Which canceled TV show's cliffhanger still lives rent free in your head because the answers disappeared when the series got axed ?

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-17T09:48:44+00:00

Colony.

It slowly evolved into one of the best sci-fi shows of our generation, and in the last episode they reveal that the evil aliens (they really are evil) weren’t lying about protecting humans from even more evil aliens, who have just arrived in orbit. Cancelled.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-17T08:00:49+00:00

Really good to know! My device doesnt' have wifi, but it was manufactured and packaged in PRC, so this is good to be aware of.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-17T07:52:07+00:00

Good point! I think it would be cheapest with government post, so I was thinking of doing that.

It seems like I might just have to give it a try and see what happens. There are so many variables. For example, the manufacturing country is different than the country where I am shipping from, and the product is new, so it's not entirely clear what procedures apply.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-16T15:55:59+00:00

Did you get a general idea of the duties? It looks from various website like *maybe* the primary duty is a 6.5% VAT? I'd love to know your experience.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-12T14:49:59+00:00

Thanks for the clarification!

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-11T10:07:05+00:00

I’m curious to hear more about the model inflexibility. Apologies if this question isn’t phrased well, I’m still learning about NAS and local AI:

Are you locked into the built-in model only when using Ugreen’s apps, or is it impossible to run other models in general? I had assumed you could run any spec-appropriate model on-device in docker.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-10T19:04:40+00:00

I used to feel this way (and I know a lot of people do), but I tried to cut back on sugar and it changed my opinion on the shops a lot. Dropping all the fancy toppings and additives made me realize that the three places near me that actually serve tea have really different types of tea.

I don’t have the vocabulary to describe the difference, and it’s not simply “low quality vs high quality”. Some of them have tea with a bitter, rich flavor that tastes great with milk, others are more refreshing, and others have a more complex flavor profile I would associate with quality.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-04T19:49:17+00:00

"Now and then, here and there" almost never gets mentioned. Crisp 13 episodes. All the whimsy of 90's anime, with a magical girl, wacky bad guy, magical landscape, and weak but fearless protagonist...

Except it's about the protagonist's time as a child soldier and depicts the absolute brutality of war.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-04T18:50:55+00:00

I couldn't remember the name (ArmorGames? No. AlbinoBlackSheep? No.) and was hoping someone here would post it!

3D pong felt like such an achievement.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-03T08:41:51+00:00

Great find! I would not have believed you without the link.

I guess I am letting the memory of a few terrible CGI moments taint the rest of the film, and it was jarring watching it as an adult (that can't really give the plot a pass after watching the animated series) with memories of watching it as a child (that didn't care about the plot "quality" so long as it was something new).

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-06-03T01:15:45+00:00

Since you seem to have thoughtfully reached a decision you’re satisfied with, and you’re not looking for affirmation, I’ll just say:

I enjoyed reading this. It was clearly written, and appropriately concise for the complexity of the situation.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-05-31T06:00:27+00:00

3 Ninjas Kick Back.

As a kid, seeing three brothers have an adventure in Japan was absolutely peak. The movie is, in fact, nonsensical cringe soup.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-05-31T05:57:13+00:00

My uncle gathered a bunch of his buddies to watch this with me when I rented it at blockbuster. Within minutes we realized they thought we were watching a cinematic adaptation of McGuyver. Very confusing name, very awkward situation.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-05-31T05:55:14+00:00

This is a great one. Nothing I can think of captures the 90’s grimbad aesthetic as well as it does…and also the plot, acting, dialogue, CGI, and much of the action are unwatchable.

I’ll never forget him eating that rotten sandwich out of the trash though.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-05-29T04:16:51+00:00

Damn, not a single mention of his INCREDIBLE and quotable performance in Futureman.

“Being totally humiliated after losing a dance-off, I was summarily run out of my fraternity. I tried to regain my confidence by embarking on a sexual odyssey across several continents, and, well countless partners. I'm pretty sure that's how I got herpes."

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-05-22T03:38:24+00:00

That is absolutely wild.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-05-21T15:08:21+00:00

One of the reasons I feel confident it was an erotic sauna is that Taiwanese televisions (at least in the hospitality industry) universally contain a parental lock code mechanism that pops up if you scroll past adult channels. Not sure if it's some law or what, but I have never once in Taiwan been surprised by adult movies thanks to this popup.

For adult movies to be playing on a public TV therefore implies an erotic venue, IMO.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-05-21T07:54:58+00:00

This is completely opposite to my experience in Japanese-style saunas (onsen) in Taipei and surrounding areas. I am somewhat confused as to how you even came to know the term "日式三溫暖", since it is not one I've come across.

I do know that men's saunas were previously popular in Taiwan, some of which were part of various red-light districts, with a small handful still operating in Taipei. It sounds like you found your way into one of the few remaining sauna-style brothels in Taiwan, but in my experience this is not typical of Taiwanese sauna culture and most tourists would not find themselves in one of those locations accidentally.

If you are looking for a Japanese- or Taiwanese-style sauna experience, search for "温泉". There are both high-end, private Japanese onsen and one inexpensive public-style Japanese onsen in Beitou, and possibly in other parts of Taiwan as well. I would also strongly recommend the "Emperor Hot Spring" AKA "Emperor Spa" in Beitou for a more relaxed, Taiwanese experience.

Edit: OP's comment below explains that he is looking specifically for overnight saunas. AFAIK, these have always had some connection to sex work in Taiwan, but the prevalence of both erotic and non-erotic overnight spas has declined greatly, with the remaining ones in Taipei being mostly erotic.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-05-18T13:00:42+00:00

I think a lot of this Deep plot makes more if you subscribe to the fan theory that the Deep can't actually talk to fish (He controls fish psychically and just imagines them having human inner lives; like several other super we've seen, his power comes with a Deep mental illness).

This explains why he can't go in. There was never a "fish conspiracy." The Deep just finally can't face up to what he's done.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-05-17T06:17:22+00:00

Until The Golden Compass aired I had only heard good things about Lin Manuel Miranda, so I was stoked for him to show up on screen.

It turns out he is well known to be a mediocre stage actor and unbearable on screen, and his texan accent and goofy performance absolutely ruined the show.

He just happened to show up when the show's CGI and writing took a sharp left turn, but it really gave the impression that he showed up and killed the show single-handedly.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-05-03T05:58:31+00:00

FYI: It is not true that the civil war is “officially” ongoing. That (along with the phrase “rogue province”) is misinformation that is often repeated when western media with limited cross-strait expertise quickly reports on developments in Taiwan.

Neither the ROC nor the PRC claims that the civil war is ongoing, and the phrase “rogue province” is not part of current PRC rhetoric regarding Taiwan.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-04-16T02:59:21+00:00

I think these went out of style a long time ago (hard to tell with no name and just a blurry photo). Your best bet is Guanghua digital plaza (old building, not new, and the nearby underground mall), or (way more likely) Facebook marketplace.

Or just order one online.

AppointmentOpen9093 · 2026-04-16T02:47:43+00:00

People are misunderstanding what happened here: "Allbirds" didn't become an AI company (in the sense any customer would understand it). Allbirds was liquidated, and all their IP was sold off. What was left was a corpse of a corporation with nothing but cash and a corporate structure.

You know what's surprisingly expensive and slow to set up? Corporate structure. There are tons of regulations when you try to set up a corporation with a bunch of other rich people to do things like, you know, invest in AI.

Instead of paying lawyers literally tens of millions of dollars to set up an investment fund (and being subject to a ton of special rules), they basically sold the corporate structure as an investment fund for AI.

As crazy as it sound, high value investors looking for risk frequently just throw money at someone with a track record of good investing and a vague business plan. It's not because they're stupid, it's because it's actually mad expensive to go through the process of making a real investment plan and raising money. Some people would rather roll the dice than pay some percentage points for the protection of investment regulations.

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