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by ctrlp 1y ago
The genius of Rushmore is inseparable from the collaboration with Owen Wilson and the autobiographical inspiration of their school days. Wes Anderson can never make another movie like it. His oeuvre since then is without charm for me.
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by ctrlp 1y ago
why would I want to clutter my life with more than needed? Why would anyone want to be surrounded by dirty dishes, even in a partially loaded dishwasher? It takes time to fill one up unless you're feeding a lot of people at once. If it
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by ctrlp 1y ago
The dishwashers in my various homes these past 25 years have served as extra plate storage with only occasional running to keep them in working order. Otherwise, we just wash our dishes by hand. I don't see the point of letting your di
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by ctrlp 1y ago
What do you do if you already wear prescription lenses?
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by ctrlp 1y ago
Sambas for walking or running or sports? I've had good luck with Ecco shoes with Vibram soles for walking but my favorites were discontinued. Luckily, I bought a bunch of extras. As I've gotten older I've learned that if you
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by ctrlp 1y ago
I know it's not for cinema but anyone in Cambridge, MA should visit the nautical model museum at MIT. Has some excellent large models. https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/more/hart-nautical-gallery
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by ctrlp 1y ago
I regularly pay in excess of $100 for my shoes and would be a bit suspect of the longevity shoes that didn't cost significantly more than that. I wonder how these costs break out when thinking more about "being shod" than &qu
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by ctrlp 1y ago
If you ever find yourself driving West to East with some extra time, Route 70 from I10/125 junction at Las Crucas on up to Alamogordo and on up to Roswell is a phenomenally pretty drive. The long slope straight slope coming down from D
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by ctrlp 1y ago
I would assume the opposite. People use it to sound dumb, not smart, so as to sound non-threatening, but also so as to sound non-assertive. It's used to defuse potential conflict or perceived disagreeableness. Generally the affect of a
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by ctrlp 1y ago
It's not an accent, it's an affect.
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by ctrlp 1y ago
The T-bill strategy wasn't a secret. Why they walked it back could also be attributed to bringing trade partners to heel at a point of maximum leverage. Or a lack of resolve in leadership. Or messaging and opportunism. Will it pay off?
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by ctrlp 1y ago
Why is it so prevalent in people generally?
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by ctrlp 1y ago
I would hope that people with strong opinions about the uses and abuses of AI would start their own firms and hire people who are unwilling to use AI for whatever reasons. The competition should go a long way to proving the naysayer's
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by ctrlp 1y ago
The producer of the show is admitting he is going to subvert facts to fiction if it helps tell a good story and you're demanding evidence?
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by ctrlp 1y ago
So, basically, regarding journalism: they had learned nothing and forgot nothing. Something died in me when I realized TAL and NPR were largely just bullshit factories. Glass isn't even coy about his motives being to tell/sell sto
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by ctrlp 1y ago
This looks awesome. Well done.
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by ctrlp 1y ago
Adolf Loos designed some incredibly sumptuous interiors. They aren't lacking in color. Methinks he's being used unjustly as a scapegoat to grind some axe. To me, this essay is an example of "slop."
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by ctrlp 1y ago
Many, many, many.
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by ctrlp 1y ago
If it turns out that he was somehow repatriated to his home country under compulsion that would not be terribly surprising. Nor would it be surprising if he was a "spy" or even a double agent. The FBI raiding his home suggests tha
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by ctrlp 1y ago
I think not. I regret my comment directed at you, it was a pointless rebuke. You did not deserve it.
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by ctrlp 1y ago
"Has man perhaps become less desirous of a transcendent solution to the riddle of his existence, now that this existence appears more arbitrary, beggarly, and dispensable in the visible order of things? Has the self-belittlement of man
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by ctrlp 1y ago
You are fond of the expressive trope of the gnomic and obscure NPC from a fantasy game. Do you have any magic potions you could sell me? I have gold. Maybe I could trade a battle axe for a spell of regeneration?
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by ctrlp 1y ago
Wow, has anyone told you you're a compelling writer with insightful takes? They are wrong and misleading you. You should self edit these sorts of missives.
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by ctrlp 1y ago
No sir, I work in technology. Sometimes adjacent to government, but never politics itself. Why do you ask?
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by ctrlp 1y ago
XML/XPath are very useful but I've definitely lived through their abuses. Still abusus non tollit usam and I've had many positive experiences with XPath especially. XmlStarlet has been especially useful, also xmllint. I wel
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by ctrlp 1y ago
Many "white collar" jobs are bullshit makework for college grads. There is nothing intrinsically valuable in them but they are necessary to keep the population occupied. When the economics become favorable again, there will be ano
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by ctrlp 1y ago
You're trying to reason with the unreasonable. There are some very short memories on here. Or people being willfully obtuse.
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by ctrlp 1y ago
Because I'm emphasizing the vacuity of simply asserting "the law" as if it's something we all agree on. It is not. I would be as if I said "the Pope" or "the King" or "God" says. I'm su
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by ctrlp 1y ago
Law is a tool, and some tools are appropriate for some contexts and others are not. Do you think there is such a thing as "International Law"? If so, I would ask you what you think that actually is and where its legitimacy comes f
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by ctrlp 1y ago
I fear there's a ton of that going on rather indiscriminately just to sow outrage, waste everyone's time, and demoralize people. I don't believe it's a left/right phenomenon. Anything that trivializes or antagonizes

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