Rhaedas

This is the scale of things that Microsoft of all things considered and discarded because of what it could do to the power grid. But they didn’t have a genius behind the wheel, so it’ll be fine.

Have to wonder why he stayed with the party when so much has changed since then.

Bills don’t often get passed on the first try. If anything you should be critical that this is only the second time, it ought to be a constant attempt to change a system that seemingly everyone not making a profit from is against. I’ll also say that the only way anything like this will get passed is through the left, the right does not want everyone to get a vote. So it will likely fail again somewhere unless the ratio of left-right shifts. As is true of any bills that favor the public good.

Bills are often started by one or a few people to get voted on by others. It will be resisted, but not by the side that would do well with a ranked choice with other left-sided third parties.

I know it’s not the point, but this gives me anxiety. Not a fan of crowds at all. I would take one look and leave.

I accept the concept from “The Man from Earth” movie/play as canon. Maybe not in that particular way, but in how it went from a nice philosophy by a guy that mushroomed into something he would not have recognized.

We already knew this before, I think we were just hoping that it would bounce back some or we’d stop doing what we do. A fool’s hope.

You’re correct on all those, but OP was talking about people who praise the Affordable Care Act but vote for politicians who say they want to get rid of Obamacare. Those people aren’t using the system but want better, they are just ignorant that the two are the same thing.

Now we absolutely could do better, but it’s better than what we had, and Republicans still want to get rid of it, even with less ties to Obama in name now. They truly hate people.

I can see that as a deal breaker. Odd that they don’t have multiple slots at this point, that’s been a thing with games forever.

So with the enhancements since then $10 is probably a fair price. I just figure being okay to pay $12 but bailing for a few more dollars for a “luxury” product seems overblown, but again…it’s up to the buyer on if they feel they are getting a good buy.

I never was a Runescape player, but I was hardcore Ultima Online in the early days. Looking at the newest versions out there, it’s intriguing, but also so much more complex now that I think I’d enjoy watching gameplay more than playing it now. Age catches up to you.

It’s not a popular opinion, and I’m sure I’ll get downvoted for the reminder, but what is $5 then in 2024 dollars? Just to keep a perspective that inflation does happen, and $5 is not a lot of money now.

However, if you’re getting less of a product with a lot of eye candy to hide that fact, then get the pitchforks back out. In the end it’s a matter of if it’s worth the cost, no matter what the amount is.

I’m all for eternity with an opt-out choice. But forever without parole? That is hell.

Who wants to live forever?

I have a Tesla store near my work, and I’ve been seeing a few of them drive by lately. Each time, even seeing them coming, I still have a WTF reaction. That is a god awful looking vehicle. Even if it was of good quality. I drew better trucks in crayon when I was 5.

Totally agree. The Atheist’s Wager works far better if you’re going to gamble on any deity or afterlife. In short, be a good person. If the controlling entity decides you’re doomed after being a good person, then you were screwed in the first place. If there’s no gods to do anything, you still had a good life and benefited others.

Roko’s Basilisk is totally related to Christian beliefs. You’re safe until you learn about it, and then you’re doomed to Hell. Unless you worship it and you might have a chance. Maybe.

Btw, I’m totally on the side of the robot overlords. Just saying.

There are some high quality places out there, Subway has always been the McDs of subs. I feel they started to go downhill when they stopped cutting the v notch in the bread to stuff it full and just went with boring halves.

I will say to those thinking $5 should remain the price - we were okay with $5 subs a decade or more ago, but now asking more is too much? Inflation is a thing. $5 purchasing power in 1990 is now $12 in 2024. The argument shouldn’t be about the price increase, as it should have crept up this whole time. But the quality should have at least remained the same, and the workers fairly paid. The price of the sub is the least of the problems.

That’s got a Frank Herbert’s “The White Plague” vibe. A solution for half the population, but what about the other half?

I saw the right side picture and immediately thought of one of the variants of Warthog you can get in the Cursed Halo mod, that rolls over if you take even the slightest turn.

Yeah, kids. 1986 playing Netrek on the Unix system.