Kane Effect

He's given enough clues that I feel like I ought to be able to solve the puzzle, but I haven't got it figured out yet.

Only about a dozen DIVX jokes so far, so I figure you beat the rush.

Nah, the "slightly too old to be hip" generation is exactly who you want to target for electronics. Old enough to actually have money, young enough to not have to spend it on houses and kids.

Oh, me too, and I agree they're amazing. But it looks like the kinda place you'd buy a washer/dryer circa 1975.

Ghaa. Most of the shit that takes those batteries costs less than the batteries. So it stands to reason that someone, somewhere on the Internet, must sell them by the crate for $0.10 a pop. But I'll be damned if I can find 'em. It's a conspiracy, I tell you.

520ST? Oh, you poor neglected child. I had the 1040ST. There was one computer shop on my island, it was basically like the record shop in High Fidelity but a tenth the size and with weirder employees.

Disagree. Brick-and-mortar stores are important: if I'm gonna buy a TV, I want a look at it first.

No. I was jealous.

I'm curious how they'll get a retail presence going

Lechmere

characters you think are "bad" reveal more interesting layers and those you think are "good" sometimes disappoint you

Yeah, but apparently they've switched back to Detroit water now. Once they flush things out, will that be enough? Or do they have to replace the pipes, and if so, is that because of permanent damage to the pipes, or permanent damage to reputation?

The way Rhode Island works, I think he's still got a pretty good shot in the 2018 mayoral race.

I dunno, they basically operate as the state-run media right now, it's just that their state's leader doesn't live in the White House.

Yeah, this thread is starting to peter out.

There is still Star Wars in you, I can sense it.

In Russian Revenant, you do bear!

Yeah. Trump is really good at the demagogue thing. However, note that while Cruz has stopped rising in the polls, he hasn't fallen any either.

98 Seconds — Jeez, I know broadcast TV has been shortening its episodes to fit in more commercials, but this is ridiculous.