So, we're going to develop and train AIs using a game that focuses on developing and processing resources, building weapons and defensive systems, and coordinating troops in an assault.

Yeah. That'll be fine.

Specifically books 6 and 7.

Also wish I'd played Half Life 3 sooner.

I sincerely hope both the HomeHub and "Always On" Welcome screen are disabled by default on non-Home version of Windows 10. If not, some idiot will say "Hey, Cortana, upload all files to dropbox" every time they enter an office.

Come on, Microsoft, the Lock screen (proper name for the Welcome screen) is there to help prevent abuse of the system. Allowing functionality in spite of the system being locked invites abuse.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog.

Okay, that's at least 4 words, depending on how you feel about hyphens. But that little bit of awesome came out of Joss Whedon's strike-addled brain in 2008. If history repeats itself, I won't be crying...

Leslie Nielsen being all serious. Theme music played on a theremin. Robbie the Robot. God, what a great movie.

According to several interviews with NASA astronauts, Gravity is most definitely science FICTION. Most of their comments begin with "there's just no way that...."

My internal 12-year-old prefers Garage Opening Now A Delivered Service (GONADS).

Worst case scenario for the unions: what if nobody really notices?

No, that's Brian Curbs. I'm looking for "A Sale Of Two Titties" by Brian Kerbs, the well-known Dutch author.

As with anyone else, that just makes them mad.

... I can personally attest to the accuracy of this headline.

IANAL, but yeah. Installing software on my PC without permission should already be trespass or vandalism; encrypting my files and demanding money for the key should already meet the definition of extortion or blackmail. I guess the fact that these assumptions are apparently false just shows how non-intuitive the law is.

... but expecting the worst. Since this is on a non-premium channel, the abundant sex and nudity will have to be watered down, and since that's one of the central themes (the other being religion), I fear a bland, pale shadow of a sci-fi masterpiece. This concern is made greater by the fact that they're planning a "series," rather than a movie or miniseries. Stranger is a big book, and I could see source material for 6-8 episodes, but moving beyond that will be difficult without going on tangents or "extending the story."

Casting will be key, especially for Jubal Harshaw. The man is basically mentoring a god; if that character isn't larger-than-life enough, I fear the whole thing will fall flat.

I hope that I'm wrong, that the writers and producers truly grok what they're dealing with, and the whole thing is brilliant. But right now, I've got a bad feeling about this.

I'm fortunate to live in Nevada where we have a way to clearly register our dissatisfaction without it possibly being reinterpreted as a vote for any particular mandate or third party: on each ballot, we have to option to vote for "None of these". That vote isn't tied to any particular candidate, it can't be misconstrued as someone who overlooked a ballot or couldn't decide. It sends the clear message that "I looked at this ballot, didn't like any of the choices presented, and chose NOT to hold my nose an pick the least evil option."

If "None of these" has the most votes, the "win" goes to whichever candidate came in second, just to keep the wheels of government lumbering along. But that person can claim no mandate, knowing they came in second to "Please, God, anybody else." This has happened five times in primaries, but never in a general election. But it has been a possible spoiler in some general elections, most notably in 1998 when Senator Harry Reid won by 428 votes over John Ensign, with 8,000+ going to "None of these."

I broke the first rule of Interwebs: Don't Read The Comments.

*sigh* Where are my blood pressure meds?