The only other time I could find any IG refusing a request from a group of bipartisan senators was in the first trump administration, back in 2019 [0] when they were withholding congressionally directed funds for Ukraine.

[0] https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-colleagues-statement-on-dod-oig-decision-to-not-investigate-ukraine-security-assistance-initiative-funding-delay

The Rep-Rap of visual augmentation.

The VISOR is always being tweaked or repaired or used for something cool. Data’s eyes? Always assumed to work. Anyways, I like the VISOR better. It’s like open hardware. Side thought. It would be cool to see an episode where cadets have to build their own tricorder from scratch, like a Jedi making their lightsaber or an ancient Roman metal caster making a dodecahedron.

Dune (boardgame reprint). Battle Star Galactica (boardgame with some of the expansions). Game of Thrones (boardgame). Civilization 5 (PC). Age of Empires 2 (PC, any version, DE is good).

I love the mind fucks in the boardgames; there are a lot of good PC games.

I guess we could grow a bunch of wheat inside of it, then send it back to earth. If we’re not treated well we could swap wheat for rocks. At least, that what Heinlein suggested.

I will help! Haven’t played this one but have messed around with some of the de/re-compiles.

Scheming Eunuchs make a Racket.

Civ 6 is better than Civ 5.