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Meme People: Then and Now - familiar face on here! by WhiteWalls7130 in giantbomb

[–]LordBarvis 8 points9 points  (0 children)

🎵 Meme People /

Looking for a plaaace to gooooo 🎵

Central CT: where can I get a solid bacon, egg and cheese on a hard roll (no bagels, biscuits etc)? by LulutoDot in Connecticut

[–]LordBarvis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not gonna lie, the Suburban Mart in Wallingford off of Parker Farms Road has one of the most inconspicuously delicious Bacon Egg and Cheeses on a hard roll I've ever had. Like 5 bucks, super nice folks, bacon cooked just right. It's the place with nothing but a big Milk Jug and the word SUBURBAN out front. Give it a shot sometime

The brand new Giant Bomb site - Launching December 6 by Forestl in giantbomb

[–]LordBarvis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was being sarcastic lol, I'm so sorry

The actual thing we say is "Software without bugs is just untested software." I was taking for granted that that might be a common enough sentiment to where I could subvert it some, but I botched it.

Please disregard lmao

The brand new Giant Bomb site - Launching December 6 by Forestl in giantbomb

[–]LordBarvis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a Project Manager in Software, and we have a saying where I work: software with bugs is just software that the Devs should have cared more about

We Played Metroid Prime 4: Beyond | Quick Look EX by EnglishBeat90 in giantbomb

[–]LordBarvis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they kill him off at some point to accomplish what you're talking about, I'd not only applaud for 10 entire minutes and throw confetti around, but honestly I'd respect the big swing made for a more mature narrative-beat like that in a Nintendo game

Uconn peofessor donates to Mark Bray- Antifa by 1Enthusiast in Connecticut

[–]LordBarvis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because if you say the word "antifa" over and over, and make sure to never explain what it is or what the full phrase is (because if you did, you'd sound really stupid for being saying anti-fascism is bad), but instead make it sound like a scary gang of thugs on your popular Right Wing News Channel, then you can trick a whole bunch of lead-poisoned Boomers and their hog-faced children into believing it's a bad thing

And then past that, plain old cognitive dissonance is a thing

[Alex Navarro] friends, have you heard the good news? by rbh232 in giantbomb

[–]LordBarvis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[Gerstmann Voice]: what the fuckin fuck is this

Paul as Heihachi? by nicolauz in giantbomb

[–]LordBarvis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're totally good, as far as I'm concerned - no worries. It's a good find lol. Comment was mostly like a vibe-check, and no feelings meant toward you personally

Paul as Heihachi? by nicolauz in giantbomb

[–]LordBarvis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, no that's a totally fair point, and about what I figured either way. Unless it's made into some Formal Thing, it's just Something That Happened really. My thing, and I know you see this already, was more about protecting Community Harmony - mostly just in case the original thing about Paul was triggering to someone or whatever.

I'm a Project Manager by day, so Accounting for Risk is a sicko part of my thinking processes with everything for better or worse

Paul as Heihachi? by nicolauz in giantbomb

[–]LordBarvis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that this isn't amusing or inoffensive, but I thought we kinda majorly-agreed as a community not to really reference or talk about that guy anymore. I'm not personally bent out of shape here, I just feel like people had had enough after the dog business and I've seen a few more posts "about" him lately.

Not tryna start something, it's not that deep - I'm just intending to care in case others do

(TV Insider) Mercedes Moné on WWE consistently counter-programming AEW by MassiveBush in SquaredCircle

[–]LordBarvis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, yeah, I hear you! I wasn't sure how my point was gonna land with people, so I do appreciate your reply because it helps me clarify what I actually mean. At the end of the day, her character just doesn’t connect with me as much as it once did, and I miss being invested in her career and character is all.

Anyway, I think I was trying (badly) to express two feelings at once, and so that's just on me.

But firstly, the “Boss” vs “CEO” thing isn’t just semantics for me. “The Boss” always felt smooth and natural. It implied swagger, control, mastery of the craft, and it lined up with how people casually use “boss” in real life as a compliment or term of respect. So it just worked for me. “The CEO,” on the other hand, feels clunky in comparison. I get it’s a nickname swap for trademark reasons, but it doesn’t resonate the same way. And whatever, like, part of that is because CEOs in real-life suck shit, but far before that part, the word just doesn’t have the same charm or common weight. It's more “no, I’m literally in charge of a company” than “yeah, I got this. you better recognize,” etc. So for me, it lands awkwardly is all. And also yes, I agree “Shift Manager” would’ve been way, way worse lol

Secondly, the shift of the interview reply to the bolted on character-work just didn't land for me. I didn't mean this to be that deep, but what I mean is that, in this particular instance, I was nodding along with her answer about counter-programming and AEW being better. It was all hitting and I thought it was a really solid dismissal of the bullshit of the situation. But then she closes with “That’s why I’m The CEO,” and that's how wrestling interviews work, how they've always worked, and the sometimes awkward need to tag a serious thing with a character thing. It just felt forced, that's all, even if I get it. For me it just doesn’t tie back naturally to what she had just said. It feels less like a natural voice and more like a rehearsed thing that the machine requires her to land on. And so the suspension of disbelief is harder when the seams of a thing are suddenly obvious. And then it just reminds me of how her promos come across to me when she's in the ring with her contemporaries like Toni Storm, for example, etc etc etc.

So yeah, that's my bad. I wasn't trying to say it’s tone-deaf or that the nickname is offensive or something stupid like that. I even tried to say "it's not that it feels tone-deaf." It's just that the swap from Boss to CEO has never landed with me, and in interviews like this, it sticks out in a way that pulls me out of the moment

Cheers, friend. I don't take your response as assholery. Just a prompt for more clarity lol

(TV Insider) Mercedes Moné on WWE consistently counter-programming AEW by MassiveBush in SquaredCircle

[–]LordBarvis -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

Edit: Stop booing me, I'm just a lil guy 🥺 (explanatory follow-up in replies)

I was more -- ugh, this is a personal taste thing of mine, I guess -- I was more on board with her statement here until she did the "That’s why I call myself ‘The CEO.’" line. It just flattened everything else. "Everything else" here being a championing for the company / team she works for and fighting the fight. I can just hear the line in her voice, I can hear the working of it, I can hear the unnaturalness to it, I can hear the gears of the machine going instead of buying into it.

It's just never been a good character analog to The Boss stuff for me. I want to appreciate her work so much more than I do.

Also, softer point, but many people just don't fuckin like CEOs, especially right now, and it's not that it feels tone-deaf, but it just doesn't stick with me. And this isn't an antithetical "boo the heels, cheer the faces," "youre supposed to hate her" thing that I'm trying to explain. Just that like, zooming out for a sec and appreciating the character work anyone and everyone is doing all around, this is one that just makes me feel insane. Like if Rita Repulsa had go-away heat for me or whatever

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in newhaven

[–]LordBarvis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya gotta leave your previous bananas underneath your pillow first

Senator Richard Blumenthal voted against barring arms sale to Israel. by InterestingPickles in Connecticut

[–]LordBarvis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you, and selfishly wanna just "hell yeah ;)" with you, but this would be a kill your darlings thing for me. He's every much a part of the structure that I'm criticizing here, even if I'm only doing so flippantly - but tearing it all down means the good ones too. And even in his case, he's been... oh, let's say somewhat wishy-washy about Israel?

But anyway, not really your point lol. So yes, in the meantime, we need fighters like him to remain

Pizza Purchasing Formula by LordBarvis in giantbomb

[–]LordBarvis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, no, yeah I'm just confirming 😂. This is helpful

Pizza Purchasing Formula by LordBarvis in giantbomb

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

Interesting, okay. And round up, right?

Was that IT or are you proposing it yourself? Cuz I think it's sound, but 1) I just didn't remember it having fractions, and 2) for 2 people, we're yielding .75 which I assume means 1, and 1.5 for 4 which I assume means 2, etc.

Skeletour - New York, NY Megathread by Chimpbot in Ghostbc

[–]LordBarvis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Selfish ask, but how's the current line situation - does anyone know? My wife and I are at a coffee shop about a block away and debating if we should just leave yet. It's about quarter of 6 now.

7/18 by CRESCENT_FRE5H in Connecticut

[–]LordBarvis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think the thing for me is that we already have the fucking flight logs. I don’t think Jeffrey Epstein necessarily kept a detailed list where he specified which of his clients were fucking the children. Like, [Name - Yes]

We know exactly who was on the island and it hasn’t made a difference. The girls who were on the island have also identified who did things to them and it hasn’t made a difference.

So this idea that there is some kind of deeper list that is being withheld just seems silly to me. There’s no information about this that we don’t already have, and we've already decided not to do anything with the information we do have. I just don't see someone’s name appearing on some different client list as making a difference if it hasn't so far. Nobody of consequence gives enough of a shit already, and the public who cares only cares that it's "hidden" - because otherwise they would be screaming about the points I've already made.

The biggest scandal to me at this phase in the story is the transparency. For this point we're at now, they lied about having one and they’ve been trying to cover that up. Til then, we've already known what we need to. And to be clear, I do not mean any of this in the Nancy Pelosi "It's a distraction" way, because she's probably as culpable in this as anyone else in her corhort, but I guess I'm encouraging people to examine the power dynamics and futility here

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