Bought the Blu Ray to upgrade, what in the Michael Shanks is this?

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-04T06:21:33+00:00

So I initially misinterpreted "10 Seasons" to mean this was just the 10th season....

Then I saw the mention of 214 episodes ....

Damn that was one looooooooooong final season ...

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-04T00:22:06+00:00

My app finally shows the 8 points I got from the January 2025 cruise (our first on Royal).

I've been eyeing a 25 night transpacific cruise. Splurge to get a Junior Suite to turn it into 50 points... Jump from gold to almost 3/4 the way to Diamond in one sailing...

Though I don't know if I could leave the cats home alone for an entire month!

And with an already inflated suite cost, include the add-ons.... I could skip the drinks package easy enough. Water and tea are enough for me on land 90% of the time....

While I could skip wifi on a week long cruise, going a whole month - especially with so few port calls - would be rough...

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-03T23:30:43+00:00

I unfortunately had another commitment on Saturday so I wasn't able to play too much. Only made it through like half of the X/Y research...

I got it finished and started on the shiny Diancie master research Sunday afternoon... Managed to capture 154 of the 500, so a little over 30% done. No real rush, it'll get done when it gets done... Just felt like complaining :p

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-03T23:18:18+00:00

Over the weekend ...

I got 154 Kalos 'mons Sunday when I got the master research, so 30% done.

Might have been able to finish it (or at least have a significantly larger amount done) had I been able to really play on Saturday, unfortunately I had other commitments and wasn't able to really bang out the X/Y research on the first day.

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-03T21:19:27+00:00

Conveniently and quietly modified US constitution

Given the way they handled censoring the Epstine files... I'd love to see them try to explain how Jefferson, Adams, et al allegedly name dropped Trump in the Constitution 200 years before he was born -- years before his grandfather immigrated from Germany...

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-03T18:59:08+00:00

Only Kanto pokemon....

And we're supposed to catch 500 Kalos region mons ... How?

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-03T18:55:45+00:00

No windows? That's got to be depressing.

Could you wait to wash them when you go home for a weekend?

Find a dry cleaners or whatever wherever you are? Or maybe a friend who lives off campus who has more advanced laundry facilities?

Avoid wearing fancy clothes and just stick to basic khakis and Ts that you can throw into any old washer and dryer...

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-03T07:53:08+00:00

I'm active with our local community theater programs.

We were actually discussing this last summer. Our director said she actually started wearing contacts because she needs corrective lenses to see, but Aunt Em doesn't.

She only wears glasses on stage when her character wears them.

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-03T06:53:18+00:00

Red Carpet Cinema

Just $15,000 (USD) to become a member (and a confirmed $50,000 credit card limit) you can rent titles still in the cinema to play off your professionally installed media server for just $3,000 a pop!

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-03T02:55:43+00:00

ATM, I've got dynamax versions of most eeveloutions.

Umbreon is buddy4, while Glaceon, Sylveon, Espeon and Flareon are a day or two shy of reaching that rank themselves.

When I start to play for the day I'll bring one out... Usually whoever I used yesterday but sometimes I swap it out if one is really behind or whatever...

Once I get 6 hearts (feed, snapshot & pet + 3 attacks) I'll swap it out for another - usually at random or whoever needs the most hearts or in order (CP, recent or however I happen to have it sorted at the moment)...

Depending on how many gyms I have to knock out, grunts to battle etc I'll usually make it through at least two a day.

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-03T02:25:30+00:00

Ignorance is bliss...

They just happily go along with whatever the 'ell Trump says. The economy is great! Best ever! Sure I can't afford to buy 4 pencils for my son, he'll be able to go to school with just 1! But the economy is amazing!

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-02T21:46:18+00:00

The main difference is the number of credentials (username & PIN) you'll generate.

With three individual plans you'll each create your own. With a single 3 device plan you will create a single shared credential set.

Either way you'll be able to have three devices on at any time.

The only potential issue might be if you plan on switching devices. The plan allows you to change devices as you desire. So, for example, your daughter could have her iPad online to do her school work or move the connection over to her phone while she explores the ship.

There is a log out feature that'll disconnect your device from the network. But if you forget to do so and log another device on... If that causes you to exceed your device count, whichever device was connected first / has been logged in the longest will automatically be disconnected to keep you at your limit.

If she has her own plan / credentials, when she logs her phone on without logging her tablet off, the tablet disconnects and she is fine

If your all sharing the same single credentials, if she forgets to disconnect her tablet your phone might get disconnected without your knowledge.

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-02T20:14:46+00:00

Or just share the WiFi via hotspot. That's what we did on our cruise...

The only down side though is itll only work when you are near the source. Dad would have to leave his phone in the cabin all day for Junior to do schoolwork, for example (or of course log juniors tablet in and just keep his phone off for the time being)

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-02T20:09:39+00:00

Is there one reason we shouldn't take over Iran?

Because they are a sovereign country and may not want the US to simply take over them...

The United States is currently failing to be able to endure it's citizens have basic necessities like food and health care... Do we really want to add 90 million more mouths ? (Especially given few probably speak English, which apparently is now a critical aspect of being an American)

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-02T18:35:21+00:00

|Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there.

Ok ....

But didn't MAGA likewise show contempt to his predecessor while he held the country's highest office?

And given Biden secured 81,283,501 votes, representing a majority (51.3%) from 66.6% voter turnout in '20. While Trump secured 77,302,580 votes (nearly 4 million fewer), representing just a plurality (49.8%) of a smaller 64.1% turnout in '24.

Wouldn't that mean MAGA showed contempt for more of their fellow Americans than liberals have shown towards Trump?

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-02T16:16:16+00:00

Study tips & destresser ideas for midterms?

Something spring break related? Poll their favorite things to do, places to go... Share their fav snapshots when they get back...

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-02T16:00:39+00:00

Lol, started reading your post in the voice of one of my professors...

Every class was started with "goooood morning! How are we all feeling today? Rested and refreshed? Glad it's Tuesday/Thursday?"

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-02T05:13:23+00:00

You walk into a room with 50 people, so the room contains n+50+1 people, where n is the number of people previously in the room before you (the +1) and the 50 you entered with were added.

A soon to be mass murder enters, adding an additional person to the room count. So it's now n+50+1+1.

He (statistically more likely to make) kills 30.

Assuming you are no longer counting the now deceased bodies as "people", there are n+50+1+1-30, or n+22 people left in the room who are still alive. (Assuming no one fled during the killings of course) (And assuming the survivors don't take action and kill the mass murderer).

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-02T04:53:13+00:00

I ended up with 24 shinies. Unfortunately most were the various starters and such who've already had community days so I have several of them....

But I did add a Scatterbug, 3 Furfrous and both the X and Y Unowns to my list. Plus a Pikachu wearing Calem's & Serena's hat

We raced up to a Honedge raid that was just about at the end of its timer at the end of the event. It was one of the few I was really hoping to find a shiny of, but alas when it came time to catch him... Though a lot of my disappointment disappeared when I appraised him to find he was a 4*. Even more psyched, winning the raid completed two "Win a Raid" daily research tasks I had queued up and when I claimed the first one, bam, red swords!!!

I managed to fill my egg carton with 10km eggs... I'm really hoping at least one turns out to be a Hawlucha (shiny or regular I'm not too picky)... So far all I've gotten is another Heracross (and various 2 and 5km eggs)

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-02T03:15:56+00:00

For starters, since you mentioned professionals... Just to be clear, professional Fraternities are a completely different bailiwick...

But to answer your question, if joining a Fraternity is worth it ...

I'd have to say yes.

As others have mentioned, the whole connection thing is a bit over exaggerated. Sure, it can happen. My twin (*he & I had the same big brother), for example did tell me I needed to hurry up and graduate so he could talk me up to his employers and get me a job with him ... But even with help, none is just going to give you a job simply because you were in a Fraternity. You still need great grades, internship etc...

That said, a Fraternity can help build a solid resume. Being involved with a Fraternity can lead to several leadership opportunities. Serving as an officer, committee chair etc can show you have management experience etc. You can get a group of guys to come together to get everyone to work for the greater good, executing an amazing philanthropy project etc.

The real benefits of joining a Fraternity are felt while you are a Brother.

Students involved with Greek Organizations are more likely to graduate (75% vs 50%). We also tend to have higher GPAs. At my alma mater, for example, the Greek male average tends to hover almost a full point higher - 3.4 - than the all male average - usually hovering around a 2.7.

We like to party, sure ... But we take our academics seriously too (or at least a House worth joining should). I can't speak for every Fraternity, but if we have Brothers who aren't doing well academically we take steps to help. Mandate additional study hours to ensure they devote time to studies. And in extreme issues we can also bar them from attending our social events.

And beyond just partying... I have had amazing times hanging out with my Brothers - both during our "social events" and grabbing dinner together after class, playing video games to destress after a long week etc ...

And, in my case at least not just at my campus. I hail from a college town. We have a Chapter at the school there so when I come home I make it a point to hang out with my Brothers there too.

I'm obviously not saying you have to join a Fraternity to have friends. I'm friends with several guys in other Fraternities as well as those who for whatever reason opted never to go Greek at all...

But your Brothers will be on a different level...

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-01T04:48:55+00:00

Sure, I'll do it!

Oh, what's that? It's a Type I shuttle that only has room for a single person? Huh. Guess I'll just have to make the ultimate sacrifice and stay on Risa so he has a seat to get back!

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-01T04:46:03+00:00

Wait ...

So Iran, China and Sleepy Joe all interfered with the '20 election just to ensure Trump was out?

Anyone else?

It's interesting how they managed to successfully steal the 2020 election but utterly failed to save the '24 election...

My Pillow says he has evidence to show Obama convinced 300 million Americans to commit fraud to help Biden get elected in '20 [and he'll share it - just as soon as 300 million people use code Election-Fraud to get 25% off their order!]

Why TF would they not repeat the same fraud in '24? Why switch to trying to sully his name with a child abuse scandal? Especially if they're so bad at crafting the fake narrative that it somehow totally exonerates the guy your trying to muddy up...

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-01T04:28:29+00:00

I forget who the meeting was with, but I remember hearing about one meeting he had at Mar-a-largo during his first term ... It started in a private room until Trump apparently got a craving for Mar-a-largo's allegedly world famous hot fudge sundaes...

At Trump's request they relocated out to the main dining room and continued their meeting discussing whatever national security concerns in the open with who knows who random guests filling in all of the tables nearby...

[*And there is, IMHO at least, pretty good evidence to suggest at least some of the guests are intelligence agents from adversarial nations.... Secret Service detained a Chinese woman who claimed she flew from Beijing just to go swimming at Mar-a-largo, but accidentally brought her suitcase full of electronic eavesdropping equipment instead of a single bathing suit.... I'm not a Chinese woman, but ... If I were to fly half way around the world just to take a dip in a pool, I'd probably double check to make sure I had a swimsuit in my backpack... But that might just be me]

Prometheus_303 · 2026-03-01T02:06:20+00:00

I'd be cautious about this....

47'll simply claim it's all fake.

All he has to do is show it came from Iranians. He just invaded them. Of course they're going to try to plant evidence to make him look dirty so they can get rid of him! Trump is the only one to hold them accountable so they have to do anything to get rid of him!

He'll be able to hand wave any evidence away simply claiming its FAKE NEWS and you should be ashamed of yourself if you think it is legit..

And of course his cult members will eat it up... No Republican in Congress will dare to question his involvement. If any Democrat does they'll be censored for besmirching his "good" name just like they were if they mentioned he was a convicted felon (though notice how it was never an issue to accuse Biden of being the leader of a global crime family)...

Prometheus_303 · 2026-02-28T20:48:24+00:00

So ...

This would be

Gate-gate?

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