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I was concerned that they'd tried to turn her into some sort of misunderstood anti-hero whose bad behaviour was a result of her being abused by men.


Doesn't the candy scene imply that Cathy was sexually abused as a little girl?

I've only seen the first two episodes, but now I'm going to have this question nagging at me for the rest of the series. If Cathy's evil isn't innate, then why would Caleb be worried that he's inherited her "bad blood"? If Cathy became the way she is because of what happened to her, what exactly is Cal afraid he's inherited from her?

re: Backpacking meal ideas

Posted by TAMU-93 on 9/30/26 at 1:17 pm to
Breakfast:
Cereal in a ziplock with a scoop of instant milk
Poptarts
Breakfast bars

Lunch:
Tortillas, bagles, flatbread
Hard sausage / cheese
Peanut butter / honey

Dinner:
Tuna / Chicken pouches
Knorrs Rice / Pasta sides
Mountain House
Thanksgiving on the trail - instant potatoes, stovetop, gravy pack, chicken pouch

Snacks:
Jerky
Trail mix
Protein bars

Drinks:
Electrolyte mixes
Mio

re: Spectrum has purchased Cox

Posted by TAMU-93 on 8/20/26 at 1:25 pm to
I've had Spectrum for home, business and cell service. The service is good for cable. If you already have Cox, you know what to expect with cable internet.

I think their customer services is pretty good among ISPs. Exchanging and returning equimpent has always been painless. My friend was having connection issues due to construction in her area. Spectrum sent her a new router with cell service failover for free.

re: Thoughts on The Alchemist?

Posted by TAMU-93 on 8/3/26 at 5:21 pm to
I know it's a massive bestseller, but it left zero impression on me. The only detail I actually remember is that the main guy was a shepherd.
I can't hear this song without remembering a conversation I had circa 2000.

Me: I'm going to see The Who.
Her: Who is The Who?
Me: Do you know the CSI theme song? Who are you? Who, who, who who?
Her: Yeah.
Me: That's The Who.
Her: Why are you going to see them?!

Dumb ho thought I was going to see a band whose only claim to fame was a TV theme song.

re: What are you reading?

Posted by TAMU-93 on 7/8/26 at 12:30 am to
The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes

re: What are you reading?

Posted by TAMU-93 on 6/10/26 at 9:45 am to
The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth by Jonathan Rauch

re: Smart Thermostat for Home

Posted by TAMU-93 on 5/21/26 at 8:06 am to
I have a Amazon Smart Thermostat.

In the Amazon Alexa app you can create routines, like if the temperature is above 80 send a notification. But those won't work if the device is offline. The device will show offline in the app, but it doesn't push a notification.

The c wire provides power for the thermostat. There are some smart thermostats that work off batteries. To know if you have it, you'd have to look for it on your air handler's control board.
I rewatched Halloween today because of this thread and lost it when Michael carjacks the nurse. I was thinking, "This kid has been locked up since he was six, how does he know how to drive?" And then the very next scene, a character yells, "How the hell did he learn to drive?!" Perfect timing.

Not a great movie. It's coasting on name recognition.



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East of Eden, a modern interpretation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel, will explore the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames (Pugh).


Cathy is in no way a hero, anti or otherwise. This "modern interpretation" is going to blow.
1. The Exorcist
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street

1. The Shining
3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

1. Halloween
2. Alien

1. Jaws
2. The Thing

re: What are you reading?

Posted by TAMU-93 on 5/2/26 at 9:25 pm to
How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide by James M. Lindsay and Peter Boghossian
I'm not that familiar with New Orleans and I still found it hillarious.
I'd rank them:
1. Count of Monte Cristo
2. Brothers Karamazov
3. Don Quixote
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I'm thinking it has something to do with how my hard drive was formatted initially?


Possibly, Windows 11 requires a GUID Partition Table (GPT) on the boot drive. Check in disk manager -> right click the boot disk -> properties -> volumes -> partition syle.

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What do we think about this?


ChromeOS Flex is basically a cloud console. If you do everything in the browser, it's fine. I'm assuming you were running Windows on purpose. ChromeOS Flex doesn't run Windows programs.

If you're willing to wipe your disk, try doing a fresh install of Windows 11. If it still says your hardware is incompatible, I'd install some flavor of Linux, like Mint, over ChromeOS Flex.

re: Samsung Galaxy cases

Posted by TAMU-93 on 4/24/26 at 11:19 pm to
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I don't do the dumb pop out stands

My friend talked me into trying a case with a kickstand. I didn't think it would be that useful, but I was wrong. I absolutely love it. Because, of course, I'd rather have the screen pointed at me than the ceiling.
Spring game is for working out the kinks.