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  • Unfortunately, this is one of those fun ideas that simply won’t ever be possible. Even if we start with the easy one of just breaking chemical bonds, those bonds exist because it reduces the total energy of the system.

    To “disrupt” those bonds, energy must be supplied, and to do it for even a small amount of material would require a tremendous amount of energy. Delivering that much energy over a distance just isn’t possible because atmosphere in between would also be “disrupted”. The disrupted material would also fly apart at high speeds and high temperatures. So any type of “ray” or “gun” would just turn into a bomb with a pistol grip trigger. I expect that the user experience testing would have lots of very negative reviews.






  • Community can have some really great writing (dips in season 3 4, but recovers in 4 5).

    30 Rock, Parks and Rec (particularly picks up once two new members join the cast), the Good Place, and Brooklyn 99 are all usually pretty light hearted and fun.

    Scrubs can be very funny, but also has some somber episodes where you’ll find some of the best writing is the series. Generally more fun than grim though.

    The writing quality in how I met your mother was good for the first few seasons, but dropped off in the latter half.

    Friends was pretty consistent, but not as good as some of these others, for me at least.

    The Oreville is inspired by Star Trek, particularly shows like the Next Generation. That’s a good series with some great episodes, but has some filler lower quality between. Not as silly as the Oreville, but some are still fun. Others are interesting or exciting in a variety of ways.

    I haven’t watched What We Do In The Shadows, but it is on my list for the same reason you asked the question.


  • As an example, UW Madison which has a fairly large and profitable athletics program generated 12 million in profit last year. They aren’t the largest athletics program in the country, but it is bigger than many. Sits around the middle.

    The patents and IP owned by the university provided $134 million in grants and support. Again, the school has a large STEM component, but it isn’t a top tier university. Again, sits around the middle. The organization providing this funding manages its investments carefully and intends to provide this level of funding year after year.

    Research departments generated more revenue and the funding is likely more reliable.


  • By the same arc do you mean a character overcoming an emotionally difficult moment in their life? While that’s true, it’s also true for hundreds of other stories.

    Of course it uses the same premise, that’s the point of this story being told as an “inside out” film.

    I feel that it should be judged on how well it can help the audience emphasize with the characters (not the emotion characters, but the human girl) and the trials that they are going through while also being entertaining, educational, or thought-provoking. In this regard I think it did a pretty good job of showing how tough puberty can be. As a parent of a kid about to hit puberty, I think it did an excellent job of discussing these issues.



  • You say that likes it’s a bad thing, but you’re describing a “fan”, someone who likes a thing and wants to spend their disposable time, energy, and money on that.

    I don’t say this to specifically defend Disney, but rather to push back on the hyperbolic language. As an example by absurdity: you could say that the RIAA pushes band, string, choir, etc classes in grade school onto kids to get them hooked on music so that more kids will be hooked on music as adults.




  • Yeah, good idea. This game take up a lot of time because it is amazing and there’s soooo much to do.

    If you like the dopamine hit from making something better, or fixing problems with a system, then you’ll love this game.

    I think there may also be a demo, but I don’t know if that works on the steam deck. That’s totally worth checking out, but set aside 4-8 hours for the first time you play it and I recommend setting an alarm to remind yourself to eat.