One does not

Yes, now, anyway…

October surprise

In the politics of the United States, an October surprise is a news event that may influence the outcome of an upcoming November election (particularly one for the presidency), whether deliberately planned or spontaneously occurring. Because the date for national elections (as well as many state and local elections) is in early November, events that take place in October have greater potential to influence the decisions of prospective voters and allow less time to take remedial action; thus, relatively last-minute news stories could either change the course of an election or reinforce the inevitable.[1] The term “October surprise” was coined by William Casey when he served as campaign manager of Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign.[2] However, there were October election-upending events that predated the coining of the term.[1][2]

I agree.

I grew up in the age of c/c++ and then Java. I get it: people hate it and it’s time to move on, but jeez, folx, chill. It will happen in time, and there’s no reason to go all civil warsy about it.

Things like this should not be rushed.

“They” got over it, as most people do, and moved on. Remnants still remain, but they were unified due to a critical mass of dissent.

Don’t expect to see anything like it again until another critical inflection point. Just know that, if you do, shit’s prolly in a bad place…so…

It did get annoying having to run back and forth through all of the worlds, but some were very cool, like the one with the fighting arenas. And the tomb with all the levels. And the story was awesome.

The sequel was pretty good too. They’re both on GOG, btw, And have aged pretty well. The graphics aren’t so good, but the story and gameplay are still pretty great. I still replay them (and the Myst games) from time to time.

• Star Trek
• Ultima Underworld
• Myst
• Fallout
• Jurassic Park (book)

I also had a good friend who was a paramedic until recently, and those are some gossipy bitches, lol. That guy would never shut up about work

My dad is a doctor. I grew up around him and his partners.

They don’t. Outside of work, they don’t talk shop and want to do anything else. Usually golf.

I won’t say never, but work is very stressful, so they do their best to leave it behind.

i have a morning routine that mostly revolves around listening to a few regular news podcasts as i wake up, shower, and shave. listening to thee news distracts me from how tired i am.

then, obvs, coffee at work

Time Bandits is still great, though.

R-R-RETURN THE MAP!!

R-R-RETURN WHAT YOU HAVE STOLEN!!

Pong on Atari 2600. But was very small. Probably pac-man in an arcade if you include those.

Xmas ‘85 was magical!

Without any sort of specifics, this is just a meaningless non sequitur. The equivalent of “nuh-uh!”

I did read your comment. But since you’d rather be childish and insulting than have an adult conversation, I’m just going to block you now.

I meant North American.

That usually has to do with the fact that American appliances are 110 V for everything but ovens and dryers

It’s more than just their washing machines

Right, because I want to pay a huge amount for water and power like a commercial laundromat does. Lol.

I love it when people argue with me like I don’t do this for a living.