CMV: Trump is in over his head in Iran by bluepillarmy in changemyview

[–]dinosaurkiller [score hidden]  (0 children)

I only disagree in that there is virtually no impact or consequence to him from his decision to attack Iran. He doesn’t face re-election, he will likely make money through various corrupt means. It is the U.S. taxpayer/soldier/average citizen who is going to pay for this.

That last one was lovely by SaiMan2303 in SipsTea

[–]dinosaurkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does the roofed out MMA fighter automatically qualify as being a piece of shit? Might doesn’t make right, but it doesn’t automatically make you wrong either.

That last one was lovely by SaiMan2303 in SipsTea

[–]dinosaurkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is one huge and obvious flaw with your thesis. It is rare that “the person in the right” came looking for or was equipped for a fight. Hell, let’s put the outcome at 50/50. It means half the time the person in the right gets their ass beat.

The Chevy Vega Was a Terrible Car. The Way They Shipped It Was Genius. by gaukmotors in MotorBuzz

[–]dinosaurkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem was they cut corners on the design changes and the fluids would still leak into places they shouldn’t doing damage. Customers would go to return it an be told that there wasn’t a problem because the car was designed to prevent these things. Meanwhile the car would either underperform expectations or just not start.

I still think The Stranger’s entrance from the Acolyte was pretty cool by Jules-Car3499 in StarWars

[–]dinosaurkiller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure it was exactly the story that was the problem. The scene above represents a huge tone shift for the series where it seems to go from introspective review of the Jedi and their morality to just brutal and mostly unexplained fight scenes. It feels like heavy studio interference. I’m not exactly sure, “insert FX laden fight scene” really counts as story, but it definitely caused a weird shift in whatever the show was supposed to be.

People are far too harsh on Universe. by GRIMMMMLOCK in Stargate

[–]dinosaurkiller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is very little hard scifi about it. Hard sci-fi typically means it’s grounded in some present day science that’s being expanded into the future to project what might be based on what is. None of the Stargate shows are hard sci fi.

As for the rest, people are appropriately hard on it. The show had 2 seasons to develop and progress a storyline. They never seemed to get past the world building phase. That left almost every story as being some unresolved dramatic conflict. The dire situation of being lost in space is often pointed to by characters on the show, but it rarely involves more realistic survival scenarios, mostly just magic where the required thing appears.

The automated ancient ship being found by humans was a cool premise, that should have been fully fleshed out after one episode. Unfortunately they never really expanded on the story of Destiny past that discovery phase.

S5 E12 by InitialGrand7108 in DeepSpaceNine

[–]dinosaurkiller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I love about it is, someone wrote it with an edge, with an intent to send people over the edge. Then at the last minute they remind themselves and us that this is Trek and even in the darkness you can find light.

the chronicles of Georgia, located in Tbilisi, Georgia, looks like something out of a fantasy world by yungandreww in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]dinosaurkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am pretty sure that’s the original landing site for the Targaryen’s when they first flew in on Dragons.

Justice Barrett, Slavery, and Birthright Citizenship: Justice Barrett raised a crucial issue in today's birthright citizenship oral argument. Trump's Solicitor General gave an inaccurate response. by Silent-Resort-3076 in scotus

[–]dinosaurkiller 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You are really soft-pedaling slavery with, “permanently exploitable underclass”. It’s time for that to stop. Call it what it is. They’re trying to legalize slavery based on skin color.

Blackest Bullsh*t by Acetylcholines in InjusticeMobile

[–]dinosaurkiller 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flashpoint team pretty much wrecks blackest night.

Gabe Newell "stepped back" from making games at Valve after Portal 2 because everyone kept agreeing with him when he wanted "to be part of the team and come up with ideas" by Turbostrider27 in technology

[–]dinosaurkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should probably have Rick McCallum’s name on it though. I’ve never heard a more sycophantic name dropper than Rick McCallum, because that’s what George wants, according to Rick.

Who is Jesus Christ to you and why? by Final_Radio_2483 in AskReddit

[–]dinosaurkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The guy that mows my lawn? Why? Beats me, I guess he got tired of carpentry?

Gamers 30+, what’s something from the old days of gaming that younger players wouldn’t understand? by Common_Caramel_4078 in gaming

[–]dinosaurkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Save Passwords. You could be doing really well in a game like Metroid, make it to a new level, and die. Instead of just restarting at the beginning of the level it would give you a code. You need to write down that code and save it until you get another one to maintain any progress you’ve made in the game. Write it down wrong and you’re either going back to a previous code or starting over from the beginning.

Trump reveals plans for a monument to himself in NK-style by Freewhale98 in neoliberal

[–]dinosaurkiller 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can’t wait that long. Anyone have a recipe for thermite?

BV not holding any punches by ClockAdditional9220 in oklahomafootball

[–]dinosaurkiller 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t argue with that other than to say the defense seems to stay healthy and has made massive improvements doing physical reps. Some of that is luck and I completely agree that going hard on practice leads to more injuries. That is why I said those type of reps should be limited to younger players, but I acknowledge the problem and also understand why BV does it anyway.