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Eh, Murphy with 80s imagined sci-fi tech versus the much more advanced sci-fi tech in Cyberpunk.

Nah, he would not do very well.

He'll need at least a similar upgrade like the 2014 reboot version to even stand much of a chance.

Kradek posted...

El Paso, so it's rather blue and we don't really have poll watchers or people infringing on election rights.

Lucky.

I dunno how the hell El Paso did it when they got off of the Texas electric grid to have their own, but that shit sure did save them a whole lot of pain during that 2021 blizzard.
That zero people still hadn't paid a price for due to the outaages.

Kradek posted...

Just finished voting, it was electronic.

I would ask what county but....

Ack, nevermind.
Guess it's patchwork depending on where ya go.
Unfortunately I'm in an area where I'm surrounded by Red and there are a number of Agent Orange true believers....

Yeah, a lot of news places (even semi-mainstream ones) ignore the lot of them now since at this point, they're small potatoes.

Don't think they get along with MAGA, either, so they'll stay irrelevant.

HylianFox posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/1e32df5f.jpg

With the way the current Jurassic movies have been going, they need to go full-on kino and make a Cadillacs & Dinosaurs movie.

Minor bump for now.

I wonder if anyone else encountered the change backwards from electronic to paper ballots in the US.

Theodore Rex was some kooky shit, but...

trivialbeing posted...

when the Carnosaur movies exist? Really?

Yeah. TC showing they're a young'n.

A lil bit more context, but the state has been using electronic voting machines for years.

None of this BS came about until Agent Orange and his vile nonsense about rigged elections that all this started coming about.

*Be me, black man who lives in middle of Texas voting in primary*
*Same venue and all that, slight steady stream of people*
*get into main hall of the community center, notices people hunched down at tables with those dividers*
<Me>: "....Paper ballots?"

*asks one of the workers how come the paper ballots for this year*
<Me>: *already has an idea, but wanted to know if she knew* "Hey, why are we on paper ballots this year?"
*She doesn't know, but calls over one of the 'leaders,' some big tall white dude*
<Me>: *asks him the same thing*
<Dude>: *gives a spiel that basically is paraphrased as thus* "It's easier to keep track of where the votes go on a paper ballot"
<Me>: "Really?"
*Oh god....either he's naive or really is a believer in the conspiracy*
<Me>: "But, the electronic ones were secure before, they weren't connected to anything on the outside."
<Dude>: *I can see him struggling to answer that* "They...had a connection ((a lie right there)), but..." *goes back to odd 'answer' about paper ballots having a better trail on who person voted for, which...makes little sense*
<Me>: "Okay, thank you."

....
*walking outside of the community center, an older black woman is also walking out at same time.*
<Me>: "That was fun, huh?"
<Woman>: "At least it was fast."
<Me>: "The electronic machines were faster."
<Woman>: "Yes they were."
<Me>: "And-"
<Woman>: *interrupts* "And we both know why they took 'em out. Believing in conspiracy theories."

It's sad as hell to see the 'voting fraud' conspiracy theory bullshit that the GQP politicians gleefully harped on about take shape and make things go backwards in terms of progress.

Oh, and to make sure I wasn't talking out of my ass, I checked this, but keep in mind, it's an article from 2022....

https://www.tpr.org/government-politics/2022-10-26/texas-voting-machines-are-secure-heres-how-they-actually-work

Hacking concerns unfounded, state says
One false allegation that circulated around voting machines is that they are hackable because of a connection to the internet. Scott explained why this isnt true.
Voting machines in Texas are never connected to the internet, he said. In fact, in order to be certified in Texas elections, they cannot even have the capability of connecting to the internet.
This allegation comes from a misunderstanding about how voting data gets transferred and counted.

Revisited posted...

Um isn't that role already filled by Panthro? They missed a chance to make tigra the lancelot of the group, even if it's an overdone trope... I mean I personally always liked him most so

Comic is still only one issue in, so we'll see who does what role-wise.

Also, slight spoiler. No Snarf in sight.

McMarbles posted...

2011 Cheetara was hotter. Facts.

80s and 2011 are hot in their own ways.
Both are awesome.
Seems the Dynamite Comic version takes a bit from both worlds.

Mistere_Man posted...

When did tigra get the mustache?

They made em the older gentleman smart guy of the group.
Prolly easier for the women to fawn more at Lion-O.

itcheyness posted...

https://youtu.be/tci4IWnDgro?si=8SGa7kT2XPnTWvL4

Dude, next time write what the video is about so people will know. Titus isn't as big as John Oliver, so no one knew what the heck you were posting.

Get the jalapeno ones.
Then add some extra sea salt to them.
Soo much delicious.

When I discovered kettle chips long ago, I was like "how come I haven't heard of these sooner?!"
Started with a brand called "Dirty's" but haven't seen em around in any store since.

Revisited posted...

What's the deal with dynamite comics making new comics and stories of series we loved as a kid? This, gargoyles, I'm seeing their brand name pop up more and more

The Gargoyles comic rules. Continues after the last comic series that continued after the show.

That publisher is on a roll.

What's this remake supposed to be called? Not getting any decent search engine hits.

Starks posted...

https://twitter.com/MissouriGOP/status/1763216492110180626?s=20

They're booting him from the ballot

Said too much of their quiet parts out loud, so he got the boot!

DipDipDiver posted...

Insurance is a nightmare in Florida right now, a lot of these people are probably getting out because they can't afford it anymore. Better to take a loss than go bankrupt

Oh, and it gets even messier: House insurance companies are also pulling out of Florida because of the expense.

So options are becoming limited and getting super expensive.

firedoom666 posted...

I have no idea why anyone would put Baseball on the list. It is mostly standing around doing nothing, unless you are the pitcher

Until the ball comes your way if you're an outfielder, then you gotta run dat ass and throw fast and hard and accurately as possible to attempt to get an Out on the guy running for a base.

But that's only if that guy makes a good enough HIT on the ball in the first place (and hit it accurately, too, without making it a foul ball).

And that depends on if the Pitcher is good enough to even not let that guy hit by making consistent, accurate, fast and HARD throws to strike that person out in the first place, or risk letting em walk.

You really can't underestimate any sport until you break it down into what all requires what. It's only slow and boring to us audience who don't care for it much unless someone does make an exciting hit.
These days, baseball went through some rules change to speed things up in order to drum up excitement, and so far, it seems to be working.

Yeah, Hockey does look like it'd be tough as hell, considering all the stuff the guys have to do while keeping balanced on ice and constantly moving, while wearing heavy equipment.

Basketball is up there.

Football/Gridiron is obvious.

I wouldn't sneeze on Golf, either, considering if you're just swinging as an amateur, it's easy to see how tough it is to even get CLOSE to any consistent hits...and that's before learning how to putt the damn ball right.

Anyone who says NASCAR/F1 racing isn't hard are fooling themselves.

...
Honestly, a lot of sports, especially professionally, are tough in some degree or another. Making a list for top hardest is gonna fall into subjectives.

Unless if someone brings up that stupid "slap" sport.

Never touched this board any until Politics got nuked, but I had to endure the slew of gimmicks there that were annoying as all of hell, to say the least.

I really don't get the need to make an online "gimmick" outside of cheap attention grabs. The times I tried to get something straight out of said people, it got ignored or just had NPC-like behavior spewed back at me, so makes me think of em less as people since some of the worst-behaving ones don't bother to break out of that shit for just one moment.

tl;dr I'd rather people just be themselves. Jokes are fine, but there's is such thing as overusing it.

PS: glad duckbear vanished.

Making the rounds, now.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/world/europe/willy-wonka-experience-glasgow.html

Snippet.

Families in Scotland were expecting to taste chocolate treats and observe optical marvels at a Willy Wonka-themed event in Glasgow this past weekend. Instead, they got a couple of jelly beans, a short walk around a nearly empty warehouse and a visit from police officers.
The event, Willys Chocolate Experience, scheduled for Feb. 24 and 25, promised on event listing websites to include chocolate fountains, performances by Oompa Loompas and interactive experiences inspired by scenes from Roald Dahls book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
One father, Stuart Sinclair, drove two hours from Dundee to take his three children to the event. There was maybe 20 chairs, a couple of tables and a half-inflated bouncy castle, he said.
Mr. Sinclair said that he paid 35 pounds, or about $44, per ticket for his two sons, aged 10 and 11, and his daughter, 4, who was dressed in a Willy Wonka costume and had told her preschool teachers how excited she was to go to the event.

The children got two jelly beans each, Mr. Sinclair said. And then they got a half a cup of lemonade.

It's the same logic as to why slasher villains and most monsters also get away with a lot of nonsense.

It's for a good story is all.

BakonBitz posted...

They either hired a scam artist unknowingly or they themselves are part of the scam.

"Yes."

So people got duped by a scam?

creativerealms posted...

The 80s version is hard for me to get into.

I... Hate... The... Way... Everyone... Talks.

Nah, I would say that was only like, those Amazon girls (holy hell they were annoying when they talked). And Tygra. Sometimes.

For all those online mob kinds of folks who like to pull stunts like this (to the point of harassing people IRL on top of it).

"Do you feel like a hero yet?"

Alucard188 posted...

Very old law that hasn't been repealed yet.

Yeah.
Unlike the TC, I'll be nice and do some folks a favor.

As it stands, Missouri judges cannot legally finalize a divorce if a woman is pregnant.
Three other states have similar laws: Texas, Arizona, and Arkansas. While a couple can still file for divorce in Missouri, the court must wait until after a woman gives birth in order to finalize child custody and child support.
When it comes to domestic violence, theres no exceptions.
It just doesnt make sense in 2024, said State Rep. Ashley Aune, a Democrat representing District 14 in Platte County, and thats where it becomes a problem for her.

She introduced a bill this legislative session that essentially says pregnancy cannot prevent a judge from finalizing a divorce or separation.
I just want moms in difficult situations to get out if they need to, she said.
She agreed that while the law was made with good intentions, like making sure kids are taken care of, she feels it needs to be updated to reflect modern times.
This is something that was brought to me by folks in my community who shared that it was a huge problem, Aune said.
During a committee hearing earlier this month, Aune said one woman shared a powerful testimony regarding an abusive situation she was in while pregnant.
Not only was she being physically and emotionally abused but there was reproduction coercion used. When she found out she was pregnant and asked a lawyer if she could get a divorce, she was essentially told no. It was so demoralizing for her to hear that. She felt she had no options, Aune said.
A report from Missouris Department of Health and Senior Services says out of 10,098 women surveyed between 2007-2014, nearly 5% were abused either before or during pregnancy. That equates to about 500 women.

This legislation could literally save lives, added Matthew Huffman with the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, which works to ensure its advocates have the resources needed to provide services to rape and abuse survivors. For abusive partners they might be using reproductive coercion and control to keep their partner pregnant so that they cant ever actually be granted a divorce.
Huffman said the current law comes down to two things: paternity and not wanting a child to be born without a determined father along with child custody.
While Huffman didnt have exact numbers on hand he did say women who experience domestic violence while pregnant are more likely to have complications and poor health outcomes.
Maternal exposure to domestic violence is associated with increased risk of low birth weight, pre-term birth, and infants exposed to it can show signs of trauma.

...Okay, this part actually depressed me.

The bill is still a work in progress, and despite Aunes passion to change the law she said she doesnt feel hopeful that itll get to Governor Mike Parsons desk this session.
Still, the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence considered it a top priority.

Xenogears15 posted...

What the fuck did I just read?

Just one of the definitions of insanity.

BroodRyu posted...

I did not! Is it in the same canon as the original series?

Not a continuation of the 80s series, but it takes from it quite a bit, aside from a few changes.
Which I won't mention cuz once you read it at the end, you'll also be like "goddamn!"

I think the series will be in good hands.

BroodRyu posted...

Thunder! THUNDER! THUNDER!!

THUNDERCATS HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Oh, speaking of...

You know they got a recent comic book out, right? Under the Dynamite Comics label.

I'm watching Gatachaman Fighter.

Someone was nice enough to upload all the episodes.

Am I getting this quote right?

"Do not believe the evidence of your eyes and ears..."

Would be funny if this blew up nationally.
Apology video to follow (or not)

Heineken14 posted...

It's a copy/paste from greenmist raging about continually being banned for breaking the ToS.

Will could've mentioned that. I was so confused reading that up. "This isn't how he normally acts, wtf happened."

kelemvor posted...

I'm actually surprised Russia didn't roll out the red carpet and put them up in some nice housing. You know, give them the North Korea propaganda treatment.

Yeah, as @Goldice noted, Carlson's "big" enough he gives em a large enough mouthpiece as it is.
A random blind and bigoted couple? No worth to them.

To compare, it's also why North Korea tossed that one would-be BLACK American defector back over to us.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

That was faked. This further proves that women don't actually poop. They dispense soft serve ice cream from their asshole.

I thought only unicorns dispensed soft serve....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwKNjtx2H1g

For the regular clip itself:

https://twitter.com/BmbEmpower/status/1760553042699583534

Still not going to get the game, but I do have a couple of critiques, despite how much fun-looking the character is.

NRS animations still make him look stiff(er) than a petrified piece of wood...
and
Oh hey, Cena's shouting out the move names...kinda. Probably a first for any MK character to do (well, shouting said special move name/power coherently).
Problem is? There's seriously not enough loud yell/excitement behind when he calls out his helmet powers.

He's just a pile of shit who's there just to be another GOP lapdog.

And yes, enough dumb people elected him....all due to being some high school coach.

Cruciferous posted...

But this appears to have been a technicality. If I'm understanding correctly, CROWN Act does not cover issues of hair LENGTH, which is apparently the issue here.

It's definitely a bullshit loophole, especially with the judge stating that part should be covered.

...And here's the kicker, the school (and district) does have a part of the policy to allow Native American kids to have long hair.
But all other guys? Nope.

So yeah, it's vile shit all the way around. I'm sad this hasn't been on blasted more on national airwaves, the whole damn district needs to be embarrassed to hell.

Honstly kinda sucks, especially in comparison to the likes of a load of other trashy networks showing the same, dead shows day in and out.

Though I've noticed Vice was slowly starting to get there, but still they had a few good things on there worth watching.

He hacked down cuz the mofo prolly got a call from the company he works under.

Wouldn't the Disgaea franchise also count?