Random Rando

@Cernovich @kevinnbass Due to a strong family history my biggest worries are diabetes and blood clots/stroke.

@kevinnbass People worry about the wrong things. I give next to no thought about mass shootings or Iran hiding under the bed (or Mossad), and a lot more to cardiac risk.

Worry is the wrong word, but suffice it to say. I spend a decent amount of time trying to avoid the number one killer of men my age and older. If you’re surprised about a heart attack, might be time to fire up some old Peter Attia podcasts.

@Cernovich I’m 46. Already had one friend I grew up with die of a heart attack, another had a stroke but lived.

@RCEY28 Learned manual on my stepfathers truck. Rarely done it since then. Can be a useful skill on rare occasions though. Been a couple of times when I had to borrow a friends truck that was manual. That being said I don’t understand why some people prefer it but to each their own

This girl is cruising down the highway in her stick shift, windows down, wind in her hair, belting out songs while she shifts gears without missing a beat. She looks genuinely happy and in control. Most people these days never learn how to drive manual. It takes real timing and coordination to get the clutch and gas right, especially when you’re just trying to have fun and sing along. Seeing her do it so naturally makes you realize how much of that skill is disappearing. Do you think driving stick is becoming a lost art, or do you still think it’s worth teaching people even if almost every new car is automatic?

@OldHeadHST @MoMohler Ghost don’t count as men bro. Show me in the rule book where it’s banned? Basketball rules allow ghosts, werewolf’s and magic sneakers. All part of the game

@MoMohler I seen so much worse. Dude had a literal ghost cheating for him during games. Setting moving screens and all kinds of bullshit right in the front of the refs and they did nothing. The ghost was basically a literal 6th man on the court. It was 5 on 6 and they didn't say shit

In the movie Teen Wolf one of the basketball players turns into a literal werewolf and the referee’s like, “I’ll allow it.”

@MoMohler 100 percent realistic man. Show me in the rule book where it’s against the rules to turn into a werewolf. Happened all the time when it was in school. Did you even play sports man??

@RealityTripper I get where you are coming from But with many us politicians being in bed with teacher unions they will try to shut it down

I just realized that like 80% of teachers will be out of jobs as soon as an AI school program is created. The greatest factor to a student's success is teacher effectiveness. With the introduction of an AI teacher, every student will have a one-on-one learning experience.

@JakeSherman Please no more elderly men who could pass at any time.

JOE WILSON, the 78-year-old dean of the S.C. Republican delegation, is interested both in the appointment to Graham's seat and would run for a full term.

@GherkinSavorus @rising_serpent Worse than that. Many GOP reps and Senators voted for it

@rising_serpent The information may be incorrect, but frrom what I read, it's basically a "carrot" approach with no stick. If localities don't want to go for it, they don't have to. So expect blue areas to suicide. Red areas will likely not take this up.

So, Trump and Republicans just watched while a bill to ghettofy America became law?

@CynicalPublius A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was much better

RE: House of the Dragon So I’m trying to binge watch and get caught up on Season 3 of “House of the Dragon” and I’m just not feeling it. Too many disparate story lines about too many characters that I don’t really care about. Jace Velaryon gets killed with his dragon? Why should I care, he locked up his mother and the dude who played the character was a milk toast overacting kid. There was nothing there to feel sad or angry about. The Sea Snake and some pirate lord lady decide to kill each other? Who is the bad guy, who is the good guy? I don’t care who wins. Some Lannister dude drowns in his armor? I didn’t even know his name. Some idiot girl finds a wild dragon and then gets her family and her own fleet destroyed? Am I supposed to feel sorry for her? She is an idiot. Most of the characters feel less than fully fleshed-out and are not really compelling. The one-eyed Targaryen prince is pretty compelling but lately he just sulks. The peasant dragon lord dude is pretty funny, but he’s not particularly likable either. The dragon queen is sulking in her chambers like a high school girl whose boyfriend just dumped her and displaying for all why dragon queens are a bad idea. Game of Thrones took the same approach with many character arcs all at once, but the characters were so well written that you really cared. The whole Stark family was compelling. When Robb Stark and his mother got killed, it really mattered. The bad guys were not purely bad—Jamie Lannister was decent at heart but unfortunately was serving on the evil side. Even though Cersei was as evil as they come, you felt bad for her when her sons died. Daenerys was a victim and a persecutor all in one, a very complex and well-written character. And Tyrion Lannister was just about the most compelling character with all sorts of personal demons, inner conflicts and redemption arcs, as good as any character in any screen drama, ever. In Game of Thrones, you REALLY CARED about the characters. Other than the king in the first season in House of the Dragon, I find it very hard to care about any of the characters. I’m not sure if that’s bad writing or bad acting, or maybe both, but there is something wrong there. Also: 1. Game of Thrones benefited from the ever-present threat of the White Walkers lurking in the background. It spoke to a much bigger story that you knew would eventually evolve, and it kept you hooked through some of the less compelling story lines. I don’t see such a hook in House of the Dragon. 2. The graphic violence in Game of Thrones hooked you because it was not there all the time, and it usually surprised you with a jolt. So far Season 3 of House of Dragons seems like one non-stop gore-fest. Good entertainment surprises you with violence, it does not numb you to it. I’ll keep watching. Hopefully the writing gets better.

@exQUIZitely I liked piledriving and enemies

Final Fight (1989 by Capcom) was set in Metro City, where players control one of three heroes - Mike Haggar, Cody Travers, or Guy - to rescue Haggar's kidnapped daughter Jessica from the Mad Gear Gang. You can punch, kick, and - most fun of all - pick up and use weapons and objects to fight endless waves of thugs. What made it special were the massive, highly detailed character sprites, fluid animation (including grabs, throws, and specials), and interactive environments (barrels, oil drums, and other destructible or throwable items). For 1989, this was almost unheard of and challenged Street Fighter and Double Dragon (I and II) for best beat 'em up. Funny little glitch in the Matrix: Haggar's one (!?) suspender is over his right shoulder when facing right and over his left shoulder when facing left. Magic!

@kevinnbass Sometimes I think I’m too hard on the GOP. Then they do something like this and I realize that I don’t despise them enough

It was Barack Obama's bill. He called its opponents racist. If you thought mass immigration was bad, just you wait. The third world, coming to a home near you. Republicans will be in their mansions. Every American city and town will be gutted. Treason.

@ScottMcCreaWest I think Westworld is better but it’s close

Westworld is a much better movie than The Terminator.

@StefanMolyneux The Housing Boom and Bust by Thomas Sowell should be required reading. Too much revisionist history in mainstream sources. Somehow they make Barney Frank into a hero when he helped cause it

This movie was just a total lie and a cover-up. The 2007-2008 financial crisis was driven by the government forcing banks to lend to unqualified buyers in the name of DEI. Everything that happened was downstream of that.

@TheBigRitt62318 I’ll vote because I realize the stakes but the Republicans have done nothing to drive turnout for low propensity voters

We must vote with more enthusiasm than ever before.

Well the Elizabeth Warren housing bill has passed. Section 8 incoming to suburbs, Obama couldn't get this done but a Republican majority house and Senate can. Why vote Republican when Warren gets everything she wants.

@adamscrabble Ronda Rousey is also pretty well known but yeah Connor is the superstar

The only household name in all of MMA is Conor. Nobody knows who GSP is, Poirier, Pereira, Jon Jones, Tito, etc. In all of mma history there is no second place.

@Cernovich Not just sports. When I got my license my gram would let me borrow her car. Could go to the cool swimming hole in 20 miles away, I could take a date to a movie (my small town didn’t have a theater), friends and I could travel to a concert, etc. opened up so much possibility

The replies to this show that people who are vocal on Twitter never played spots. “Why would you get a license?!” To drive to football practice, the gym, what are people talking about. I was not some athletic elite guy and even I played sports.

@HouseGOP You dumbasses just passed Liz fucking Warren’s housing bill but are bitching about socialism

Our parents' generation defeated socialism abroad. Ours has to defeat it at home.

@KooKKz1 @DeadFredHorror I agree

@DeadFredHorror Im with ya

Remake or Original? Dawn of the Dead

@KrisZellner Didn’t he hold powerlifting records in his day?

Doug Furnas' legs in the late 80's working Continental were the freakiest thing to me as a kid This dude just looked like a superhero