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Geeked on Christmas watching Goku v. Krillin

@aliaoftheblade @infinite_spaces but dune pt 2 did not feature the 4 year time skip

@infinite_spaces There’s 12 years between dune and messiah and then 10 between messiah and cod, given the fact that they casted the twins I think we’re getting it partially

The time skip that takes place in Messiah is 12 years. Children of Dune is set another 10 years later… so I still think we’re getting a mix of both

@hackermanjoe book 4 would be so hard to make but I'd love to see 5 and 6 in theaters

the FUCK you mean “conclusion” ??

First look at ‘DUNE: PART 3’.

@seconds_0 @MarysRoommate NEPA????

@MarysRoommate Jones Act Employer Health Insurance Tax Exclusion NEPA NLRA Wagner Act FDA 1962 Kefauver Amendments Davis-Bacon Act CON Laws US Sugar Program Ethanol Mandate Copyright Term Extension Act this is just legislation not court rulings to overturn

Theres like 12 pieces of regulation to remove standing between us and another 200 years of american empire

HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE ARE OFFICIALLY PARTNERED WITH THE TRAVELLER’S CHOSEN TEAM AND THE BUNGIE FOUNDATION !!!

@NTurtle812 play assassin and go invis

@PaulTassi Have you been able to exfiltrate if you run solo cause the robots keep annihilating me. But every time I run in a group I have been able to exfiltrate. Everything feels like a glass cannon.

heard another enemy on prox chat he said "sorry dude" after he one shotted me with a shotgun in solos appreciated

ARACHNE HAS DECIDED TO GIVE AWAY 1 COPY OF MARATHON DELUXE EDITION - YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO US (Follow + Like) - YOU ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SPREAD THE WORD OF OUR CAUSE (Retweet) WE WILL DECIDE WHO IS WORTHY OF OUR GIFT ON THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, GOOD LUCK RUNNERS

@_yushe RIP

The payload entity has officially been removed from the game.

Join the Server Slam from February 26 – March 2 and preview Marathon before the full release on March 5. Server Slam details: bung.ie/4654oFP Preorder details: bung.ie/4rl5QfF

controversial opinion: the heinous shit in this recent document release from the Epstein files suggests that Harambe was not where the timeline deviated

@jujuuuu0_ @iam_kingbee avoided?

@iam_kingbee whats up with these replies? Do people really not know their history? The reason why these flags are similar is because they are inspired by the Ethiopian flag. Those colours have come to represent panafricanism and are inspired by Ethiopia which successfully avoided colonisation

The colours are a representation of the things they fought for and the common colonizer they all fought.

@jummywastaken @MarathonTheGame I have good news for you Chris! Prox chat is confirmed.

@NorthernIion_LP noooo the remake is so good

AHAHAHAHA

@MakkroLoL 85,435 years played dotabuff.com/heroes/pudge

@HGSNOW_ WAT

LET ME PICK PUDGE HES BANNED EVERY GMAE PLS DOTA PLAYERS LET ME PLAY PUDGE!!!

@hrbie_ herbie what did they change

new deadlock endgame is the best thing they've added in ages

The Marathon art issue has been resolved with Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment to my satisfaction.

@wiintahX thoughts on ds3?

@ComponentGames It's hard for me to consider Titanfall 2 some masterpiece when the first game mogs it lol

You could gas up Prime Overwatch 100x and it still wouldn't be better than Titanfall 2 or Dark Souls III

@AlysssaHazel @JeremyAbrahams8 Aren't you curious about all of the lose ends left by Dune??? Messiah is only ~300 pages and touches on most of the things you had issue with (Paul's ancestry, Duncan Idaho, etc)

@JeremyAbrahams8 I'm not going to. Please respect that. I have no desire to touch another Dune Book ever.

So....I finished the Dune Trilogy? Time for the Ultimate DUNE-Posting post. I have two minds about this book: an Academic and a Personal one. Let's start with the Academic because I like using my degree. From a craft perspective, this is a useful study piece for anyone who wants to write sci-fi, improve their worldbuilding, or tell a compelling story (asterisk). Herbert has a unique gift for both the macro and micro of worldbuilding, creating intricate worlds and cultures while still etching these into the mundane activities. Book 2 is probably the best example of this (imo), with the expansion and implementation of Fremen society. I have a rule with books where if there is an Appendix, I don't look at it until the book is over. The mark of good worldbuilding (again, imo) is the ability for an active reader to glean everything they need for basic story comprehension from context. And Herbert was very good in this regard. I was also worried this was going to be a drag, but I found it a surprisingly easy read. The short chapter lengths and simple prose (which sometimes bordered on too simple, but given the complexity of the worldbuilding, I gave it a pass) kept me speeding along. I'll be honest, the biggest stumbling blocks for me came from character and plot points (*SCREECH* TOOOTH). Dune was originally released in serialized format. I'm not sure if this includes the entirety, but it does show. Not saying there is anything wrong to be found in compiled serialized works, for the record. Just that there can be challenges revealed within the process, or sometimes wrinkles in the fabric after the fact. From here on, these are the subjective musings of a third-trimester preggo, so keep that in mind. There are a number of characters and plot points that feel like they are introduced to either be killed off suddenly or forgotten. Paul being a Harkonnen, especially the Baron's Grandson, feels like a non-issue. Duncan Idaho vanishes just to be killed off. Kynes does the same. There's a minor plot line about Lady Margot possibly attempting to seduce Feyd-Rautha, but it's never really clarified to have occurred until the last few pages. Paul is announced to have a kid who dies off-screen, that we don't interact with. Alia is kinda just there to be weird and kill the Duke (which should have gone to Gurney to give closure). And after page after page of it being foreshadowed that Hawat is going to do something against Lady Jessica, because he believes her a traitor, he gives a little speech about how he was wrong and...just dies. Heck, Hawat would've been the more satisfactory assassin as far as the Baron is concerned. I get that some of these might be resolved in later books, but I patiently travelled through almost 800 pages of good worldbuilding to find...very little satisfaction. That's a lot of investment for so small a return. Looking back on the book, I feel like I just boarded a roller coaster where every time I almost hit the apex, ready to scream down a predictable, yet thrilling, slope, the track changed to veer sideways, or go parallel and start up again. To bring it all together, I feel like I just watched an adaptation of Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop. The overall product was well-crafted, but, when I hit the final frame and leaned back, all I could think was: "That's it? That's what I waited 800 pages for?" I guess these are my (mostly) final thoughts: Tldr; Frank Herbert's Dune Trilogy has earned its place among the greats through expansive worldbuilding and intricate storytelling. He accomplished a great deal, and there is much to be learned from his work. That being said (as a tired and hormonal preggo speaking), I found there to be a lot of interesting threads just dropped or sidelined way too long with little resolution. Or at least, a satisfactory resolution. My Verdict; The Dune Trilogy is worth reading once. It's not a must read, but I encourage it for craft purposes. That being said, your enjoyment of it will entirely depend on personal tastes and expectations. I do, however, respect Herbert for telling his story without kowtowing to mass audience appeal. And I think for that reason, he's worth talking about. Fin.