Or at least the merit part of meritocracy being an overall gain for society/foss space (same thing), not individual isolated achievements/products.

With that mindset of overall benefits you do move on from strict meritocracy bcs everything is a group effort, of not just direct contributors (but obviously mostly of them) but ultimately of all stakeholders (users too).

We all need to grow, and I think, given reasonable opportuneness, we do.

Zomg, someone cupped the (normal) cake!

Why did they choose the dried bird poop topping tho?

Fitting tho.

Yeah, I thought so, perhaps next time.

X11 is on/under your ass?
Maybe they were both gay all along, that’s why we enjoy their sessions so much.

This meme in a general community: Hehe

This meme in a Linux community: Not-Hehe, my distro is better!

So nice of her to include a comprehensive disclaimer list, much appreciated.

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(Between all the Bram Stokers, the badger, & ‘Lucy A. Snyder frequently escaped into Clive Barker’s worlds when she was in darkest academia pursuing her MA in journalism’ you prob know how she writes.)

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I’d argue both DMC and Castlevania has more depth than Duke.

Def! I said that specifically.

Of the two especially Castlevania offers much more depth & independence to it’s characters.

Duke 1 & 2 didn’t even leave that much character impression on me as the 3(D) did (ok, nether did Keen tbh).

Duke Nukem series will def be it’s own thing (like DMCs & Castlevanias), taking characters & the base premise & do its own thing. Same universe but unrelated to the games. Like comic books - the number of different ways Bruce’s parents get deaded is absurd :D (one time even due to Teen Titans actions).

Yeah, lol, didn’t know how to phrase that - down the throat would def be if he shat in the throat part of the body, but with the head you could say both (‘up’ in regards to the usual way things go down the throat but ‘down’ in regards to gravity).

I guess “down” would be the better choice, my bad.

edit: … my brainhole fucked up, he shits down the throat of the body. Why do I remember him sitting on the decapitated head? Was that in Fornever Forever?

Yes, but it’s a very good character & world/lore to build a story + the games themselves have a ton of situationally epic things in them to include or even build around them.
(If Duke doesn’t shit up the throat of a decapitated alien we riot.)

And tho there is more lore, it’s not like Castlevania and DMC are directly screen-playable, but they did a fairly good job (there are better showrunners in the genre, but I think Duky Nuky fits the chill & just barely enough complicated/just over the border of simplistic vibe of DMC show, and I’m sure won’t skip on epic cool shit, maybe even a decent joke or two … I dread the inevitably cringe oneliners).

It’s always in twos - one seems murdered, the other seems killed.

Someone needs so secure, contain, and protect this river.

Why, yes, that is why I am here!

(In case I messed up - I didn’t mean you being a troll, I meant that first shower-noob op.)

Thx for the info & insight!

Yes.

But else laws got passed bcs it was presented like how airplanes deserve being untaxed (to the cost of taxpayers) but railroad doesn’t.

You can try to change those laws & get the same lobby propaganda in return.

Like how is there always money for another lane but much cheaper infrastructure is crumbling.

Governments hand out money to make the best mode of transportation (from their pov) also the cheapest.

Yeah, no, corruption & short-term gains are the main factors by which the gov decided what is best.
And why more socialist or even communist states tend to have that sorted out better.

also the cheapest.

Cars were never that tho.

Average engagement bait/troll.

(Edit: The Reddit user, not op!!)

I’ll sometimes go back & go through TSA multiple times, they love that, makes them feel appreciated!

Lmao, money concentration wins over all the things human.

We deserve ourselves as a species.
Not sure if the rest of the species do.

With 300mph trains instead is highways that’s 7 hours, k, let’s say 10 hours of leisure, dining, sightseeing.
(vs 2h airport + 4h flight + 1 or 2h airport taxiing & stuff again)

The railroad infrastructure seems expensive just bcs it is presented that way (and planes & roads arent).

Such infrastructure should be completely & unlimitedly free for private use.

When Germany did (twice? Forgot the details :/) the experiment with the unlimited EU monthly tickets for 7€ or whatever people were really glad, everyone could travel & see more. And they still talk about that.