That’s actually true worldwide. Wanna see how an economy looks like after over 30 years of almost uninterrupted conservative leadership? Look at where Germany stands now. Crumbling infrastructure, worst Internet in Europe, industry unable and/or unwilling to open itself to modern technology (best example being the German car industry).

That was a Doctor that grappled with the question whether he was a good man or not. Decidedly grumpier and more prone to violence too. Also Scottish.

Yeah, although the Doctor is pretty hypocritical with his pacifism. Something which this quote sums up pretty well. He did kill several species after all.

Righfully so, there is a lot a domestic violence against butlers in those games.

Pretty sure “unify” is a dogwhistle for “turn into fascism”.

“Solve” was 20 years ago. Now it’s only “mitigate”. But that’s the difference between global catastrophe and literal breakdown of organized society.

Ellis is like Gaiman, at some point you have to seperate the work from the author.

Well, that just sounds like what naturally happens when you are in a different country surrounded by native speakers. Which is definitely the best way to learn another language.

Hollyhock? More like Hollyfuck, amiright?! (I’m so sorry.)

Well, that and the fact he had incidents with at least two crazy super-fans, one who actually broke into his home, where only his wife was present.

He also met Mark David Chapman a few months before Chapman killed John Lennon where he told King he was his biggest fan.

Yeah, horror writers usually scare easily, that’s where their ideas come from.

For example, Stephan King is afraid of cars among other things, that’s where Christine and Maximum Overdrive comes from. (Ironically, he also almost died being struck by a car. I doubt that alleviated his fear.)

The GOP has chained itself to the MAGA cult. Without Trump, they would turn against the Republicans. With Trump, they have at least a chance to win (even if they have to cheat harder than ever before).

Ha-ha-haaaawhhh!

Well, all the ETs in the Republican Senate aren’t wearing clothe, as well.

This the way the world ends. Not with a bang, but a whimper.

T.S. Eliot - The Hollow Men

Well, the UX Design Team has to justify their existence somehow. And if there’s one thing they’re good at, it’s wowing management with snazzy presentations.

Making a snazzy presentation about the necessary overhaul of the data structure of the ingest system architecture is also just generally harder then just showing a flashy, colorful click dummy of the new homepage.

Fürst (von) Pückler, a German nobleman who that icecream is named after.

For example this: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/08/disney-reportedly-creates-task-force-to-explore-ai-and-cut-costs.html and this: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/sag-aftra-amptp-studios-contract-artifial-intelligence-details-1234877093/ The second article details how due the strike the actor can consent to digital copies of themselves or not and reimbursed for their use but those digital actors are still coming.

Oh I know, that’s what I was refering to.

It doesn’t work like that. It will soon if Disney has their way, with actors selling away their likeness rights for perpetuity with their contracts.