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This looks pretty good, great cast.

Heh, bit surprised to see you post that joke, Sharpie.

You've just got to find the silver (screen) lining. We are getting a ton of good content through Netflix, HBO, and other small screen content producers. Honestly I'd say we are in a major sci-fi renaissance. Westworld, Altered Carbon, Moon, Mute, Bladerunner, etc. There is bound to be something out there that will hook you. If you can't find it, there might be a deeper issue at play.

Hey, I said we had others, I didn't say they were all gems. The thing is if Solo does well, the odds are you will see more movies like that, because writers will basically market it as being like the adventure of Han and Chewbacca. Of course I'm pretty sure Solo is supposed to be like Guardians of the Galaxy but with Star Wars (even though I haven't seen it. ) Just like when Harry Potter came out and we ended up with every decent kids books getting a movie.

There is a pretty good documentary about the Portland team that Kurt Russel's dad owned. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3445270/

Wait what? I can't remember any since Serenity (which was 12 years ago). Serenity is a good example, since it had a lot of buzz and an established brand and still barely broke even. Cowboys and Aliens is another very clear Space Western that did little at the box office. We've also had a string of Space flicks that aren't quite westerns, but fit the space adventure category like Jupiter Descending, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Yawns, and the aptly named Oblivion. The best of the bunch is Westworld, which isn't in space but definitely is sci-fi, and that one has also found the most success. Actually we've been fairly lucky with how well Westerns are doing again on the small screen.

I have held doors open for people all my life and never been lectured. That is just a silly myth.

Rape is a good deal more than terrible. That's why we send rapists to prison, typically for a long time.

No, that is terrible behavior. In what world is it alright to try and lift up a lady's skirt? I couldn't even doing that to my wife outside of a private setting. It's completely terrible.

Minestrone is too soupy for me. I cooked down all the broth so it was just a pasta.

I get pretty concerned over the accusations against the elderly, because there is a lot more at play than abuse of power or misogyny. Mental capacity does change as you get into your twilight years. If Freeman has decades of this type of behavior, that is one thing. But if it has manifested itself late into his 70's, odds are this is more of a sign of diminished capacity. What behavior, did you seen that video? he was just nice to her, maybe little flirty or flattering, ITS NOT BAD BEHAVIOR, and its definetelly not worth shaming man by associating him with rapists. Jesus I'm not sure who is associating him with rapists, but trying to lift the skirt of a woman would qualify as terrible behavior.

I get pretty concerned over the accusations against the elderly, because there is a lot more at play than abuse of power or misogyny. Mental capacity does change as you get into your twilight years. If Freeman has decades of this type of behavior, that is one thing. But if it has manifested itself late into his 70's, odds are this is more of a sign of diminished capacity.

Yeah, but then no one would go see it. It's not like we haven't had other space westerns recently. None of them did all that well at the box office. This is as close to a guaranteed hit as you can get. edit: I'd like to see them make some movies in the Star Wars universe that do not focus on the core characters, myself. That's part of why I liked Rogue One. They stepped away from the standard arch types. But the further you get from the established lore, the more risk you take on at the box office, I suppose.

Ugh, this whole anthem thing is so frustrating. It's one thing to disagree with the way they are protesting, or disagreeing with what they are protesting. But this whole political theater act where you make the protest about something completely different is incredibly ugly. I can't believe how many people buy into the blatant narrative change that is going on here. What a mess.

Well if they weren't immensely successful, they wouldn't have the opportunity to wreck the world.

That sounds very pro-union from you. They do have good leverage in states where unions aren't considered a dirty word. California gets bashed over the power of the CEA pretty regularly by Republicans.

I wouldn't say it is misplaced. I mean, it is excellent that Canada has that kind of earnings mobility. I would love to see the US make improvements there. But US companies still dominate the global economy. The tech industry was basically born from that 'misplaced' attitude and it still continues to be driven by US entrepreneurs. The world is saturated in products that were born in the US. Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Apple...they were created by self-made men. Why is that? Why doesn't Canada have more of those stories?

It's not a complete myth, though. Isn't it, though? Certainly not a myth. Being unlikely is not the same as being mythical.

I found out you can cook pasta in broth. My life will be changed forever. I got this crate of Kelp Broth with Thai seasoning for free awhile ago, and I've been trying to work through it. I wanted to male fusilli pasta, but was tired of tomato based sauces. It came out great, I sprinkled some crumbled feta cheese on it and served it with chicken apple sausages and baked brussel sprouts.

It's not a complete myth, though. There are self made men (or women) all over the country. The reason it is believed fervently is because you have entire industries built by people who came from average families. Is there another country that has produced so many first generation millionaires? I'm surrounded by young millionaires who came from middle class roots, so it's pretty easy to buy in. Also it is easy to look at everything public in the US in the big picture and be critical. I'd agree on a Federal (100%) and State (depends) level we have been stuck on a downward trajectory for far too long. But at a local level there are still amazing things happening in this country on a regular basis. Is Betsy Davos going to save the entire US Public Education system? Of course not! Even if she was qualified, she would have little luck with that. But the odds are good that plenty of struggling schools across the country are going to adopt programs that help them be more successful in the future. Some terrible administrator or superintendent is going to get pushed out and replaced with someone with vision, and some young person is going to get into education for the right reasons. I see it happen every year, it's not a myth. The US is doing great despite the best efforts of the Federal government.

Sounds great, but I doubt it will happen, and it is also a long way from the Federal government to the salary schedule of certificated teachers. The reality is certain states and school districts are terribly run, and that $50 billion over a decade might not help much if they don't fix the top heavy issues.

Textbook PC would be a decent way to define these forums as a whole. It isn't crazy over the top PC where everything is considered offensive, but it also isn't a wild west setting where anything goes. There is a reason I hang out here and not on Bioware (do they even have forums anymore?) or RPGCodex. There are probably a billion other places you can go to see a skeevy ratings system for women. If it had a male counterpart, that would balance it somewhat, but it still seems like a weird setting for it.

The chart is pretty tasteless. I would say it's not a good thing to have up on an official developer's forum. Just my two cents.

Try two seconds. It was definitely something I lacked going in, and it showed. I will be heading to the beach this summer at least once a week to get stronger in the open water, so hopefully I'll gain some good time there. I have another event in a month (Olympic distance) so it will be a quick turnaround.

I think they toned it down a bunch and now it is back to being a simpler show where some companies can announce projects.