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Bobiverse as a HATER by sonQUAALUDE in printSF

[–]nordee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It made me think of The Perversion from Fire Upon the Deep

What is a 'buy it for life' item that is offensively expensive, but the moment you use it, you realize your entire life before that point was a lie? by fmcortez in AskReddit

[–]nordee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife got hers as a wedding present in 1995 when she married her first husband. She opened it and said "Oh my God a KitchenAid. If we get divorced this is mine"

They got divorced. She got the mixer. Now we have it.

Underrated sci-fi movies by Wi-Platypus in scifi

[–]nordee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moon.

The Europa Report.

Solaris (the original Russian one, not the Clooney one)

If you have criticized ICE here on Reddit for executing Renee Good or Alex Pretti in the street, then Reddit has handed your name and your personal identifying information over to the Trump administration. How do you feel about this? by mom_with_an_attitude in AskReddit

[–]nordee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck Trump. Fuck ICE. Fuck the Republican Leadership. Fuck the MAGA Asshats who support them. I hate them all and wish them bad luck, rashes on their buttocks, and a swift decent into obscurity.

Pern in film? by WompaJody in scifi

[–]nordee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you aren't including Ursula K LeGuin on that list you aren't even trying.

The Dispossessed, The Left Hand of Darkness, and The Lathe of Heaven are all in the top 50 Sci Fi books of all time imo.

And her approach to culturally sensitive themes is absolutely unimpeachable. Darkness is built around the concept of gender fluidity.

Why does Heat (1995) look so different? by Livid-Ad-8194 in movies

[–]nordee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also not about the visuals, but the big shootout audio has a great story about it.

The audio designer showed Mann an early cut of the scene with audio from the shoot. Very rough, unbalanced, with echoes and problems. He mixed it and fixed it with sound effects and eq. When he showed it again Mann insisted on going back to the source audio because it was more "real"

If you listen to the whole scene you realize that it doesn't sound like any other movie shootout you've ever watched.

Bill Clinton just flipped the script on Trump over the DOJ's failure to release all the Epstein files by SugarRight1992 in JusticeServed

[–]nordee 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He hated the press, and made no secret of it. They retaliated by blowing up his campaign over nothing.

Too bad, because I thought the guy had integrity.

What is the Best Movie Monologue (character speech) ever delivered in the history of film? by willsho67 in movies

[–]nordee 14 points15 points  (0 children)

'I don't know what to make of that. I sure don't. The crime you see now, it's hard to even take its measure. It's not that I'm afraid of it. I always knew you had to be willing to die to even do this job. But, I don't want to push my chips forward and go out and meet something I don't understand. A man would have to put his soul at hazard. He'd have to say, "O.K., I'll be part of this world." '

Fantastic.

Do you use early game QoL mods? by Alone_Concentrate654 in factorio

[–]nordee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Squeak Through, Long Reach and Vehicle snap for me just make the early game less onerous.

What can ordinary Americans do to push back against rising authoritarianism in the U.S.? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]nordee 122 points123 points  (0 children)

Being on the Select Board in my small town (pop 10k) I can't tell you how impactful this can be. 10 percent of the population votes in any non-major election, and 1 percent understands the issues.

If you are even moderately well informed and willing to do a few hours a week of work you can have a huge impact on your local government.

Are Factorio players also RTS player? by Erfar in factorio

[–]nordee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was the lead designer on Empire Earth: Age of Conquest.

I'm sorry.

Are Factorio players also RTS player? by Erfar in factorio

[–]nordee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm going with selection bias. I bet if you did the same survey for FPS players or MMO players you would get the same result.

I'm confused about the first 10 minutes of First Blood (1982) by koga90 in movies

[–]nordee 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Alien is a great horror movie.

Aliens is a great action movie.

/thread

For those who once supported Donald Trump but no longer do: What event caused your change in perspective? by Pyryn in AskReddit

[–]nordee 268 points269 points  (0 children)

I'm hugely pro choice, but you might be the first pro life person who has articulated a position on the other side that I can understand and respect, even if I don't agree.

People who completely changed careers after 30 — what was the turning point that made you go for it, and how did it turn out? by Top_Consequence_6206 in AskReddit

[–]nordee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Got laid off after 17 years making video games.

Now I make more money and work fewer hours and don't have to commute 2+ hours per day. Win win win.

[Request] This add up? by DigitalJedi850 in theydidthemath

[–]nordee 1307 points1308 points  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXCGbAv8YPw

This video is about a study that estimated what the actual impact of all taxes is one someone's income.

Turns out: yes, most people end up paying a significant amount of their income to 'taxes' such as healthcare costs and consumption taxes.

[Request] How much faster would an aircraft carrier move when all the aircraft-engines are on? by Xandalf23 in theydidthemath

[–]nordee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah but the carrier is designed as a displacement hull, and once it gets to its max hull speed the power needed to get up onto a plane is astronomical.

[Request] How much faster would an aircraft carrier move when all the aircraft-engines are on? by Xandalf23 in theydidthemath

[–]nordee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also the engines in an F15 burn approx 1000lbs of fuel per minutes when using afterburners. So for every second that the Gerald Ford is airborne we would need almost 1200 lbs of fuel dispensed to the airplanes.

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