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  • The same way they do on Earth. Up towards the outside, down towards the center. Of course, most of the elevator shafts would only go down partway.

    But -- since we see artificial gravity in Star Wars, you could say that all the rooms in the Death Star are laid out as haphazardly as the toys in a kid's box. It wouldn't be the silliest thing in the franchise, after all.

  • I've loved "we'll burn that bridge when we come to it" ever since a character in Robert Asprin's Mythadventures series used it. Fun books.

  • Use the force, NegativeNull!

  • Not everyone is capable of learning or figuring it out.

    Think about childhood dream jobs like rock star or astronaut.

    Rock star: You need musical talent and stage presence, enough to entertain lots of people with your music. Me, I can sing in the shower and play some simple tunes on an instrument, but I'd starve if I tried to make it as a simple busker.

    Astronaut: NASA requires a master's degree in a STEM field, at least 1000 hours as a jet pilot, and that you pass a physical. Not everyone is capable of earning a master's degree. Not everyone will be capable of learning to fly planes. And the physical -- ever heard of a blind astronaut? Or how about conditions where your bones are brittle? Hop on the rocket - SNAP! Oops, broken legs. Etc.

  • then there really is no hope for this world.

    I don't know how to tell you this, but....

  • Speak for yourself. I, for one, do not miss needing to suffer through intro animations before the real site would load, "designed for Internet Explorer 4", or the endless ad popups of the era.

    Points for nostalgia though

  • Thanks for clarifying! I haven't heard it much, and all I really had in my head was something like "dudes".

  • Nah, I have to disagree. People in general are FAR too eager to declare walking and biking as not viable. But the cars! I'll get run over! But the walk! It's more than two blocks, how can I survive without driving! Etc.

  • Is it not enough that trees look better?

    IDK why you have to choose one or the other, though.

  • You're a monster if you're putting syrup on cereal!

  • I think this might be a Kleenix vs. tissues type thing for some people. All syrup gets called "maple syrup" regardless of provenance? Then "real maple syrup" vs. "the fake stuff" makes a bit more sense.

    Damn, now I want pancakes...

  • Hmm. I just went to Target's website and searched "maple syrup" -- even though they have a notoriously bad search, the first row of products were actual maple syrup. The second row had a mix between "pancake syrup" and actual "maple syrup"

    OTOH, searching "pancake syrup" was the opposite -- 5 corn syrups before any actual maple syrups.

  • Agreed on the slow leak. Replacing the gasket usually does the trick IME.