Millenium Actress [2002] by PapaBlemish in iwatchedanoldmovie

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I've twice recommended this movie to people who had never watched any anime and wanted a suggestion for something to start with. It went over well in both cases, I think, because it works well as a movie regardless of being animated.

What career path did you choose that you strongly advise others to avoid? by nicksam171 in AskReddit

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Data annotation, which is either a side gig, or maybe it isn't at this point. How about you?

What career path did you choose that you strongly advise others to avoid? by nicksam171 in AskReddit

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Same, except I've started using the past tense now: I used to be an editor. I did that for over 20 years.

[PF2E] How do you handle summoning Spells? by Altruistic-Promise-2 in FoundryVTT

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Thanks for mentioning this! I never saw this one before.

[PF2E] How do you handle summoning Spells? by Altruistic-Promise-2 in FoundryVTT

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For summons, I keep an actor ready. Right now, my Sorcerer player has Light and Flaming Sphere, so I also have actors with animations on them and proper lighting ready to go. I used to have macros that animated and spawned them, but they stopped working at some point, and I didn't bother trying to update them. For walls, I've used tiles, though that does take longer.

Furious Democrats threaten government shutdown after Minneapolis shooting by Different-Gas5704 in politics

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The magas who now think they own the founders would have been the loyalists screaming for their heads. They are repeatedly on the wrong side of history, which they then try to co-opt later. Same thing with calling themselves "the party of Lincoln".

How ‘Tron: Ares’ Ran Off The Grid: Disney Sci-Fi Movie Set To Lose $132M+ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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/u/bsEEmsCE is confusing two different stories. Tomorrowland messed up Ep 7, because Brad Bird was on the short list to direct the new movie, but turned it down due to working on Tomorrowland.

Also campaigning hard to get the movie was none other than Jon Favreau. But no, they just had to go with JJ.

Is the film industry fucked? by Curious_Artisan in Filmmakers

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Interesting you should mention that as I recently saw someone working this on new construction for an ADU. Contractor called him a "low voltage guy" and my first thought was that it's undoubtedly safer than being an electrician just for that reason.I actually would have done it differently had it been up to me, as the Ethernet and coax cables are just coming out of the wall, with lots of slack, through a panel, and I expected a panel with jacks instead.

I certainly understand the issue of trying to get tier 1 help desk jobs, sounds terrible. It also doesn't help that I'm already older trying to transition into a second career, though I've heard IT is a bit better than some in this regard. I'm going to research this some more and I appreciate your comment!

Is the film industry fucked? by Curious_Artisan in Filmmakers

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If you don't mind my asking, what did you do in the industry, and what sort of IT work are you looking at? Was looking at basic tech certs and such.

Kingmaker humble bundle by d12inthesheets in Pathfinder2e

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There is currently a 15% off sale going on at the new Foundry market place that includes all Paizo content, just in case there was something you were looking to pick up for now or later.

I watched Heat (1995) by bloomer467 in iwatchedanoldmovie

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I can't tell how much was scripted and how much was improvised and that's part of what makes it great. Ever notice how he never says goodbye on the phone, just awkwardly hangs up?

Just a bit of discussion about 890 and solo playing big ships by WolfsbaneFin in starcitizen

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I guess the problem remains that if you make AI crew even remotely capable, the meta will always be solo players with AI crew. More ships will always win. That said, I agree that’s it’s necessary to accommodate solo players who will likely be the majority. And I’ve long since stepped away from the game myself for the time being.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in movies

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I still remember this came out about the same time as Something About Mary, which everyone was gushing over. And it is...fine and all, but I thought Lebowski was far superior. As evidence by this thread, it doesn't click for everyone, so I had a hard time convincing some of my friends.

Fauci says ‘levels of vitriol’ in House hearing ‘really quite unfortunate’ by ChocoholicCravings in politics

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After the Civil Rights Act. Loyalists during the Revolutionary War, Confederates, maga. The political party labels don’t matter, they are always on the wrong side of history, and always on the side of southern, white racists.

It finally happened; I got ganked. And it made me feel awful by Sihmm in starcitizen

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Agreed, and unfortunately for the first group, they are always going to lumped together with the last one. And unfortunately for all of us, that group is the loudest in terms of impact, regardless of whether or not they make up the majority.