In some places it'll be the phone company and the power company and the cable TV/internet companies as well. You'd have to coordinate with all 3. And there may be regulations about how close it has to be to the street to enable repairs -- regulations put there for the safety of the workers, as well as to keep the lines away from tree branches that might take them down during a storm.
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Who was it that was keeping a list of Jonathan’s crimes, way back in the first 5 chapters or so?
kek it was me, I just fell a bit behind bc piefed.social was down.
- they interfered with a criminal investigation, back on the 30th when Skinsky got killed and they took off bc they didn't want to get involved even tho they had info that might be relevant. A good lawyer might get "fleeing the scene of a crime" to stick, or maybe even conspiracy, tho idk wht the laws were like there and then.
- this is more than impersonating a police officer. This is a member of English nobility, falsely acting as an agent of the Kingom of Romania. If this had been discovered it probably would have been a major scandal. A good prosecutor might have got "espionage" to stick. The fact that they're on water and boarding boats probably makes it worse -- not piracy per se, but something partway there.
It's hilarious how these people are always talking about how good and noble they are and how evil, ignorant and corrupt the locals are, all while they themselves are scorning local laws.
Yeah, Mina's awesome. And I'm not gonna say anthing bad against Stoker, since I just found out that he visited Oscar Wilde after Wilde got out of prison. And that analysis is pretty nice...
...BUT! The problem with that analysis is that it's too sure of itself. Reason One: Mina did a great job of identifying several of the most important factors and showing what seems to be the optimal decision. But there's this well-known dictum, which has taken many forms over the years, that "surprise is a force multiplier". Meaning if its obvious that plan A is optimal, and that your adversary knows that, then plan B might actually be optimal because it is unexpected. Reason Two: I'm just an amateur with a gamer's interest in military history, but my impression is that most intel is contradictory, highly unreliable, or showing evidence of intentional deception. For example, Dracula might have paid off Hildesheim to lie about what he did. Or Dracula might be misleading them about being in the water during Mina's trance. Reason Three: intel is always incomplete. Think of how many resources these British people are able to bring to bear, despite being in a faroff country. But this is very close to Dracula's domain, so he's likely to have far more resources or allies than they. For all they know, he's visited Romania before and has dozens of coffins stashed around the country. All that being said, it's still pretty cool that Stoker had Mina make this kind of analysis. I haven't read ahead, and I'm guessing Mina's analysis was correct for plot reasons, but hey maybe it's wrong.
Actually I will say one bad thing about Stoker. His characterization of Hildesheim is borderline antisemitic, and if I was from Slovakia I'd be like wtf. Yeah I know, "time and place", but it still needs to be called out.
When I lived with my cousin, he'd borrow one of my sweatshirts to look "spooky" on Halloween. It was black, fit oversized, and had a nice big hood. So that's one approach.
It's an ancient meme so there are multiple copies floating around. Highest quality seems to be
Looks like it says:
Laibach, Current 93, Raymond Watts, Cabaret Voltaire, Front 242, Klinik, Boyd Rice, Snog, Meat Beat Manifesto,
and the last one I can't make out but it looks like it starts with a P and a T
You have mystic powers. Either that, or a future-tech DeLorean.
They also miss the data you give them!
There are a couple different possibilities, like maybe Dracula has possessed people remotely, or maybe just hired them conventionally, and is having them unload him at an unexpected time. Alternately, maybe the ship and cargo is being taken over by some pirate or some corrupt customs bureaucrat -- if so, it's likely to be the worst career move they've ever made!
aw yeah I think I got one more documentary cued up, if you forget them, click here so you can see them all listed: https://lemmy.world/search?q=documentary&type=Posts&listingType=All&communityId=2218&page=1&sort=TopAll
Basically, fans of Insane Clown Posse and associated act from the independent Psychopathic Records label they established. The two members of ICP were raised poor and were outcasts in school, so juggalos tend to be open-minded about people who are looked down on and don't have a lot of money.
check this out for more info:
- "(Juggalo) Homies" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJ_e76mz6Q
- "Juggalo Paradise" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQFjTUBiit8
Frozen peas are great for that too. Goes with a lot of different dishes. just throw in a handful, or make a side-dish.

It's special bc Reddit had a lot of close-knit communities that felt like they were more than just another social network. Facebook was always just some company building things, but Reddit seemed like it really was about the people. Spez looked at that and said he'd rather just have a lot of money. I mean... has he even done anything interesting with his money?
btw I don't mean to bring you down, but billionaires always have hangers-on who honestly think the billionaire is some kind of genius and who genuinely want to be just like them, even apart from catching what few scraps they might get off the table.