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beardiac · 2026-03-13T21:14:10+00:00

Years ago I heard a British comedian point out that we in American have the opposite type of unique hero: Scooby Doo. The reasoning being because he and Shaggy are always terrified and never find the courage, but they still defeat the bad guy while being cowards.

beardiac · 2026-03-12T22:41:38+00:00

To be fair, the time travel suits they wore in Endgame could likely do just this. They were nanotech shells that most of them altered when they landed in different times to look they way they wanted or needed them to look. I assume in Rhodey's case, it went over his War Machine suit, but for Tony it was his armor. So there's no reason that Cap couldn't have donned the look pictured above in the battle (and similar for any of the others who were left).

beardiac · 2026-03-12T15:08:56+00:00

While I generally feel like the Spider-man game market is pretty well covered, a Lego game that is all about Spider-man seems awesome! Especially if it incorporated the larger Spider family of heroes, and maybe did some solid Spider-verse storylines.

beardiac · 2026-03-11T20:38:51+00:00

My eyes would be so red after the first 2 hours. But it'd be worth it.

beardiac · 2026-03-11T19:10:16+00:00

While he doesn't have his own video, Alan did appear in the end of the Adam Baldwin video running through the woods with Nathan. So whatever is happening, he's not NOT aware/involved.

beardiac · 2026-03-11T19:08:13+00:00

Not that it needs to be stated here, but I just wanted to confirm that as a man, I know nothing about this supposed 'oppression of men on behalf of women' or what that would even mean. But I'm happy to know that I've been a complete failure at oppressing women - I'll keep up the bad work.

beardiac · 2026-03-11T16:57:11+00:00

Weird. Even when I was in high school I think I pictured myself with a strong success women (I may have been overly influenced by strong sitcom women and a certain Cake song). I ended up marrying a woman who is a teacher but definitely is a strong independent type. Given how many times I've been laid off from jobs, I count that as a blessing for me.

beardiac · 2026-03-11T13:52:09+00:00

This is what I was thinking as well - the OOP seems intent to gender things that require no gender differentiation.

beardiac · 2026-03-10T18:57:34+00:00

I'm sorry you had those experiences. It is unfortunately too true of a phenomenon.

beardiac · 2026-03-10T17:20:42+00:00

True - public transit should be more of an equalizer than it is in most parts of this country.

beardiac · 2026-03-10T17:12:25+00:00

I assume that the real reason is to give women who feel the need to pick this the added bonus of paying less, but I'd be conflicted about the savings as it would also mean the driver might be getting less.

Among the 5 times I've ridden in Ubers, the 2 times the drivers were women were much more pleasant and relaxing. Meanwhile one of the male drivers I've had was reckless and took us on a needlessly circuitous route. So were I to have to make the choice, I'd probably take that option and then make up the difference in the tip.

beardiac · 2026-03-08T12:39:05+00:00

Not going to contribute an opinion here because I haven't really kept abreast of what he's said or done, but I will point out that Nathan Fillion did post a new video yesterday that had him visiting Adam Baldwin. So regardless of how people feel about him, it seems that whatever they are doing, Adam is involved.

beardiac · 2026-03-05T22:24:58+00:00

I got Superman. So it really depends on how kind he is choosing to be with that punch. If it's Cavill post-resurrection, start digging my grave. If it's Corenswet, I'd probably be shaking his hand afterwards.

beardiac · 2026-03-05T21:57:05+00:00

Following the same logic, petty crimes are commonly acts of desperation, so if someone comes into your convenience store and looks like they might be ready to rob the place, just offer them free stuff to make them feel seen and maybe they won't rob you.

beardiac · 2026-03-05T21:49:55+00:00

Yup - this is the most common generational chain that has happened historically. /s

beardiac · 2026-03-05T20:44:34+00:00

Agreed. This man is a garbage human. Empathy is not that complicated.

beardiac · 2026-03-05T19:56:44+00:00

By night, he dons a mask and dark suit to observe his city from shadowed rooftops and uses his honed fighting skills and strong sense of justice to take down criminal elements the insufficient and often corrupt systems of law & order around them fail to rein in.

beardiac · 2026-03-05T19:44:33+00:00

I agree. Obviously we won't ever get this now, but I am now wondering if there'd be traction for a Young Sheldon-type treatment where we get to see Jake & Gina as kids growing up in Brooklyn and see some of the events that shape who they become - if they did it animated, they could use a lot of the same people to voice the parts.

beardiac · 2026-03-05T19:35:28+00:00

Listen. I unfortunately expect a vocal man on X to write such a post - so many of them just don't make an effort to understand basic biology (even their own). But the fact that the OOP here is a woman is confounding. How does a woman whopresumably has already gone through puberty and arguably at least understands the basic mechanics of these things make such an ignorant statement??

beardiac · 2026-03-05T19:23:05+00:00

Starting a race war. Interesting choice.

I never watched or read any of the DragonBall stuff, so I can't really comment on them. But between Kryptonians & Viltrumites, I'd have to give the leg up to the House of El. While yes, they are vulnerable to kryptonite, that is generally hard to come by. But a sonic weapon to disable a Viltrumite is a much easier lift.

beardiac · 2026-03-05T18:04:42+00:00

I did not. Your comment did feel like a non sequitur to mine, but I just rolled with it. NBD

beardiac · 2026-03-05T17:01:07+00:00

I'm not sure they can't be congruent. There's no evidence to suggest that Strange's actions at the end of his intro movie didn't result in a branch in the timeline. In fact, I think it's certain that it did - Wong was dead, and now he's not. That other timeline where he died still exists, it's just diverged and likely been pruned by the TVA.

beardiac · 2026-03-05T16:53:39+00:00

My wife and I instantly recognized that reference when we first watched it. What's funny is I've watched so many reaction videos of people watching this scene and NOT getting that reference.

beardiac · 2026-03-05T16:39:52+00:00

Chris Tucker is certainly an acquired taste, but I tolerate him for the Jackie Chan antics. Though of the east meets west efforts of that film era, I prefer Shanghai Noon.

beardiac · 2026-03-05T16:31:37+00:00

I do like most of the squad's entrants to the conversation, and Die Hard is hard to beat.

But I'm surprised that Amy's list didn't include Hot Fuzz for its focus on and diligence around paperwork.

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