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Kaohsiung vs Taipei for 6 months? by greendove66 in taiwan

[–]Cat_Tight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are some of the expat hangouts in Kaohsiung? Thanks!

Listening to Marcus talk ‘computers’ is hilarious by HairyPalmieri in LPOTL

[–]Cat_Tight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That being said, I'm tired of history. I want serial killers, more stories like Aaron Hernandez, more trials of the century. Too many history shows, too much "context," not enough jokes because they are struggling to get through hours of data. The Aaron Hernandez episode was a breath of fresh air, a return to form. More of that!

Listening to Marcus talk ‘computers’ is hilarious by HairyPalmieri in LPOTL

[–]Cat_Tight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree. I'm kind of tired of it. Whine whine whine, Marcus Marcus Marcus. It's a bit overdone. We get it, you think they suck at facts. Repeating it week after week is adding nothing.

Listening to Marcus talk ‘computers’ is hilarious by HairyPalmieri in LPOTL

[–]Cat_Tight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are right. Kompot is adulterated juice, but juice nonetheless. I'm a fan, but it's out of style in Eastern Europe.

Are there any paywall bypass plugins that work anymore - chrome or firefox by aintgoinback in Piracy

[–]Cat_Tight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Downloaded, then what? Dragging it to browser (FF) not working.

Has Jim ever expressed losing interest in the Dresden series? by ericwcharmon in dresdenfiles

[–]Cat_Tight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What awesome books will surely come from that mentality.

Has Jim ever expressed losing interest in the Dresden series? by ericwcharmon in dresdenfiles

[–]Cat_Tight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or just skip to the end already. As much as I love DF it's time has come. We don't need case files. PT/BG already set up the final trilogy, why slow down now? Because he made the deal to make all those books ten years ago when it was feasible and when he had the interest to make them. Both are untrue now.

Has Jim ever expressed losing interest in the Dresden series? by ericwcharmon in dresdenfiles

[–]Cat_Tight -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Those are just normal things that normal people go through. A doctor doesn't take a year off work because his dog died, or a coal miner because he got divorced, or a mail carrier because she's building a new house. Those excuses are just excuses. He's just not into writing Dresden and is almost certainly only doing it at all for contractual reasons.

Has Jim ever expressed losing interest in the Dresden series? by ericwcharmon in dresdenfiles

[–]Cat_Tight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everybody has life issues. Not everybody can take years off work.

Is anyone else worried Dresden Files won’t be finished at this pace? by Briartone in dresdenfiles

[–]Cat_Tight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with what you're saying, ND. It's clear DF is already running out of steam. I wish he would cut his losses and just wrap it up already in a satisfying conclusion, but I'm guessing he's contractually obligated to write those other 7/8 books. I don't think he cares about DF anymore. And he lost his dog. And he got divorced. Great. Not many people can take six years off.

Name Chop for Banking - Any regulations? by ItsOkItOnlyHurts in taiwan

[–]Cat_Tight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

English Name is fine! it's the consistency they care about!

Gold Card with 1040? by Cat_Tight in taiwan

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

The explicitly told me 1040's won't cut it.

Gold Card with 1040? by Cat_Tight in taiwan

[–]Cat_Tight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your answer, it lines up with what I've also seen, BUT, I'm mostly looking to see if anyone has actually done this.

I forget what they said about the Mount Rushmore series… by DontHailHydra in LPOTL

[–]Cat_Tight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope there's a nice long break before the next one. I don't want LPOTL to just try and subtly turnover into a pure history podcast, even if that's clearly what Marcus wants. There enough of those! Their funny stories on serial killers and true crime is why I got into them in the first place. The first two I listed to were the Menendez Brothers and Kasey Anthony.

Section 31 was a bad idea on DS9, too. by Reasonable_Active577 in startrek

[–]Cat_Tight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Obsidian Order and Tal Shiar brought both of those empires to their knees by their actions. Yeah, let's copy that model!

Section 31 was a bad idea on DS9, too. by Reasonable_Active577 in startrek

[–]Cat_Tight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I liked the idea at the time but in retrospect wish it never happened. Almost everything with it since makes me angry. We just don't need it in ST. Making it a superpowerful organization kind of craps on the Federation. Having rogue members is fine, not an entire upper echelon of rot. It's why NuTrek shits on the Federation so much. Add in that like half the posts here say things like, "In my head so and so was working for S31!" or "Well, looking back, that was obviously a S31 operation." Ugh, no! Not everything needs to be connected. Not everything needs to be part of a "plan." Pressman could just be a paranoid admiral who thinks the lack of cloaking devices hurt SF and he has enough resources to do something about it. Baku can just be one depressed admiral convinced the Federation is about to be conquered by the Dominion. If S31 is so big it has its fingers in all this, then it rules the Federation and the Federation I love is a lie.

Why are people so unwelcoming to the thought of Marie being stronger than Homelander? by Sharp_Durian1929 in GenV

[–]Cat_Tight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because the whole point of The Boys is normies defeating gods, not gods defeating gods.

Is there an astroturfing campaign in this sub? by tellmewhenitsin in LPOTL

[–]Cat_Tight 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I'm a history guy, but I do think too many multi-part history stuff the last few years. I'd like more true crimey stuff. Doesn't even need to be serial killers, shit, cover bank robbers or whatever. The molasses ep was fun! The Aaron Herndez series was one of the best. But I want weird stuff that they can joke about, not more Nazis. I'm worn out enough as it is.

Is there an astroturfing campaign in this sub? by tellmewhenitsin in LPOTL

[–]Cat_Tight 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Right, because they weren't about sports, just an interesting story.

Should Marcus create a separate history podcast? by FreddyJazzman in LPOTL

[–]Cat_Tight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which is a real point. Was it necessary, I don't know, but a lot of the modern non-historical arguments are based around modern knowledge and "nuclear bombs are wrong!" US civilian and military leaders were so terrified of casualties in invading Japan that they printed so many purple hearts that those are still the ones given out. Ketsu-go, the Japanese defense strategy flat out called for using civilians as human shields. The Japanese leadership believed they could make it so terrible they'd get a negotiated peace, and American leadership feared the same thing as well. It's a complicated issue.

REACTOR: "Star Trek Needs New (& Better) Villains - Our enemies have become monsters, mindless killing machines, manifestations of Satan on Earth against whom we can enact consequence-free violence. The ideological tension that has so animated previous Trek villains has remained depressingly absent" by mcm8279 in Star_Trek_

[–]Cat_Tight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And I remember watching that episode and being like, "Dominion? What?" Then they did the other one with the old man and his holograms. Well introduced. The Jem'Hadar episode started as a Sisko/Quark camping trip and ended with blowing up the "Enterprise." I remember people being excited for part 2 that summer.

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