There needs to be a bilingual joke about Hsinchu, Taiwan, but it’s too early. I can’t come up with it.

Hsinchu = 新竹 = New Bamboo.

In the mid-80s, I was in line behind him at Tower Records in Mountain View. He was buying records.

He had an account at the store. The clerk did not recognize him. He calmly produced ID. No drama. No ego.

It didn’t occur to me to do some fanboy thing. He was just there, being a normal person.

I saw Outland as a double feature with a *preview* of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

We went to Outland because (a) Connery & (b) it was High Noon in Space.

We stayed to watch the “movie about the ark” because it was free. We were pleasantly surprised.

My comics fandom friends and me, at that time.

100% this. ❤️ them.

Watched “His Girl Friday” on the plane to Taipei last week. A movie I could watch many times, and have.

Well, you should be able to hold onto Ukraine. Maybe.

Or is a giant force of Buryat infantry coming in from Novosibirsk? 😅

I read that as Artificial Intelligence Anon not Alcoholics Anonymous

Love that 5th amendment comment. 😁

Mystery novels would be a lot shorter if the criminals were realistic.

If you can’t do the time, don’t defraud investors.

Serious question, are Russian air defenses targeted by eyeball? How do you hit a residential building with AA assets?