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@Keyser_Soze That Harakiri album is fuckin' fire. Got the vinyl on Friday. It's so good. My favorite track is probably "Once Upon a Winter".

10 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said:

 

 

On 2/19/2021 at 12:10 PM, mclumber1 said:

Image taken from the rover's jetpack as the rover descends on cables to the planet surface.  Note the dust being kicked up from the rocket exhaust.  After the rover has confirmed it is on solid ground, it cuts the cables to the jetpack, and the jetpack flies away until it expends all of it's remaining fuel, and then crash lands off in the distance.  

 

 

This image was released at today's press conference, and they hope to download more high res photos, and maybe video and audio as well over the weekend. 

Did we get any audio yet? I want to hear what Mars sounds like.

23 minutes ago, Chairslinger said:

 

 

I started reading this thread from the beginning to remember a time when half a million dead from this would have been unthinkable.

 

Found this gem posted just shy of a year ago.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really wish it were COVID and not cancer that got that motherfucker.

1 hour ago, thewhyteboar said:

I'm starting to feel that way too. I miss my swappable batteries. But fuck iPhones are how expensive all their accessories are.

I feel this but Android flagships are priced similarly to iPhones these days too. So it's like a double gut punch. Less features for more money! But here's a camera improvement you barely notice! Enjoy!

1 hour ago, Jason said:

There's a lot of UX things about iOS that I can't stand. I'm not flashing custom ROMs or anything like that any more but it's still nice to be able to tweak things that you just can't stand.

This is true. I love all the things you can do by just changing something like a launcher.

Android phones are slowly getting rid of every last feature that differentiates them from the iPhone. I have a Samsung Note 10 that has one key feature left for me: microSD card slot. But the newest Galaxy model, the S21, doesn't have that. So I fear the next Note won't either since they've gotten rid of the headphone jack, swappable batteries, etc. If they want to be a fucking iphone I'm just going to buy the fucking OG iPhone next time.

18 hours ago, sblfilms said:

Finally got around to watching seasons 2 and 3.

 

I really hate the Byrde’s fully now. I think having a sibling of my own that struggles with debilitating mental illness like Ben really pushed me over the edge. Up to that point you mostly had bad people meeting the fate they earned for themselves. I don’t even really want to see any more of the story.

Ruth is great and it is fun to root for her. So if nothing else stick around for her.

My house is also a 5br/2.5ba with two rooms in the basement with about 1100 sq ft on each level. We are combining two rooms to make an owner's suite, expanding the half bath to a 3/4 bath and putting the full bath into the owner's suite. So we'll be down a room but up .25 bathrooms. Lol. 

14 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

I asked her if she could name a character from Street Fighter, MK, Tekken or Overwatch.

 

She couldn't name anyone from any of them!

Come on, Mom! God!

11 hours ago, SaysWho? said:

Before live action versions of animated Disney movies became a thing, I remember the 101 Dalmatians live-action film of 96. This seems strangely soon, but I guess that's why they're going for an origin story?

Making the guy a video game creator instead of a musician was stupid.

54 minutes ago, heydude93 said:

Tbf the original's dialogue isn't exactly Kill Bill quality either to say the least, but it's still fun!

I honestly don't think there's a better video game movie in terms of just straight adapting the source material.

Just now, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

"It's a birthmark"

"What do you mean?"

"He was born with it."

 

DEAR GOD 

I know for 100% fact that I am going to love the shit out of this trash heap.

2 minutes ago, heydude93 said:

 

Nice quantitative analysis, bruh 

Thanks. Ludicrous claims are pretty easily smacked down.

Just now, heydude93 said:

 

Overwatch and MK characters are iconic enough that even tons of conservative grandparents recognize them.  In addition to being warmly received by reviewers and fans, they've transcended being popular in just a gaming medium to having wider pop culture significance, like Mario and Master Chief.  I think it would be very difficult to disprove this, but if you're up to it, go for it. 

 

Tekken, not having popular movies, shows or novels, is maybe not as much, but since the mid 90's their approach to character designs are universally beloved in gaming as well, regardless of some occasional missteps.  This is more or less quantifiable, regardless of your personal opinions, though you're still entitled to them of course. 

Normally I'd say "I'm not the one that has to do the proving or disproving. You're making the claim so the onus is on you to prove it." But I just conducted a little experiment for this conversation's sake.

Question: Are Overwatch characters part of the cultural milieu outside of video games?

Hypothesis: No. Most of my friends and family aren't gamers and I've never heard Overwatch discussion among them. Unlike other video games.

Prediction: My wife, who is not a gamer, and who has seen me play Overwatch plenty of times over the years, will not be able to recognize an Overwatch character.

Experiment: Show her an Overwatch character (the most-picked one on PC according to this site, at that) and ask her to name the character and/or what game they are from. To my non-shock, she could not name Ana, and she couldn't say that she recognized the character from something. I told her she's from Overwatch. "Oh."

I didn't stop there, however. I took this question to my friends who are gamers on our small Discord server. Here are the results from the seven of us who play games with some frequency:

Now, I expected the guy on there who I've played Overwatch with before to be able to answer that and he did. But I thought I'd get at least one more that could recognize her. I didn't.

Note, I am not saying that Overwatch isn't popular or a behemoth in the industry. I'm not even saying the game itself isn't recognizable to some degree among non-gamers. I fucking love the game. But it's characters absolutely are not icons. My wife and friends recognize Mario and Master Chief and Scorpion. 100%. Those are icons.

2 minutes ago, heydude93 said:

 

Um...does it really take that much emotional and intellectual labor to figure out I'm talking about the medium of games, not film?

 

About as much labor for somebody to realize that I'm saying that Soldier76 and Eddy Gordo aren't iconic nor are they interesting.

7 minutes ago, heydude93 said:

 

Could be wrong, but I looked it up and he seems to be a new character specific to the movie.

 

 

The MK series is up there with Overwatch and Tekken as having arguably the most iconic and interesting characters in the medium. How the fuck is any screenwriter's first thought "none of these characters are interesting enough to be a protagonist" lmao

I think it looks like absolute trash.

I'll be there on day 1.

It's weird the things Disney tries to make a franchise.

Didn't know where to stick this.

Congress hasn’t raised the minimum wage... - Senator Mitt Romney | Facebook

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Congress hasn’t raised the minimum wage in more than a decade, leaving millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet. I’m introducing a bill with Senator Tom Cotton that would...

Not that the bill is ideal or anything but is he outflanking Democrats from the left again? Or, at least the ones who insist on it being a reconciliation Bill because reasons when they know they could ram it through if they really wanted?

4 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Oh this is new, you didn't miss anything. But yeah I am. I mentioned once a few weeks ago that there was speculation (with good reason, it turns out) that my company was going to have layoffs. Well they had them, but once the speculation started I wasn't going to be left holding the bag so I started looking. I didn't end up getting cut but I'm not super optimistic about anything longer term about the company, let alone my role 6+ months from now.

 

Got a couple interviews and worked with a recruiter whom I worked with before and I got an offer. Significant (~33%) pay increase and a more senior title for work similar to some of the projects I've worked on here. I don't think I'd be getting a similar offer as a counter from my current company due to downsizing and whatnot. I was also able to negotiate the start date so I'd still get my bonus from last year.

 

I hate to do it during this time but I've got to look out for myself. Maybe they'll offer to keep some on who lost their job. From what I understand it wouldn't be the first time they've had to do that.

Don't feel bad. Make that money and look out for you and yours first. Congrats!

6 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

The strangest feeling is the exact moment after you give your two weeks notice

Maybe I missed it earlier but are you heading off to bigger and better things?

6 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said:

lol center parts 

 

I'm not usually one to talk down on the next generation but this alone makes me fear a bunch of fuckin' Hitler Youth dorks on the horizon.

Mitt Romney accused of being ‘deep state’ agent in proposed censure motion

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A proposed censure of Sen. Mitt Romney accuses him of being a "deep state" agent for voting to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial.

Also this. The Utah GOP doesn't believe a word of that statement.