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4 points
Deep Thoughts
ChronosCat and 3 others reacted to The Old Hack for a post in a topic
You get a Lamp of Diogenes and use it for lighting in Plato's Cave. Once inside you cross the Einstein-Rosen bridge to where you will find the box with Schrödinger's Cat. The replacement blades lie right next to the box. -
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Comic for Monday, Feb 26
ChronosCat and 2 others reacted to ijuin for a post in a topic
I am thinking that an Immortal who marks a person leaves some detectable trace behind, so they effectively have Pandora’s “fingerprints” on them. -
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Comic for Monday, Jan 15, 2024
Darth Fluffy and 2 others reacted to Pharaoh RutinTutin for a post in a topic
Shouldn't those boxes be classifed as Hope Chests? -
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack and 2 others reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
My grandfather was in the Army Air Force and spent the war in Alaska and the Aleutian islands. As far as he was concerned the weather was as big of an enemy as the Imperial Japanese were. -
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack and 2 others reacted to Don Edwards for a post in a topic
My dad's job during WWII was aircraft quality control across multiple factories. He was not only exempted from the draft, he was kicked out (and sent back to flying his private plane over the western US and Canada making sure airplane parts from factory A connected properly with parts from factory B ) all four times he enlisted. -
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
Darth Fluffy and 2 others reacted to The Old Hack for a post in a topic
Speaking of the defeat parade, apparently the T-34 caught wind of a rumour that it was to be sent to Ukraine after the parade and tried to injure itself to avoid going into the grinder. https://twitter.com/DarthPutinKGB/status/1655946975836262400?cxt=HHwWgMDS2YfAjfstAAAA -
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NP Comic for Saturday, May 13, 2023
The Old Hack and 2 others reacted to Amiable Dorsai for a post in a topic
Thus causing millions of people to get more exercise by taking the stairs, instead. Brilliant! -
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Deep Thoughts
The Old Hack and 2 others reacted to Pharaoh RutinTutin for a post in a topic
Can I believe someone who claims to be an expert on the Dunning-Kruger effect? -
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Political Discussion Thread (READ FIRST POST)
Darth Fluffy and 2 others reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
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3 pointsExplorer hanging out with The Human
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Comic February 28, 2024
Amiable Dorsai and one other reacted to Pharaoh RutinTutin for a post in a topic
https://www.egscomics.com/comic/hope-035 I am seriously wondering how much of a mess Pandora left her memory, expecting Hope to sort it all out later. Pandora left the keys to her brain under the mat and Hope walked in without getting the realtor or landlord to sign off on preexisting damage. -
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Deep Thoughts
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to ijuin for a post in a topic
The King formerly known as Prince? -
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Comic for Wednesday, Jan 3, 2024
Amiable Dorsai and one other reacted to Pharaoh RutinTutin for a post in a topic
The currency she uses is good enough to pass inspection by a kid working retail. But still I wonder . . . . Perhaps world economics are run by inhuman forces that are unconcerned with human law, ethics or morality. -
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
"The Human has stopped coughing and is sorta up an moving. And he wants to sit in this chair. Meh, might as well let him" - Explorer the Cat. -
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Holidaze
Don Edwards and one other reacted to ProfessorTomoe for a post in a topic
Oh, one other thing - Mrs. Prof strode out of the computer area Saturday afternoon and pronounced, "Someone loves me, and it isn't you," with a grin on her face. She then showed me a pair of silly-looking cat slippers that someone for whom she had done a favor had sent her as a gift. Nice, comfy looking. Still, not a challenge one should allow to go by if at all possible, and in this case, I had a retort. You see, I had ordered her a birthday gift - a pair of lab-grown diamond earrings (small diamonds, but that's all I could afford) - and I'd hoped to give them to her at Friday's family Thanksgiving get-together. Well, UPS thwarted that with late delivery, but they did deliver while she was out running a cat errand Saturday morning. I'd opened up the package and was ready to spring it on her at the proper time, and wouldn't you know it, she presented the proper time with her little "someone loves me" remark. So, after letting a few comedy beats pass for effect, I went and retrieved the Zales box and brought it over to her. I then pronounced, "Someone loves you, and it's me," and handed her the box. The look on her face was priceless. She appreciated the gift very much, especially after I reassured her that I didn't break the bank in purchasing them (they were $59 plus tax - like I said, they were small). I had her try them on, and she looked lovely in them. Mission accomplished, on both fronts. -
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
ijuin and one other reacted to Don Edwards for a post in a topic
I remember one time when we were visiting a friend, a sudden ruckus came from down their hall. Which I was in position to look down. So they asked "What's that noise?" I replied "Your cat is fighting with a box. The more intelligent one is winning." Immediate response: "Oh, poor Misty, is that box beating up on you?" -
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
ijuin and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
"The Human got a shot yesterday,so he's feeling a bit down this morning. I'll help by being close and purring" - Explorer the Cat. -
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
ijuin and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
"The Human is still feeling down. Purrs and cuddles is the mission of the day!" - Explorer the Cat. -
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Sleep shopping
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to The Old Hack for a post in a topic
My partner once got six economy-sized bags of cat treats she didn't remember ordering. When challenged on the matter, her cat pretended to complete innocence. -
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
The Old Hack and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
"I'm back home! Didn't like the safe place. There was a small yappy dog!" - Explorer the Cat. -
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
ijuin and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
"You look funny upside down!" - Explorer the Cat. -
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Generic Table top gaming.
The Old Hack and one other reacted to ijuin for a post in a topic
Trees are SO dangerous, in fact, that after we kill them, we burn the corpses just to make sure! -
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
The Old Hack and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
"Gonna hang out in here for awhile, then join The Human in the living room. Suspect I'll be on his shoulders in a bit." - Explorer the Cat . -
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Political Discussion Thread (READ FIRST POST)
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to ijuin for a post in a topic
Herein lies the folly of assuming that the arithmetic mean is more descriptive of a population than the median or the mode. -
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
"The Human has gotten up late. As soon as he gets in the desk chair I'm gonna sit on him" - Explorer the Cat -
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Sad news
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to ijuin for a post in a topic
Ruling the whole world is too much stress and responsibility. I just want to dominate the people I meet, not a bunch of strangers I will never see. -
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Deep Thoughts
ProfessorTomoe and one other reacted to The Old Hack for a post in a topic
I would call Ron DeSantis a pretty good argument for abortion into the 138th trimester. -
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What Are You Ingesting?
ChronosCat and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
You make me feel inadequate. I feel good if I make a meal that takes more than one pan and has more than 3 ingredients. -
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Political Discussion Thread (READ FIRST POST)
The Old Hack and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack and one other reacted to ijuin for a post in a topic
“Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.” -
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NP Comic for Saturday June 24, 2023
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to Amiable Dorsai for a post in a topic
You don't belong at this desk! -
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
"Taking my morning nap. Why you bother me?" - Explorer the Cat. -
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
Fort Gregg-Adams. Not named after a traitor any more. -
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
ProfessorTomoe and one other reacted to Darth Fluffy for a post in a topic
My dad was in the Army Air Corps in WW II, and he performed a valuable service, but he was not near combat. He was essentially a remote air traffic controller. -
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
You need to re-read your "Traveller" lore. :-) Of course Traveller backstory is the correct future history, even when parts of it are prehistoric on Terra. -
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Political Discussion Thread (READ FIRST POST)
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
It was one of the defining moments of my post military life. To this day I try very hard to avoid buying things made in the PRC. I'm aware that this is harder than it should be. -
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Political Discussion Thread (READ FIRST POST)
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to The Old Hack for a post in a topic
To be fair to Hitler, he at least did somewhat better during his initial invasion of Ukraine. -
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NP Comic for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
The Old Hack and one other reacted to Pharaoh RutinTutin for a post in a topic
I imagine Odin and Athena had quite a play-by-mail chess game going with Nymphs and Valkyries delivering the moves back and forth as well as acting out the game on a giant board. -
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Political Discussion Thread (READ FIRST POST)
The Old Hack and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
The Old Hack and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
"Done being a madcap running cat. Gonna take a nap here on the comfy chair." - Explorer the Cat. -
2 points
Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
Well, they was just after the 2 storm shadow, 1 decoy attack so they might have been a bit trigger happy. Also given that Russia and Ukraine have the same air frames and electronics they have the same IFF units so some mode of IFF will respond the same way. They may have used the wrong mode and gotten a return, which the Russian aircraft had been told to disable. Don't know if this is possibe, but I know that NATO aircraft during exercises would turn off mode 3, but use mode 4. A target the squawked mode 4, but not mode 3 was considered to be friendly. Aircraft that squawked mode 3 only (i.e. commercial aircraft) were evaluated based on their actions. Now IFF is supposed to be coded on a daily or even 4 times a day basis, based on code books sent to the various users. My personal bet it that the ADA units on the ground and the flying units didn't get the same code books, so IFF request goes out, aircraft doesn't squawk the right response, it's hostile. Or the Russians are just idiots, could go either way. -
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
One T-34 in the Moscow May 9th parade. Might as well not have any tanks. They have, at last count, 30 functional T-34 (bought from Laos just for parades). No T-14, none of the "modern" APC/IFV. As a victory parade goes, this was close to not having one. https://twitter.com/osinttechnical/status/1655843168225488899?s=46&t=axBHjyvbThecDAhWKWTJNw -
2 points
Discussion of Military, real or fictional
Don Edwards and one other reacted to The Old Hack for a post in a topic
On a related note, the anti-war pro-Putin faction in Denmark has come up with an amazing new argument. One side effect of Denmark sending as much gear as possible to Ukraine is that when we replace it, it is generally with newer and better materiel. I mean yes it is not great that it is old stuff the Ukrainians are getting but at least they are getting it right away. But Denmark still needs vehicles and weapons of its own and replacements obviously tend to be more modern. The Putinists are referring to this as 'stealth mobilization' and is warning that this will lead... to Denmark taking a more aggressive stance against her neighbours. ... ...dafuq? Denmark is literally the smallest nation in all of northern Europe with the possible exception of Luxembourg. I don't think we've waged a war of expansion since the 17th Century, and the ones we fought in then did not end well. Well, yes, Luxembourg is smaller than Denmark but I do not quite see the Danish Army beat aside the Germans and the French on our way there. I swear to God, the Putinists have lost control of their single brain cell and it is desperately hiding from them now. (In my teens I did once formulate a plan for Denmark regaining control of southern Sweden, but it involved airdropping large amounts of Schnapps and beer over strategically important junctions and then moving in with truckloads of more booze we would hand over for free. I figured we would be greeted as liberators because of Sweden's near-Prohibition level control of alcohol sales. Sadly, my plan never gained much traction, though my military acquaintances did say it was a lot less likely to lead to mass casualties than conventional warfare.) -
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Comic for Friday, Apr 14, 2023
Skip and one other reacted to Pharaoh RutinTutin for a post in a topic
I see Arthur setting down the report, dialing the phone, and asking "Edward? Do you know any young people who are not ridiculously overpowered?" -
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Cats, Dogs, Other pets.
ProfessorTomoe and one other reacted to mlooney for a post in a topic
"So I'm on the desk. So what? I'll get off in a few minutes. Calm down already" - Explorer the Cat. -
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Things That Are Just Annoying
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to Pharaoh RutinTutin for a post in a topic
That may not be the worst thing in the world. Unlike many small towns, Yogurt has an active culture. -
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Comic for Wednesday, Mar 29, 2023
Amiable Dorsai and one other reacted to Darth Fluffy for a post in a topic
No. Due to security requirements, The DoD soup is required to include numbers and symbols to meet its cryptologic standards. However, the new digital soup only needs Is and Os. -
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Comic for Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023
Darth Fluffy and one other reacted to Pharaoh RutinTutin for a post in a topic
Does not want what she has. Does not want change. Does not know what she wants. Should this be on the political thread? -
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NP Comic for Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023
mlooney and one other reacted to Don Edwards for a post in a topic
The army of Westria lined the ridge to the north of the narrow valley. Knights in plate armor astride their horses, light cavalry and infantry in chain, archers in leather, and wizards in robes eyed the Nomi forces similarly arrayed to their south. This day might define the balance of power among the kingdoms on the great island of Everness for the next several generations. A plume of road-dust appeared over the lower, eastern end of the valley, slowly moving toward them. The commanders on both sides paused, wondering who would be so foolish as to take that road on this day. Two sets of hooves pounded up the valley, one approaching the Westrain leaders, the other the Nomi. Hurried conversations, and the newly-arrived soldiers were handed staves with white banners attached. They - and only those two - then went down into the valley, meeting at the stream which approximated its centerline. Conversing briefly, they returned to their own commanders. Orders were given. The mounted soldiers dismounted, and most of the troops on both sides withdrew down the far sides of their respective ridges, leaving only guard details keeping an eye on each other. The wagon continued up the valley, drawn by a pair of wyverns. The young woman driving it smiled as the subtle changes in the appearance of the ridges revealed to her that the armies were withdrawing. Many good men will live at least one more day, because I am here. And perhaps... Grantorex soared over the mountain, and glanced down the valley to the east. She could just make out a plume of road dust in the distance. After a brief return to her cavern she flew toward it. On her way she noted the two armies' supply caravans, and the cattle that were both draft animals and stocks of meat for the soldiers - they could spare a few on each side. Brief detours had her sweeping over each army in turn, notifying them of the presence of one they would not wish to annoy. Moments later she could make out the two wyverns. Good. This wagon was almost certainly the one she awaited. A closer approach confirmed it, and the young human made gestures she knew to be friendly greetings. She plucked an animal from one of the armies with one huge forepaw, and likewise from the other army with the other. Then she chose to settle on the valley floor, next to the stream, almost exactly between where the two armies' commanders had been earlier. It would save her visitor two days' travel each direction - those poor non-flying creatures are so slow! And also disrupt the armies' intentions which, left unchecked, would render the valley unfit for deer or cattle - her food supply - for several years. The stream ran red with blood. From the two cattle she had taken. She managed with some difficulty to hang one of them from a tree, close to the ground, and then ate the other. Shortly before sunset the wyvern-drawn wagon reached where she lay. "Minka," Grantorex rumbled, "how fare your hoard and your clutch?" "My hoard does well enough, thank you. But I have not taken a mate, so have no clutch as yet." "Ah, well, even for a human you are yet young. Here is the design I was thinking of." She rolled out the animal-hide she had retrieved from her cavern. Minka was experienced at interpreting dragon artwork. Grantorex's finest claw-tip was thicker than Minka's thumb, so certain inadequacies were expected. The young woman took another hide from inside her wagon, along with brushes and paints, and quickly painted an outline strongly resembling Grantorex's work but in much finer detail. After some discussion and a few small additions, the two females agreed on the design. Minka then turned to the dead cow. Skinning it, she cut off several choice segments for her own use over the next few days, and fed a fourth part of the remainder to the wyverns. The next morning she got out her needles, drills, and pigments, and began copying the design from the animal hide to Grantorex's scales, between her wings. The process took fifteen days. As the seasons were turning, the two armies had to return home so the men could harvest the crops; peace would return for at least a few months. They did lose a few more cattle before leaving, though. A bag of jewels were transferred from Grantorex's hoard to Minka's. The former flew back to her mountain. Minka took down the animal hides hanging on the sides of her wagon and replaced them with the two versions of what she had just done for Grantorex. Then she turned her wagon back down the valley and toward the road to her next client. She traveled in perfect safety of course. Nobody - neither armies nor highwaymen - would dare trouble the girl who did dragon tattoos. ------------------------------------------------------------- yeah, that story exists because I misread a book title...