Makeitstop

While I would be in favor of reforming the Court in a variety of ways, if this is meant to be a practical suggestion then any discussion would have to be limited to actions that wouldn't require a constitutional amendment. There is simply no way you will get 2/3 majorities in both houses and 3/4 of the states to all agree on something which is going to shift the balance of power. It would actually be easier to impeach the bad actors on the court, and even that's basically impossible without an unbelievably massive shift in the political landscape.

We can potentially change the number of justices, and we can probably make some meaningful changes to the laws and procedures surrounding the court, but getting rid of lifetime appointments isn't going to happen.

Also, the book makes it clear that Nedry isn't just some greedy asshole, he's someone getting screwed over and financially ruined. Hammond hired him as the lowest bid for the job of setting up the systems, with a contract that explicitly stated that support was not included, only for Hammond to threaten to sue him until he goes broke and ruin his reputation so no one else will hire him unless he provides free support. He's being dragged to the island and working around the clock and he's not even getting paid for it. Of course he's going to take the opportunity to get paid for screwing over Hammond.

Things that have helped me include:

• an alarm across the room that I have to get up to turn off.
• a light that turns on before that alarm
• an alarm app on my phone that can only be turned off by solving puzzles.
• having an engaging activity that I want to do ready for me and fit into my schedule
• getting up a little earlier so I have time to make a decent breakfast instead of grabbing some trash or just not eating.
• a TV set to turn itself on and set to a channel that shows stuff you can't easily get used to (the history channel used to show random documentaries in the morning, no idea what it's like now)
• strict discipline about never sleeping in even when I can.
• avoiding spending time in my bedroom when I'm not trying to sleep.
• setting a reminder to start getting ready for bed
• popping melatonin when that reminder goes off if I'm not already tired.
• drink water before drinking caffeine.
• stop caffeine at least 6 hours before bedtime.
• prescription medication in the morning. Not enough to replace all the other stuff, but definitely something that makes a huge difference with my sleeping disorder.

Even more fun, if they rush the federal case forward instead of letting the state go first, he would be shielded prosecution at the state level the second jeopardy attaches (New York state law disallows prosecution of crimes which have already been tried in another jurisdiction). If the feds then botch the case, they would have ruined both chances to prosecute.

Given the level of competence we've seen so far, this seems like a very plausible scenario.

This is the definition of "when all you have is a hammer, every problem becomes a nail."

This is actually the opposite. The only problem they give a shit about is nails, so they are breaking all their other tools by bashing them into the wall.

That's not always the case. If a house has a well and later gets water from a utility, they will often keep exterior taps running well water because it's a lot cheaper than abandoning the well. So, technically, you could have water that's safe to drink inside the house but still have unsafe water outside.

Also, if the house has filters or other water treatment that generally isn't used for the exterior (though that's typically more about taste and mineral content, rather than anything hazardous).

Had a coworker who was riding a motorcycle on the highway by a semi when the tire next to her blew out. She ended up dropping the bike and sliding along the road. Fortunately she was covered head to toe in protective gear, but it's still amazing that she wasn't seriously injured.

And it's even more complicated by the fact that Talia was already the replacement for Lyta. And that the revelation about her being a sleeper was never meant to happen unless she left. Oddly enough, that exit was actually recycling the plan for Takashima had she made it past the pilot, only she got replaced... by Susan.

Plus there's Garibaldi. His interest in Talia mirrors Zach's interest in Lyta. Garibaldi's interest is never resolved because of Talia's exit. That they tried to reestablish that idea with Zach and Lyta implies there was a plan. Given where things go with Garibaldi and telepaths (including Lyta) that might have been very interesting.

Instead, Zach's interest gets folded into the Byron plot. But Byron is also a late addition caused by the whole cancelation and uncancelation around season 5. If they hadn't lost multiple cast members and rushed key plotlines to fit them into season 4, things would have probably been very different.

Babylon 5 has two women start a relationship... sort of.

They set up a frienship that was supposed to turn into a romantic relationship, but one of them left the show, cutting that subplot short. They still try to work it in, as the last couple episodes before the character exit heavily imply they are romantically/sexually involved, but nothing is explicitly confirmed until the next season when the remaining character briefly opens up about having loved the now absent character.

It's not much, but it's still pretty big for the early to mid 90s.

If we're going with Star Trek, I have to say TNG season 3 is the one that gets me the most. That little flute soothes my soul. Although I do also have soft spot for the incredibly chill DS9 opening.

X-Men, Batman and Gargoyles all have fantastic openings.

I always loved the fact the Game of Thrones opening showed the specific places we would visit in each episode.

Babylon 5 has a different intro each season, and the season three opening in particular hits really hard the first time you get to it.

Brisco County Jr had a theme that was so inspiring, NBC bought the rights to use it for the Olympics.

I didn't say they were equally stupid. I said one explanation was most likely correct, but thr other wasn't completely implausible.

Yes, faking an attempted drugging for attention/politics/whatever is less likely to get someone killed. But it's so a really fucking stupid plan that had to actually be completely premeditated. Just look how well it worked out for him.

The potential child abuse plan is monstrous and risks killing them, but pedophiles do risky and horrible things all the time. And at least the part of the plan that involves showing the cops the drugs can be seen as a bad decision made in the moment by someone panicking and not thinking clearly.