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Comment on Sex trafficker on FBI Most Wanted list captured in Barcelona pleads not guilty in ~news
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
crazydave333 LinkOn audiobook, I've been listening to Starship Troopers while I go on walks. The movie is good, but there's a ton to unpack in the book itself. Been reading tons of threads about the book this past...On audiobook, I've been listening to Starship Troopers while I go on walks. The movie is good, but there's a ton to unpack in the book itself. Been reading tons of threads about the book this past few weekends.
In text, I'm getting through this detective novel called Bonds which, to me, feels more like a male-oriented romance novel/ego-boost. Apparently, the main character always gives every woman he meets multiple orgasms, dates his secretary with no thought of sexual harrassment lawsuits, gave the main victim of the story multiple orgasms and she was only killed because she broke up with him and got involved with the wrong man. The main character of the book literally describes themselves as an "Alpha" to one of the women in the story and there's more description of his meals at Peter Luger than there are of the tedious plot.
Gonna finish it anyway, just for the lulz. This shit is the definition of "divorced dad lit".
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Comment on ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ struts past $1B global box office; soon to become biggest R-rated movie ever worldwide in ~movies
crazydave333 Link ParentI enjoyed it enough, but I'm sure tons of the in-jokes flew past my head as I am simply not that much of a comic book nerd.I enjoyed it enough, but I'm sure tons of the in-jokes flew past my head as I am simply not that much of a comic book nerd.
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Comment on What are your ten favourite movies of all time? in ~movies
crazydave333 LinkA top ten is difficult. Let me think of films that will always have to be in my collection, whatever format that exists: Apocalypse Now The Godfather Series 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Strangelove...A top ten is difficult. Let me think of films that will always have to be in my collection, whatever format that exists:
Apocalypse Now
The Godfather Series
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dr. Strangelove
Taxi Driver
Goodfellas
Alien and Aliens
Lawrence of Arabia
Original Star Wars Trilogy
Reservoir Dogs
Overall, a pretty basic bitch film-enthusiast list.
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Comment on What are your ten favourite movies of all time? in ~movies
crazydave333 Link ParentIn No Country, the coin-flip guy survives a Chigurh sighting.In No Country, the coin-flip guy survives a Chigurh sighting.
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Comment on Kamala Harris names Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor, as running mate in ~society
crazydave333 Link ParentI'm so lucky. My grizzled old retired Vietnam war veteran dad is Rachael Maddow watching MSNBC grandpa (probably to a fault).I'm so lucky. My grizzled old retired Vietnam war veteran dad is Rachael Maddow watching MSNBC grandpa (probably to a fault).
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Comment on Kamala Harris names Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor, as running mate in ~society
crazydave333 Link ParentGay Jew? Is Shapiro gay, or are you talking about Jared Polis? (who I'd be totally happy with seeing on a national ticket someday).Gay Jew? Is Shapiro gay, or are you talking about Jared Polis? (who I'd be totally happy with seeing on a national ticket someday).
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Comment on I'm visiting the region you're from, what's your favorite food I should try? in ~food
crazydave333 LinkDenver isn't much of a food town, but we do burritos smothered in pork green chili probably better than anywhere in the country. A must eat for dinner, breakfast, or a midnight snack.Denver isn't much of a food town, but we do burritos smothered in pork green chili probably better than anywhere in the country. A must eat for dinner, breakfast, or a midnight snack.
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Comment on I'm visiting the region you're from, what's your favorite food I should try? in ~food
crazydave333 Link ParentIf you're in Chicago, trying the Italian combo (Italian beef with a spicy Italian sausage in the center with giadinara) is a must. Instant meat sweats whenever I have one. It's glorious.If you're in Chicago, trying the Italian combo (Italian beef with a spicy Italian sausage in the center with giadinara) is a must. Instant meat sweats whenever I have one. It's glorious.
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Comment on Why does "Everything Everywhere All at Once" repulse me so much? in ~movies
crazydave333 Link ParentI won't draw any assumptions about OP having such a visceral dislike of EEAAO without even seeing it. Bizarre, but not necessarily indicative of racism. As a half-Asian guy though, EEAAO hit the...I won't draw any assumptions about OP having such a visceral dislike of EEAAO without even seeing it. Bizarre, but not necessarily indicative of racism.
As a half-Asian guy though, EEAAO hit the sweet spot for me. Over the last few years, I have noticed and appreciated Asian-American moviegoers being treated as a target audience for a change. However, many of the offerings left me feeling flat. Crazy Rich Asians kinda left me feeling flat, as did Shang-Chi. I enjoyed Minari as a quiet slice of Asian Americana life. Parasite was great, but I consider it a foreign film since it doesn't feature America as a part of whole story.
EEAAO, on the other hand, hit every nerve of my id. I'm generally inclined more towards to weird, philosophical, sci-fi plots. EEAAO has this, along with plenty of martial arts action, which makes it a win for me.
Michelle Yeoh was an actress whose works I've loved since seeing Wing Chun at a midnight movie back in the mid-nineties. Stuff like Supercop, and Tomorrow Never Dies were my bread and butter. I was joyed to see her slowly breaking into western cinema.
And Ke Huy Quan was many 80's Asian kid's hero from his roles in The Goonies and The Temple of Doom. When I was a little, I wanted all the gadgets that Data had, and went so far as to try and create crazy plans for them. Seeing him again, when we are both approaching middle age, was fucking great.
Obviously, I have a cultural attachment to EEAAO that OP does not have, but the film struck it hard for me.
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Comment on Two more women accuse Neil Gaiman of sexual assault and abuse in ~books
crazydave333 LinkI've never read a Neil Gaiman book. I used to feel bad that I'd never read any of his works, especially since I hang out with a lot of goths who worship him. Lately, I haven't felt too bad about...I've never read a Neil Gaiman book. I used to feel bad that I'd never read any of his works, especially since I hang out with a lot of goths who worship him.
Lately, I haven't felt too bad about this hole in my literary knowledge.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
crazydave333 LinkThe Force by Don Winslow. I plowed through his Cartel Trilogy last year and loved it. The Force is a one off, and I'm not quite done with it, but I really admire how fast paced his writing is....The Force by Don Winslow.
I plowed through his Cartel Trilogy last year and loved it. The Force is a one off, and I'm not quite done with it, but I really admire how fast paced his writing is. Sweeps you along and makes you read compulsively. The story itself is a pretty by the numbers corrupt-cop drama which recalls old shows like The Shield and The Wire. But I loved both of those, so I'm on board with this book.
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Comment on Deadpool & Wolverine discussion in ~movies
crazydave333 LinkOverall I had a decent time. However, many of the music cues and sequences clashed strangely with the scenes they were attached to. There is a world where a bloodbath scored to Madonna's Like A...Overall I had a decent time. However, many of the music cues and sequences clashed strangely with the scenes they were attached to. There is a world where a bloodbath scored to Madonna's Like A Prayer works, but Deadpool and Wolverine was not it.
I was reminded of this even more the next night when I went to see Longlegs in an adjacent theater (which is a very quiet movie) and could hear nothing but Deadpool blasting next door...
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Comment on What's your attitude about Russian classic literature? in ~books
crazydave333 Link ParentI'm also one of those people who have mainly read Dostoyevsky. I read Crime and Punishment in high school and thought it was one of the most brilliant books I'd ever read. It came to me at a time...I'm also one of those people who have mainly read Dostoyevsky. I read Crime and Punishment in high school and thought it was one of the most brilliant books I'd ever read. It came to me at a time when I was a 90's era incel who loved nihilistic movies like Taxi Driver and books like Less Than Zero. I didn't realize that Crime and Punishment was the antidote to those works.
Later, I took on The Brothers Karamazov, Notes from the Underground, and The Gambler. All of those, I only read once, and probably need to go back and give them a second go to fully appreciate them. And then there's the rest of Dostoyevsky's bibliography I need to get through.
In terms of other Russian lit I've read, I did Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Achipelago (when I was on a vacation to Hawaii of all things) and that moved me. I tried to crack Tolstoy's War and Peace once, but didn't finish it. I need to try again so I can get into his works.
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Comment on Movie of the Week #40 - Edge of Tomorrow in ~movies
crazydave333 Link ParentWhile Cruise has an impressive resume and has worked with most of the greatest directors in the biz, I disagree that his name alone ensures impressive box office for twenty years or so. For nearly...While Cruise has an impressive resume and has worked with most of the greatest directors in the biz, I disagree that his name alone ensures impressive box office for twenty years or so. For nearly a decade, Tom Cruise was considered, if not box office poison, then an actor whose personal life my overshadow a production (this is all following the whole Oprah couch jumping, weird Scientology video leaks scandals). Edge of Tomorrow underperformed theatrically. The Mummy was a straight up flop. The Mission: Impossible series have been consistent earners, but none of them match even mid-level Marvel films in box office, and the last installment made less money than the Qanon film The Sound of Freedom last summer.
In fact, Top Gun: Maverick was the first film starring Tom Cruise that made over a billion dollars. Zoe Saldana had starred in more billion dollar franchises than Tom Cruise has.
Tom Cruise could die tomorrow and his filmography would be considered legendary, but producers are not necessarily salivating to have him involved in their projects.
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Comment on Movie of the Week #40 - Edge of Tomorrow in ~movies
crazydave333 LinkI've been re-reading (or, more like, re-listening on audiobook) Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers recently. I remember when the Verhoeven film came out, one of the main nerd objections to the...I've been re-reading (or, more like, re-listening on audiobook) Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers recently. I remember when the Verhoeven film came out, one of the main nerd objections to the movie was that there was no power-armor, where in the book it featured prominently in the story.
Perhaps Verhoeven decided to leave the power-armor out of his film because of the special effects requirements to truly render it properly.
When I watched Edge of Tomorrow (was fortunate enough to see it opening weekend) I initially thought about how far FX had come to have actual power-armor combat served up on the screen. What I was watching was almost exactly what Heinlein described in his book.
Besides power-armor, both Starship Troopers and Edge of Tomorrow seem to have an emphasis on military structures, heirarchy, and discipline, and also a faceless, anonymous, inhuman enemy. Where Starship Troopers (both the film and the book) explores the society such a structure would spawn, Edge of Tomorrow sidesteps any larger world-building issues in favor of it's Groundhog Day like plot.
I've never read All You Need is Kill, so I'll have to tackle that someday to see how the book compares to Edge of Tomorrow. But if they were ever looking to remake Starship Troopers, it would probably look alot like this film.
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Comment on CrowdStrike code update bricking Windows machines around the world in ~tech
crazydave333 LinkI work at a hotel and our systems have all been nuked since a half hour after I came in. This was especially difficult because we had to take in a bunch of guests who were stuck in my city because...I work at a hotel and our systems have all been nuked since a half hour after I came in. This was especially difficult because we had to take in a bunch of guests who were stuck in my city because of the airline outage, and then they all get fucked by our outage as well.
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Comment on We need to rethink exercise – The workout paradox in ~health
crazydave333 Link ParentI think they would have done better by just adding in a couple of rest days every week. Even elite bodybuilders don't lift every single day. Gotta give the body time to recover.I think they would have done better by just adding in a couple of rest days every week. Even elite bodybuilders don't lift every single day. Gotta give the body time to recover.
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Comment on How to take care of a new cutting board? in ~food
crazydave333 LinkHot water and a quick scrub with a soapy sponge after each use is how I treat my wood cutting boards. I typically chop my vegetables before cutting my meat so I just need to do it once. Doesn't...Hot water and a quick scrub with a soapy sponge after each use is how I treat my wood cutting boards. I typically chop my vegetables before cutting my meat so I just need to do it once. Doesn't seem like it needs to be more complicated than that.
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Comment on Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X from California to Texas, blames new trans privacy law in ~tech
crazydave333 LinkThis is such a dumb "final straw". Can Musk not conceive that there are good reasons for educators to not have to disclose their student's sexual identities to their parents, especially if those...This is such a dumb "final straw". Can Musk not conceive that there are good reasons for educators to not have to disclose their student's sexual identities to their parents, especially if those parents might be homo or transphobic?
So fuck him. I can't afford a Tesla and if I was in the market for an electric vehicle, it would be Leaf or something like that. Twitter/X is a cesspool of racists and fascists now. I can't wait for reality to catch up with Elon and his overinflated stock price fall through the floor.
I enjoyed this. Worthwhile article if you have a bit of time.