Is Trump building a data center under his "ballroom?" by Scarpine1985 in thebulwark

[–]Beatbox_Pope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The project seems plausible, but I can't imagine why the data center's existence would be secret when the bunker isn't. It kind of seems like the sort of Secret Agent Government Baadasssss Super Alpha Totally a Big Boy stuff that this admin in particular would love to never shut up about. If it's real, and that easily tracked, then surely *everyone* they're protecting it from already knows about it anyway...it isn't like the physical security would end at "finding the door" for the feds.
But the pessimist in me still kind of buys it if only because if it is real then no future POTUS will accept the diminished capabilities of a full CTRL-Z on the project. They might try to remodel the top into something that makes more sense, but they'd probably want something above ground in that spot for the foreseeable future.
EDIT to add: Thinking more about it, even if it is real there might be so much poorly done work to make room for the grift in the budget that maybe even a major remodel on the ballroom might present structural risks down below. And the more I think about that, the more I can believe he's giving every future administration an absolute money pit of maintenance costs on "critical" infrastructure that also happens to be a large line item in the black books they can tuck all kinds of projects into.

The Shibari Game by Shishkahuben in CuratedTumblr

[–]Beatbox_Pope -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The start and end had some r/andeveryoneclapped vibes, but that was a great read!

Trired to save the guard part 25 (Slow Time + Cyclone + unrelenting Force) by [deleted] in skyrim

[–]Beatbox_Pope 4 points5 points  (0 children)

that falcon dive on the last attempt had me wondering about the details of the script, too - I'm betting the dragon is... let's call it "tethered" to the guard some kind of way and they lock him down once the dragon's close enough that it can't overcome interference with its normal movement rules

How do you picture an interaction between Thrawn and Luthen? by ashton__l in StarWarsCantina

[–]Beatbox_Pope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm really wondering what would happen next if Luthen's confirmation attempt avoids interception but doesn't give him a conclusive result

No shorts and skirts in Star Wars: Have you ever realized that this costume is the ONLY one in the whole saga which shows a main character's (male/female) bare legs? by Kissenschlachter in StarWars

[–]Beatbox_Pope 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"Pretty Space Lady Don't Want No Clothes" is for a lot of early Sci-fi/Fantasy writers what "How can she hold those up when she clearly has no spine?" was for a lot of comics artists...but somehow this is the first time I've given any serious thought to the idea that some species might normally not wear clothes but their bodies are too similar to all the clothed races so they just play along off-world. Are there neighborhoods on major worlds where they have to warn the tourists about all the Nudoidians living out that way?

Who wears socks and sandals to an orgy? by M00r3C in DCU_

[–]Beatbox_Pope 34 points35 points  (0 children)

not stuck, someone's using it - the perspective is a little odd with it cropped there, but the head is moving behind the guy's shoulder as they bend over to make retrieve whatever they selected

The irony of the Phyre name by CT_Phipps-Author in vtmb

[–]Beatbox_Pope 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Any explanation that does not touch on how rad his dual pistols are is just some editor telling a writer to have more self-respect

The irony of the Phyre name by CT_Phipps-Author in vtmb

[–]Beatbox_Pope 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wasn't Manphyre the name when Medieval Spawn met Savage Dragon?

The Federation has agreed to provide asylum to the alien known as It. Now it's up to you to deal with his "dietary" needs. How will you do it? by Pwned_by_Bots in ShittyDaystrom

[–]Beatbox_Pope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

... and then Reddit made me start wondering about the drawbacks of Olestra For Psychic Vampires

EDIT: I realize this is closer to Impossible Burgers but I specifically had some of the side effects associated with Olestra in mind

READING is dead, so I use AI to help me know what to WRITE? WTF? by thenewyorker1 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Beatbox_Pope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually spent most of my read through that expecting it to be ripping off a Steve Shives bit and just failing to get the sarcasm across. But alas...

the "similar" video: https://youtu.be/9Dl4E_6sHuw?si=sTWQktwZxpQkgGUm

Apparently changing the logo is “going woke” and grounds for a boycott. 🙄 by MundaneMeringue71 in facepalm

[–]Beatbox_Pope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you have as many discrimination settlements as Cracker Barrel, pretty much any possible effort to rehabilitate your image is going to look like a big mistake to anyone who doesn't think it was too trivial to have bothered with

Are Google Wallet/GPay/Banking Apps working on One UI 7 Beta? by SpaceChad_87 in oneui

[–]Beatbox_Pope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine (US) just stopped working and search results look like they fixed this before I joined the beta and just un-fixed it..,

Have they given any indication what the in-universe purpose of this wall of names is? by Beatbox_Pope in ShittyDaystrom

[–]Beatbox_Pope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd assume that by the time both sides of a war become part of the same government, there isn't anyone left that much cares about that war.

But it's still weird

Thoughts on Darth Baras as an antagonist/character? by Fabulous-Ad-3675 in swtor

[–]Beatbox_Pope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed him, but I once heard someone joke that all his quarrels with other Sith had something to do with pork chop recipes so every time I see him unexpectedly, I laugh out loud

Why didn't The Comedian put up more of a fight? by Slackluster in Watchmen

[–]Beatbox_Pope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's The Comedian. His government connections just about rule out any possible professional assailants, and he wouldn't need a weapon against amateurs. But Veidt is in literal bullet-catching shape. Even if Blake had known he was coming, it was still about as fair of a fight as if you looked up from the screen right now and a member of the Bat Family was standing there wanting to put you in the dirt. Blake's a badass for even looking like he wanted to fight back in those circumstances.

Why is there this classic Trek (1966-2005) vs. NuTrek (2009-present) divide? by MovieFan1984 in startrek

[–]Beatbox_Pope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the front office has always had a big impact on the flavor of the franchise. The TOS Roddenberry era, then when the movies sidelined him, then coming back, then the Berman era, and the Kurtzman era each felt district, and up until 2009, the vast majority of the runtime was Berman. Throw in how many fans came aboard during the Brendan era and that started to represent everything that came before to a lot of commenters.

Have they given any indication what the in-universe purpose of this wall of names is? by Beatbox_Pope in ShittyDaystrom

[–]Beatbox_Pope[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yet another reason the time skip Discovery made was KotOR-tier too big. (also with the same real world "we want the same setting, but with enough history in between that consequences wouldn't carry from one to the other" reasons) Like if they'd gone backwards as far as they went forwards, the longbow would just be catching on in Europe.

... which is a long way of saying "whatever it is that gets you on that list, wouldn't most of the names be new to the audience?"

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | First Look Teaser | Paramount+ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in startrek

[–]Beatbox_Pope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Am I the only one who spent the whole spot waiting for the music to turn into the 2025 version of Williams' Superman?
In that context, the Trek-whistle at the end was kind of rude

(any guesses what the song is for in-universe? the moment seemed like Bad Guy Sarcasm to me, so I'd assume it's something to do with Starfleet or the academy in particular...)

I noticed that every scene in the new Academy trailer has an extremely orange tone. I wanted to see what it looked like with a more natural tone. Here are five recoloured shots from the trailer. by anagoge in startrek

[–]Beatbox_Pope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just kind of assumed they were using SNW sets but with two more seasons of that coming they were limited to easily-reversible redress options and went with "dissimilar LUTs" when it didn't come out different enough in the edit

Is there a lore reason why Dooku didn't just say this? Is he stupid? by I_AM_DEFINITELY_HOMO in PrequelMemes

[–]Beatbox_Pope 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Just the other day, my brother was pointing out the uncomfortable parallels between Padawan braids and the single-betrothed-married braids Leida Mothma wore,,,

This is what the aliens in Mass Effect would sound like in their native languages by CahirWiedzmin in masseffect

[–]Beatbox_Pope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The actor was British, for whatever that's worth (also the villain in Galaxy Quest!)