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I got it decades ago from my grandfather, who could very well have bought it from a random truck stop or something.

No, other than it being a decent source for quicksilver

One cat is an owl ;)

They'd probably gerrymander them, sadly

Yeah, this is the real question

Have a wiki rabbit hole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_secession_movements

But perhaps more interesting, the annexation of Texas to the US initially allowed Texas to be split into four additional states. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_divisionism -- imagine all those extra senators popping up today if Texas decided to execute on that agreement.

Yeah, the drones are basically maneuvering sea mines now. And many of long term loitering. Going to be weird.

It might not be their own crash. Just a crash that snarled up traffic to drive around.

Mass Effect 1 citadel

Atwood is also one of the sanest centrist voices I've ever read, in essays and interviews. (Centrist by Canadian standards -- probably quite left by US standards). She always seems to be acutely aware of institutional inertia and how things like independent courts are vital to free societies. Wish there were more like her.

I'm so burnt out on both universes that it is only the raving reviews of a few entries that will bring me back now. Prior to ~2019 I would literally see every entry in both.

The need for new ideas is paramount.

The tops of the clouds on the night side of Venus are about -45°C. So it's not actually glowing like the image implies. But in infrared, you can reprocess the colours to make a delightful image like the above.

Well, I know you're implying the greenhouse gases will kill us all. And that might be true, but probably not in ten years.