What a whiney ass douchebag, I can’t imagine he has many allies in prison.
157 | Tim TeaBro Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:21:04am |
That thread of Facebook post where Totten posted to the whiny So PB&J is Racist Now story is turning into a cesspit.
The reeking intellectual rot to come to the surface a little slower than your typical Breitbart or Freeper story. But it always bubbles up.
158 | Gus Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:23:25am |
re: #148 Charles Johnson
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Just like the RWNJs never cared about this sort of thing neither will the LWNJs. Greenwald would just say Brown is morally on better footing than “the president, noun, verb, drones” Obamabot. Or something.
159 | thedopefishlives Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:24:27am |
YOU GET NOTHING! YOU LOSE! GOOD DAY, SIR!
160 | b.d. Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:26:39am |
re: #148 Charles Johnson
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Is there a prison address so we can inform any member of the latino community there of what Brown thinks of their TV shows?
161 | Varek Raith Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:27:57am |
Heh, looks like MS is having issues with the Xbox 1.
Shocka!
162 | thedopefishlives Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:30:15am |
re: #161 Varek Raith
Heh, looks like MS is having issues with the Xbox 1.
Shocka!
My surprise, let me show you it.
163 | GeneJockey Sat, Nov 23, 2013 11:34:58am |
re: #161 Varek Raith
Heh, looks like MS is having issues with the Xbox 1.
Shocka!
Guess they should repeal them.
164 | kirkspencer Sat, Nov 23, 2013 3:21:49pm |
re: #131 Dark_Falcon
To get rid of bin Laden? Yes, the deaths of those health care providers murdered by the Taliban are acceptable. The terrorist actions bin Laden was planning when he died would have killed more healthcare providers than that. Kirk, I don’t like it but often war comes down to “How many people will this course of action kill and how many will not undertaking it kill?”. That’s how it was with the bin Laden raid.
way late to this return, but I hope you’re spying.
DF, that way lies “We had to destroy the village to save it.” It’s short term thinking, damn the long term.