Dave P

Dave P

  • Commented on Summer webcomics
    Also, Sluggy Freelance is still running, but near the culmination of the story line, and for those who enjoy alien abduction/romance, there's still Trying Human, which updates irregularly....
  • Commented on Summer webcomics
    Sadly, two of my favorites, Schlock Mercenary, as mentioned, and Skin Horse have finished their runs. Of note, Skin Horse is rerunning the entire strip on the U.S. site Gocomics, but there are MANY ads to endure on that site....
  • Commented on Strong and Stable!
    As for the political situation in the (barely) UK, I think the Tories best bet is to select the actual head of lettuce. At least it wouldn’t be actively mucking things up....
  • Commented on Strong and Stable!
    Re:The PRC and Taiwan Yes, the Taiwanese semiconductor industry is a critical part of the global economy; see the impact of COVID on new auto production. But there’s a much bigger picture to be considered. The PRC clearly intends to...
  • Commented on Upcoming blog outage
    @117 - sorry for the typo, Greg...
  • Commented on Upcoming blog outage
    Gerg@113: Congratulations, the (barely) UK has set a new record! Now for the next running of the Upper Class Twits race. Or perhaps the next Tory leadership race should be run in connection with Red Nose Day?...
  • Commented on Necroqueen!
    Charlie, my iPad tells me your certificate is expired by one day....
  • Commented on Necroqueen!
    Me @69: oops, I meant to say “wringing of hands”...
  • Commented on Necroqueen!
    Greg @67: This has been a concern for a while; the rout of the First Guards Tank Army around Kharkhiv has shaken Russian supporters of Putin’s War, and he’s in need of a dramatic move to stave off growing popular...
  • Commented on Necroqueen!
    Wow, Charlie! If that’s a dream, I’d hate to hear your nightmares. The Necroqueen should be more than a match for the New Management. It sounds like your subconscious is still feeding you plot ideas....
  • Commented on London Bridge
    Robert Prior @62, I agree with David L@69. I got my 6 in 2015, and it worked as new until I traded it for a 13 at the start of the year. However, a number of apps wouldn’t update, and...
  • Commented on London Bridge
    According to the Beeb, Speaker to Plants has styled himself Charles III, which, while the most boring choice, at least avoids jokes about King Alexander or “great, another King George “. It may be that his public enthusiasm for environmental...
  • Commented on Books I will not write: BIGGLES!!
    Me @1294 Oops, omitted “leadership selection process” after the parens....
  • Commented on Books I will not write: BIGGLES!!
    Grant @ 1290 The whole “Conservative” (they’re about as conservative as our Greedy Oligarchs’ Party) sounds like a bad replay of Python’s Upper Class Twits skit....
  • Commented on Holding pattern 2022 ...
    Charlie, Apropos of nothing, I just saw this New Yorker cartoon that seems a pretty familiar (pardon the pun) concept....
  • Commented on Starship bloopers
    Re: other names for citizens of the USA - there are many, but most are not to be used in polite company. Greg @652: Don't give up on us quite yet; the events of Jan 6, 2021 are still reverberating...
  • Commented on Starship bloopers
    Nojay @585 and Charlie @593: Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't aware the SFWA Grand Master was only awarded to living recipients. Whitroth @620: I think the Monroe Doctrine was more a reaction to the War of 1812 than a...
  • Commented on Starship bloopers
    And another thing, since I couldn't think of his name for the previous post - why is that master of the absurd, Ted Sturgeon, not yet acknowledged as a Grand Master?...
  • Commented on Starship bloopers
    Boy, diving into a string like this is its own black hole. Yeah, I've been gone for a while; hibernating through a pandemic, surviving a heart attack, the usual stuff. Paying attention to OGH's wishes, I will NOT be commenting...
  • Commented on Submarine coming through!
    Me @574: Sorry, that should be “Beeb”, not “Beer”. Stupid iPad autocorrect...
  • Commented on Submarine coming through!
    New quote via the Beer: Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "Brexit is happening against Scotland's will - and there is no deal that will ever make up for what Brexit takes away from us. "It's time to chart our...
  • Commented on Submarine coming through!
    Heteromeles @469: My guess is that Biden and the dems want to rebuild the justice department as an independently functioning entity, then turn Trump over to their tender mercies. President-Elect Biden has made a very vocal point of restoring the...
  • Commented on Submarine coming through!
    mdive @282: I'd argue the USSR trigger was the refusal to use force against the East Germans, and then a continued refusal to use force as it spread. I've been reading Fiona Hill's (remember her) fascinating book Mr. Putin: Operative...
  • Commented on Submarine coming through!
    whitroth @186: A number of the Secret Service agents protecting ex-Presidents have become quite close to their charges, and vice versa. George H. W. Bush was noted for his rapport with his detail. Just imagine what a shit detail guarding...
  • Commented on Submarine coming through!
    whitroth @187: Only if the microchips run Windows....
  • Commented on Submarine coming through!
    Heteromeles @171: But don't help him flood the zone. That's just a distraction. As always. Fully agree. I've seen a number of editorials to that point recently, aimed both at the public and within the press. Just. Stop. Paying. Attention....
  • Commented on Submarine coming through!
    @45: I was just assuming that America seems roughly evenly split between Republican and Democrat (to a first approximation). That's about right from what I remember of obsessively reading election news reports. More to the point, and from what I...
  • Commented on So you say you want a revolution
    David L @555: For an interesting alternate view on regional alignments beyond Northeast, East and West Coast, West, and South, I'd recommend the book American Nations by historian Colin Woodard. While I think his analysis is a little superficial, it...
  • Commented on So you say you want a revolution
    Charlie @197: how to retrofit GPS guidance onto stockpiled WW2-era dumb bombs Just a nitpick, but we used up almost all the WWII bombs in Vietnam; what we're using now are Vietnam-era bombs, the Mark 80 series. JBS @222: I...
  • Commented on Countdown to Crazy
    Me @1934: Here's a non-paywalled article with a less detailed description of Rudy's day in court....
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