EnsignWashout

joined 2 years ago
[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"The Parlor Room" is everything I wished Tom Vassal's "Dice Tower" and Wil Wheaton's show had grown into.

I think the big difference is DropOut has such a deep bench of comedians.

Even so, The Parlor Room is my favorite effective and entertaining way to shop for board games and learn the rules.

I wish my second favorite, "Beer and Boardgames" would join DropOut so I could watch them ad free more easily.

Be sure to check ouy Hyper Team Mechatron Go.

It's a delightful spoof of Power Rangers that has more heart than it has any right to.

Oh good. I'm sure they've learned their lesson.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Archie is an idiot, here.

BecauseThat's a two player race set. He could have saved a dollar, and gotten to trash that kid in a race.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Python versions can be installed and managed by a tool called "pyenv" if you want to go further down that road.

Calibre also often needs specific plugins for different kinds of DRM. May be worth a search based on the eBook origin, in case you're missing a simple extension that could solve it.

I also find that searching the web for "book title DRM free" usually results in a link to download a free DRM-free copy of the file.

It's almost as if the DRM was a complete waste of everyone's time and resources.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yes. And the awkward social situation is when they ask what I'm wearing, but I didn't pay any attention to the brand of the urinal mat.

I don't want that to happen again, so now I'm careful to take note of the urinal mat branding.

and even that is a bit generous.

True. AI is also laying the groundwork for data breaches, and unplanned downtime.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I always figured the ending was to get the episode to air at all during the era. Like it wasn't obviously pro-tranistion, because no official protagonist transitioned or loved someone who did. :(

I'm thankful that Trek has managed stronger message with actual protagonists, since.

Of course, it must have also been to ensure the sacred expectations of television networks that episodes can air in any order because nothing meaningful changes.

Oh fun. Oscar feels like someone anyone could just sit and chat forever with.

Except there's no non-wildcard Republican candidate.

They've cracked the formula for telling their voter base that this time will be different and anti-establishment.

While the Democrats have solved for how to exhaust their voter base patience.

Approval based voting is the only way the Democratic party remains a player in American politics.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How does this compare to first past the post? Does it make any difference in outcomes?

Yes. It may be the only chance American Democrats have of winning any future elections.

The next wildcard candidate will attract a bunch of votes, while a Democrat who stands for shitty compeomises could still get a "better than the other asshole" approval vote.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tagging is essentially the same as removing and not a compromise in my book.

Come check out Mastodon sometime, where we also tag movie spoilers, politics, mentions of any medical condition, and eye contact.

There's nothing wrong with eye contact. It makes some people really uncomfortable. So we tag it so that they can filter it.

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