I mean, that's true, but correlation v causation and all that. The list of countries "owned or influenced by" the British Empire includes a lot more than just these 7, and yet the forced arbitration club is a small one, so I'm not 100% sure I agree with your police work there, Hal.

I forget where exactly I heard this, but I recall Tommy Lee Jones remarking to Carrey that he "cannot sanction your buffoonery", so I know at least one person who was not a fan. Which, is very funny considering Tommy Lee Jones, but is also a little bit of a head scratcher, since it was not as though he went for a super subtle Two-Face performance.

Man, Micropose seemingly crawled back out of the ditch it had been buried in and immediately got to work publishing games that hit my exact niche. Now, as someone who was left behind when MOBAs took over the RTS market, I'm really hoping this delivers on the promise of a modern Empire Earth title. Fingers crossed for a meaty singleplayer campaign package, but I don't want to put the cart before the horses.

I mean, Burton was a producer on this film, not a director. Coming up with the idea and then hiring great people was the extent of his involvement as far as I know.

More a piece "inspired by" than a direct translation, but, if you have any affinity for classic metal music, Savatage has you covered.

Would the sensation be similar to being at high altitude without oxygen? There is a Smarter Every Day video from several years ago where the host conducts simple cognitive and motor function tests in a pressure chamber which simulates high altitude atmospheric conditions. Within a couple of minutes of being off oxygen, he's suffering from hypoxia and is unable to either continue the tests, or to mask up, despite being told the he will die if he doesn't secure oxygen. Admittedly, it's incredibly chilling to see the guy rendered so helpless, but, from his perspective, it did not seem particularly traumatic. As I understand it, if he had not had his mask applied for him at that point, he would have lost consciousness and then died in his sleep shortly thereafter. All things considered, not the WORST way to go. Beats getting stuck in that compartment with a leak and eventually drowning.

Ooooo, if I sit and think about this one, I'll be completely unable to settle on a single pick, so I'm just going with my knee jerk reaction. Return of the Living Dead perfectly hits the intersection of comedy and horror that I like out of my zombie media.

Oh man, The Fountain is a great pull. I remember being very impressed with it upon release, but I've never revisited it. I do recall the visuals being gorgeous.

Any recommendations? I'm slowly building up a 4k collection and I'm looking for releases which justify the purchase cost, either by being visually stunning, or because the supplemental features are excellent. Do you have any titles in your collection that fit the bill?

The takes on Megalopolis I've come across this far all seem to align with my expectations for a movie 40 years in the making: i.e. it's a mess, but it's fascinating nonetheless.

Hey, that's funny, that's verbatim what I say about trans folks too!

Well, at least the last bit, although I'm not ruling out the former on a case by case basis.

Fwiw, McDonnell was, until last year, a Democrat. The article mentions it towards the end, but, in essence, he's pro-life due to his religious beliefs. He refused to block the GOPs push to enact far-reaching abortion restrictions. The Democrats censured him for breaking from the party line. He swapped over to the GOP shortly thereafter.

So, good on him for having a spine to vote his convictions regardless of party affiliations. Very no good, bad, don't do it of him to be convinced his particular supernatural fantasies have any bearing whatsoever on the bodily autonomy of his constituents.

Fwiw, I personally would recommend utilizing milk (or milk substitute, if that's at issue) rather than plain water. I find the texture and flavor improved. No matter what flavoring additions I make, if the cooking medium is just water, my feeling is that it's like eating wallpaper paste.

Ah, well, these are desperate times, Mrs. Lovett...

I need to lay off the Mount and Blade. Definitely saw Calradia as I was scrolling past.

What was their name? Any favorite stories you want to share?

Further context, assuming the ruleset governing the OG Baldurs Gate games was true to the tabletop (I know they sort of kludged AD&D and aspects of 3e together). As the above said, a dual classed human "retires" their original class, and then begins to advance in their new class, essentially starting over from level 1, with only the hit dice and HP of their original class rolled over (you cannot access any of the class abilities you learned while advancing your original class). However, once your new class level is superior to your original class level, you can now access both skill sets.

It's a very strange system, and I am curious what the fluff reasons surrounding it are, if anyone has any insight into that edition.

Coheed and Cambria's lastest album (Window of the Waking Mind) has gotten me back into their work for the first time since high school. I think it might be their best work, which is not something you can say for many band's 10th album.

I wrote a lil blurb post in a community for the band here on Lemmy. If there are other Coheed fans wandering through, check it out.

Dr. Ellie Satler is in her late twenties, according to the book. Laura Dern, the actress, was simply playing older than she actually was. Also, in the context of these films, Jurassic Park's operations were still a tightly held secret at the time Dr. Satler would have been obtaining her credentials.

Just starting another round of modded Fallout, so this is just perfect for me. Thank you for sharing, and I'll have to check out this guy's other vids.