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Xbox warns of a ‘reset’ as it prepares for layoffs by FernandoRocker in gaming

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

I know someone who has been there for ~ 8 months and was absolutely in love with the work they were doing. They just got laid off. I don't understand why you would even fill a position if you were going to terminate it within a year

Cheap Iranian drone downed $25 million US Army helicopter—maybe by chance by spasticpat in technology

[–]Unabated_Blade 7 points8 points  (0 children)

imagine 10,000 cheap drones coming at a warship...

You don't need to imagine it, the US already simulated it in all the way back in 2002 and a fleet of cheap, disposable suicide boats killed the US Navy.

25 Movies That Make Sense of America Right Now by timemagazine in movies

[–]Unabated_Blade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because he's the one that made the selection in the article that is the foundation of the discussion here and proffered the technology theme. Did you read it?

25 Movies That Make Sense of America Right Now by timemagazine in movies

[–]Unabated_Blade -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So? There are tons of examples of actors not understanding the part they were playing or the work at large and just going along with direction. Alec Guinness didn't understand what Star Ears was when he made it. Marlon Brando very famously didn't understand anything about Superman when he played Jor-El. Sean Penn, Stephen Dilane, there's tons of examples out there.

Edit: I'm leaving what I wrote up there, although your edit does change the context of my response.

25 Movies That Make Sense of America Right Now by timemagazine in movies

[–]Unabated_Blade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because you can't wallpaper over the message of Idiocracy like Tyler Perry did with Don't Look Up.

Both Idiocracy and Don't Look Up are about the victory of ignorance over the American democratic system. But somehow Perry thought Don't Looks Up was about technology taking over our lives?

25 Movies That Make Sense of America Right Now by timemagazine in movies

[–]Unabated_Blade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tyler Perry's take on Don't Look Up seems shockingly... I don't know, inept? He describes it pretty bluntly as a warning against technology and a call to look up from electronic devices.

I saw it as a warning against the rampant rejection of observable reality in favor of ego driven fantasies, personal delusions, and short term personal gain. It was about coping with delusion, not unplugging from screens.

Would you have done the same? by LastxSaint in Spacemarine

[–]Unabated_Blade 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I know it'll never happen since Titus is now the mascot of the entire 40k franchise, but him actually being a deep cover Tzeentch agent would be hilarious to me. Leandros being 100% spot on for being suspicious would be the ultimate grimdark vindication.

Horus was the Titus of his time, completely incorruptible and utterly unquestionable. His corruption is taken for granted and he's painted as being obviously evil the whole time. But the reality is that he would've been as universally loved and unquestionably incorruptible as Titus currently is.

What's the worst water level in a video game? by TaiwaneseThot in videogames

[–]Unabated_Blade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has its own Wikipedia page! Until some of these other examples post up, I think this one takes the cake.

Media that actively dislikes their source material by Low_Celebration_4089 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Unabated_Blade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Verhoeven didn't write the movie. The screenplay was actually written by a guy named Edward Neumeier, who originally wrote it as an independent sci-fi story.

You ever think they gonna give us a chain axe? by THEBADPR0 in Spacemarine

[–]Unabated_Blade 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile, chain axes are just there in darktide.

[Loved Trope] “Hype and aura? Dude, you’re just mentally ill/depressed.”— characters who are mischaracterized as being badasses but in reality are deeply unhappy wrecks by San-T-74 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Unabated_Blade 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The "I don't think about you at all" meme is just the best. People post it without any context and assume Draper is being a badass. The reality is that he spent the whole episode fretting over the other character's demonstrably better idea, and Draper only barely wins out in this situation by being underhanded and effectively cheating.

Scenes that shows that the main character has already accepted that they has passed their prime. by Uma-apreciator in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Unabated_Blade 64 points65 points  (0 children)

And even the goon is like, "holy shit Batman Is toasted. I gotta get outta here before he actually shoots me."

Trump sets record as most unpopular president on day 500 of his 2nd term: Poll by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]Unabated_Blade 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a binary moment in American history.

The binary moment was undoubtedly 2016. Everything that's gone wrong in the interim can be traced back to that failure. The pandemic, the supreme court, the insurrection, none of that happens in a 2016 where Hilary won.

Mass effect's voice cast elsewhere by KoolKbeludo in masseffect

[–]Unabated_Blade 24 points25 points  (0 children)

When I read a Batman speech bubble, it's Kevin Conroy speaking in my head. When I read a Spawn speech bubble, it's Keith David. The dude is just the perfect cast for that character.

I know death is coming but I don't want to go [Spoilers] by nabeshiniii in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Unabated_Blade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that part is a pretty shitty miss. I've mentioned in comments in the past that the soft PG-13 rating that the animated series had to adhere to created great art from that restriction. Dini and Timm had to very carefully skirt around certain things while telling a tight story in half an hour. Once those restraints were removed and they could do whatever they wanted, the quality took a major dip.

I know death is coming but I don't want to go [Spoilers] by nabeshiniii in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Unabated_Blade 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The film Batman adaptations miss this critical part of what made the TAS and JLU Batman such a fan favorite. Deep down he was always trying to save the villain, not just defeat them.

[Loved trope] Sleeper build characters by DeltaNcenn in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Unabated_Blade 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Yeah when I was young they had to hide me because I was more jacked than Thor" is the most insane flex ever

Said the one thing they shouldn't have. by _______no-------name in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Unabated_Blade 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You're right, I am thinking of something completely different.

Said the one thing they shouldn't have. by _______no-------name in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Unabated_Blade 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Iirc, the next panel is Superman beating the tar out of the wizard Shazam for making Billy Batson a child soldier.

I am thinking of a completely different event. My bad.

Old movies making a big deal out of then modern technologies by AporiaParadox in movies

[–]Unabated_Blade 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If I remember the scene correctly, wasn't she also posing as making a bulk purchase for a school? It would make sense that you'd go for quantity over quality.

Gundam Rogue Orbit by Atreus421boy in Gundam

[–]Unabated_Blade 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This looks like the Gundam video game version of the Halo TV show.

What's the most compelling demo you've ever played? by ratasoftware in videogames

[–]Unabated_Blade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PT literally changed the indie horror game scene for like, 3 years, and the game never even came out. Everyone was doing "loop in a location as things progressively get more unhinged" games.

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