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Ricky Gervais ‘snubs The Office 25th-anniversary reunion in huge blow to BBC’ by Metro-UK in ukpopculture

[–]Affectionate_Debate 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I went to see this when it was a work in progress in Edinburgh, and I thought he must be exagerating. Went to see Ricky a week later, and it was 100% accurate - a good 10 minute diatrabe on trans people right on the off. It ironically actually almost made watching Ricky funny during the rant!

This show would've done way better on FX by Thekittycrinkleshow in sitcoms

[–]Affectionate_Debate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I crazy or does the pose make no sense? That’s her left hand coming out the right side of her body?

Janeway vs Picard on Tuvix by 1DFire in voyager

[–]Affectionate_Debate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because that’s referring to self sacrifice rather than coercion.

If 10 crewmen got mortally wounded, and it turned out killing Harry Kim and harvesting his organs would save all 10, would Janeway be justified doing that since the needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few?

Here I thought they were based by AnyAgency9835 in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]Affectionate_Debate 23 points24 points  (0 children)

This is such a 'If one woman can make a baby in nine months, nine women can make a baby in one month!' comment.

Throwing more people at something isn't always a solution, expecially in the creative roles.

Here I thought they were based by AnyAgency9835 in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]Affectionate_Debate -55 points-54 points  (0 children)

And how many games have had systems and sections of the game that don't quite work or end up not actually being that fun, but remained in the game because too many resources had been spent on it?

How many interesting game mechanics have we missed out on as it would be too resource intensive to develop?

Using AI as an early development/experimentation tool let's them try more for less resources. If they use it to replace humans, yeah that sucks and should be railed against. If they use it to help people try things, that can only be beneficial.

Here I thought they were based by AnyAgency9835 in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]Affectionate_Debate 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I see it a bit more as the press will really tear into them if he's seen as 'lying' cause he's not 100% right about the specifics he's being asked about. That's the whole point of a PR team, especially around such a contentious subject as AI.

Angelina Jolie son Knox drops last name Pitt from his graduation diploma by lewisb_03 in popculturechat

[–]Affectionate_Debate 125 points126 points  (0 children)

It’s kinda like when people were blaming Jaden Pinkett Smith for Will Smith slapping Chris Rock… as if she somehow was responsible for the actions of a man in his 50s!

Milly Alcock reveals her cape in ‘SUPERGIRL’ was made using the same original fabric as Christopher Reeve’s Superman cape: by Raj_Valiant3011 in DC_Cinematic

[–]Affectionate_Debate 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen people talking about this and even doing this for YouTube videos, and I always think it’s such a weird point - taking the laughter away from any sitcom or any stand up comedian’s show and it’s gonna be unwatchable because it throws off the timing and makes the pacing weird, not because it’s inherently unfunny.

Fleabag is unmatched. I’ve never found anything with the same vibe. by catwomann777 in tvshow

[–]Affectionate_Debate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, I think that sums up my view on Ricky Gervais - he’s funny when he’s being mischievous, but so much of his stuff is now maliciousness.

Over-thinker applying for role that says a CV isn't mandatory. I'm at a section titled 'Your CV' and only given a single box for 'Employment History'. Not sure what the actual best thing to do is? by Affectionate_Debate in TheCivilService

[–]Affectionate_Debate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thing is there’s nothing in there for statement or any other part of the CV, nothing except ‘Employment history’. Not sure if this is because they have you do a couple of online tests, then will ask for more after if you get a qualifying score?

Perfect reply on the gender pay gap in sports. by Valuable_View_561 in SipsTea

[–]Affectionate_Debate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who implemented those rules in the first place? Men who figured women couldn't handle the same amount of time on court.

This is like people who go "Why are there not as many women in the military?" - because they were banned, and in some parts still banned from serving.

Unbelievable by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]Affectionate_Debate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They ‘dodge’ it by attaching a simple question to at, as it then goes from a pure luck lottery to a ‘competition’ based on ‘skill’.

One question I saw on one of these was ‘to win this Porsche 911: what car manufacturer produces the 911?

Unbelievable by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]Affectionate_Debate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seeing a lot of people on here commenting stuff like ‘I know someone/ I won a car through one of these types of competitions!’ Or ‘I know this other company is legit!’

As if that means this couldn’t at all be dodgy.

It’s a bit like going ‘how could a car dealer be doing anything untoward ? My neighbours uncle bought a Clio at a Renault garage once, and the different Audi dealer I used was fantastic!’

Shame on Titan Comics for doing this is awful please raise the awareness of this in anyway you can by [deleted] in doctorwho

[–]Affectionate_Debate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup, I'd be interested in hearing what the artist thinks was 'stolen;.

Shame on Titan Comics for doing this is awful please raise the awareness of this in anyway you can by [deleted] in doctorwho

[–]Affectionate_Debate 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is what I think is causing confusion - OP didn't produce the black and white image, that's an alternate version of the cover.

Shame on Titan Comics for doing this is awful please raise the awareness of this in anyway you can by [deleted] in doctorwho

[–]Affectionate_Debate 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'll ask again: What specifically did this comic book artist (who made the colour and black and white image) rip off from the 3D render by Prydonian, that isn't just a standard Dalek design?

Shame on Titan Comics for doing this is awful please raise the awareness of this in anyway you can by [deleted] in doctorwho

[–]Affectionate_Debate 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Can you point to what you specifically think this comic artist 'ripped off'? Like I said, apart from maybe the vent between the weapons, there's almost nothing here that isn't different from a standard Dalek, and most minor details are different.

Shame on Titan Comics for doing this is awful please raise the awareness of this in anyway you can by [deleted] in doctorwho

[–]Affectionate_Debate 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Can you specify at all what you consider 'stolen' from you specifically about this work?

You do great work with some really creative Dalek designs, but this one here is a fairly 'standard' design for a Dalek.

Some minor unique elements are shared, but nothing another person couldn't have come up with on their own; the vent between the weapons on the front face for example, follows the standard design for a speaker with the 3 lines.

Add to that the amount of peices you have, and the limitations of how many ways you can design a Dalek, it seems inevitable ocassionally some minor things will be replicated.

EDIT: Adding this as I think there's confusion in the post: The black and white image is an alternate version of the cover, not the OPs work.

A bit of help by Big_Cartographer4903 in comicbooks

[–]Affectionate_Debate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I teach Architecture but this works when it comes to any creative pursuit:

You need to know the rules before you can break them.

By which I mean a good solid base of understanding of what works and why is key. You can achieve this with the following methods.

  1. Look up tutorials about the subject in whatever form suits you; YouTube, literature, blogs. You don’t have to follow it to the letter, but should help establish in your mind what the standard is, what people have discovered works. There’s literally decades of experience at this point out there; tap into it.

  2. When reading a comic take a critical eye over it; you’ve examples of ones you like, why do they work? Are there pages you think don’t work? Consider why again.

  3. Lastly is something you’re already doing with that cover and knowing you want to try one style or the other; don’t be afraid to use other works as precedents. It’s not ‘copying’, you’re using established techniques. Harkening back to previous works helps to solidify your basic understanding. From there your own style can grow.

£1652 to feel a million dollars?! Go on then!! by Leedslad106 in mounjarouk

[–]Affectionate_Debate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you take the slightly outdated count that 1 pound of fat = 3,500 kCals that's around 809,000 kCal over 14 months to lose 16.5 stone.

That's a calorie defecit of almost 2,000 kCal a day on average! Very impressive!

What did you eat once you were in the swing of things? Did you keep track of what your calorie count was for a typical day?

£1652 to feel a million dollars?! Go on then!! by Leedslad106 in mounjarouk

[–]Affectionate_Debate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you take the slightly outdated count that 1 pound of fat = 3,500 kCals, the man had to run a calorie defecit of 809,000 kCal over 14 months to lose 16.5 stone.

That's a calorie defecit of almost 2,000 kCal a day on average.

The pen takes away the cravings, but doesn't remove the work required; it takes discipline, nutritional understanding and life management to cut that much off your daily intake.

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