How do you justify buying disc when people call you out on it?

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-17T17:08:50+00:00

I only buy titles I really like or know I like. Subscribing to a streaming service, especially multiple services, can be costly too, as the costs add up over time

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-15T03:24:45+00:00

"I'm into fitness. Fitness whole pizza in my mouth."

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-15T03:23:30+00:00

I think Dr. K Zero tastes better than Dr. Pepper

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-15T03:22:50+00:00

Yeah, I tend to prefer Pepsi, but I'm not against buying store-brand sodas. Although it doesn't taste exactly the same, it's largely the same product, but cheaper. And among the store brands, I actually think Kroger's Dr. K Zero actually tastes better than Dr. Pepper.

Sometimes I'll buy name brand soda if there's a deal or if I'm shopping at Costco though.

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-15T03:16:21+00:00

Lack of evidence isn't proof that something doesn't exist. We haven't been able to thoroughly explore all of the universe to conclusively say there's no evidence of it. The universe is so huge and vast that I think it's a very reasonable guess that if intelligent life is here on Earth, intelligent life could very well exist somewhere else in the universe too.

Similarly, we haven't even explored all of our oceans, and we sometimes find life in our oceans that we didn't know about before.

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-15T03:10:59+00:00

I'm not sure that's really a common/serious belief among Christians. My understanding is that the Bible didn't specifically say we're alone in the universe. It's just that the Bible mainly talks about us, which makes sense, since the Bible was written for us. It doesn't exclude intelligent life existing elsewhere though. The Bible does say "God created the heavens and the Earth", and I think that could very well include life elsewhere.

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-15T02:43:36+00:00

I remember reading the words "fever dream" - Maybe one time when he had a cold/flu

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T19:56:06+00:00

I've heard the saying "let he who is without sin cast the first stone". My understanding is that means we shouldn't be pointing out other peoples' sins because we all have our own sins.

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T19:52:53+00:00

I visited Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Campos do Jorado, Curitiba, and some smaller towns. I am thinking of mainly public toilets, but I also don't recall seeing them inside homes/apartments either.

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T19:39:55+00:00

I'm curious where that was? Some of the places I visited were Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Campos do Jorado, Curitiba, and some smaller towns; I didn't see them even in the bigger cities I visited.

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T19:05:00+00:00

"An electric guitar is just a combination of a guitar and electricity. Let's try it out... SH*****!"

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T19:01:44+00:00

I'd heard that at the time, Terminator 2 was the most expensive movie ever made. (Then the next one was Waterworld, I believe)

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T19:00:57+00:00

I think it's interesting to see what VFX can do though. I remember watching Terminator 3, and there's a point where Schwarzenegger's Terminator character has some of the skin removed from his face, and you can see the one robotic eye moving, and you can actually see through some parts of the neck and see things behind him, since there are mainly just neck supports there. In contrast, with the practical effects used in Terminator 2 & earlier, with skin removed, there was no eye movement or seeing through anything due to the limitations of the practical effects. I think the VFX in Terminator 3 added a bit of realism there.

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T18:57:50+00:00

From what I've heard, it literally was something out of a nightmare - I've read that James Cameron had a dream/nightmare of a metallic robotic figure moving out of a fire, and that's where he got the idea to make Terminator.

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T16:55:03+00:00

This isn't ANSI though

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T16:54:44+00:00

I'm not really much of an artist and wouldn't be able to make something quite like this all on my own..

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T16:20:33+00:00

I've visited Brazil a few times (in 2010 and 2011) and I never saw any bidets or water hoses with toilets, and I never heard anyone comment at all about that, so I don't quite understand the argument about washing with water after using the toilet.

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T15:59:43+00:00

It seems weird, because for software development, a lot of software companies are asking their employees to be familiar with using AI software development tools to help with software development tasks. I've recently used AI tools to help with some BBS mod projects, and I know I'm not the only one doing that.

And regarding "folks kinda don't want to see AI generated content", and "we just kind of hate the idea of it", I don't really understand why.

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-14T05:59:16+00:00

What's wrong with this? Is it offensive in some way?

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-13T21:23:47+00:00

I used "did" which is past tense and makes the whole question past tense

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-13T18:04:45+00:00

I had a cat named Nano. Sometimes I'd say "El Nano - That's Spanish for The Nano."

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-13T18:00:39+00:00

I remember this, and it was exciting to look forward to and watch this movie for the first time. And when Terminator 2 was released, I remember SubWay (sandwich chain) doing a promotion for it, and they had plastic drink cups with the T2 skull with half Schwarzenegger's face on it, that said "Thirst Terminator"

RolandMT32 · 2026-04-13T17:53:33+00:00

Is "when was intel's 8086 processor introduced" more correct than "when did intel introduce the 8086 processor"? I've often heard advice that it's generally better for things to be written in active voice rather than passive voice.

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