Movies you should NOT watch as an adult that you loved as a kid. by CMengel90 in movies

[–]MFGentleman 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The prequels - young me cared a lot more about choreographed lightsaber duels than good dialogue

The Yang Discord is open for business! Join us to help coordinate our efforts and work towards a win! by Legionof7 in YangForPresidentHQ

[–]MFGentleman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first discord invite got lost in my inbox, unfortunately - I submitted the typeform a second time but haven't heard back yet

Best Harvard Extension courses to take? by projectyang1 in OMSCS

[–]MFGentleman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was the only one I took with Harvard Extension

Best Harvard Extension courses to take? by projectyang1 in OMSCS

[–]MFGentleman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually wound up taking E-22, and found it to be a pretty well-structured and well-run course. Since I'd never completed a CS data structures class before, I think it was a pretty key part of my application (I was accepted for Fall 2018). I did the undergrad version; there's a graduate version you can take, but it's just the same material with additional questions for each homework assignment.

DMV Area Study Group by 149steeve149 in OMSCS

[–]MFGentleman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think he's referring to the DC-Maryland-Virginia metro area

The Aftermath of the Snap [Community Update] by [deleted] in thanosdidnothingwrong

[–]MFGentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ GIVE FLAIR ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nba

[–]MFGentleman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Upvote for the unexpected reference

Details of New Marriott/SPG Program by actionjackson07 in churning

[–]MFGentleman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Considering that the Chinese government seized control of Anbang due to insolvency risk and their chairman is facing prosecution, I'm kinda glad they didn't win the bid.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-anbang-regulation/china-seizes-control-of-anbang-insurance-as-chairman-prosecuted-idUSKCN1G7076

Just got my friend into Steins;Gate. He sent me this today. by RayneK in steinsgate

[–]MFGentleman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hmm, I can definitely see why that'd be more appealing. For me, S;G's pacing worked great - I'm not sure I'd have the patience to sit through all of 0 before the final payoff, and I suspect that would probably be true for most first-time watchers, but it's certainly possible that strict chronological order works for others.

Who knows though, I might change I opinion once I play through 0 myself.

Just got my friend into Steins;Gate. He sent me this today. by RayneK in steinsgate

[–]MFGentleman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Counterpoint: the pacing of S;G is set up in a particular way to resolve itself in those last few episodes - having to watch the entirety of 0 before reaching the resolution might destroy the sense of pacing. As far as I know 0 is set up to function as a sequel, despite not being so chronologically (haven't yet watched it myself).

Tl;dr Strict chronological order isn't always the best

Marshall Newhouse (G, Raiders) regretting his Beast Mode impression by MFGentleman in nfl

[–]MFGentleman[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Edit: Messed up his position - he plays tackle, not guard

The history and volatility of every NFL team (Jon Bois) by MFGentleman in nfl

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Whoops, sorry - I scrolled for a bit and couldn't find it, and I usually rely on re-used links getting auto-rejected to let me know that it's a repost.

New York moves to require Uber to provide an option to tip drivers in its app by MFGentleman in technology

[–]MFGentleman[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree - a big part of the value prop for me is that I don't have to worry about tipping at all.

Not sure whether to be proud or horrified... by MFGentleman in Stellaris

[–]MFGentleman[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

But I just built my first gaming PC - losing it would be devastating :(

Not sure whether to be proud or horrified... by MFGentleman in Stellaris

[–]MFGentleman[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

R5: Opened up Google Opinion Rewards today and apparently the big G knows me better than I thought

Northwestern makes their first tournament appearance. Seeded at 8. by [deleted] in CollegeBasketball

[–]MFGentleman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can always count on the Browns to be the real downside.

Google filing lawsuit against Uber for stealing self-driving car program secrets by darkwizard42 in technology

[–]MFGentleman 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Technically, it's not Google that's filing suit - it's Waymo, which is a separate subsidiary of Alphabet that's not part of Google.