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  1. Comment on Brad Pitt returning for ‘World War Z’ sequel at Paramount with Edward Berger to direct in ~movies

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    hmm interesting. I think the book was written in more of an "open air prison Palestine" vs now in the "currently actively being genocide-d Palestine"so maybe it was fine. I do have the book on...

    hmm interesting. I think the book was written in more of an "open air prison Palestine" vs now in the "currently actively being genocide-d Palestine"so maybe it was fine. I do have the book on audiobook now so maybe i'll go through it again whenever i have the chance.

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  2. Comment on Brad Pitt returning for ‘World War Z’ sequel at Paramount with Edward Berger to direct in ~movies

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    I meant the movie itself! I'm actually not too sure about the book, I also haven't read it in a while. I'm pretty sure the novel itself had a section on Israel but I'm not too sure about the...

    I meant the movie itself! I'm actually not too sure about the book, I also haven't read it in a while. I'm pretty sure the novel itself had a section on Israel but I'm not too sure about the specifics either. It definitely hurts a bit though, and I'm more of a "can't separate art from artist" kinda guy so it's doubly hard for me.

    quick edit:
    I will say the author Max Brooks is the son of Mel Brooks who I don't think is super controversial? But again I'm not too sure.

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  3. Comment on Baba Is You and Party House - The Board Games (Kickstarter) in ~games.tabletop

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    Yeah, part of me is really wondering how it works on paper but I also kinda want to go in blind. I'm also way older than 10+, but Baba has always been super challenging to me too!

    Yeah, part of me is really wondering how it works on paper but I also kinda want to go in blind. I'm also way older than 10+, but Baba has always been super challenging to me too!

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Baba Is You and Party House - The Board Games (Kickstarter) in ~games.tabletop

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    I don't usually post Kickstarters or anything (I think) but I figure we have a lot of people who like Baba and I remember when UFO50 was a huge talking point on this site so I figured there's...

    I don't usually post Kickstarters or anything (I think) but I figure we have a lot of people who like Baba and I remember when UFO50 was a huge talking point on this site so I figured there's probably a fan or two who might not have heard of this yet!

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Brad Pitt returning for ‘World War Z’ sequel at Paramount with Edward Berger to direct in ~movies

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    I already hated the original movie because it took one of my (childhood) favorite books and completely changed it, but then I became more "woke" and realized that it really tries to paint Israel...

    I already hated the original movie because it took one of my (childhood) favorite books and completely changed it, but then I became more "woke" and realized that it really tries to paint Israel in a good light.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on The Last Photograph | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Army of the Dead wasn't thattttt bad when I saw it if i remember correctly, but then again it was years ago when I was bored during COVID so maybe that's why? But yeah holy crap looking at his...

    Army of the Dead wasn't thattttt bad when I saw it if i remember correctly, but then again it was years ago when I was bored during COVID so maybe that's why? But yeah holy crap looking at his filmography on his Wiki and he really hasn't made something good since like... Watchmen? And even that one kinda missed the mark.

  9. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I JUST finished all Rank 10 in all of the guild combos and I gotta say there's something that the extra layer of tile placement and positioning adds to the satisfaction. But the guilds feel really...

    I JUST finished all Rank 10 in all of the guild combos and I gotta say there's something that the extra layer of tile placement and positioning adds to the satisfaction. But the guilds feel really good together no matter what the combo you have is, and I definitely enjoy the variety of the strategies. I wish I could see my highest scores but once my settlement had milestone goals that had 1.xxe12 or something the game felt tedious.

    Overall I really enjoyed it! Would highly recommend if others like balatro.

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  10. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've been grinding Combolands, only have 1 achievement left! It's surprisingly addicting, 10/10 would recommend if you liked Balatro. Also finished Big Walk this week (at least all the initial...

    I've been grinding Combolands, only have 1 achievement left! It's surprisingly addicting, 10/10 would recommend if you liked Balatro.

    Also finished Big Walk this week (at least all the initial puzzles, I've heard about post game that we're doing right now) I think it's probably one of my favorite co-op games in recent memory, though IT2 and Split Fiction were very good too.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    My current second screen, "I should probably be working right now but I'm waiting for a build anyway" game rotation is: How Many Dudes? - An autobattling roguelike deckbuilder where you draft...

    My current second screen, "I should probably be working right now but I'm waiting for a build anyway" game rotation is:
    How Many Dudes? - An autobattling roguelike deckbuilder where you draft dudes to fight ridiculous things like horse sized ducks and the like! I really enjoyed this one, Steam says I have 56 hours in it but I also got it on my phone to play on the train. Broken builds are really fun but the runs are a bitttt too long tbh, not being able to beat the final boss while stomping the rest of the game is a bit dissatisfying. The main meta progression system is higher tiers with more modifiers but there's only 3 tiers so it's less exciting to complete the game, but I got almost all the Dudes to Gold on Tier 1 and I was feeling pretty satisfied with the game already.

    Nubby's Number Factory - Roguelike pachinko, it's really cheap and also has a mobile app release so I've been on this too. Very fun, you shoot a ball and number go up. Get relics to get your number even higher. It gets a bit tedious when you get to the UnD numbers though, I've literally left the game running to go play Magic for two hours and I came back and only just barely passed the goal on stage 280 or something. I keep messing up right before 300 for the achievement and it takes so long to even get to that so I might be missing something with my relics. It's a good time sink though and I like the variations and challenges, going to try to beat them when I can! 35 hours.

    Combolands - My latest get and obsession. Think Balatro meets Monster Train meets city builder. You choose two guilds at the beginning of the run, and each of the guilds have specific buildings in it's pool that interacts with other buildings. You want to pass a certain point every milestone and each building triggers other buildings and such and such. There's about 6 factions I think? And you can mix and match every one so there's a lottttt of variety (a la Monster Train). This one came out this week so it might have gone under the radar but it's really addicting!

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  12. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    headphones and music works probably! would definitely recommend, you really miss out on a LOT of the game if you just kinda talk to each other in the same room.

    headphones and music works probably! would definitely recommend, you really miss out on a LOT of the game if you just kinda talk to each other in the same room.

  13. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Yes for sure! Just gotta be in different rooms! I don't know how the puzzles change or anything but I think they scale.

    Yes for sure! Just gotta be in different rooms! I don't know how the puzzles change or anything but I think they scale.

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  14. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've heard that the map itself is based off of a national park in Australia which might lend itself to the "we're walking around shooting the shit" kinda vibes. I think even though it might seem...

    I've heard that the map itself is based off of a national park in Australia which might lend itself to the "we're walking around shooting the shit" kinda vibes. I think even though it might seem like friendslop the world itself is pretty curated and opposite of friendslop haha.

    (I do think the puzzles are slightly different when you go under 4 people, we had one of our 4 drop out and when we restarted the world as 3, the game adjusts the puzzles for it)

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  15. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've been playing Big Walk this weekend with my friends. It's genuinely one of the most satisfying puzzle/co-op games I've played in a while. The puzzles themselves aren't very complicated but a...

    I've been playing Big Walk this weekend with my friends. It's genuinely one of the most satisfying puzzle/co-op games I've played in a while. The puzzles themselves aren't very complicated but a LOT of it has to do with limited communication and such. It also generally feels like you're exploring a park with your friends, this group I'm playing with I went hiking with a month ago and it's funny how similar it feels.

    I highly recommend it!

    8 votes

  16. Comment on Share your favourite dal recipe! in ~food

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    Every time I go to London I try to stop by! I grew up in a very Indian town and my friend told me that it was very similar to home but you can get everything at once.

    Every time I go to London I try to stop by! I grew up in a very Indian town and my friend told me that it was very similar to home but you can get everything at once.

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  17. Comment on Share your favourite dal recipe! in ~food

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    My favorite one has always been Dishoom's, they do the 24 hour cook but you can do it in 4 at home apparently! https://hotcooking.co.uk/recipes/dishoom-house-black-daal/

    My favorite one has always been Dishoom's, they do the 24 hour cook but you can do it in 4 at home apparently!
    https://hotcooking.co.uk/recipes/dishoom-house-black-daal/

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  19. Comment on Cheap / budget travel Japan ideas request in ~travel

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    Just FYI some of my favorite ramen is right outside one of the TeamLab locations! I ate a lot of ramen last time I was there and it was definitely some of the best, AND it happens to be vegan!...

    Just FYI some of my favorite ramen is right outside one of the TeamLab locations! I ate a lot of ramen last time I was there and it was definitely some of the best, AND it happens to be vegan! (I'm not even vegan)

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