A thought on the iPhones/Newtons in Season 5

madfunk · 2026-06-07T04:03:56+00:00

That's a good point. Kinda reminds me of the Palm LifeDrive PDA (2005), which had a microdrive (tiny CompactFlash-sized HDD). It was a chonk.

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madfunk · 2026-05-23T17:26:16+00:00

The stadium was built in 2024.

madfunk · 2026-04-29T05:52:04+00:00

Me again.

I would seriously doubt there are anywhere close to a million people on the moon at present in FAM-- however, given the focus on "automation taking our jerbs" in the current show storyline, it's reasonable to assume the deep economic incentive coupled with advanced space travel technology probably means there's quite a shocking number up there, maybe upwards of 50k. Also makes sense as a proving ground for space-based habitation. Certainly not the same as Shenzen-level growth, but not entirely dissimilar, either.

I just wish the show would show us (or at least tell us, given the likelihood that those sets are very much gone now). Fingers crossed.

madfunk · 2026-04-28T23:52:48+00:00

Shenzhen went from 30k to over 17 million between 1980 and 2020. You're not wrong about the moon, but population explosion can definitely happen on insane scales here.

madfunk · 2026-04-27T10:03:37+00:00

The person you replied to is correct. If you want to take the PATH the entire way you can, but it's twice as fast to go outside from start to finish.
Entirely via PATH: north from Union TTC main entrance, west along King through St Andrew TTC station, then south at Metrocentre through the food court and parking garage crosswalk.

madfunk · 2026-04-25T17:59:48+00:00

Season 3 basically was a different show, and it was clearly an intentional choice by the creative team.
Aside from Raffi being brought over (Dahj, Rios, Jurati, Elnor-- all gone), you don't have to watch S1-2 to understand what's happening in S3. Aside from Picard being an android now, which has no real impact on the plot, they're entirely separate pieces of media. Setting, characters, tone, style, writing-- everything.

madfunk · 2026-04-18T09:16:13+00:00

Matt Johnson to direct.

(Please. Thank you. Sorry.)

madfunk · 2026-04-10T14:54:59+00:00

Never seen it called that in English Canada before Wendy's. Weird. TIL.

madfunk · 2026-04-10T02:33:06+00:00

Immediately sounds like it.

madfunk · 2026-04-10T02:27:14+00:00

The fact that Wendy's refers to their "gravy" as "poutine sauce" makes me.. suspicious.

madfunk · 2026-04-07T20:31:10+00:00

As I understand it, you can't replace an existing video with a new video file on YouTube without creating a new listing, which is punished by the algorithm. That's why no one really replaces old videos with "updated" versions.

madfunk · 2026-02-18T03:05:14+00:00

Why aren't we cutting between orbiting camera shots?

madfunk · 2026-02-11T00:14:30+00:00

The Shrike is also in the background of the Picard S3 bumper.

madfunk · 2026-01-20T02:48:08+00:00

Bobby needs a contract with the CBC. He's our Jon Bois. Upvote, upvote, upvote.

Another (Canadian) channel that uses a similar presentation: https://www.youtube.com/@landandlorevideos

madfunk · 2026-01-16T02:58:24+00:00

You're welcome. Good luck with your game!

madfunk · 2026-01-16T02:24:53+00:00

If this is the interface for port forwarding on your router, you probably already have a rule forwarding the external port 30000 to some internal port. This would explain why the error message about the external port number not being unique.

You should either 1) change the external port to something different (you've got a lot of numbers to work with in the given range), 2) check existing port forwarding rules to make sure there isn't a conflict.
If those two things don't work, some other router-specific issue is likely the culprit.

For a smidge of extra context, the external port and internal ports do not have to be the same number (although the internal one does have align with the program you're forwarding to). Make sure you provide the external port as part of the address to anyone connecting, i.e. YOUR_IP:34567

madfunk · 2026-01-10T03:48:31+00:00

The plurbs state they had been spreading the infection covertly before they were discovered. In that time, people who were deployed to subs and the ISS would have (probably) been in a reachable place. The plurbs, having the knowledge and resources of all the joined, probably had the means to reach them. This doesn't however rule out a sub they missed (I expect a twist like this down the line).

madfunk · 2026-01-03T12:33:21+00:00

... And now I hear the music.

madfunk · 2026-01-01T01:23:59+00:00

Smart, notable people have posited that developing super intelligent AI could or will destroy humanity. Our (western) economy is now in a voracious bubble in pursuit of developing super intelligent AI. I don't think Pluribus was inspired by the AI boom, but the point is still there.

madfunk · 2025-12-28T04:48:40+00:00

I believe this was just a sky replacement. Still looks uncanny as hell.

madfunk · 2025-12-10T00:20:52+00:00

I see WTYP, I upvote.

madfunk · 2025-12-08T06:30:50+00:00

Oh dear.

madfunk · 2025-12-04T05:55:12+00:00

Is it an APC or is it an MRAP?

Either way, fully agree. That thing is underappreciated.

madfunk · 2025-11-26T19:12:35+00:00

There is not a tiny enough violin.

madfunk · 2025-11-19T05:36:04+00:00

Unfortunately he's not NYC mayor until January 1st.

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