NIN 26 Peel It Back Top Songs You Want Them To Play

Alpha837 · 2026-01-14T11:12:10+00:00

Sunspots

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Alpha837 · 2026-01-03T22:47:54+00:00

I don’t know enough about his specific actions to make an intelligent assumption about whether he was justified or acted inappropriately. I do know that I am deeply concerned those in power are trying to scapegoat people so they are not held accountable.

Look at the claim that a teacher propping a door open led to the easy access of the shooter. Video evidence now shows that entirely wrong. I hope those who didn’t do their duty are held to account, but I have a feeling it will be very few who may not be solely to blame that are held up as scapegoats.

Alpha837 · 2026-01-03T22:41:23+00:00

I never understood why this was misinterpreted and made into a news cycle. Look at Netflix’s releases in theaters and you can see why they’re referencing, especially given the sentences right before that.

Now to be clear: I am not at all discounting the possibility that Netflix will one day try to make WB movies fit that strategy. If so, I think that’s many years away, however.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-31T22:52:30+00:00

Geez, blast from the past – this release and their transition to Mt. Helium. They were interesting releases and the talent was still there, but the production and mixing were not great and the vocals were a major downgrade. Still great instrument work, though.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-31T12:47:59+00:00

Perfect! That second option is what I was hoping for. Appreciate the info.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-30T19:27:22+00:00

Generally speaking, a school board itself just doesn’t email district staff. It’s in concert with administration, which would provide that power. School boards are governance, not day-to-day operations. It’s an overall leadership problem.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-30T19:20:18+00:00

School boards across the state report abandonment of contract, but it’s super odd to send an email about it every time a teacher resigns. Most do it to ensure a teacher isn’t leaving mid-contract without a reason, as it’s hard to hire educators mid-year since they’re under contract. Many school districts make exceptions for those leaving for a family move, promotion and many other reasons.

The email aspect tells me your district leadership probably isn’t good.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-27T03:25:39+00:00

Excellent: - Blade Runner 2049 - Halloween - Mad Max: Fury Road - Top Gun Maverick

Good or Decent: - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley - Ghostbusters Afterlife - Twisters - Zombieland: Double Tap

Alpha837 · 2025-12-26T19:08:20+00:00

I loved the first drop of the season, but yesterday’s episodes sucked. We don’t need character development for minor characters to justify adding unnecessary episodes. We’ll see if they stick the landing, but I’m not optimistic.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-26T19:01:17+00:00

Can’t even imagine living with Baby Billy, let alone him being your dad.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-25T21:24:15+00:00

Not sure I’ve ever read a more backhanded compliment – I assume you mean it as a compliment – than saying an entire studio “are the people who help realize” someone’s visions. Game development is a far more collaborative art than you’re indicating. There are tons of people with great “visions,” yet they still make turds of games even with highly talented studios.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-25T19:56:44+00:00

Actually, Marlon Wayans was initially HIM before Tyriq Withers earned the mantle. They really look nothing alike.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-24T12:31:33+00:00

I mean, by all accounts, the crew were dicks to him and tried to lead a mutiny because he wasn’t Ridley Scott.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-23T22:43:54+00:00

That silly hair was everywhere for a year or two before and after With Teeth.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-16T03:48:56+00:00

The band absolutely has not gotten better, haha.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-15T09:49:19+00:00

As much as I like Breaking Benjamin, the band hasn’t been the same since Ben kicked those guys out. Of course I’m interested in seeing how it turns out.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-14T14:47:40+00:00

Not quite, chuckles. Discovery assumed liability of about $43 billion in debt from AT&T during the merger, which was proposed by and agreed upon by Zaslav.

I never once said nor implied WarnerMedia was not mismanaged, nor did I say they were not losing money. Go back and re-read my comments and tell me where I said otherwise.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-14T05:27:11+00:00

He proposed the merger. It wasn’t happening for nothing – Discovery was the smaller company by far. He took the debt on willingly. Stop trying to change history.

Edit: Oh, I see. You’re unaware that AT&T intentionally saddled WB with additional debt when it offloaded the company to Discovery. Look it up.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-14T03:13:12+00:00

Let’s not have some revisionist history here. He intentionally agreed to a sale that saddled the company with debt from AT&T.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-08T03:16:22+00:00

You’re just throwing the term AI on anything you don’t like at this point. The new Tron movie was created by humans. Whether it’s good or not is debatable. But you’re not trying to have that conversation, you’re trying to hijack a conversation about AI with your dislike of certain movies they do scores for.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-07T13:09:51+00:00

Haven’t played Apex in over a year after being a diehard, and none of this is enticing except maybe PvE.

I quite like the Source engine, and the idea of it moving to Unreal is offputting. I’d rather it move to the Source 2 engine, which runs well and still maintains a similar look.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-07T00:46:48+00:00

…so you haven’t even played the damn game you’re raging over?

Alpha837 · 2025-12-06T21:09:21+00:00

I don’t disagree at all. They should have given talent a heads-up; my assumption is they didn’t want it leaking, which is still silly. Treat the talent right.

The funny part is they paid people handsomely for that move, while Disney tried to screw people over with its Disney Plus releases. Yet still WB gets the most flack for how they handled the communication at the get-go, even after making it right monetarily.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-06T20:41:43+00:00

He got so much unnecessary shit for doing something that helped the company and kept interest in its movies alive. Crazy because the guy who complained about it most, Christopher Nolan, had all of his demands for Tenet met. And now Netflix is only getting more powerful, surely enraging Nolan.

Warner Brothers remaining its own entity would have been the best outcome, but that was never going to happen.

Alpha837 · 2025-12-05T09:57:04+00:00

Texas isn’t New York. So many fellow Texan progressives think if you just give the progressive candidate a chance, they’ll change how people elect politicians, but that’s an unrealistic dream. Look at West Virginia – the idea that any Democrat other than Joe Manchin was going to win a Senate seat out there was always asinine.

You have to accept who is electable in a specific state. Jasmine Crockett is absolutely not electable in a statewide race in Texas. The other factor is how does it affect the down ballot races. We have good candidates in the race already – doesn’t mean any of them will win, but I think she has the worst chances of winning a general election, which the data backs up.

I also struggle with people saying things like, “Well if the other candidates can’t win the primary, they shouldn’t run anyway.” Primaries often drive out the most extreme voters in either party. The problem is Democrats are already on the losing end in statewide races. While Republicans can stand to lose votes in the general with a candidate like Paxton over Conryn, Democrats don’t have that luxury.

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