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  • Why doesn't Food Network do product placement in there shows? Would they not earn more money by a host saying I use this hot sauce name drop but you can use whatever?

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  • Food Network is in the bag for Kitchen Aid products.

  • Favorite Movie With Practical Effects?

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  • What’s your favorite movie that uses lots of practical effects?

    The Thing has to be up there if the criteria is just an overall great movie heavy on practical effects.

    Do you have a favorite practical effect of all time?

    The "digital" wireframe view of the city from Snake's glider in 'Escape From New York'.

    It was accomplished with miniature buildings which is rad.

  • Not trying to disparage first responders on 911. Why aren't nurses included with fire and police departments? Did we not take care of people on the backend of the rescuing?

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  • The special provisions that exist or have been proposed are for first responders because they breathed in dust and were exposed to various health hazards during the response.

    What above and beyond taking care of do people who weren't exposed to any of that in the backend need?

  • Not trying to disparage first responders on 911. Why aren't nurses included with fire and police departments? Did we not take care of people on the backend of the rescuing?

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  • In your own question you are identifying something that isn't a first responder. First responders arrive on scene. By being on scene the first responders were exposed to health hazards. Those hazards are what existing or proposed programs deal with.

  • Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

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  • Repeat from the other thread:

    I beat The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.

    It was alright. A third person shooter where you are theoretically giving tactical orders to two NPC followers. In reality, good or interesting tactics go out the window in favor of just spamming special abilities as much as possible in a chaotic mess of fights. The story was decent and gets interesting near the end, although for my money after the big reveal it feels like it drags out a bit longer than it needs to. For $3 I got my value.

  • Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

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  • I beat The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.

    It was alright. A third person shooter where you are theoretically giving tactical orders to two NPC followers. In reality, good or interesting tactics go out the window in favor of just spamming special abilities as much as possible in a chaotic mess of fights. The story was decent and gets interesting near the end, although for my money after the big reveal it feels like it drags out a bit longer than it needs to. For $3 I got my value.

  • Bat Fact: Some bats have suction cups on their wings

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  • What's a popular game series that you just can't understand the hype for?

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  • Something that is popular (or sells well) despite having no apparent appeal to anyone the commenter can think of.

    I don't enjoy Bloodborne. I think I can figure out why there is a lot of hype for it.

  • What's a popular game series that you just can't understand the hype for?

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  • It seems like all of the answers are "I personally didn't enjoy this game therefore I can not conceive of anyone else enjoying it."

    I find that interesting.

  • A live-action Call of Duty film is on the way

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  • COD4 was the first Modern Warfare game.

    World At War wasn't numbered.

  • A live-action Call of Duty film is on the way

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  • I'm not saying Clancy stuff is always completely grounded, especially the longer it goes on, but I'm trying to use the Clancy comparison to capture the essence of an idea. COD4 while fictional, and with moments that aren't wholly realistic if you really hold them up to the most intense scrutiny has the overall texture of realism. MW2&3 and Black Ops games all exist as throwing bigger and more insane setpieces out with no regard to any realism.

    It's a the last COD with a real gutpunch moment that says anything about anything. The nuke going off it a moment of realizing you aren't a special main character and you die like everyone else, and that maybe war isn't just a big fun adventure. All the shock moments have been trying to top it are so dramatic that they don't have the same effect that the nuke did.

  • A live-action Call of Duty film is on the way

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  • While (classic, I'm not counting stuff ghostwritten under his brand) Clancy characters have hyper competence, it's to be expected given that they are turbo ultra elite soldiers or spies. Their motivations and ability to act doesn't reach the point of self parody.

    For a COD4 example: Nikolai, the Russian that the player rescues early on in the game. He is a mole inside the Russian antagonist faction feeding information to the SAS. He got found out. He's being kept at a house with a handful of regular soldiers watching him. When you rescue you him he is calm or at least puts up a calm front and thanks you. That's a pretty believable guy who could have been a real person who is doing something realistic and dangerous.

    In MW2 that character can materialize with apparently infinite types of military aviation hardware, and he is also a pilot able and willing to do insane maneuvers. And he is personal friends with Captain price rather than just being an SAS asset. And he is in touch with a friendly militia group in the middle of Europe.

    There is a distinct jump from COD4 to MW2, where it goes from Tom Clancy to Michael Bay.

    MW2 is still fun, but it exists in an entirely separate tonal reality than COD4.

  • A live-action Call of Duty film is on the way

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  • I'm replaying COD4 and taking notes at the moment for a review I've wanted to do for years, coincidentally.

    Looking at just COD4 without being influenced by knowledge of the sequels, it's got a decent story and if you look at the edges you can find contemplations of cycles of violence, and while not to the point of being anti-war it does emphasize the waste of it.

    The characters are Tom Clancy levels of larger than life, which is significantly more restrained than what came later. Individually the story beats and scenarios have at least a texture of realism, often loosely based in something real and then strung together in a story that isn't convoluted.

    I could see it being a good movie with the right handling. It probably wouldn't be.

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    What do ya think about this vastly uneven healing

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  • Can you link it? I'd really like to shut some people up, especially when they post the video of Trump grabbing for his ear as the bullet passes before he gets tackled. A video that counters that would be good stuff.

  • Anime Questions, Recommendations, and Discussion Thread [2025, Week 36]

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  • I watched all of DanDaDan season one and enjoyed it. I like the characters, the world so far, and the animation is fun. I have heard the mangas storylines drop off a bit, but for the time being the first season of the show is solid.

  • What is the difference between these 3 sets of movies?

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  • The first one has slightly different foreign languages dubbed. It is also listed as a Sony manufactured box set, I really don't know the rights history there, but that's what the product page says.

    The second one is listed as a Disney made box. It contains one disc with everything on it.

    The third product looks the same as the second but containing three discs instead of one.

  • Company behind Jack Daniel's says boycott is 'significant' as sales to Canada fall 62%

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  • The headline is a little unclear and just for clarity, the sales are down 62% in Canada, rather than a 62% drop in overall sales. The Canadian boycott is still likely having an effect, however in the interest of not just skimming a headline that effect seems smaller than first impression. It isn't putting the company out of business.

    From the article:

    It’s unclear how much the 62 per cent drop in sales translates to in dollars, but the company’s total sales were down three per cent for the quarter.

  • Company behind Jack Daniel's says Canadian boycott is 'significant' as sales drop 62%

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  • I suspect the headline was written to be intentionally confusing to be more eye grabbing.

    From the article:

    It’s unclear how much the 62 per cent drop in sales [in Canada] translates to in dollars, but the company’s total sales were down three per cent for the quarter.

  • Company behind Jack Daniel's says Canadian boycott is 'significant' as sales drop 62%

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  • Total sales are down 3% for the quarter, so some very rough head math would say at absolute most Canada is 6% of sales. Assuming the entire 3% overall drop was caused by Canada.

  • Art Share🎨 @lemmy.world
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    "I am what they made me."

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    Quick attempt at Trench Crusade art

  • Military @lemmy.world
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    US Army rapidly ridding itself of old weapons requirements

    www.armytimes.com /land/2025/03/18/us-army-rapidly-ridding-itself-of-old-weapons-requirements/
  • Military @lemmy.world
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    Our Best Look At Ukraine’s ‘FrankenBuk’ Air Defense System

    www.twz.com /air/our-best-look-at-ukraines-frankenbuk-air-defense-system
  • Military @lemmy.world
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    Mysterious Weapon Fired From Bradley Fighting Vehicle During Exercise

    www.twz.com /news-features/mysterious-670-projectile-seen-being-fired-from-bradley-fighting-vehicle
  • Wargaming @lemmy.world
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    Trench Hill Game

    coronasan.wordpress.com /2025/03/16/trench-hill-game/
  • Wargaming @lemmy.world
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    Rival legions: a Kings of War battle report

    thewizardsbookshelf.com /2025/03/16/rival-legions-a-kings-of-war-battle-report/
  • Wargaming @lemmy.world
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    So What Makes a Game ‘Fun’ Then?

    deathzap.co.uk /2025/03/16/so-what-makes-a-game-fun-then/
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    Rules Clarity and What a Cowboy - Small Scale Victory blog

    smallscalevictory.com /2025/03/18/rules-clarity-and-what-a-cowboy/
  • Games @lemmy.world
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    Atomfall Hands-On Preview: Rebellion’s New IP is More Than Just British Fallout - WGB article

    wolfsgamingblog.com /2025/03/09/atomfall-hands-on-preview/
  • Lemmy Be Wholesome @lemmy.world
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    Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy.

  • Wargaming @lemmy.world
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    Ghost Legions Playtesting: WW1 Germans vs Goths, by Deathzap blog

    deathzap.co.uk /2025/03/01/ghost-legions-playtesting-ww1-germans-vs-goths/
  • Wargaming @lemmy.world
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    Battle for the four corners: gnomestyle, by The Wizard's Bookshelf blog

    thewizardsbookshelf.com /2025/03/02/battle-for-the-four-corners-gnomestyle/
  • Art Share🎨 @lemmy.world
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    The end of Dr. Van Brain

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    Starset RPG: Fight For Hope In A Dark, Dystopian Future

    www.belloflostsouls.net /2025/03/starset-rpg-fight-for-hope-in-a-dark-dystopian-future-live-on-kickstarter.html
  • Military @lemmy.world
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    Boeing's Little Bird Helicopter Production Set To End

    www.twz.com /air/boeings-little-bird-helicopter-production-set-to-end
  • Games @lemmy.world
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    I've been replaying Into The Breach lately and stumbled on what I think is an insane power squad.

  • Military @lemmy.world
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    Marine Corps cuts back number of Ospreys in Okinawa

    www.marinecorpstimes.com /news/your-marine-corps/2025/02/24/marine-corps-cuts-back-number-of-ospreys-in-okinawa/
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    New Scout Unit That Heavily Leverages Drones, Electronic Warfare Tested By U.S. Army

    www.twz.com /land/new-scout-unit-that-heavily-leverages-drones-electronic-warfare-tested-by-u-s-army
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    F-35B Has Flown With Meteor Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile

    www.twz.com /air/f-35b-has-flown-with-meteor-long-range-air-to-air-missile