Back in the day, the GOP was completely controlled by Big Business. A guy named Jerry Falwell saw how Richard Nixon’s Southern Strategy had gotten him elected and jumped in. He organized his people at the grassroots level. If there was a local Republican club that got 20 people at the average meeting, Jerry’s church group would show up with fifty. At the start, they were getting dog catchers and county clerks in, but eventually their power grew.
‘Fables’ was a comic book that was the first to use the idea of characters from fairy tales living in the modern era. When people realized that everything was already public domaine we got two shows, neither as good as the comic.
This line from ‘Double Star’ by Robert Heinlein has stuck with me for decades.
Someone asks the hero for his solemn vow that he won’t divulge a secret. The hero says that if his simple promise isn’t good enough, what makes a solemn vow any better?
First time I heard this theory was in a James Bond story. Bond meets a woman who drives a bashed up car. Same reasoning; if it looks like she’s dangerous people will steer clear of her.
I saw it as a teen and remember it had quite an impact. Can’t remember if it’s any good and worth a watch as an adult so would be interested to hear others opinions?
One of those rare cases where the movie adaptation far surpasses the book. Also, if you liked McKellan as a fascist in this movie, check out his Richard III. They decided to set it in the 1930s,
This isn’t a “go back in time and assassinate” someone question. It’s just their musical career never takes off and thus any music they ever would have made is no longer in this timeline.
I worked retail for exactly one Christmas. The day I worked the toy department they had one album on repeat for eight hours. I hated Christmas music for years, and now it just annoys me.
“Ike At The Mike” by Howard Waldrop. Award winning short story. An elderly Dwight Eisenhower is invited to the White House. Ike famously gave up his West Point cadetship to become a jazz musician. Among the attendees honoring him is the young Elvis A. Presley, Senator from Mississippi.
First book is Jade City. I like that it’s set in a 1950’s tech world with the magic being only one part of the greater story. Crime, politics, family drama; it’s the Godfather with super powers.
To Your Scattered Bodies Go… by Philip Jose Farmer. Everyone who ever lived wakes up on the banks of The River.
Actual Police Headquarters at One Police Plaza is/was about a mile away from Ground Zero. The store shown was being used as the onsite HQ for the rescue/recovery effort.
If you haven’t read it, ‘Cryptonomicon’ by Neal Stephenson sounds like it would be your kind of book. The story alternates between the grandfather, who helped protect the Enigma secret from the Nazis, to the grandson, who is trying to start an online bank. There is hidden treasure, heroic US Marines, mysterious wizards, and tooth extractions.
The book came out around 1998, so it might have invented the idea of cryptocurrency.
After I read it, I discussed it with another fellow. He told me that he’d shown one passage to his wife, an astrophysics student. She showed it to her professor, who told her that this was advanced math.
If you want an interesting novel, try ‘Night Soldiers’ by Alan Furst. Young Bulgarian boy is killed by local fascists. His brother is then recruited by the Russians to be a spy. He’s sent to Spain to help fight Franco. Enjoy.
Chocolate covered espresso beans. Think peanut M&M’s with a caffeine center. The only candy I’ve ever heard of that can actually cause a medical emergency.
Children under 5 get a giant Christmas card, the kind the whole office is supposed to sign. Little kids never get mail, so you’ll make their Christmas. Give parents cash to get whatever the kid actually needs.
Children 5 to 10 get a GI Joe or a Barbie. Doesn’t matter if the kid likes that toy, what matters is that they can trade it in the school yard. It’s like sending someone in jail a carton of Newports.
Ages 10 to 20 get cash.
Over 20 gets a nice bottle of booze. Even if they don’t drink, they can regift it easily.
For my fellow librarians (lemmy.ml)
Saw this format a few times and enjoyed it
I'm really getting over the enshitification of the internet. (lemmy.world)
So that's it, huh? We're some kind of Suicide Squad? (startrek.website)
They're the most real form of promise. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
The best part of driving a shitbox is that I don't have to care too much about it. (lemmy.world)
Which carbonated soft drink is the best?
The age old question. Coke? Pepsi? Store brand? Any other?...
If you're reading something and you don't understand a word, should you stop and research it or should you keep reading the whole thing first?
Apt Pupil - Thoughts on this film? (lemmy.world)
I saw it as a teen and remember it had quite an impact. Can’t remember if it’s any good and worth a watch as an adult so would be interested to hear others opinions?
If only there was a GOOD fish with a gun to save them! (startrek.website)
If you could go back in time and stop any one person or group's musical career, who or what would it be?
This isn’t a “go back in time and assassinate” someone question. It’s just their musical career never takes off and thus any music they ever would have made is no longer in this timeline.
Help me find a book series like The Witcher or Assassin's Appentice, I need to forget this world right now! Go to town with recommendations!
What's your favorite piece of bullshit advice?
If you swallow appleseed(s)...
NYPD enter their temporary headquarters near the World Trade Center. New York, NY, September 13, 2001. Photo by Andrea Booher (lemmy.world)
Motorcycle of your dream (i.imgflip.com)
He's ready for anything (startrek.website)
It's that time of the day again (lemmy.today)
What gifts are you getting for your friends and family members?
Share your gift ideas, because I am a bit stumped.