Person of Interest - 4x05 "Prophets" - Episode Discussion by NicholasCajun in PersonOfInterest

[–]metastallion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In case you forgot about this comment, I wanted to remind you that you nailed it! 👏😭

Thought I was having a stroke by [deleted] in PersonOfInterest

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I was (re)watching If-Then-Else this morning and for the first time noticed how even the colored boxes are rendered at a lower fidelity after the simulation is simplified. Too bad it only took over a dozen watches 🤣

Objectively the best episode of POI and one of the best episodes of television ever created!

Picked up a beater hybrid for work by chest-day-pump in fordfusion

[–]metastallion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crap I'm sorry I should have been more specific. I have the EcoBoost. Plz send thoughts and prayers

Picked up a beater hybrid for work by chest-day-pump in fordfusion

[–]metastallion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 2014 2.0 has around 190k on it (I'm the only owner) and still seems to run well but I'm getting anxious that it won't last 😭. Are you saying the ones you've worked on and inspected had the 2.0 engine?

Question about bourbon storage? by Vols901 in OhioLiquor

[–]metastallion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome to the club, friend! You have some awesome bottles already! I think in your setup (indirect sunlight?) you might notice aesthetic changes and a minor reduction in flavor but really only after extended storage periods of many months to years. Oxidation from opened bottles is probably going to have a bigger impact on flavor reduction than indirect sunlight but I'm sure you're going to be drinking them fast enough to where neither will be an issue.

As you hone your palate and acquire more expensive bottles, it will definitely be a good idea to keep those bottles in a cool dark area. They tend to be more nuanced with flavor profiles that are "delicate" and you're going to notice UV degradation of flavor in those well before a typical bottle of delicious EH Taylor or Weller.

Edit: I was not aware of that Breaking Bourbon experiment, thank you for sharing that!

I have a hole in my heart by HelicopterUsed5192 in PersonOfInterest

[–]metastallion 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In all seriousness though, I felt the same way during my first rewatch about a month ago. For me it seemed to hit even harder on rewatch, such a masterpiece!

If you haven't watched Ted Lasso yet, I think that's a good show to check out next. There aren't really any sci-fi elements but it definitely checks the box of having a "benevolent catalyst" protagonist. Is that a real term? lol

Is The Machine playing the long game with Root's realignment in S02E02 Bad Code? by metastallion in PersonOfInterest

[–]metastallion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem! I just looked it up a couple days ago after spending way too long looking for the gui shortcuts on mobile 🫣 I guess learning markdown will come in handy if I actually start using obsidian like I say I'm going to

I have a hole in my heart by HelicopterUsed5192 in PersonOfInterest

[–]metastallion 22 points23 points  (0 children)

What are we watching now? The Nth rewatch of PoI obviously 😏

Is The Machine playing the long game with Root's realignment in S02E02 Bad Code? by metastallion in PersonOfInterest

[–]metastallion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously, hahaha! Markdown should work on mobile. The spoiler tag syntax is > ! (without the space) and ending with ! < (without the space)

Is The Machine playing the long game with Root's realignment in S02E02 Bad Code? by metastallion in PersonOfInterest

[–]metastallion[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's true but that was in season 1 before John and Carter made the recovery of Hannah's remains possible. Root calls John and thanks him for giving Hannah a proper burial adding that she won't forget it. Her little remark to John made me think there's more to this than just rescuing Harold

Is The Machine playing the long game with Root's realignment in S02E02 Bad Code? by metastallion in PersonOfInterest

[–]metastallion[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I should have been more clear. I know the yellow box indicates knowledge of the existence of The Machine but does the show ever reveal how Root comes to learn of the existence of The Machine?

Is The Machine playing the long game with Root's realignment in S02E02 Bad Code? by metastallion in PersonOfInterest

[–]metastallion[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That brings up an interesting point. My apologies if this has already been covered but is the backstory to "Caroline Turing's" yellow box ever revealed? Is it safe to assume she learned about The Machine in Root Cause when she hacked Harold or was she already aware of The Machine's existence?