With or without you, I can't live
tetris11
joined 2 years ago
Well yeah, he's literally slaughtering people like cattle.
and so does microsoft , woo woo wooo
4PM sound good, but maybe I can bring some leftovers from the roast over, just to keep the energy up during the fight?
Learn something new every day!
"Please people, please... just give us your money. We might leave you alone after that. For a while."
I can see that. Maybe as a teen I would have clicked with the style more. As an adult it just feels like I'm reading a twilight fanfic.
Never read Contact. Maybe it's time!
oh whoops, I've made that mistake for X years then. Solves a mystery too - I hate Heinlein. Stranger in a strange land was dull.
+1 the movie is pure epic satire
I do like PKD as an author, I just never quite liked Starship Troopers the book, even though it's got some nice Forever War vibes to it
Ehm... I guess. Can we at least agree after lunch? My mum's making a roast.
I've started reading Jumper by NameDoesNotMatter. I would like to formally apologise about all the harsh things I've ever spoken about that film.
Fine, the cast is unlikeable and the action scenes are just fisticuffs in the air, but my god, in comparison to the teenage dreck that is the book, it's a masterpiece. At least they tried to build a credible back story for the main character.
In the book, he literally thinks everyone is out to sexually assault him (and somehow they seem to want to), he solves his problems by throwing money at it, instead of any actual creativity, and the author desperately tries to portray him as a mature-for-his-age adult, despite the fact that his first reaction to anything is crying followed by petty revenge.
I'm just flicking through the pages, pausing at any plot bits, and then flicking on.
You're preaching from a position of luxury though. Not everyone has jobs in their immediate area. Not everyone has family in their immediate area. Not everyone can drive hundreds of miles with an electric car to make ends meet. Not everyone has access to affordable rail.
I'm happy you have these things, and commend you for your relatively small impact on the Earth, but just know that a lot of people don't have that choice.