Thanks for the clarification. I assumed it was code only because I wouldn’t know where to look to find out, and you see it everywhere.

It’s a right of passage for a kid to learn what a 120 volt shock feels like if they’re careless in unplugging something. One pin is just an unforgettable sensation, while both will knock you down. The real mystery is why code requires the outlets installed upside down. Technology Connections did at least one video on the differences of outlets in the world, and his point was that if the ground pin was above the other two, something falling on a partially exposed plug would rest on the harmless ground and not what it can do, short out the two live pins. But then we wouldn’t get the cute faces, so…

I think he nailed the character in Bladerunner 2049, but maybe it suited him so it worked.

Throwaway account: “…asking for a friend.”

I was actually expecting the end of the story to have the wasp at some point sting you just because of existing.

Not all wasps are like that, the smaller mud daubers and such are rather bee-like in their apathy of you being around them. But hornets. Yeah, they’re evil.

Poor Scar. Shared the same philosophy with Hopper in Bug’s Life. Keep the ants down and not aware of their numbers, you can be king.

Aren’t hyenas both scavengers and bone crushers?

At your age you could get into Congress and not only have a good 20-30 year run, you could also be put on committees to keep those up and coming young do-gooders from getting power.

Everybody claps.

Just don’t make toad jokes.

Yes, the original is lines and crude unlike some of the other examples of “old 3D games”, but this is (maybe) the first actual 3D space game, so it has to start somewhere.

Guess I should have been more specific on first home system 3D space game. Yes, there were arcade and mainframe things before. But their game world wasn’t as big. :P

Diesel. Still same problems, but diesel will burn a lot more fuel sources, some that can be made far easier than gasoline.

The real VIP. That really was solid science, and surprising results. I do think some additional research should be done via peer review to expand the sample size and ensure the original cats were acting as any cat would and not just well disciplined.

Also, what about when a cat is sick? That is certainly going to change the results.

It occurred just like gasoline shortages occur. If the media doesn’t make headlines that suggest buying as much as you can immediately, even if there is a supply chain problem things can adjust to meet normal demands. But when everyone takes all the stock at the same time, even a running production can’t keep up with that demand in a just-in-time system. I experienced a local fuel shortage before because of news of a damaged oil pipeline far away, and gas became unavailable for a few days, then started filling back up, all long before the pipeline issue would have affected us.

“A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.”

Unfortunately they left off the most important part. The original source to be cited in future internet debates.

Rocky and Bullwinkle

I’ve always loved the word “sonder”. Knowing that people have their own lives and thoughts and usually they aren’t centered on you at all is liberating. I wish I had run across this as a kid, to realize that the peer pressure I thought was there giving me anxiety was totally self-inflicted and I could just be myself.

Yes, after the fact you can’t just dump what you have and get something else unless you can afford to lose the money. I was referring to when some were out looking for an EV, especially back when Tesla was the name everyone was talking about. Now there’s much less of an excuse since other brands offer decent alternatives.

That’s a bit of a reach. We should have stayed in the trees though, but the trees started disappearing and we had to change.