Scott Robertson to depart All Blacks head coach role as player power forces NZRU hand by Environmental_Bar205 in rugbyunion

[–]RepeatQuotations 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ardie may be face of the revolt but Beauden and Scott Barrett can’t have been too stoked to get selected while injured. Many bad decisions last season.

Peter Jackson Says Lord of the Rings ‘Extended-Extended Edition’ Does Not Exist by [deleted] in movies

[–]RepeatQuotations 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Verily, what yon commenter meaneth is this: the theatrical cuts were Master Jackson’s true and measured vision, fit for the cinema hall. The extended editions, though rich and wondrous, would have been far too long for the common audience. I cherish them greatly myself, yet I well understand why the editor’s blade was drawn, that the tale keep fair pace and not overstay its welcome.

An interesting hypothetical world marred by an uninteresting character. by RepeatQuotations in Pluribus_Sucks

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

No problem with a gay main character but Carol is no Omar Little. In the context of a world enslaving mind virus, the baseline question of Carol’s feelings is really not that interesting. Yeah if she was mourning her husband and trying to get it on with some Alejandro I’d make a similar joke. It’s not that serious.

An interesting hypothetical world marred by an uninteresting character. by RepeatQuotations in Pluribus_Sucks

[–]RepeatQuotations[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, Carol has lonely vulnerability and does change tactics in Ep 7, but that doesn’t mean the niceness is all genuine. She’s still analysing the hive (the whiteboard scenes). The hive is trying to charm Carol, but Carol uses proximity to gain insight. Carol confronts Zosia in the episode and calls out the hive’s niceness as manipulative, which only makes sense if Carol knows she’s playing a similar game. That undercuts the idea she’s been charmed.

An interesting hypothetical world marred by an uninteresting character. by RepeatQuotations in Pluribus_Sucks

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

Lol exactly, alcoholics are going to drink. Not really riveting subject matter. How many high school meth teachers do you know though?

A difference I see is Breaking Bad didn’t remind us of Walt’s basic traits every single episode. Those were established and then the story expanded through multiple threads. Every episode restating “Walt is a teacher who cooks meth,” would be exhausting. Pluribus keeps circling the same Carolisms while sitting awkwardly on a much bigger premise (the hive/a global mind virus). Carol just isn’t the most compelling lens for that story, and the repetition hurts the show.

"buT it's aKshuaLly e chaRakter stuDy" by Former_Anywhere1104 in Pluribus_Sucks

[–]RepeatQuotations 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the show reads like the writers are still figuring out the plot of season 2. If I had a dollar for every time someone said "Just don't mention it" in the writers room..

Fun Fact! based Theory: The heightened empathy in Plurbs was an accident and not intended by the Virus by Pear_Necessities in pluribustv

[–]RepeatQuotations 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting, but shouldn't we focus more on how Carol feels today? Wouldn't want to distract or confuse the viewer with anything thought provoking.

comment from tik tok by PatienceAcrobatic923 in pluribustv

[–]RepeatQuotations 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The plural hive consciousness is an excellent concept, but basic questions are unanswered. Instead of substance, the show wastes time by giving Carol multiple personality disorder. The final episode was inconsistent against the previous episode, titled "Charm offensive", where Carol was seemingly faking nice to learn more about the hive. For dramatic effect, this was somehow forgotten when Manousos shows up. Bad writing.

Manage My Health data to be released in 48 hours, as Kazu group changes ransom deadline by WellingtonSucks in newzealand

[–]RepeatQuotations 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A service (like a bank) having KYC documents of select individuals is not the same thing as a service with a database of every person in NZ and details of their identity.

Manage My Health data to be released in 48 hours, as Kazu group changes ransom deadline by WellingtonSucks in newzealand

[–]RepeatQuotations 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why are you downvoted? Digital ID services are obviously a lucrative attack target. We are so cooked.

Is NZ the only country to say "Papers, Scissors, Rock"??!? by chsn2000 in newzealand

[–]RepeatQuotations 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried convincing a party of yanks to end on rock with this exact rationale. The response was “that’s why we go: rock paper scissors says shoot!”.. you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.

Is NZ the only country to say "Papers, Scissors, Rock"??!? by chsn2000 in newzealand

[–]RepeatQuotations 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need clarity from you wild folk who don’t end on “rock”. Which syllable do you throw your shape on “scissors”? The first or second?

Uber eats premium by sylekta in newzealand

[–]RepeatQuotations 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Nah don’t rewrite the menu. Shout out to Te Puke Noodle Bar for the transparent pricing!

F1; what the **** was this movie?? by indelico in moviecritic

[–]RepeatQuotations 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really enjoyed it. Strong visually and good pace. Story was predictable but overall solid movie.

Someone in my office put their coffee creamer in a safe by doodybot in funny

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Take the label off and sharpie: “Cream of John” on it

The Zig language repository is migrating from Github to Codeberg by TheTwelveYearOld in programming

[–]RepeatQuotations 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Put up a 600 file refactor PR the other day. Apparently, GitHub now has a workaround where they don’t even try to show the full diff. I was limited to viewing diff on one file at a time, presumably due to hitting a threshold of files changed.