in the past few hours
fletc3her commented on
Nineteen Things About Patty Murray.
I think the one constant in Patty Murray's career is that she has been underestimated. Of course one man's pork is another man's Boeing contracts, Coast Guard vessels, environmental grants to clean up Puget Sound, etc.
in the past few hours
fletc3her commented on
Tornado Truthers.
This particular idea is laughably insane, but it plays into a conspiracy worldview.
Would you rather be a victim of a government death machine or own up to the responsibility of permitting, building, selling, buying, or renting a house without a safe room?
2:39 PM yesterday
fletc3her commented on
Microsoft Resets Xbox to One.
There didn't seem to be anything to get excited about in the announcements about XBox or PlayStation. They are faster of course and have some components that were add-ons in this generation built-in.
However, I do think consoles will continue to prove popular among a lot of gamers and families. They are still considerably cheaper than a PC rig which can play comparable games.
May 20
fletc3her commented on
All You Motherfuckers Complaining That aPodments Are Too Small at 200 Square Feet.
I see apodments as the normalization of the cooperative housing environments that many college students and recent graduates find themselves in. Rather than having an ever rotating group living on a single lease each tenant gets their own lease for their private space and the public space is explicitly shared.
Houses and apartments are being lived in like this now. Making the living arrangement explicit should help bring accountability to the building rather than decrease it.
May 20
fletc3her commented on
What You're Not Wearing: The Eagle Edition!.
When do people go to the Eagle? Last time I went in there, there were less than a dozen people spread throughout the place despite it being an advertised event with a cover (or maybe because it was an advertised event with a cover?). I'm sort of cover shy with the place at this point.