Adam (son of Drogo)

Adam (son of Drogo)

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Thy great employment will not bear question; either say thou'lt do 't, or thrive by other means.

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Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

I've been mainlining Asimov of late as well as Clarke. Classic sci-fi is (or was) a big gap in my reading. It's amazing how little they applied their imaginations to the possibilities of human social change. This tale of Asimov tracks 100% with what you see of women in his fiction.

William Gibson@greatdismal.bsky.social

Leary was an egotist, loved the fame that championing acid had brought, and was a man of his era. Isaac Asimov boasted of never meeting a woman he didn’t proposition, was grabbier than Leary at sf cons, so it was familiar behavior to me, and I found it repulsive, embarrassing.

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

This is something I wonder about a lot as a non-lawyer. Is there a crime-fraud or racketeering exception to the pardon power? If not, then maybe the Constitution really *is* a suicide pact.

Raffi Melkonian@rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social

Also, are we 100% sure the constitution says that pardons that are secured through bribes are valid. Because I mean that is not in fact in the text and I don’t think that’s what the founders probably meant.

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

Jim Bouton pitched 1-2/3 innings. One K. "That's three good outings in a row since I last wanted to commit suicide," he wrote of the game in BALL FOUR.

Mike Petriello@mikepetriello.bsky.social

..doing so. One of those games, on June 16, was against the Pilots. So, for one day, the future Brewers (Pilots) were the road team in their future home (Milwaukee). They lost 8-3. Great logos. www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CH...

baseball-reference.comSeattle Pilots vs Chicago White Sox Box Score: June 16, 1969 | Baseball-Reference.comChicago White Sox beat Seattle Pilots (8-3). Jun 16, 1969, Attendance: 13133, Time of Game: 3:02. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability
Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

Do sports people still read Ball Four? I read it dozens of times when I was a tween and teen and managed to piece together most of the content, but I had no idea what he meant when he wrote that Yogi Berra "was notorious for dragging Charlie over cold cuts."

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

My dad wouldn't tell me, even though I asked him over and over. Finally I buttonholed Bouton himself at an event at the National Arts Club some time in the 1990s and asked him directly to his face. Reader, he told me.

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

It also jibes with the magic of the Dwarf door, which reveals itself only under a rare mixture of sunlight and moonlight. A new moon as understood in real world astronomy would shed no such light.

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

While I’m persuaded by this explanation, I’m also a little bummed, because it moves Durin’s day from the putative October 10, a Saturday (woo!), to October 13, a Tuesday (meh!).

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

There’s more such evidence in Fellowship, in the Great River chapter when Sam mentions “a new moon as thin as a nail paring.” That description corresponds exactly to the waxing crescent phase but does not apply to the new moon as we understand it.

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

As Thorin recounts the lore, Durin’s Day is said to be the “first day of the last moon of Autumn on the threshold of Winter,” and specifies that “the last moon of Autumn and the sun are in the sky together.”

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

Typically, sickos who care about such things look to the first new moon of October as Durin’s Day. The date this year would fall on October 10. However, there is evidence in the Hobbit) that their new moon is actually the third day of waxing crescent phase, when the moon is visible to the naked eye.

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

You’ll recall in the Hobbit that the special light of Durin’s Day reveals secret side door to the Lonely Mountain, enabling Thorin and Company to use Thror’s key and enter.

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

Back to the cyber mines for @derekbjohnson.bsky.social

Mark Sheldon@msheldon.bsky.social

Story on Derek Johnson, who is officially out as #reds pitching coach after taking a personal leave in June. www.mlb.com/news/reds-pi...

mlb.comJohnson not returning as Reds pitching coach; search underway for replacementCINCINNATI — The Reds announced on Thursday that Derek Johnson would not return as their pitching coach for the 2027 season. Johnson took a personal leave of absence from the club in June and did not ...
Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

Every time I see the spot with uniformed Amazon Prime and GrubHub delivery workers voguing and high-fiving in front of Ring cameras I feel a strong compulsion to search up Molotov cocktails recipes.

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

Very wimpy, Comcast. When Michael Corleone was getting squeezed by Sen. Geary over a bureaucratic license transfer requirement, did he scuttle his casino consolidation plan? No. He found a solution.

Status@status.news

While Comcast announced plans to spin off NBCUniversal, we have learned executives have been privately weighing whether to hang on to their 12 local television stations rather than risk a fight with Donald Trump’s FCC. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/comcast-nb...

status.newsComcast’s Carr CalculationWhile the company announced plans to spin off NBCUniversal, Status has learned executives are weighing whether to hang on to their local television stations rather than risk a fight with Trump’s FCC.
Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

Won’t someone do something about our river problem?

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Up to a quarter of all plastic flowing from rivers into the ocean are microplastics, according to a new study. The staggering amount suggests there’s more plastic pollution carried by rivers than previously estimated, researchers said.

washingtonpost.comRivers are delivering a staggering amount of microplastics into the ocean, study findsNearly all of the pollution — 96 percent — comes from rivers in developing countries. High plastic use, mismanagement of plastic waste, strong rainfall and high solar radiation are major factors.
Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

I bet there’s a strong overlap between support for this scheme and support for paying out $500 for landing on Free Parking.

KeithSmithNBA@keithsmithnba.bsky.social

My idea, that I threw out live on @frontofficeshow.bsky.social, for what should happen to the picks the Clippers are forfeiting: Give them to the winner of the in-season tournament. That gives teams something else to play for and no players are "punished" by having only 29 FRPs for five years.

Adam (son of Drogo)
@thisismaz.bsky.social

Not precisely on point, but I think a lot about how the actress character Yva Merlin in Arthur C. Clarke's "2061: Odyssey 3" is best known for her portrayal of Scarlett O'Hara in a remake of Gone With the Wind.

Amy Rae Hill@amyraehill.bsky.social

You ever read one of the classics that's pretty well-regarded and just think "man, this guy really hated women"