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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pretty fly for a Venn diagram⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The original song goes
  Uno dos tres cuatro cinco cinco seis

  It's stupid on purpose and makes sense if you listen to the lyrics

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pretty fly for a Venn diagram⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  A helicopter would work and be much funnier.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to watch Wheel of Time season 2 online: Release date and time⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It was pre-approved on launch for 3 seasons at minimum. It's locked in at least that far.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do dinosaurs have big heads and tiny arms?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree that most species surviving mass extinction events were just lucky, but I think that also says something special about the ones that survived MULTIPLE events (ants), or those that effectively re evolved into existence after extinction events (crabs)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do dinosaurs have big heads and tiny arms?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that's been narrowed down to about 2 million years. But that got cut short by a mass extinction event, so it's hard to say how long they would have lasted otherwise.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do dinosaurs have big heads and tiny arms?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Also what's the definition of "passing?" The dinos we are talking about are extinct, they didn't "pass" for long. A+ creatures things like alligators, ants, and crabs. On average a given species survives around a million years before going extinct. How long do you have to exist before you're considered a successful species?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Metal Gear Solid Collection is so true to Hideo Kojima's "original vision" that it needed a new content warning⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This seems like a marketing move. When the Parental Advisory Label was created for the music industry, some bands and labels went out of their way to make sure they got it put on their albums because it would actually drive sales. Of course every kid listening to rock and rap wanted "the real shit."

  Here again we are being promised "the real shit" by a meaningless content warning.

  It also helps Konami keep its distance from Kojima, which is probably what both of them want.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baldur's Gate 3 is the horniest RPG I've ever played and honestly it's a bit much⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It reeks of immaturity in general, or maybe more cynically, the perception of a bunch of nerds that have never had a sex life. There are so few games that handle sexual and romantic relationships realistically, and now that we have one nobody knows what to make of it.

  Some characters take things slow. Opening up gradually, sharing some wine, holding hands and enjoying a single kiss on a night alone together. Eventually this ramps up naturally.

  Some characters on the other hand are like, "you ready to fuck? I'm ready. Love? Never heard of it."

  Both of these are normal and it's cool to see both represented in the same world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bill Maher Bashes ‘Barbie’ as a “Preachy, Man-Hating Zombie Lie”⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it's that the world has changed and left him behind. He was a racist misogynist 30 years ago, but back then the system enforced those things to his satisfaction. The systemic oppression of people he doesn't like has been challenged more and more over the past few decades, and he takes issue with that.

  It makes sense for him to be the angriest "progressive" in the world if you think about it. All the progress we've made has been the things he DOESN'T want (#metoo, BLM, etc) and none of the things he does want (healthcare, secularism)

  This is why a lot of old people "become more conservative." No they don't. They just stew in their shitty comfort zones while the world around them moves forward.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Bill Maher Bashes ‘Barbie’ as a “Preachy, Man-Hating Zombie Lie”⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  He's really the same as he's always been, just the more you watch and listen the more you find out about his questionable views.

  I disagree with him on most things, but I respect him as a pundit because you can really tell that he's providing opinions that are truly his own. He's a conservative democrat that everybody hates, and he ignores the pressure to fall in line with either side. He's pro-military, pro-gun, pro-surveillance, but also all for drug legalization, medicare for all, and vehemently supports separation of church and state. It's a weird mix and even inconsistent at times (he loves individual freedom but hates women so abortion is tricky for him!) but you at least have to admit he's one of the last remaining pundits that isn't a mouthpiece for politicians.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does all of this alien stuff take place mostly in the USA?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:
  1. Area 51 - a real USAF research facility where cutting edge aircraft were tested in the mid 20th century. People in the area truly did see Unidentified Flying Objects, in the sense that they saw aircraft the likes of which they had until then believed were impossible.
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Lazar who single-handedly reinvigorated the UFO conspiracy theories long after Area 51 had concluded most of its Cold War era secret tests.