Grimtuck

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[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Fixed! Thanks for the hint!

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a 48 year old expecting his first child, I can confirm that you will always look back and think this and I'm certain I will again in the future.

OP, don't rush to make these decisions even if there is a good chance that you won't change your mind. There are medicines that are very close (or maybe available now?) that will achieve some of the same benefits without surgery. There might be a smarter choice for you if you take your time with this decision.

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

A Beatutiful Mind
Fight Club
Galaxy Quest
Twelve Monkeys
Shawshank Redemption
The Usual Suspects
True Romance
The Truman Show

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But you could do this with every story/movie trope that's been repeated throughout our species history. The concept of retelling stories in different contexts is itself not new but for sure reason Avatar gets overly criticised for it.

You don't see the same criticisms for every bank heist movie that all follow the same basic premises as each other. I just did it a bit weird why so many people are against this particular trope. Is it because it tries to deal with our history of oppression and colonisation? I honestly don't know.

I doubt there are any truly original stories that couldn't be shown to be a retelling of another. I would even argue that some genres wouldn't exist if this wasn't a thing.

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Nope, never been and have no intention of going on a cruise. I can't think of a worse holiday. But I appreciate that everyone has different taste but I still can't think of anything worse.

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Cruises suck. Giant shopping malls and water parks at sea with no escape and oppressive views.

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

We need this in the UK. So much damage has already been done.

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm not in the industry and I'm not in the EU, but it was obvious that this ridiculous monstrosity wouldn't pass the most basic safety regulations in the UK and EU. There are rules about having soft edges for collisions with pedestrians. Tesla completely ignored these despite begging aware of the regulations for the multiple other cars they sell here successfully.

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How about not being okay with both?

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Have the rights groups ever urged anything other than human rights? Seems a bit redundant. In other news commerce groups urge prioritisation of trade, education groups urge a focus on schools and peace groups urge a reduction in military spending.

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

There has been an inordinate amount of speculation though

[–] Grimtuck@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago

I don't see the downside of blocking everything Meta.

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