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I imagine that "the right" claims this is a delayed response to Trump's actions, right?

I wish more people would bail on Portland because they think it's a shithole; it might free up some houses so I could actually buy one.

I mean.... aren't incels already on a list?

Happy Anniversary!

Aww, you saw through the brilliant ruse. I guess people will just have to make up their own mind about which actions are actually fascist: red lighting or coups.

Anyone have any big plans for Labor Day weekend? I totally forgot it was this weekend so I'm trying to figure out what I want to do.

From the (admittedly little) that I studied of recommender systems during my master's in CS, it's a pretty common problem that I suspect we've all noticed: As soon as they realize you like something, recommender systems tend to flood you with that thing, eschewing novelty for familiarity and easy "wins" (re: desirable content). Which is all to say, I don't think this was necessarily malicious or even intentional, but it's a general problem.

I'm ashamed to admit that I have never actually played Portal 2! I bought it way back when, got distracted, and never returned to it. Maybe that will be my weekend plan.

I went back and played Portal again (on PC). It's been nearly 15 years since it came out ( ) but it's still a blast, and the humor still works. I sat down expecting to play maybe 15 minutes before bed and ended up playing for two hours and beat it. Excellent game!

And the Dutch.

And nobody will buy it because they know she has garbage views, right?

do_it.gif I got a Tushy and it was really easy to install (5 minutes or less) and has been great for the last year. Also, I once saw someone recommend keeping one eye closed when turning on the light so that you keep your night vision in one eye for when you turn the lights back off.

I have Hue lights so I turn them on to 10% if I need to get up in the night.

Yeah this is definitely a favorite from the new album too, along with "Won't Stand Down". The video is crazy though.

I joined a book club and we're reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Also, I picked up the new Muse album. Haven't listened to much of it yet but they released this single back in July that I've listened to quite a few times. Muse at their hardest:

Have you had a chance to listen to it a few more times to pick some favorites? Besides the two I mentioned before, I also really like this one:

I hope they're tackling anti-vaxxers in the above episode.

Emblazon was tinkering with the CSS before, IIRC, but no idea where/how. Web development is not my thing.

Another important difference from the Pizza Friday thread: Best realized his mistake, deleted his inappropriate comment, his target didn't attack back and actually laughed it all off, everyone moved on, and AFAIK there hasn't been any further friction between them.

Your call, obviously, but FWIW I do at least like the idea of having some place to discuss general off-topic things when they don't quite fit on some other board. IMO, there are just a couple people who can't seem to get over past grievances (real or perceived) who occasionally make this an unpleasant board. I think changing the culture but keeping a general board would be good for building/strengthening the community, but I may not be thinking clearly due to blood loss from a vicious stabbing.

This looks surprisingly fun and funny. I'm on board!

@Bacon When you posted that in the other thread, it legit made me laugh out loud for a solid 30 seconds, so thank you for that.

Really sorry to hear this, @CastlevaniaNut18. Fingers crossed for successful treatment, and wishing strength for you and your family.

My hesitation is based on nothing in particular with this series, just the general tendency of movies/series to rarely be as good as the books upon which they're based. I just saw an article that said Amazon has spent $465 million on the first season alone though, so it seems like they should at least have the resources they need. I'm OK with them taking some creative liberties, of course. The Silmarillion, which is the book that most closely deals with the events of the Second Age, is just over 360 pages, and it largely provides storytelling in only broad strokes. I just hope we don't get too much of the "let's appeal to kids with a shit-covered wizard" nonsense from the Hobbit movies... I know Jackson isn't involved, but.... that was heartbreaking for a nerd like me. Also, I wonder if we may finally get a film version of Tom Bombadil.