The real version isn’t a ton better, but his head is less slumped over, and may have just been caught mid-blink.

There’s enough other evidence that he falls asleep during meetings that there’s no need to exaggerate this one.

Edit: This is why this comm has rules. Links to trustworthy news sources, not just random unverified dunks.

Just so I’m getting this straight,
Being in control of your feed = “echo chambering yourself”.
Looking at everything = “very angry people flooding the platform with their negativity and extremist views”.

You do you.

When the rats start jumping off the sinking ship, remember they’re still rats.

You’ve been Baader-Meinhof’d.

It’s easy to set up any number of seemingly impossible situations if you start with the premise of a super entity that can accurately predict the future.

What you’re given is [Ridiculous Assumption] + [Normal Situation] = [Paradox]

But the trick is to quickly gloss over the [Ridiculous Assumption] and frame it as [Normal Situation] = [Paradox]

Didn’t JD also endorse some AfD chuds in Germany last year, only to see their numbers drop even further?

Hopefully the story or progression is engaging enough to keep my interest.

The devs have promised that the story and progression will be getting a change from previous entries. The past few have gotten some flack for just throwing all the currency and all the cars at you without much challenge to it. Recent editions are bordering on being a car-collector-simulator as much as a racing game.

Personally, I’ve loved them all for just messing around and driving hundreds of different cars, but a bit of change in formula would be welcome, if they can pull it off.

Other comments give a good tl;dw already, but in case anyone wants a video with pictures and examples, Geography By Geoff has done this topic a few times. Here’s one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqyM54CNSsY

In about two days, there will be reports of massive volume of shorts on oil company stocks that occurred in the minutes before the announcement, then another day after that, nobody will talk about it again.

I grew up on Transformers, Thundercats, GI Joe, Voltron, He-Man, Duck Tales, Inspector Gadget, The Smurfs, Dungeons & Dragons, and dozens more. They don’t all hold up the same 40 years later, but this was basically the last generation of free, over-the-air Saturday morning cartoons.

Awww, they’re growing up!

Last I heard, everyone is twelve.

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The cynic in me thinks Vance and the rest of the GOP are waiting until Jan 21, 2027, or shortly thereafter, to remove Trump.

That gives Vance a nearly two-year trial run, and the built-in incumbent advantage (as long as he can blame everything on Trump) in 2028. Being less than two years as replacement President also maintains his eligibility to run twice more.

If Vance takes over now, he can’t run in 2032 (assuming they do enough fuckery that he’s re-elected in 2028).

Remember when gas prices spiked after Russia invaded Ukraine? Biden’s fault. But when Trump invades Iran and gas prices spike? Also Biden’s fault!

/s

“I’ve been better. But I’ve been worse.”

Sewer line is sagging, so there’s a 30ft section that is trapping anything that gets flushed or drained. I called them out to fix a backup, and they found why it backed up alright.

He had to leave to get a better locator to see exactly where in the yard/street would need to be dug up, but it seems to be pretty close to the city connection, so probably in or near the street, which could make the cost that high if it involves excavating the road.

About 10 minutes ago my plumber said my problem may cost in the neighborhood of $30k to fix. Yay.

I only get to the theater maybe 5-6 times per year, and that’s almost always with my spouse, so the movie is secondary to the experience.

I do watch a lot on streaming, and between the summary, genre, actors, director, and reviews, both professional and word-of-mouth…I can usually pick out what I will enjoy. If it turns out bad, it’s one button to turn it off.

I will watch good movies, and skip terrible movies. Whether they are in a franchise or not has no bearing on it, for me.

So go ahead and make more. I may see it. I may not. But I’m not going to begrudge anyone who wants to see more of that character no matter what.