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Nebuchadnezzar wrote:or at least do so more strongly than, say, Die Farbe.

How did I not know this existed?

I should watch it in Germany, though, for maximum effect.

Maj wrote: The word I'm having issues with now is "crazy" because I'm still struggling with the question: is this actually a problem?

I don't know either. I am a crazy person who doesn't mind using the term, but I can understand it being offensive to other people.

Count Arioch the 28th wrote: I'm legitimately learning disabled. If I want to say something or someone's retarded I will do so.

Maybe it comes down to using it correctly?

I know it's crazy to be awake all night because I heard a noise and my half-asleep brain assumes it's the police coming to kill me in the middle of the night again, even though the odds of it happening any given night are small. That doesn't prevent it from happening. That also doesn't mean that any given stupid thing people do is crazy, they're probably some sort of fuckwit.

I took the kids to see Sonic yesterday with less than zero expectations - I expected to HATE the movie. I did notice that the critics were generally positive (68% positive) but I figured some of that was just people saying 'kids are dumb and they like everything, so sure, why not'.

It was actually rather enjoyable as an adult. I though Jim Carrey played the role of Doctor Robotnik much better than I thought he would - it was an over the top performance, but it had a theatricality to it that was worthwhile. This is also the first kids movie that I have ever seen that had a full-on bar-fight scene in a redneck biker bar.

The worldbuilding in Dark Angel is inconsistent (an EMP ruined society and destroyed the banks, and also the military has new trucks and computers), but the show is entertaining.

It's a pretty good old show.

At a surface description that doesn't have to be inconsistent - the military steals the lion's share of production so could have been first to re-establish a previous technology base and also decide to advance further instead of redistribute.

IIRC, it starts out good but gets shaky as it goes along, though.

Omegonthesane wrote:At a surface description that doesn't have to be inconsistent - the military steals the lion's share of production so could have been first to re-establish a previous technology base and also decide to advance further instead of redistribute.

Yeah, or the military had some secret advanced EMP-shielded tech or somesuch

This is more of a "REALLY hoping that entertainment will rock you" item:
Westworld S03 trailer

It LOOKS like it will be amazing, so many cyberpunk things going on in the "real" world of the show according to the trailer. It could be an awesome season after the sort-of letdown of S02, or it could just be that the ad agencies know how to put together a great trailer.

IIRC the plot and setting of Dark Angel were influenced by 9/11 happening before season 2, and the producers being suddenly less comfortable with depicting America as a third world country.

RE: "secret advanced EMP-shielded tech", Faraday cages provide enough protection that you can easily assume the richest targets kept some of their tech after the EMP, and also Dark Angel is set 10 years after the initial event so there's been time for parties with the ability and inclination to re-establish a technology base.

So, apparently it took roughly 23 years, but Blackarachnia finally got an actual (amazingly) show-accurate figure:


I guess I know what I'm doing if I ever have enough disposable income that I can blow about $150 on a toy...

(also, yes, she is actually sculpted with slightly more than a hint of nipple protrusion. To be fair, I think this is actually pretty accurate to the show...)

This is some creepy stuff but so very well done in terms of aesthetics of WH30/40K
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9wV2sGlXjY

Prak wrote:
(also, yes, she is actually sculpted with slightly more than a hint of nipple protrusion. To be fair, I think this is actually pretty accurate to the show...)

It is accurate.

Giovanni and I are having a good time watching 100 Humans on Netflix. It's a semi-scientific exploration of human behavior. Episode 4 is on bias, and even though you can't necessarily draw a scientific conclusion from 100 people, it's still an eye-opening episode.

The novel Kings of the Wyld is an awesome mashup of IP-scrubbed D&D and classic rock tropes/references. Well worth a read. Doubly so for JigokuBosatsu

Maj wrote:Giovanni and I are having a good time watching 100 Humans on Netflix. It's a semi-scientific exploration of human behavior. Episode 4 is on bias, and even though you can't necessarily draw a scientific conclusion from 100 people, it's still an eye-opening episode.

Heh. I wasn't expecting I might have to explain what "bonability" means to my kids for that first episode. Kids liked it tho so I reckon we'll go back to the well for more.

I forget about stuff like that in my recommendations. Glad they like it, though. The show is pretty interesting.

100 Humans seems reminiscent of Brain Games (which is a more kid-oriented version of demonstrating how people work). I'd imagine you've already seen it but if not then Gio and you would likely dig it as well.

Sweet! I haven't seen it. But I'll look it up. Gi already may have.

In the Kids section of Netflix, Hilda is far better than it has any right to be. It is modern fantasy with a strong scandinavian feel. We are half way through season 1, and not only is it well paced, there is also a deep sense of world building. There is a lot going on that isn't about the main cast or their adventures. There are characters with their own lives and agenda, they are not just waiting around for the cast to encounter them.

Gi and I are loving Dispatches From Elsewhere. I really don't know how to describe the show because it's wonderfully weird. It's about an alternate, augmented reality game. And that's so understating it that I feel bad. It's how to be awesome. With puzzles and conspiracies and fun. And it's refreshingly diverse. It's cool.

SM Entertainment put on - essentially - a pay-per-view concert via the internet instead of cable. The set-up to get this onto my TV was necessarily complicated because I just don't have very up-to-date equipment. But I figured it out!

Getting to see one of my favorite K-Pop groups (Super M) without having to pay the cost of going to a live performance, was actually pretty cool (I did legit pay for this concert, though). I mean, it's not the same. But last year, we paid about $500 for three tickets, and had to drive to Vancouver BC to see them live. And they did a good job using the medium, though I suspect as they work out glitches, they'll come up with even more ways to enhance the performance.

K-pop is really high on the interaction between the audience and the performers. So they put in a lot of effort maintaining that connection. They had a screen so the performers could read online chat comments. They had screens of live videos of the fans. The members of the group spoke in lots of languages so that they could participate with fans from all over the world.

They did a lot of AR screens and sets; they had one with a cage and tigers that was particularly awesome. And of course, the singing and dancing was epic.

And I've gotta add that it's really hilarious to see your idols trying to troubleshoot others' internet and mic problems when interacting with a fan. Didn't expect that.

There will be three more of these concerts (my favorite group is the most complicated one, so not all of the 21 members will be performing each time). I'm so looking forward to the rest of the series. And I think it's great because people who can't get to a concert are able to see it. It was a very smart move on SM's part.

Remember when the Star Trek man had a TV show about urban legends? Most people don't.

Anyway, he sounds hilariously intoxicated when his voice is slowed down.

Iduno wrote:Remember when the Star Trek man had a TV show about urban legends? Most people don't.

Anyway, he sounds hilariously intoxicated when his voice is slowed down.

That is actually one of my favorite shows ever.

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