CitizenVectron

A realization hit me today that the place I currently work is the most diverse workplace I've ever been in...and it's for the local Catholic School System (which in Canada is publicly-funded and separate from the Public system, but has the basic same curriculum). Of my 17-member team: Two are Filipino One is black One is Muslim (from Pakistan) Two are gay (one guy, one girl, with the guy being married with a kid) And most of the rest are atheist, it seems We are the IT team and handle all the development, hardware, and networking for the school system. While that breakdown may not seem that diverse if you live in NYC or something, for a small city in Canada that is quite diverse. Probably because it would be impossible to find a strong IT team that is all devout Catholic, lol.

I agree that the X-Men don't really need to be rolled into the MCU fully (in terms of being a part of the Avengers movies, etc), but I think them being in the same universe is a good thing, and the occasional cross-over would be fine (much like the comics). The FF4 fit much better in the MCU though, I think. Having said that, I don't think the X-Men deserve their own universe. Have an X-Men series, the Deadpool series, and maybe X-Force (though honestly just keeping them in Deadpool 3 would be great). We don't need spinoffs for X-Factor, New Mutants, or any individual characters. In fact, I'd even sit out Wolverine for the first new X-Men movie. Just focus on the original 5 from the 60s.

Or if they need music numbers, then at least do awesome orchestral pieces from Zimmer and Williams instead of junk stuff.

https://apnews.com/amp/f20b094d823b46a8b2edfc967d56de6b?__twitter_impression=true This is a good move. There is no doubt that overall, Uber's disruption of the taxi industry has been a good thing for consumers. But it comes with its own issues, and those need to be addressed through regulation. The main things I think are of concern are: - Lack of proper set minimum wage paid (which means drivers are responsible for costs of vehicle w/out compensation) - More vehicles on road when the better solution (long-term) is more public transit Or the city could just be getting ready to enforce Uber Medallions

Maybe Rumsfeld and Cheney were from the future and knew that the wars were a mistake, but needed an excuse to get the American military ready to fight again for the coming war against the machines and/or aliens. Kind of like how the Napoleonic Wars turned the British army into an experienced fighting force so that they could come burn down the White House with ease.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/disneys-profit-rises-23-but-its-costs-climb-too-1533677299 Three streaming services: Disneyflix - Family Hulu - Adult ESPN+ - Sports Possible bundles for people who want all three. Disneyflix (or whatever it will be called) will be quite cheap to start, "substantially lower than Netflix." No word if Hulu will actually come to Canada (or Disneyflix). Plans for Fox assets: Fox Searchlight - Work exclusively on original TV series and movies for streaming services Fox Film Studio - Work on blockbuster films exclusively for theatres, including X-Men films and Avatar Fox TV Studio - Work on adult-oriented TV shows for FX and Hulu What worries me is the mention that X-Men will stay at Fox, and not be folded into Marvel. I would assume that Marvel/Disney will still effectively be called the shots, in terms of fitting the X-Men and F4 into the MCU, much like they've done with Spider-Man w/Sony (although to a greater extent in this case, since they actually own Fox). It also sucks that Searchlight will focus on streaming stuff. I hope they try to focus on quality, and not just make Netflix-level stuff.

There would be other issues with it, but I would argue that having all police officers be ex-military would actually improve the quality (and safety) of American policing. The issue of course is that the people who want to be police aren't the ones you really want from the military.

It's something Obama really failed on. The 2008 financial crisis was a perfect opportunity to put in 10x the resources into white collar crime but they failed to act on anything.

Yeah I've quite enjoyed 3 after RoS and Loot 2.0. At launch...it was rough. Honestly I would be happy with the basic gameplay of DIII but with the crafting of Path of Exile.

Yeah it's huge, and personally I prefer Fortnite because of how well it runs and how smooth ir plays. I'm not a huge fan of the building element, so I typically make it to the final 10 or 5 and then die because everyone else has giant bases...but I still think it's fun. 50 v 50 is the best mode, and the one I can contribute the most in because I can help out with major attacks but I don't have to worry about building.

I had read here or somewhere else that Disney was planning two streaming services, but maybe (and hopefully) I was mistaken.

There's just no way that this works without being entirely controlled to arrive at a specific outcome. It's a bad idea. Mind you, the entire thing is a gong show.

Well I'm sure I'll be getting the Disney service since my gf loves Disney movies. What's this about Disney having two services?

"Diablo has kidnapped you and 99 of your fellow villagers! Dropping from the sky, he has given you one task: Kill the others before they kill you, and win your freedom!" Diablo Royale

I mean the biggest thing is just get rid of the jank. I doubt they will ever be able to get as smooth movement and aiming and everything as Fortnite.

Yeah you're supposed to use warp drive to travel between systems, and it takes 20 seconds. You need to follow the main mission to acquire your first warp cell. Then in the next system you get recipes for the stuff needed to make more. Follow the mission tips on the bottom-right side of the screen, and make sure to enable the main story as your mission in the mission log (press ESC and then go into Log).

More brutalist concrete apartment blocks.

Because this really came out of nowhere, too.

Yes, he is a very sane and stable leader: I might be paranoid, but this seems like something that Trump would tell someone to do to punish Canada for not giving in to US trade demands.

Excellent! And I can't wait for the protests from the very people (fat, uneducated, unhealthy) that will need this tech the most!

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/08/gop-congressman-chris-collins-to-be-indicted-on-insider-trading-charge.html

Saudi Arabia has cancelled the scholarships of 16,000 Saudi students in Canada, and has ordered them to find education in another country. https://www.newsweek.com/saudi-arabia-orders-16000-students-leave-canada-amid-diplomatic-row-1060547?piano_t=1 That's fucked.

For the greater good, I'm sure.

Yeah...but Pakistan...