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Even after being specifically told that running was ok?

Yeah let's bring back Dreamweaver.

It's exactly what I expected, which is not a compliment.

> my own generated comics

For certain values of "my own".

This is what potlucks are for.

> "Fertility rate" is a bit confusing

It's just a term of art with a longstanding specific meaning, just like any other term of art. No one even passingly familiar with the topic would be confused by it here.

It's not just a scene; it's the whole premise of the setting. It's why the Galactica survived and the newer ships did not. It's why the new Vipers got wiped out and they had to pull the old ones out of mothballs.

In the pilot, the Galactica was literally being turned into a museum, and that's why they lived.

Or, as the old joke goes:

> Psychology is really biology; biology is really chemistry; chemistry is really physics; physics is really math; and math is really hard.

> but this setup is certainly better than eliminating public restrooms entirely.

Of course. Isn't that what they're for?

That is exactly the point you are responding to. There is no such thing as "safe shock levels".

This is just Taser(tm) all over again.

I agree wholeheartedly with your first sentence here. But I find it difficult to think of a worse example you could have picked than taxis. For all Uber's many faults, the taxi companies were worse. Hell they're still worse.

Are you old enough to remember the bad old days?

This hasn't been the case for years.