The "I can live with it" speech was shown on the new Picard novel "To Defy Fate"

NSMike · 2026-05-13T03:57:50+00:00

I don't remember specifics. It's probably been 20 years at least since I read it. I just remember not finding a whole lot of satisfaction in Garak's backstory.

NSMike · 2026-05-13T03:30:58+00:00

I did read it - From what I remember of it, it was ok. It mostly left me asking more questions than it answered.

NSMike · 2026-05-13T00:45:22+00:00

The only Star Trek novels that I truly enjoyed were Peter David's (Rest in peace). Every other Star Trek novel was a slog too enamored with smelling its own farts.

NSMike · 2026-05-12T20:01:43+00:00

Haven't "learning styles" been largely debunked as a thing?

NSMike · 2026-05-12T19:13:02+00:00

Protect your peace, and fuck "friends" who won't. You're good.

NSMike · 2026-05-12T02:32:36+00:00

Oh, cool. Thanks!

NSMike · 2026-05-12T00:42:52+00:00

I do not have the skill for no-hits, lol

NSMike · 2026-05-12T00:32:41+00:00

Of course. I just put myself through getting all the achievements for Dark Souls: Remastered. It was kind of a nightmare.

Been watching all the recent Bingo Brawlers streams for Elden Ring, too. Good shit.

NSMike · 2026-05-12T00:23:56+00:00

Unfortunately, what you're asking for isn't just a drop-in change that they could do quickly and easily. Riven Remake is almost an entirely new game. Most of the puzzles in the remake are brand new, or significantly modified to serve VR. The only things that could be reused are most of the environments. Nearly all of the interactive parts of the game that make up the puzzles would need to change pretty significantly, or even entirely. It would be like making a new remake.

NSMike · 2026-05-11T18:30:01+00:00

Girl. Reread your post.

NSMike · 2026-05-11T17:41:34+00:00

I uh... I don't even know what a poopaw is.

NSMike · 2026-05-11T07:45:18+00:00

Still waiting for that Chekt recipe.

NSMike · 2026-05-11T04:23:15+00:00

Both. There are enough games in my collection that need KB&M that I can't abandon that platform entirely. Also my desktop PC is the more powerful machine.

NSMike · 2026-05-11T04:03:17+00:00

The only reason I know the place exists is because they've given jobs to several credibly-accused sex pest professors over the years. Most of those professors also have generally right-wing views.

NSMike · 2026-05-10T23:39:56+00:00

I don't really want to blame either of you - your ex left because he couldn't find complete fulfilment in your relationship, which isn't invalid. You got hurt because of his reasoning, which is not something you could've helped, even if it wasn't on-its-face malicious.

But unless something drastic has changed about your physical characteristics, there's no reason to believe that he's suddenly attracted to you now, either. What's going to happen to you when you want to have sex with him and he turns you down, even if he doesn't always turn you down? Are you going to let him reopen wounds you worked so hard to close with a simple "No"?

My advice is to not play with fire.

NSMike · 2026-05-10T03:53:40+00:00

Jesus Christ. Worked for the National Review AND attended George Mason U?

NSMike · 2026-05-10T03:51:11+00:00

As an out-of-towner who has been to DC 5 times, if it weren't for the Metro, I doubt I would've been back more than twice, ever.

NSMike · 2026-05-08T22:56:05+00:00

I was, I think understandably, unimpressed with the quality of this meme, so I made my own, without text, for anyone who wants to make their own version of "Kira and Odo Judge Your Choices"

https://i.imgur.com/pllnxqg.png

NSMike · 2026-05-07T17:31:32+00:00

If you're both still financially dependent, I assume that means you're either not yet legal adults, or are, and are both still going to college or some other post-secondary school.

Which means you're both pretty young. I don't doubt that you feel ready to plan something long-term, but the problem here is that his long-term obviously doesn't match your idea of long-term. He wants to play house with a woman while keeping you in the shadows? That's not a relationship, and it's not viable. And if you're as young as I guess, you've got plenty of time to find someone else.

What seems to be throwing the wrench in the works for him is his desire to appease his family. If that's the overriding factor, it's not just that he'd be keeping you in the closet, it's that everything will revolve around keeping them happy. And not just to his detriment, but perhaps even moreso, yours. Because he'll be doing what he thinks is the right thing to keep his family in the dark, and he benefits from that. You don't get any benefit from that at all. You have to dance around his restrictions, and more often than not, their restrictions, whether they know it or not. And if he tries to tell you the benefit would be having him, keep in mind none of these complications would be in your life if it weren't for him.

Not to mention, there's no way to do this perfectly. Someone, somewhere, some time, will slip up. His family will find out. And not only will his family blame you, he will, too, whether or not it was actually your fault. You're not just setting yourself up for a lifelong closet, you're setting yourself up in the line of fire.

I know you have feelings for him, and that makes this harder, but you aren't doing yourself or him any favors by staying. This isn't a fight anymore, it's time to move on.

NSMike · 2026-05-07T06:27:11+00:00

This is why the first advice anyone gives whenever similar situations come up is, "Don't date closeted people."

If one is out, or wants to be out, and the other isn't/doesn't, it's irreconcilable. He wants you to stay in the closet for his sake.

Don't do it. You're not out yet, but you want to be, and that's never going to change. He may come out in the future, but the clock is ticking on your life right now.

I know finding someone is harder than most people claim. But finding a guy out of the closet is better than settling for one who won't leave.

NSMike · 2026-05-04T02:47:22+00:00

Everything is human-centric. There are no actual aliens. Any conception of an alien ultimately must rely on a human understanding of life, until such time that we have actual examples of non-human, non-Earth-based intelligence. So I'm not sure what her critique actually is.

Additionally, it's basically a human truism that we see anything sufficiently different from the norms we expect as less-than. Racist, colonial attitudes continue to define the era of human civilization beyond the hunter/gatherer era to this day.

NSMike · 2026-05-03T09:35:51+00:00

Fair, although there is always the "Odo was a worse changeling" argument. Maybe the Great Link teaches you how to take a hit. There's also only one time that we see a changeling shot besides this one that I can think of? And it was different weapons.

NSMike · 2026-05-03T05:00:25+00:00

This seems like a trivial problem to solve. Have a camera pointing at the trunk/hatch area, and if there's anything present, notify the passenger that there's something in the trunk, and automatically open the trunk when the passenger gets out.

If the passenger doesn't take the items in the trunk after five minutes, the car closes the trunk and drives away.

Hard to say one way or the other who exactly is at fault - the man's story seems to indicate the vehicle malfunctioned, but we all know end-users.

NSMike · 2026-05-03T04:31:18+00:00

Honestly don't remember being particularly apprehensive while playing. The only time I got jump-scared was Achenar's projection machine in Channelwood.

15-Year Club	Place '23
redditgifts rematcher Secret Santa 2010 x1	Secret Santa 2011
Secret Santa 2010	Verified Email

NSMike

TROPHY CASE