@Ruffin_Shot @vbspurs @haas_drew The references, the amount of humor, some of the science, and that although it has some depth, it fails hard at a psychological understanding of people.
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Jason the commenter
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Movie's off. @haas_drew told me about the new Ryan Gosling sci-fi movie that has a sterling 8.4/10 on IMDB, but mum hates outer space, and sci-fi. So we will stay home and watch the Artemis launch. 😅
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You know I could never quit my Mum! In fact, I convinced her to go see a movie today. Hopefully, there's a good one out there for her exacting tastes!
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@vbspurs @haas_drew I hated some of it and was okay with the rest. But the stuff it does wrong!
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@vbspurs Also, maybe bad hair meant bad girls, so more authentic.
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@vbspurs I'll chalk it up to women being more likely to bleach their hair, and men having the option of short hair (easier to choose to not have bad long hair).
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I don't remember a single song from them.
Why is it that female rockers had worse hair than male rockers? Sebastian Bach, anyone? 🤭
GmbH, Fowler Schocken dba Centauri LLC@NewCoffiest
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@vbspurs I wouldn't be surprised if this whole Iran thing turns out to be a behind the scenes deal he made with the Saudis to fund his library.
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@vbspurs Pretty sure he'll use the threat of investigations, fines, or regulatory actions to get corporations to fund everything. I doubt he ever got much out of MAGA other than through his scams. Remember the "made in America" Trump phone, the NFTs, and the cryptocoins?
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Can you imagine if the Trump Library becomes a hotel too? That thing is going to cost billions. Even die-hard Trump fans can't donate that much. He's going to have to monetise it big time.
Jason the commenter@BXGD
@vbspurs Obviously, you'd need to wait for it to be built before you could try moving in!
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@vbspurs Obviously, you'd need to wait for it to be built before you could try moving in!
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Mum and I had a terrible quarrel -- about Trump. Hurtful words were exchanged. The catalyst was that awful monstrosity in Downtown Miami called the Trump Library.
I decided it's time for me to put my big girl pants on and move out. Give her some space. I hope you understand.
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@OneFineJay That's what they said! I have experienced painfully hot stearing wheels, but they cool pretty quick, at least where you hold them.
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@OneFineJay White cars have certain disadvantages as well. We can have months without a decent rain, and also "love bug season" when a type of flying insect gets splattered on your car's exterior.
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@OneFineJay The native I asked, said black cars get hot enough that metal buckles burn. Good upgrades are tinted windows and ventilated seats (they cool quickly). I have seen people use those collapsible reflective things in their windows, too.
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@vbspurs I used to be scared by them, then I realized I'm the top predator. If a dog wants to attack me, I'm going to go out fighting. Never had a problem with them since!
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And anyone who can't see that is missing a crucial human element.
Rani, Last of The Red Hot Boomers@ShadesOfRani
@vbspurs meanwhile, dogs ARE angels
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@vbspurs As a baby I was scarred by a dog attack, in kindergarten I was hunted by one every day walking home from the bus, bitten later, and had to walk past a very angry one as an adult. So, as with angels, there are clearly fallen ones!
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@AutismCapital I think the France numbers are high because the government subsidizes certain cultural items for students, and they choose to spend it on manga, as any sensible person would.
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🚨FUN FACT: The Japanese manga market was valued at $4.4B in 2025. Digital makes up 76% of sales, physical 14%.
The US is the world's second largest market with ~$1B sold in 2025.
Surprisingly FRANCE is the second largest domestic market (3rd globally) with ~$300M sold in 2025.
Next up is South Korea with much smaller manga sales because of their own domestic MANHWA market (South Korean comics).
Then ancillary markets are: China, LATAM, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the rest of Europe.
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@bitmaelstrom And a lot of people can only think about one thing, so they can't help but attach any problem they're considering to it.
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@bitmaelstrom Part of it is neither side appeared to be aware it was respected by the other, and people worrying the realization will ruin something necessary, like anime that caters to American rather than Japanese tastes. Similar to Hollywood catering to China.
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Leave it to an American leftist to piss in everyone's ramen. "No, you don't really like each other, you love communism and you just don't know it."
Thomas P (TOM) Logan 🇯🇵 🇺🇸@TokyoTom2020
アメリカの(右派) MAGA支持層などが最近日本に対して抱いている表面的な執着は、最高の喜劇と言わざるを得ません（特に先日のトランプ・高市首脳会談後やX上での自動翻訳機機能によっての反応など）。 彼らは日本の『伝統的価値観』や『秩序』を称賛していますが、いつの日か、その秩序を支える秘訣が、自分たちが反対している政策そのもの（国民皆保険制度=国民健康保険制度、銃規制、そして個人の自由よりも社会全体の『和』を優先する姿勢）であると気づく時が来るでしょう。 日本は彼らが理想とするパラダイスではなく、高機能な社会民主主義(的)国家なのです。約4年前にデサンティスフロリダ知事が来日した際も、当初は日本を絶賛していましたが、滞在2、3日目に日本の仕組みが自身のフロリダでの超保守派施策と矛盾することに気づき、苦い顔をされていたのが印象的でした。 とにかく自分の意見です。
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@Michael_Haz @instapundit All the info I need about Trump I can get from looking at the price of gas. We all remember the stickers!
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Oh no, he might not get reelected.
Maine@TheMaineWonk
Donald Trump’s net approval rating is -17. It’s the lowest net approval rating for ANY President at this point in a term EVER.
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@vbspurs I think there are three sources of religious authority in Islam: the Koran, known sayings and doings of Mohamed, and apocrypha, and the dog hating stuff is really heavy in the apocrypha.
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@vbspurs Ironically, there are positive words about dogs in the Koran. There's one that faithfully watches over a group of sleepers, for a few centuries. (Cats aren't mentioned at all!)
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