austinfloyd

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[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 13 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I was not expecting a King Missile reference in 2026. Thank you.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 16 points 2 weeks ago

It's made by US Robotics, so it must be a positronic brain.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 0 points 1 month ago

I think there's a fine line between collaboration and committee (members of a band can collaborate to make good music). But capitalism definitely works against art.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fifth Element was at the top of my movies that I would stop and watch when scrolling cable channels alongside Top Secret, Clue, and Shawshank.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You seem to be arguing for choosing a major with some job prospect, but Ford seems to be arguing for not taking any courses that aren't directly beneficial to some economic purpose.

I disagree with Ford's stance at least. As an old tech person, my non-tech uni courses were most beneficial to my overall capabilities in my tech job, at least in the long run. Creative writing, ethics, history, and tort law were things I took because they were interesting (to me at least). None of these had much relevance to tech as far as I could see, but I've been much better off for them.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You are thinking only of the modern G rating. Go back in time a bit to find G rated movies like:

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Planet of the Apes
  • The Secret of NIMH
  • many John Wayne movies including True Grit

Just like society's thoughts on what is generally acceptable, the mpaa rating system has changed quite a lot over the years.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 8 points 3 months ago

"Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare."

Baruch Spinoza, Ethics (1677)

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 9 points 4 months ago

They might be referring to the Warner Brothers disc rot issue announced earlier this year (affecting some mid 2000s dvds). Ideally, things are made well and last a long time when stored properly.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 8 points 5 months ago

It's even worse if they're using "criminal record" the same way the FBI has historically (arrested but not necessarily convicted on a felony charge).

I don't have up to date numbers, but c.2016 the FBI considered ~29% of Americans to have a criminal record.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 1 points 5 months ago

Of course they should. Where else would I get my snilk from?

https://youtu.be/8mx2MfFMe9E

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

A grand jury is a sort of sanity check on a charge, and does not count towards the trial. It is basically "with these facts (provided only by the prosecution), is there enough probable cause to move a case to trial?". Double jeopardy in the 5th amendment has specific protections from going to trial multiple times or from getting multiple punishments for a crime.

[–] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The thousand injuries of Fascists I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.

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