Why would not understanding it put Connery off?  He hasn’t understood a single script he’s taken since around James Bond-ish, Highlander-one-ish territory.  It’s never held him back...

Was that targeted at me?

At this point, I feel like I’m just being strung along.

It’s true that I’m being optimistic. Just remember, however, that people once worked six day weeks, and anyone who suggested that the economy would someday bear five day weeks, vacation time, thirty-five hour weeks, health care, and so on — they were thought of as starry-eyed optimists as well.

That was a very insightful post.  I’ll be sure the watch the video you referenced.

I don’t agree. I mean, it’s still in its early stages, so maybe it’s too soon to tell, but think of it this way: looking at the slightly longer term in the human future, do you want people to have to do this crappy job 100 years in the future? I don’t think so. Same with being switchboard operators many years ago. We…

Thanks so much.  I figured if I asked around here someone would be knowledgeable and helpful.  I’ll resolve to pay your helpfulness forward, though confess I might come up short in the other category...

Found it: https://www.amazon.ca/Aniara-Epic-Science-Fiction-Poem/dp/1885266634

Based on a poem. I wanna read that. Anyone got a 411 on that? (You know, rather than a 404?)

Gesundheit.

Totally agreed. Now I want to see what they do next. Is it going to turn out that those Ba-uhl (sp?) are knowingly holding the Kelpians back from a stage in their life-cycle? Saru just got more interesting.

One simple 90 degree change and it becomes the wall.

By the way, totally unrelated, but have you seen Gordon lately?

So I shouldn’t go looking in there for a body or, like, whatever?

I don’t know if we’re taking a poll here, but I certainly got and appreciated the sarcasm.

No, I'm here. Every now and then, for no apparent reason, I'll recall a scene or a character or a vast engineering project.  It had been a while since I'd read him.  I'm thinking I should read another soon. Maybe that monk one?

Man, I LOVED that book.  I still think about it a lot.  It's one of those that will stay with me a long time.  Just goes to show ya...

Perfect.  You win the internets for today.

Wait, it's been since last fall and you still haven't hooked the kid up with some camburt already? Monster.

You actually made me laugh out loud.  That was goddamn funny.  Now get thee to my lady’s chamber.