Pattern Ghost

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-15/world-energy-hits-a-turning-point-solar-that-s-cheaper-than-wind
 
This may be old(er) news and someone may have beat me to the punch. But Solar Energy has reached the point where it's cheaper than Wind for Renewable Energy. 

I refuse to accept that this "era we're in" is a new normal or acceptable in any way. 

Pariah's musical career as diva Pariah Carey was ended prematurely in 1990 with the debut of Mariah Carey's self-titled album.

Ｉ　ｗａｓ　ｃｏｍｉｎｇ　ｏｎｔｏ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｔｈｒｅａｄ　ｔｏ　ｓａｄｌｙ　ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ　ｔｈａｔ　Ｉ　ｈａｄ　ｎｏ　ｆａｉｌ　ｔｏ　ｒｅｐｏｒｔ,　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｕｓ　ｃｏｕｌｄ　ｎｏｔ　ｔａｋｅ　ｐａｒｔ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｍｅｒａｄｅｒｉｅ　ｏｆ　ｓｈａｒｅｄ　ｆａｉｌ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｂｏａｒｄ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｍｙ　ｋｅｙｂｏａｒｄ　ｓｗｉｔｃｈｅｄ　ｔｏ　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ,　ａｎｄ　ｓｗｉｔｃｈｉｎｇ　ｂａｃｋ,　ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ　ｔｅｘｔ　ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ　ｏｆ　ｃｈｏｉｃｅ　ａｎｄ　ｗｏｎ＇ｔ　ｌｅｔ　ｍｅ　ｃｈａｎｇｅ　ｉｔ　ｂａｃｋ.　
 
Ｓｏ,　ｍｙ　ｆａｉｌ　ｆａｉｌｅｄ.

Or, it means "defies the laws of physics and science, bending reality in ways science says is not possible.  Something that breaks the rules.

It's a sweet gig, but all the ladies are horse-faced.

I don't necessarily need a more inclusive, fun-loving movie, I just want them to stop picking the gloomiest and darkest stories imaginable and I just want the characters to act like the characters.  I want Superman to be Superman, not the Sentry.  I want Batman to be Batman, not the Punisher.  I want Lex Luthor to be Lex Luthor, not the Joker....
 
 
I also want to Doomsday to be Doomsday...not a cave troll from LOTR.

Comics can suck too, and most of them do. It's like we're criticizing the shows for not living up to the very best of comics' potential, while ignoring the vast amount of mediocre to laughable material that makes up about 95% of comics ever published.
 
I watched all of the  CW/Berlanti shows, Agents of SHIELD, and even Lucifer last season. (And previous seasons for the older shows.) They all had some good points and some bad. Some of the shows with the worst bad points were also some of the most comic book-like shows, and I appreciated the attempt to embrace the genre, even when the plot induced stupidity was making me facepalm so hard that I risked concussing myself.

I'm OK with villains dying in the Marvel movies, as long as the heroes lose all their Karma.

And while they have not announced that this will be why - it has become known that Mxyzptlk will be on Supergirl. He seems a good way to make the musical episode happen.

Yes. About episode 12 or 14 or something. Yes still a thing. Wonder no more. 

How Supergirl And A Gay Comic Book Clerk Helped Save A Girl’s Life. My eyes misted up a bit, I admit it.

Or maybe you can stop being cranky and ask nicely?

https://youtu.be/dW1BIid8Osg
 
GOTG2, trailer 2. Fantastic

The fact that the public has a skewed perception on the issue is an irritant to me, not a point of data.
 
My personal opinion on the outcome is that Hillary was perceived as a shoe-in and that it resulted in a low mobilization by her supporters, who sat at home rather than got out and voted. So public perception got us in this mess to begin with.
 
Edit: That's not the only factor at work, but I think it's a big one.

Contributing factors, three weeks post-election:
 
1. The prevailing media narrative made Clinton's victory seem all but certain, driving down Democratic turnout, as you say.
2. Comey's manufactured email scandal. The difference between early voting percentages and election day is massive--about a 16% swing. Given the relatively small number of early ballots that probably translates to 1-2% at the polls, but as it turns out that was plenty. Last minute undecideds broke hard for Trump, and media coverage just before the election was all about the email.
3. The Clinton campaign was truly incompetent. Touted as the most "data-driven" campaign ever run, behind the scenes, campaign leadership:
a. Failed to pick up on the message driving Sanders' and Trump's popular campaigns.
b. Spent many millions on TV ads without paying attention to the message (or lack thereof) behind those ads.
c. Ignored social media.
d. Had no answer for an October surprise like Comey's emailboating. (It's not as though there was any shortage of scandal on Trump's side.)
e. Relied too heavily on outside polling. The Clinton campaign had no polling in Michigan at all. Zero!
f. Failed to support downticket races, monetarily or otherwise, even when those campaigns saw the disaster looming in their own polling.
4. Back to the media, Trump spent less than half as much money on his campaign, but got the vast majority of all corporate media coverage, and analyses show that despite the constant drumbeat of Trump scandals, the tone of corporate media coverage was much more negative for Clinton than it was for Trump.
5. Social media bubbles, and a for-profit fake news industry that feeds the GOP bubble specifically.
6. An incoherent message from the Democrats in general, despite the overwhelming popularity of Obama and the ACA.
 
Basically Clinton's campaign saw resounding victories in the debates and post-debate polling, played a prevent defense, and got burned.

The fact that the public has a skewed perception on the issue is an irritant to me, not a point of data.
 
My personal opinion on the outcome is that Hillary was perceived as a shoe-in and that it resulted in a low mobilization by her supporters, who sat at home rather than got out and voted. So public perception got us in this mess to begin with.
 
Edit: That's not the only factor at work, but I think it's a big one.

BIG fail, spoiled for language.
 
 
 

Trump won the electoral college. The fact that he didn't win the popular vote is entirely irrelevant, because the goal was not to win the popular vote. Saying otherwise is like saying you can win a game of baseball by making the most touchdowns. 
 
Had the election been a straight popular vote, who would have won? It's impossible to say without actually running a popular vote election.

I enjoyed the episode, but that was the sloooowest response to an alien invasion EVER. I mean, the big fight was awesome and I understand the budget can only support one of those per episode. I just would've preferred more investigation/exploration and a little less "let's take this time of crisis to explore our feelings and visit the daughter I didn't know I had." But hey, it is the CW.
 
One small thing I wanted but didn't get:
Felicity: "They've captured the President!"
Kara: "They've got President Marsdin? Oh no, I really like her..."
Felicity: "Um no, President Smith.* Who's President Marsdin? Wait "her?" You have a female President on your Earth? That's so nice..."
Ollie: "Can we please focus here?"
 
* Or whatever his name was

I'm guessing she upgrades her AI to the point of actual self awareness, gets emotions, etc. It may change her perspective on just being a "tool," but not necessarily mean she needs to be scrapped. I like Mallory Jansen, so I hope they keep her around.

What do you do?
"I have a bow and trick arrows and lots of fighting ability."
"Ditto."
"I'm a martial artist."
"I'm a thug with a flame gun."
"I have supersuit and can shrink to miniscule size."
"I'm half of the flying fire guy."
"I'm superstrong. And superfast. And invulnerable. And I can fly. And see thru walls. And shoot lasers from my eyes. Or freeze things with my breath."
"You're the GM's girlfriend, right?"