Well, most nights, sunlight still bounces off the moon before it hits the earth and its inhabitants. This could imply that the sunlight is only dangerous to a vampire prior to interacting with another solid object. If one is willing to assume that the lens and its various filters qualify as a solid object, that could explain the lack of death.

Presumably the only reason they don’t employ this loophole on Earth is because an astronaut just walking around would draw unwanted attention.

Alternatively, perhaps the vampire keeps its back towards the nearest star at all times.

This comic makes me think that the “Batman vs Dracula” story might have been about a property line dispute.

Sure, and for the eight years I owned it before it broke down beyond being worth repairing, I had no problem with those. The infotainment system did kinda suck, but it was a 2014 so I think it would get some leeway for that even if it weren’t Microsoft powered.

The emblem just offended my sensibilities. I never pulled it off, though, because the friends who rode with me all knew how passionately I feel about Linux (they mostly also work with it - I try not to proselytize to the disinterested) and found it funny.

According to KBB, the car was worth $8k when it broke down. I put almost double that into repairing the same part of the engine at three different mechanics before giving up. Sadly, for some silly reason, Ford no longer makes the Flex. I think the Explorer is pretty close, but I couldn’t find one close enough to test drive. I would have loved to convert my car to an EV, but I wouldn’t trust my own work on that front and didn’t want to pay as much as would cost to have a professional do it.

Every time I get into my new vehicle - a 2024 Ford Edge - I think to myself how much I miss the Flex. That said, I did get a great deal on the Edge.

Until recently, I had a Ford Flex.

The only thing I didn’t like about it was the proud “powered by Microsoft” emblem (and its implications).

This depends heavily on the laptop hardware and the activities, both of which you referenced.

If you have a need for being surrounded by four laptops in bed, it seems likely you’re already exceeding standard cooling requirements in some direction.

edit: Oops, I missed a space.

I’m not necessarily feeling claustrophobic about it, depending on some details, but I am worried about laptops venting from the bottom.

And very liberating.

Sure, but would you sneak into a car?

I typed a long message, then asked my wife what she thought about the concepts raised.

She informed me that you might be metaphorically pulling my chain.

If you are, well done! I was fooled. Though tricking someone as socially oblivious as I isn’t that much of an achievement, I still appreciate the joke.

If you are not, I am happy to discuss the philosophies of committed relationships, but my (very inexpert) main points would be:

• one should honor all commitments
• commitments can be ethically renegotiated with the informed consent of all involved parties
• at the end of the commitment (ie, death in this case), termination or renegotiation is also fair (even if the same commitment is the end result)

edit: corrected an individual word.

What if you, also, are a ghost?

Isn’t this viewpoint why “until death do us part” is a thing?

I’m old enough to have been a fan of Buffy, but didn’t watch TV back then. I also enjoy some modern pop music but, in the vast majority of cases, have never seen the artists. I’m also terminally bad at faces even if I have seen them (I’ve had to ask my wife whether a picture of her was her; she took it well).

I did actually recognize Alyson Hanigan, since she has a few distinctive expressions and features, but had no idea of the rest.

All that said to say: thanks for the explanation; me not getting the joke or reference doesn’t mean it was a bad one.

While grateful for the explanation, I find myself no less confused.

To be fair, I think there is a “shopping” tab when you perform a search through them.

After sticking a feather in its hat, presumably.

If you haven’t, you should watch and/or read Altered Carbon.

If you choose to watch, it is my opinion that it’s primarily the first season that’s worth watching.

An incredibly solid point.

I saw this post minutes ago, finished reading this thread, then backed out and continued scrolling.

Five posts down I saw a post linking to the Wikipedia article for Fisher cats.

Unacceptable.

It’s an excellent word.

I learned it from an Iron Man novel in the nineties.