Oooh that’s a good one!

Loftus always does good stuff. My fave is her Lolita podcast which breaks down the history of its public perception. The book is a monster attack story, but told from the viewport of the monster. Using flowery language talking to a jury is explaining how it’s not that bad, and he eventually rots in prison. The self serving lies are both obvious and numerous .

But some-fucking-how most people think it’s a problematic star crossed lovers, romeo and juilet, age is just a number, forbidden romance BS. Multiple movies and stage have distorted the book into the exact thing the author was mocking.

Sorry. Random rant. But goddamn does Jamie do good work.

… Fuck.

Ty

Glad I bailed, sad to see this from a launcher I used for years, but big Ole YIKES to everything since they were bought out.

Using AIO launcher now. Don’t care for the chat gpt feature it’s pushing. But when you ignore that it’s just a nice slimmed down minimal utilitarian UI.

I firmly believe the only reason this game is “beloved” is the same reason that iPhones sell just because of the logo of the company that made them.

It’s more nostalgia than branding. I’ll entirely agree that half life hasn’t aged great, but what’s important is the historical context. The games were groundbreaking for the time, especially HL2 with its physics engine and gravity gun. I remember playing it just days after release then being shocked and amazed at those different systems. There just weren’t many games with that level of polish tackling such a wide scope.

Just like with watershed TV/movie/music, it seems quaint and overhyped as their innovations become the norm.

Deciding to keep me at 15 & 19.

I love my life, am absolutely happy to be alive, don’t get it twisted. But 2 teenagers not having an abortion is the original sin of their poor parenting choices

Scott Adams was a massively racist piece of shit.

In a 2006 blog post, Adams asked if official figures of the number of deaths in the Holocaust were based on methodologically sound research.

In 2020, Adams claimed on Twitter that the Dilbert TV series was axed years ago because he was white and UPN had decided to shift toward African American viewers.

That same year, he predicted that if Biden were to win the 2020 presidential election, then Republicans would be “hunted”. He said there was a “good chance” they would be “dead within a year”.

He has also previously compared women asking for equal pay to children demanding candy and has claimed there were “satanic coincidences” in the Joe Biden presidential campaign.

In September 2022, Dilbert was pulled from 77 newspapers after Adams started to incorporate “anti-woke plotlines”, including one about a Black character who identifies as white. His cartoons also mocked the ESG movement (also known as the environmental, social and governance movement).

Reacting to a poll that found that 26 per cent of Black Americans said they disagreed with the phrase “It’s OK to be white”, Adams posted a video in which he said that Black people are a “hate group”.

He announced that he would no longer be helpful to Black people, claiming he had “done it all his life and the only outcome is getting called a racist”. He advised his white fans to “get the f*** away from them as fast as possible”, and made many other racist comments.

Rest in piss.

Unlisted but we all know it’s true, your poops get immensely easier.

I used to feel the same way when it came out. Big fan of the books and was immediately put off by how much was changed in the first few episodes. But my wife got curious and we watched it again together a few months ago, finishing the three seasons and loved it all.

Yes things are different, but those things work if you let em. It’s less an adaptation of the books and more of a musician of a different genre doing a cover song. You do you, but maybe give it another shot. I’m glad I did.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who earlier in the day warned that the regime would “pay hell” if it killed protesters who have taken to the streets in growing numbers since Dec. 28.

Oh fuuuuckkkkk OFF! Tell that to Renee Good.

Goddamnit the man is a parody of himself.

“It’s fine bro, I’m not mad at you”

The last words of a woman who they want us to believe was the violent aggressor.

“Fucking bitch”

The last words of the actual violent aggressor after killing someone following his orders.

ACAB

Friendship was amazing. Completely agree with a 5. We can be lifelong friends.

But not giving Sinners a 5? No. What!? No.

Not only are we no longer friends, but perhaps mortal enemies.

I think our personal tastes are different, but I appreciate where you’re coming from. Good post.

It all sounds pretty weird. The hotel room mixup plausibly sounds like a mistake by staff during check in. But that begs the question for why the violinist was fired?

Idk. This whole story reads as a series of non-sequitors. There has to be more going on here.

With all the love Scott, there is no such thing as “cheating” to get a body that makes you happy. Even if you were a cis man in a competitive sport taking T for an advantage, EVEN THEN taking T would only be cheating at the sport, not yourself.

But internalized transphobia is always the hardest hurdle, I get it. I’m sorry your dad/G-pa are so close minded and adverse to you gender exploration. There is no “agenda” to you happiness, you and you alone decide who you are, I hope the people in your life focus on that instead of their own hangups.

#1 Be vegan.

End of list.

Never dated a non-vegan since becoming one myself (~10ish years). I tried dating a few vegetarians but during the first date they always order cheese and I lose all interest. Never had a 2nd date with any of 'em.

Course I’m married now so it’s more of a theoretical requirement. 😅

Approx half the population has clocks. The other half likes sucking cock.

Seems like a win win?

Zero disagreement with any of that. It’s a violent, brutal, racist, greedy, cyberpunk dystopia out there.

Burn it all dowm. 🔥🇺🇸🔥

I’m sorry you have to deal with that sort of toxicity in your family. There is no good rebuttal because it just seems like a lack of empathy, no one can make her care.

I’m sure that’s rough for you. Wishing you happy holidays despite this callus friction. 💜❤️♥️😘

This is one of those situations where you’re correct, but also being poopy about it. For people who don’t regularly play games or can’t afford a system, this is basically a modern blockbuster.