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They were smoking meth. How safe would you feel around a stranger doing that while locked in a moving train car?

May you always have something interesting to read pal.

That's a bit harsh, I go through quite a few of them. Is it perhaps you want me to read a specific book?

The joke is they're supposed to use the end with the spiky bits to measure the inner diameter of the pipe. It's even more baffling they're using a mechanical readout when a digital display would be easier to measure with IMO.

We've been down this road before. It just takes a few determined hackers to find a workaround. I can't wait to see what their solution would be.

Thank you for being a voice of reason MooPoo. I apologize if my original comment came off as callous and insensitive. I heavily sympathize with the plight of the homeless and my only problem is with those who can be a danger to themselves or others, especially in an enclosed area like a train. TBH I sympathize with ideologies that are beyond left of the American Overton window since I'm quite familiar with what Western countries have done to suppress them. Thanks for pointing out how they were the ones being reactionary without so much as giving a warning before the ban.

Nakoichi, I don't expect you to unban me from your community but I hope we can at least understand each other enough to not see us as enemies.

I love public rail and took it all over the place when I visited Japan, I even still have the JR Pass ticket in my wallet. If I had one public transportation wish for LA it's that every freeway have a light rail line like in the 105. As for the homeless situation I am all in for fully funded housing first initiatives and think we haven't done anywhere near enough for them. That said, the unfortunate state of events between the LA Metro and the city's homeless allows for some very problematic things to happen in light rail train cars especially during transit. I've seen quite a bit of drug use, littering, and even an instance when I had a taser brandished at my face only to find out a second later the guy was trying to sell it to me. I really wish people wouldn't react so quickly to a post and start accusing them of being some kind of monster.

Dude I was speaking from experience in that post. I live there and took the train daily. Do I need to show you my LA Metro card to prove it?

Yeah I wonder which word was used first.

In Mexican Spanish they're known as "bombones".

I'd love something that focuses more on the civilian aspect of life. The shows keep talking about how Earth society is post scarcity but I'd love to see how that works out. Things might be a little boring since everything is supposed to be free of conflict but it'd be nice if it was a mini series.

Just finished Ministry for the Future and now planning to jump in to Nemesis Games.