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Comment on US survey shows abortion bans drive away young talent in ~finance
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Comment on Please recommend me an anime to watch? in ~anime
Dr_Amazing Link ParentKnew cowboy Bebop would be right at the top of the list. I feel like Trigun used to get named right along side it back in the day but you don't really see it much anymore.Knew cowboy Bebop would be right at the top of the list.
I feel like Trigun used to get named right along side it back in the day but you don't really see it much anymore.
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Comment on ‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair in ~enviro
Dr_Amazing LinkI have a 2 year old and I mostly just try not to think about it. We're pretty well off and live in an area that offer some protection against a lot of climate problems. The big danger here is the...I have a 2 year old and I mostly just try not to think about it. We're pretty well off and live in an area that offer some protection against a lot of climate problems. The big danger here is the increasing size and frequency of wildfires.
I'm more worried about the US invading over water or mass migration as the south becomes less liveable.
But I really don't know what I should do to protect my family. Buy a gun and horde food? Learn and teach survival skills? Build a bunker and go full doomsday preper? Most things somehow seem both too extreme and also kind of pointless at the same time.
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Comment on ‘The Fall Guy’ box office disappointment hurts more than opening weekend in ~movies
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI like Bullettrain, but I don't really see movies in theater any more. I'm not sure if it was a marketing thing or just me, but I never even heard of this one till it was already out and I still...I like Bullettrain, but I don't really see movies in theater any more. I'm not sure if it was a marketing thing or just me, but I never even heard of this one till it was already out and I still don't actually know anything about it.
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Comment on The world owes Spider-Man 3 an apology in ~movies
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI'd argue that the symbiote is about ego at all. I've always seen it as a tradeoff of power vs control. It makes you stronger but it'll start controlling you as much as you're controlling it....I'd argue that the symbiote is about ego at all. I've always seen it as a tradeoff of power vs control. It makes you stronger but it'll start controlling you as much as you're controlling it.
Peter lives by the idea that power comes with responsibility and he suffers for it. He can barely maintain personal relationships, his grades suffer dispite being a genius, he's barely making enough to cover rent working for someone that hates him.
The suit feeds on that. Why should he work so hard when he could be stealing? Why doesn't he just kill the villains and save all yhat trouble? Why does he let Flash and Jamison push him around?
Peter has to abandon the suit because it's turning him into a monster. It's trying to make him act against all of his ideals. Goofy dancing just doesn't get this across.
The real problem, as many have said is too many things at once. Doing the entire venom arc, while finishing the green goblin story, and cramming in sandman makes it pretty much impossible to do any of them really well.
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Comment on The world owes Spider-Man 3 an apology in ~movies
Dr_Amazing Link ParentBattlefield Earth had a race of literal loan sharks. Like I assume they weren't all bankers but all the ones we see were and it's pretty clear that banking is most of their planet's economy.Battlefield Earth had a race of literal loan sharks. Like I assume they weren't all bankers but all the ones we see were and it's pretty clear that banking is most of their planet's economy.
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Comment on The world owes Spider-Man 3 an apology in ~movies
Dr_Amazing LinkI usually agree with Joel but it was just a disappointment. Emo Peter was a terrible way of showing the symbiote's darkness. Look at 90s spiderman wearing the suit...I usually agree with Joel but it was just a disappointment. Emo Peter was a terrible way of showing the symbiote's darkness.
Look at 90s spiderman wearing the suithttps://youtube.com/watch?v=rHP2wtX56c8&feature=shared
https://youtu.be/9w4H-91TVUA?si=nbNpjk1-F58P_ozIHe's terrifying, aggressive and barely hanging onto control. Instead we got Peter changing his haircut, dancing down the street and bouncing around a jazz bar. It's crazy anyone thought those were good scenes that should be oj the movie.
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Comment on Florida is the first state to ban lab grown meat - Ron DeSantis in ~food
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIt's literally just the beef industry buying a law to stifle their competitionIt's literally just the beef industry buying a law to stifle their competition
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Comment on Is TV advertising still relevant? Does anybody under 60 even watch traditional TV anymore? in ~tv
Dr_Amazing LinkEven by the mid 2000s I was torrenting most of my TV. I didn't feel like watching it at a particular time and it was simple to hop on demonoid the next day and grab the latest episode. Or wait...Even by the mid 2000s I was torrenting most of my TV. I didn't feel like watching it at a particular time and it was simple to hop on demonoid the next day and grab the latest episode. Or wait till a season was over do I could binge it.
I have an older relative who watches old school TV and tends to just leave it running a lot of the day. It's all home reno shows and Judge Judy style court shows. Just terrible stuff.
Last time I really remember getting excited for TV was when everyone was still really into 24. Prisonbreak and 24 came on back to back and my friends would all gather to watch the new episodes together.
Weirdly the one thing I kinda miss is movie ads. Used to be that everyone knew every movie coming out since you'd see constant ads for them. Now I never know what's playing or coming out. Can't remember the last time a best picture nomination was a movie I had even heard of.
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Comment on What do I do if I don't have any clothes? in ~life.style
Dr_Amazing LinkDespite being a grown man with children of my own, the vast majority of my wardrobe is clothes I received as xmas/birthday gifts. It's really rare that I actually walk into a store and buy...Despite being a grown man with children of my own, the vast majority of my wardrobe is clothes I received as xmas/birthday gifts. It's really rare that I actually walk into a store and buy something for myself.
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Comment on Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Link ParentReddit doesn't have to allow it. It's already full of spam and bot accounts. Usually bots now, just repost old comments to appear as if they have a legit history. Once they're using AI to respond...Reddit doesn't have to allow it. It's already full of spam and bot accounts. Usually bots now, just repost old comments to appear as if they have a legit history. Once they're using AI to respond pretty organically, it will be much harder to detect them.
It's going to get to a ridiculous point where every discussion will have a ton of bots posting normal comments, so that when they eventually post their advertising or political comments, they'll look like legit users. It will be pretty easy for a company or a political party to run hundreds or thousands of these bots across various social media just to make it look like regular people like their thing.
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Comment on Cartoons such as Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, or Avatar? in ~tv
Dr_Amazing LinkI don't think I saw Gargoyles on here. That's like the grand daddy of continuity in kids showsI don't think I saw Gargoyles on here. That's like the grand daddy of continuity in kids shows
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Comment on The story of The Oregon Trail in ~games
Dr_Amazing (edited )Link ParentDoesn't ring a bell, but I remember playing a lot of Quarter-Mile Math and Cross Country CanadaDoesn't ring a bell, but I remember playing a lot of Quarter-Mile Math and Cross Country Canada
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Comment on Embezzlers are nice people in ~finance
Dr_Amazing Link ParentThis is a really good read! Thanks!This is a really good read! Thanks!
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Comment on Tokyo starts ride-hailing service — but it may not be what you expect in ~transport
Dr_Amazing LinkSo I can get a ride from a taxi driver for the same price as a taxi? Why even bother with the app and not just call a taxi in the first place.So I can get a ride from a taxi driver for the same price as a taxi? Why even bother with the app and not just call a taxi in the first place.
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Comment on The story of The Oregon Trail in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentThe big thing to me is that it's a very American game. Other edutainment games like Carmen Santiago, Math Blaster and the Super Solver series made it to other countries. (I played them in Canada...The big thing to me is that it's a very American game. Other edutainment games like Carmen Santiago, Math Blaster and the Super Solver series made it to other countries. (I played them in Canada at least) but despite Oregon Trail being like THE school computer game, I never played it till way later.
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Comment on ‘Heroes’ reboot in the works from series creator Tim Kring in ~tv
Dr_Amazing (edited )LinkThere's something really funny about a show best known for outstaying its welcome, trying to get people excited for a reboot.There's something really funny about a show best known for outstaying its welcome, trying to get people excited for a reboot.
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Comment on An honest assessment of American rural white resentment is long overdue in ~misc
Dr_Amazing LinkI hate to be so reductive to say they're just dumb and racist. But man does it really seem to come down to that a lot of the time. You can dress it up but it always seems to be just a ton of...I hate to be so reductive to say they're just dumb and racist. But man does it really seem to come down to that a lot of the time.
You can dress it up but it always seems to be just a ton of people who don't understand why bad things are happening to them. They either can't or wont look at the real situation or causes and blindly trust some of the most obviously untrustworthy prople. Then actively fight against their own self interest, dragging the rest of the country along with them.
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Comment on Where will people commune in a godless America? in ~humanities
Dr_Amazing Link ParentBut why jump to god? I don't know what came before the big bang. I assume there's some complicated quirk of time, space or string theory that makes it work, but it doesn't really matter to me in...But why jump to god? I don't know what came before the big bang. I assume there's some complicated quirk of time, space or string theory that makes it work, but it doesn't really matter to me in the long run.
What I don't get is saying "I don't know what caused the big bang, I guess it was God." Not knowing something doesn't mean you have to jump to religion. Especially with all the baggage religion carries with it.
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Comment on Idaho libraries must move materials deemed harmful to children, or face lawsuits, under new law in ~books
Dr_Amazing LinkSado-masochistic abuse" means flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise...Sado-masochistic abuse" means flagellation or torture by or upon a person who is nude or clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of one who is nude or so clothed.
I get what they're going for but like wouldn't Spiderman technically count as someone in a bizarre costume that ties people up.
The whole conspiracy cycle is a bit much. But I absolutely believe some of these policies are designed to simply drive away progressive voters. Florida and Texas were starting to look like they might go blue and both come out with a wave of policies that don't really benefit anyone but make any non Maga type want to flee the state.