Cozy front pockets! I love it.

Bit torrenting is an example of peer to peer. Blockchain theoretically works this way too.

Say it! Say it!

Came here looking for this! I knew I couldn’t be the only fan of the Winchester. I first saw the movie playing at my neighbor dive bar, which was bunker like, and yep, could definitely get with the plan of holing up there until this all blew over.

All the scenes are great and hilarious no matter how many times I see this movie.

Fun fact: Have you seen Spaced? The old friend he comes across leading the group through the back fences is a character from a prior show they were both in together.

Bring back Firefly!

Same, I’m generally not a fan of seeing movies I’ve already seen, but Princess Bride, along with Moonrise Kingdom, are exceptions.

Wow, that’s an eclectic mix of rewatches! I’m with you on Alien.

I would be interested if this existed! I live in a rural area so would be surprised if anyone immediately around me plaed, but you never know. Also, maybe people play online?

I loved the camaraderie of the characters. It reminded me of playing DnD when I was in middle school. It made me wish I knew people who played now, I would love to get into it again. Fun times.

The guy lived on the moon for a bit so… bound to be a little off. The whole show is a little helter skelter but I think that’s what makes it so great. Creative and unexpected with pinch of time travel, yum.

Great show.

Well, I get your general point though tipping at a restaurant doesn’t quite work like that. You don’t get crappy service as a result of not tipping; you tip at the end of the service.

I tip 20% no matter how dismal the service, which is not the norm here. People have bad days and I don’t want to financially penalize them on top of it. It just feels shitty.

Yes, it does make you the asshole, especially because you know that’s what we do here and why we do it. Until living wage laws are passed, it’s not going to change.

Being an atheist in a rural area is not easy. One of the first questions someone asks is -what church do you go to? People look horrified when you mention atheism. My employer says Christian prayers over employee meals, with the head of HR clasping her hands, lowering her head, and praying right along. Constantly awkward. Religion has an iron grip out here.

Sad as it is, I’ve given up even attempting discourse with them. I always believed that people could come to a mutual understanding given enough honest communication and fact based information. That’s before I move to the rural South. Logic holds no power here. Everything always defaults to their own personal interpretation of their religious texts where god is clearly telling them joe biden is in league with satan trying to usher in the antichrist and the rest of the pedo grooming marxist democrats are coming for their children, and then the world, to enslave the human race with global warming taxes and the mark of the beast… unless they vote trump. I am just… I can’t.

I live in a very rural part of a southern state and the majority of people around me are pro Trump christian conservatives. They went from decrying ‘1st amendment violations’ on old Twitter (even though it’s a corporation) to celebrating the recent wave of anti-lbgtq+ legislation sweeping across red states, though it actually does violate the 1st amendment, because ‘someone’s got to do something about the cultural rot.’

I am very relieved to see the courts not buying it and hope this trend continues.

Thank you for the suggested reading order. I looked him up and saw he has written many many of books! Excited to discover a new (to me) sci fi author.

I haven’t read any Peter F. Hamilton books yet (though after reading this thread plan too!) but I have read all Gareth L. Powell books. He writes fun adventurous sci fi set in unique worlds. I love his books.