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It’s the “LinkedIn tier” bit that made it art.
December 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It’s the “LinkedIn tier” bit that made it art.
Phantom Menace opening night when the guy who cosplayed Maul yelled out “Oh shit, I died?!”
December 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Phantom Menace opening night when the guy who cosplayed Maul yelled out “Oh shit, I died?!”
I personally refer to it as the other subcontinent.
December 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I personally refer to it as the other subcontinent.
Yikes, that’s a little to real for me today. Nevertheless Black Friday beckons.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Yikes, that’s a little to real for me today. Nevertheless Black Friday beckons.
Funniest thing I’ve seen all day, thanks for sharing it.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Funniest thing I’ve seen all day, thanks for sharing it.
It's kind of shocking that Netflix allowed such a middle finger to audience expectations of a movie onto its platform. Dr Strangelove remains undefeated in the genre, but I think the movie succeeded on its own terms. It will be interesting to see if the frustrating ending gets views or flops.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
It's kind of shocking that Netflix allowed such a middle finger to audience expectations of a movie onto its platform. Dr Strangelove remains undefeated in the genre, but I think the movie succeeded on its own terms. It will be interesting to see if the frustrating ending gets views or flops.
I suspect that a lot of the hate the film is getting would be considered a success by Bigelow. She brought the tension to a boil and then left the audience to cook in it, offering no resolution (I suppose it's more of an anti-morality play in that respect).
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I suspect that a lot of the hate the film is getting would be considered a success by Bigelow. She brought the tension to a boil and then left the audience to cook in it, offering no resolution (I suppose it's more of an anti-morality play in that respect).
None of this refutes your point about the logically correct response, and I get why that would break the tension for you. I suppose the movie worked for me because I believed that the characters would react emotionally rather than logically in that situation.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
None of this refutes your point about the logically correct response, and I get why that would break the tension for you. I suppose the movie worked for me because I believed that the characters would react emotionally rather than logically in that situation.
His primary view of the world is as a politician, and he's anticipating, reasonably, that Fox News will be baying for blood before the mushroom cloud dissipates.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
His primary view of the world is as a politician, and he's anticipating, reasonably, that Fox News will be baying for blood before the mushroom cloud dissipates.
Chicago is about to be wiped out, and he's already thinking about the politics of what the remaining Americans will feel if he doesn't act right now.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Chicago is about to be wiped out, and he's already thinking about the politics of what the remaining Americans will feel if he doesn't act right now.
Back to POTUS. He's not a Sorkinesque moral paragon or a cackling villain; he's just not prepared for the weight of the decision he faces. His government can't give him a straight answer about what's happening, and the protocols he's supposed to rely on have largely failed.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Back to POTUS. He's not a Sorkinesque moral paragon or a cackling villain; he's just not prepared for the weight of the decision he faces. His government can't give him a straight answer about what's happening, and the protocols he's supposed to rely on have largely failed.
He winds up undercutting himself with POTUS, though by trying for a white lie that he can't maintain, and in the end is reduced to arguing that maybe the bomb will be a dud.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
He winds up undercutting himself with POTUS, though by trying for a white lie that he can't maintain, and in the end is reduced to arguing that maybe the bomb will be a dud.
The DNSA comes off as an incompetent climber who can't even get to work on time but ends up being the only character pushing for the correct game theory approach of wait-and-see, mainly because he's expecting a child (not a bad reason, really).
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The DNSA comes off as an incompetent climber who can't even get to work on time but ends up being the only character pushing for the correct game theory approach of wait-and-see, mainly because he's expecting a child (not a bad reason, really).
When he finally has to face the reality of the situation, he overcorrects and starts pushing for Armageddon. It's a believable reaction from the head of the organization whose culture was formed by Curtis LeMay.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
When he finally has to face the reality of the situation, he overcorrects and starts pushing for Armageddon. It's a believable reaction from the head of the organization whose culture was formed by Curtis LeMay.
The General starts off dismissive and overconfident to the point that he's focused on a baseball game because he does this stuff every day and knows the score.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The General starts off dismissive and overconfident to the point that he's focused on a baseball game because he does this stuff every day and knows the score.
By the end, the character who gave a civilian shit for slowing down the commissary line by ordering a hot meal has lost all faith in protocols and brings her cell phone into a secure room in the forlorn hope that her family can escape Washington before it's incinerated.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
By the end, the character who gave a civilian shit for slowing down the commissary line by ordering a hot meal has lost all faith in protocols and brings her cell phone into a secure room in the forlorn hope that her family can escape Washington before it's incinerated.
The Rebecca Fergusson character is a model of duty and a total believer in process and efficiency. She's confident the whole way through her arc that the next planned contingency will resolve the situation.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The Rebecca Fergusson character is a model of duty and a total believer in process and efficiency. She's confident the whole way through her arc that the next planned contingency will resolve the situation.
Let's say POTUS is the protagonist who has to choose between good (correct game theory response of wait and act on more complete information) and evil (do something/anything in the face of the unthinkable).
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Let's say POTUS is the protagonist who has to choose between good (correct game theory response of wait and act on more complete information) and evil (do something/anything in the face of the unthinkable).
They're not subtle in the opening crawl: they think the current state of nuclear doctrine is untenable, and the point they're trying to make is that the problem doesn't lie in game theory but in the assumption that people act rationally in extremis.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
They're not subtle in the opening crawl: they think the current state of nuclear doctrine is untenable, and the point they're trying to make is that the problem doesn't lie in game theory but in the assumption that people act rationally in extremis.
Excellent thread that I've been pondering all day. I was less bothered that nearly everyone ignored the obviously correct game theory decision to wait for more information than you though because I read it like a morality play.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Excellent thread that I've been pondering all day. I was less bothered that nearly everyone ignored the obviously correct game theory decision to wait for more information than you though because I read it like a morality play.
Nah, just pull down and sell all the chandeliers etc to maga memorabilia collectors, and put in cubicles for staff. Numbering system is BR###.
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Nah, just pull down and sell all the chandeliers etc to maga memorabilia collectors, and put in cubicles for staff. Numbering system is BR###.
At minimum get his permission to use it for tv ads.
October 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
At minimum get his permission to use it for tv ads.
It’s pretty big amongst American Catholics right? How would you handicap the chances you folks have an anti-pope or perhaps Trump Constitutional Bishops?
October 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It’s pretty big amongst American Catholics right? How would you handicap the chances you folks have an anti-pope or perhaps Trump Constitutional Bishops?
Special guest appearance by Measles? Surely they’re punking us?
October 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Special guest appearance by Measles? Surely they’re punking us?
Huh, I guess her response is unclear. I read it as that the information conveyed by that chart is not good rather than that chart itself was not valid. Your read is valid in light of her oeuvre of course.
September 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Huh, I guess her response is unclear. I read it as that the information conveyed by that chart is not good rather than that chart itself was not valid. Your read is valid in light of her oeuvre of course.