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- Comment on Austin Powers was made approximately as long ago as Austin spent frozen. 2 weeks ago:
But would studios still greenlight the script?
Its still a great movie and no I dont think Mike Meyers would intentionally write hurtful material, I just think some of the jokes definitely hit differently now.
- Comment on Austin Powers was made approximately as long ago as Austin spent frozen. 2 weeks ago:
Punching Basils mother for looking like a man did make me think “Yeah, doubt they would do that one now.”
- Comment on Austin Powers was made approximately as long ago as Austin spent frozen. 2 weeks ago:
I mean, art isnt created in a vacuum. I suppose I’m watching it through the lense of someone who isnt 13 too.
I dont think any of them became bad jokes but I definitely think some of the jokes are a bit more “potentially offensive” today than just lighthearted fun.
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- Comment on What's the greatest joy you have gotten from a video game? 2 weeks ago:
Not too long after it came out I was good at Siege and I mean good I was ranked in the top 1000 players and I thought that was pretty badass. I got a DM from some guy who was like “Hey I’m from TEAM and we wanted to know if you wanted to try out for our Siege squad?” I said thanks but no thanks, I have a mortgage and a full time and then some job. I dont want to take on the obligation.
I then went and googled the team, I was being courted by serious professional players. I still decided I didnt want that headache but as someone who has always been an underachiever it was like an IRL achievement popup or a level up notification. Like… look what I can achieve when I actually give a fuck and put the work in.
- Comment on The best “I told you so”s are the ones where you never have to say “I told you so” because the other person clearly knows you told them so 2 weeks ago:
Its a zombie apocalypse book series following the last of the spec ops operators in the world as they hit hot zones and try to piece together the elements of the cure the world was working on before everywhere but the UK was overrun.
The Audiobook is particularly good.
- Comment on The best “I told you so”s are the ones where you never have to say “I told you so” because the other person clearly knows you told them so 2 weeks ago:
You would love some of the “Fick-isms” from the Arisen book series.
“Hey! If you put your dirty dick beaters on her again I’m gonna light you on fire and put it out with a fork!”
- Comment on Thanks mom, I don't want any 2 weeks ago:
Worth checking out?
- Comment on Thanks mom, I don't want any 3 weeks ago:
Absolutely. I’m having fun watching because he is clearly having fun creating.
- Comment on Thanks mom, I don't want any 3 weeks ago:
If you want to watch a fabulously flamboyant gay man cook disgusting vintage recipes check out “Eye Spy Antiques” on YT.
A lot of fun.
- Comment on Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted? 1 month ago:
For many reasons.
Firstly, never meet your heroes…
- Comment on Patient gamers, which games have you discovered/played this week? 1 month ago:
Half Life 2. They gave it to me for free.
Finished it and got Necromunda: Hired Gun for $13.
- Comment on BACK IT UP 1 month ago:
As someone who does performance enhancing substances and has a keen interest in Peptides and Sarms, I believe that some good could come from this.
Lets not pretend that the FDA hasnt created a walled garden with an insanely high barrier of entry for new drugs and compounds. Its prohibitively expensive to develop anything new and interesting. Especially in the space I mentioned where literally thousands of people are doing those drugs every day. But with precious fuckall in the way of actual literature on doses or quality sources.
- Comment on Whoopi Goldberg calling herself 'a working person' garners criticism from 'The View' fans 2 months ago:
Exactly technically she is right. She still has a boss, she still has to turn up somewhere at a certain time and do a certain thing in order to get paid. But lets not pretend that she still NEEDS to be a “working person”.
Once you have enough money for working for the rest of your life to be optional (even if you had to take a significant reduction in lifestyle) you are now a different class of “worker” and that is a HUGE difference in stress and demand on your life.
- Comment on Whoopi Goldberg calling herself 'a working person' garners criticism from 'The View' fans 2 months ago:
Look, technically she is right. She still has a boss, she still has to turn up somewhere at a certain time and do a certain thing in order to get paid. But lets not pretend that she still NEEDS to be a “working person”.
Once you have enough money for working for the rest of your life to be optional (even if you had to take a significant reduction in lifestyle) you are now a different class of “worker” and that is a HUGE difference in stress and demand on your life.
- Comment on what can I use to cushion my knee when exercising with it on the floor so it doesn't hurt? 2 months ago:
Google “Knee sleeves” literally designed for the purpose.
- Comment on Not allowed to work from home 2 months ago:
Theres something enormously satisfying about asking the question “And are you willing to give me that in writing?”
Then watching them squirm as something in their brain goes full Ackbar “ITS A TRAP!”
- Comment on 'It Has Plateaued': Should We Be Worried About Console Gaming's Future? 2 months ago:
Because Nintendo games on Nintendo handhelds almost never go wrong and you know what parents love? Their kids shit always just working. You dont have to check the system specs, you buy the game at the store and it WORKS. You wrap the game under a tree at Xmas, you can tell grandma “Nintendo Switch” and while she might pick something shit, its going to work.
Lemmings love to act like they are enlightened for figuring out the Steam deck is better… its not for you. Its for 5 to 10 year olds.
- Comment on every damn morning 3 months ago:
Yes, I did dun goof.
- Comment on You'll have to use pto time to drown, but make sure it's approved first 3 months ago:
No its not. It doesnt meet the criteria for murder.
Section 1751(a) of Title 18 incorporates by reference 18 U.S.C. §§ 1111 and 1112. 18 U.S.C. § 1111 defines murder as the unlawful killing of a human being with malice, and divides it into two degrees. Murder in the first degree is punishable by death. In any case in which the death penalty may be applicable, it is necessary for the United States Attorney to follow the procedures set forth in JM 9-10.000. The Attorney General must authorize the United States Attorney to seek the death penalty in any case. Any other kind of murder is murder in the second degree and is punishable by any term of imprisonment including life.
Congratulations, your insistence its murder just got them off scott free because their death was not the intended outcome of the manager/companies actions. Different charges are different charges for a reason.
- Comment on You'll have to use pto time to drown, but make sure it's approved first 3 months ago:
Murder wouldnt stick, have to prove intent.
Negligent Homicide or Criminal Negligence on the other hand…
- Comment on YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books. 3 months ago:
He who fights with monsters.
- Comment on YSK: You don't own your Kindle e-books. 3 months ago:
If you like HWFWM check out the Mayor of Noobtown.
- Comment on every damn morning 3 months ago:
Yeah, edited that for clarity. Thanks.
- Comment on every damn morning 3 months ago:
Thats a bit simplistic.
Caffiene has a half life of 5 hours, which is to say in 5 hours your average person will have metabolised half the dose. So if you have 200mg at lunch time, at 5pm your still feeling the effects of 100mg, it could take 10 hours to completely clear your system. If you’re sensitive to Caffiene,have a low tolerance or metabolise it slower you might have trouble sleeping before midnight.
I have a biblical tolerance, I’m up at 4am for work and I’m on a pretty serious cutting diet. I have my preworkout can at 3:30 and have no trouble sleeping at 8:30 to 9pm.
- Comment on every damn morning 3 months ago:
I should have said “The original Jack3d” They took the DMAA out which was what made Jack3d kick ass in the first place.
- Comment on every damn morning 3 months ago:
Nah they took Jack3d off the market.
- Comment on What are the pros and cons to buying a smart watch from temu? 3 months ago:
I took that one to mean You know your Samsung S21 was made by Samsung. That suspiciously cheap “hoverboard” with the lithium ion battery was made… in china… somewhere.
- Comment on Ubisoft's Board is Launching an Investigation Into The Company Struggles 3 months ago:
Yes it was. It was so frigging good.
- Comment on Ubisoft's Board is Launching an Investigation Into The Company Struggles 3 months ago:
They do damn near 10/10 work when they give a fuck, Thats probably the worst part.
Siege was damn near perfect as a tactical competitive shooter for the first few years. The Division was great, Just Cause was enormous fun and so on.
The problem is they hit a winner, and then milk it and milk it and milk it until we hate it or them.