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I’d argue his best performance was in Vampire’s Kiss, and a toss up between this scene or this one.

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  1. Forrest had a serious intellectual disability, and she almost certainly felt like she was taking advantage of him.
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The real story was showing that part of American history: the culture, events, people, etc. Forrest and Jenny were just plot devices to tie it all together.

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I’ve raised Cornish crosses and fed them normal, quality feed without any hormones: they ended up looking just like the chicken on the right at about 8 weeks old.

They’ve been selectively bred over the decades to grow as fast as possible, as big as possible, docile, and stupid.

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… I thought Lunix was invented by the infamous Soviet computer hacker Linyos Torovoltos.

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Another mirror has the original comments. They’re exactly what you’d expect from 2001.

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Here you go.

I’m not saying those are the exact techniques that were used to build the pyramids, but they demonstrate that massive stones can be easily lifted and accurately placed using only “primitive” resources and leverage.

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It’s possible to be assertive and assign responsibility for a screwup without being a dick. “Being a dick” is the nothing else has worked option, not step one.

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Your example is from one of this industries notorious for being toxic – that doesn’t make it right.

“Why would you think that’s even remotely acceptable? Now I have to go apologize and possible comp a meal.” Depending on the circumstance: take them off that table, send them home, or fire them. Being in control of themselves is one of the defining aspects of leadership, and being abusive is the sign a “leader” that isn’t.

If they start being a dick: sure, game on – so long as you’re not demeaning yourself doing it. But most people are capable of a degree of self reflection and accountability once you make the situation clear to them, and they deserve that chance. Sometimes people don’t even realize they’re the ones that screwed up, even when it’s obvious to everyone else.

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If there’s water available you don’t have to carry it in. Treatment tablets and filters are lighter than water, and let you make potable water as you need it.

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A private company is absolutely more efficient than a government. The boss simply says “this is what we’re doing” and that’s it – it’s just a question of what goal they’re efficiently pursuing.

The problem is that intelligent, empathetic, and selfless people rarely rise to those positions. The few that do usually get pushed out of business by ruthless assholes.

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I sticker my laptops.

I view it as theft deterrent. It stands out so it’s easier to see in someone’s hands, and makes an expensive laptop looks kind of shitty.

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I didn’t go see it because I’m burnt out on Marvel movie seemingly made MadLibs style with the same 3 predictable plots and a word bank of characters and settings.

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There’s very rarely just two sides, and sometimes assholes fight each other. Forcing reality to conform to a binary worldview is dumb.

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… Are you being ironic? I legitimately can’t tell anymore on this website.

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I have no issue with sex scenes in media. I also think the vast majority of sex scenes are unnecessary and badly done.

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Feh.

The only flatpacks I trust are made in Sweden.

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I have a question for the group. I do run Linux on a ThinkPad, but it’s Mint/KDE on an X1 carbon I bought new.

My question is: what’s the dress code here? Do I actually need to buy programming socks and a skirt? Can I get away with just wearing ribbed, white athletic socks and cargo shorts? Business casual?

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Like my distro?

So a tiara, duster jacket, kilt, one “stiletto pump” shoe, one wellington boot – and a roll’s worth of duck tape. Got it.

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I’ll admit it: I do that.

… we are talking about walkie talkies, right? Over.

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I don’t have an inherit problem with “mom and pop” landlords as a thing if they’re willing to actually do what they’re resposible for. Rental property existing isn’t the problem and fills a need for a lot of people. Renting (at sane rates that allow saving up a down payment) is a pathway to ownership. It’s a solution to people that aren’t planning on settling down in an area – like students and people working towards another career.

Price gouging and landlords screwing over tenants is an issue. Huge rental companies buying up everything they can is the problem. As is reality companies creating artificial scarcity and driving up prices on housing.

The problem is what’s it’s always been: unmitigated greed, primarily by the rich and powerful.

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Throw in unaddressed mental health and drug crises.

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Weird how the “Me Generation” called millennials the “Me Me Me Generation”.

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That album showed me how to live.

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Hey! It was served in space … once … in 1968.

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