Japan was initially limited on how many planes it could fly following ww2 so they had to build out a rail system.  Europe already had rail between major cities and spoke systems.  They were bombed out already, but they were in the rebuilding process.  The US turned away from mass transit with the mass adoption of the…

the polls are tightening.  The people who care about that werent voting for Oz anyway.  The GOP doesnt care about anything but power, and thanks to Fox they have conditioned their base to thinking as long as they get Rs in office nothing else matters.

White straight males.

Gerry Mandering doesnt affect a govenors race, a state wide senate race, or a presidential race, in national terms it only affects the house.  In state terms it affects the state legislature.  

Before Trump, the puppy torture and Walkers admission of paying for abortion would have had the Right turn their back on them. Now....they dont care. Fox News is defending them and just spewing lies. I bet in 2022 we get a straight up Neo Nazi running who does so openly with full GOP support. They do not give a fuck.…

I mean my first paycheck was...’97.  I was just making minimum wage...which in NJ was...I want to say 5.15 when i started.  My first check might have been 200 before taxes, since it was full time during the summer.

When was this that you got a check for 400 as your first job?  I had a job at 16 making minimum wage working at a sears...my first check was like 140 after taxes.

Wakefern foods, the parent of the coop, is based in NJ.  We were a strong Shoprite and A&P State until A&P went belly up (also base in NJ...and owned Pathmark too).

Shoprites are co ops, so who owns a shoprite makes a huge difference. I dont go to the shoprite closest too me....that one sucks...whereas the one another town over is super nice.

Im white.  I dont want him.  Look Im not huge into rap or hiphop, my knowledge and involvement ended roughly around the time I was in college 20 years ago.  So love me some Dre, Snoop, WuTang, Tribe, etc....but I dont listen to enough to have any type of qualified opinion on Kanye’s music (to the extent anyone can…

I gave up on GB when Brad, Vinny, and Alex left.  They were my 3 favorite personalities.  I like Jeff, but and Bachlar and Rickert, but I can only get through so many podcasts a day.  The shift to hybrid work has just dramatically cut down on my commutes so I have been 6 or 7 months behind on podcasts since the…

be tired of the gop voters.  They will vote for anyone who has an R next to their name.  This guy shouldnt be holding office, let alone be a congressmen and frontrunner for a senate seat.  

On economic issues, 100%.  The MSM continuously lets the GOP frame the terms of every discussion and debate.  For the Dems, it is not a fair fight, but it is what it is and their inability to ever frame a coherent message is mind numbing.  They back down on pointing out that the two biggest reasons we have inflation:…

The N64 sold for 199.99 at launch.  Adjusted for inflation that is 375.  So i mean cheaper than a ps5.  But Turok cost 75 bucks, that is like 140 adjusted for inflation.  I got FF3 on Snes for christmas in 1994.  It cost like 80 bucks according to my mom at the time.  That is like 160 now.  Games got cheaper on the ps…

the ending is fundamental to the story.  I just finished the remake.  They need to keep that the way it is.

I cant think of too any kids books that go over 6 books, with that level of page counts to compare them to.

No.  Her chastity in a culture where the legitimacy of noble children is considered important to determine succession is not a trivial thing.  Its trivial compared to killing rivals by our sensibilities, but not that of the feudal society they live in.  

How about Dumbledore leaving Harry at his abusive Aunt and Uncles house for 11 years.  Like the weaselys couldnt have taken him in?  Here is the kid of two well known and powerful wizards, lets leave him with his non wizarding family who will actively abuse him emotionally while neglecting him.  England has an…

a princess lying about making out with her uncle and sleeping with her sworn sword (in an age where a noble woman had to be chaste to ensure no issues with hereditary transfers of power) is not a trivial thing.  At all.  It is trivial to us, in this day and age, not in the world they have constructed.

Im sure this series will just bungle through things.  To intent on deviating so the book readers dont spoil things or some nonsense.