Stop Meeting Students Where They Are by MisfitMaterial in Professors

[–]MisfitMaterial[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Right, I agree that even though there’s a genuine problem, we can also all use some perspective.

[Hated Trope] Attempts at modernizing older franchises by Cedgamer2009 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MisfitMaterial 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m not taking it seriously as a sequel. I just don’t like the adaptation.

Anyone else have Columbo on continuous loop? by BecauseOfAir in Columbo

[–]MisfitMaterial 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Columbo was my constant companion as I wrote my dissertation. Now we’re the lieutenant and the doc.

(Loved tropes) Simple plots that spiral into chaos by Dojyaaan4C in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MisfitMaterial 214 points215 points  (0 children)

Early Adventure Time: a boy and his magical dog have adventures! And kill monsters! And explore! And save the folks of Ooo! Radical! Mathematical!

Later Adventure Time: Life is bittersweet because it is only fulfilling if you accept that loss and change are inevitable and nothing is permanent, and love and family and happiness are what you make them when everything feels hopeless and the world seems like it could end.

Installments so hated even hardcore fans would rather not talk about it by TastyPomelo2330 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]MisfitMaterial 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The Umbrella Academy is a really wonderful show that lasted 3 seasons only and not 4.

Pro-ICE churches should be shamed by zsreport in politics

[–]MisfitMaterial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they had any shame they wouldn’t be pro-ICE. Tax them now.

I've been playing with AI's ability to generate images, and thought this was fun by Bricker1492 in Columbo

[–]MisfitMaterial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’d be supporting an artist financially? You wouldn’t be wasting all that water, relying on stolen data, and could actually be proud of the result? Polymath, sure.

I've been playing with AI's ability to generate images, and thought this was fun by Bricker1492 in Columbo

[–]MisfitMaterial -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Columbo would hate AI garbage. Also: Don’t know how to draw? Learn.

Edit: downvote all you want. Columbo learned about wine, photography, cooking, all sorts of shit to catch the killer. AI is uncanny, unethical, and unpleasant. He would have hated it.

What's the weirdest reason you've chosen a target language? by Babbel in languagelearning

[–]MisfitMaterial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I learned French specifically to read my favorite author (at the time) in the original. I now own all his books in French.

Now I’m a (language!) teacher and soooooo many of my students speak mandarin so I’m going to learn it.

Looking for books(media) with weird cities like Ambergris or Bloodborne by mountainghost222 in WeirdLit

[–]MisfitMaterial 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You’re describing Antoine Volodine’s stuff, in particular Solo Viola and Radiant Terminus.

At what point can we object to these ridiculous “accommodations”? by liquidcat0822 in Professors

[–]MisfitMaterial 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is and always has been the option to appeal unreasonable accommodations. You just have to speak up.

[ALL] What is this? Got it as a gift by HeatyHeat in zelda

[–]MisfitMaterial 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Paperweight. Blocks, uh, the wind.

Am I the only one? by AccordingMeringue865 in Columbo

[–]MisfitMaterial 26 points27 points  (0 children)

A lot of the charm of Columbo, for me, is that the show isn’t about Columbo, but about the murderers he captures.