TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
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TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
1d ago
I'll say in favor of The Sopranos that's it's a fairly meta treatment of the genre. It's not The Godfather or Wise Guys; it's people living in (1999) modern era who (explicitly) grew up watching that stuff but find themselves in a very different world where the old ways aren't working any more. A major thread is the main-character mob boss going to his therapist. Much more interesting.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
1d ago
I'm just not going to immerse myself in that.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
1d ago
The Wire's aesthetics are too repellent for me to countenance; I think I tried Deadwood but it wasn't right for me at the time. May try again. IIRC I found the swearing excessive to the point of obnoxiousness, but maybe that was some other show.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
3d ago
They both were.
I'm trying to think of anything since and can't, really.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
4d ago
I kind of wish I'd had the experience of never seeing anyone outside my ethnic group until adulthood.
When I was about 11 I started going to a heavily-black school and was blown away by how differently actual black people not just acted, but looked, than the black people I was familiar with from TV. I'd just stare and stare at the alienness of their facial structures and hair. And then there's the speech.
The ones I'd met previously were clearly survivors of any number of social filters.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
4d ago
Does it stand on its own?
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
4d ago
Rome and The Sopranos are both pretty good though I'm not a fan of HBO's "Obligatory tits in every episode" MO.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
4d ago
I didn't like Mother of Learning. It's literally just Time Braid*, but worse†.
Well, I have zero interest in reading Naruto fan-fiction, so there you have it. Loved Mother of Learning and especially its pacing. Would like to read it for the third time soon. Tried the audiobook and unfortunately the quality and narration are pretty bad.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
4d ago
"Wait, why are they all leaving?"
I'm a massive Stephenson fan and would agree that the Cryptonomicon/Snow Crash/Diamond Age trilogy are my favorites. I've read each of those probably ten times. Aside from that, the Baroque Cycle is amazing. Liked Anathem and am maybe ready for a re-read.
At some point he hit his 'every book must have a hypercompetent hyperintelligent black woman' phase which doesn't work for me.
Oh, one marginal suggestion: Interface with George is actually mostly pretty classic Stephenson, from the good years. Been meaning to try Cobweb again though it's thrown me twice.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
5d ago
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Not familiar with this notation. Stdev?
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
5d ago
You're right; Rogue One would be fifth.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
5d ago
Fourth if we count the Christmas special
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
8d ago
Honestly I'm still having trouble with that one.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
9d ago
So is this going to be appealed or what?
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
9d ago
Hittner also includes an answer for those who don't wish for them or their kids to see a drag show. Don't go.
They do them at public schools now. But, ha ha, perhaps not in Texas.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
9d ago
And the French-Canadian Exclusion Zone.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
10d ago
Depends on the welfare situation I think.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
11d ago
Probably not helpful to you but my tesla's navigation is superb in exactly those ways as well as others.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
13d ago
I've heard that eskimos don't actually have many words for snow, but then, it was a progressive who was insisting, so?
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
14d ago
I think they're vastly more prone to incest actually, including by force, including without marriage.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
14d ago
Are any of these so-called "asylum seekers" fleeing literal genocide?
My point is that they should be
Well, you know, be the change you want to see in the world and all that.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
15d ago
I don't think being 'religious' cuts it; the Aztecs were plenty religious. But if you're a Christian, that's a relief.
TitaniumButterfly
Rivers in the wasteland
15d ago
Retatrutide yes.
I'm thinking we'll probably see a lot more of that after all the attention this is getting.
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