I personally think that a big part of why Casino Royale is so good is because it's not a Bond movie. It skips most of the Bond stereotypes to instead just tell a good spy story

/3 I am informed it’s normal to get more intolerant as I get older and I think I am absolutely getting less tolerant of other people’s absolute bullshit.

This is the other one. With fossil fuels, discovery costs rise while tech costs fall, meaning prices stay roughly the same (inflation-adjusted) over time. With electrotech, discovery costs are $0, so the only dynamic is falling tech costs. Victory is inevitable.

/2 1. Real human beings will suffer from even a brief stay. 2. The government's position is transparently dishonest and in bad faith. 3. The Supreme Court has lost any benefit of the doubt. They have lost the mandate of the heaven that is the rule of law.

This was a real headline.

Yeah, there's a much bigger meta story about replacing community bonds with commerce, which is sad in its own way. Though the Christmas lights story can go deeper, too; while it can be dangerous to put up lights, there are plenty of safe decorations. If you're paying, it's for appearances sake

Honestly, at least hanging lights is difficult and potentially dangerous. I can't imagine a world where either of those words applies to putting out pumpkins