my parents moving out of young earth creationism only to latch onto secular pseudo archeology (thanks Netflix!). this shit really pisses me off. of course they couldn’t get into real science after dealing with such serious brainworms but there was a chance and I was too slow with the real books (1491).
also this stuff is very racist (usually subtext though) seems like a big part of its appeal is assuaging settler guilt
actually crackers have been here for thousands of years!
oof yeah they’re being really generous with the orange in Europe wtf.
also, the amazing race really lets the yankee racism fly.
bonding with my TV brained parents by getting them to watch Kill Your Lawn instead of The Amazing Race reruns while I’m visiting.
when printing I right-click the attachment, click quick print, then pray the print settings are adequate (they usually are), does this not work for you?
my condolences on having to use windows, I agree it is truly dogshit.
membrane attack complex
powerful phrase
this but it’s just the crew of the Enterprise (TNG)
after effects
“alphabet soup agencies” FBI, CIA, NSA, DOJ.
I think it’s an oblique reference toward the fact that the sun is the source of nearly all available energy on earth.
burglars typically get the fuck out if they learn someone is home, if they stick around after a warning they’re far more likely to be dangerous.
societies collapse after the marginal return on investment in societal complexity goes negative. not necessarily immediately after, there’s usually some desatbilizing incident that catalyzes the process once that point has been reached.
I recommend The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter
I will bet $200 that helion is not the first net positive fusion reactor. I will bet a further $200 that the first such reactor is in China. That said, talk is cheap and I doubt many here would take that bet against me.
I learned what terminal irony poisoning looks like from him. Thanks jreg!