[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The expert who somehow knows all things science and engineering, like they're all just basically the same. Just once I'd like to hear, "I'm an astrophysicist, not a cybersecurity expert. I don't have the first clue where to begin hacking any computer, let alone an alien one that I've never seen before."

Bonus points if the characters have to look for a different solution due to their lack of on-hand expertise in a particular area.

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 30 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It was 100% a crazy person on the street.

Also it says he was caught because he was yelling at people and harassing them on the street. That's basically the exact profile of an unmedicated schizophrenic or similar in NYC.

Source: lived in Manhattan for many years.

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 43 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The 98-year-old actor has been nominated for his guest turn on Days of Our Lives, on which he played an elderly man with amnesia.

"I have played old men before, but 'comedy old men,'" Van Dyke said of the role last year. "This is the first time I ever just played my 97-year-old self."

Dick Van Dyke is great. I used to watch him all the time on The Dick Van Dyke Show

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 46 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is exactly right. Having worked in these environments before (and currently), no one wants to stick their neck out if their head is just more likely to be chopped off. As a result, only the projects that are least objectionable to a committee of decision makers (so formed to reduce risk) move forward.

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 33 points 8 months ago

"Clark, you motherfucker. Fuck! Fuckity-fuck-fuck fuck. And Lois... what the fuck! You dumb motherfuckers have really fucked us this time."

And scene

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 37 points 8 months ago

Lots of great quotes from this game.

"Listen, Yuffie. I don't care about the history of Wutai or your feelings." — Cloud

"Those who sacrifice themselves for their jobs aren't pros... just fools." — Tseng

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 32 points 9 months ago

The problem is he likes the status of power and influence more, he just wants to also be rich. But honestly, this is actually a good deal for him if he were thinking about retiring.

And the guy is 75. His maternal grandfather lived to be 76. John probably wouldn't be on the hook for very long.

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 33 points 9 months ago

I was a senior in high school at the time and even back then I thought this kind of advertising was crass, gross, and unnecessary. No nostalgia here, just second-hand embarrassment.

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Lemmy is too small for this kind of drama. If you want movie review threads, start movie review threads. Less complaining, more doing.

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 40 points 9 months ago

Roy is the protagonist in his own man vs. society story. Society is the real villain in Blade Runner.

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 41 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 32 points 1 year ago

CEOs of all stripes always think workers should take whatever crumbs the bosses drop and be happy about it, as if the bosses are the ones generating value and not the workers. Good for the unions for holding strong to get what they deserve.

view more: ‹ prev next ›

xyzzy

joined 1 year ago