It will! There’s a plugin: https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-discord

I still use Pidgin, because I still have some old work related contacts who use Skype, and I’d much rather use Pidgin than keep Skype around. It will do discord too but it’s a bit kludgey.

Yeah, I haven’t actually sat down to watch the 1997 Titanic in a long time, for that reason. A Night to Remember exists. 1997 Titanic breaks in half, but in the wrong place, so they’re both wrong about it ;)

Cameron tested this. There was room for both on the door, but only in a very specific orientation could they both stay dry. And because she was wearing more clothes than he was, even if Jack makes it out of the water, he’s still hypothermic and won’t survive.

Edit: It’s a NatGeo doc called “Titanic: 25 years later.” They’re in a pool that’s 56 degrees F. You can find it on streaming someplace, but here’s a clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEJph0aIP-U

If you take out the Jack/Rose love story and add some of the Californian’s scenes and a bit in the wireless room, you could edit Cameron’s Titanic down to a pretty good remake of A Night to Remember. He was clearly influenced by it, some scenes are lifted straight from the ANtR narrative even though they are known to be inaccurate (Andrews in the first class smoking room, Smith on the bridge as the ship goes down come to mind).

I like the Cameron Titanic, actually. The love story notwithstanding, it’s well worth watching for his attention to detail. The reconstruction of the ship was meticulous, and with a few notable exceptions for dramatic license, the account of the sinking is quite accurate (for the information we had at the time - we now know the breakup is incorrect, but at the time it was the best theory) and contains quite a few easter eggs for Titanic nerds. (like me)

That said… I love A Night to Remember and watch it every year on the anniversary of the sinking. The book is well worth reading, too. Walter Lord assembled his narrative based on correspondence with as many survivors as he could reach - often verbatim as they told it, and it’s really a riveting read.

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• Has faith in the Lord
• Believes that God saved Trump from assassin’s bullet
• Ergo: put Trump in the path of every hurricane, enjoy being protected by proximity.

I enjoy turning this one around. “Oh, you’re one of those socialists who wants everybody else to do your work for you, too lazy to lift your own groceries. Nobody wants to work anymore!”

I live in Tennessee, and I don’t think we’ve even had a statewide poll since Biden dropped. I wasn’t contacted for that one. But - everyone knows which way Tennessee’s gonna go, so it’s not like it matters. I’d be curious to see if Harris moved the needle, though.

“Sir, this is First National Total Landscaping”

“yer a jedi, harry” - Gandalf

Well, I think you’re definitely correct that he’d crack down on immigration via as many means as are available to him, that seems to be a major talking point for him and was a theme for his first term. His platform pledges “peace in Europe and in the Middle East” but doesn’t go into any detail, so I won’t speculate on that. I won’t argue against your positions, because that’s not the point. Thanks for actually outlining some policy positions you agree with him on, it’s a better answer than I usually get.

I don’t think it’s a secret that he’s a bit of a loose cannon, though, and I think it’s pretty apparent from the debate that he’s prone to personal attacks and easily baited into pointless arguments about things that don’t matter for the country (though they matter to his ego, evidently). I am of the opinion that, policy aside, his first four years were marked by this tendency to double down against any perceived personal slight, to the detriment of his duties as president. He does not appear to be more in control of his outbursts now. Is that concerning for you?

With transparency, I’m a trans person, and Trump/MAGA have made it clear that they intend to demonize me and people like me. I’m aware of the argument that Trump only wishes to restrict trans healthcare for minors, though he’s said that he would work to prevent any agency from promoting “the concept of sex and gender transition at any age.” Regardless of whether this policy factually seeks to erase all transgender people, the rhetoric surrounding this issue has created, and continues to create, an environment that is harmful for me and people like me. For that reason if for no other, I cannot vote for him. I consider it self-defense. I hope that you can appreciate that position.

Let’s start with foreign affairs, because from my perspective he isn’t too good at getting along with other world leaders (or anyone) unless they praise him. How do you suppose foreign affairs would improve?

Honest question, not bait: why?