Finally, a prequel reboot to Turbo Teen.

The insane escalation of Open Access publishing fees at Journals (including the venerable JAMA, which charges $5k) is rapidly turning what is supposed to be the most rigourous academic environment possible into something closer to vanity publishing. It’s a worry. 

Haha, I’m actually not surprised something like this happened. I’m more impressed it doesn’t happen more often(or it does and just isn’t caught). For 16 months I had really low level security clearance for a job. During a couple out-of-work conversations, some topics that I had insight on came up and I was about to…

...okay, this is legitimately goddamn funny. And it just goes to show how dangerous discussion forums bullshit can be; some people will go to any lengths to win an argument on the internet. 😂

man I love Huell, he was a treasure. 

Of course Huell could find the good at the Salton Sea.  That guy was amazing.

The area was a sort of resort in the 1950s, with hotels and lakehouses and all the associated mid-century leisure stuff that entails.

Ben is now Ultra-right? Dear lord how far this site is to the left. Yes, he’s a conservative, but he’s no Trumper. He was pro masks, pro-vaccine, disliked Trump etc, but apparently any right of Mitt Romney now is an extremist.

Nelly became a right-wing pundit so slowly I almost didn’t notice it.

“or God forbid, doing anything to fix the problem”

I like Ben Shapiro... apparently MANY other people do too. So, why is everyone up in arms about a person’s popularity? Why can’t we have his and everybody else’s voice heard? Why are people trying to silence any voice that is different than their own? Why is freedom of speech only good for Leftists and Democrats, but…

Because their pockets ain’t empty no more, cuz!

That’s the oldest trick in the books!

At least the article lists the movies! Now, my complaint is with kind of headline (which io9/GMG certainly didn’t invent, but I fucking hate it), which assumes it knows what I know, or need to know, or will or will not believe.  You don’t know me!

There was an animated show that I enjoyed (I think). Roughnecks or something?

As God as my witness, I thought fish could fly.

I’d add the Starship Troopers movies/shows, even though I’ve only ever seen the first one.

She already did:

She is who immediately came to mind when I saw this article.