Notices by Brian Ó 🐟 (blacksam@social.gibberfish.org)

I'd say in terms of the TV adaptation, Drummer comes in at a solid number 2 for me. It's hard to predict exactly where her arc is going, as she's kind of a blend of (book) Drummer, Michio Pa, and a dash of Bull de Baca, and at least two of those people go in fairly different directions in the books. Regardless, I think she's a joy to watch and Cara Gee does a great job with the role.

https://youtu.be/EWNuBjG4LKg

#theexpanse #scifi #television

I'm getting excited for Season 5, now less than a month out. I might actually get to see it before the world collapses. Anyway, Amos is my favorite character (from a cast of really good characters) and while I don't agree 100% with this analysis, I think it mostly tracks.

https://youtu.be/ZzgP6i4knhE

#theexpanse #scifi #television

My Logitech USB headset has died after 5 years of faithful service (and 9 months of recent intense use). Does anyone have recommends for a good, comfortable (and inexpensive) replacement?

#logitech #usb #headset #videoconferencing #workfromhome #electronics

https://youtu.be/kwtcNhA72zk

#renegadecut #startrek

I was disappointed with how my first attempt at a cranberry cider using sweetened dried cranberries turned out. It definitely had cranberry flavor, but it also had a weird viscosity and wasn't that appealing. I also lost a lot of liquid that the berries soaked up.

I decided to try again, this time using cranberry juice. I mixed 1 quart of cranberry juice with a little less than 3 quarts of apple juice, and added enough sugar to bring the sweetness back up to pure apple juice levels. Hopefully this one gets a better result.

#cider #hardcider #cranberries #brewing #homebrewing #diy

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_AA8JeDxiPZP1ri2vu7Wwvvf3iC0qHsO

#aesoprock #rap #hiphop #music #newmusic

Trump is now apparently in a new superposition of serving for a second term AND running in 2024.

#schrodingerspresident

Aliens seem to be able to transport on to any place on a starship unless the shields are up. Why don't they routinely just transport nukes on to enemy bridges when they're not looking?

#startrek

Does anyone know of a good extension to bypass news site paywalls in FF?

#firefox #paywalls

Star Trek: The Jem'Hadar are a feared race of genetically optimized super-soldiers

Also Star Trek: They get their asses whupped in hand-to-hand combat by Star Fleet officers who push buttons all day for a living.

#startrek #ds9

Lots of FUD starting to spread about the GOPs refusal to recognize Biden as the prelude to a coming coup. I think a simpler explanation is that despite Trump's loss, the Republican Party is still very much Cult 45, and while most of the Congressional Republicans fully expect Trump to go, nobody wants to be the one to step into the crosshairs and have their own base, which is a microcosm of Trump's base, turn on them. Much safer to just wait it out, let Trump fizzle, and then pretend later that they were being steadfast rather than cowardly.

Or, you know, a it's coup. It's fucking 2020. Nothing surprises me anymore.

#usa #trump #election #politics

Even though he's not in office yet, Biden's win has probably already saved lives in real time in the form of American immigrant families who haven't been attacked by newly reinvigorated, jubilant white bigots.

This was inevitable.

#trump #maga #fourseasonslandscaping #hitler #downfall

Sounds good to me

This was a fucking raw comedy set

https://youtu.be/Un_VvR_WqNs

#davechappelle #snl #standup #comedy

If anyone knows where I can get a Four Seasons Total Landscaping shirt, SEND ME THE LINK

This is SO fucking weird. You can't make this shit up.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-team-holds-news-conference-outside-drab-landscaping-firm-next-to-adult-book-store/ar-BB1aNlER

#trump #fourseasons

#usa #trump #election

In the spirit of mangnanimity I will say one thing that was refreshing about Trump: He didn't get us into any new major wars. That's not nothing.

Today Trump joins a very short list of US Presidents who fucked up so bad they lost re-election. He may be known as "45", but to me he'll always be "6".

#usa #trump #potus #election