ScipioAcheronus

Climate Hawk. Anyone who takes problem seriously is a friend of mine. Expert in nothing, interested in everything.

[ScipioAcheronus @ScipioAcheronus]

“A stable concept of the political can only hold in a relatively stable world environment; when the world is in upheaval, so too are the definition and content of the realm of human life we call ‘political.‘“
-from Climate Leviathan, Joel Wainwright & Geoff Mann (2018)

[ScipioAcheronus @ScipioAcheronus]

@mattyglesias If determinism is true (or mostly true) then it’s all epistemological (I don’t think Q physics would impact this). But predicting a close election with 99.9% certainty in June is probably easier than predicting how one person’s coin flip is about to come out with 99.9% certainty.

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@ealsandor Hi Eric, I’m a very happy buyer of Rane in Blood. Amazing module. Do you have any thoughts on the stats for the Premonition / the Shrike that are compatible with Shipbreakers Toolkit? No worries if not, just wondering!

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@ScreenDrafts @DarrenFranich @MarkerRyan625 The Marker Majestic, January 2024

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@jowrotethis Overjoyed to listen to you and @MalloryRubin talking Andor this week and ❤️❤️ed the Pimpernel Parallel. Do you have a favorite tv/movie version (is there enough for a ScreenDrafts I wonder?!) My first love was Grant but my heart remains open. Thanks to you both!

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@WesterosHistory Haha, I love it! Thanks for the great show. Y’all are the best in the business.

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@WesterosHistory the only reference to “floorboards” I see is the Merchant’s House in Volantis during ADWD, but at the Twins in ASOS, Cat notices that her rooms at the top of the castle are carpeting on top of planked floors. Most references to “board” are “the food table” though

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@claykeller @DarrenFranich
A great early Clay / Darren Kristen Stewart take from the Vidiots archives:

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@ScreenDrafts
Vidiots Show Ep 23 (3/31/16):
Clay: “I like Kristen Stewart”
Darren: “I think she’s just getting started, personally. Controversially, I’m going to say, I’m betting that 10 years from now, Kristen Stewart may be more of a going concern than Jennifer Lawrence.”

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@ScreenDrafts
Vidiots Show Ep 23 (3/31/16):
Clay: “I like Kristen Stewart”
Darren: “I think she’s just getting started, personally. Controversially, I’m going to say, I’m betting that 10 years from now, Kristen Stewart may be more of a going concern than Jennifer Lawrence.”

[ScipioAcheronus @ScipioAcheronus]

Wills - do you want your family to get your stuff when you die or nah?

Civ pro - if you want to make a fuss about the above, here’s how

Evidence - let’s stay on target here.

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Basic overview of testable American law:

Torts - sometimes shit happens. Who pays? Assholes and idiots

Contracts - no taksies backsies

Property - usually people can’t fuck with your stuff except you

Trusts - you can give stuff to a babysitter to help an idiot

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Con law - there are some ground rules around here

Crim law / pro - total assholes get punished, but be careful because punishment sucks

BA - if you want something done right, do it yourself. If not, you can at least offload some risk

Comm prop- married people share stuff

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@sauronsass I think Gandalf is talking about Saruman in this quote.

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Fun show!

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@AWSTIG the last episode turned into “are we sure leaning into addictive escapist tendencies is good” and I’m here for it. Rob is correct.

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@davidlsims @mariebardi Best on screen depiction of the Dark Lord Satan for my money.

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@AWSTIG ... getting beyond laws and restraints and into the basics of what would someone do if they had no restraints? How would their decisions be different, good and bad? I feel like most superhero movies don’t explore too much with that though but I’m curious if y’all feel differently

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@AWSTIG to your point about wasting powers: if you can “manifest,” ie you can rearrange quarks / electrons at will, why do you need a Thor hamster wheel? Why not just rearrange Thor’s electrons into a toaster and some waste heat? Or do you not get to pick which electrons you use?

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@AWSTIG Curious what you guys think about what a good use of a super power is in a story (beyond cool fights/ special effects). Like, what is thematically interesting about subverting the laws of physics in this way for my story? Loved your discussion of Mr. Incredible and the idea of...

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