The digital age brought us supercomputers that were helpful, rather than murderous – with their proliferation into everyday society, electronic machines just weren’t that scary any longer. With David Hasselhof and the smooth, glimmering veneer of the 1980’s, came Knight … Continue reading Supercomputers Week: KARR (September 18 Night Thread)
Office of the Vice-President of The Daily Days, New YorkSeptember, 19346:03 PM A fan spins slowly overhead, blowing cigarette smoke lazily around the room. The evening sun pokes in through the blinds lowered over the windows. From the street below, … Continue reading Werewolf: Avocado! Day One
Ruth Bader Ginsburg died this evening of complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 87. Obviously, this news has hit all of us hard. She was an inspiration and an icon in so many ways. Please use this space to talk … Continue reading In Memoriam: Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020
And so we come to the end, the Final Two left to battle it out for the Favorite Kirsten Dunst Movie, because the TV show has been cancelled. Fargo, Season 2 came close but just couldn’t defeat the Cheerleaders, losing … Continue reading Kirsten: The Finals!
Introducing today’s contestants: Herman, a filmmaker who observed Mexican Federales; Sarah, a music teacher, has been singing in choirs since age 5; and Joe, a student, wants to be a “human flag”. Joe is a one-day champ with winnings of … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Sept. 18
The city I grew up in had been an economic powerhouse in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Paper mills and textile factories, powered by a hydroelectric dam and a big coal powerplant made the city thrive. We got schools, … Continue reading In Holyoke, Mass. Did Kubla Khan A Crap Amusement Park Decree
It’s Identify This GIF! And this week’s prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. It’s very simple, really: Post a SFW (or spoilered) GIF Identify the source ??? Profit! This is an open space where no one should feel uncomfortable, so please … Continue reading Identify This GIF!
I love my jobHe loves his jobPull that leverSister, start the engine Pump the water, yeahHoney, build the pressurePump the water, build the pressure, push the piston, press the buttonIt’s the perfect job – Tori Amos, The Happy Worker Hey, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/18/2020 – Working From Home XXVI: Smiles, Everyone; Smiles
(Full, current standings of all completed groups can always be found here) Group 28 Results [spoiler] 52.38% Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Preparing for Travel 52.38% Super Smash Bros. Melee Green Greens 47.62% Legaia 2: Duel Saga Advancing to Faraway … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2001-2004: Group 30
Hello, and welcome to another edition of the Weekly Shuffle Thread, your favorite place to show off your shuffle! Sometimes you just have to step back and let the shuffle take control… so it’s only fitting that our word of … Continue reading The Weekly Shuffle Thread Loses CONTROL!
The Aftermath One of the most common critiques lodged against the first season of Korra is that of its breathless pacing. In Bryke’s ambition to construct a tightly wound mini-series they didn’t allow enough time to stop and consider what was happening … Continue reading Re-Avatar State: “The Aftermath” & “When Extremes Meet”
Sam Raimi’s film Darkman was released on August 24th, 1990. Today we celebrate it’s 30th anniversary of release ( a bit late). The action/sci-fi/ thriller stars Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Ted Raimi and a blink and … Continue reading Sam Raimi’s Darkman Anniversary Day Thread
Apples doing stuff so it’s me — 10 Years – Violent Allies — 1782 and Acid Mammoth – Doom Sessions Vol. 2 EP — 7715 – Encino EP — A. Swayze & The Ghosts – Paid Salvation — A. G. … Continue reading Friday New Music 9/18
There was a time where I was frustrated by the types of books that were coming out in an area I was interested in that I just took a pass on it all for awhile. I used this time to … Continue reading 30 Day Book Challenge Day 18: Favorite Book By Your Favorite Dead Author
Can the first person here each day create a Results thread so it’s always first when sorted by Oldest? That will make it much easier to track results. Or visit the quiz here. Remember to post your results (as a %) in … Continue reading Triviacados: Friday, September 18, 2020
What does it mean to change? What does it mean to not change? Is there a difference between the two? Personally speaking if any jerk asks me to choose between two options, as if they are the only ones, I … Continue reading The Friday PT Contemplates Flux
Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality that forces her to confront the past, present and future — before it’s too late. Continue reading Antebellum Spoiler Space
VoughtStudios is pleased to announce that filming has begun on #DawnOfTheSeven. 12 years of VCU movies have led to this. If you like movies about One Hero, you’ll love a movie about Seven Heroes. Introducing newest member @RealStromfront! See how … Continue reading The Boys S2E5 “We Gotta Go Now” Spoiler Space
In the series premiere, ten new queens compete for the title of the Netherlands’ first drag superstar. Continue reading Drag Race Holland Season 1: Episode 1 Discussion Thread
“Unable to compute.” If HAL is the father of sci-fi artificial intelligences, then Mother is, well, the mother. Only featured in three very short scenes in Alien, Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece, the design of this supercomputer has been long lasting … Continue reading Supercomputers Week: Mother (September 17 Night Thread)
