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We need a group name for people who post on The Carrier.

In the old days we were Millarworlders – what are we now?

Carriers?

Carrierers?

Carrierists?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I think after years of running the MillarWorld boards he just needed a break.

 

It’s just not the same when you can’t delete posts you don’t agree with or threaten to ban the people you don’t like.

Make a poster have to have a word that ends in -ng, just because they had a dream.

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Anonymous wrote:

It’s just not the same when you can’t delete posts you don’t agree with or threaten to ban the people you don’t like.

I don’t want to talk about people who aren’t aroudn to defend themselves, but I did really hate the way you were treated there, Anders. I came in too late to do anything about it, but it really shouldn’t have happened that way. It’s another reason why I am so glad you are back; it’d have been terrible if that’d been the end of it.

Water under the bridge now, hopefully. But I can understand if you are holding a grudge.

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Christian wrote:

I don’t want to talk about people who aren’t aroudn to defend themselves, but I did really hate the way you were treated there, Anders. I came in too late to do anything about it, but it really shouldn’t have happened that way. It’s another reason why I am so glad you are back; it’d have been terrible if that’d been the end of it. Water under the bridge now, hopefully. But I can understand if you are holding a grudge.

I’m pretty good at holding grudges until I feel that all involved parties have reconciled, but I won’t make it a recurring theme to piss on Jim (until he inevitably returns, anyway). I think I just needed to get a couple of things about it out to compartmentalise and ultimately move past what I’ve been thinking for months. You know where I stand. And that’s that. Let the blood water flow under the bridge.

edited to add: Thanks, Christian. As is probably obvious from my posting history the past 24h, I actually do feel welcomed and glad to be back.

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Jim had his supporters and detractors back in the day but I think everyone’s fairly ambivalent now that the OharaWorld iteration of the Millar board is dead and gone.

Jim and I never got along, but with time I’ve come to see that a lot of that was on me testing him. A lot of it was on him, mind you.

Anyway, we’ll probably never get along but I am glad to hear he’s doing well. He probably doesn’t really need the board like some others do.

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I planned an experiment to cross a crocodile with a carrier pigeon.

But then I thought, if I go through with this it will just come back to bite me.

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DavidM wrote:

I planned an experiment to cross a crocodile with a carrier pigeon.

But then I thought, if I go through with this it will just come back to bite me.

The time for submitted puns starting with the letter ‘N’ just expired. It’s now ‘O’ pun season.

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DavidM

I’m waiting for a call from the hospital about my premature ejaculation test.

I hope it comes quickly.

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Todd

I’ve injured my calf. It hurts veal bad.

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The moon is a terrible place to have a party. It has no atmosphere.

https://www.punoftheday.com/

A guitarist once told me he’d club me with the neck of his guitar.

I said, is that a fret?

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They tried to talk me into snorting my heroin, but it was in vein.

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njerry wrote:

Mostly I think he needed to get away from RonnieM.

i lost the gif. for old times sake

Fuck you Ronnie!

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RonnieM

This guy I know got his leg cut off in an accident. He’s walking it off now.

Sounds like my friend who lost the entire left side of his body in a horrible accident. He’s all right now.

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Todd wrote:

This guy I know got his leg cut off in an accident. He’s walking it off now.

This guy I know got his dick cut off in an accident. He’s wanking it off now.

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I’m looking over a contract for the delivery of a couple of tens if thousands of individual PPE units to a charity from a Chinese supplier and the whole thing is Bullshit.

It’s choc full of not cool things and it really feels like one of the parties is taking advantage of the other in this particular situation.

Being purposefully vague for reasons but booo certain people booo.

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Is Tom (Punk) here?

Weirdly he stopped posting as soon as you arrived.

Bruce wrote:

This guy I know got his dick cut off in an accident. He’s wanking it off now.

I thought you were going to say he’s going around half-cocked now.

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Bruce, Todd

I don’t think those two are connected. Unless I’ve done something I don’t remember, I think we were good friends! :)

After a guy I know bought a dictionary and thesaurus, his life became more meaningful.

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Anonymous wrote:

I don’t think those two are connected. Unless I’ve done something I don’t remember, I think we were good friends! :)

I mean, Jack and Tyler Durden were friends…

like Ferris and Cameron were friends

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Anonymous wrote:

Jack and Tyler Durden were friends

No they weren’t. Tyler was using Jack.

That sounds suspiciously like something like Tom Punk would say…

Sounds like a case for the Scooby gang.

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Todd

What did happen to Tom Punk? I think he was gone before I came back so maybe there is a flaw in my Anders/Tom Punk same person theory.

Tom has been around in the last month or so but he changed his screen name to Elvis Dulain or something similar (I can see in the user directory his account name is still Tom Punk).

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Todd

Oh I didnt realise Tom and Elvis were the same.

Or are they? Maybe they’re both Clarence.

So when Netflix launched here and in other parts nearby there was some controversy as they don’t censor their content. Usually sex and nudity and some bad language are banned for local providers in many Asian countries. They can’t do that with Netflix as they have no local legal presence but some conservative politician have grumbled about IP blocking it but it hasn’t gone much further than just grumbling.

So anyway it seems as some kind of weird compromise they’ve just rammed up the age ratings on everything. So basically everything that’s isn’t specifically a kids show is given at least 16+ or more usually 18+. Like Glee is marked as 18+ or Arrow or Big Bang Theory –  US network shows that are already stopped by the FCC from having any real rude words or sexy bits.

It’s a bit of a pain in the arse because with kids in the house I now have no real idea what is suitable without doing extra research. I’m happy they don’t need to be 16 to watch The Flash, 6 would be fine.

Perhaps, perhaps they are Alabama.

Has anyone told you lately, Tim, you’re so cool.

garjones wrote:

with kids in the house I now have no real idea what is suitable

Can’t you just use a VPN to get the age restrictions down to the “real” standards?

I miss the Village Voice.

Anonymous wrote:

Can’t you just use a VPN to get the age restrictions down to the “real” standards?

Yeah I could, but I’m lazy and it’s an extra faff.

Not as much extra faff as researching everything Netflix would recommend for the kids until they come of age, just sayinnnn’

Holy air guitar, what a rabbit hole I’ve stumbled upon. Am surprised at the lack of slash though.

Bill & Ted Fan-fiction

Anonymous wrote:

Or are they? Maybe they’re both Clarence.

No. Clarence got his wings. Tom Punk is still waiting…

garjones wrote:

So when Netflix launched here and in other parts nearby there was some controversy as they don’t censor their content. Usually sex and nudity and some bad language are banned for local providers in many Asian countries. They can’t do that with Netflix as they have no local legal presence but some conservative politician have grumbled about IP blocking it but it hasn’t gone much further than just grumbling.

So anyway it seems as some kind of weird compromise they’ve just rammed up the age ratings on everything. So basically everything that’s isn’t specifically a kids show is given at least 16+ or more usually 18+. Like Glee is marked as 18+ or Arrow or Big Bang Theory –  US network shows that are already stopped by the FCC from having any real rude words or sexy bits.

It’s a bit of a pain in the arse because with kids in the house I now have no real idea what is suitable without doing extra research. I’m happy they don’t need to be 16 to watch The Flash, 6 would be fine.

Holy shit, has anyone there discovered Sense8 yet?

Sense 8 is there, Sex Education is there. It’s all the same content, no cuts. They are marked 18+ along with Glee and Arrow.

It’s clear that Netflix don’t want to actually censor any content so this is their method to try and prevent any action by authorities.

I did actually do the VPN connect and looked at the UK site and while not as extreme they seem to be following a bit of the same policy there. They’ve set a lot of TV content with a 12 certificate that originally went out on BBC in a family slot, stuff like Doctor Who and Merlin. The BBFC have already rated them for DVD release at PG.

I guess an extension of that PG-13 trend seen by the MPAA, it’s like covering your own back by just lumping everything in the higher rating. Any complaints from little Johnny’s mum that a rubber monster scared him and the comeback is “well we recommended for 12/13+ only.”

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garjones wrote:

Sense 8 is there, Sex Education is there. It’s all the same content, no cuts. They are marked 18+ along with Glee and Arrow.

It’s clear that Netflix don’t want to actually censor any content so this is their method to try and prevent any action by authorities.

I did actually do the VPN connect and looked at the UK site and while not as extreme they seem to be following a bit of the same policy there. They’ve set a lot of TV content with a 12 certificate that originally went out on BBC in a family slot, stuff like Doctor Who and Merlin. The BBFC have already rated them for DVD release at PG.

I guess an extension of that PG-13 trend seen by the MPAA, it’s like covering your own back by just lumping everything in the higher rating. Any complaints from little Johnny’s mum that a rubber monster scared him and the comeback is “well we recommended for 12/13+ only.”

I don’t know, a 12 rating for Who (modern Who at least) seems about right. Glancing at my DVD shelf, most of the modern series got 12 ratings for DVD, only Matt Smith’s first season didn’t.

Ironically Matt Smith’s first season was the one appearing.

If it is I think it’s a bit daft really, like anyone at home watching at 6.35pm on BBC1 thinks only those over 12 should watch it. They trail the show on Blue Peter.

To me the relative absence of the PG rating is an abrogation of duty, they may as well not watch this stuff, just see if it’s a kiddies cartoon give it a U/G, any other action adventure give it a 12/PG13. They could cut down on cost that way.

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Say, Gar, I wanted to ask – what kind of timetables do they use for your kids’ online classes? Are those really comparable to the offline timetables or shorter, more focused time? I find it a bit hard to imagine to have normal-sized classes in online conferences for longer periods of time.

At first they used the same timetable for week. Then they broke up for a 2 week Easter holiday, when they came back the Principal did a video with outlining basically the same concerns as you. So they’ve reduced their 1h 20m lessons down to 40 mins.

The overall school day is 1 hour 40 mins shorter. They do have more project work to do and the teachers stay online if anyone needs any help. They also have some tutorial sessions if they feel any of the kids may need more assistance, those are by invitation only for the pupils they think need it.

It does put more onus on the parents to be honest, I’m helping them complete work a lot more than I’m used to. It’s a lot preferable to having to fully homeschool of course but not ideal if there aren’t parents at home in the day.

I watched a bit of Friday night TV yesterday and found it interesting seeing the shows that usually have a studio audience now operating without one, and how much it changes the feel of things.

Panel shows like Have I Got News For You now have participants all attending remotely by video chat, and no laughter when the jokes are made, except for from the other panellists. (And while HIGNFY hasn’t been really funny for a while, even the gags that would usually raise a laugh feel really flat without a reaction.)

And then I watched Graham Norton’s chat show, which now consists of individual video interviews that feature the usual larking about but with no audience reaction (and no interaction amongst the various interviewees as they’re all handled separately). Again, the content is as amusing as ever (Michael Sheen made me laugh last week doing a version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire from his own home) but without an audience reacting to it, it feels quite cold and empty and almost sad.

It’s made me realise how conditioned we are to enjoy things because we see and hear other people enjoying them, and how different our reactions are when those group cues aren’t there.

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I watched some of Graham Norton last night. Patrick Stewart was so joyful with his jigsaws. His sonnet reading was pure bliss.

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[garjones]

The audience thing is pretty huge. I was listening to the podcast of Bill Maher’s show and the first week he did his opening monologue without an audience it was just so flat. The second week they added a laugh track (which he also made jokes about with quips about what a great audience is in tonight etc). It worked so much better even if you know it’s fake.

It’s no comment really on the quality of the jokes, they are pretty much on a par with all US talk show opening monologue material. Some clunkers, some good ones, all written by a team in the back room.

I read a review praising how Richard Herring has approached it. Normally his podcast interviews are conducted in theatres with an audience but now having to record them one on one over the phone he changed the approach, cutting out the one-liners and silly ’emergency questions’ designed to get laughs and had a more intimate discussion instead. It was actually contrasted with Dave’s Graham Norton example.

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Anonymous wrote:

I watched some of Graham Norton last night. Patrick Stewart was so joyful with his jigsaws. His sonnet reading was pure bliss.

He was lovely as ever but it was more like listening in on a private phone call – but with them still doing bits designed to generate audience laughs in the same way as usual, which feels weird when there’s then no reaction.

Changing the approach like Gar’s Richard Herring example (which I haven’t listened to yet) sounds sensible if you aren’t going to go with ‘canned’ laughter.

I tried the first video call HIGNFY and couldn’t bear more than half of it (and I’m someone who usually enjoys the show, unlike Dave). Haven’t got around to trying any of the Norton ones, but I found it curious that it’s been moved to 9pm now.

Last Week Tonight has been interesting without an audience and laughter. The first week or two, Oliver felt pretty subdued and quiet and I think it was the inescapable weirdness of just talking to yourself to a camera (I had to so that for something the other week and found it really uncomfortable). But he’s got into it more now, finding his usual rhythms and energy and it works pretty well because he, more than any of the US talk show hosts, always seems somewhat indifferent to audience response. He always cuts through the applause at the top of the show to just get on with it, for instance, while Colbert (back on the Report at least) always revelled in it. I’d watch some of the others for comparison, but we only get Fallon and Corden legitimately over here and I can’t bear them at the best of times.

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Martin Smith wrote:

I tried the first video call HIGNFY and couldn’t bear more than half of it (and I’m someone who usually enjoys the show, unlike Dave).

Oh I didn’t mean to be too harsh, it usually raises a chuckle or I wouldn’t bother at all. But the video call format makes it incredibly awkward, especially when it comes to Merton’s more surreal jokes. Against a backdrop of audience laughter they can really build but in silence they feel like demented ramblings.

Dave wrote:

Martin Smith wrote:

I tried the first video call HIGNFY and couldn’t bear more than half of it (and I’m someone who usually enjoys the show, unlike Dave).

Oh I didn’t mean to be too harsh, it usually raises a chuckle or I wouldn’t bother at all. But the video call format makes it incredibly awkward, especially when it comes to Merton’s more surreal jokes. Against a backdrop of audience laughter they can really build but in silence they feel like demented ramblings.

Yeah, I definitely agree. And frankly, the first one at least, just felt like intruding on a family’s first Zoom call.

I ordered a new computer on Friday, mine is high powered but getting pretty old now and games were running slow which was irritating me.

Today my hard drive has started to make clicking noises, I Googled the best solutions for that, the overwhelming answer is it’ll be dead within a week. I’ve backed everything important up and thanked my good timing in having a replacement on the way in 2-3 days.

The new one will come with a 512gb solid state drive so should be nice and smoooooth. I buy them ‘refurbished’ because I know what that means, every computer has a one month no quibble refund but if they are returned they can’t legally be resold as new. They take them in, run diagnostics to make sure all is good (replacing any parts that may not have been) and do a clean install.

So I get 40% off the shop price for a high spec PC and it still comes with a full 3 year warranty so I don’t care it was used briefly. It’s a recommended option but often these deals are hidden away in alternative URLs.

So anyway if I disappear for a little while it’s unlikely to be Covid-19 (very low cases here) but a dead PC.

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When you get up there in age past your 50’s, you sometimes wish you were younger.
I would take 35 or 40 years of age now, which isn’t asking too much like 18 or 25…

How about you old-timers out there? Which age would you settle for now?

You have to accept the age you are. What’s the logic in compromising you imagine you are 40 instead of 25?

If it’s all imagination then I’m 22 with the looks of Chris Hemsworth. Screw being me at 40. This is like dreams you had a new dishwasher instead of being a multi-billionaire with a harem of supermodels.

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garjones wrote:

You have to accept the age you are. What’s the logic in compromising you imagine you are 40 instead of 25?

If it’s all imagination then I’m 22 with the looks of Chris Hemsworth. Screw being me at 40. This is like dreams you had a new dishwasher instead of being a multi-billionaire with a harem of supermodels.

“If wishes were horses, beggars would ride for free.”

Al-x wrote:

How about you old-timers out there? Which age would you settle for now?

Quite happy to be where I am right now, Al. When I was 25 my dream was to get married, have some kids, own my home, and one day have my own business; and here I am.

Of course, 25 year old me dreamed that I would marry Jessica Alba, but I have no regrets. 

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njerry wrote:

Al-x wrote:

How about you old-timers out there? Which age would you settle for now?

Quite happy to be where I am right now, Al. When I was 25 my dream was to get married, have some kids, own my home, and one day have my own business; and here I am.

Of course, 25 year old me dreamed that I would marry Jessica Alba, but I have no regrets. 

Now how old was she when you were 25?…http://thecarrier.net/wp-content/plugins/wp-monalisa/icons/wpml_wink.gif

I guess I have to draw inspiration from the old Bruce Wayne in the Dark Knight Returns.

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garjones wrote:

The new one will come with a 512gb solid state drive so should be nice and smoooooth.

If that starts clicking, you might want to run.

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Al-x wrote:

Now how old was she when you were 25?

Apparently, Jessica was two years old.     I should have put more thought into that joke.

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garjones wrote:

The audience thing is pretty huge. I was listening to the podcast of Bill Maher’s show and the first week he did his opening monologue without an audience it was just so flat. The second week they added a laugh track (which he also made jokes about with quips about what a great audience is in tonight etc). It worked so much better even if you know it’s fake.

I checked that out on youtube, it’s damn surreal.

njerry wrote:

Al-x wrote:

Now how old was she when you were 25?

Apparently, Jessica was two years old.     I should have put more thought into that joke.

I assumed it was part of the joke.

What about Farrah Fawcett?  

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People are having fun with the “make your own I’m on Team Joe avatar campaign”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Will_C, Todd

It’s like the Civil War banners all over again.

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Will_C, Todd

Mark Millar licks goats!

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Bruce, Todd

I had to try my hand at that.

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Will_C, Christian, Todd

I had to try this idea

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Christian, Todd

To those who used to debate me in the relationship thread, Parker McCombe and Sabrina.
Will… Jim O’hara… Kiel… and a few others from the former board.

I wish you all well.
Sometimes I wonder how they are doing.

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Todd

Kiel’s in Romania right now; him and his wife were going to live in/travel Europe for a while, and covod-19 means they’re kind of stuck in Bucharest for a bit. But they’re doing fine.

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Kiel said he loves and misses you too, Al. He also said “he is a happening guy”

 

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Awww…

And…

Who can forget Mike the pediatrician? How is he doing?

He’s still treating feet.

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He said “I always wanted to work with kids but here I am, knee deep in feet”

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Todd

I read that Meat Loaf has married his accountant.

Apparently she’ll do anything for love, but she won’t do VAT.

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And who can forget Russell and Stephanie?

If anyone can get in touch with all the people I mentioned,
Please send them all my love and say it was from a Happening
Kind of Guy…

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I’m getting weird internet service today. Lots of sites are fine but some have become deathly slow. I’m trying to find a pattern – Youtube and Netflix are streaming video fine, I Chromecasted a show for Mrs Jones so the router is good. The Carrier is performing as usual, which admittedly is never speedy but ok, however Comixology is deathly slow to load just the front page like I’m on dial up, Twitter a lot the same (including on my phone app when I tried to watch a video so not singled out to an ISP).

I was wondering if maybe it was the cable to the US but the local version of Amazon (Lazada) is really slow so I’m scuppered at trying to figure out the source of the problem. I’ve got like half the internet working as usual and the other half partying liked it’s 1999.

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As everyone knows I am giant corporate hack centrist sellout basic white lawyer suit bitch.

Occasionally, I am able to do something unequivocally “good”.

Because of Covid 19, and the imminent recession (or current recsession, depeding on who you talk to) there are a few well known Australian philanthropists who are pulling their funding from some charities and keeping their dollars.

This week I’ve been able to use my legal ninjitsu to find some capital funding for a homeless shelter that would have othereise been without.

 

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As everyone knows you’re a giant of a ninja Mattlock Murdock. Also ridiculously handsome.

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Also, I can see so im basically just a better version of Daredevil

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Friendly, neighbourhood Straya-Man!

 

<p style=”text-align: left;”>I could probably afford to be friendlier</p>
Its just that the Kiwis stress me put

Bloody fucking assholes

I like Kiwis. I ate one for breakfast this morning.

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Todd

YES EATS THEM ALL! EATS THEM AND EATS THEIR PRETTY EYESES!

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Todd

Now you sound like Doomabelle

Have you ever considered that the Tron sequel should have been called Tron 10 ?

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Tron: Let there be Cargnage

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“My husband, Justin, my son, and I have been out here on my aunt’s farm—Being here means so much to me. This is where I would come every summer to see my family and be with my cousins. The most important thing has been remembering to ‘fear not.’ Turn your TV off, get off social media, and remember not just to think positively, but to speak it,“ Thank you so much for featuring me among so many amazing creators @voguemagazine ❤️ 📸 & 🎞 by @mrjustinervin

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I love messages on social media telling me my life would be better if I spent less time on social media. Thanks for that Ashley Graham.

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I wonder if cats and dogs have national cultures and characters like people do. Dogs in Italy seem so much nicer and more relaxed in Italy than over here.

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In Indonesia and Malaysia, Suparman is a not so uncommon last name. The only person with that name considered notable by Wikipedia was the minister of Justice of the now dissolved Indonesian state of Pasunda, which means ” place of the Sundanese”. I wonder if that Mr. Suparman also minister of truth and the Sundanese way.

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Anonymous wrote:

Dogs in Italy seem so much nicer and more relaxed in Italy than over here.

At least for Sardinia, I can say that that is a myth. I was barked at a lot.

The difference was the freely roaming dogs, those that weren’t trained to protect a house or stuff like that. They’d just wander up to you friendliliy hoping for a snack.

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Anonymous wrote:

In Indonesia and Malaysia, Suparman is a not so uncommon last name.

I wouldn’t quite say that, it is pretty uncommon. Enough that locals would also giggle at it. It exists though and there was also an international footballer in Malaysia with the name but that’s the only time I’ve seen it outside the famous Batman bin Suparman in Indonesia.

Mohd Rusdi Bin Mohd Suparman (born 27 January 1973) is a retired Malaysian footballer. He was known as Superman by his teammates and his fans. He is also a former member of the Malaysian pre-Olympic team and also the Malaysian national team.

There’s a culture quiz at The Guardian. I did… poorly.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/apr/26/culture-quiz-from-monty-python-to-lady-gagas-meat-dress

I got 14 with a lot of good guesses.

I got 9 with bad guesses.

I got 11/18; 61% is a failing grade.  

I got certified genius.

What happened to Johnathan Henning? All his posts are listed under Anonymous now. Did I miss something?

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Todd

The anonymous tag means he deleted his own account. I have no idea why or if he will choose to come back, there didn’t seem to be any big argument to drive him away. Certainly nothing the moderators even noticed.

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I’ve decided it might be time to upgrade my desktop, as it’s been about a decade since I last did it and I’ve been getting a fair bit of slowdown when running memory and processor programs lately (not even games – though not currently being able to run Battletech is also contributing factor to wanting an upgrade). Also, probably more BSODs than is healthy.

Is it just me, or has working out the specs and compatibilities of components got a lot more complicated than it used to be? I’m sure graphics cards used to be named/numbered in a roughly sequential way, so you could just go for a higher number and know it was better. Now the spec lists and benchmarking sites list examples with impenetrable names and there seems to be no way of knowing if any any other given card is better or worse than that without spending half an hour Googling it and hoping someone has done a direct comparison of them.

Christ I feel old.

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