Wish I’d bought a bunch when they were on clearance.

There’s another user who replied to me who answered much better than I could.

Loading a program from disk on the Commodore 64

LOAD"*",8,1

I haven’t loaded a game on that system since I was probably 10 or so, but I’ll never forget the command.

I memorized it as L-O-A-D shift-2 star shift-2 comma eight comma one.

I live in Texas, and we focused on the glories of “free-market” “laissez faire” capitalism in our American history class.

Not a word about things like the Triangle Shirtwaist fire or the Homestead Strike or the Great Railroad Strike of 1922. I’m frankly shocked that we talked about the civil rights movement at all.

Yeah, I’d have left a misogyny warning if I’d remembered that part. Thanks for the note.

Yeah, that’s pretty bad.

I still think it’s an interesting read.

You’re telling me that shocking one’s nards on a hunch and writing it down isn’t real research?

I’m starting to think I know nothing about science. What have I been doing?

How about HG Wells talking about mini wargaming in 1912? I think it’s fascinating to see proto-nerds inventing the geek stuff that we take for granted a hundred years later.

Little Wars via Project Gutenberg

There’s also a fantastic book called The Reactionary Mind that’s the best thing I’ve read on conservative ideology. The newest edition has updated chapters through the Trump administration. It’s essential reading, in my opinion, for understanding what drives them.

He also has a great chapter shredding Ayn Rand to bits.

I think they just whittled down their ideology into the most privileged and selfish extreme. They do believe the insane things they spout like “tax is theft.”

I think you’re right that the rank-and-file libertarians don’t really think their ideology through or educate themselves on its flaws or alternatives, because it really is about identity. I’m pretty convinced that it always has been though. Conservative ideology is based on hierarchy, and they think the right outcomes result from having the proper social stratification— this is usually wealth-based.

Go to a thrift store like a real punk and find something cool & unique.

“Transsexual” is kind of being phased out in favor of “Transgender,” I believe.

Remember when I said you weren’t up to the task?

Hit and run like a coward. You blocked me because you’re well aware that you’re unable to defend your position.

There are other people who have explained this to you already.

That’s stupid.

Gender and sex are not exactly the same thing, and you have to be purposefully obtuse to ignore the entire context of the conversation. I won’t entertain your faux ignorance. You’ve had multiple people correct you on this, and you haven’t responded to any of them, because you know you’re not up to the task.

If you say sex=gender, you are factually incorrect. Try again. If they were exactly synonymous, then words would also have a sex. Tell me where “telephone’s” genitalia are.

Who is rejecting biology?

Other than Dawkins I mean?

It seems like you’re confused between sex and gender?

“A team of hitmen” LMAO!

But there’s nothing religious or dogmatic about what the FFRF did. Dawkins is just framing it that way because it’s how he became popular.

He’s just an asshole who constantly acts like an asshole, and people are done with his shit, so he’s having a little fit on his way out the door.

If anyone is acting “religiously” here, it’s Dawkins, who constantly lies and misrepresents medical science because it doesn’t match up the beliefs he grew up with.

If you want to get better, you have to practice every single day.

You’re going to suck at first, but then you’re going to suck less. You have to learn enjoy the process, which it sounds like you do, so great! I like to break up my play time into practicing something new and having fun; they’re both important.

One thing I’ve found is that keeping my guitar out and on the wall makes it a lot easier to get started playing, even if I don’t feel like it at the time. Once I’m about five minutes into playing, I’m into it.

Oh, and practice with a metronome. Most guitarists suck at rhythm (myself included). Using a metronome beats it into your head.

Same, honestly. I’d kill for a remaster or a proper sequel.

Loved Freelancer! Did you try the Everspace games? They’re the closest to a spiritual successor that I’ve played.