In Old Country, we have no Halloween, only potato. #colossus

In Old Country, we have no Halloween, only potato. #colossus

Do you use the Mass Pike?

Do you use the Mass Pike? They're moving to an all-electronic toll system. Soon all the toll booths will be removed and a series of toll "gantries" will be installed instead. You drive through and your transponder gets changed.

But what if I don't have an E-ZPass, you ask. Well, the gantry will photograph your license plate and you'll get a bill in the mail later -- with some processing and handling fees tacked on.

So, if you don't have a transponder, you'll get dinged the processing fees on top of the toll, but it gets better -- your toll will be higher than a person with a transponder. From their FAQ:

Will people pay more if they don’t have Massachusetts E-ZPass transponder?

Yes. For each vehicle class, MassDOT has three rates at each gantry:

One rate is for users of E-ZPass transponders issued by the Commonwealth (E-ZPassMA).
One rate is for users of compatible transponders issued by other states (residents of other states can obtain EZPassMA transponders if they wish).
One rate is for vehicles that do not have any transponder and will be billed using the Pay-By-Plate system. This billing will include both the gantry charge and a processing fee to offset mailing and other costs associated with Pay-by-Plate users.

So if you don't have a E-ZPassMA you'll pay more. I sure do look forward to needing a different transponder for each state I drive through.

Admittedly, I don't use the Pike all that much, but this is ridiculous. I shouldn't have to pay a different price because I don't use their brand of transponder or, heaven forbid, don't want to have a transponder but I do have cash. Those transponders aren't exactly cheap and they need to be tied to a credit card. If you're poor, you might not be able to get a transponder and they you'll get charged more for using the tolls to commute. What happens if a bunch stack up or you fall behind? I assume they can be sued/prosecuted for that. It's a suck sandwich all around.

If you want to read up on it more, check here:


http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/TollInformation/AllElectronicTolling.aspx

Caminata Nocturna: The Border Crossing Experience

LARPing helps us better understand other people's life experiences:


https://thenib.com/caminata-nocturna

GifCities

So Internet Archives scraped its collection of GeoCities webpages, pulled out all the .gifs and made them (sorta) searchable. Try typing in "Dancing Bears" and then try whatever else strikes your fancy.

Let's bring the 90's back to web design!


http://www.gifcities.org/#/

Hey

Hey

This is the last week of PMRP's Halloween show: Tomes of Terror: Campfire Tales. The show has been very well received and we'd like to see you there. Tonight is pay-what-you-can night so there's some extra incentive there. And on Saturday night we'll be holding a costume contest. Some come on out for some frightful fun.


http://pmrp.org/tickets

I'm Linky McLinkerson today!

I'm Linky McLinkerson today!

Somehow I don't think Couch To 5K was how this guy got started:


http://www.runnersworld.com/ultrarunning/ultrarunner-pete-kostelnick-smashes-record-for-run-across-us

Another luminary in the world of RPGs had died.

Another luminary in the world of RPGs had died.

Well...not a fondly-remembered luminary but still...

I can only hope he's incredibly disappointed.


http://pictorial.jezebel.com/jack-chick-the-creator-of-bigoted-yet-weirdly-enjoyabl-1788161719

Australia has a habit of importing animals to fix an environmental problem only to make it worse.

Australia has a habit of importing animals to fix an environmental problem only to make it worse. Let's hope that this isn't how SkyNet comes about.


http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2016/10/new-robot-to-destroy-pests-on-the-great-barrier-reef

Shakespeare had a posse.

Shakespeare had a posse.


https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/23/christopher-marlowe-credited-as-one-of-shakespeares-co-writers

Hey

Hey,

So I'm Co-Festival Director for PMRP's Tomes of Terror: Campfire Tales. We've got a bunch of short, spooky stories told as a staged reading with live foley.

We've got a lot of great stories and a great bunch of actors/foley artists who've been working hard to bring them to life.

This weekend we open! So come out and see the show!

Times/Dates are:

Friday, October 21, 8pm
Saturday, October 22, 2pm matinée
Saturday, October 22, 8pm

Thursday, October 27, 8pm
Friday, October 28, 8pm
Saturday, October 29, 8pm

More information/tickets here:

http://pmrp.org/tickets

http://pmrp.org/tickets

So, when I was a kid I loved Robotech, but I could only see occasional episodes because only my grandma had cable...

So, when I was a kid I loved Robotech, but I could only see occasional episodes because only my grandma had cable and I wasn't always over at her house. Given the episodic nature of the show and my competist tendencies, I kind of just avoided it, but I always wondered if it was as cool as the episodes suggested. Amazon Video has is showing the remastered episodes for free. So I'm finally watching, end-to-end, the giant robot anime show of my child hood. I'm very early in but...

Rick Hunter, you're a goddamn idiot!
Capt.Gloval, you're a goddamn son of a bitch!

The opening credits take for-ever.

Come for the fascinating story about gaming in prison, stay for miscarriage of justice and your civil rights being...

Come for the fascinating story about gaming in prison, stay for miscarriage of justice and your civil rights being abused. Emily Care Boss
https://theintercept.com/2016/10/16/i-am-fully-capable-of-entertaining-myself-in-prison-for-decades-if-need-be/

Today is Grunt Day.

Today is Grunt Day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ychhQTtZbto

This starts out like you'd expect and then takes a dark left turn. From a show called Atlanta.

This starts out like you'd expect and then takes a dark left turn. From a show called Atlanta.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUKSGJcYwMM

Once again, the State meddles in people's private, graveyard affairs...

Once again, the State meddles in people's private, graveyard affairs...


http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article24587203.html

Title

So I'm watching Luke Cage and I think "huh, the guy playing Luke Cage reminds me of Gordon from Sesame Street".

And then my head cannon went off.

Hey Internet!

Hey Internet!

It's ok to eat these, yes? Asking for a friend. Please reply ASAP!

Awww...right in the feels:

Awww...right in the feels:

http://www.avclub.com/article/gotta-catch-em-all-dead-or-alive-243453