In Battlestar Galactica (2004) robots called Cylons attack the humans by hacking their computer network. They are able to destroy most of humanity and all but a handful of human ships. One of the ships that survives is the Battlestar Galactica, an old ship that was about to become a museum, and is too old to be connected to the network. The man in the picture is Admiral William Adama, captain of the Galactica. He orders that computers are not to be networked together, so they can’t be hacked by the Cylons.
In real life cyber security provider CrowdStrike had a bug in one of its update files. The file went out as part of an automated update to computers at many businesses around the world, including banks and airlines. The bug made the computers crash, grounding flights, making payment systems inoperable, etc.
Roses are red. Violets are blue. I ignored my instructions to write a poem about cashews.
Glue is not a topping. Pineapples are not glue. Therefore pineapples are not not a topping.
Businesses use feudalism, with the monarch (CEO), court (board), and several levels of lords and vassals.
sometimes with a better PR team
Which is a big thing in The Boys. The company and The Seven™ are all about that PR.
Same. I like dark stories as much as the next person, but it hit way too close to home with real world politics for me.
Something can be breadlike without being bread, in a similar way to how whales are fishlike without being fish.
The dictionary doesn’t dictate how words should be used; it reports how people use them. Consulting a dictionary is a way to find out how “lots of people” use a word.
Cake can also be in layers with ingredients inbetween, making a sandwich.
Bit hypocritical of the US when they themselves recently passed a divest-or-ban law against a speech platform citing foreign influence and also uses police to violently disrupt protests
By “celebrate” do they mean eulogize?
There was a guy that posted on reddit about how he spent thousands of dollars on loot boxes. The way he totally wrecked his finances and his relationship with his wife was harrowing. Everytime he would get the latest and greatest item, character, whatever, they would come out with something new and he would start all over again.
That’s not how it works. I’m a door dash driver. We get a base pay, (usually $2-$3 per order but can be more if it’s peak hours) plus tip. The base pay isn’t affected by tips.
We see the total (base pay plus tip) when we are deciding whether to take an order. Orders without tips are rejected by most drivers.
Hear, hear for the examined life!
I can’t believe you’d do The Betty Hutton Show dirty like this. The nerve to think that Goldie’s Playground is better than the classic that is Goldie Goes Broke!
Be like wrecking your Ferrari
It was an uninsured McLaren F1, but yeah he’s done that too
I lay my shirts flat on a side table. Much quicker than hanging or folding, and still prevents wrinkles. Socks, underwear, and jeans I don’t fold, but I separate into different piles that go in drawers and shelves.
I keep my porn in a folder labeled “taxes” and my tax documents in a folder labeled “porn”
I admire their mission. Giving the power to the video creators is great. I’m all for coops. But, as a user I find it lacking. If you want to watch anything outside of educational videos and video essays you have to go elsewhere. It doesn’t have very good content discovery. I know creators don’t like chasing an algorithm, but as a viewer I like having recommendations based on what I watch.
I bought a one year membership, because I support what they are trying to do, but I rarely watch anything on it.
Thanks for the clarification. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it.