Oh, HIGH-FIVE on that! Subnormality is in a brilliant, unique class of its own, and I need to figure out how to post more of them on our comics subs. Which, actually… oh! Oh, oh, oh.

Okay, there’s a technique I’ve been using for some time now at my own community that I think will work nicely. Oh my…

“Herding dreams is like herding cats.”

Kinda the point I think. It’s not a completely Utopian fantasy, and plenty of the capitalistic (etc) problems that already existed would still be here.

Hah, great post and thread.

I’m sorry but I’ll have to share some to
!comicstripedits@lemmy.world

Eh, I don’t see it as a bipolar thing. There’s fiction that’s completely plausible, fiction that’s absolutely pie-in-the sky, and everything in-between.

I can see OP’s bafflement about why anyone would care about discussing stuff that’s borderline nonsense, but if you’re talking about the basic logistics, writing and plausibility of comic book (etc) plots, that seems like a perfectly legit discussion to me.

But like others have said, even if it’s not real-world plausible, it can still be fun and can still hatch ideas in technology, etc.

It’s trickier for me when my naming system is a bit different.

“Admiral Fluffybreeches refused to take his bath, the other night.”

Oh yes, I know these things well after 3+yrs posting on the FV, most of it at my own community, which is pretty niche here.

Sometimes it’s really just me doing the extra legwork for myself because I find the topic intriguing. But I would guess you know that feeling well, yourself.

Hah, that’s something else. They really embraced the crudeness of early 8-bit graphics whilst adding the rotoscoping!

Kinda reminds me of the hilariously crude C64 classic Forbidden Forest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j86veyiIcS8

You go above and beyond from what I can see. As we just talked about yesterday, I think it was.

Danny Dutch wrote a very nice article on the subject:
https://www.utterlyinteresting.com/post/elizabeth-magie-and-the-real-origins-of-monopoly-a-legacy-of-creativity-and-theft

@enmebaraguesser@piefed.ca

I suspect that the ‘apathy’ thing might be more complex than appears on the surface. For example, there might be a certain amount of mental self-protection going on there, even though that probably sounds paradoxical in terms of taking vital action against a future surveillance state.

I believe in wytchcraft!

IMO it’s a good song, but does seem like it would be great as some show’s regular theme. Kinda like the “Malcolm in the Middle” theme, and whatever else.

Oof, I should check to see if there’s an XTC best hits collection, as I fear there’s some I missed…

If you feel like you’re not getting the full, expected lifespan of an LED bulb, or if you simply want to extend its life, you might want to check out helpful videos on YT. The point there is to alter the casing so that the bulb’s heat dissipates much more effectively, prolonging its life.

There are other videos in which you can even repair your bulb if it’s simply a case of one of the several LED emitters failing. Like old-school christmas lights, a single bulb going out in the series brings the whole thing down. A little solder, or even just pencil graphite(!) can be used to repair the thing IIRC.

I don’t know if this was one of the better TAS episodes, but I do have a weakness for stories about ancient, mysterious technology. And I also like puzzles. Still, IMO the most interesting & relevant point here is about dealing with life-changing tech, one which can suddenly alter reality for a group, or even a species. Do they reject it or embrace it?

A rather sad example are various isolated peoples and tribes around the world, some of whom have violently rejected contact with civilized man and his technology & luxuries, some of whom have more or less joined him seamlessly, and others who’ve been outright ruined, like the Pacific Island Nauruans.

Bonus pts for James Doohan conducting a 4-way conversation amongst himself, as the Kzintis. 😁

Btw, I seem to recall Futurama doing a partial riff on the ‘time-preserving box’ idea.

I’m trying to think about when the American media dynamic shifted to allowing family scenarios in which the clearly smarter, more talented spouse was the one who wound up being the homemaker. Almost always the wife, of course.

Obviously by the time of The Simpsons the doors had been blown wide open, but what was the critical media franchise that was the lever? Maybe just the Simpsons itself? The Honeymooners came ~35yrs earlier of course, but I’m not aware that it changed the overall media dynamic much.

You might enjoy:
!animals@lemmy.world

I’ve posted a couple dozen times there in the past, usually trying to add in as much interesting info about each animal as I can. Altho I’m mostly focused on other communities these days, “anon6789” does a great job continuing the mission.

Ah, I’ll try to keep that in mind.

I really enjoyed posting “Two Clowns” previously, and there’s another here:
https://piefed.social/search?q=clowns&community=historyphotos