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by AeroDillo MkII
Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:34 pm
Forum: About The Electric Speakeasy
Topic: The Demise of Facebook means the return Of The Electric Speakeasy
Replies: 34
Views: 91557

Re: The Demise of Facebook means the return Of The Electric Speakeasy

n11pilot wrote:
Fri Aug 17, 2018 1:19 pm

I have long been a fan of Dillo's direct debating style. :lol:


Thanks. I learned it from Curtis LeMay. :shock:
by AeroDillo MkII
Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:32 pm
Forum: Guns, Ammunition and Explosives
Topic: The Never-Ending Shop Projects thread (redux/Director's Cut)
Replies: 20
Views: 40352

The Never-Ending Shop Projects thread (redux/Director's Cut)

This showed up in the mail today. It's a Wards-Western Field Model 35, a late production knockoff of the Browning-designed Stevens Model 520; it's missing a little off the front and a lot off the back, and it's chambered in that weirdo intermediate 16-gauge that nobody seems to want anymore...but fo...
by AeroDillo MkII
Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:40 am
Forum: About The Electric Speakeasy
Topic: The Demise of Facebook means the return Of The Electric Speakeasy
Replies: 34
Views: 91557

Re: The Demise of Facebook means the return Of The Electric Speakeasy

I suspect "Like" and "Share" have done more to kill rational discourse and sow division in this country than any foreign actor could ever dream. Look at it this way - in facebook political debates Like and Share are, at the root, endorsements. Internet shorthand that says "This is a tolerably accura...
by AeroDillo MkII
Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:08 am
Forum: Retro-Wear
Topic: Steampunk dilemma.
Replies: 12
Views: 25028

Re: Steampunk dilemma.

At the risk of opening a larger and infinitely messier can of worms I think this also applies to the last Star Wars movie. All the parts were there, and the mechanics, and the visual horsepower. Of all the entries in the series it's probably one of the cleanest and most vibrant as far as visuals wer...
by AeroDillo MkII
Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:47 pm
Forum: Rants and Commentary
Topic: The Latest Rants on the topic of internet censorship.
Replies: 7
Views: 16785

Re: The Latest Rants on the topic of internet censorship.

Not to say there isn't a political slant to this, but I've wondered about that before. I'll admit to not understanding why a clearance of any kind isn't revoked upon retirement, resignation, or getting crossways with management and getting fired, strictly as a security matter. More lines in and out ...
by AeroDillo MkII
Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:06 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Russia Spies and espionage!
Replies: 7
Views: 16090

Re: Russia Spies and espionage!

Dude...what if the reason polls say Americans are losing faith in mainstream media outlets is because Russian agents are interfering our opinion polls?

...dude. :shock:
by AeroDillo MkII
Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:30 pm
Forum: About The Electric Speakeasy
Topic: Back In The Saddle Again!
Replies: 16
Views: 45286

Re: Back In The Saddle Again!

Crime!

I mean...uh...good wholesome adventure for the whole family.

...yeah.
by AeroDillo MkII
Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:27 pm
Forum: Retro-Wear
Topic: Steampunk dilemma.
Replies: 12
Views: 25028

Re: Steampunk dilemma.

Dieselpunk will continue to be a theme. It is used in games and movies even when it is not realized. When I think of movies like The Rocketeer and Sky Captain, I believe the reason they were not successful was simple timing. I think Steampunk will go in and out of popularity, but certainly not go a...
by AeroDillo MkII
Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:31 pm
Forum: About The Electric Speakeasy
Topic: The Demise of Facebook means the return Of The Electric Speakeasy
Replies: 34
Views: 91557

Re: The Demise of Facebook means the return Of The Electric Speakeasy

Facebook does have a certain utility, I'll allow that. Moreso when it was new than lately. But... The longer I've been on, the more I've come to resent anything that uses an algorithm to pick the things I see. Used to be when you logged in you got the whole network of your friends and what they were...
by AeroDillo MkII
Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:23 pm
Forum: About The Electric Speakeasy
Topic: This Is A Test
Replies: 3
Views: 15071

Re: This Is A Test

I failed obedience school twice, but here I am.