HandwovenConsensus @ HandwovenConsensus @lemm.ee

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I'm going to say outdoor.

The "door" part doesn't really have any significance. No one would say camping under the open sky is an indoor activity, even if there's a fence with a door around the campsite.

I think it makes more sense for the deciding factor be whether you're in a controlled or uncontrolled environment. And while part of the cave might be controlled if there's an artificial entryway or home, that's not what you're there to see.

There is, or at least was, at least one place catering to your friend's tastes: https://urnotalone.com/male-maids-serve-it-up-at-japans-first-cross-dressing-maid-cafe/

Edit: More recent article: https://www.tokyoweekender.com/food-and-drink/restaurants-and-bars/boys-magically-become-girls-at-the-maho-ni-kakerarete-crossdressing-bar/

Not much under that, but I remember them. I remember them more than slide decks.

No, 9 months community service.

I thought that until just now.

Thanks!

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai and Disco Elysium. Yeah, I could see that.

Anyone know what the game in the original meme is?

I've seen some in the US that run slowly until you get close. I guess they think that if it was stopped completely, people would assume it's non-operational.

Well, to be fair, he probably came up with it after hearing about Israel's Iron Dome. So he might've meant something like that. Or he might think it's a literal dome. Who can say with Trump.

Those are pretty awesome! Thanks, I think I can get a lot of benefit from them.

This is what I never understood. The principle of respecting the autonomy of other cultures is good imo, but what "cultural contamination" could be worse than the total extinction of the civilization you're trying to protect?

Applying the Prime Directive in such extreme circumstances turns it from an anti-imperialist ideal to a Social Darwinist one.

There's a whole subgenre called "reverse isekai" that does exactly that.

Warlock Lizard. I didn't notice the folk at first.

Fair. I didn't understand what OP was getting at, so I took them literally. It seemed strange to ignore that white people in the early 20th loved depictions of smiling black people in servant roles.

As for ads targeted at black consumers... now I'm curious. I know there were newspapers targeted at black readers. I wonder if they had ads.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_of_Wheat#/media/File%3ACream_of_Wheat_Breakfast_Bell_1918_advertisement.jpg ?

A soon-forgiven liar revealed scene or the suitably mourned and quickly avenged death of a sympathetic character by a villain are not even remotely on the level of the protagonist we're rooting for causing genocide without remorse or consequences.

Why would the "lying" scene even remotely matter when Tim Allen's character killed their entire civilization? That's a much bigger deal than lying about being a space captain! Why would they put him in charge again without even explaining his error?

Wait, what? I don't remember that being implied at all. That would be incredibly dark for such a light-hearted comedy.

The Thermians were fighting Sarris long before they brought in Tim Allen's character.

Ah, hm... I guess that makes sense. Bringing people to the office raises the value of surrounding retail, which in turn raises the value of the office. Thanks, that explanation clears it up.

Buying something to create artificial demand usually isn't a good investment strategy. A "pump-and-dump" can work if you can set off a buying frenzy and sell before it wears off, but it's not a long-term strategy.

Besides, if that was the plan, leaving the buildings vacant would be just as effective as using them.

Ok, so it's about responding to local government incentives? I feel like that's an important piece of the puzzle that's overlooked when people say it's about real estate prices.