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OK if we are talking about capabilities there is no question. The squirrel is able to traverse terrain and obstacles that would baffle even the best robots with the most skilled operators.
However, I enjoy robots more. Squirrels always make snide remakes when I'm looking for ants near the base of their trees. They also have connections to organized crime.
But I guess so do the robots so... that one is a wash.
I mean nova... My mistake.
Lucian might be a too obvious name for a mostly antagonistic charterer but I think sometimes on the nose names are good.
They are the reason Lucian had to enter the history simulation. Something is going terribly wrong in the past.
"occasional table"? why would I want THAT give me the "relentlessly spamming you table."
There was something more real, more human about scrolling with your fingers. There was something more grounded about having to *find* someone’s name and then tap on it to link to them- no not "link" to “call” them.
Yes, that’s what they called it back in the old days: “phone calls”— and they had beginnings and endings. People said things like “hello” and “goodbye.” Truly, Lucian thought, it was a lost and better time.
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A little excerpt from "the book"
Lucian walked along the long Avenue, looking at a New York City, that could’ve come out of a period movie. He touched his pocket, gently, a heavy, metal rectangular object rested there. A physical phone. With a feeling of wonder and amusement he drew it out and looked down at the flat dimensionless little screen. He hadn’t seen a physical phone since he was a child.
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They are just (maybe) smugglers or people who have be hired by smugglers. That is, it's basically a small commercial vessel possibly for a black market good, but maybe not even that. Maybe the boat is full of sneakers and fish. We don't even know. It's not even going to the US. Why do we care? Go home.
Speed boat blown up by an aircraft carrier is not the look they want.
I'm not into war or war stuff, but if I were and I was on an aircraft carrier I would be so... disgusted and shamed by this BS. It's like like well it's
Blowing up a motor boat with an aircraft carrier. I can't think of a better example of "disproportionate"
It's embarrassing. Shame on the whole nation.
And could we get a visual of the size of the US Navy boat next to their "targets" ... it's preposterous.
These are monstrous machines of war. The boats they are shooting are unarmed.
You want the drugs? Want the drug dealers? Point your guns at them and simply take them.
They could find out who sent out the boats. Go find that person. You know if you cared about any of this.
It bothers me that before they show the footage of the murder of these people, the news man never says "We are about to show footage where people were killed some viewers might find this disturbing." As they would for other disasters, so when the bile rises in my throat, because I really did just see some people snuffed out of existence I also have to feel like I'm being too sensitive for caring.
The careless way some death is displayed is also a kind of propaganda that explains who matters.
At least my 9th graders can all write decent proofs at last. Now we can really get down to business.
Two weeks till winter break and this is the WORST time of the year. Every day it's another thing. MY GOD.
If you know any teachers? Be nice to them at this time of year. It really is THE WORST. And we only had 3 weeks between thanksgiving and winter break so Everything Must Happen Now.
It should be a month... for breathing room.
Apparently the FBI says they have identified him using cellphone data.
Hopefully this is real, this lose end has always been ugly. I would like to know who he was working with— who did he talk to online?
Some people are surprised he’s a black guy but there have always been a few like him in that movement. It could be awkward if he’s friends with some of the people who have since been pardoned.
Every week I have this fight “can’t you just find it on amazon?” no I can not, not for this good price— just do the extra paperwork it takes to order from a new place. I’m saving money!
Someone drew a good elephant and some other person said “but where is its face?”
I have on my fuzzy "METS" hat with the orange earflaps and scarf... inside.
It's just kind of creepy cold, I'm trying to find the draft.
I'm getting wookie vibes and can't exactly explain why.
It looks wonderful and so cosy!
What a delightful creature.