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Seems weird that The Matrix and The Iron Giant, both released in 1999, are so prominent in marketing for Ready Player One, which is based entirely around nostalgia for the 1980s.

Because that’s what you really mean when you say you want to arm teachers.

“When should a teacher shoot a student?” — by Tobias Stone

So the NRA wants to make schools more like prisons…in the name of freedom. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

So the NRA wants to make schools more like prisons…in the name of freedom.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

I really liked seasons 1 & 2, but it’s been kind of up & down since then…

(Re: Flash TV show) I really liked seasons 1 & 2, but it’s been kind of up & down since then. Lots of missed opportunities w/the villains, but the Devoes have been fascinating. Barry’s gotten annoying lately, but Cisco & Caitlin are great.

I’m a couple of weeks behind. Left off w/the shrinking ep.

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I never expect anything on the show to be exactly like the source, but I would rather they not waste potential.

I can’t remember two things about New 52 Wally West: 1. Did they confirm his mother died in Forever Evil, or is she still presumed dead? 2. He didn’t know Daniel was his father. Did he think Rudy was? So before classic Wally vanished, did they think they were half-brothers?

I can’t remember two things about New 52 Wally West:

1. Did they confirm his mother died in Forever Evil, or is she still presumed dead?

2. He didn’t know Daniel was his father. Did he think Rudy was? So before classic Wally vanished, did they think they were half-brothers?

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Wally I has history w/the Titans & Iris in this timeline from before Kadabra grabbed him. Wally II doesn’t remember him, but if he thought Rudy was his dad, they would’ve at least known of each other as half brothers, not cousins, even if he lived w/his mom.

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I imagine naming Rudy might’ve been a convenient fiction since Daniel was so young, but it would still have made for awkward family interactions, since Rudy was married and already had a kid. It really makes me wonder what arrangements were made among the Wests & Wally’s mom.

Also: Wally 2 was really upset that his father never acknowledged him as his son. But Daniel visited him. If he grew up thinking Rudy was his dad, but never met Wally 1, he must’ve felt abandoned by his dad.

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Looked it up: DCU Rebirth established the 2 Wallys had never met. Flash #9, they meet both masked & unmasked, but Wally 1 didn’t give his name. Also Wally 2 learns Daniel was his dad. Sins of the Father established Daniel was around, just pretending to be his uncle…and in The Lazarus Contract, Wally 2 learns who Wally 1 is. So that brings us to the Flash Annual status where both Wallys & Barry know who they all are.

But I still wonder about the West family dynamics.

I stopped when I got to #20, but didn’t see Wally 2 confronting Iris about her hiding Daniel’s relationship to him. It probably happened after he argued with Barry, but I didn’t see it.

Unspoken: how much did race factor into Wally 2 never meeting the West side of his family?

Listened to Hamilton on the way home tonight. Stopped it after “Burn.” It was an ironic spot to break on Valentine’s Day, but there’s no way I was going to finish the drive on “It’s Quiet Uptown” today.

Listened to Hamilton on the way home tonight. Stopped it after “Burn.” It was an ironic spot to break on Valentine’s Day, but there’s no way I was going to finish the drive on “It’s Quiet Uptown” today.

It’s infuriating that the standard GOP position on poverty is: “If we make poverty more painful, people will stop being poor.”

Harry Potter Parenting: Harry As Unreliable Narrator

Harry Potter Parenting: Harry As Unreliable Narrator

As you read Harry Potter, do you find yourself criticizing the adults for their many failings? Perhaps some of the fault lies in the fact that the stories are told in Harry’s point of view, and he is an unreliable narrator.

An example of how confused movie ratings have gotten: Logan’s director went for the R rating not so they could show the violence, but so they could do serious drama that adults would appreciate but 11-year-olds would find boring. @ComicBook

An example of how confused movie ratings have gotten:

Logan’s director went for the R rating not so they could show the violence, but so they could do serious drama that adults would appreciate but 11-year-olds would find boring.

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/02/09/logan-director-reveals-why-movie-had-to-be-r-rated/ @ComicBook

(People are skipping the flu shot, left and right)

I’m seeing people on the right telling you to skip the flu shot & meds & just pray & people on the left telling you to skip the flu shot & meds & just use the power of your mind to overcome the flu.

Apparently taking actual *actions* to avoid/treat the flu is radical centrism.

R, TV-MA & similar ratings don’t rate the maturity of the story or its content. They don’t even rate the maturity of the audience that will appreciate it. They rate the maturity of the audience expected to be able to handle it.

R, TV-MA & similar ratings don’t rate the maturity of the story or its content.

They don’t even rate the maturity of the audience that will appreciate it.

They rate the maturity of the audience expected to be able to *handle* it.

I can sort of understand thinking TLJ “killed hope”…if they didn’t stay

@Ragnell I can sort of understand thinking TLJ “killed hope”…if they didn’t stay to the end of the movie.

The First Order does everything they can to snuff out that spark, and almost succeeds…but it flares again. The epilogue w/the Canto Bight kids shows that it’s taking hold.

The name Logan’s popularity tracks Wolverine’s

Also interesting: Logan’s popularity tracks Wolverine’s. Rising in the 1980s to plateau around the time he was showing up in every X-book plus the movies.

Chicken Pox and Name Statistics

— XKCD Comic (@xkcdComic) February 2, 2018

One of Palpatine’s more insidious tricks was spinning the Jedi investigation as an attempted coup and using it to further consolidate his power.

Nice: the Catalog of Missing Devices imagines apps, gadgets, toys and tools that are technically possible, but can’t be brought to market in a world with DRM.

The Dawn of Solar Windows

Future skyscrapers will harvest energy from the sun with photovoltaic windows

Local botanical garden: “While Cherry Blossoms are typically timed for early March, the hot weather in late December has fooled a few of our trees into an early bloom.”

Amazon: “Hi, we noticed you bought an accessory for a tablet. Here’s a trade-in deal for tablets!” I don’t know, the fact that I bought an accessory for my current tablet suggests I might be planning on hanging on to it for a while.

Amazon: “Hi, we noticed you bought an accessory for a tablet. Here’s a trade-in deal for tablets!”

I don’t know, the fact that I bought an accessory for my current tablet suggests I might be planning on hanging on to it for a while.

To be fair, the ad doesn’t mention the recent purchase, so it could be unrelated. Possibly.