It was such a cool concept. The ending felt really forced, you could tell they had a bunch more story planned.

It was also cool they always filmed on location, it was nice to watch. Some shows will be set somewhere, but the background is so obviously southern California it just takes you out of the plot. I’m sure it was expensive AF, but it showed in the quality of it.

Murderbot is great, I’ll second that rec. I also really enjoyed the Revelation Space series.

Second this. The audio book is the way to go on this one.

Freedom fries and ho-downs

But did they sell merch?

We’re a long way from famine. We may have to eat food we’re unaccustomed to. We may be forced into vegetarianism. Lots of grains, whatever vegetables can be harvested mechanically. But the amount of food this continent can produce is truly phenomenal.

A garden is a good idea

Thank you! This argument that we should love immigrants because they will “do the work no one else wants” has never sat right with me. It’s more like no sane and rational person would do this work, in these conditions, for this pay.

What does it say about us that we need an endless stream of impoverished brown people to make our society functional? We can’t build our own buildings, harvest our own crops?

We’ve got a real nasty history and habit of coerced labor in this country.

Ya, the show is almost worth watching just for the wardrobe

Get a camper and try it for a season. You might love it you might hate it. But you’ll have some idea of the million little details that make living in a bumfuck rural area difficult. Getting groceries, medical care, just seeing other people.

I’ve known people who thought they loved living in the middle of nowhere and end up putting in several hundred driving miles per week because they would come to town on the slightest pretext, because they were bored and felt cooped up. Rural life was not for them. Are you the sort who cannot go anywhere for a week plus and be happy about it?

You’ll also see the stars every night, hear the wind and come to know the land. Pros and cons. Try before you buy.

At a certain point it just becomes an additional poor person tax.

Tax it enough to offset the additional healthcare costs. Enact strict laws on where and when you may smoke, but not so strict it becomes impossible for a smoker to smoke. Then be done.

I don’t think there’s a person on earth who doesn’t know it’s bad for you. This punitive tax increase after increase is just making people miserable for no reason other than so legislators have something to point at to justify their salaries.

Presumably so the people can dismantle the surveillance capabilities of a government turned fascist.

Clippy!

Too late, ya been judged!

A portable speaker. What public space are you going to pollute with your noise?

That oompa lumpa of ours just wants to drop a nuke. I vote we not and tell him we did. Also all of his press conferences and appearances henceforth will be accompanied by a 90’s sitcom style laugh track.

Bet

I would be very interested in an answer to this as well. Also any how to guides that would be useful for a guy whose technical high-water mark was getting mint set up on my laptop.

Lol I forgot about jeeves, the Internet butler! Oh how he buttled!!

It didn’t sound high and mighty to me. She left a position of influence and (some small amount) of power just when shit is starting to get real. Fair weather patriot. Best of luck in Toronto. I’ll stay here with the hundreds of millions for whom leaving isn’t a viable option.