Poloniousmonk
I have no hole into which you can pigeon me. I’m unique. Just like everyone else.
I’m equal parts seven, seventeen, and seventy, and have been since elementary school. I’ve got the open ended curiosity of a seven year old, the suicidal bravery of a seventeen year old, and the wisdom of an old man.
I am equal parts George Orwell, Kurt Vonnegut, Hunter Thompson, and Charles Bukowski.
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I know the feeling.
0·1 month agoIn Estonia, you can still get an old fashioned Motorola stick phone without a camera or GPS. They remember the Soviets over there.
I think the trend away from carrying a tracking device will only fade after we’ve deposed and imprisoned trump, eliminated the republican party, and put all the MAGA assholes in prison or a grave. Millions of them.
I certainly hope the trend of making it harder for the authorities to know everything about you continues.
Thank you!
Found it. Scapegoat Wax, “Girl in Aisle Ten”.
I just had to throw aisle numbers into a video search long enough.
I brute forced it! :)
3·4 months agoI’m a huge fan of King’s early stuff and had read the 800p “The Stand” half a dozen times before the 1200p version was released. I didn’t notice anything in the long form that added to the story. I say his editors were right to cut it the first time.
This is an unpopular opinion, but I really think you can skip 400 pages without losing anything.
As far as pandemic themed books, “The Stand” by Stephen King wears the crown.
“The Andromeda Strain” by Michael Crichton isn’t bad, either.
1·4 months agoBoth her parents were professional jazz musicians.
Thanks.
I’m not a country fan, but gained respect for the Dixie Chicks when they went anti-Bush.
Fuck that, I do not concede the point. At least, I don’t concede that humans are /more/ selfish than we are compassionate. Our emotional wiring evolved for hundred-human tribes that required a lot more empathy and cooperation than competition.
You don’t have to go so far as to disincentivize greed. Greed is socially useful in small doses. Adam Smith wasn’t a total idiot. Just stop letting the people who shape society make it so only the greedheads survive.
@AlternatePersonMan
Hitting was bigger, but notice nobody has their head down up against the wall or in the corner. They protected themselves rather than trusting the refs to do so.