For fun, read “The Difference Engine.” Alternate history/science fiction that askes what would have happened if Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace had succeeded in creating a workable computer?
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-difference-engine-william-gibson/1517442?ean=9780440423621&next=t
The enemy of my enemy is my fiend
btw, it’s ‘Salma’
I assume autocorrect is not your friend.
What tipped you off?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salma_Hayek
Salma Hayek was born in 1966, making her a cusp Boomer.
Relevant
I use the creation of bitcoin to mark the end of the idea of the internet community.
Before bitcoin, there were scams and trolling but most of the people were there to enjoy themselves. Maybe you’d learn something, and maybe just kill some time.
I’m going to have to argue grammar here.
Cismen are ‘cunts’
So, bitchiness isn’t femininity?
jk
I edited my original comment.
It was $10.00. My landlord is a fairly big operation with several multi-floor apartment buildings.
Another sovereign citizen
My landlord gave me the option of paying online. For an additional $10.00 fee.
edit =added the cost.
“Unapologetic” may be the biggest self own I’ve ever seen.
Every coach I’ve ever had or heard of demanded that the students learn to treat other people with respect.
Only infants don’t have to apologize, because they are infants, and don’t know better.
Don’t discount practical effects. Watch “The Thing” or “American Werewolf in London” if you don’t believe me.
If you are unfamiliar with him, look up a writer named Poul Anderson. He specialized in creating ‘strange new worlds’ and populated them with all sorts of great characters. “War Of The Wingmen” is a good novel to start with.
I been saying this for a while.
Drop all the ‘canon’ lore. No more Klingons, Romulans, Vulcans, or Borg. In fact, no six foot tall, five fingered aliens. Aliens will look completely unlike humans.
Wipe all memory and start 100% fresh.
True story.
I use EZ Pass. I got a letter from them telling me they had taken 46 cents out of my account. The cost of the stamp on the letter was 48 cents.
Same thing applies to cardboard boxes at the liquor store. Most retailers have plenty of strong boxes and the clerks hate having to break them down for the trashman.
I think that you could show it to someone who was completely unfamiliar with the series and they’d enjoy it.
Maybe that’s because the director was completely unfamiliar with the series before he got the job?
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a28472403/15000-americans-died-medicaid-expansion-obamacare/