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Similar: scarlet fever when I was 6 or 7. I'd be a child death statistic without antibiotics and vaccines.
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Similar: scarlet fever when I was 6 or 7. I'd be a child death statistic without antibiotics and vaccines.
Small Twitch streamers and charity speedrun streams/VODs.
February 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Small Twitch streamers and charity speedrun streams/VODs.
It resembles the LIPS (live interactive picture system) from the Sakura Wars games. Just with <spoiler> questions instead of 1 or 2. Because this is Grasshopper Manufacture, not Red Company :).
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
It resembles the LIPS (live interactive picture system) from the Sakura Wars games. Just with <spoiler> questions instead of 1 or 2. Because this is Grasshopper Manufacture, not Red Company :).
Technically Kimba and Speed Racer, but Yamato (Star Blazers) and Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets) were the first I understood as being Japanese imports.
First doctor was Pertwee.
First doctor was Pertwee.
February 10, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Technically Kimba and Speed Racer, but Yamato (Star Blazers) and Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets) were the first I understood as being Japanese imports.
First doctor was Pertwee.
First doctor was Pertwee.
And then there was the time The Guess Who were invited to perform on the White House Lawn. They were politely asked not to perform "American Woman" after someone informed Mrs. Nixon what the lyrics *really* mean. Conservatives misinterpreting "patriotic" songs? SSDD.
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
And then there was the time The Guess Who were invited to perform on the White House Lawn. They were politely asked not to perform "American Woman" after someone informed Mrs. Nixon what the lyrics *really* mean. Conservatives misinterpreting "patriotic" songs? SSDD.
What if... and follow me here... what if the "staffer" was Donald J. Trump?
February 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
What if... and follow me here... what if the "staffer" was Donald J. Trump?
Got the former done some years ago, the latter (both doses) last year. But thank you for the reminder.
Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.
Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.
February 4, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Got the former done some years ago, the latter (both doses) last year. But thank you for the reminder.
Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.
Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.
Move to Boston.
Highs in the mid 20s, lows in the single digits.
Fahrenheit.
Foot and a half of snow from the storm last week.
But it *was* sunny today!
Highs in the mid 20s, lows in the single digits.
Fahrenheit.
Foot and a half of snow from the storm last week.
But it *was* sunny today!
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Move to Boston.
Highs in the mid 20s, lows in the single digits.
Fahrenheit.
Foot and a half of snow from the storm last week.
But it *was* sunny today!
Highs in the mid 20s, lows in the single digits.
Fahrenheit.
Foot and a half of snow from the storm last week.
But it *was* sunny today!
Now I need to learn how to mod Kerbal Space Program to add Johnscalzi to the Kerbol system.
January 12, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Now I need to learn how to mod Kerbal Space Program to add Johnscalzi to the Kerbol system.
The happy people move on because we don't want to sit in that cesspit. Been there, did that, used to operate and moderate a half dozen RPG and fandom mailing lists in the late '80s, early '90s.
January 8, 2026 at 12:34 AM
The happy people move on because we don't want to sit in that cesspit. Been there, did that, used to operate and moderate a half dozen RPG and fandom mailing lists in the late '80s, early '90s.
IANAL but... "exclusive, irrevocable"? This isn't a publishing contract. This is a "you agree that everything you ever write forever is work for hire for us" contract. If you're fuzzy on the whole "work for hire" thing? Go read up on what the Kowalski family did to Bob Ross.
December 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
IANAL but... "exclusive, irrevocable"? This isn't a publishing contract. This is a "you agree that everything you ever write forever is work for hire for us" contract. If you're fuzzy on the whole "work for hire" thing? Go read up on what the Kowalski family did to Bob Ross.
As long as Mozilla keep the AI slop an option, even one I have to disable, I will continue using main line Firefox. Because as much as I hate Mozilla jumping on the AI slop bandwagon, I recognize that being competitive today requires getting on board.
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
As long as Mozilla keep the AI slop an option, even one I have to disable, I will continue using main line Firefox. Because as much as I hate Mozilla jumping on the AI slop bandwagon, I recognize that being competitive today requires getting on board.
I'd have said 'less than six hours.'
December 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'd have said 'less than six hours.'
Popularity is not, and never has been, a measure of quality.
December 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Popularity is not, and never has been, a measure of quality.
It was never true at Crunchyroll. The guy who founded the company started out *selling* other groups' fansubs, and used that seed money to try to put fansubbers "out of business" by pumping out subs faster than the fansubbers. It was never about quality. It was about speed.
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It was never true at Crunchyroll. The guy who founded the company started out *selling* other groups' fansubs, and used that seed money to try to put fansubbers "out of business" by pumping out subs faster than the fansubbers. It was never about quality. It was about speed.
Could be. I might just be reading into it based on things Young and Shaw said in their VH1 "Behind The Music" episode and how the Kilroy Was Here tour was an unpleasant time for the band (it tore the band apart).
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Could be. I might just be reading into it based on things Young and Shaw said in their VH1 "Behind The Music" episode and how the Kilroy Was Here tour was an unpleasant time for the band (it tore the band apart).
Makes sense. There's bad blood between the band (Young/Shaw) and Dennis DeYoung, so covering the cover lets the band play the song while keeping the separation from DeYoung.
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Makes sense. There's bad blood between the band (Young/Shaw) and Dennis DeYoung, so covering the cover lets the band play the song while keeping the separation from DeYoung.
Just like Baron Harkonnen in Dune when Duke Leto broke open his poison tooth.
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just like Baron Harkonnen in Dune when Duke Leto broke open his poison tooth.
When I was younger and these were running on the local PBS station (Channel 2, you know it), Baker was my favorite. Over time I came to appreciate Pertwee's Doctor over Baker's.
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
When I was younger and these were running on the local PBS station (Channel 2, you know it), Baker was my favorite. Over time I came to appreciate Pertwee's Doctor over Baker's.
There was a Kindle version of "Excession" in 2019. Do you know if anything is different about this edition?
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
There was a Kindle version of "Excession" in 2019. Do you know if anything is different about this edition?
Holy frijoles. Sign me up.
October 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Holy frijoles. Sign me up.
Making payments on a debt generally is good for one's credit rating. I don't know that this is the reason. It's only a reason.
October 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Making payments on a debt generally is good for one's credit rating. I don't know that this is the reason. It's only a reason.
According to Nasu, ALL of these different timelines and branches are canon. So even though Heracles isn't in /zero, he's still canonically Archer class, except in /sn where he's Berserker by name as well as by class.
Did I mention that it's a fucking mess?
Did I mention that it's a fucking mess?
September 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
According to Nasu, ALL of these different timelines and branches are canon. So even though Heracles isn't in /zero, he's still canonically Archer class, except in /sn where he's Berserker by name as well as by class.
Did I mention that it's a fucking mess?
Did I mention that it's a fucking mess?
The lore reason is because Gilgamesh isn't Archer in the F/sn Grail War. He's Archer from the previous Grail War.
The narrative reason is that would get confusing because Archer is Rin's servant.
The meta reason is that the Greater Nasu-verse is a fucking mess. I say that as a (former) F/GO player.
The narrative reason is that would get confusing because Archer is Rin's servant.
The meta reason is that the Greater Nasu-verse is a fucking mess. I say that as a (former) F/GO player.
September 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The lore reason is because Gilgamesh isn't Archer in the F/sn Grail War. He's Archer from the previous Grail War.
The narrative reason is that would get confusing because Archer is Rin's servant.
The meta reason is that the Greater Nasu-verse is a fucking mess. I say that as a (former) F/GO player.
The narrative reason is that would get confusing because Archer is Rin's servant.
The meta reason is that the Greater Nasu-verse is a fucking mess. I say that as a (former) F/GO player.
Because "Berserker" is who Heracles is under that summoning clause. He's not Heracles any more. He's Berserker.
Heracles would be Archer class when summoned normally.
Heracles would be Archer class when summoned normally.
September 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Because "Berserker" is who Heracles is under that summoning clause. He's not Heracles any more. He's Berserker.
Heracles would be Archer class when summoned normally.
Heracles would be Archer class when summoned normally.