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Posts posted by Apep
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I re-watched Conan the Barbarian last night with my 14 year-old son. I haven't seen it in a few years, but still have most of the dialogue from the theatrical release memorized, (but we were watching the director's cut). My son had never seen it. It has the most extensive nudity of any movie we've watched together, but the sex scenes are, for the most part, far tamer than what he's seen on Stargate SGU or House, MD. The soundtrack is still great, even enough to offset the weak acting (along with the cinematography). I've spoilered comments about the director's cut.
Since it is the director's cut, the extended dialogue between Conan and Subotai before the final battle detracts from the original theatrical release. I see why it was cut. On the flipside, adding the princess to the final scenes at the Mountain of Power ties in very well with Robert Howard's original source material. Sure, Valeria is dead, but Conan walks off into the sunset carrying a younger, hotter woman.
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Interstate 60 (from 2002). Pretty much an all-star cast. A nice, light-hearted movie, the kind that isn’t very serious and, for that reason, wouldn’t be made today.
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Since he said “my daughter” and not “our daughter”, I’m hoping he hasn’t been married to his second wife for that long.
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2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:
First thought was “is suicide on the rise?”
if so, how much is attributable to veterans and ptsd?
The CDC has reported that suicides are up 30% since 1999.
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22 hours ago, NateHitch said:
Is it difficult? I need an insanely hard 2D side scroller to make my kids play through so they know how easy they have it now. Tried to get them to play the NES Ninja Gaiden but it's way too outdated to keep their attention
Have you showed them videos of speed runner Arcus playing Ninja Gaiden?
That got my son interested.
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1 hour ago, Chrispy said:
I certainly picked up on that. It’s a bit more nuanced that, however; I just didn’t feel some of the other details were necessary. In retrospect, I should’ve mentioned that I sometimes eat the ice cream and I phrased the comment in a manner that could apply to the both of us. Still, I believe your point remains valid.
You should have offered to eat all of the ice cream so she's not tempted.
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29 minutes ago, mulletpelini said:
So you chose legal stupid and dead. I'll choose illegal not stupid and alive. Lets see who wins.
I choose patient, legal, and safe. When there is no foreseeable break in traffic, I turn right and find somewhere to double back. Your way is only “safe” once you’re in the center turn lane, by which point you may have caused a wreck in the lanes coming from your right because they locked it up due to the idiot swerving into traffic.
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1 hour ago, Gene Parmesan said:
It's not legal to go 79 in a 75 either, but you got to do what you got to do.
In Texas, exceeding the posted speed limit is only prima facie evidence of speeding. Conditions may warrant a higher speed that is perfectly safe and legal. And yeah, Texas is one of the minority of states that takes this approach to speeding. As far as I know, treating a center turn lane as a merge lane isn't legal anywhere in the US. It is dangerous because the oncoming drivers often have no way of knowing which lane the left-turning driver will try to occupy.
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11 hours ago, mulletpelini said:
Sucks when theres not a merging lane in the middle of the road for people like her to use. That would have solved the problem easy.
Hope you don’t mean a center turn lane, because it is not legal to use those as merge lanes.
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17 hours ago, Thermos H. Christ said:
The argument about whether Nirvana is the best is all well and good. I’m still amazed at someone’s hot take that Nirvana isn’t rock.
Also: it’s wild that I’m maybe the only one that even mentioned more than one contender from the early aughts indie/garage rock resurgence. I think that’s the latest stuff that has had a chance to stand the test of time, but there’s still great rock music being made.
Rock is quietly having a moment right now. Women are getting in on it to a greater extent than before and it’s largely based around a DIY scene/ethos rather than being a commercial juggernaut, but young people are listening to rock music and making rock music for each other, getting inspired by each other just as much as by rockers of yore. Rock is not the defining sound of American culture like it once was, but it’s very much alive and healthier than it’s been in like a decade or more.
Totally agree with you about women and rock. But I'll stand by my comment that Nirvana is too punk if we consider genres like metal and punk separate and distinct from rock. We could probably talk about them as a crossover rock act, like we do with country and Latin groups. That's fair and I'd totally concede their placement atop rock bands formed since '85.
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"Clear successor" is a poor choice of words. "Readily identifiable influence" (or "ripped off") would be a better term. We can look at songs in, let's say, the Stone Temple Pilots' catalog and say, "That's a Zep knock-off." Or, "That's a Beatles knock-off." Even with newer music, we can still do that, asking facetiously if certain bands "think it is 1973 (or whatever year is relevant)". The popular styles of punk in the last 25 years seem to owe just as much or more to pre-existing pop-punk lineages than Nirvana.
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1 hour ago, Dbeasy said:
The Nirvana vs No Nirvana argument doesn’t seem to be breaking along age lines. Interesting.
I'm 38 now. I was 12 years old and in 6th grade when I spent Christmas break watching "Smells Like Teen Spirit" creep up MTV's Top 10 chart, finally knocking off G'n'R's "November Rain" to claim the number one spot. Honestly, I don't know how to assess Nirvana's impact. Punk became a legitimate, hit-making genre, but we got Green Day, Blink182, Fall Out Boy, and tons of emo bands. Looking back at the 1990s, the SoundScan revolution, and grunge. Nirvana is sort of like Pink Floyd: Everyone wears the shirts and buys the albums, but there was never a clear successor and their influence is diffuse.
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1 hour ago, former alkie said:
In 54 years, I’ve never heard more people bitch and moan about heat, more than I have this year.
I’ve lived in N. Texas all these years, so yes, I do have the right to make fun of all the wussies, crying like bitches.
Jesus, it’s not even hot yet.
I’ll gladly take 110, doing full day of yard work, over 25, hanging Christmas lights.
Toughen up, homos.
2011 was hotter. In DFW, there were at least two more days above 100 in 2011 than in 1980. In other cities, like Wichita Falls, it wasn’t even close: 2011 was hotter.
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I wouldn't put Nirvana on my list because I view punk and metal as offshoots and not subsets of rock when I think about lists like this. They're too punk. Muse (from my list) started out a little too metal, but are now firmly within a rock mainstream. Foo Fighters would fit as a rock band. The subset view would be easier.
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Muse.
The Strokes.
The Killers.
The Toadies.
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11 minutes ago, Murfdogg21 said:
If some smart politicians can create a way to do stronger background checks and prevent nutjobs and minors from getting certain weapons while convincing us that there is not and will not be a gun owner registry, I would be all ears.
This would need a constitutional amendment, but private gun clubs could be an answer. This is just a rough sketch.
Any adult citizen could keep a single pistol and one single shot rifle at home (or at work or on their person). Anything in excess of that must be stored in the secure depository of a private gun club except when in use. Anyone that owns a gun, whether at home or elsewhere, must be a member of a private gun club. The clubs maintain private registries and the members are jointly and severally liable for the gun-related actions of their members. There would need to be appropriate legislation that limits liability in rare cases, e.g. hunting accidents or sudden, unpredictable psychosis. (An incel committing violence is not unpredictable. A guy that just lost his job and was recently cuckolded committing violence is not unpredictable.) The main idea would be to incorporate all gun owners in non-governmental societies that look out for the members' welfare. The legislation would also need draconian provisions for avoiding membership. It would also need substantial first amendment protections built in. If the Klan and the Black Panthers both want their own clubs, let them have them.
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That's one of the problems of going in as a freshman. If he'd gone in as a junior or senior, he could have been banging 17 and 18 year-olds with no problem. Except he probably would have gotten caught sexting with a 17 year-old.
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It’s Laurel. The creator admitted it.
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I asked my wife about it. No, it is not in the job description. If they don't buy supplies, they won't be disciplined. If a kid doesn't have supplies, they might have to go to the office to get supplies. There might be supplies in the office. She doesn't know what would happen if she didn't buy lab supplies. Her schools have never given her money for that. She thinks the kids wouldn't be able to do any labs. Turns out I was wrong about the district providing lab kits. It was just a brand new school that had those. At her current school, there are some permanent lab supplies (like microscopes or triple balances), but most things are purchased by the teachers. Since this is sixth grade science, nothing is very complex. It's not like she is buying them fetal pigs and hydrochloric acid.
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My wife is a sixth grade science teacher in her sixteenth year. After taking inflation into account, she makes less now than she did as a first year teacher. Because she is so far into her career and is in her fifth year at her current school, she has been able to cut back on classroom expenses quite a bit. She probably spends only $500-750 per year. Part of this is that she has always taught at Title 1 (poor) schools and many students have no supplies. Even if they qualify for free supplies (from the school district or local churches or whatever) at the beginning of the year, the kids either lose them or never got them in the first place. The district (Fort Worth), on the other hand, is fairly decent about providing lab equipment and kits, so she only has to buy science supplies (chemicals) once or twice a year. She has to purchase consumable lab materials about once a month or so. (Think sugar that will be burned into carbon.) Everything that you see on her walls except the Promethean board, from charts to calendars, came from out of pocket. Even her desk chair came from out of our pocket. But she doesn't buy pens or pencils for her kids. She has classroom sets of scissors, glue sticks, map pencils, and journals (notebooks), only the last of which requires replenishing each year. Unlike some of y'all's kids' schools, there are no supply drives. Most of the parents do not or cannot provide for their own kids, let alone someone else's.
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It's an okay show. It has great production values. But it feels like the show is happening at warp speed. The books actually did a great job of showing just how far apart everything is in space (at sub-light speeds). More than anything, that is why I won't miss it.
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Awkward, 34 year-old neckbeard asks out 20 year-old college student. After several false starts and the college student having to drink a little and build up a huge fantasy to even fuck the neckbeard, it doesn't go well. She cuts it off. Some time later, he stalks her in a student bar and calls her a whore.
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It's the New Yorker, so I'm guessing the author either got lucky with a timely piece or she studied for years to switch from condescending jackass to dumbass.
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5 hours ago, El Diablo said:
You thought that was well written? Lol. It reads like the work of a college sophomore who's not a writer.
Yes. It is supposed to be the narrative of a college underclassman who apparently isn't all that bright. The author absolutely nailed that voice.
Tell me about Aldi
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I have a few thoughts on Aldi, which is where I do most of my grocery shopping.
1) Their chocolate bars are very hard to beat in terms of price and quality.
2) Eggs and milk are among the lowest priced.
3) Frozen food is a great place to shop for one or two, but it is not cost competitive on family-sized portions, which they generally do not have.
4) They change their selection to match the location's clientele. The one I shop at has a selection of hummus, different cheeses, and even full-fat yogurt. The next closest one has ready-made sandwiches and similar deli items.
5) The pre-made pizzas cannot be beat in terms of quality and price. I can buy two for the cost of one from Walmart.
6) The fruits and veggies are priced well, but they're organic and do not keep as long.
7) Meat is hit-or-miss. They have some good stuff and some very average stuff.
8 ) Their soup selection is surprisingly good. No more Campbells or Progresso for me, I'll stick with Aldi's store brands.
To give you an idea about the prices, I bought a quart of full-fat yogurt, a large jar of peanut butter, a thing of cream cheese, a loaf of bread, a car container of chewing gum, and a gallon of milk for $11 yesterday. The chewing gum is $3-4 by itself at Walmart.