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Kanye West is a neo-Nazi now.
Kal-El814 replied to MarSolo's topic in The Political Re-Education Camp
I haven't paid enough attention to Ye to know what mental illness he's dealing with, and it's been almost 20 years since I've worked in a field adjacent to mental health. So I don't mean this about him specifically per se. But it is not uncommon for people with significant mental illness to say things they don't believe beyond what they're dealing with, things they don't believe, etc. I worked with many people who had bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, schizophrenia, etc., whose entire belief system changed depending on their very immediate state of mind, medications, etc. That's just... how it goes. Certain mental disorders very commonly involve conspiratorial thinking. Again I wouldn't pretend to know anything about Ye specifically but I think it's worth calling out that, "taking your meds suddenly makes you NOT hate the Jews," just is taking something potentially complicated and nuanced and distilling it down to something that really isn't how any of *all that* works. And until you know or have worked with someone for a long time and with whom you have a baseline, then experience them talking about how literally everyone involved in their care and in their life is part of a Masonic conspiracy to control them, and then have them acknowledge that's incorrect later on... it's really hard to appreciate. -
No lie detected.
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Nintendo Bayonetta 3 (10/28/2022) - reviews from OpenCritic posted
Kal-El814 replied to Brian's topic in The Spawn Point
I don’t agree with this; there is evidence of other VA’s being paid $4K or less on games with bigger budgets and significantly higher sales than the Bayonetta franchise. -
Nintendo Bayonetta 3 (10/28/2022) - reviews from OpenCritic posted
Kal-El814 replied to Brian's topic in The Spawn Point
With the new information that’s come out, Taylor’s initial story doesn’t hold up. But I’m always going to initially side with workers in these situations until evidence to the contrary becomes overwhelming. Especially since it seems like the initial amount she claimed she was offered was not out of the realm of possibility for meaningful VA work in the industry. Or, said better… this thread. -
PC Boys, Keep your power dry and your adapter cables straight!
Kal-El814 replied to Mr.Vic20's topic in The Spawn Point
Get a water cooling loop positioned above the GPU. When the fire starts it melts the tubing, leaking water will put out the fire. -
Don't threaten me with a good time!
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There was an incredible thread back on the IGN GCCB back in the day. When Ashley is standing above Leon and wearing a skirt, if you try to look up it, she covers herself up and says "you pervert," but you can see her underwear briefly. Someone posted about how on certain days throughout the month you could tell she had her period. Aaah IGN.
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The 2022-23 Mock Gambling Thread - WEEK 7 - Slug Takes Command!
Kal-El814 replied to Slug's topic in The Locker Room
Pittsburgh for all the monies Miami FG Hill Miami Herbert Colts, Giants, Jets Hill Broncos / Jets Walker / Hill -
Supervillains and superheroes have a weird symbiotic relationship in comics because you need characters who are borderline unerringly correct to combat other characters who must be stopped at all costs. There's that line from some comic where Batman muses that it's a good thing that Superman doesn't perceive himself to be a god because if he did it'd be fucking over. The smartest thing about Watchmen is the examination of what it would be like if one guy was actually at that level. Doctor Manhattan disrupts the auto industry because it takes him a moment to make batteries... meanwhile Aquaman has several close friends who could clean the ocean in an afternoon and they just... don't. I feel like the MCU is especially "bad" at this with characters like Captain America and Iron Man CONSTANTLY talking out of both sides of their mouth depending on what they're confronted with moment to moment. "Yay Cap, kill those Hydra goons!" "Vision doesn't get to decide to take his own life to save half the lives in the universe!" Come on now. As it pertains to Alan Moore, he's always interesting. It's always wild that the guy who did what he did with Marvelman / Miracleman gets bent out of shape when other people adopt his stuff. It's not a perfect analogy for sure, but it always comes to mind when this comes up.
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Television Archer S14 - The Final Season
Kal-El814 replied to Spork3245's topic in The Performing Arts Centre
Yeah, the animation has really come a long way. It was always stylish but they've really upped it. -
Television Archer S14 - The Final Season
Kal-El814 replied to Spork3245's topic in The Performing Arts Centre
I'm watching it, I just don't have much to say. The show still makes me chuckle, but it's suffering from Simpsons syndrome; it used to be a parody of spy schtick, then it pivoted to other genres, now it's just lampooning itself. Lots of people have regressed back to their early season selves. Archer doesn't have a disability anymore, Cyril is an insecure wimp again, Pam is in love (this is fine of course, but she hasn't been insecure about being worthy of love since season 1). The bait and switch with Ray's loyalty didn't work at all. Archer in therapy could have been interesting but ultimately kinda fizzled. Etc. I get that not every episode can be Stage 2, but it's still a shadow of itself.