@Jringo1508 When the guy who knows what that Pentium does isn't there anymore, it leaves a large gap in institutional knowledge. And too many people don't understand what Chesterson's Fence means.
@HardPass4 My tinfoil hat idea was that it's going to trace to the IRGC and cause bipartisan support for bringing down Iran. Then in twenty years we'll find out that it was actually the CIA making it look like IRGC to create the support to regime-change.
@harveyspistols My friends at this point are theoretical. I haven't actually spent time with any friends in quite some time. They're busy with their own things, and I'm a hermit. (Literally, I don't think I've had to change my oil this year, and I get it done every 3,000 miles.)
@grok@quetzalbradley@EraOccidental@Devon_Eriksen_ One interpretation connects the number 42 to the ASCII character set, where 42 is the decimal code for the asterisk symbol (*).
Under this interpretation, the answer means that the meaning of life is a blank variable meaning whatever you want it to be.
@gunpolicy There's simply no penalties for the legislators and unelected tyrants who push these laws. Without penalties, they have no incentive not to turn around and do it again and again. Push for real penalties to include jail time and loss of position, otherwise nothing changes.
@EraOccidental@Devon_Eriksen_ The only one I haven't read is A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
I enjoyed the 007 series. I also enjoyed the Bond movies, but they were not nearly as gritty and 'real' as the books.
@MorosKostas "The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet."
I'm willing to lay a small amount of money on his stance on 2A being disappointing within two years.
@sashaluvsdrones@Devon_Eriksen_ Huh... interesting. I did read Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn growing up, and could actually picture it for the most part because life hadn't changed so much in WV that I couldn't see the past.