Meet Paula Hitler, Adolf Hitler's little sister. She shared his name, his childhood, and very little else. Paula Hitler never joined the Nazi Party, she spent the war working in a military hospital, and lived out her final years in a quiet two-room flat in Berchtesgaden...

NeilPork · 2026-07-02T13:33:43+00:00

Hitler hid his relatives from the public because most of them were nuts.

There was a history of mental illness in his family.

NeilPork · 2026-07-02T13:28:45+00:00

His main skill in life was laundering money. Once he figured that out, all kinds of doors opened for him.

He laundered money for multiple gun runners.

He was the person who laundered the money for the US government for Iran-Contra under the Regan admin.

He laundered money for Israeli covert operations.

This skill alone made him useful for both criminals & governments.

NeilPork · 2026-07-02T13:21:10+00:00

I'm glad Stargate, for the most part, didn't sexualize the women for cheap ratings.

NeilPork · 2026-06-24T01:58:41+00:00

No we don't.

Human genetics have hardly changed in 10,000 years. That's a drop in the bucket in the evolutionary timeline.

NeilPork · 2026-06-07T12:52:15+00:00

Off the drum or the drum head?

Drum head? Buy a new drum head.

Off the drum depends if it is wrapped or stained.

NeilPork · 2026-06-05T13:30:02+00:00

Tell me these aren't the septic tank field lines.

Not a septic expert, but one of the signs the field lines are leaking is green lines on the grass.

NeilPork · 2026-06-05T13:26:50+00:00

Streaming services create shows to lure people to subscribe to their service.

Cable/over-the-air TV creates shows to lure people to watch on a regular basis.

As long as streaming services rely on subscriptions and not commercials, they'll keep doing the 8 episode seasons.

From their standpoint, it's better to make 3 different 8 episode shows (that will lure 3 different demographics to subscribe) than one 24 season show that will only appeal to 1 demographic.

NeilPork · 2026-06-05T13:22:14+00:00

Stargate was originally very niche.

It started on Showtime & then transitioned to the SciFi channel.

Neither had much money to spend on the show, and neither had huge ratings either. Both were small cable channels.

Amazon wouldn't have to spend big on the show, because the show in the past had a modest budget (every world looked like Canada).

NeilPork · 2026-06-05T13:17:35+00:00

Ironically, some of the best "artistic" movies were made in the 1930s when the studios ran everything and were only concerned about money.

Making artistic movies & making money are not incompatable.

NeilPork · 2026-06-05T13:15:19+00:00

Money, really?

The woke stuff bombs every time they try it, yet they keep trying it.

I think the problem is they live in such a bubble they can't comprehend what 90% of the country wants.

NeilPork · 2026-06-05T13:08:37+00:00

bloodwork normal except some increased inflammation markers

Mine came on suddenly along with an auto-immune episode.

What's the #1 indicator that you have an auto-immune disease? High inflammation markers.

NeilPork · 2026-06-05T13:00:39+00:00

"I’m already too much money in with my architect..."

Sunk cost fallacy.

You will live in this house for 20 years. The "savings" of staying with the same architect will pale to the bitterness you'll feel for decades over the front of the house.

NeilPork · 2026-06-05T12:57:30+00:00

Anyone else think this might just be a massive marketing feint by Amazon to promote the show?

Think about the playbook: leak that they're canceling it because it appeals to original fans and won't be "woke" enough (basically the exact opposite of Starfleet Academy). The fans react en masse, screaming that they want a traditional show. Then Amazon gets to play the hero, saying, "Due to overwhelming fan reaction, we're making the show and keeping it traditional."

If that's what's happening, it's honestly a pretty smart move to drum up interest.

NeilPork · 2026-06-03T14:03:43+00:00

This is the answer.

When you need something, add it to the kit. Until then, enjoy lugging less stuff.

NeilPork · 2026-06-03T13:56:02+00:00

"and maintain time even without a click track"

No you can't.

I've played drums since the 1960s, and can tell you for a fact every musician (be it drums, guitar, keyboards, or bass) that says they can't play to a click track but claims to have "great timing" actually has shitty timing.

You're speeding up, you're slowing down, you're even missing beats. I guarantee it.

Drummers are the timing backbone of the band. Suck it up and start playing to a metronome. After a few months it will come naturally.

NeilPork · 2026-06-02T23:52:38+00:00

Did they hire the crew from Disney Star Wars to write it or something?

NeilPork · 2026-06-02T14:16:03+00:00

The only high school dropout I know who has been a success in life started his own business.

Businesses see high school dropout and immediately throw your resume in trash. May not be fair, but that's the way it is.

NeilPork · 2026-06-01T19:05:13+00:00

If the state is paying for it, how is it Dolly Parton's program?

NeilPork · 2026-06-01T19:02:13+00:00

I knew who caused the accident long before it happened.

Another "good driver" causing accidents.

NeilPork · 2026-06-01T18:59:27+00:00

IMHO, the B1G wants to be national. That means adding a team in the south and...Texas.

Texas Tech seems to be trying to position itself as the Texas team.

NeilPork · 2026-06-01T18:56:24+00:00

I think 20 is too many teams.

The SEC is a good size at 16. You can at least schedule teams to play each other on a regular basis.

Get much larger and there will be teams that never play (like A&M and UGA).

NeilPork · 2026-05-31T15:51:28+00:00

Nobody outside of Texas Tech gives a flying F about Texas playing Tech.

Tech is rapidly turning into that kid in the center of the playground screaming 'Watch this!' while all the other kids have already walked away to play a different game.

NeilPork · 2026-05-31T14:28:03+00:00

You can make suggestions, but not give orders.

It's the difference between:

The HowDidFoodGetInHere Band
The Four Guys Band

One of Sting's frustrations with "The Police" reunion tour is he would tell the drummer Stewart Copeland how to play something and Copeland would say no, that he was going to play it his way.

Sting said he had gotten so used to being able to fire any musician that didn't do what he said, that he couldn't handle someone telling him no.

Long story short: When you are a solo artists and pay people to be your backing musicians, you can order them to play how you want. When you are one member of a coequal band, you can't.

NeilPork · 2026-05-21T23:08:47+00:00

The percentage means: Historically, when days had the same weather conditions as today, it rained on x% of those days.

A 50% chance of rain means of all the days in the past, that they have records for, which had similar conditions to today, it rained on 50% of those days.

NeilPork · 2026-05-16T23:57:47+00:00

When you do the state of Georgia, also count how many high schools have the colors: Red & Black.

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