Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say “Ni” at will to old ladies.

The overwhelming majority of the people guillotined during the French revolution were innocent commoners.

Are you trying to make me look stupid in front of the other guests?!

You don’t need any help from me, sir.

That’s right! …

This is somewhat similar to how Nicaraguan sign language was developed. Basically, kids at a school for the deaf invented it.

Almost certainly. You’d have to go out of your way to find a keyfob system that doesn’t. I administer a keyfob system at work, and I can tell you exactly whose key was used on which doors and at what times.

The system almost certainly will record every usage of the keyfob. It may also record opening the door from inside.

Many people, apparently: !nicole@feddit.org

A standard reference model in 3d modeling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_teapot

Apartment superintendent. $62k plus free rent and utilities.

In emergency cases most holograms can be shut off to match increased energy demands by weapons and shields.

Disengage the safety protocols and suddenly you’ve got weapons and shield emitters than ought to work just as well as their material counterparts, but can’t be damaged (or any damage can be instantly reset). We know that holograms can be projected into space so the only limitation would be the range of the holoemitters.

At least “crushed by asteroid” is not contagious.

• Network (1976)
• Jurassic Park
• Pulp Fiction

Mike Duncan’s Revolutions podcast (especially series 3 covering the French Revolution) and his The History of Rome series.

Hyperbole to emphasize the importance of following orders in battle, even if you think it’s a mistake.

Ours is not to reason why; Ours is but to do and die

White noise. I bought a white noise machine years ago when I lived near a large emergency room that had ambulances going by all day every day. It really helped with the sirens, and when I moved away I kept using the machine. My brain now interprets the white noise as profound silence, and I sleep so deeply that I don’t know how I ever got by without it.

Inmate firefighters are indeed inmate labor, but the issue is whether inmate firefighters are slaves. I don’t think that they are, and I also think that lumping them together with other forms of inmate labor (particularly those that benefit private interests) is misleading and hyperbolic when discussing that point.

I think you’re conflating the general issue of inmate labor with the particular issue of inmate firefighters.

But in this case they are volunteers. They specifically applied to the firefighting program.

There’s certainly cause for discussion about the ethics, etc. but calling it slavery or involuntary servitude is hyperbole.