Moe Lane's Blog, page 594
February 16, 2022
I worry that I am too old to really ‘get’ NFTs.
I mean, it doesn’t feel that way, but… it wouldn’t, would it? That is exactly how somebody who doesn’t get something would feel. And isn’t that a fun recursive rabbit hole to fall into.
Ach, well. At least I’m in good company:
More NFT madness in todays Penny Arcade! https://t.co/k3DNemkkmA#pennyarcade pic.twitter.com/WpSGGuejMt
— Gabe (@cwgabriel) February 16, 2022
February 15, 2022
Van Jefferson’s real-life Hallmark Channel Super Bowl moment. [Mind the Knowledge]
Now this is just sweet.
This is awesome: @NFLFilms captured the moment when Van Jefferson found out his wife was in labor.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 15, 2022
PR staffer: “Van, Van! Your wife is giving birth right now.”
What a moment. pic.twitter.com/rOKFMwDAJJ
@Jake_W.
02/15/22 Snippet, THE THING IN THE AIRLOCK.
Justifications!
Patreon!I am curious, Commander, Asenath said to him the next day. Which was the earliest he could manage to actually run down some of the names on the list Waite had given him. Why is it that you are willing to let Mr. Domaine onto the Lifeboat without him first justifying his murder of Mr. Stuart?
“Fair question,” replied Tobias. “The answer is, he did. He told us that he killed Stuart because Stuart’s body had been taken over by some monster.”
And do you believe him?
“What? No. Absolutely not. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have happened anyway. Lots of things have been happening in the last year that I refuse to believe in.
The GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Honest Trailer.
It’s not that I disagree with the basic point of the GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Honest Trailer.
I’m just not sure that it matters to me. Yes, the movie is nostalgia-bait. It absolutely does not break any new ground. But… I miss Harold Ramis. We all figured the cast would get off their collective high horses and come together for one more flick, for old time’s sake, right? But then Harold died, and I guess they wanted to say good-bye, and it was nice to see that. Maybe a little too nice for our modern, weary cynicism.
Sorry. You know me: always being a sentimentalist. I’m a sucker for flicks like this.
Moe Lane
#commissionearned
RIP, P.J. O’Rourke.
Dammit. I hate most political books, but O’Rourke’s Parliament of Whores* was and is essential reading. My condolences to his family and loved ones.
Solidly confirmed now, so once again, crap. RIP P.J. O'Rourke, one of the funniest MFs ever to trod the earth.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 15, 2022
*He would have been the first to tell me to #commissionearned that sucker.
Netflix, 2K/Take-Two announce plans to make a terrible BIOSHOCK movie.
Oops, did I type that out? (Via @SonnyBunch):
Would you kindly…get excited because Netflix is partnering with 2K and Take-Two Interactive to produce a film adaptation of the renowned video game franchise BIOSHOCK! pic.twitter.com/lUqfaNlbc4
— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) February 15, 2022
Nothing personal, it’s just that video game movies generally suck. I don’t see why we should expect a Bioshock flick to buck that trend. But maybe I’m wrong! We’ll find out eventually, I’m sure.
#commissionearned
February 14, 2022
‘Good Vibrations.’
Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys
#commissionearned
Hrm. May need to redo my TINSEL RAIN Kickstarter stretch goals.
I haven’t locked them in yet, which is good. The great problem with Kickstarter goals is to overpromise, and I’ve been very careful to avoid that trap, by and large. But if I want to offer a particular something as a Day One backer reward for the TINSEL RAIN Kickstarter, I’m going to have to adjust my stretch goals somewhat. I am, alas, only one person.
A week to go on the Kickstarter, by the way. Huzzah! Click the link above (or click here) to set up notifications.
Tweet of Last September, HA! edition.
Saw this line on Facebook (you’ll know it when you see it), and I had to look up the original Tweets:
Former Navy intelligence officer @LylaKohistany on CNN:
— Michael Sheetz (@thesheetztweetz) September 1, 2021
"Frankly, I would love it if SpaceX would just flood Afghanistan with Starlink so that there is a way for us to maintain communication with our Afghan partners." pic.twitter.com/iGmKP6hXaP
Our satellites launching in next few months have inter-satellite laser links, so no local downlink needed. Probably active in 4 to 6 months.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 1, 2021
They can shake their fist at the sky
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 1, 2021
I respect that Elon Musk is not everybody’s cup of tea. Lord knows he’s not very diplomatic, sometimes. But damned if that wasn’t exactly the thing that I would say, if I happened to have billions of dollars and a burgeoning satellite network.
