James Doohan (THE original “Scotty”), absolutely. Shot 6 times on D-Day and still kicked ass! From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Doohan

Yeah, just go check out the Sandia National Labs programs at http://www.sandia.gov/missions/index.html. And this is the stuff they are willing to tell the public..!

I think I have my Commodore “Wasteland” and “Bard’s Take” diskettes in storage at my mom’s house in a box, somewhere in the attic.

Conversely, I wonder how they kept the drive heads running that long without them wearing out. Alignment and cleaning must have taken a toll... O_O

I have found a winning approach to interruptions:
Hold up a hand, sagely in my demeanor, and say, “Please, let me finish.” Depending on the situation, I may add “we can discuss this in more depth in just a moment” I always use “please”.

Thankfully, I am no longer in a position where I am required to hold meetings -…

Yeah, the “good old days”. My first video card was a triton 2MB unit for about $200 (needed to run Twilight 2000 and other games). The same budget would afford a GeForce GTX 960 with 2GB DDR5, PCIE 3.0, 1024 cores. O_O

If Stranger Things is acceptable on the list, then I offer up Gantz as an alien scenario that is relevant to the discussion. The manga is off the hook! O_O

What movie is this from?

Concur! My lady is a tattoo artist, and when I used to call it a “gun”, she reacted negatively. Guns are for killing, not making tattoos. Thus, it’s a machine. (Especially if it’s a rotary. They are smooth!)

So how does one get out of the Grays?

Anyhoo, loved the movie. THANK YOU SIR, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER!