1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said:

Catseur or catseuse?

Meowseuse. 

I've just mailed back the last set of discs from the Netflix DVD service, I'm expecting two discs to be sent to me sometime next week, and I might receive up to 10 discs sent on September 29th, the last day that they are shipping them. None of the discs need to be returned, and I'm guessing that the bonus discs is a way of getting rid of a huge chunk of their library. Their reason for the "Final Season" was because it's becoming harder to source and maintain their discs, and the number of subscribers has dropped substantially in recent years. Unfortunately, the promise of streaming services having a large back catalog is largely fallen by the wayside, and the Netflix DVD service was one way to view some of the older movies from before the 1990s. 

On 9/18/2023 at 8:23 AM, Cygnia said:

Unity Apologizes for Controversial Policy, Will Be ‘Making Changes’ to It

They're rapidly progressing along the WotC roadmap. They're now at the "let's offer new terms that still violate our previous promises, but trust us not to go back on our word" stage.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/unity-exec-tells-ars-hes-on-a-mission-to-earn-back-developer-trust/

I'm pretty sure that these are from MIDI files, so it would be dependent on the playback devices. Some higher-end sound cards had synthesizers built-in, but it was also possible to route the sound to connected instruments (usually sampling keyboards).

26 minutes ago, Cancer said:

 

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For multiple reasons, this isn't considered right any more, due to calibration problems, and the feature they identified as phosphine probably being a blend of sulfur dioxide lines instead (and SO2 is already known to be present and strong in the Venusian atmosphere).

Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus - Agent Kay

1 hour ago, Rails said:

Why would anyone do that to perfectly good bacon?

That was my thought as well.

42 minutes ago, Pariah said:

 

What the duck?!

Got one.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/06/10/asia/rubber-duck-deflated-hong-kong-intl/index.html

2 hours ago, Ranxerox said:

 

I don't think that it will be.  McDonalds has very cheap prices on its fountain drinks.  Other fast food restaurants charge over twice as much.  So, other fast food restaurants can use there extra profit margin on people who don't get a refill or get only one, to cover the expense of people who go back for 4 or 5 refills.  Mickey Dees not so much.  

It's a headcount thing. You can use the person handing out orders in-store to fill the drinks, and you don't need to schedule someone for regular cleaning/restocking of the customer-accessible fountain drink area.

33 minutes ago, Starlord said:

I can never understand or keep up with all the cable configurations.  It's just too much.  For example, does anyone know which connector this is?

 

 

Most likely an ODN relay.

Oh, sociology and economics as well. 

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It has been said, not inaptly, that the relation of football to physical culture is much the same as that of the bull-fight to agriculture.  -- Thorstein Veblen

46 minutes ago, Lawnmower Boy said:

But but but if Michigan State has to buy out the contract, how will it be able to afford to pay its next football coach $10 million a year? 

Just cut out unnecessary programs, like science, foreign languages, or fine arts.

Where would Post-It notes fit on the chart?

11 hours ago, Cygnia said:

 

That's probably going to be my lunch tomorrow, a Double-Double, fries, and a diet Coke.

I've been playing Bethesda's new game, Starfield, as part of the Early Access program (It officially launches on September 6). I'm about 7 hours in and I'm having a really good time. One review I saw said that it was "Skyrim in space", and that's mostly correct. I bought my copy, but Game Pass subscribers will be able to play for free on September 6. Most of my time has been spent playing it on my gaming PC, but I did switch over to the Xbox Series X for about an hour (buy once, play on either). Game saves are cloud-based, so it was the same character on both. Space combat is a lot of fun, but there's a bit of a learning curve. 

Because I'm susceptible to motion sickness, I usually play Skyrim in third-person. I've been playing Starfield in first-person, however, as the video's much smoother and it doesn't seem to trigger my motion sickness. Third-person does trigger my motion sickness, and I think that it's because the character wobbles a bit while you are walking.

37 minutes ago, death tribble said:

That is one third of a giraffe. A female giraffe obviously.

What's that in meerkats?

My condolences for your family's loss. May you feel better soon.

15 minutes ago, Starlord said:

What about if I'm singing, "I'll Make a Man Out of You" at the same time?

Rain pouring off of my roof, with occasional peals of thunder.

What's the point of preloading 140GB if the day one patch is 117GB?

1 hour ago, Cygnia said:

And more and more, it's not even their parent's deity.  It's Becky-Sue Karen's from three counties' over.

Because Jesus is too woke.

27 minutes ago, tkdguy said:

Also, earthquakes strike without warning. That uncertainty may be another factor.

I usually buy Hot Wheels cars to give out to trick-or-treaters, and several folks at my local Smith's Supermarket (Kroger) have heard me suggest it over the years. So, this year they have their Halloween candy set up, with a small display of Hot Wheels cars in the middle of it.

15 minutes ago, Logan D. Hurricanes said:

Oh, boy! That means the Easter candy should be out in stores soon!

The Flash: It probably says everything that you need to know about the good parts of this that I'm still humming Danny Elfman's 1989 "Batman Theme". (Max)

Babylon 5: The Road Home: This new animated feature finds President John Sheridan untethered in Time and S("We can't say that because of copyright"-Zathras). There's a bit of a "clip show" feel to it, but I did enjoy it. (UHD Blu-ray)

Two episodes of Ahsoka have dropped on Disney+, and they basically cover a bunch of ground from the end of Star Wars: Rebels for those of us who didn't watch that all the way through. I like it so far.