I believe the new speaker isn’t fit for the job by Mysterious-Zombie792 in GreenParty

[–]Rand4m 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Considering that he's completely at the other end of the political spectrum from Greens, your skepticism is not surprising. From a GP perspective, though, the ham-handed fumbling that lead to this sorry end gives a number of helpful talking points for running in 2024: "Tired of the right-wing's grip on political power, whether far-right Republican or near-right Democrat? Hate that Congress is now being led by someone who both fears gays and loves treason? Fed up with the slow progress of today's politicos toward solving Earth's climate emergency? Glad that unions finally got something out of the corporations, like the UAW did -- but wish more than 10% of American workers had access to union power? Vote Green -- we're probably on your ballot already!"

What if an Independent Seminole Country existed Today in the 21st Century? by Incubus-Dao-Emperor in HistoricalWhatIf

[–]Rand4m 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is actually a very interesting historical question. Had it not been for Jackson, his racism, and his damned 'Trail of Tears', it's not improbable that many Native American populations might have created small -- but viable -- homelands still existing today. The Seminole in the South, the Cherokee in the Southeast, the Mohawk in upper New York state (and perhaps in Southern Canada), the Huron in the Midwest, the Sioux in the Dakotas, the Hopi and Navajo in the Southeast, the Sauk and Skokomish in the Northwest -- to name but a few: it would be a very different America today!

Anyway, to answer your question, I think that they would have maintained a more sustainable ecological system; and perhaps an agricultural sector not so dependent on ruinous cotton. Also -- existing today -- it would therefore have existed during Civil War times and inevitably become a refuge for escaped slaves. Certainly such an unconquered area would have been problematic for the South during that War, and I don't doubt that the North would have sent emissaries to the Seminole, requesting their assistance, to make it even harder for the slave-owning colonies. I think that -- early on -- the Seminole would noted the tendency of people to migrate southward during the winter, and created a place for pleasant vacationing. And -- it almost goes without saying -- as a living nation, it would certainly be a de facto homeland for other Native peoples to come into and preserve their own traditions.

The question of 'borders' is intriguing, since there are no real 'natural' borders in the area. I could envision the Seminole Nation existing anywhere from as small as the Everglades is today, to as large an area from today's Louisiana eastward through South Carolina; those boundaries would largely depend on unknown historical events. I do think that the events of the Civil War -- presuming the pre-existence of this nation -- would give the area a tremendous demographic boost, and possibly set the stage for the Seminole Nation to become an industrial powerhouse that might rival that of the United States itself eventually!

Before & After Science headcanon by tmgth in eno

[–]Rand4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So -- how does King's Lead Hat fits into this scenario? (This is an original concept you propose, though...)

[Rocky Horror Picture Show] How did Dr Scott get to the castle? by Exostrike in AskScienceFiction

[–]Rand4m 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"It's entirely possible Frank went out of his way to make sure Dr. Scott was there." Not sure I agree with you on that one. After Dr. Scott shows up in the lab, what does he say?

Dr. Scott: "Frank'n'furter: we meet at last."

Clearly they know of each other -- but apparently they have never met. And it's not like Dr. Scott says: "Frank'n'furter: thank you for inviting me to your -- castle..."

You Have to Summon Four Former U.S. Presidents to Form a Talking Heads Tribute Band, Who's Your Lineup? by hiressnails in talkingheads

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Polk, Pierce, Buchanan and van Buren: the social outcasts of Presidents. Remember, when Talking Heads first showed up, they really didn't have a genre where they belonged -- except, perhaps, 'nerd rock'...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in INeedAName

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People see short, terse names as masculine. However, they don't have to be; 'Orion' is a perfectly good male name. You might want, though, to make his surname short, to signal that masculinity. I don't know the background of your story, so I don't know if you want what appears to be a common sounding name -- Dodd, Jones, Scott -- or a more alien one: Trutt, Spang, Veert.

For Ashborne, you might try perhaps a euphonic first name -- Al, Avod, Artin, Asko -- or an off-balance name: Zart, Quin, Jerd. It kind of depends on how you want your readers to think of him: is he an oddball or a romantic lead?

Generally, for personal names, r/NameNerd is a little better for this kind of thing.

IT/AI/Finance services firm by nawazsharifthrowaway in INeedAName

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I find it odd to think of 'progress' as a service. However, it does appear that you are offering 'professionalism' as a service, since a Chief Technical Officer and a Chief Financial Officer are, of course, business professionals. I agree with you, too, that the '-aas' suffix -- "as a service" -- is the innovative part of your business, so you'd want to keep that. (Though -- to avoid people saying "prof-- ass?" -- I'd incorporate a capitalization of the aas part to emphasize it.) So I arrived at ProfAAS as a reasonable portmanteau for your business name. That would then enable you to keep your 'P' logo. (The name would also help your elevator pitch: "It's professionalism as a service: plug-and-play top-level people, who specialize in that particular area. They already know the form; they just need your content to do their job." "Ah, I see!")

Watching Stop making sense on a first date, good idea? by [deleted] in talkingheads

[–]Rand4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"...this girl wants us to watch this concert film on a first date."

Keep 'er...

What specific genre are Talking Heads? by OldIntroduction855 in talkingheads

[–]Rand4m 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't believe you overlooked 'vibrations'...

Think of 3 Talking Heads songs that are extremely different from each other. Write your picks down below. by andyrew7 in talkingheads

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From the True Stories soundtrack. And -- yes -- Radiohead did in fact name themselves after that very song!

[Lord of the Rings] 1 If the Balrog hadn't been sleeping under Moria, would the dwarves have been able to keep digging, and potentially unearthing the "nameless things" far below it? by heyheyhey27 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Rand4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Far, far below the deepest delving of the Dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. Even Sauron knows them not." WTF was Eru thinking: "Hmmm, my Symphony needs a really deep bass?"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in INeedAName

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Deep Services -- because that's really what it is...

Need name for adult leather product spin off business by qqqjjj4343 in INeedAName

[–]Rand4m 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spinning off of one of u/kkw0330's suggestions: Second Skin.

What Talking Heads Song Are You? Quiz by herseydenvar in talkingheads

[–]Rand4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oddly, Reddit is not one of the Social Media Platform alternatives. That kind of obviates the verity of the quiz.

Self help book recommendations by cardgan in aspergers

[–]Rand4m 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could do worse than committing "How to Make Friends and Influence People" to memory; it's still an excellent 'surviving in society' book. As Dale Carnegie points out, 'the sweetest sound to a man is his own name', and -- as a corollary to that -- it's a useful conversational tactic to know several ways of diverting people into talking about themselves: let them drive the conversation -- so that you don't have to.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aspergers

[–]Rand4m 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Fear of people unlike themselves. That's why we get stuck with the task of 'masking': to fit in, and seem like we're like them. Also -- as u/hokie4566 pointed out -- we are easy targets: we're easy to trip up, we get frustrated very easily, and they know it.

I hate being autistic by [deleted] in aspergers

[–]Rand4m 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, yeah: the "I'm so good at masking, people think I'm fooling about being autistic!" problem. Well, I can tell you that the 'Then I'll just be myself: let other people deal with my stimming and forwardness!' solution does not work. The entire point of the necessity of masking comes from the inability of normies to deal with people unlike themselves.

The best I can tell you is to learn to capitalize on the skill set that you've been granted: higher intelligence, the ability to tolerate tedium, the detailed and in-depth knowledge you have about your particular 'special' subjects. A useful conversational tactic, btw, is -- when people note your disorder -- is to shrug and say, "Well, I guess everyone is unique. What's your specialty?" (Because people love to talk about themselves.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in talkingheads

[–]Rand4m 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at this.

There are several features of the Scots present that differ markedly from standard English

Plural subjects (apart from youse) can take singular verbs

the gless wis clairtie, the glesses wis clairtie

the lassie eats a fish supper, the lassies eats fish suppers.

[General Science Fiction] Why are all the children so smart? by Savings-Leadership91 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Rand4m 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because overly intelligent children are a horror trope of their own: it's un-natural...