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I am intrigued by this game

Please let them do all of OG Dragon Ball

Flynn, Price, and Stewart. Bogart missing a notably fil.

As the producer of a show he doesn't want the strike because it could hurt his show

I would love 40 something Spidey. I loved middle aged Peter in Spiderverse

FWIW I saw an unexplained thing in space before. It was like something shooting out lights of different colors and then then moving back together. I now strongly suspect it was testing stealth tech in the early 90s, or something with a satellite. But at the time my mom and I wondered if it was aliens because I was 4 and she wasn't thinking about satellites or military tech. But shed seen close encounters and ET

Any species that has the ability to cross the stars has zero interest in anything on earth other than resources. They also would be capable of avoiding crashes, and likely wouldn't even send actual beings here for any reconnaissance. Time and again, these UFO concepts always fall back to anticipating modern or slightly futuristic human behavior.

The UFO sightings in the 1950s were tests of US space travel equipment. The "grey aliens," if ever seen, were likely chimps. The later UFO sightings were related to developing stealth aircraft. I find it far more likely that any pilots experiencing unexpected things are encountering our own testing, and the military prefers that pilots think it's aliens than risk highly classified R&D leaking.

The grey aliens were just dissected chimps most likely. Think of how a grey alien is described and then think of a chimp's anatomy.

You have an obligation to mitigate damages, so this video just fucked the landlord if the tenant goes to court

A few things worked in his favor:

• Jurors probably accepted it was unclear whether a "pass" became assault.
• There were numerous timeline issues, and Spacey was able to show that accusers were wrong about timing. Jurors really lap that kind of thing up.
• Spacey came out of the closet hoping that straight people would accept that a gay man is more promiscuous or likely to inadvertently cross a line with no harm done. It's possible jurors felt that way, too.

What a doofus

Pikachuchupika posted...

What could have been the cause? An athletic 18-year old that is Lebron's son with good genes doesn't just have cardiac arrest. Maybe he never got the vaccine and got covid and it screwed up his heart? I remember Lebron showed his vaccine hesitancy a couple years ago. Or maybe he does a lot of drugs? Cardiac arrest at that age is rare.

This isn't true at all. Athletes push their bodies to the max. Especially in the modern era, elite athletes use science and pseudoscience to guide who to push themselves to the absolute limit. Sometimes you hit that limit. Simple dehydration or electrolyte deficiency can cause a cardiac arrest at any age.

It's more common for a young athlete or highly physically active person to have a heart attack than an average young person

ragnarokius posted...

.. Really?

Yeah. They wanted an actual Barbie movie whereas I guess they felt most of this was about men vs women, with the Barbie aesthetic and references tacked on. I think they'd have both preferred whatever concept Amy Schumar had, as it probably would have been Barbie x Bridesmaids rather than Barbie x Elf

Welp, looks like Threads will be popular after all

Priere posted...

Then there you go. Jump on it before the prices go up.

Once they finish the remodeling and tear downs of the old complexes from the 20s down by the library, neo-yuppies are gonna flock to the city to move in and the prices of all these places on the fringe are gonna skyrocket. You can secure that 900 for at least a year or maybe more if they offer long term contracts.

This would be my advice if you were to BUY something in Detroit. That said, Detroit is massive. It's gonna be rough for a very, very long time

I'm a Michigander by the way. That's just why too much to be in Detroit unless you have to be in Detroit.

Not in Detroit

Liu_Kano posted...

Chris Pine should've been Nathan Drake in an Uncharted movie instead of Spider-Boy. He's basically Forgotten Realms Nathan Drake in this film.

It is actually frustrating because I think with him as Drake it would have been way more successful

Xtreme

I also liked that this was one movie. They could have easily drug it out to a trilogy or something. Instead it moves fast like an 80s movie

Noname12 posted...

This is the most trolling or dumb statement I ever read. Las Vegas still has a 50 year water contingency plan in case all water sources just vanished overnight(it wont). Most places in the country youll be close to death without AC, summer heats in Cali, Texas, the south, Illinois. And countless people work outside every day lmao

Close to death and dead are two different things. Also, much of CA and TX shouldn't be inhabited either. People aren't just saying Phoenix is absurd, though it is. Our whole post-war approach to the Southwest is

I normally get annoyed at Marvel humor but this time it felt more organic because it did feel like friends role playing. It's very clever for how it does this. Would have been been much easier to play things straight.

I think this will honestly end up a cult classic. I can see kids liking it when they find it.

Noname12 posted...

Yes we do. Its called the Colorado river, which we use less than 3 percent of. What else is preventing us from living there? Its worked thus far?

The Colorado river that's drying up. The heat that is deadly unless you can run AC 24/7 and avoid going outside. (and no you can't work in heat like you can cold; as I said, we evolved to withstand cold not heat)

Noname12 posted...

there are a lot of ways to combat this. A lot of which Las Vegas and Nevada already do

Planting more native trees and shrubs, enforcing energy-efficient building standards, zoning to promote upward rather than outward growth, and developing alternatives to blacktop roads and concrete sidewalks are all policies that could have a major impact.
To lessen its own carbon footprint, the city of Las Vegas began powering all government buildings and streetlights with renewable energy in 2016. The states largest energy consumers, the multi-thousand room hotels and casinos on the Strip, have also made environmental sustainability a priority in recent years. MGM Resorts has over 20 acres of solar panels atop the Mandalay Bay convention center, and much of the electricity flowing through properties like the Bellagio, Luxor and New York, New York comes from a solar array in the Mojave Desert.

90 days of heat isnt a reason to disregard places where millions live

You don't have the environment or resources for living though. And the massive use of solar in the Mojave has negative externalities as well.

Noname12 posted...

Then whats the issue? There are ways to combat the heat. Just like other states combat the extreme cold lately. Its our version of winter

It's not your version of winter though. Heat is much harder to deal with than cold. You can only take off so much. You can put on the right clothes and handle temperatures far colder than anywhere in the lower 48. Humans have long developed ways to handle extreme cold. We have one way to live in the heat: staying indoors and using electricity-powered AC.

It gets worse for pets. Dogs start to struggle at mere 82F but can handle 32F or as low as 20F for longer coated dogs. Humans and mammals in general handle cold better than heat as we mostly all evolved during an ice age.

Noname12 posted...

Time after time here. The forums users flock to talk crap about places like Nevada and Arizona. But theyre actually way ahead of the world in water conservation. California and Colorado use most of the water. They waste it all on fucking almonds. Places like Vegas and Nevada recycle almost all of their water

The issue isn't just water

Tara Reid

vycebrand2 posted...

I perfer the Edge. Have a 2013 runs like a top. Only had one issue. The electrical glitch they had replacing batteries. Sadly 2023 is the last year. I don't see why they can't make a EV version and a standard version

That's what Chevy has done with Blazer EV

Baha05 posted...

Its probably why in the Wonka prequel they are going to CG Oompa Loompahs

Hornswoggle complained about that, too. He and other people of small stature were replaced by Hugh Grant, who had lots of opportunities to have starring roles in films which no little person will ever have.

The "magical creatures" include women as well, which much like in Peter Pan, ruins a key part of the story.

Priere posted...

ALT RIGHT ICON Hornswoggle you mean!

I don't think his politics matter much here. Dwarf actors were going to have jobs, then they weren't.

mercurydude posted...

I don't know about The Hobbit, but the original LOTR at least did employ little people as doubles. Any shot where they showed hobbits walking around and were just showing the back of them, they'd have little people for that and also for some of the stunt work.

I forgot this. I think Hobbit just used CGI though. Hobbit used far fewer practical effects.

It's worth pointing out, Disney could have gone the LOTR route and cast full sized people, making them short with CGI. I'm sure a lot of dwarfs were annoyed at not getting to be in LOTR and the Hobbit. Disney started out planning to cast actual dwarfs, however, and then changed the characters from dwarfs, negating any need to cast real dwarfs. That's even worse. People who didn't get roles in big movies that simply opted to use CGI thought they were going to be cast in this movie, then weren't. The hard reality is dwarfs and actors of small stature are going to have fewer and fewer options thanks to CGI. (Not just playing small people; dwarfs used to manage a lot of practical effects as well.)

You don't NEED a SUV if you have a family. A full sized sedan is fine. But it isn't as if a full sized sedan gets better mileage than a crossover. I traded my SUV for a sedan because we didn't NEED the SUV and because I wanted to have more fun driving. I absolutely have fun driving my BMW M550. I'm 0-60 in 3.5s and my car hits 100 MPH like nothing. As someone for whom a sports car was not practical, I get the best of both a family car and sports car. (The black and orange color scheme also makes me feel like Batman lol). My wife, son and I all piled in for the 8 hour journey to Michigan, and my car easily fit our luggage, his stroller, etc. But if we had another toddler we'd need a SUV probably. (I think two kids aged 3+ is perfectly doable in a sedan.)

This is all to say, I don't think every kind of car should be abandoned for SUVs, but I also don't hate SUVs. Of course, the very big SUVs are pointless and unnecessary for the most part. Hardly anyone needs a Grand Wagoneer, Navigator, or Escalade.

Hornswoggle pointed out that in making that statement Peter put probably 25 dwarfs (main cast plus stunt workers) out of work for a major motion picture with potential residual earnings. While it's nice to think dwarf actors should get a shot at any role, it realistically isn't happening. Peter got roles because he got hot off GoT, but now he contributed to other dwarfs losing that opportunity. Maybe this was the movie that would have helped another dwarf actors break out.

CruelBuffalo posted...

Was Dinklage mad about the characters not being fully fleshed out or about them being little people?

He objected to the premise outright. Disney responded by making them "magical creatures" which eliminated the need to hire dwarfs.

I've seen a few dwarf actors mad about this. Disney was planning to cast dwarfs then abandoned that after Peter Dinklage complained. Hornswoggle from WWE rightly pointed out that Peter had no problem cashing checks for Elf or Game of Thrones, and for dwarf actors there are few parts. He's never going to get a shot at most roles, and now he's lost access to roles he could have had as either an actor or stunt actor.

I suspect the issue is that this is a 2D game made in RPG Maker and featuring a child protagonist, so there's concern over it appealing to kids. Stupid really.

LaLeyenda posted...

We should greenify the desert like what the Egyptians are doing.

You need water

I think it could have legs but it's hard to fight network effects even if it is integrated into IG

Bio1590 posted...

Also: "Here's 7 side quests that just unlocked"

It's actually funny that there's a side quest you pick up in the town you meet up with Jote in, and when you leave the town if you head in the direction the side quest location is in (which is opposite of where the main quest location is), Joshua actually says to Clive "Are you sure this is the right direction?"

This is my gripe with every open world type game.

Block_that_Kick posted...

Mankinds monument to arrogance. Arizona in its current form shouldve never existed.

This. Like what the absolute fuck.

I heard he's hung. Maybe MTG wants some?

Requiem posted...

That's fair, though, because we need to pay for the maintenance of roads and other infrastructure, and people who drive should assume a greater responsibility for that than people who don't. We could raise the tax on power in general, as an alternative, I suppose... but that would also increase the tax on non-drivers.

There are no people who don't use roads in America and almost all Americans use a personal vehicle. Losing gas tax will have to be addressed though.

I'm in no way opposed to getting off fossil fuels (though heavy machines and planes will keep using them, including heavy machines used to obtain rare earth metals needs for EVs). I just think it's been done in a shitty way largely because of Tesla/Musk lobbying. We should have more vehicles like the PHEV Toyota RAV4: 0-60 in under 6 seconds; a PHEV with 42 miles of all-electric power; 38 combined MPG.

masterpug53 posted...

'Nadia, I am a band geek...I just never joined the band!'

Jim pretending he's slow obviously hasn't aged well - that and filming Nadia in AP1 are probably the worst aging parts - but that line and the resolution of the plot are perfect.

It's also funny how random it was who succeeded and didn't succeed coming out of that cast. Sean William Scott, Chris Cline, and Jason Biggs were definitely the ones primed for stardom. SWS hasn't been a huge star but his box office gross is almost $5 billion, and his net worth is $25 million reportedly, so he's doing well. Chris Cline fizzled out. Jason Biggs struggled to move beyond American Pie but he's made a career. I don't think anyone thought the biggest stars from the franchise would be Alyson Hannigan, Eugene Levy, Natasha Lyonne, and Jennifer Coolidge. (The latter three really exploding in the last few years.) The "hot" women did zilch.

Questionmarktarius posted...

The average American is paying taxes to subsidize cars the average American still can't afford after the subsidy, and that's bullshit.

Once average Americans can afford them, they'll be getting phased out for other technology that will be a premium price as well. I find tax credits a horrible way to incentivize consumers. Make the regs and force business to make it work while competing.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Or, just ignore it entirely and run on gas. They do still have a traditional lead-acid battery for the starter, right?

...right?

Yes. And that's a fair point. You have the option of ignoring it if you're poor. Current car policy is ignoring lower income people and focused just on upper income new car buyers. It's frustrating to me. Even if EVs drop in price the resale value will suck because of the battery issues. GM had the right idea with the Volt and a 50 mile all electric range. That's enough for most drivers to rarely if ever need gas outside long distance traveling. We could cut emissions drastically and could have been doing it for ten years.

Questionmarktarius posted...

...especially when sodium batteries would be vastly cheaper, and not dependent on the shady governments where the rare-element mines are.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium-ion_battery

It's Tesla's fault for pushing their battery concept as the end all be all. I suspect we are going to have a load of lithium-ion cars with dead batteries and zero value in 5-10 years, with automakers struggling because they went all in on a poor technology.

The other upside of the PHEV is that it would be cheaper to replace the battery thus ensuring some value after ten years when the battery dies.