SwingingTheLamp

For fun, here’s a link to the 10,000-year clock, built by The Long Now Foundation. The level of modern engineering, and planning, that it takes to build a clock that will operate for 10,000 years is fascinating. When you stop to think about, say, the trope of a mechanism that will slide back a 20-ton rock door reliably after 2,000 years is quite ridiculous.

Take a look at the works of David Sedaris. Those fit the description, and are funny.

Big Brother in the book was menacing. Best JD can pull off is bratty and annoying.

I just learned recently that he actually died from the COVID-19 vaccine. That’s what caused his neck to that.

Indeed, never try to outrun a bush fire. Stand your ground, make yourself look big, and intimidate it by staring it down.

Correct, I am privileged not to live in Oklahoma.

Only been to Oklahoma briefly, but I think you have to harbor a deep, deep self-hatred to love there.

Does it now? Prove it.

Okay, dumb question: Where’s the video frame that shows the contact with the vehicle? The photo with the caption “ICE Agent 1 and the vehicle appear to make contact” just shows a close up of a giant turd. Certainly no vehicle in view in that image.

Same reason spree shooters choose gun free zones.

LOL. Might wanna get acquainted with what reality says 'bout that…

“FIFA PASS” to fast-track visas? Sounds like a convenient cover story for terrorists to get in easily.

/s

How could she transfer the Nobel prize? Sure, prize winners get a medal, a diploma, and monetary award, but what’s really important is the recognition and the honor of being a Nobel laureate. A lot of them give the prize money to charity, and…

…oh lord, it’s the gold medal. [REDACTED] is such a toddler that he’s captivated by shiny, gold baubles.

Hey, is this the 500/10 guy?

Moving regime officials into quarters on military bases. They clearly have… plans.

Homonyms.

None were born here.

And the desire not to vote is a human problem, far from uniquely American. Denial and dissociation are how people get through lots of life, if my own experience as well as conversations with Russian and Chinese friends are any indicator. And the reason that the wealthy foreigners come here is that the U.S. has been the current center of economic power. They would have gone to London in the 19th century.

And, for the record, I don’t actually expect that non-wealthy South Africans can do anything about Musk, but then, neither can non-wealthy Americans.

No, I’m cranky from people upthread putting all of the responsibility on us, when their countries ain’t so sweet and innocent. There’s a line a kilometer wide in fluorescent yellow between the 9/11 attacks back to U.S. imperialism, for instance, but Britain, Netherlands, Germany, and Russia all had their own brands of imperialism which are far more responsible for raising up those men to wealth. This is more a problem of class than nationality.

What?

Coincidentally, Congress just restricted drone imports about 2 weeks ago…