Yes, in the UK you have to say “bap tide”

To each their own, but floor() sacrifices precision and we’re deep into Nerdville here.

3.14.2. Do you even math?

Or, as mentioned already, 3.14.16 or 3.14.159, etc.

Fair enough. It’s got some solid spectacle so I’d be down for a big screen rerelease. Pity nobody actually liked it enough to warrant one. Oh well.

It does everything it can to improve the book and a lot of those decisions are phenomenal. But it’s still not a good movie. I just love it dearly.

Ready Player One. It’s a terrible movie that adapts a terrible book, but for some reason the vibe just entertains me and makes me feel comfortable. I don’t know either.

This is why I don’t watch It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The writing is brilliant, hilarious satire that I think America is far too stupid not to take as an instruction manual.

They run a lab. They should know better.

I take it as shorthand for “without known harmful chemicals, probably, also, we think you’re an idiot”.

I knew someone who ate a chemical once and they died so it must be true.

I hate the “chemicals bad” nonsense. It’s ignorant fearmongering. Meanwhile I eat chemicals for breakfast.

You’re both right. Capitalism selects for psychopathy and gives them power to flourish.

Cut a strip of vinyl siding, cardboard, whatever, about two inches wide and eight to ten inches long. Drive a nail through it at the centerline about an inch from the end. Remove the nail. Cut a slit from the nail hole to the end down the centerline.

Now if you need to drive a nail just out of reach or hammer one in without risking your fingers, just stick a nail in the hole, set it with a few strikes, then tug to pull the strip away.

Make sure you have a library card and an account in Libby/Overdrive. Ebooks galore.

What I did was buy a phone-sized e-reader (Bigme Hibreak Color), and use that in combination with some focus mode app blockers to switch my habits during the day from doomscrolling to reading ebooks. I get through so many more books now than I used to and it’s wonderful.

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. I’m a sucker for films that go balls to the wall on a style.

The color is a trade-off. It looks more or less like newsprint: a little faded, but still capable of some lively imagery. It also means that black and white pages aren’t as high-contrast. The “white” parts (that are really never fully white on any e-paper display) are a little less white, meaning it’s not as sharp and you’re more likely to need to turn on the backlight or to turn it up a couple percent.

I’m not too bothered by the trade-offs, and I like it when I can see things in color. It lasts ages even with the backlight on low, so that’s not a major problem. It also includes pen support and USB-C, so all in all I’m perfectly happy with it.

This one is my second but the first one is still working fine many years later. I just wanted color.

Seconding their enthusiasm. I love my Kobo Libra Color.