After a quick discussion on discord, it seems, maybe, a seperate thread from the memes might be a better idea. Leave memes to their own space rather than trying to fight with them.

Let us open things with the ever amazing Alita



And in Black and Chrome

Gigantic Jet Lightning from Puerto Rico

Assuming Doug's ever heard of the phenomenon, of course - it's quite rare.

I don't have any Apple devices to watch it on at this point, but that's what I read elseforum, and there's a page for it on IMDB. Anyone following it to comment?

Previous thread is here.

Well, new last year (Oct 9 2020) but still. Holy crap. New BOC! I am literally bouncing in my chair in excitement.

That Was Me (first on the playlist of official videos):

link

playlist of BOC videos on the Frontiers Music SRL account

According to an article published yesterday by Variety, J. Michael Straczynski is the head writer and executive producer of a complete reboot of Babylon 5 that is currently in development for The CW.

One interesting difference that's been reported is that the story will focus on Sheridan from the start rather than Sinclair. We know now that Sheridan was a substitution when Michael O'Hare left the show because of problems with mental illness; I suspect that JMS is simply returning the story to its original arc with the later character in place of the earlier.

Not much more than that has been released yet, so we'll have to wait and see what develops.

Hey gang, I haven't really been following this project (because I know better than to think I'm going to write anything significant) but the image thread and Intelligent Device discussion has gotten me more curious - is there a reading order list somewhere? The wiki would be the most likely place I suppose, but if it's there it's not set to be visible without being a member. Not even the index linked from the landing page is, apparently...

Well.  I actually came across this nearly three months ago, when we were on vacation on Long Beach Island, and promptly forgot to post it here.  I don't think anyone else has done it in the time since, but if they have, my apologies for the repost.

RWBY Volume Nine Sneak Peak:

Article here:
https://www.vox.com/recode/22673353/unem...-algorithm

While I do agree that some applicants are being a bit too ambitious in looking for a "promotion" or a different-but-similar job, it still appears that the majority of the onus is on the perspective employers for setting unrealistic expectations, failing to understand what these jobs truly entail, and refusing good applicants because they do not want to offer on-the-job training.

It's like I've said elsewhere.  I could probably have a great job managing factory automation because the Mk45 gun mount I worked on in the Navy is really no different.  It is a programmable, automated system with many moving parts, optical sensors, proximity sensors, and hydraulic solenoid valves.  It operates on a 1600psi hydraulic system with four separate hydraulic circuits, plus two low-power hydraulic pumps for maintenance and emergency use.  It's a pretty damn complex system that requires a lot of upkeep.

But do employers see in me the potential for a good maintenance technician who can keep their factory line running smooth?  Of course not.  They want someone who can not only turn a wrench and wrangle wire harnesses, but also knows like eight different programming languages because they use digital logic control units in the equipment, and they actually don't know which language they speak so they just spam a bunch of different ones in the job description. 

(As if you make your very own logic controllers with custom programming code?  Get the fuck outta town bitch.  We all know you buy the cheapest piles of shit from China or India.  And then you got the audacity to cry about them breaking all the damn time and try to pin it all on the techs working on them when there's next to no documentation, and if there is it reads like it was translated from poorly written Sanskrit by Google Translate.)

Oh, and they also want you working on the factory line with the other workers when you're not busy fixing or setting up something, and at only a couple more dollars an hour more than they are, and putting in 10-to-12 hour days six or maybe seven days a week.  Because PRODUCTIVITY!