They’ll make it all about them.

You should eat your green vegetables. Eat 'em up.

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I feel like there are some in The Culture series

The ship Grey Area uses technology to read flesh minds while investigating war crimes. The other Minds consider that an abuse of power and call it the ‘Meatfucker’ behind its back. I don’t recall any other (pseudo-) psychic phemonema.

The guy has a history of not understanding how maps work.

“Our new product is our old product with fewer kicks in the face.”

Been listening to a lot of 90s music recently but hearing the lyrics properly for the first time on modern equipment… yeah. A lot of them don’t deserve to be remembered fondly.

Because there is still sunshine and good whiskey and my happy relationship and I’m learning to cook Mexican meals.

If they’re not already motivated by what Trump is doing to the country they may be hopeless cases.

After reading that, I can’t remember which way I used to say it. Why have you done this to me?!

I try not to. When I catch myself doing it, I remind myself not to.

I think you’re spot on.

The medusa drive.

@kersploosh@sh.itjust.works already talked about Orion - scientists looked at that and said “hey, the blast plate would need to be at least a metre thick. That’s not efficient use of weight. Why don’t we fire the bombs into a super-tough parachute ahead of the ship and let it drag the payload along?”

“Come in, come in! I was just thinking of you!”

More than yours!

(Seriously, I’m a big dude.)

What would it take to be worse than Trump?

They’re so comfortable, too.

I prefer the initiation ritual where an older cousin sneaks you your first beer at a family gathering.

You mean ‘Creepy Uncle Touchy’, the paedophile formerly known as Donald Trump.

I will accept this burden.