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Why would you say something so controversial, yet so brave?

Apparently the original cut of the movie was over 5 hours, so it definitely was filmed in a sort of self-indulgent manner. So I'm not surprised that the movie would miss it's mark foundational for a lot of people. What makes a generic male protagonist? I have my own ideas, but I don't see gosling's character that way. I can see how he might come across as bland though, though I'd say that's tonally justified as he's a gaslighted replicant expected to fall in rank and file. I'm not trying to get you to like it, I just find it to be one of the sci-fi's with more underpinning substance. I think I'd blame the direction and pacing more than anything. Movies that show not tell perhaps shouldn't be subtle or bury the lead? I don't know. I do know it strains the viewer though.

if only they toned down the shoulder pauldrons

Not sure I agree with your take. I think the movie mostly explored a world whose structure hollows out the individual person, and explored different pursuits of actualization within those confines. Whether as human, or replicant. The complexity lies within the characters conception of what the world around them is, but they all watch as the facade falls past their face and they are left only with their hopes, dreams, and egos shattered. I think the main character and Love are the two that most exemplar the extremes of this. It was a film of unknowns and possibilities being whittled down the closer one got to a truth that was mean't to never be uncovered. The happenstance that defined the plot was a fluke, an accident. That the viewer get's to watch play out; taken for the ride just as the character is. A replicant with an echo of another's memory sent on a path he was never supposed to go down. Knowing something was hidden, but mistakenly reading in a conspiracy that isn't there because otherwise you'd have come up shore and your journey would meet it's end. With the risk involved in such a world, there was never a chance to admit the gamble was fraught. It was an all-in gamble, and a race, the only question was if he'd see the end. The character didn't lead an interesting life, but he took an interesting leap of faith, and the humanity underneath that was explored along was very much interesting. It was very plodding, I'll give you that. I occasionally like a movie like that.

In this US, there is no ideal voting strategy. Options are limited. Either you vote with conviction and encourage everyone to strive for their ideal. Or you compromise and vote for the lesser of evils. Well what people learned is that the earlier they compromise on their ideals, the better chance they get a their candidate through at the end. Doesn't help that the only two parties that matter run more or less private primaries. I honestly think I'm starting tap out of the whole "meta-politics" over how other people should be casting their votes. "Don't split, split, don't split, split." Plus the President is dual role figure head and leader of the world's largest military. Just imagine finding someone that is the best fit for that role... all while half the institutions that matter run circles around congress with lobbyists and do whatever they want regardless of what the Prez be doing.

tmi

Are you talking about the backgrounds for the "Coming soon" clans. One looks all business. Probably Ventrue. The other looks like an industrial corridor or a building, I'd wager Nosferatu.

I doubt inter-generational student loan debt will be factored in as a form of "adversity."

They absolutely will, they are a fan favorite. They just might be DLC. Everyone recommends to not play them your first time through, so it's easy to push them back as free DLC. I'm skeptical about Lasombra though I really want a Sabbat clan. Nosferatu seem rather likely to be included imo. Already some Gangrel powers got put into thinblood so I think they are definitely not going to be playable.

I loved lost all the way up through season 5. It was season 6 that really disappointed. Though some characters at least had satisfying endings, Hurley, Desmond, Rose & her husband. The final shot (not scene) of the show was super powerful to me. Sayyid and Claire were among the worst characters that last season. Yeesh.

The clans all have dedicated pages in case yous peeps didn't know https://www.bloodlines2.com/en/thinblood Yeah, they all seem pretty awesome. This may be one hell of a game. Immsims are my favorite genre, so I'm super ****ing stocked whenever one comes around.

Tories are the stupid sexy vampires. Also aren't they supposed to be the "face" of the masquerade itself. I think they could be really great for role-playing your way through the game against humans. All whilst being stupid sexy.

RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umAgdVTBae0

I didn't know about AMD's architecture managing to eke out performance over Intel's in those areas. Buffer overflow is often very much handled with the OS and compilers, most of the exploits recently seem to be around the timings of various inter-instruction value forwarding that can be exploited. Either by leaking information, or disrupting what should be atomic operations. Branch prediction is especially susceptible to this, as is the whole ILP chain. Especially with supposed "secure" sub-modules that may only exist for nefarious purposes in the first place.

I think the release date will be the biggest revelation come E3. Honestly the game is probably just a few months out at this point.

There is always security oversights if history tells us anything. I think it's obvious they chased the market with the designs they pushed. There is a reason why AMD had been stuck scratching their heads for so long.

At this point I just assume every advantage Intel still has is a massive trade-off against security.

I wonder why CCP Squandered White Wolf were Paradox has immediately started putting it to use...

Peggy Lipton https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-me-peggy-lipton-dead-20190511-story.html

Charleston Chew is still a thing

... it's a globalist conspiracy!!!!

I had noticed the politics thread being more pleasant recently, now I see why. I doubt the reason for the ban was not understood. This forum is pretty lax in the modernist (social & discourse) sense. Seems like the line was drawn at the right place, I'm honestly surprised the ban didn't come earlier.

Love Heilung, you should also checkout Forndom Danheim Wardruna

I don't know how plebians/normies/boomers-without-techie-child get by... The internet has enough ****e on it even with all the addons.