Oldsmobile Delta 88. I learned to drive in the largest car the driving school had. The thinking was if I could maneuver that beast everything else should be easy. I guess it worked?
Dr. Bob
Recovering academic now in public safety. You’ll find me kibitzing on brains (my academic expertise) to critical infrastructure and resilience (current worklife). Also hockey, games, music just because.
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I’d agree with that. Basket in rushes vs capsule in the cornfield. But it’s a weak linkage given that the abandoned orphan is a trope older than the bible.
Superman ripped off Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter novels.
John Carter was from Virginia but was transported to Mars where he exhibited super strength and great leaping ability due to the lower gravity. Siegalman and Shuster reversed the premise and had an alien come to earth with…great strength and great leaping ability due to the lower gravity. Flying came later. Nothing about Moshe.
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•I wonder if the spice girls still get along or if that "friendship never ends" thing was just a lie.English34·12 days agoThe Spice Girls were real stuff. They were put together but revolted against the producers who were trying to control the group. In an infamous episode they stole the masters for what became the first album and released it themselves.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/girl-power-spice-girls-jenny-stevens-geri-horner/
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•Google Gemini is coming for your private apps. Here's how to stop itEnglish1·17 days agoNot Pixel 6?
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato HistoryPorn@lemmy.world•Daguerreotype of Frédéric Chopin [1849]English41·19 days agoThe new potions professor.
I lived like this the first year of my postdoc and couldn’t have been happier. I had 4 place settings but only used one and washed it after every meal. Desk, computer, one camp chair, and an inflatable mattress. Stayed that way until my wife joined me my second year and made me get a real apartment.
I read all of that and none of it made sense except the child soldiers part. And even then I’m not certain that you aren’t being funny.
I didn’t forget. I have no idea who this person is. Wikipedia lists some music and other business ventures but no controversies or social activism. A soldier for money?
Dr. Bob@lemmy.caOPto Antique Memes Roadshow@lemmy.world•Proto-meme. So old it spread by print and cats didn't rule the internet.English11·1 month agoRichard Dawkins coined the term in The Selfish Gene to describe a unit of culture in the same way that a morpheme is a unit of meaning, a phoneme is a unit of aural language, and a grapheme is a unit of writing.
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.world•Trump can pull the plug on the internet, and Europe can’t do anything about itEnglish81·1 month agoAnother short-term decision by America could lead to more long-term loss of wealth and influence.
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato Boycott US@lemmy.ca•US embassy wants 'every social media username of past five years' for new visasEnglish2·1 month agoIt’s for F, M, and J visas, not tourists. F visas are for academic students, M is for vocational/non-academic study, and J is for work/study programs. None of them are for immigration.
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How do you think early humans survived without water bottles? Did they just live next to water sources all the time?English1·1 month agoAs was Last Vegas.
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How do you think early humans survived without water bottles? Did they just live next to water sources all the time?English2·1 month agoThe creek is 3 feet wide in places and can dry up during dry seasons. The “lake” is 3 feet deep. The city was founded there because the governor owned land on the bald prairie, not the river valley where the fort and city already existed. Water is piped in from a lake several miles away.
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•How do you think early humans survived without water bottles? Did they just live next to water sources all the time?English2·1 month agoLet me introduce you to Regina.
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's one beauty standard that you don't agree with?English261·1 month agoFish lips.
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•If someone where to use the term "Adult Playground", what would you think it describes?English6·1 month agoAlcohol availability and a series of fun activities that would accommodate chilling with friends or opportunities to meet and mingle.
Dr. Bob@lemmy.cato Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•If you have used this you are immune to all disease.English6·1 month agoBetter than almost every other option.
Hi-viz and hiking boots.