A nice ground cover
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Some people suspect people without profile info. But I'm just here to read some great posts, & sometimes reply. I don't really have content. (Confidential to HRJ: I didn't mean for you to make a strapless silk evening gown!)
"The Hole Man", Larry Niven, 1974, Hugo for best short story.
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"The Hole Man", Larry Niven, 1974, Hugo for best short story.
FORBIDDEN SYMMETRIES sounds like a science-fiction romance novel.
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
FORBIDDEN SYMMETRIES sounds like a science-fiction romance novel.
There's a special adapter that usually is needed, according to www.clickykeyboards.com That's where I got the adapter. Someone in this subthread mentioned that someone has cloned the IBM Model M.
ClickyKeyboards – Specializing in the restoration and collection of model M keyboards
www.clickykeyboards.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
There's a special adapter that usually is needed, according to www.clickykeyboards.com That's where I got the adapter. Someone in this subthread mentioned that someone has cloned the IBM Model M.
It now says "Removed by author", so presumably they slunk off in shame or something.
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It now says "Removed by author", so presumably they slunk off in shame or something.
"PEETERRR! You got some 'splainin' to do!"
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"PEETERRR! You got some 'splainin' to do!"
And craniometry, which may be more applicable here. Apparently there was controversy about the book, but it certainly made a splash & took a stand.
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
And craniometry, which may be more applicable here. Apparently there was controversy about the book, but it certainly made a splash & took a stand.
Background idea: I presume they're alluding to Stephen Jay Gould's *The Mismeasure of Man*, a non-fiction work on biological determinism, "worth can be assigned to individuals and groups by measuring intelligence as a single quantity" (a quote in Wikipedia). White supremacy via IQ test.
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Background idea: I presume they're alluding to Stephen Jay Gould's *The Mismeasure of Man*, a non-fiction work on biological determinism, "worth can be assigned to individuals and groups by measuring intelligence as a single quantity" (a quote in Wikipedia). White supremacy via IQ test.
Are they a mascot for / paid by Hokkaido, or are they a freelance, just putting on a costume & rocking out?
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Are they a mascot for / paid by Hokkaido, or are they a freelance, just putting on a costume & rocking out?
Have you considered an IBM Model M? With the proper adapter. It's a classic. As durable as a boat anchor. As heavy as a boat anchor. I "liberated" two from IBM in the 1990s and one works fine (the other got a bit flaky after like 20-25 years of use). Sorry, I love to talk about it.
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Have you considered an IBM Model M? With the proper adapter. It's a classic. As durable as a boat anchor. As heavy as a boat anchor. I "liberated" two from IBM in the 1990s and one works fine (the other got a bit flaky after like 20-25 years of use). Sorry, I love to talk about it.
No no, I want questioning the list, just that bobcats & coyotes might be alarming (small to medium predators, after all).
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
No no, I want questioning the list, just that bobcats & coyotes might be alarming (small to medium predators, after all).
Bobcat & coyote! 😯
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Bobcat & coyote! 😯
Oh, speaking of maladaptive skills: have you ever looked into kerning in a serious way? 👺👹😈
m.xkcd.com/1015/
m.xkcd.com/1015/
xkcd: Kerning
m.xkcd.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Oh, speaking of maladaptive skills: have you ever looked into kerning in a serious way? 👺👹😈
m.xkcd.com/1015/
m.xkcd.com/1015/
Specifically, Phil Plait loads a pistol.
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Specifically, Phil Plait loads a pistol.
My new car has a 1.9% dealer loan. My previous one I paid was something like 0.9%, and I then drove it until it was almost old enough to vote.
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My new car has a 1.9% dealer loan. My previous one I paid was something like 0.9%, and I then drove it until it was almost old enough to vote.
O. K., I'll bite. Why 5 April 1304 specifically?
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
O. K., I'll bite. Why 5 April 1304 specifically?
Seeing a series with all the styles matching except one is making my eyelid twitch.
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Seeing a series with all the styles matching except one is making my eyelid twitch.
England?! Some Dutch prince or stadtholder sails into England and takes the whole place just like that? That could never happen, certainly out of the question by the 1600s!
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
England?! Some Dutch prince or stadtholder sails into England and takes the whole place just like that? That could never happen, certainly out of the question by the 1600s!
[drink!]
[drink heavily]
[drink heavily]
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
[drink!]
[drink heavily]
[drink heavily]
Shift Manager "Two Jars" Chad is against them, so *listen up*.
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Shift Manager "Two Jars" Chad is against them, so *listen up*.
🎶 Everybody was grease ball bowling
And blobs were fast and rolling 🎶
And blobs were fast and rolling 🎶
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
🎶 Everybody was grease ball bowling
And blobs were fast and rolling 🎶
And blobs were fast and rolling 🎶
Could you have an additional daily Anderson schedule? If it were expanded to stories, I expect it'd be a doddle.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Could you have an additional daily Anderson schedule? If it were expanded to stories, I expect it'd be a doddle.
Quantum mechanics indeed predicts that he'll interfere with himself & observing him doesn't change that.
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Quantum mechanics indeed predicts that he'll interfere with himself & observing him doesn't change that.
To take that far too seriously: heraldic art in many cases tried to emphasize recognizability, with sets of distinct objects, stylized depictions, certain poses & orientations, a limited & distinguishable color palette, &c. Bow ties & those snacks would be rather hard to recognize.
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
To take that far too seriously: heraldic art in many cases tried to emphasize recognizability, with sets of distinct objects, stylized depictions, certain poses & orientations, a limited & distinguishable color palette, &c. Bow ties & those snacks would be rather hard to recognize.
One of the best is the late Queen Mum's family, whose surname before marriage was Bowes-Lyon. Wanna guess what two types of charge (meaning object) are on the coat of arms of the head of the family?
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
One of the best is the late Queen Mum's family, whose surname before marriage was Bowes-Lyon. Wanna guess what two types of charge (meaning object) are on the coat of arms of the head of the family?
In heraldry, "canting arms", a "cant" being a pun. The Lucy family in England inherited a lucy-fish on their arm. (Heraldic art often being sucky, how could you tell it was a lucy specifically? Great question!) The Talbot lords inherited a talbot (dog breed). (Same question? Same non-answer!)
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In heraldry, "canting arms", a "cant" being a pun. The Lucy family in England inherited a lucy-fish on their arm. (Heraldic art often being sucky, how could you tell it was a lucy specifically? Great question!) The Talbot lords inherited a talbot (dog breed). (Same question? Same non-answer!)