Mantergeistmann
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Mantergeistmann
10mo ago
I can agree with that. My gut instinct is that a lot of people don't like white men, but that's a far cry from "let's change the race of characters just to make them mad."
Mantergeistmann
1mo ago
some of the people I see holding firmly to the view that a six year old can know their gender and be rock-solid on they're a girl not a boy
I mean, I would imagine there'd be no problem with a six year old girl assigned female at birth who's adamant that she's a girl and not a boy (and that it'd be horrible parenting to insist that no, she really is a boy, she just needs to wait until she grows up and she'll understand that she's been a boy all along), and same for a boy assigned male who's sure that he's a boy, for instance.
Mantergeistmann
10mo ago
I mostly agree, but Plato's death seemed to me to be a righteous way to go.
Mantergeistmann
11mo ago
So they cast an actress who is an entire foot shorter than the character. Well, that's diversity for you, I guess!
I mean, Elendil's actor is also significantly shorter than the character, but in his case, that would have significantly limited the pool of options.
Still wish they'd done something with the occasional perspective trick as at least a nod to "Elendil the Tall".
Mantergeistmann
21d ago
The admin building wouldnt be the same as your username, would it?
Mantergeistmann
22d ago
I am tremendously salty about the lack of PC port.
Mantergeistmann
6mo ago
I suggest you remember the maine instead.
The spontaneous coal combustion?
Mantergeistmann
7mo ago
Thats what I'd been hearing - impeachment articles (whether or not it goes through) would be a trade for not shutting down the government.
Mantergeistmann
9mo ago
I'm assuming the body types were for animation purposes, but I personally was very happy with the hair options. It's nice to actually have a few basic ponytails to pick from.
Mantergeistmann
10mo ago
Yes. For some reason, I always confuse which of them took the hemlock.
Mantergeistmann
10mo ago
What point in time would you say it was nicer, aside from (appropriately enough) Tolkien-style longing for the countryside? I'd assume England, like the US, has been generally improving in quality of life and various crime metrics.
Mantergeistmann
11mo ago
Was it a permanent hiatus ending, or an actual plot conclusion ending?
Mantergeistmann
1yr ago
I guess it fell victim to the successive wave of fads against carbs and grains
Or it just was getting outcompeted for shelf space by the chocolate frosted sugar bombs.
Mantergeistmann
1yr ago
Hah, I should have thought of those. I'm now reminded (although it's not a Trappist style) of the fellow who tested the myth that monks sustained themselves entirely on Doppelbocks (and no food) during Lent. Apparently he wound up in good health after 40 days.
Mantergeistmann
1yr ago
Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
Mantergeistmann
1yr ago
Duck test?
Mantergeistmann
1yr ago
I wouldn't necessarily say that it's a vanity project. The mobility is huge. Being able to float it to where it's needed and not have to ship in fossil fuels?
Mantergeistmann
1yr ago
Made it. Was torn about whether to use my Reddit handle, or one of my normal handles, since I was never on The Motte that much.
Mantergeistmann
4mo ago
I thought Peter Pan had a unique exemption?
Mantergeistmann
4mo ago
The only exception is when the argument for legality is frivolous, which this one was not, given that the final vote in the Supreme Court was 6-3.
The obvious counter-argument there is a claim that partisan justices gonna' partisan, and the breakdown has no bearing on frivolity as opposed to politics.
Mantergeistmann
6mo ago
Mantergeistmann
6mo ago
The SoS dissent memo?
SoS dissent memo? I tried various searches but couldn't figure out what you're referring to.
Mantergeistmann
7mo ago
I used it as a mirror to your own number.
Mantergeistmann
7mo ago
Is that from one of Tufte's books?
I'm pretty sure that's been fairly strongly debunked.
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