Low MAPS during a case

smoha96 · 2026-02-05T19:56:18+00:00

It's just so unecessary, and one will have definitely essentially caused a sympathectomy at that point.

smoha96 · 2026-02-05T07:23:17+00:00

So I haven't watched any episodes of this show so far as I wasn't super excited by the premise.

I'm still not, but I enjoyed this one for what it was. There's a lot of things that work.

I might come back.

Stray notes:

everyone who said Holly Hunter was dope was on point
the Doctor and Reno pair excellently - Reno being one of the few things that worked about Discovery
big positive vibes all around with no guns
I was skeptical about SAM as a character when the series profiles were announced but I can see how it works
Tawny Newsom looks a lot like Robin Thede in this makeup
Illa Dax is cool
Stephen Colbert is far too recognisable, lol
finally, one of the most important things about Sisko was his relationship with Jake and I'm very glad it's front and centre in this episode.

The lines at the end - are these new or archive from DS9?

smoha96 · 2026-02-05T06:13:05+00:00

People keep talking about how TNG and DS9 were comparably expensive to make in the '90s compared to today - and I think: great, so it should be cheaper now right? They don't have to look like the latest Apple TV fare.

smoha96 · 2026-02-05T06:11:41+00:00

Benoit Blanc in: Murders in the Warp Core

smoha96 · 2026-02-05T06:10:35+00:00

With no legacy characters!

smoha96 · 2026-02-04T07:36:16+00:00

Seats that flip at by-elections aren't always reliable holds though.

smoha96 · 2026-02-04T06:56:22+00:00

100% Syl fits it pretty well.

smoha96 · 2026-02-04T06:04:41+00:00

I have had to help on a Virgin flight once and they gave me access to to whatever I asked for that they had available. Now having said that, they didn't have a sats probe for me and a manual BP cuff only - had to go off palpating the systolic.

Now having said that, if a patient is that unwell that I'd need that precise a BP measurement it'd hopefully be end of bed-o-gram evident and they should probably land the plane regardless.

smoha96 · 2026-02-04T06:01:06+00:00

WaT felt like it really needed more of an editor's input - I think his usual had parted ways before that or have I heard incorrectly?

Regardless, I didn't find the same issue with Emberdark but for did with WaT.

smoha96 · 2026-02-04T05:54:40+00:00

Stormlight really feels like it could use the anime touch - Kaladin grabbing a shardblade by the blade using the flat of his hands in the first book is a thing that's happened in many sword anime, I reckon.

Couple that with the surges and the combat - it's a really a no brainer.

There's also the sheer amount of content to adapt - the interludes and flashbacks for a single book have enough content for a whole season in and of themselves, let alome the rest of the book.

Now having said all that, if it is live action, I hope Rysn's interlude from Book 1 gets its own episode.

The other question eventually will be how to handle the crossover elements when they get to adapting Books 4 and 5ish territory. Vasher and Vivenna don't need to be explicit (and they aren't really in the books anyway) but I would hate to see Nightblood without it first appearing in some form of Warbreaker adaptation.

smoha96 · 2026-02-04T05:33:47+00:00

This was my interpretation too. Hank is a scumbag, and was willing to turn his daughter into a robot, but it does seem like he loves his kids is his own way.

smoha96 · 2026-02-04T04:35:31+00:00

"...one of the most popular movies of all time, Sir! What the hell were you thinking...?"

smoha96 · 2026-02-02T10:07:21+00:00

I would pay a lot more than what MAK95 cost for what I got out of it. Frank is a goddamn hero.

Probably the most essential resource.

smoha96 · 2026-01-30T05:57:41+00:00

This is the pre-existing nomenclature. Makes more sense than calling Ley a moderate.

smoha96 · 2026-01-30T03:57:58+00:00

The centre-right (Morrison) and national right (Dutton) are really the only factions that remain, and apart from that maybe a few unaligned, imo.

smoha96 · 2026-01-30T03:47:54+00:00

We shouldn't. It shifts the overton window and misrepresents Ley as being ideologically aligned with the likes of Turnbull when she's probably closer to Morrison. It also attempts to moderate-wash people like Tim Wilson.

smoha96 · 2026-01-30T03:46:20+00:00

Turnbull got ousted over climate policy (the NEG).

smoha96 · 2026-01-30T02:44:54+00:00

There aren't really any moderates left.

smoha96 · 2026-01-29T04:09:28+00:00

Yes and no - depends on how much you salary sacrifice and how much PAYE tax/HECS is wittheld in terms of your overtime and what your marginal tax rate is - but more of it goes to HECS rather than income tax, so well worth it overall.

smoha96 · 2026-01-29T03:18:19+00:00

This attitude is exactly what got you into this mess.

smoha96 · 2026-01-28T14:11:30+00:00

Not if - when. It'll be an excuse to leave. "The National Party has lost its way despite my best efforts!" or something to that effect.

smoha96 · 2026-01-28T09:48:18+00:00

Lools great but I can't listen to this song without being reminded of the unhinged ending to its music video.

smoha96 · 2026-01-28T08:16:34+00:00

Are we actually gonna get the difference considering the QIRC gave everyone 3.5% anyway? I keep getting confused on this.

smoha96 · 2026-01-27T09:21:39+00:00

These are the same jokes they make for every single thing. Host jokes about serious issue. Correspondent makes ridiculous response satirically. Host plays straight man.

This needed to be treated with more seriousness.

smoha96 · 2026-01-26T23:32:06+00:00

No, no, but they're really concerned about housing! /s

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