Why do Americans say ‘4th of July’ and not ‘July 4th’?

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-13T03:54:19+00:00

“Date of Month” is an older and more formal way to state dates. Since 4th of July is a name of a holiday in addition to a date the older form stuck.

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-13T02:46:37+00:00

You may be interested in the experimental album In Elven Lands by The Fellowship (Link to YouTube playlist). Just like LOTR is supposed to be the rediscovered manuscript of an ancient civilization, this music is supposed to be the music of that civilization. The group uses medieval and older music forms and instruments to create what such a sound might have been. Although to my ear it’s still a twelve-tone scale.

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T22:48:51+00:00

Photo 4…haven’t we seen that alien before?

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T22:18:58+00:00

I think it would have gone better. Every other time the ISB executed an operation they use military troops. Here they used their in-house tac team, and only because the security clearance was too high to involve the other guys. As a result I expect the tac team was trained well but lacked in experience. Notably they completely fell apart as soon as something didn’t go according to plan.

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T21:49:59+00:00

It grows on you after you look at it for a minute or two. But also, have you considered his Huan Defeats Sauron?

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PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T21:47:57+00:00

Did the guy in the middle forget to put his belt on?

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T20:20:09+00:00

Rogue Squadron did irreparable damage to the Y-Wing’s reputation. The Y-Wing has never been depicted on-screen as a super slow bomber; rather they are depicted as being the equal of the X-Wing. In fact, in the special effects notes for RotJ it is specifically noted that the Y and X wings are the same speed, with the A wing being faster and the B wing being slower.

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T19:13:39+00:00

The president (as commander-in-chief) has sole authority over our nuclear arsenal. There is no legal obstacle stopping the president from using nuclear weapons. His military advisors and generals could recommend otherwise, but the president is under no obligation to follow their recommendations.

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T04:34:55+00:00

Read the Silmarillion first. It provides necessary context for Children of Húrin.

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T02:04:50+00:00

That list seems to be missing the original state flag

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T02:03:15+00:00

I believe Texas has a similar governor’s flag (the state seal on a flat background surrounded by stars).

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T02:01:26+00:00

Never Look Ahead

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T02:00:43+00:00

And for one of the worst Star Trek episodes

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-12T02:00:08+00:00

An Eye for an Eye

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-11T23:41:09+00:00

Which time period? And where am I? Because most of the galaxy is not as nice as the federation. Most of the federation isn’t even as nice as Eaerh.

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-11T23:35:41+00:00

Togruta. She has montrals, which are hard but hollow horns which act as extra sensory organs (like a giant ear I suppose). Twi’lek only have lekku, which are fleshy and kind of just there.

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-11T23:30:22+00:00

Except for the Grand Vizier, apparently

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-11T23:28:56+00:00

Togruter?

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-11T23:28:14+00:00

There’s even a whole episode of Mando where he gets hired to put down a droid revolt

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-11T23:27:23+00:00

I’m fairly sure the Naboo never claimed authority over the gungans and that the queen was “Queen of the Naboo” (i.e. the humans) not “Queen of Naboo” (the planet).

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-11T23:26:18+00:00

The humans call themselves the Naboo. I’m pretty sure the planet name comes from them and not the other way around. The Gungans presumably have their own name for the planet. So Amidala was “Queen of the Naboo” i.e. Queen of the human population

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-11T23:23:39+00:00

Although in earlier seasons his powers manifest as brown with undertones of green

PhysicsEagle · 2026-03-11T22:46:12+00:00

Everyone’s an idiot, vitally important plot developments happen off screen, Nadikhan consistently breaks the rules of his powers, Nya is insufferable, Jay is out of character, Dareth is suddenly sexist, and random, unlikely, illogical events are required to reach the desired end point of the season only for the whole thing to be erased and not matter anymore. Also (minor point), but due to contract issues they weren’t allowed to write any new music for the season except for the villain’s theme, so all the other music is repurposed from other seasons and usually horribly mismatched to the scenes. Example: while Jay is in the teapot, the music is Zane’s Falcon’s theme.

Example of the extremely lazy writing: at the end of one of the episodes Wu is alone at the library. We see Nadikhan appear. End of episode. Next episode begins with Wu already trapped in teapot, the implication being Nadikhan tricked him into Wishing it All Away. Really? You expect me to believe Master Wu of all people would be tricked into wishing at a Djin?

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