[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 80 points 1 month ago

You see less AI generated fewer.

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 63 points 1 month ago
[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 53 points 3 months ago

It's even simpler than that. The author sets the rules of the world. If those rules change, are ignored, or characters behave in a way that disagrees with the rules the reader's trust is betrayed.

That's why people get a stick up their ass about plot holes. They were told things work a certain way, but characters miss an obvious opportunity or break an already established rule. Lack of effort on the author's part makes the reader feel like their time hasn't been respected.

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 58 points 3 months ago

What's all the fuss about? Who hasn't butt-chugged a pitcher of margaritas at a Mexican restaurant?

Nobody else? Just me and the lady in the article?

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 66 points 4 months ago

And that slut's name?

Albert Einstein.

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 83 points 5 months ago

While eggs are being prepared for shipment and packaged they are inspected, or "candleled". A light is shone through the eggs, which makes things like defects, rot, or blood vessels apparent so those eggs can be removed from the line.

Presumably this company processes eggs on such a scale that they pull the double yolks found during candling and sells them as a separate product.

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 58 points 6 months ago

The typos started at the precise moment your mind was blown.

Please don't change them.

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 80 points 6 months ago

"There was time now..."

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 118 points 8 months ago

Holy shit that armor and poleaxe are shockingly historically accurate.

Talk about going the extra mile!

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 64 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The helium used for balloons is of low purity.

The shortages you hear about are of pure or near pure helium. The stuff going into the balloons at Tommy's birthday party isn't the same thing used to cool superconductors.

EDIT: And I used to think Reddit was full of ignorant jackasses ...

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 141 points 9 months ago

Bad writing for film and television really irks me because of how avoidable it is. I'm not talking about mediocre or lackluster writing, but the actual bad writing.

TV shows and movies are tremendously expensive to make. Every part of it costs a fortune except for one: the writing. Even if a studio or production company was paying for a whole team of writers to work full time it's still only a fraction of the cost of paying film crews, actors, editors, and VFX artists.

Given the relatively lower expense, relative lack of time constraints, and enormous importance of the script to the overall quality of the product it absolutely boggles my mind that production companies consistently fuck up the writing process.

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 93 points 10 months ago

Think of a guilty/not guilty plea as the defense declaring their stance rather than literally saying "I did this" or "I did not do this". After all there are circumstances in which a person absolutely did the thing they're accused of but are not actually guilty (self defense) or extenuating circumstances need to be considered (insanity plea).

Perjury requires that a person lied under oath in a specific, provable way. That's why defense attorneys will sometimes have their client not take the stand or assert their fifth amendment rights in response to certain questions. Making the prosecution prove that the defendant did a thing is fine. Saying "I didn't do thing X at all" and then having evidence being presented that you did is no bueno.

TL;DR: A not guilty plea basically says "prove it". Perjury is lying about specifics and it can later be proved beyond a reasonable doubt that you lied about those details.

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