So what you’re saying is that Gandalf is a tech-bro and Hobbits are the A.I. of middle earth; pushed into everything whether they’re needed or not.

Choosing the easier path when it really mattered

Miss Vickie’s Sea Salt and Malt Vinegar.

…rs that the real terminal illness was the friends she made along the way.

That’s true. But Blockers and Trainwreck are a part of what I’m describing. He’s content to mostly stick to the same basic character; a jovial everyman, basically. I don’t see him ever wanting to tackle the stage on Broadway or play Macbeth, or anything for “serious” actors. He’s just happy to be doing his thing. And hey, that’s fine and dandy. More power to him.

I see Bautista as someone who (Ironically I wasn’t a fan of at all in GotG) legitimately wants to climb that acting ladder. I don’t think he’ll succeed…let’s be clear. He won’t be winning any oscars any time soon. But I respect the effort to stretch himself with things like Bladerunner 2049, Dune, Knock at the Cabin, See, etc… which are all drastically different characters.

None of them are “great”. But Bautista puts in the most effort with trying various roles and actually “acting”, and improving every time he tries a new role. So he gets the nod for actually taking the craft seriously, even if he’s not particular great at it yet.

Cena is likable enough and he plays his character well. But he doesn’t stray into trying to seriously act, he just takes fun goofy roles for the most part and that’s fine. But I haven’t seen him challenge himself like Bautista does.

And the Rock is…just “The Rock”. He has no characters. In any movie it’s just “The Rock climbing a skyscraper”, “The Rock get’s lost in a Jumanji game”, “The Rock cosplays as Buford Pusser”, etc… etc…

You don’t need to get into Open Source as a developer unless you’re comfortable doing so. But that doesn’t mean you can’t jump in as a user. It really is as simple as typing “Best Open Source ‘fill-in-the-blank’” and finding some projects that interest you.

Once you start using Open Source, you’ll enter a community of other users who are always discussing different aspects of projects; which projects need maintainers/coders, which group is planning a fork, etc… You’ll get to know the community by simply being part of the community.

Secondly, and this is one that I don’t think get’s mentioned often enough, just because you’re not contributing code, doesn’t mean you’re not contributing. Again it comes back to that community we’ve built around us; if you’re comfortable with the FOSS software that you use, you’ll invariably stumble across new users with questions or advice, whether it be on the github or on forums or here on Lemmy, or even that site that must not be named.

Your involvement in helping others IS contributing.

Is there a polymarket bet on Trump raising tariffs on Australia in 3…2…1…

Leviathan is great B-Movie shlock fun if you’re into that.

Yeah. Chin definitely has a lot to do with it. And the skinny goatee he usually wears with it. Makes him look like Jafar from the animated Alladin. With the fuller moustache and beard from the photo above, It’s already less jarring to me.

I have no idea why, but something about his face has always bothered me. To the point where I can’t even focus on his performances.

Its almost like the proportions are all wrong. Like an upside down triangle or something.

And I know that’s unfair; dude is probably a good guy. Haven’t heard of an scandals or anything. I just have an irrational hatred of his face.

Wrath of Khan directors cut.

Look…I’m not saying forever. But for now, just do whatever France and Spain say.

They’re the only ones in this whole fucking debacle that aren’t trying to hedge their bets by licking Trump’s peen while slowly taking only measures that won’t trigger him.

They’re the only ones who have very correctly realized that the U.S. needs the E.U. far more than the E.U. needs them.

I’m the Trump-whisperer: Here’s the translation

“Might” = “Most definitely will”

“if” = “Regardless of whether or not”

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

Honestly…yeah…he probably does have a legitimate lawsuit case.

I’m currently training a new employee who comes from the “My school handed out Chromebooks” generation, and hol…eee…shit… Its frustrating as hell.

Literally every single instruction gets followed up with “no…double click”

FML