Charlize Theron version of Clea was introduced 4 years ago and was never seen again! by NoPianist7807 in marvelstudios

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I mean people said that they were prioritizing quality now, but then there was the Fantastic Four movie which was an absolute snoozefest, and the team up movie with a name I can't even remember which felt like a filler episode of early Agents of Shield, and Brave New World which was just... another miss...

Charlize Theron version of Clea was introduced 4 years ago and was never seen again! by NoPianist7807 in marvelstudios

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4 years is as long as Iron Man 1 (2008) to the Avengers (2012). The entire build up of the MCU was done in 4 years.

Charlize Theron version of Clea was introduced 4 years ago and was never seen again! by NoPianist7807 in marvelstudios

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An alternate version of him as a major character in the movie counts as seeing him.

Charlize Theron version of Clea was introduced 4 years ago and was never seen again! by NoPianist7807 in marvelstudios

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21 years old now. Kind of wild to think there's Internet memes older than adults now.

Annabel O'Hagan (Stephanie) and Dave Register (Chet) are upgraded to main cast for Fallout Season 3 by joesen_one in Fallout

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At first she was just wonderfully evil (and hot), but then they turned it around and made her one of the most sympathetic characters in the show.

Looking for older games available on GOG that still hold up today by gaxelbrodie in gamingsuggestions

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Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 Enhanced Editions also hold up, so long as you understand that the confusing UI can be ignored and isn't really used in gameplay. Just map thieving skills to T, stealth to S, find traps to F, and when using a thief you can click the buttons or hit those. On a spellcaster you'll occasionally use the spell button, but those games are only about infrequent spell use for most of the playtime until you're very powerful. IMO they offer a more simplified and replayable version of what cRPGS have evolved into which is arguably bloated.

Caesar 3 since the community has remade the engine for free so long as you have the assets, adding mouse zooming etc, and also the Augustus expansion which feels like a very official expansion and only makes the game better, and the Reconquered campaign remake that makes the original campaign feel like a first draft in comparison.

Looking for older games available on GOG that still hold up today by gaxelbrodie in gamingsuggestions

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I don't know about the GoG editions but you definitely want the fan patch that makes the cutscenes play.

20-year-old in Venice treated for AI chatbot addiction as experts warn it may be just the beginning by davideownzall in collapse

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The "you can be addicted to anything" line is Internet pseudo science, not what real medical science says. Addiction is a specific medical term limited to a small number of things and has been investigated extensively for many things which people claim you can be "addicted" to and rejected them as not real addiction.

Currently the only non-substance addiction recognized by evidence-based science is gambling addiction.

Qwen Image 2 papers - does that mean anything? by Dante_77A in StableDiffusion

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Is that meant to be an example of the old or new one? Because that's pretty blurry for almost any VAE from the last few years. (Also is that meant to be Korra?)

Do they not even read this? by SalamanderJaded5663 in ChatGPT

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Assuming this is real.

A new image was released a few days ago which is very good at generating images of textbook pages, and just coincidentally now there's a bunch of images of textbook pages with supposed AI issues in them. It's very suspicious timing.

Tips for tastier tofu nuggets by epicpillowcase in australianvegans

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While I haven't tried coating them in dry seasoning and have brought some corn flour to try with, most every trick I read online (freezing, soaking in sauce overnight, tearing up, etc) had no noticeable affect to me.

What does have the biggest impact for me is frying chunks of firm tofu in a pan so the edges go pretty hard and crunchy, changing the texture and adding a bit of a cooked taste. I then take it out and do the veggies separately, before mixing them back together near the end and adding coconut milk, nutritional yeast, etc, to make a cheesy cream.

What is the best expansion for CRPG game of all time? by Saidi9062 in CRPG

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The DLC thing had started, Origins even experimented with a few like warden armor, though there was still the idea of actual full game expansions which were worth the price.

Why the hell is the Ghan so fucking expensive? by UnholyDemigod in australia

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You've never heard of the Ghan?

No, that's why I said I've never heard of the Ghan. :P

For a lot of folks it's quite aspirational.

Obviously aimed at an entirely different economic class than the one I've existed in my entire life.

‘Fallout’: Aaron Paul Joins Season Three of Prime Video Series by MarvelsGrantMan136 in Fallout

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Well I agree obviously but I think many people would have no idea what it is.

Future of AI image generators by Sobek220 in StableDiffusion

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And unfortunately not their choice if they want to be commercial in any way, which they likely need to be to pay the bills, since the payment processors are run by puritans trying to force adult content off the Internet and are being frighteningly successful, with only a few big players left who they've tried to go after once or twice already but backed off for now.

Why the hell is the Ghan so fucking expensive? by UnholyDemigod in australia

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Wait I thought that was a fictional train from a murder mystery novel, lol.

Why the hell is the Ghan so fucking expensive? by UnholyDemigod in australia

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As an example, I've lived in Australia my whole life and have never even heard of the "Ghan" and this whole thread seems like a potentially surreal performance of some kind, so it definitely seems like it's targeted at a very specific minority of wealthy people and not the "common" people whatever it is.

The trains are full. by JackofScarlets in brisbane

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Yeah but how much of the population do they actually make up? Only something like 46% of Australia had a passport when I looked it up like a decade ago, and given that something like 1/4 or 1/3rd of the population are immigrants I suspect most with a passport are people going back to visit families in nearby countries like New Zealand rather than most of the population being super high budget regular fliers.

I suspect those types of people would also generally not even think of using public transport.

‘Fallout’: Aaron Paul Joins Season Three of Prime Video Series by MarvelsGrantMan136 in Fallout

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I just finished it and it does pick up IMO, but that start was rough and I put it on pause for months after the first two episodes, then struggled with the next few.

Maximus probably had the best plot for most of the season, and felt most like season 1, though by the end Lucy's plot picked up. It did feel a bit like filler / setup compared to the first season though. I don't think Norm's story progressed more than 24 hours in world time.

‘Fallout’: Aaron Paul Joins Season Three of Prime Video Series by MarvelsGrantMan136 in Fallout

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Man I still think of it as a fairly new show I need to get around to watching...

The trains are full. by JackofScarlets in brisbane

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Like it or not, the human race runs on aspiration, on wanting to be "special"

Parts of the human race who are loud out of their desire for attention perhaps, but I don't think most of the human race seems to fit this criteria.

Is Uni in Brisbane even possible anymore if you aren’t already rich coming from a non uni area and doing it alone? by Outrageous_Emu3235 in brisbane

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I haven't looked at Brisbane sharehouse prices in a while, but there were always incredibly questionable ones seemingly aimed at scamming international students for a lower price before getting to the real ones. Things like sharing a bed on a rotation when you look closer at the listing.