I thought for a while about posting this one, because the article itself isn't up to my usual standards of objectivity. However, the base premise appears sound.

CBC Analysis: Why Trump can take credit for his opponents' Green New Deal

tl;dr: By abandoning this issue (and apparently denying that it exists), Trump "has handed the Democrats carte blanche on the issue". (The article makes its point, then goes on to talk as if the Democrats being elected in 2020 is a done deal.)

French fencing body recognizes lightsaber dueling as a sport.

Yes.  The Federation approves of Light Sabers.

The Register: Use an 8-char Windows NTLM password? Don't. Every single one can be cracked in under 2.5hrs

Or under 15 seconds if you have applicable rainbow tables and a GPU. (And who doesn't have a GPU nowadays?)


IMHO, this xkcd strip has a good idea but doesn't implement it correctly. (For one thing, Mr. Munroe implies his password is 25 elements {letters} long when it's actually 4 elements {common dictionary words} long.)

I figure this could be used if Doug needed to infiltrate some evil group, to help him get in without actually needing to perform evil deeds to prove himself. Basically, I think it would make him give off the vibe of an incredible evildoer who is pretending to be good.  Also, it might genderflip him.

Trump is planning on joining the ranks of countless other autocrats in declaring a false emergency to assume special powers: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47247726

I don’t trust or believe any GOP politician saying that they will oppose this. Their actions these past years have clearly shown where their interests lie.

And walk away again, and see if anyone notices...

I got back into writing again. Bob has chapters eight and nine of Dead Bang. I'm taking a day or two off before diving into Chapter ten, but I've already started blocking out the key elements.

(02-14-2019, 07:58 PM)robkelk Wrote:

(02-14-2019, 07:34 PM)Norgarth Wrote: ... damn, that means Mr Morden is in the background making deals

"Tell me, Kuubey: What do you want?"

...A Guide to the Inhabited Worlds, Major Colonies, Settlements, and Space Stations. 

Is anyone here a regular on the PC version of Warframe?

I've been running fairly regularly with Terrence and Ankhani for several years now, but other interests/work seem to be pulling them away. So I was wondering if anyone else plays it.

If others are interested, but aren't sure, we have an awesome dojo, which means we have all the rare content researched and available for the player. And if you're good with the grinding and the in-game market, you never need to spend a dime. My roommate did it on the PS4, much to my surprise. With a bit of work, he was able to source all the rare stuff he wanted by grinding and selling other hard to acquire loot. So it is possible.

Federal judge rules Paul Manafort lied to the FBI, special counsel and Grand Jury.

Sucks to be him. Hope he enjoys spending the rest of his life in prison.

How many does this make now?