Mr Blue Dot
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I’m #ex-x now, ex-Republican, exvangelical. I grew up in a small Texas town, but I pee indoors and drive a compact car. Maybe that foretold my defection.
Just another nit to pick: Of course I liked the scene with Holly and her friends taking over the gaming table but what if they boxed up the tabletop games and unboxed an Atari or Nintendo? That would have been a twist of the knife, a bittersweet reminder of changing times.
January 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Just another nit to pick: Of course I liked the scene with Holly and her friends taking over the gaming table but what if they boxed up the tabletop games and unboxed an Atari or Nintendo? That would have been a twist of the knife, a bittersweet reminder of changing times.
One of my favorite images was the Prince vinyl lp as the fuse. What a perfect way to capture that sense of an era coming to an end.
January 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
One of my favorite images was the Prince vinyl lp as the fuse. What a perfect way to capture that sense of an era coming to an end.
A lot of Gen X kids read Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and wondered if Cornelius escaped or if he was one of the dead rats. It may have been another homage.I think such an ambiguous ending was the best possible conclusion her.
January 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
A lot of Gen X kids read Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and wondered if Cornelius escaped or if he was one of the dead rats. It may have been another homage.I think such an ambiguous ending was the best possible conclusion her.
I think fans of any series have to accept there’s going to be a trade off between a tight plot with no holes and one more season.
January 1, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I think fans of any series have to accept there’s going to be a trade off between a tight plot with no holes and one more season.
If I were to critique the lack of stakes/body count this season, I don’t know if there was away out. Fans had become so attached to each of the characters that killing any of them would have been too much. A good DM wouldn’t do it either because it’s supposed to be a game.
January 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
If I were to critique the lack of stakes/body count this season, I don’t know if there was away out. Fans had become so attached to each of the characters that killing any of them would have been too much. A good DM wouldn’t do it either because it’s supposed to be a game.
This season did have some faults. One of the major plot holes all season was that the government would have disappeared the entire party at the beginning and certainly after they shot so many people and destroyed government property.
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This season did have some faults. One of the major plot holes all season was that the government would have disappeared the entire party at the beginning and certainly after they shot so many people and destroyed government property.
Eleven’s ambiguous fate reminds me of Cornelius from Mrs Frisbee and the Rats of NIMH. I would bet a lot of people my age read that book wondering if he made or not. Though I think Eleven’s survival is the more likely of the two #Strangerthings
January 1, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Eleven’s ambiguous fate reminds me of Cornelius from Mrs Frisbee and the Rats of NIMH. I would bet a lot of people my age read that book wondering if he made or not. Though I think Eleven’s survival is the more likely of the two #Strangerthings
I liked the extended denouement. Max’s meta comment emphasized that this was always a character driven series.
January 1, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I liked the extended denouement. Max’s meta comment emphasized that this was always a character driven series.
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The biggest thing that keeps me up at night right now is still China and Taiwan. I’m not sure if anyone has looked at the price of RAM lately, but it’s astronomical.
American manufacturers are only making RAM for AI data centers now, so a war in Taiwan could cripple the global chip industry.
American manufacturers are only making RAM for AI data centers now, so a war in Taiwan could cripple the global chip industry.
December 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The biggest thing that keeps me up at night right now is still China and Taiwan. I’m not sure if anyone has looked at the price of RAM lately, but it’s astronomical.
American manufacturers are only making RAM for AI data centers now, so a war in Taiwan could cripple the global chip industry.
American manufacturers are only making RAM for AI data centers now, so a war in Taiwan could cripple the global chip industry.
I just watched the segment on YouTube. I can see why Bari Weiss wanted to kill the story. People like her hide behind the idea of neutrality. The kind of neutrality they want is one that sacrifices objectivity in order to a reach a predetermined end.
December 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I just watched the segment on YouTube. I can see why Bari Weiss wanted to kill the story. People like her hide behind the idea of neutrality. The kind of neutrality they want is one that sacrifices objectivity in order to a reach a predetermined end.