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  1. Ryujin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Of all the things that bother me the most about AI, who would have guessed that it would be that it has ruined for me one of my favourite compliments to give people; "resilient human."Jeez! Using it in every SF story?!
  2. Ryujin

    WAR OF THE WORLDS Trailer

    That's how the kids say "very good" these days.
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    WAR OF THE WORLDS Trailer

    Teamviewer. On a "government security expert's" computer. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
  4. Ryujin

    What Are You Listening To? - Reprise

    Brain is definitely doing what it usually does and jumping between genres. Leaving work: Getting home:
  5. Ryujin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    We just get hosed on both cable/internet and cellular service, in Canada. Something about infrastructure needing to span vast amounts of empty territory.
  6. Ryujin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Half a cow worth of 2.4mm veg tan leather received. Free pattern from Tandy Leather printed and laid out on the leather. Let the cutting/punching/stamping begin!
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  8. Ryujin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Something more than 2 of them, it would appear.
  9. Ryujin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    I hate my keyboard.
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    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Might I suggest some mild retail therapy to take the edge off? Or, perhaps, sing a little ditty? A little Inspiration never hurts.
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    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Wash inside out. Hang dry. I have shirts from 20+ years ago that are still quite legible.
  12. Ryujin

    Unpopular Geek Media Opinions

    I see it a different way. To me, it's the corruption of the "good and pure" that is brought by The Other. The siren's call of evil. He fears what the world becomes, in the presence of The Other. Classic racist fear and loathing.
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    Unpopular Geek Media Opinions

    There's also the less than subtle classism. He was afraid of fishermen and people who lived in small towns.
  14. Ryujin

    Today I learned +

    It is pretty thin, but take a step back in the link and you'll get a better perspective. The entrance is right at the junction of Dundas and George Streets, which split at about a 45 degree angle. I used to have to walk past it, on my way to a building where the university rented space, further...
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    Today I learned +

    There's also a "Law & Order Criminal Intent: Toronto", that started up a couple of years back. Like the original, the stories are slightly rewritten versions of actual crimes. Nice to see some local colour, like the infamous Filmores Hotel, that's a short(ish) walk from my workplace. Yes, the...
  16. Ryujin

    Unpopular Geek Media Opinions

    Reading Lovecraft's fear of the other into his works is trivial, but has been done to death online, and in documentaries about his works. I was a backer, for this one, when they finally got the rights back from an unscrupulous distributor and expanded upon their original work...
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    Unpopular Geek Media Opinions

    I would say that you're not wrong, but finding out that sort of thing about an author/actor/musician/artist makes you look to see if there are any deeper things revealed in their work, that you might have missed on first pass.
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    Today I learned +

    Yes, we call it "voluntary commitment."
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