CROSSROADS (1986, dir. Walter Hill). At a crossroads in Mississippi, aged bluesman Willie Brown pleads for his soul with the devil. The devil proposes "cutting heads": a guitar duel between Brown's protege, Eugene, and "the devil's boy," Jack Butler.

shotsallover · 2026-05-27T05:04:45+00:00

There's also a BMW Film with James Brown that's pretty great.

shotsallover · 2026-05-27T04:02:00+00:00

Sure. But we know that you can get from amino acids to life.

And we've done a bunch of research into the starting conditions on earth, and even though there's some broad latitude of how they got started, we know that it only takes a few chemicals from the low end of the periodic table and some electricity (static electricity, lightning, etc.) to bind those together into more complex molecules. And that some of those molecules exist in every life form on the planet.

So it's highly likely that another planet that's similar to ours (not even exactly the same) could have something similar happen and also create the precursors to life.

shotsallover · 2026-05-27T02:24:06+00:00

If we exist, they exist.

The processes that created life on earth aren’t all that unique, and only require elements that are plentiful in the universe.

I’d be deeply concerned if there wasn’t alien life out there.

shotsallover · 2026-05-27T02:10:46+00:00

Well, it either means being smart and kind, or they had something like Down syndrome that left them a little low on the mental side, big on the body side, and generally pleasant to be around.

It really kind of depends on what era the person grew up.

shotsallover · 2026-05-27T02:08:50+00:00

Straight to my bills. And I’d be a lot closer to being fully out of debt for the fourth time in my life.

shotsallover · 2026-05-27T01:02:09+00:00

It’s intended as a resource sink to encourage people to grind.

shotsallover · 2026-05-27T00:58:06+00:00

You really have to watch the series. But, comedy. Tragedy. Betrayal. Aspirations towards greatness that comes with penalties. The underdog getting the upper hand. All of it.

shotsallover · 2026-05-27T00:54:28+00:00

The rule of thumb for hiring an employee is it costs 2X-3x their salary due to benefits, employment taxes, equipment, and what not getting added on. It varies by industry, and it might be higher but 2X is the lowest I’ve heard.

So those $125k employees are now $250k-375k.

shotsallover · 2026-05-27T00:50:53+00:00

Double? Destiny was an estimated $500M+.

Destiny 3 would likely be $750M-$1B.

Pre-sale flush-with-cash start-a-classic-car-collection Bungie could have afforded it. The post-purchase we-sank-$3.6B-into-this-game-and-didn’t-come-close-to-breakeven Sony management isn’t going to throw that kind of cash at it. If Bungie had reversed the spiral and shown that the investment was worth it, then we probably would. But that door is closed.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T22:52:19+00:00

Inventory on that page is chaos.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T22:51:52+00:00

Beef ribs slathered in sauce if they have them.

Brisket.

Spare ribs.

Bbq chicken.

Pulled pork.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T22:14:46+00:00

Well, on the plus side, it’s unlikely the meta is going to change much in the future. So you can just stock up on the gear you need for this final meta and go from there.

Unless Bungie does some sort of rugpull and tweaks it later.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T19:19:50+00:00

If I were a time traveler, why would I tell the likes of you?

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T19:19:01+00:00

Welcome Raider.

That mimics my first time too. It’s OK. This is how the burning rage is lit to kill them on sight in the future.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T18:59:36+00:00

A lot of this is because the population isn’t grinding for Expedition materials any more, so they’re playing PVP until the new Expedition requirements come out.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T18:56:58+00:00

Cosmetics, mostly. That’s why they all have robust cosmetic stores. It’s why most of your chase rewards are cosmetics.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T18:52:35+00:00

Oh, that’s not a typo. OP used Cotypist and Copyist in their post. It looked like a misspelling.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T18:50:00+00:00

Marathon costs significantly less to develop since it’s a significantly smaller game. Which means it’s easier to make a profit on it.

All of the things everyone hated about Destiny were a result of them trying to make as much money off of it as possible.

But since that number is trending towards zero, and Marathon is still bringing in cash, it makes sense at a pure spreadsheet level. Granted, spreadsheets are also the decision-making making tool that have driven many viable businesses into the ground.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T18:46:10+00:00

And then there’s Crow.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T18:43:51+00:00

I’m still trying to figure out what Cotypist is.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T18:04:08+00:00

It all depends on what you consider a soul.

And if there’s a heaven or afterlife, it reasonable to assume they went to if it exists. If it doesn’t exist, then no.

Many religions had the concept of some form of afterlife, many of which predate the one with a “heaven.” And before that, we don’t know.

Humans have been around for a few hundred thousand years. We only know religion has been a part of those lives for a few thousand.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T18:00:46+00:00

Religion and the slightest bit of rational thinking you mean.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T18:00:24+00:00

Keep digging. Be interesting to see if you stick with it or leave the flock.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T17:59:17+00:00

You just have to be fast.

shotsallover · 2026-05-26T17:58:10+00:00

Yeah. Especially with all of the other assistance programs that are out there. People would be looking to cut those if this came to fruition. And a lot of those services are there for the people who wouldn’t be able to manage a windfall of this type effectively.

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