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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Teaser in ~movies
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Comment on Bowen Yang is leaving Saturday Night Live after tonight’s episode in ~tv
GobiasIndustries Link ParentI don't watch SNL as much as I used to either and feel the same way. Bowen was one of my favourite cast members, but a lot of his material was either being flamboyantly gay or being a gay man...I don't watch SNL as much as I used to either and feel the same way. Bowen was one of my favourite cast members, but a lot of his material was either being flamboyantly gay or being a gay man doing an impression of a straight person. He's really, really good at it though and I'm sure that there's always going to be work for him if he wants it.
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Comment on Oscars shock: YouTube wins TV rights to host Academy Awards from 2029 in ~movies
GobiasIndustries Link ParentI think there's still a pretty clear line between what counts as TV and what counts as film. The only real casualty is the made-for-TV movie, which merged with the straight to VHS/DVD movie to...I think there's still a pretty clear line between what counts as TV and what counts as film.
The only real casualty is the made-for-TV movie, which merged with the straight to VHS/DVD movie to become the direct to streaming movie and most of those aren't going to have any place in a discussion about awards.
I'm not a huge cinephile, but there's no doubt that the theatrical release is usually how a director intends for their work to be seen. If a streaming service made an Oscar-worthy movie, would it mean that it was made for the small screen to be the "true" experience?
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Comment on Oscars shock: YouTube wins TV rights to host Academy Awards from 2029 in ~movies
GobiasIndustries Link ParentInstitutions like the Academy are very slow to change. I don't know what it takes to change the eligibility requirements, but the Academy's governors are a mix of creative talent, producers,...Institutions like the Academy are very slow to change. I don't know what it takes to change the eligibility requirements, but the Academy's governors are a mix of creative talent, producers, executives, SFX/video/audio technicians etc. I imagine that it would be hard to get enough of them to agree to change the status quo.
That being said, a theatrical release seems to be more of a technicality nowadays. A lot of Oscar bait movies seem to get a limited theatrical release around this time of year to satisfy the requirement and then go for a wider release or head to streaming shortly thereafter.
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Comment on How do you plan out your meals for the week/meal prep? in ~food
GobiasIndustries Link ParentYou touched on a bunch of what I was going to say as former professional chef. I imagine that our work experience makes it a lot easier to say, but the secret really is to stop being so precious...You touched on a bunch of what I was going to say as former professional chef. I imagine that our work experience makes it a lot easier to say, but the secret really is to stop being so precious about what you eat. Making delicious, healthy food for yourself and a family is a big job, even for a very skilled cook, I have a hard time doing it without making concessions.
Project managers call it the triple constraint of time, cost, and scope. You can't always have all three, so either let go of the idea of having a wide variety of new, exciting things to eat every day, spend a fortune on meal prep, or resign yourself to spending a lot more time in the kitchen.
I've never really eaten much for pleasure, cooking for a living takes a lot of the joy out of food. The guests are meant to enjoy the food, the cooks just have to find whatever scraps and leftovers they can in the five minutes they get for lunch. On the plus side, all my experience gives me a huge repertoire to work from. I don't really use recipes and just rely on experience and my personal preferences to grab what looks good at the grocery store and figure out how to combine it into a week's worth of meals. Anyone can learn to do it with consistency and the willingness to not follow recipes as strictly.
When I say I don't use recipes, I mean that most of my meals are a combination of vegetables, grains, and protein with some sort of sauce or garnish rather than an actual named, composed dish. If you let go of the idea of having a fully defined plan with fresh meals every week, you can make your life a lot easier. I always try to plan for leftovers and make extra sauces or things that can be easily frozen to serve as a base for other meals. For example, I made a coconut/mango seafood curry a few weeks ago. I made twice as much sauce as needed and froze half. The next time I needed a fast, but good homemade meal, I already had a lot of the work done.
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Comment on $700M stunner: Shohei Ohtani to Los Angeles Dodgers on biggest deal in sports history in ~sports.baseball
GobiasIndustries LinkIt was rumoured that Rogers Communications, the telecom company that owns the Blue Jays, were willing to give up their NHL broadcasting rights to write a check for Ohtani. Rogers has two years...It was rumoured that Rogers Communications, the telecom company that owns the Blue Jays, were willing to give up their NHL broadcasting rights to write a check for Ohtani.
Rogers has two years left on a 10-year, $500 million broadcast deal with the NHL which has apparently been a disaster. Apparently Rogers would have shifted pretty much all of the focus on their sports channels to the Jays and Ohtani had they managed to sign him.
At least they would have stopped talking about the Leafs.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
GobiasIndustries LinkA local drugstore had a random assortment of deeply discounted PS4 games so I picked up NHL '21 and Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues for $3 each this week. Cobra Kai is surprisingly fun...A local drugstore had a random assortment of deeply discounted PS4 games so I picked up NHL '21 and Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues for $3 each this week.
Cobra Kai is surprisingly fun for something out of the bargain bin. It's a fairly standard side-scrolling beat 'em up where you choose to play as either the Cobra Kai or Miyagi-Do dojos, each with different characters and play styles. You swap between party members on the fly during stages and can customize each character with a pretty robust upgrading system.
I like the cel-shaded art style and it was nice to hear a few of the actors lend their voices to the game, I just wish that the controls were more responsive. You have a wide variety of moves at your disposal, but actually pulling them off reliably is tough. Some of the enemy designs felt really out of place as well. I don't know why I'm fighting hippies and soccer moms. All in all, it's a pretty fun game that just needed a bit more polishing.
As a rule, I wait a few years before updating my sports games and even then, I stay a few years behind. The last version of 'chel I bought was '17, so I was due. I haven't spent any time with '21 yet, but knowing EA, I assume that nothing has changed except for team rosters and player ratings.
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Comment on The rise and fall of MuchMusic in ~music
GobiasIndustries LinkGoing to my school's MuchMusic Video Dance Party was probably the highlight of my time in junior high. I was never big on school dances, but I wasn't going to miss the chance to see Technotronic...Going to my school's MuchMusic Video Dance Party was probably the highlight of my time in junior high. I was never big on school dances, but I wasn't going to miss the chance to see Technotronic and C+C Music Factory on the big screen.
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Comment on The Rolling Stones are hitting the road next year on a tour sponsored by AARP in ~music
GobiasIndustries LinkI saw the Stones play in Ottawa, Canada almost 20 years ago. There was a retirement home across the street from the stadium and I remember thinking that the residents would probably be pretty...I saw the Stones play in Ottawa, Canada almost 20 years ago. There was a retirement home across the street from the stadium and I remember thinking that the residents would probably be pretty annoyed about having to hear loud music blaring into the night. Boy, was I wrong. Every unit that had a window overlooking the stadium was packed the entire time.
It made wonder which artists from my youth in the mid-90s would still be touring by the time I hit retirement age 20 years from now.
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Comment on Gambling, and my rambling on why gambling advertisements should be illegal in ~talk
GobiasIndustries LinkI agree that gambling advertisements have gotten way out of hand, especially in sports. The sheer volume of gambling ads have made a lot of sports unwatchable for me and it seems like most sports...I agree that gambling advertisements have gotten way out of hand, especially in sports. The sheer volume of gambling ads have made a lot of sports unwatchable for me and it seems like most sports news programs are now just a bunch of "experts" talking about betting lines.
I'm a pretty big hockey fan and the way that the NHL has treated gambling ads is just one of several ways they've disappointed me lately. Nearly every commercial break features ads for sportsbooks, some current players even have endorsement deals. The sport's GOAT, Wayne Gretzky, who has been implicated in illegal sports gambling activities in the past, even has a deal with one.
Despite welcoming the cash that sportsbooks bring to the league with open arms and encouraging players to sign endorsement deals with them, the league also suspended Ottawa Senators player Shane Pinto for half a season for betting-related activities. The full details of the incident haven't been made public AFAIK, but some insiders suggest that he allowed a friend to use one of his accounts to make bets on his behalf. Guess what kind of company pays to have their logo displayed on his team's helmets? I'll give you a hint, it's a sportsbook. It's been hard to take the NHL seriously on any matter of morals or integrity lately.
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Comment on Destin Daniel Cretton departs as director on ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ in ~movies
GobiasIndustries Link ParentI was thinking about this when I finished watching S2 of Loki last night. The way they left things gives Marvel some options on how they want to move forward. Part of me thinks that if they were...I was thinking about this when I finished watching S2 of Loki last night. The way they left things gives Marvel some options on how they want to move forward.
Part of me thinks that if they were going to replace Majors or write Kang out of the story, they wouldn't have given him a prominent role in the season. It'll be interesting to see what Marvel decides to do.
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Comment on Destin Daniel Cretton departs as director on ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ in ~movies
GobiasIndustries LinkAnother article from Forbes suggests that Disney may be considering moving away from Kang as the main villain of the Secret Wars arc. This wouldn't surprise me given Johnathan Majors' recent...Another article from Forbes suggests that Disney may be considering moving away from Kang as the main villain of the Secret Wars arc.
This wouldn't surprise me given Johnathan Majors' recent assault charges, but it would also probably mean reworking some scripts to build up a new villain in 2025. The easy answer would be to recast the part and handwave the change away by saying that this version of Kang doesn't look like the one we've seen. If they do decide to pivot, my vote goes to Doctor Doom, who will almost certainly be a part of the upcoming Fantastic Four movie.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
GobiasIndustries Link ParentI agree with you about the second half of Castlevania SOTN. The inverted castle was a mind-blowing discovery the first time I played the game, the problem is that the map wasn't really designed to...I agree with you about the second half of Castlevania SOTN. The inverted castle was a mind-blowing discovery the first time I played the game, the problem is that the map wasn't really designed to be played upside-down so navigating a lot of areas got pretty tedious and awkward. It's still one of my all-time favourite games, but the GBA sequels definitely feel a bit more polished.
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Comment on Roughly ten games into the NHL season: what are your thoughts on the season so far? How is your team doing? Any surprises? in ~sports.hockey
GobiasIndustries Link ParentI hear you. Being the Captain of a Canadian team, especially a struggling one, is no easy job. He may have chosen his words poorly, the fans have every right to be angry after all. I think we're...I hear you. Being the Captain of a Canadian team, especially a struggling one, is no easy job. He may have chosen his words poorly, the fans have every right to be angry after all. I think we're one more loss away from seeing jerseys being thrown on the ice. Calling the booing 'bullshit' is a step too far, but I kind of expect Brady to speak the same way he plays hockey.
I will say that I'm impressed with Andlauer for having Pinto's back and calling out the league for sending mixed messages to players about gambling. He has a point about being kept out of the loop about Dadonov's situation as well. He's brought Alfie back into the fold in a player development role as well which is a big win in my books.
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Comment on Roughly ten games into the NHL season: what are your thoughts on the season so far? How is your team doing? Any surprises? in ~sports.hockey
GobiasIndustries Link ParentI've gotta say, this team never fails to find creative new ways to disappoint me. At least we don't have to worry about fitting Pinto under the salary cap. After Brady's comments about the fans...I've gotta say, this team never fails to find creative new ways to disappoint me. At least we don't have to worry about fitting Pinto under the salary cap.
After Brady's comments about the fans booing the team, I get the feeling that the players are just as frustrated as the fans. Everything I've heard about the team lately says that they're trying to foster a winning culture in the team, but that's got to be tough if you don't have the right person behind the bench and you've dug yourself into hole early in the season once again.
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Comment on Steak-umm's raises awareness for the "DEEP FAKES Accountability Act" in ~tech
GobiasIndustries Link ParentAs we saw in the video, proof of stake can be falsified with a tofu-based stake alternative smothered in vegan cheese sauce.As we saw in the video, proof of stake can be falsified with a tofu-based stake alternative smothered in vegan cheese sauce.
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Comment on Announcing the Tildes Backlog Burner event for 2023: Shrink your unplayed games list this November! in ~games
GobiasIndustries Link ParentI'd like to suggest: Games you've been meaning to give a second chance, Finish a game that you've been meaning to go back to, and When the hell did I buy this?I'd like to suggest:
- Games you've been meaning to give a second chance,
- Finish a game that you've been meaning to go back to, and
- When the hell did I buy this?
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Comment on Back to basics: The ten essential secrets to a perfect burger in ~food
GobiasIndustries Link ParentI'm with you when it comes to ground wagyu. I get why the product exists, something has to be done with all of the scraps and tougher cuts. It just seems like overkill for a burger unless you're...I'm with you when it comes to ground wagyu. I get why the product exists, something has to be done with all of the scraps and tougher cuts. It just seems like overkill for a burger unless you're making something Instagrammable that you're going to charge way too much for at a restaurant.
I definitely prefer a well-made burger with simple toppings over anything extravagant most of the time. Burgers are in the same as category of foods as a roast chicken is for me. You'll get the best results by sticking to a trusted recipe and nailing the cook. All the toppings in the world won't cover up a crappy burger.
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Comment on Love songs about established, long term relationships in ~music
GobiasIndustries LinkStuck With You - Huey Lewis and the News captures a lot of the conflicting feelings of being in a less than perfect long-term relationship. The catchy tune and chorus belies some of sadder lyrics,...Stuck With You - Huey Lewis and the News captures a lot of the conflicting feelings of being in a less than perfect long-term relationship.
The catchy tune and chorus belies some of sadder lyrics, which tell a story of a couple that may only be together because they have the same friends and share an address. Although they're happy to be stuck with each other, they're only in the relationship because of convenience and familiarity.
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Comment on How often do you 100% games/in what circumstances would you try to? in ~games
GobiasIndustries Link ParentPretty much. If I'm invested in the story, but I'm not enjoying the gameplay then the effort/reward ratio isn't there for me. If there's an option to turn the difficulty all the way down, I might...Pretty much. If I'm invested in the story, but I'm not enjoying the gameplay then the effort/reward ratio isn't there for me. If there's an option to turn the difficulty all the way down, I might take it to finish the game myself. If not, I'll just look for a video. Especially if there's a "best" ending that takes a lot of work to see.
Mostly because nothing they've done in this arc has landed with the fans the same way that the original heroes did.
Cutting ties with the actor you've spent time building up into the next big villain (Johnathan Majors) didn't help. They didn't have a clear plan to build up Dr. Doom the same way that Thanos got introduced either.