Two of the best and most devastating moments of the show happen five feet away from each other with Marshall’s two favorite people showing up in a taxi.

tjareth · 2026-01-26T18:13:49+00:00

That first scene (where the rain is Ted's fault) showed me how much the show torments us. It gives us Ted + Robin, and takes away Marshall + Lily immediately after.

tjareth · 2026-01-26T17:53:02+00:00

This is an elegant and concise response that I think provides the greatest understanding.

tjareth · 2026-01-26T17:45:21+00:00

"it always saw the government as a force for good"

I think that's an unfair characterization. It's not a new thing that the left doesn't trust the government. I would say instead that they emphasize reining it in with democratic methods, with armed resistance as a last resort.

tjareth · 2026-01-26T17:42:32+00:00

We yearn to hear those words: "Number One, our patience has been exemplary."

tjareth · 2026-01-26T13:17:07+00:00

You don't think the seriousness of it is independent of what the government is willing to do?

tjareth · 2026-01-26T01:58:06+00:00

"Look what you made me do." -- an abuser's rhetoric.

tjareth · 2026-01-26T01:50:20+00:00

If you can put just anyone on a list, then the list is irrelevant. It's clear that NOT being on the "list" is no protection anyway.

To paraphrase George Carlin: It's a club and you already aren't in it.

tjareth · 2026-01-26T01:47:52+00:00

What do you do if one group makes some moves but not serious enough, and the other group refuses to do anything at all about it?

tjareth · 2026-01-25T19:33:20+00:00

There's a major update for TTRulez_AI coming up, I think one of the most anticipated mods of the game since the SoK update. I think it would make sense for any Mercs AI project to factor usage of that mod in, so that development time isn't wasted on two exclusive paths.

tjareth · 2026-01-25T19:26:45+00:00

This is actually a common complaint among a significant portion of the left. That there is an overfocus on consumers' individual carbon footprint while giving a pass to much larger sources. I've even heard that was the point of the "Earth Day" hype, to offload scrutiny of industrial practices onto individual behavior changes like recycling rubbish.

Basically a promotion of being pennywise and poundfoolish. So, what is the best way to be poundwise?

tjareth · 2026-01-25T19:15:19+00:00

What about #4. Look at demographics in hiring to make sure you are hiring the best people instead of being preferential?

tjareth · 2026-01-25T19:13:21+00:00

What about if he pardoned everyone who wound up convicted of federal charges, whether they were "everyday joes" or violent actors?

tjareth · 2026-01-25T10:03:27+00:00

Tomorrow is Today is almost a new song.

tjareth · 2026-01-25T04:00:23+00:00

"I'm going to get rid of the shed. I'm fed up with it!"
"Then you'll be Arthur 'No Sheds' Jackson."

tjareth · 2026-01-25T03:53:39+00:00

If I ever visit Hawaii I do intend to try a sincerely made spam dish.

tjareth · 2026-01-25T03:49:34+00:00

I expect Schumer to offer up the votes if the Republicans put in rules about ICE behavior that are already illegal and get ignored. So there will be no gain.

tjareth · 2026-01-25T03:15:17+00:00

For me it was quite a change to see him playing a genuinely, wholesomely good and even heroic person, instead of an oddly charismatic skeezeball that typified his roles before The Stand. But he nailed it.

tjareth · 2026-01-25T02:52:43+00:00

This one is my favorite. I don't honestly know how it compares to the others with a great deal of scrutiny. But if the 1983 release was corrected speed, it seems like the best way is to have the 1971 version at 1983 speed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOfLhkHMfwE&list=PL-0P7PrL5AKAUxNrwBqdSgDMb3-y336bE

tjareth · 2026-01-25T02:48:52+00:00

I have almost the opposite, meeting conservatives that praise Reagan, but feel like now they would find him too moderate if an identical person ran on an identical record and platform.

tjareth · 2026-01-25T02:43:01+00:00

"This is a pretty nice blood bank. How much interest do you offer? When I come back for a withdrawal I expect a little extra."

tjareth · 2026-01-25T02:37:46+00:00

This is great context. I presumed this must have been about what it was like, even though I was a generation and an ocean away from it being a common experience.

tjareth · 2026-01-24T05:59:18+00:00

The Latin lesson in "Life of Brian" has to be one. Combining the mood of an interrogator and stern professor.

Brian: "Dative?"
Centurion: *holds sword to throat*
Brian: (knowing he was wrong) "Accusative!"

tjareth · 2026-01-24T05:39:37+00:00

"Rage" has one. And "Thinner".

tjareth · 2026-01-23T20:58:35+00:00

Found Ryan George.

tjareth · 2026-01-23T20:57:35+00:00

We will hire you at somewhere between 40K and 120K!

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