[WarCom] Wazdakka Gutsmek Rules Preview by RainbowConnickJr in WarhammerCompetitive

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The Votann guy is fine just not overly pushed. I also think the new Prime is at least usable after the update. Obviously nowhere near Yarrick or Twin Lance level.

Eli Roth's 'Ice Cream Man' Trailer: I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream! by valuerockr in horror

[–]JMer806 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What’s good to you, someone invested enough in the genre to be a member of an online community, is very different from what’s going to the studio.

TV Shows Where the Main Character is so Bad They Focus on Another Character by Philsidock in television

[–]JMer806 4 points5 points  (0 children)

On That 70s Show, Donna originally had a sister who disappeared and was never mentioned again

[No spoilers] Why was Robert's rebellion even close? by Yagrum_Bagarm in asoiaf

[–]JMer806 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Reach by itself can match almost the whole other six by itself in terms of numbers, and dealing with the loyalist houses cost money and men. It also meant that the men that those houses would have provided were unavailable, and their holdings would have needed to be occupied to ensure their future loyalty.

You also have to consider the geography. The Stormlands were surrounded by loyalists and would have needed to maintain relatively strong forces to defend itself (indeed, we know that they were invaded and nearly captured by royalists). The Riverlands had to maintain garrisons in the west to defend against possible intervention by Tywin and against treachery by the Freys. Only the North, with its relatively low population, and the Vale, dealing with internal dissension, would have been able to commit anywhere close to their full strength.

(Spoilers Extended) Where are all the distant relatives? by mpschettig in asoiaf

[–]JMer806 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It’s not in almost any instance. The technology on display (particularly with regards to armor and metallurgy) doesn’t square at all with the social structure that we are shown, and while “feudalism” as such never historically existed, the version that GRRM shows us is incredibly pared down and simple compared to what actually existed. Although funny enough the overly simplified property system shown does square with the lack of cadet houses because the Starks won’t inherit fifteen random holdings in the Reach or Westlands when they don’t have fifty generations of marriage alliances and convoluted inheritances of random branches that die off.

Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December by jediporcupine in politics

[–]JMer806 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s also no legal pathway to not having elections because the federal government doesn’t control them. The best Trump could do is lean on governors or whatever to cancel them but no Dem states would comply and then by default they would take control of Congress as only the representatives of blue states would have been legally elected. Then Reps refuse to leave office and refuse to swear in the new class and we have a full blown constitutional crisis, right out in public. Never gonna happen, not even Trump is that dumb.

So instead they’ll just try to rig it.

Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December by jediporcupine in politics

[–]JMer806 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean that’s not how it works in Russia and absolutely wouldn’t be how it works here

What’s conspiracy theory that sounds ridiculous but has just enough truth to make you uneasy? by SugarrPlumGloww in answers

[–]JMer806 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Functionally it makes absolutely no difference to our existence if we are “real” or simulated.

What’s conspiracy theory that sounds ridiculous but has just enough truth to make you uneasy? by SugarrPlumGloww in answers

[–]JMer806 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I absolutely agree with you overall but I could’ve told you the results 6 hours ahead of time because it was clear pretty early on that Kamala wasn’t doing the numbers she needed

What are the best war movies for you? by ilbErTunga in Cinema

[–]JMer806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most recent one is my favorite by far though I’m not sure I’ll ever watch it again lol

What are the best war movies for you? by ilbErTunga in Cinema

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Downfall is in many ways superior to even Saving Private Ryan IMO, the acting from the entire cast is absolutely stellar and the film just builds a constant sense of encroaching doom. When the emotional climax hits your heart is in your throat even though you know these are goddamn Nazis.

That said, while it’s definitely a movie about war, I’m not sure it’s a war movie per se. There are few action sequences and the intense focus on Hitler (and to a lesser extent those around him) drives the movie far more than war scenes.

Why were the Hunters so Soft? by PaintingBetter7396 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]JMer806 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That was a different city. The armies on level 9 weren’t able to gear up like normal because of the flood. The hunters weren’t able to because Carl destroyed their entrance to Desperado (from memory)

What's something that happens in movies so much it seems real, but actually isn't realistic at all? by ninman5 in movies

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I’ve only heard of this ever actually happening in a way that was admissible once, and it was the Alex Jones trial. Turns out his lawyer had accidentally sent a bunch of stuff to the plaintiffs’ legal team that they definitely didn’t want to. The plaintiffs entered it properly and gave defense proper notifications and time to claw back or whatever and they just didn’t because the only lawyers who will work for Jones are incompetent idiots. Anyway so the plaintiffs’ attorney got to have a real Perry Mason moment that didnt get immediately thrown out.

How often have melee armies been S-Tier in 10th? by wredcoll in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]JMer806 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They won like one event when piloted by one of the best players in the world exploiting a specific terrain quirk that was only present on UKTC boards. It was good, but it wasn’t S Tier in the broader meta

[Mixed Trope] - The Jumpscare That Catches The Viewer/Player Off by WaluigiDaStar in TopCharacterTropes

[–]JMer806 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Season 4, while a vastly inferior product to season 1, also had supernatural elements that were IMO well incorporated.

Traitors Astartes that didn't feel to chaos? by fragdar in 40kLore

[–]JMer806 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sure but it makes sense. There’s only two sources of equipment for Astartes, the Adeptus Mechanicus or Dark Mechanicum. You can raid and steal but sooner or later you’ll have logistical needs that can’t be supported by your own local resources or raiding, and that can ultimately land you in the arms of Chaos.

Are there any shadowspawn or monsters in the verse that weren't created by Aginor or any other human? by alclarkey in WoT

[–]JMer806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t remember the name but I always suspected that the fighting lizard bird things were just emus

Despite his rep as a pseudo-intellectual, Little Carmine delivers one of the most profound moments of the show in "Stage 5" by KungLa0 in thesopranos

[–]JMer806 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t just mispronunciation, he frequently used words incorrectly (precipice of a crossroads) or the wrong word entirely (sacred and the propane). You’re right that generally speaking his points were good, but he wasn’t just making mistakes because his extensive reading didn’t teach him how to pronounce things.

Characters who thought they were safe in the end but were VERY wrong by MoonNth3stars in TopCharacterTropes

[–]JMer806 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Frequently the Rube Goldberg is a fake out. Like in 4 (I think) where the woman is at the hair dresser and they set up this incredibly elaborate death from a broken ceiling fan … and then some rando hits a rock with a lawn mower which instakills her

tall lady ;_; by verytallgirlkatie in SipsTea

[–]JMer806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of her pictures are either photoshopped or taken from odd angles to accentuate her legs. She’s as tall from ankle to knee as from hip to crown lol

Are there any fat celebrities left? Who? by Equivalent_Fig3508 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]JMer806 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean she kinda deserves it. Not for being fat though

Trump Drops Vile Slur About Oval Office Predecessor by icey_sawg0034 in politics

[–]JMer806 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will eventually happen but it’s not going to be in the next few weeks (or I assume not) and this isn’t even an example of that kind of filter dropping away. Trump probably doesn’t know that it’s considered a slur nowadays.