Agreed, I love the pseudo-retrofuturism that they include to make it feel like the world of the original Alien films was valid. It really sits nicely as a Canon part of the Alien universe. I’m excited to see where it goes.

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Not a full hosting solution, but I use PerfectViewer on Android and it’s wonderful. Connects right into my server and displays all of my books and Manga on a shelf layout. It only syncs to my server locally because I don’t have a VPN to my home configured, but it does allow downloading which is handy when I’m traveling. I’m not sure if it has every feature you’re looking for but it might be worth checking out.

Yesterday I was in the car with my boyfriend and he told me about some skit show where a character says “Do it lady!” and we laughed and said the phrase about 5 times. When I got home I opened YouTube and the first recommendation was that skit. I’ve never watched the skit before and it’s not something I typically watch. Creeped me out.

Yes, please make another party that will split Republicans. This is a win.

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Short-form video is destroying attention spans and critical thinking skills. The level of brainrot I see in people who are hooked on Tiktok or other platforms is staggering. “I saw 500 10-second videos about this topic and now believe it with every ounce of my being, because the algorithm specifically pushes this particular point of view.” seems to be a common occurrence these days.

Keep trying. For science.

Personally I find pirated games to be a bit of a pain to install on the Deck. I’d go with Windows for that use case.

I like to burn movies and shows to play on my CRT. It feels a bit more authentic than streaming.

I know you meant that this could escalate to a long war that your child may eventually be drafted into, but my initial mental image was a battalion of toddlers each carrying a Fisher Price branded “Baby’s First Assault Rifle”.

When I was living in a car I’d wardrive nightly to find Wifi. This was before Wifi was commonly available in public spaces, and household routers often used a default password or no password at all. I’d use it to pirate games and movies to keep myself entertained.

Later I moved into a 4 plex apartment and convinced the neighbors to share one Internet connection. We ran ethernet through walls and across the roof and split the bill.

You really shouldn’t use your debit card for anything other than withdrawing money at an ATM. Credit cards are safer plus you get rewards.

What’s a computer?

Yatta and the related flash animation comes to mind. There was a period in the mid 2000s where every anime con had a group of buff nearly naked guys wearing nothing but a leaf as tribute.

Two years, and I had to wear headgear. Not sure if that’s still a thing, but it was a big metal contraption that went around your whole head. The pain was unbearable and I had no social life from how weird it looked.

That sounds absolutely amazing. Adding it to my reading list.

Rereading Ender’s Game. I had first read it when camping years ago and somehow misplaced it when I was 5 pages from the end of the book. I was so salty about it that I never picked up another copy to finish it until now.

I think it’s good that I waited because the political B plot hits home with the state of the world today.

Edit: I finished the book tonight. I was not prepared for that kind of trauma.

The title is intriguing. What’s it like?

Idk man, air conditioning is pretty nice.