Any idea what was causing them? I don't remember the times, but it was about three hours I think.

We know that Doug had no conscious control over the activation of his magegift - other then avoiding music. So if he doesn't have his helmet or a tuneplug or similar and he hears music, something will happen, he can't suppress his power from activating. 

Is this a widely known fact in the Warriors universe? Or even by just a few or singular enemies? 

'Cause I had this vision of Doug being tied up somewhere and forced to listen to music by his captors, in the hopes they could use his powers for their benefit. If he was tied up, conscious and unable to block out or ignore any music around him, his power would activate right? What if it was a dangerous power to himself or other people? What if in hopes of torturing him, an enemy made him a victim of his own powers?

Surely some evil force would eventually find a way to take advantage of that.... (evil grin)

I know the sub is meant for speculation and suggestions for Songs for Doug and the resulting powers, but I want to try the reverse for once. 

So I’ve been putting thought into a few kinds of powers that I can’t remember there being an official version/ruling of, and wonder if anyone else has a better memory or imagination then me. The powers I’m thinking of in particular are -

A summon/transform into Combat Gear song, something that would allow Doug to get into gear without actually having to do it by hand, be it by summoning his stuff or transforming the clothes he’s currently wearing into them. 

A plant manipulation/chlorokinesis powerset, something like Poison Ivy or similar. There’s been dozens of different fire/earth/water/lightning style power songs, but I don’t think this one has come up before. 

A go-into-movies/tv power, something like Control Freak from the old Teen Titans cartoon, I imagine Doug entering into actual Looney Tunes or slapstick comedies or such to schmooze with the occupants. Or maybe a Kung-Fu movie for martial arts practice or something. 

Why take the Google News feed, strip out all the trackers (and other images) and JavaScript, and present it with minimal formatting at 68k.news, Alex?

(And here's a story on The Register about the site.)

Has Doug ever felt himself in actual need of an Anime Hive of Scum and Villainy? Because this seems tailor-made for it. Or at least something similar....

(Make sure to turn on Closed Captioning to see the English translation of the lyrics.)

How U.S. media lost the trust of the public

No tl;dr - read it all.

I just bought a new computer with a 1TB SSD drive. Since I honestly don't think I'm likely to run out of space on a 500 GB partition anytime soon, I was considering setting this thing up to dual boot. It's been ages since I've done much with any kind of *nix system so I was wondering if anybody had any recommendations for what Linux distro I should install or if anyone thinks I'd be better off with something like freebsd?

Of course, I'm going to have to figure out how to partition the blasted drive...

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear... er, yestermonth, in the days when those people at Blossom still didn't know that their emotions were being controlled, and hear the story of how two people were discovered in the Metacontinuity and invited to live in Ottawa...

Canadian Conservative party rejects adding 'climate change is real' to the policy book

Quote:Conservative delegates at the party's policy convention have voted to reject adding green-friendly statements to the policy book — including a line that would have stated the party believes "climate change is real" and is "willing to act."

The Portneuf—Jacques—Cartier riding in Quebec, which proposed the policy change, also asked delegates to recognize that "Canadian businesses classified as highly polluting need to take more responsibility" and "reduce their GHG emissions."

The policy proposal also included a call to support "innovation in green technologies" so that Canada can become "a world-class leader" in an emerging industry.

Delegates issued a rebuke to climate-minded Conservatives and rejected the policy shift by a margin of 54 per cent to 46. In fact, it was one of only four policy proposals or modifications on a list of 50 pitched by electoral riding associations (EDAs) that were rejected by the delegates.

... even if it's only something that a new and idealistic Warriors recruit says.

''My job is to protect the world. Not the status quo.''
-- Serini, The Order of the Stick, strip 1229