Varies device to device, but it could have been a thermal shutdown. It got too hot and stopped working. Starting working again when it cooled off enough.

The last run of X-Men before the current run, they discovered 5 mutants working together enabled immortality through resurrection protocols.

Your brain is backed up to the cloud and downloaded to a cloned body on death.

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Resurrection_Protocols

"Egg produces a number of nonviable biological “eggs,” equal to the number of mutants the Five have to resurrect.

The eggs are then injected with mutant DNA from Mister Sinister’s genetic catalogue, and then made viable thanks to Proteus’ reality-altering powers.

Elixir biologically gives the eggs life starting a new cellular replication process and husk growth

Tempus uses her time manipulation powers to quickly age the mutant husks.

Hope Summers uses her powers to enhance everyone else’s abilities. Hope’s powers allow the Five to operate at both their peak and in unison.

A telepath then copies over the mutant’s consciousness, recorded by Cerebro, from a copy made at the time of their deaths, onto the husk.

Through this process, the Five are effectively able to make new clones of deceased mutants, restoring their bodies, their powers, and their minds as they were at the time of their deaths."

I’d have to re-remember a lot of stuff I’ve forgotten, but late 70s, early 80s.

Unless you count “typing” as a marketable skill, then I could probably go back to 1872?

Lots of downvotes for what is, inherently an unpopular opinion…

But here’s the thing… Thanksgiving is largely a communal experience.

I’m going to say “generally” but I don’t have the numbers to back it up, but GENERALLY Thanksgiving dinner has multiple contributors.

It’s not one person over-spending to feed many, it’s many people coming together to feed EVERYONE.

My family is, weirdly, doing a big dinner this year, not sure why? Fine, my wife and I are invited. I expect all told there will be 11, 12, 13 people? Something like that.

I’m taking 3 loaves bread, 2 banana breads, 1 pot of cranberry sauce, and a tray of sweet potatoes covered with a layer of toasted pecans. All home made.

Not sure what everyone else is bringing, but I have the carbs covered. Baking is super cheap, for the most part. A 5 pound bag of flour is 2,270 grams and runs $2 to $6 depending on brand.

The bread I make needs 480g, so a 5 pound bag will get me 4 loaves with some left over. The banana bread needs 200g too.

But, yeah, I did over-spend. I bought a special local flour which ran me $18 for five pounds.

So each loaf is $4.50. I already made 1 to make sure it was good before inflicting it on Thanksgiving. 😉 3 to go!

“the Fire TV Stick 4K Select, which runs on Linux instead of the easily-modified Android software used on previous TV streaming hardware”

Ok… who wants to break it to them?

When you make a report, it goes to the mods of that community, but it also goes to the Admins of their home instance.

Generally, people take a dim view of AI content and remove it once it’s apparent.

Yes, I’d say report it when you see it. If you see something, say something.

InfiniteBagel already got banned for this, so at a minimum, Bagel is ban evading. Same for CosmicWaffle or whatever the other one was.

A 1970’s band and their audio engineers, trapped in a neverending philosophical prison where they slowly lose their minds.

https://indiepubs.com/products/stereophonic

+

https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/piranesi-9781635575637/

“Believe you’d get your ass kicked wearin’ that around here.”

https://web.archive.org/web/20140206132245/http://www.oregonlive.com:80/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1208571924253070.xml

“11+ years of service — 36 months’ salary”

Man, I wish my company would do that, I’d resign, pay off my house! 😉 I’d even have money left over!

It’s fascinating when you look at Congressional approval rates.

Almost universally, people disapprove of “Congress”:

https://news.gallup.com/poll/1600/congress-public.aspx

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?

2019 Feb 1-10
Approve: 21
Disapprove: 76
No opinion: 3

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

2019 Jan 21-27
Approve: 31
Disapprove: 65
No opinion: 4

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

2019 Jan 21-27
Approve: 38
Disapprove: 57
No opinion: 4

But when it comes to THEIR OWN congressman?

Yeah… (same link)

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the representative from your congressional district is handling his or her job?

2019 Jan 21-27
Approve: 53
Disapprove: 35
No opinion: 12

TBH, I’m equally guilty of this… Congress is a shit show.

MY Congresswoman? +1. No notes.

https://www.koin.com/local/rep-dexter-calls-for-ice-oversight-after-being-denied-access-to-facilities/

https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Press+Release%3A+Murphy+and+Dexter+Lead+58+Democrats+in+Introducing+Bill+to+Enhance+Legal+Access+for+DHS+Detainees

But she can only do so much on her own.

When I was first made a mod 2 years ago I banned a troll for bad behavior.

Since then they have created HUNDREDS of Lemmy accounts specifically attacking me.

We had to come up with new rules and bots to deal with their fragile psyche.

There’s a time and place for everything and it’s called ‘College’.

Frankenstein (the book) is all over the place. Haven’t seen the new movie yet so I don’t know what settings they use there.

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/frankenstein/setting/

A lot of it depends on context. You’re not really told where the city in the Matrix is located, but based on the skyscrapers and freeways in part 2 it feels really LA-ish. Filmed in Sydney. But of course “The Matrix” has no physical location so it doesn’t matter.

I mean anything is POSSIBLE. People meet and date and even get married from online communications all the time.

Would you do that for a girl back home with whom you had a random hookup but no serious intentions?

If “no” then then you’re probably leading them on thinking you’re getting married.

If anything, you’re taking advantage of them, living in their house and sleeping with their daughter.

Could be the gloss coat on the cover, spray a rag with Lysol or something similar and wipe them down.

If it’s INSIDE the books too, all you can do is fan them and air them out.

I bought chicken salad, ate some, and realized that there was no chicken in it and returned it.

“Your chicken salad is just ‘salad’.”

They apologized and refunded it.