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I suspect that she already knows.

Look, I'm from Maine. There's a reason that Massachusetts didn't put up a fight. Probably the same reason that the Aroostook War resulted in the Brits saying, "Whatever. Keep it."

In Greek mythology, Pandora was sculpted out of clay by Hephaestus on Zeus's order.

I've looked into adding solar before this, but the numbers just didn't add up for me (I don't really use enough power to justify the purchase/lease of the panels). Most of the various companies that are laying off people were building their economic model on some really shaky assumptions. First, they assumed that they would be granted access to the power grid to sell back power without any additional connection fees for the maintenance of the grid (that's what the "40% tax" appears to be). Second, they assumed that they could sell power at the retail rate for the next several decades, instead of the wholesale rate that other energy producers get. As we've seen with this decision by the regulators, those were some dangerous long-term assumptions. I'd also like to note that this really isn't an off-grid movement right now; in this case, if the homeowners were truly off-grid, they wouldn't be able to sell excess power back during the day, and buy power from NV Energy during the night. That might change in the future, if the solar companies include storage systems like Powerwalls, but that's not the current economic model. That's not to say that there wasn't some kind of political shenanigans going on about all of this. I'm guessing that it might make Governor Sandoval's approval ratings dip, but he won't be running for re-election (due to term limits), so that's probably not a great concern for him.

King Crimson - "Exiles" (5.1 mix from the 40th Anniversary release), followed by Led Zeppelin - "Kashmir". Auto-DJ is apparently on a 70s kick.

Rain on the skylights, and water dripping off of the roof.

Two of the folks who hung out at the ranch during that event were responsible for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Las_Vegas_shootings

I doubt that he's disappearing completely, especially since a major plot point is access to a time machine. Spock: Admiral, weren't those a gift from Dr. McCoy? Kirk: And they will be again. That's the beauty of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKpmKE4aMSs

Taco shop owners mock burglars caught on camera

I'd ask you for an example of "storytelling that is truly dark", but I'm not sure that I'd really want to know.

"The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room", followed by "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)".

Is that the Ark of the Covenant as the roof decoration?

Mark Hamill voiced the Joker for Batman: TAS at least a year after appearing in the original TV series of "The Flash", so it might be more appropriate to say that he was channeling the Trickster when voicing the Joker.

"Lay Me Down" by Adele, a bonus track from her new album.

And of course, Hayseed Dixie:

Bluegrass, you say?

Fun things I learned about Bank of Too Big to Fail: 1. So, it turns out that it's not really possible to turn off a recurring transfer with Bank of TBTF, unless you log in through the web as the original initiator of said transfer. Being the other person on a joint account won't do it either, as your online banking won't even list that there is a recurring transfer. Closing the original joint account will kill the transfer, which is what I've done. 2. The transfer request came in in April, or perhaps, May, and might have come from his computer. Of course, that computer was on briefly so that I could do his taxes, but since then it's been powered off, and the network cable disconnected from the router. I do have the late housemate's ashes on his computer desk, but I'd be more expecting of his ghost to play Thief or Skyrim than to perform arcane necromantic cyber-rituals involving a banking portal. 3. What's done can't be undone. Without the dead housemate's permission, the transfers can't be reversed (multiple people tried). The only recourse is to attempt to close the savings account, and have the proceeds given to me in the form of a check. 4. The local branch has had what appears to be a complete change of "personal bankers" and managers since my less-than wonderful experiences last year. This crop seems to be helpful, and willing to do actual "personal banking" stuff. I've filled out a request to close the savings account--a form that was available to the "wonderful" folks last year, but which they didn't ever offer. 5. OMG, even their own staff have to go through the horrible IVR system.

There's actually a comment made by Oliver about the (in)security of STAR Labs in the last Arrow--it's one of the reasons that they chose a farmhouse (next to an open field) to protect Hawkgirl and company.

I have a checking account at a major, "too big to fail" bank that was a joint account with my late housemate. Last month, and again this month, a "zombie" transfer moved money from this account into the housemate's savings account--an account that's locked down due to his death last year, and one that the "helpful" bankers in my local office refused to give me access (or the account number) after his death. They instead tried to sell me a refinance on my mortgage (got to love quotas). So, I called the 800 number, and talked to many folks, who were all trying to be helpful, until they figured out that the savings account was only in his name. That's when I threatened to close the account. The last agent decided to conference me in with the local branch, and I now have an appointment tomorrow to try to recover the savings account. I'm going into the meeting with exactly what I went in with last time: his death certificate and his will naming me both executor and sole beneficiary. There's a form for Nevada for claiming the account, which they say they will provide and notarize. We'll see.

The album, Star Wars and More Galactic Funk by Meco. For our younger posters, here's a taste of the Star Wars phenomenon intersecting with Disco.

I'll be working both Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Thankfully, it's an IT job that isn't external customer-facing. The last Black Friday that I worked was back in 2006. There's no way I'd go out shopping this weekend, given my experiences.

"Mockingjay Part 2" - a good (not great) conclusion to the Hunger Games movies.