HobbitFoot
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- Comment on The did a semi live action movie of the Lion King. Why doesn't hollywood do a movie or a couple seasons of Tail Spin? 1 day ago:
That’s probably why she wasn’t a big character on Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers.
- Comment on The did a semi live action movie of the Lion King. Why doesn't hollywood do a movie or a couple seasons of Tail Spin? 2 days ago:
The “live action” movies are pretty expensive, so Disney only brings out the big money IP to turn into films. As good as TaleSpin was, it was a secondary version of an IP turned into a 90’s cartoon which is connected to other cartoons in the same continuity. It might get a TV sequel similar to DuckTales, but the DuckTales reboot ended 5 years ago and Disney didn’t seem to want to continue cashing in on that form of nostalgia with spin off shows.
I don’t see it getting a Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers treatment because that movie was made to be a very Hollywood movie that brought in major comedic talent. In contrast, Dieselpunk hasn’t been big years and I don’t think that Disney would risk the funding needed to make that movie.
Now, if they can get Jonathan Frakes into a stylish black suit…
- Comment on Why did MLK jr and JFK get assassinated? What actual threat did they pose against the status quo? Did people never think these two "progressives" would ever come? 2 days ago:
There were a lot of black civil rights leaders shot by racist white southerners to maintain white political power. It wasn’t a surprise that MLK was assassinated.
- Comment on On 9/11 what was the internet like after it happened? Did people quit being dicks or trolls and showed some decency? Or was it like we have today and nothing changed? 3 days ago:
Someone made a Flash animation with the Counterstrike HUD playing the win audio “Terrorists Win” to a photo of the World Trade Center right after both planes hit.
There just wasn’t a Facebook to post it to.
- Comment on War attention priorities 3 days ago:
Yeah, you’re not wrong.
One thing I find interesting is that there are leftist spaces here that don’t talk about the “unpopular” wars unless it is in their interests. For instance, I was seeing some discussion about what was going on in the Sahel when it was when those governments were kicking out the French, not so much about what has been happening since. The Myanmar civil war is mostly within China’s sphere of influence and we aren’t hearing that much about that conflict.
- Comment on my borther 3 days ago:
Yeah, drunk or a kid.
- Comment on Why do women in golf wear those short/skirt things while the men wear pants? 1 week ago:
Men wear golf shorts to golf all the time. The fit is generally looser, just like the golf polos, though.
- Comment on why do we punish people when nothing bad happened ? 1 week ago:
There is a risk threshold that gets crossed due to certain actions. They’re punishing rolling the dice, not the result.
- Comment on Is the Bahamas an expensive place to visit? 1 week ago:
I’ve been to Nassau.
The Bahamas isn’t cheap, mainly because it is an island chain that needs things shipped to it. Given that a lot of locals work in the tourism business, the wealth isn’t exactly trickling down to everyone. The locals are generally friendly, though, even outside of the tourist areas.
The food is nothing exciting. They have a couple of local dishes, but nothing amazing. A lot of the food served has British or American influences.
The island lives or dies by cruise traffic. A large chunk of the island is only open when a cruise ship is in port. Also, since cruises usually want you back on the ship for dinner, a lot of places close around then.
It is a nice place to stay for an extended weekend, especially if you like the beach.
- Comment on Would moving/shifting in the 4th (spacial) dimension be fatal? 1 week ago:
It depends on what is along the 4th dimension.
- Comment on Was Reagan's second term like Douche In Chief second term? Where it was finally revealed Regan had full alzheimers for the majority of his second? Were there signs the public saw something wrong? 1 week ago:
Reagan’s diagnosis for Alzheimer’s didn’t come out until after he was out of office. There were rumors, but nothing confirmed.
While in office, Reagan was still popular. His approval rating was usually around 60% and his only major dip down was in 1983 due to inflation. It helped that Reagan generally had more competent staff than Trump.
- Comment on *Eyeroll* 1 week ago:
Grant was a good man, but his presidency should be viewed as pretty average. It didn’t help that he doesn’t have much control over his party.
- Comment on Forty hours, one life... 1 week ago:
You know CAD and are a drone pilot? Don’t let surveyors find out.
- Comment on Forty hours, one life... 1 week ago:
Ah, Projectwise admin…
- Comment on Emo music 🔥🔥🔥 1 week ago:
SO SAVE YOURSELF!
- Comment on Almost 38 & This Is Where I'm At Now 1 week ago:
I took it as a sign of pride that my junior engineers never wanted to be project managers while it is common for the industry because My staff understood the bullshit that comes with project management.
- Comment on Why is China helping out Nepal? When they pretty much made Nepal and the Dali Lama a sworn enemy? 1 week ago:
China’s issue with the Dalai Lama stems more from trying to control Tibet than anything to do with Nepal, since the Dalai Lama had government as well as religious power in Tibet when it was independent.
China and India have been quarrelling in regards to its shared border and control over the Himalayan Mountains with the smaller kingdoms acting as buffer states between the two. Chinese help to Nepal is likely a push to gain soft power in Nepal which could be useful in later China-India disputes.
China and Nepal have had some territorial disputes, but they are relatively minor compared to other nations. China is also investing in infrastructure to link Nepal to China.
What China is doing is pretty typical for a major power in trying to project soft power to a smaller nation playing both sides of a dispute. I don’t see China wanting to annex Nepal, but to keep it in its sphere of influence. Economic aid after a disaster is a typical action to buy good will.
- Comment on Are US cops (or sheriffs) able to exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction? 2 weeks ago:
It would generally be considered null. Most interfacing between police departments is through Interpol, the FBI, or the State Department. There is almost no reason for a local cop to have any standing in a foreign country.
That said, for some strange reason, the New York Police Department has an intelligence arm that works in foreign countries and is coordinated at the city level. Because of that, it is possible that New York City has independent relationships with foreign countries that doesn’t go through the US State Department. This came up as former mayor Eric Adams was caught getting bribes by Turkish officials for leniency in permitting for its NYC embassy. So, it is possible that a NYPD cop could have more pull than the average American local cop because of these relationships.
- Comment on Is it creepy when lemmings go digging through post votes to see who voted how on different posts and comments? 2 weeks ago:
It depends. If someone is being very vague about describing a gripe, going back through their history helps get context into what they’re complaining about.
- Comment on My student loan is gaining interest while I'm in school but I'm not allowed to start paying it off yet 2 weeks ago:
If you’re going to be pulling out money in a few months to pay for something, the options you provided aren’t going to be liquid in time to do what is necessary.
- Comment on My student loan is gaining interest while I'm in school but I'm not allowed to start paying it off yet 3 weeks ago:
Yeah. Or in the worst case, put the money in a savings account now and use the money to pay for part of tuition next semester.
- Comment on business is business 3 weeks ago:
The difference between a pro and a hobbyist is the money, not the experience.
- Comment on business is business 3 weeks ago:
I wish I could get a Van Gogh for only a few thousand.
- Comment on business is business 3 weeks ago:
Then it sounds like the $1,500 is justified as your wife isn’t being cheap.
- Comment on business is business 3 weeks ago:
Why doesn’t your wife learn how to do it, then?
- Comment on business is business 3 weeks ago:
It kind of is, but she’s making her argument poorly.
If you want a professional photography shoot, there is a minimal expectation on equipment above whatever your phone can do. That equipment costs significant money to own.
There is also the money to pay for someone’s time for the shoot, which she argues for poorly. Even though photography is a hobby, selling services is a commitment of time to reach a certain minimum standard. That time is worth something.
- Comment on A Finnish town is heating itself with 2,000 tonnes of crushed rock: its giant “sand battery” can cover almost a month of heating demand and has cut district heating emissions by 70% 3 weeks ago:
The problem with freezing water is the material expansion.
- Comment on A Finnish town is heating itself with 2,000 tonnes of crushed rock: its giant “sand battery” can cover almost a month of heating demand and has cut district heating emissions by 70% 3 weeks ago:
That’s a really great application. I wonder if a thermal battery could be used for both heating and cooling.
- Comment on What's your MarioKart character and why? 3 weeks ago:
Yoshi.
I like Yoshi.
- Comment on Does the USA have gifted schools or was Spider-Man Homecoming lying? 3 weeks ago:
If you start to bring up parallel universes, there may be a parallel universe where Petra Parker goes to shitty school.
The animated Spider-Man movies has Miles go through an internal crisis where he tries to flunk out of one of these schools. Maybe Petra does the same or maybe chooses/doesn’t take the test to get in.
You can also have an alternate world where Petra gets excluded for some reason. Maybe the NYC bankruptcy goes worse and these schools vanish or a mayor puts a fee to them which Petra can’t pay for.