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@barefootstache not even close

is there a name for when you remember you were supposed to do a thing exactly when it becomes too late to do anything about it?

@_astronoMay I remember hearing someone (IDK who or what field exactly) say planetary scientists are moving away from the habitable or "goldilocks" zone altogether because we know about ways life on earth can extract energy from geothermal sources

@selea xkcd is a .com... @bryanbrake @oklomsy @dusnm @aral @LunaDragofelis

@freemo seriously tho, who leaves their king boxed in like that? I'm a total chess noob, but I know I wouldn't do that

played the uke in my backyard and had a little rabbit keeping company. it was nice

@quintessence hadn't thought of that at all. shame he doesn't have one of those names like Albrecht Bandersnatch where you can use a completely different name and people still know who you mean

@quintessence maybe just use the guy's name? i couldn't figure why you were calling him a skunk until this post.

i like skunks. skunks are cute little stinky dudes

@freemo yeah. S2 is mostly tying up loose ends. the plot was pretty transparent at most halfway in. turning the legendary Quellchrist Falconer into a person, even an exceptional person, was doomed to fall flat at times despite the acting being good. I appreciate it for what it is, but there's a fair bit to overcome.

hey, sequels are hard

the ending to #AlteredCarbon S2 is a little disappointing. I was kinda excited that Kovacs had a backup, but then I'm like, "wait, so Poe could just *do* that?" it's well established that doing backups isn't really done unless you're really rich, but Poe manages to do it while all the other drama is going on and he's glitching out?

also, our heros have a habit of not dying when they're supposed to even though, allegedly, ending arbitrary life extension is part of their grander mission. it's like the writers didn't really jive with the death cult so they decided the proponents would only pay lip service. (yeah, yeah: they didn't choose to be backed up and restored plus envoys "take what is offered". point is, the authors put them there against all odds)

it amazes me that anyone over the age of about 27 would still try to be "cool". just seems so painfully boring and limiting

A channel with videos of #frogs and other herps https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn9kCZDRajh7nfp2LNkHbw

It was funny watching Fairy-Max vs Fairy-Max on one of the Chess.com endgame drills. Some of the sacrifices really just looked like black was trying to end the game earlier given white was going to win. Honestly, it's the best strategy, but for a machine it's a little odd -- not like f-Max has other plans on its agenda.

I think Sharon Taylor would be great in an adaptation of The City in the Middle of the Night as Alyssa.

Altered Carbon (TV Series) leans a little too heavily on torture scenes for my taste. It's not even that it squicks me out or something. it's just that it's kinda boring

how mobile phones don't have a "home button" for scrolling is beyond me