mikbone

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  1. Cleon I (Cleon of the Entun dynasty). From ChatGPT… No, the concept of the three clone emperors—Dawn, Day, and Dusk—representing different life stages of the same genetic ruler—was not part of Isaac Asimov’s original Foundation books. This idea is unique to the Apple TV+ adaptation of Foundation and was introduced to provide a more centralized and dramatic representation of the Galactic Empire’s leadership. In the books, the Galactic Empire’s rulers, such as Cleon I, are depicted as individual monarchs who age and are replaced by successors, without any cloning or shared rule across generations. The show’s innovation adds a layer of political and philosophical intrigue not present in Asimov’s writings, emphasizing themes like continuity, identity, and the challenges of ruling a decaying empire.
  2. Robot Series (with Short Story Prequel) 1. “Mother Earth” 2. I, Robot 3. The Caves of Steel 4. The Naked Sun 5. The Robots of Dawn 6. Robots and Empire Empire Series 7. The Stars, Like Dust 8. The Currents of Space 9. Pebble in the Sky Foundation Series 10. Foundation 11. Foundation and Empire 12. Second Foundation 13. Prelude to Foundation 14. Forward the Foundation 15. Foundation’s Edge 16. Foundation and Earth
  3. Isaac Asimov, like 15 books. They are all linked.
  4. Did you read the Robot & Empire series as well? R Daneel Oilvaw may be my favorite Christ figure in literature.
  5. Oh, bless your heart for the reminder. I knew a loss was coming but wasn’t thinking it would be Kansas. I hope we get fired up and play well against Arizona State. Unless we lose out, we will probably be in the conference championship against the Buffalos. If so we will need to be at our best and lucky. They are looking sharp.
  6. He will bring some accountability. Right now too many Americans are on too many medications. We should be more focused on healthy living and preventative medicine. The raw milk issue is a good thing to look at. In our country we pasteurize our milk. If any cows are sick and pass bacteria into their milk we just kill the bacteria and serve it to the population. We should try harder to make sure that cows that are sick are taken off the production line.
  7. Lovin the new avatar.
  8. Even NBC threw in the white towel.
  9. Y’all might want to stop spending all your hope on polls and demographics and start listing to the concerns of the population. Just sayin.
  10. Pete Buttigieg in my opinion would have been a much better choice. Tim Walz best quality is coming up with the commentary these guys are weird. His political career was irrevocably harmed by that terrible debate.
  11. The trifecta!
  12. Wasn’t prohibition wildly successful? We should declare a war on all sin. And let Donald J Trump define sin.
  13. Except for Trump dislikes war. He has no inclination for physical battle. Insults and name calling are his weapons of choice. He is also a great bluffer. But it’s easy to bluff when you have the best hand at the table (US Military). He also is good with positive and negative reinforcement. Just like when Jimmy Carter had the Iranian hostage crisis for over a year and 20 minutes after Ronald Regan’s inauguration address the hostages were released.
  14. Ukraine needs to join NATO. This should be our end goal.
  15. Dude that was an ugly win.
  16. Matthew 13:15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. The liberals will continue to use disinformation, fear mongering, and sensitive feelings to promote their goals. Jacob 6:12 O be wise; what can I say more?
  17. @CommanderSouth @JohnsonJones
  18. RPReplay_Final1731040065.mov
  19. mikbone

    News

    The above graph is very informative. The US news is garbage. Im not even sure we should call it news anymore. There does not appear to be any investigation reporting on a national level. Fox News wants to be a propaganda tool for the republican party and CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, etc all support the liberal agenda. How many times have you seen something like this? Gong sound, BREAKING NEWS banner “Joe Biden ties his shoes!” Really? How is that breaking news. The vast majority of the polls were totally wrong again. And they were telling us they had compensated for the Trump effect. It’s easier and more satisfying just to jump on X and see what everyone is thinking directly. You do have to use your mind to filter through the garbage but the material seems more reliable. I think the US News is unsalvageable at this point. Don’t even get me started on Government reports. Remember how bad we reacted to COVID.
  20. Friendly reminder, we keep winning more seats. 😈
  21. Yes there were people in my youth that were racist. I’ve never been racist. And I’m a bit younger than you imagine. I was in undergrad watching Seinfeld and Friends on ‘Must-see-TV’ on Thursday nights. Seinfeld has stated that his comedy work would be banned today due to cancel culture, snowflakes, micro-aggressions etc. I’m done with cancel culture. Thank you Trump, Elon Musk and the popular majority of Americans that believe in freedom.
  22. Free speech is back baby! Good luck with your micro aggressions. There were no such concepts of micro aggressions in my childhood. People back in my youth had a tougher skin.