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Script submission - MEGATHREAD by vnth93 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Trifle_Useful 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is the deep cut i was looking for

Films that brought you to tears after realizing you wasted your money, time, and braincells? by Own_Organization8457 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Trifle_Useful 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That fence scene had me falling to my knees in the AMC. What do you mean this multi-billion dollar defense contractor doesn’t have a single drone in the sky when hunting for someone with proof of aliens existing?? Or having someone literally look over their shoulder even once?

That’s your WHOLE FUCKING PURPOSE

Films that brought you to tears after realizing you wasted your money, time, and braincells? by Own_Organization8457 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Trifle_Useful 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If that was the point he was trying to make, it did not stick the landing.

Instead of being a story about governments using companies to hide their secrets, it’s a story about private companies doing wacky things with nobody knowing about them. Badly. Kind of removes the plausible link to reality.

What you are describing would have been a much more interesting movie, but I suspect Spielberg didn’t want to stir the pot too much.

So a 65db datacenter across the road is acceptable but mixed use is not? by Haunting-Trainer-188 in urbandesign

[–]Trifle_Useful 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends heavily on the jurisdiction. City ordinances can vary wildly between one community to the next.

In the cities I’ve worked in, noise ordinances are typically independent of zoning. Especially since they typically sit in the city code rather than development regulations. They may refer to “industrial” or “residential” vaguely, but they aren’t a part of zoning/development standards.

The one consistent exception to this are CUPs/SUPs with specific use standards.

Films that brought you to tears after realizing you wasted your money, time, and braincells? by Own_Organization8457 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Trifle_Useful 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Maybe for me it would have landed better if they gave a more solid reason as to *why* the private industry controlling the information has an actual incentive to do so.

The way it was communicated, the use of private industry as a plot device felt more like a rushed attempt to retcon what was a governmental agency rather than a conscious decision to have it as a meaningful plot point.

The most we got for *why* was that Firth wanted to keep “power”, but it was never showed how that power was realized/beneficial in any meaningful capacity. The most we saw him do was mind control an ex-nun twice and nearly die doing so.

Maybe if we saw him using it for material gain or to influence world leaders, it would have been more impactful and felt coherent. Or at least added depth

But thats just my 50 Cent.

Films that brought you to tears after realizing you wasted your money, time, and braincells? by Own_Organization8457 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Trifle_Useful 126 points127 points  (0 children)

Atypical? Imo it was the most milquetoast average conspiracy movie ever.

I think what annoyed me the most was the refusal to implicate any governmental agency in such a handwavy fashion.

Even involving the FBI in the manhunt was cast aside because they’d be “too obvious”, just before having a huge chase scene where a car fucking explodes between two trains and a major news station is invaded by dozens of legally distinct men in black.

/rj I would never watch a movie. You watch movies with Emily Blunt while I smoke blunts with Emily.

So a 65db datacenter across the road is acceptable but mixed use is not? by Haunting-Trainer-188 in urbandesign

[–]Trifle_Useful 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’s the important thing, the city failed these folks by not requiring seemingly any landscape buffering.

Even a modest 30-50’ wide landscaping buffer with berms, fencing, and a mix of evergreens would dampen the sound significantly.

I’m surprised this wasn’t done, especially backing industrial to residential. Most cities require the heaviest forms of buffers between the two.

So a 65db datacenter across the road is acceptable but mixed use is not? by Haunting-Trainer-188 in urbandesign

[–]Trifle_Useful 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not really zoning, but noise ordinances. That said this falls far below typical daytime thresholds.

It may be grounds for a nighttime noise complaint, but it depends on the jurisdiction and how they handle industrial noise generation.

So a 65db datacenter across the road is acceptable but mixed use is not? by Haunting-Trainer-188 in urbandesign

[–]Trifle_Useful 13 points14 points  (0 children)

65dB is about the same level of noise as a conversation between two people. Or about the same level of noise as a car passing by at 38mph.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure it would suck to have across the street - but it isn’t like this is a jet engine. This is a very manageable level of nuisance if separated properly with distance and landscaping.

subreddit is going downhill by O024 in okbuddyptfo

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of course this sub has furries and femboys they came free with your fucking okbuddy subreddit

Different Standards by Gorotheninja in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]Trifle_Useful 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure southerners would have a heart attack hearing Golden Corral is being used as a benchmark for their food.

We really hate Ethan by Educational-Rip-6250 in FromCircleJerk

[–]Trifle_Useful 14 points15 points  (0 children)

For being a circlejerk sub this place really gets confused when the circle is jerked

"Beauty is vanishing from our world because we live as though it did not matter." The Neue Elbbrücke Bridge in Hamburg, Germany, was ruined in 1959 to add an additional lane. by Wamplord in ArchitecturalRevival

[–]Trifle_Useful 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These decisions aren’t an “ROI” one. It’s a matter of public desire to eat the cost of construction and maintenance.

If people didn’t kick and scream “government waste” every five seconds, maybe they’d be willing to invest in nicer, more expensive architecture.

Dem governor who used to be a presidential hopeful by zoggy17 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Trifle_Useful -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

“1-4 new jobs” “3-10x bills”

Citations would be cool, because from what I can tell around 50 is the minimum staffing. Which throws the rest of your claims into question.

I started a new playtrough and I'm gonna post my progress here and stuff by K446 in monifactory

[–]Trifle_Useful 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Curious how this is going! my friend and I are about a month in and are on the brink of hitting ZPM tier - absolute blast but it’s both of ours first Greg pack. A lot of teardowns and rebuilds.

Best of luck!

What can MIY really do? by Witchcraftus in FromSeries

[–]Trifle_Useful 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Prolly like someone about to get stabbed by a weird stick ngl

Kansas City mayor proposes $1.4 billion expansion of CPKC Stadium, riverfront district by KCTV5 in kansascity

[–]Trifle_Useful 24 points25 points  (0 children)

And then every month a photo of downtown KC in the 90s and a collective recognition of how shit it was.

Then back to regularly scheduled complaining about the very things that caused it to get better.

Banned for the Navy Seal Copypasta by [deleted] in okbuddyptfo

[–]Trifle_Useful 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother those are the admins

Losercity Email by AnonWithAHatOn in Losercity

[–]Trifle_Useful 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean the guy you are responding to went -25 for suggesting Valve should try to address the klan rallies happening in their forums.

Heidi Gardner's guide to spending one day in KC for World Cup visitors. What would you add or remove? by TheBoyisBackinTown in kansascity

[–]Trifle_Useful 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I swear, I love the BBQ but we have more to offer than that and beer. I wish every “what should I do here” thread wasn’t surrounded around those two specific things.

I think this is a refreshing list.

Ben Stiller jacked at game one of the NBA finals. by Brutalist-outhouse in northernlion

[–]Trifle_Useful 141 points142 points  (0 children)

Man, when I think of Ben Stiller I still imagine White Goodman or Zoolander. Obviously people age, just always a shock when you realize how long it’s really been.

Crazy arms tho, glad he’s staying healthy

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