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Comment on The Brexit mess could lead to a break-up of a no longer United Kingdom in ~society
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Comment on What are you thankful for? in ~talk
trad_animator LinkI'm a Brit, I lived in the States for a minute, and fell in love with TG. When I moved back over the pond, I was upset that I might not be celebrating it again, but serendipitously, my birthday...I'm a Brit, I lived in the States for a minute, and fell in love with TG. When I moved back over the pond, I was upset that I might not be celebrating it again, but serendipitously, my birthday falls right around TG - perfect! Since coming back from the US I have celebrated TG annually, leveraging my birthday - even the most cynical Brits give me a pass and get into the spirit of it because "but muh birfdae!". So I guess I'm thankful I have friends who are willing to entertain me (and secretly I think they enjoy it as it's still kinda "exotic" here).
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Comment on The Brexit mess could lead to a break-up of a no longer United Kingdom in ~society
trad_animator (edited )Link ParentFrom what I've read, hardline Brexit Conservatives would be all too happy for the UK to break apart. There will be no love lost if Scotland goes; NI is nothing but a 'nuisance'. The "muh...From what I've read, hardline Brexit Conservatives would be all too happy for the UK to break apart. There will be no love lost if Scotland goes; NI is nothing but a 'nuisance'. The "muh sovereign-tee" argument, in reality, has a tremendously narrow scope - mainly focussed on their bank accounts. And if the Brexiters have less to worry about ("Bye Scotland! Don't let the door hit you on the way out!"), the easier it'll be for them turn England+Wales into an off-shore corporatist feudalism. Just swap castles and forts with steel and glass banks. My 2 pence anyway.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? #6 in ~books
trad_animator Link11.22.63! Really great. Makes me hopeful that when I'm in my mid 60s I'll also be able to produce the goods.11.22.63! Really great. Makes me hopeful that when I'm in my mid 60s I'll also be able to produce the goods.
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Comment on Hackers (1995) - reView ft. Macaulay Culkin | RedLetterMedia in ~movies
trad_animator Link ParentTo add another layer; it's almost like reincarnation - so not only could you look to say, 2001 right now for style choices, but the echoes too - 1982, 1963, etc... all those times where looking to...To add another layer; it's almost like reincarnation - so not only could you look to say, 2001 right now for style choices, but the echoes too - 1982, 1963, etc... all those times where looking to their cycles. It's why boot cut and flares are also being seen again on the savvier hipsters out there (I might be one of them sorry).
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Comment on Hackers (1995) - reView ft. Macaulay Culkin | RedLetterMedia in ~movies
trad_animator Link ParentHello. As someone who's SO works in the fashion industry. Fashion, like almost everything, works in a 20 year cycle. So what was cool 20 years ago is cool now. Want to be ahead of the curve? Start...Hello. As someone who's SO works in the fashion industry. Fashion, like almost everything, works in a 20 year cycle. So what was cool 20 years ago is cool now. Want to be ahead of the curve? Start wearing stuff that was popular 18 years ago. When she pointed that out to me, it was like a penny dropped. I work in animation, and guess what? Exactly the same concept. It really has everything to do with nostalgia, and the goldilocks zone is 18-20 years ago.
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Comment on How do you feel about where you live? in ~talk
trad_animator Link ParentThat's similar in the UK and I think most cities in the "west" (or at least in the Anglo-Saxon capitalist region). When a system can't look after its own, let alone help internationally, you have...That's similar in the UK and I think most cities in the "west" (or at least in the Anglo-Saxon capitalist region). When a system can't look after its own, let alone help internationally, you have to question it. Mental health and drugs are hugely undermining to all efforts but unfortunately corruption and gangs will always exist in a world where money = status. Anyway what do I know. Sorry about all the expats. Are they mainly designers and IT workers?
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Comment on How do you feel about where you live? in ~talk
trad_animator Link ParentDon't they often say the weather in Seattle is like London (Londoner here). While there's no equivalent of the Puget Sound, it is a city of parks. Some are massive too. One of the positive relics...Don't they often say the weather in Seattle is like London (Londoner here). While there's no equivalent of the Puget Sound, it is a city of parks. Some are massive too. One of the positive relics of the Victorian age of philanthropy; as London boomed the landowners made sure there were parks for all the cock-a-nay chimney sweeps to dance around with animated penguins.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~news
trad_animator Link ParentOh man, surely the day will come. Any Google-heads here willing to owe up on the billions of dollars spent on voice translate? Surely it's development needed for eventual singularity /sOh man, surely the day will come. Any Google-heads here willing to owe up on the billions of dollars spent on voice translate? Surely it's development needed for eventual singularity /s
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~news
trad_animator LinkThe news of my country, the UK, specifically England, was, is, and will be for another century; Brexit. And to the detriment of everything else. Conspiracy hat on: it's a diversion for all the...The news of my country, the UK, specifically England, was, is, and will be for another century; Brexit. And to the detriment of everything else. Conspiracy hat on: it's a diversion for all the failing and continual privitisation of the country and will lead to the UK (or at least England and Wales) becoming a backward throwback to the worst of the 70s. Hopefully the music will thrive like it did back then (please I need a silver lining).
Absolutley. I don't think it's even spectulative at this point. The SNP will vote down the current Brexit plan with the opposition parties (Labour, etc) and this will mean either a new referendum for Brexit, or a "no deal" exit - in which case Scotland will leave, for sure. As a Londoner, it's all pretty amusing (the irony of all of it) and tinged with despair for those who are going to suffer huge poverty. It's crazy.