TIL the Transporter in Star Trek was actually first invented to remove microplastics from your body; the fact it could be used to move you from place to place was a happy side-effect
“The world is full of complainers. Fact is, nothing comes with a guarantee.” Celebrating the work of M. Emmet Walsh tonight with a viewing of Blood Simple
It's been decades since I read the books, so, someone let me know when the new Dune movies have the bit when Captain Picard goes to battle with a cute little doggo.
Genuinely surprised I found No One Lives Forever at goodwill. You usually don’t see good games like this there. It’s usually sports games. #retrogaming#vintagecomputing
@allenu it might take a little finagling to get it to work, maybe even a hacked .exe, but it does work on modern systems. I believe there's a widescreen patch for it too. One of my favorite games of all time. Sadly there's something like three or four different rights holders on that game, and no one can come to an agreement to get it released on Gog or anything like that. The same with the sequel.
Looking at Facebook for a couple seconds because it's the only access I have to certain relatives.
"Egads! Are we seriously going to have to listen to every new "generation" come up with the exact same "original" thoughts for ever and ever till we die?"
Those of you who weren't around or aware in the 80's need to understand...
Ronald Reagan had increasingly debilitating Alzheimer's for his entire second term. The people around him were able to manipulate him. He was a puppet.
As far as the GOP Is concerned, Trump's brain being mush is an asset, not a liability.
If he wins, they'll manipulate him into appointing evil people, and then those people will manipulate him to achieve their evil goals. #politics#USPol