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joking rebuttal to people complaining about the Voyager episode where people turned into lizards after going Warp 10 

26 years ago, the Voyager episode "Threshold" aired, in which it was revealed that humans who break the Warp barrier turn into lizards. This episode has been wildly reviled, but those protesting it are missing an important truth.

Every single time a human breaks a speed barrier, they turn into a lizard. It's a biological fact - in attempting to break the sound barrier, we went through sixteen test pilots before Chuck Yeager mysteriously didn't turn into a lizard. There is ample pictographic evidence to show that the first humans who attempted to ride horses turned into lizards. Our simulations show that we can expect the first team of astronauts attempting FTL travel will turn into lizards.

When faced with a velocity that the human brain is unprepared for, a complex psychosomatic process is initiated and the human turns into a lizard in response. After the new "maximum" velocity is normalized and no longer seen to be excessive, humans stop being startled by the travel velocity and cease turning into lizards. It's just basic biology.

at least, that's what I'm gonna do as soon as I can get my hands on an infinite supply of bricks, time, and non-Euclidean mortar

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surreptitiously connecting cities across the globe by adding new space-defying turns and cut-throughs into their back alleys and quiet spots until they're all a confused and delightful polyglot maze of snickets, ginnels, sudden weather changes, nighttime food stands, urban gardens, and feral flaneurs

I seek advice on where to get cheap computer stuff! 

This time I only need a couple charging cables, but I'd rather not dig them out of Bastard Bezos' Bargain Bin. Where else are folks going online (or Seattle area) for cheap electronics and such these days?

What I might mean when I 🔁 a post:
- I think others will be happy to read this post!
- I think the poster's reason for being sad or angry is important for others to read about.

What I might mean when I don't 🔁 a post:
- I like it but only a little.
- I like it but don't want to spam boosts more than I already have today.
- I'm not feelin' it.
- I agree with the sentiment but am not fond of the wording.
- It's an image lacking description.
- I got distracted.
- Oops, another forgotten tab!

What I might mean when I ⭐ a post:
- I'm happy to read this post!
- I'm sad or angry in sympathy with the poster.
- I've naught more to write and acknowledge the thread's end.

What I might mean when I don't ⭐ a post:
- I've no opinion.
- I'm not really feelin' it.
- I accidentally missed it in my feed.
- I saw it and wanted to respond so I put it in another tab or sent myself a reminder to go back and read it but never did because ADHD.
- It's probably that last one.
- It usually is.

"We're changing our terms of service! To view them, you have to visit the site. By visiting the site, you agree to them."

The punchline? That e-mail was sent a week after the date of change.

Thanks, DeviantArt.

developing a totally safe and proven private transit system where you just wink out of existence here and wink back in over there, and definitively do not pass through a realm of darkness and fear and herds of lost ghost unicorns in the middle. Please ignore the glitter on your boots.

on podcasting platforms and propagandists (mentions of Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson) 

Spotify chose Joe Rogan over Neil Young.

I do not have an opinion of Neil Young other than "musician who doesn't want to share a platform with a known right-wing propagandist and entry point to fascism."

Joe Rogan, if you are somehow not aware, is a far-right propagandist who recently featured on his entry-point-to-fascism podcast none other than known shithead, transphobe, and bullshit artist Jordan Peterson.

Therefore, I suggest not using Spotify and telling everyone you know to do the same. Cancel subscriptions if you pay for it, stop feeding content to them if that's a thing you do.

just read monday's dinosaur comic and uh

this is the most relatable panel of all time?????? holy shit

The eternal "do I have adhd or is modern life just bad with too much bullshit and pointless paperwork arbitrary deadlines and endless bloody process instituted as an expression of unjust power relations" debate.

I remember being disappointed that all ten years that could conceivably be 200X came and went with no Mega Man in sight.

Then I realized that the X could mean that in the future, numerals are written in dozenal (a.k.a duodecimal, base 12).

Now I'm waiting for the year 3466. Crap.

QFWAWAWAOSE (Questions For Which A Wrong Answer Was Accepted On Stack Exchange)

Linux: update polkit now 

If you are using #Linux, regardless of which distribution, update Polkit (PolicyKit) immediately.zdnet.com/article/major-linux-

I like the haudenosaunee flag because u look at it and think "why is it pixelated" then you learn it's like that because it's based on the hiawatha wampum belt, which is made out of purple and white shell beads

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