Pt. 15
Obloid Sphere
1 day out
Seamus, when we meet again, we’ll take a year off, see the Stars with some pretty ladies, and go fishin’, it’s been a while. We were having drinks in the stateroom before Moria left. I decided to send the Miners to our new finds and begin moving them to a stable orbit.
“Cat, I understand why we are splitting, but I don’t like it a bit, leaving you with the bloody Mercs-”
Stop right there, I trust the Conchos with everything we own, and our lives, the Gibbons family goes back 1k years longer than my own, Remember the 10 Thousand? That was them, so we are done here, go do your job, Dismissed! With that Moria took a right turn at the Dairy Queen, (an actual ‘roid) and left for the Titania Prime area.
The Chieftain
Two Brigades?!
“Easy there Cat, let me give you some details and options, let’s begin.” I was impressed by the opulence of his Stateroom, elegant yet subdued, and several real marble busts were located in niches throughout, very fitting for a Warrior class. A Holo appeared in the center of the room.
“We located at least 6 operational mining facilities, and what appear to be several defense bases, including railguns, and barracks for a whole lot more than they need to house miners.” The holo pinpointed the locations and it was clear they were encircling the Anomaly, it seemed like a simple problem, “See, here’s the thing, they haven’t approached it at all, as if they are waiting for something, backup? We are unsure, but for now, we set up bases here and here, and wait.” The locations were acceptable so we moved on.
Argument
With our bases quietly established, we sent out some soft probes to get more details, this Anomaly was larger and a perfect sphere, unlike any we have seen so far, what was odd is watching the CCP launch probes directly at it, and they appear to vanish, we lose all trace when they get near the Thing. With the men in good spirits, I left for the Leopard and dinner with the Cat, we had much to discuss.
JR, what do you have for me? Cat was in a mood again, so I chose to tread lightly, “Cat, our mission profile is to eliminate the CCP threat, they are right in our faces, we could clean this up in a day, why are you holding us back?” I have never seen him in a mood like this, pacing the floor, head down, right then we got a message from Concho base, a shuttle had been attacked, 9 souls lost, now I’m pissed off.
“Well Cat, what now? Do my men stand around and wait to be blown out of the sky? Choose your answer well, my friend.
I knew I just stirred up a hornets nest, then he asked,”how soon JR?” What? 6 hours Cat, say the word, “The word is given” With that Gunney Cole and a Tactical officer moved out, shuttles prepped, and railguns sighted, we were going Normandy on their asses, if we do it right the CCP won’t ever see us coming,with simultaneous landings at each base, we should make quick work of them.
CCP weren’t very clever when it came to establishing orbits, so they were very predictable, I had the railguns ready for a quick pounce, and I led the main group to our first objective, while the other ships headed to points of readiness, close, but not to close, we were ready, waiting for the signal,
To be continued
I hate WP!
Any particular reason?
No matter how I format and preview how I laid it out, save it and send it on to TPTB,
it never sticks, making the dialogue very confusing, to me,
If you send a Word document (?) I think it’s supposed to preserve formatting like headers and stuff.
I copy pasta word docs, and the formatting sticks pretty well, a few adjustments, no big deal. I save it, then preview it, and it looks great, so I send it up to the Editors. All my bold, italics, and some spacing are gone, so it looks like a mess.
Are you editing in WordPress? You can apply formatting there too.
I tried that way as well, it’s gotta be me, we’ll see next week,
Yeah, it takes a little effort to track the dialogue.
I wonder what a more reliable way to get a true preview would be?
Maybe just get it formatted the way you like on word or whatever program you like, screen shot it and then post it as a photo?
Hitler had a less offensive solution than that.
You should see how I change the oil in my car.
I too, think William Penn was a douche.
Silent Lulz!
wypipo?
Hey Yu! I just got back on the disc golf wagon after not playing much for a few months. The rust was showing, as I shot a really pathetic +11 at one of the easier courses. Probably lost five strokes to cagers, which is 100% due to rust. I did notice that the time off has given me a “point and let’r rip” mentality that gets me through some of the obstacles that used to catch me. Mental game is much better, but the muscle memory could use some tuning up.
I played a 6 disc bag this time. 1x distance driver, 2x fairway, 2x mid, 1x putter. I’m hoping it makes me improve a bit faster since I won’t be jumping between 15 discs.
Glad to hear you’re back! I still run my 17 discs in my bag, but it’s also on a cart, however at my local, I use 2x drivers, 2x fairways, 1x mid and 3x putters. We play the Labirynth last week and I used at least 12 different discs, so it’s worth it to just take em with.
OTOH I could play any course with 1 disc and be fine, DGED
This was pretty cool, it fits, no one cares about you,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gtSNjnjPOk
Baldwin news: The 24 year old armorer may not have been on the set when the accident happened due to COVID restrictions. This is just a rumor but it would probably remove her from any criminal or legal consequences if true.
I know it’s too soon, but I smiled at one reply that said “Well, at least they can say she died of COVID.”
I remember ABC Monday Night Football was big when I was a kid. Now it’s on ESPN so I just asked myself, “I wonder what is on ABC?”
LOL it’s Dancing With the Stars.
That which is old is old again,
Thanks for the story Yusef
Thanks,
I told ya, the CCP were up to shenanigans again!
https://spacenews.com/china-launches-classified-space-debris-mitigation-technology-satellite/
Uh-huh.
Space debris. Sure. The Chinese are all about cleaning up.
I could totally see the CCP rounding up a bunch of disabled people, handing them straw brooms, and launching them into low orbit, telling them they’re going to be China’s Space Sweeping Corps.
Dude, the Uighurs were Amazon slaves on Luna, they worked in shipping, all from the CCP to Bezos, Don’t you even space opera?
*pictures Dilireba and Gulnazar wearing SHADO Moonbase outfits*
I’ll be in my space bunk…
I laughed and cried at this.
Bodies aren’t even cold and the fuckers are calling to “do something” about gun violence. Fuck you, assholes.
https://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/editorials/article255280931.html#storylink=related_inline
Turgid prose is turgid.
Didn’t you know that guns are bad and that the pandemic is still raging all around us? Don’t you even CNN?
Surprising amount of rain in the desert tonight, isn’t it, OBE?im severely outnumbered by guns in my house.
When they develop language skills, I’ll be screwed.
HE, Did you see the addendum I added to Yusef’s book recommendation?
I totally agree with him about “Suspect Terrain” and the larger volume you can find it in.
Tall cans, Yusef. They have that shit in space?
I like to go to Rose’s Cantina, great beer selection,
Did you make it to um… Rosa’s back door?
Watched Dune on my new 75 inch 4K tv.
I will never set foot into a movie theater again.
The movie was quite good. Except it ends quite abruptly. Might as well put “to be continued, we hope” just before the end credits.
What platform is that available on? I have a 70″ 4K TV, but even us peasants want to know.
HBO Max. Comes free with DirectV through ATT.
Going to dump DirecTV in the near future and go all streaming.
Oh. So no, no pizza dish or HBO. I’ll check on Amazon, Netflix, and Sling.
HBO Max — streams for one month while the movie starts showing in the theater and then disappears again.
It’ll be awhile before it shows up anywhere else.
Of course, this is how Disney screwed over Scarlett.
WB worked it out earlier, I think because they always knew at least some of the properties (I.e Snyder Cut) would premiere on HBOMax. Part of the issue with Black Widow was ScarJo had a multi-picture deal of which BW was one, and Disney just basically said ‘fuck you we’re putting it on D+ and you get none of that, because your contract was only for a percentage of ticket sales, sucks to be you lol”
Moar space! Thanks Yusef
Thanks OBE, you keep reading them and I’ll keep writing them.
Yes, please!
It was a great thing to come back to after having a beer with none other than the Ozy..the man…the legend
A great guy!
That’s weird. I made a comment about the surprising amount of rain here in southern Nevada tonight, but it got lost in the ether.
There will be lots of happy desert tortoises and plants tomorrow.
It’s there, enjoy, maybe some thunder?
Nope, lots of wind and hours of rain.
Get ready for windy days that rival Chicago.
Buy Control line kites and neck Gaiters!
Its that time of year. We had a decent monsoon. Expect snow this year again
One of the more delightful things I have seen, snow on the Joshua trees,
You made the comment..just misthreaded it 😉 Yes it is a good rain. We like rain. Drivers are shit, but we like rain.
I’m sure the deserts miss the rain
Just the desserts
How is the drainage where you live?
That is quite the personal question
I feel like I know HE.
It’s not called drainage, it’s called flash floods, seriously,
A balance in allowing the kids to play in the control plains vs….you will die in 5 minutes
The coffee shop is playing a song about passing around a blunt. The salary man next to me seems oblivious.
Pass him the blunt then…
I’m waiting for them to play Billy Squire.
I love his music but that one God awful video means I must never see him.
That video pretty much killed his career.
For sure.
https://babylonbee.com/news/janet-yellen-proposes-tax-on-coins-you-acquire-in-mario
Janet Yellen Proposes Tax On Coins You Acquire In Mario
that says it all
Heh..
Which, made me think. I am sure the IRS wants to know about the Eve economy because you can translate in game ISK(game currency) to real money. Or so I have heard.
Yellin looks like she’ll be perfectly spherical soon.
How has she overlooked taxing the fmv of all Christmas gifts that Americans receive each year? Hire 80,000 new IRS agents to ferret out those who undervalue gifts such as Aunt Martha’s hand knitted mittens for your 12 year old.
It won’t be long before it’s real.
After The First That Will Change Everything, science fiction will be obsolete along with Yusef.
Bro, when I die, I still won’t be obsolete, that’s how indestructable I am,
You’re a riddle dipped in dysentery slathered in smegma.
OBE!
So very nice to shake your hand, my friend! Now I’ll have a reason to keep my eye on your Kings this season.
We hit the Italian place there after our beers and it was pretty good. Temp dropped and I froze for a short while waiting on my Uber.
(I forgot to grab my windbreaker out of the closet on my way to the airport, but I’ve been getting away with it this past week. Luck ran out tonight.)
Anyway, very nice to meet your lovely bride.
Thank you sir. It really was a pleasure. Wife had a great time and she is my rock, so she approves!
Oh, I wanted to tell you my one Kings story. I met Scott Thornton – he owned a CF gym in Canada and came to the CF Games a couple of years. A truly great guy. Brought his son with him, too. We sat together both years and I was introducing him to some people and mentioned when making introductions that he was a former NHL player – and had once won the “Fight of the Year!” on NHL Fights. After I said that to the second group I introduced him to, he looked at me and said: “Hey. You know I did manage to score 285 points in the NHL, too, right?” It was pretty funny. What was great was (a) that it only took me 15 minutes to get under Scott Thornton’s skin, and (b) that he was kind enough not to pound me into dust. We kept in touch for a few years, but then he shut his gym down in Alberta. Super cool former King. I think he told me that after LA won the Cup in 2012 he actually got a day with it as he had lived out there and was still around after his retirement in 2008.
I enjoyed Scott Thornton. Wished he played a bit longer for the Kings. I hope the sport and culture hold up to just people playing hockey and otherwise..normal guys.
Rumor round the work water cooler is mandate (fed contractor) is going to drop tomorrow. Pretty sure my boss is going pack it in.
That sux.
He has his faults, but as time goes on, I’ve developed a finer appreciation of how many of those are strengths in the corporate environment. He also has a good sense of balancing calling bullshit while towing the company lion.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_L._Wilkerson
Private to Major General. RIP.
This guy used to be a savvy political operator.
https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2021/10/25/every-parent-should-see-this-terry-mcauliffe-says-diversity-and-inclusion-education-for-k-6-kids-of-equal-importance-to-math-and-english-video/
Public school has always been brainwashing nonsense. Be a gud citizen! Obey! Snitch! And if you question our right to steal from you, you’re a traitor! Now, it’s gone from physical busing to mental busing.
All true. I’ll say (mildly) in its defense, the goal was a form unity. This CRT stuff is divisive poison.
The winds are blowing in different directions and he’s trying to stay at the forefront.
I think you have this one backward. The backlash in VA seems to be intense after the blow up in Loudon County. The race is tied when Team Blue should walk away with the governorship. I think he is floundering.
He’s still going to win. I don’t think it’s going to be particularly close, either.
We will find out soon.
What I was trying to say that it’s bifurcating. The left is still moving in a radical direction and McAuliffe can’t ride both horses. Either he tacks to the center, and gets regarded as a has been or he embraces this sort of thing and hope it’s enough to scrape by.
Look at any ATF officer with his douchebag tatts and tell me he cares about your safety. Why must every alphabet letter law enforcement agency be filled with these particular brand of fuckheads?
Personal appearance and grooming has slid among both law enforcement and the military over past twenty years.
I have two tatts on my arm but I will be damned that in a professional setting they are exposed. Our current crop of law enforcement are no different in appearance from street gangs wearing their colors.
Tatts are fine. It’s their version that are terrible.
I’m with you on tats, mine are above sleeve, my bother is what happened to dreesing nice just because? are we nation of slobs? i hope not.
Thug with a badge marking time until he gets his pension.
Presently watching a great episode of Magnum. TC crashed the copter under mysterious circumstances and is in a coma while Thomas and Rick and his brother are diving go check out the wreckage. Somehow in all the episodes Tom Selleck never shot anyone for real in the cast or crew. You have to be some kind of anti gun nut to do that. I just read a gun guy saying, that if the scene called for Alec to shoot himself in the head he would have definitely checked the gun before.
Well the gun is alive and goes off on its own. Sometimes, it gets into the nasty stuff that can really do damage.
I can see how there would be an exception to two of the four rules for firearms for movies. Not all simulated shots can be directed away from people. But if you are doing this you do have to have multiple checks for live ammo. You really have to have a deep ignorance in relation to guns to not do so when you are pointing them at people and pulling the trigger. It boggles the mind. Alec is negligent as fuck. He will likely get away in the criminal sense, but get sued to oblivion, as he well should be.
Was thinking the other day since remakes are in fashion that Baldwin’s next project should be The Deer Hunter.
Harsh but fair.
Here is a boot to the groin for the evening. This article has left me seething. Cognac won’t cut it tonight. Buffalo Trace is called for.
https://www.revolver.news/2021/10/meet-ray-epps-the-fed-protected-provocateur-who-appears-to-have-led-the-very-first-1-6-attack-on-the-u-s-capitol/
Isn’t it just as likely that he’s a loudmouth who folded and rolled over on others in exchange for leniency as soon as the feds came-a-callin?
New Dan Carlin, Yes! and less than two hours long!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cE5-Ze6EcU
Alright…teen got me pissed off. So Im going to bed. Fuck teenages. I cannot and will not accept I was that big of an asshole
*narrator* you were that big of an asshole.
Any other insomniacs out there?
Nope. I got a nice night of sleep for once. Going to bed early agrees with me. I should do it more often.
Me too. Instead I act like a five year old and avoid going to bed
Yo. Well not insomnia per se, just three hours of sleep over the last two nights because of a stomach issue yesterday evening and a pinched nerve in my neck last night.
I’m tired, in pain and cranky. Work is going to suck.
*Flashes false grin, waves enthusiastically*
Morning Glibs.
https://ussanews.com/News1/2021/10/26/completely-reckless-louisiana-high-school-under-investigation-for-vaccinating-teenage-students-without-parental-consent-video/
Not surprised at all.
Burn it all down.
“Parental consent” ?
The next stage is stabs without the child’s consent.
I’d be furious even if I was a rabid provaxer.
Still raining here. It was quite the downpour last night with a nice light show.
Power blinked out for a minute last night too.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-jersey-school-district-suspends-assistant-teacher-who-allegedly-told-student-we-dont-negotiate-with-terrorists/ar-AAPXCNu
You can only say that to Trump supporters.
Mohammed Zubi needs to toughen the fuck up and grow a thicker skin.
https://www.wfmz.com/news/world/beard-olympics-take-place-in-germany/video_c66a8e25-e437-581b-a560-bdc1ed63af58.html
Beard olympics.
https://pix11.com/news/donald-trump-jr-sells-t-shirts-mocking-alec-baldwins-fatal-shooting/
Im not sure if that’s tasteless so soon, but people didnt wait to mock Cheney for taking a shot @ that guy.
0/10 would not buy
It wouldn’t be quite so bad if no one had croaked but considering someone’s dead it’s tasteless as hell. The lady that got ended doesn’t deserve this.
This. Bad Donald Jr.
One the one hand, I wish it was Baldwin that took the bullet. On the other hand, it would be just one more avenue they would exploit for the gun-control soap-box he’s always lectured from. Just like making a Muslim a martyr, Baldwin getting shot would just lay him on the altar of altruism.
CWAA.
Sean’s not that bad.
Is he this bad?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dIQmcwSg0nU
suh’ fam
whats goody ?
*Ive been up all night on my “day” off. Jugsy left behind bananas, so I made…banana/chocolate cupcakes.
(dont worry Sean- not for my consumption)
Good morning, homey!
I’d ask for the recipe for those cupcakes, but after three days at the lodge last week, I REALLY need to get back to the Y.
photo sent. Recipe as an addendum.
Thanks! I see the photo but not the recipe.
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For those that would like to see New Dune, a link to both a 1080p and a 4K copy may or may not be in the film section of the forum.
Oh, you. I may or may not look.
Arr, ye done good, matey!
We forum? Does it require a quorum ?
I remember when a A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Mornin’ all
Morning, Ghostie
I hate absurd serving size suggestions. This jar of pickles claims that a serving is 2/3 of a spear. I mean, who’s going to trim down a pickle spear?
Winston’s Mom?
I don’t think even Teh Hype would do that.
OK, it’s raining pretty hard. Nasty day and all, but nothing we haven’t seen before.
https://www.nj.com/weather/2021/10/multiple-nj-schools-closed-tuesday-as-noreaster-set-to-bring-soaking-rain-flooding.html
WTF? Closing school for rain? We needed a blizzard to get a day off. The pussification continues unabated.
I can’t wait to see what the construction-site basement hole next door looks like when the sun rises.
I hope the workers bring their galoshes and maybe SCUBA gear today.
Good news! Your building now has a pool!
No pool 🙁 Just lots of wet, dirty material to haul out of there.
“basement hole next door”
Hope it doesn’t leak into your basement.
There’s a joke there, but Ill let it pass.
Not my problem.
/sixth-floor renter
I donno, damage to the foundation seems like it would matter more the further up you are and the longer the fall and the greater the distance to evacuate when the tower comes down.
“Sorry team, I have to drop off. My home is collapsing.”
On the other hand, if you’re at the top, everyone below gets buried in the rubble. A collapse would be a wild ride, but being near the top would mean less on top of you.
/yet another joke Ill let slide
I’m at the top.
Oh, and that useless fuck Murphy declared a state of emergency. Must maintain order
Daughter’s school just sent a message saying that due to rain, drop off will be on the same street the busses use so the kids can go directly into the building. I can’t wait to see what a clusterfuck this will be.
Obligatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ixBvVQHC0
Lol
Wow, times are tough. People can’t afford raincoats for their kids? We’re doomed!
https://thepostmillennial.com/inslee-to-mandate-covid-vaccination-for-private-businesses
Tyranny.
It’s here. Burn it all down.
Bullshit.
Well, this will get interesting.
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/10/25/the-hi-power-is-back-new-springfield-sa-35-hi-power-pistol-review/
Follow up link.
So, it’s not a Hi-Power.
It’s an assault weapon and you can’t have one.
Neener neener.
Don’t you start using the language wrong too.
Why am I completely alone in my struggle against Dictats? Two corporations lied today about work and safety procedures. My parent company just went along with it. Where the fuck is my Union? I had to get into a heated exchange with my supervisor and do one of those “teaching moments” that the kids seem so fond of. Fuck you, I will not change bulbs over ten feet high while working alone! Bitch from Canada Post made up a new measure of 3.5 meters and her Cuntey ceiling happens to be just under 11’6″. I checked the book. Nothing over 10′. Then I had to snark back and forth with my supervisor.
You are not alone.
I, too, enjoy tilting at windmills.
Dude, I’m not Don Quixote, I’m Sancho. Pulling wings off flies or pure laziness? Who can tell, anymore?
She treated me like a goldbricker and said that she’d just get one of the girls to come in. They could change the bulbs. Ya know when your vision starts turning red? Yeah, like that.
I’m assuming you pay dues (aka they TAKE dues). Make those assholes work for you. Call the hall.
It’s solved. I can stand up for myself but I wish that I didn’t have to so often.
It is autumn. My mulled cider wax cubes are warming my space via scent. The leaves are turning late this year, which means an easy (or at least, late) winter. Yet it is sunny out and not raining. WHY?! I WANT RAIN, dammit!
The Ikea people and handyman are coming today. I must make myself presentable. Sadly, my house is not. I don’t know where I’m going to put this ginormous cabinet together, but it was an emergency purchase. My one-butt kitchen has almost no storage space and what it does have goes up to the heavens and I can’t reach it even with a stepladder, much less try to hoist heavy baking pans and glassware up there.
You don’t appreciate wall-to-wall carpeting until you have a hardwood-floored house with cathedral ceilings and everything echoes like Fantastic Caverns.
THAT SAID, we are OUT of our POS house and into a nice place that I am proud to call home (or will be, when I get all my stuff sorted). And my landlord lets us mount stuff on the walls (like TVs). When we move (when our nest is definitively empty), I will repair everything before we leave. I already asked the LL what color he used to paint the walls so I could do so.