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2024-05-17, 07:49 PMDavidSh replied to a thread The Lord of the Rings - Rings of Power Season 2 [airs August 29th] in Media DiscussionsBut Gil-galad could not use a ring of power against Sauron, the Lord of the Rings, while Sauron still held the One.54 replies | 2354 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 04:39 PMDavidSh replied to a thread The Lord of the Rings - Rings of Power Season 2 [airs August 29th] in Media DiscussionsI was going to say that he was overcome by Luthien, in the Silmarillion, so not so vastly superior, but when I actually checked, I found that it was...54 replies | 2354 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 03:02 PMDavidSh replied to a thread How long would the Earth last if the sun became a black hole? in Mad Science and Grumpy TechnologyNuclear submarines would be good for about three months, when the food runs out. Air and fresh water are generated from the seawater using the power...35 replies | 1759 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 01:54 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Completely Inconsequential Hot-Takes 2: People Take Too Long to Post New Threads in Friendly Banter1986 (when Khedrac visited) may seem a long time ago, but that's just yesterday compared with the full history of the city on the Bosporus.443 replies | 24194 view(s)
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2024-05-17, 01:42 PMDavidSh replied to a thread The Lord of the Rings - Rings of Power Season 2 [airs August 29th] in Media DiscussionsI'm not trying to be pedantic, really I'm not, but I'd like clarification. Should I take "just played through" as "just watched the Jackson film...54 replies | 2354 view(s)
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2024-05-16, 09:30 PMAwe and Wonder. Would have been another good, but misleading, thread title.87 replies | 5035 view(s)
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2024-05-11, 03:53 AMDavidSh replied to a thread Ionathus's Random Banter #249 -- Directionless Rambling Is Now Mandatory in Friendly BanterSimilar here, from New Jersey, after the clouds finally broke. Broad, very faint stripes rising from the northern horizon. Just a hint of color,...369 replies | 7109 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 09:22 AMDavidSh replied to a thread How long would the Earth last if the sun became a black hole? in Mad Science and Grumpy TechnologyIn a thread pulled back from the brink of extinction: I was just watching Dr Strangelove a few weeks ago. There is a sub-genre of fiction about...35 replies | 1759 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 06:39 PMI wouldn't have thought that Gollum himself would appear much in "The Hunt for Gollum". Rather, the hunters would be the focus. (Is Viggo Mortensen...24 replies | 1927 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 01:00 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsProbably some Pacific Island. Hawaii seems more likely than, say, Guam, just because of the relative populations. Spam isn't really any worse...131 replies | 7587 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 11:41 AMDavidSh replied to a thread Ionathus's Random Banter #249 -- Directionless Rambling Is Now Mandatory in Friendly BanterRegarding the Isle of Man: And the Silly Isles? OK, Isles of Scilly369 replies | 7109 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 08:51 AMDavidSh replied to a thread Ionathus's Random Banter #249 -- Directionless Rambling Is Now Mandatory in Friendly BanterI guess it was the use of "getting gazeboed" as a euphemism for alcoholic intoxication. But I didn't get that the post about Eric was a reference to...369 replies | 7109 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 05:56 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsTricky question. While I don't always agree with popular opinion of movies and tv shows, I'm not surprised about it. For example, I actually liked...131 replies | 7587 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 01:25 PMor: "Wait a minute, this deck has eight aces! Are you trying to pull a fast one?" "We're playing pinochle." "...Oh. Never mind."348 replies | 20147 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 05:30 AMI think Andrew Jackson is the usual value of AJ, at least in the US.348 replies | 20147 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 10:46 PMIf we are voting now, I'll add my vote for The Monsters Here are Citizens, and disown Tentacular Depravity. The latter was for a different comic.1472 replies | 128468 view(s)
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2024-04-29, 04:15 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Tech Help Is wireless charging bad for phones? in Mad Science and Grumpy TechnologyApple says iPhone 8 (which came out in 2017 (more than 5 years ago, now)) had wireless charging, but iPhone 7 did not.20 replies | 1437 view(s)
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2024-04-28, 01:31 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Darths & Droids VI: Thread title will appear here when received in WebcomicsAny speculation about what Pete's campaign was? Dune doesn't sound like a very good fit to me. And to avoid following up to myself, a much-later...718 replies | 97152 view(s)
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2024-04-26, 04:26 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Domino Quartz's Delightfully Quaint Random Banter Thread #248 in Friendly BanterIt doesn't really make any difference for (avoirdupois) weights, but it does matter for liquid volumes, where the British fluid ounce is slightly...1500 replies | 92146 view(s)
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2024-04-21, 01:58 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Completely Inconsequential Hot-Takes 2: People Take Too Long to Post New Threads in Friendly BanterI'm guessing you are talking about some entity from a game, and not National Cash Register. I suppose a better search would turn it up, but then...443 replies | 24194 view(s)
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2024-04-20, 05:48 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Domino Quartz's Delightfully Quaint Random Banter Thread #248 in Friendly BanterI did come across that once in a shady business in the Pigalle, in Paris, but they fairly obviously preyed on the tourist trade.1500 replies | 92146 view(s)
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2024-04-20, 05:42 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Completely Inconsequential Hot-Takes 2: People Take Too Long to Post New Threads in Friendly BanterOne advantage of the needlessly complicated state seal on a blue field as a flag is that it guarantees that only a bona fide state agency would fly...443 replies | 24194 view(s)
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2024-04-19, 07:53 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Completely Inconsequential Hot-Takes 2: People Take Too Long to Post New Threads in Friendly BanterI was not previously aware of the French settlement in Texas. It appears to have been about as significant as the portion of the New Sweden colony...443 replies | 24194 view(s)
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2024-04-19, 03:15 PMDavidSh replied to a thread Completely Inconsequential Hot-Takes 2: People Take Too Long to Post New Threads in Friendly Banter<begin New Jersey in-joke> Alas, they got bought out by Six Flags long ago. <end New Jersey in-joke> Great Adventure was an amusement park in...443 replies | 24194 view(s)
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