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@beehaw.orgI found this on Archive.org.
Unfortunately, a certain individual broke Twitter so the full thread cannot be viewed without being signed in; but I think this does help add some perspective to the original tweet.
It seems like being xenophobic is a deliberate part of his character (look at how he treats Cardassians too); but I am always taken aback when he says something awful, because it feels so out of place in the optimistic future.
Plus, it seems like even the other in-universe characters are bothered by it (Keiko and Dr. Bashir have raised issues with it by the episode I am up to), so it is extra strange that he is "allowed" to just go around being casually xenophobic and hasn't been sent to Federation sensitivity training or something.
My interpretation was that ketracel-white was both chemically addictive AND needed for the specific amino acid (or whatever it was that their body could not produce).
This, to me, meant that any Jem'Hadar that wanted to drop ketracel-white would go through withdrawal and then die painfully. For most Jem'Hadar the two different aspects would be indistinguishable from each other and viewed as one effect.
To be honest, I'm not sure why the BBC wouldn't offer amnesty for anyone who comes forward in this situation. At this point what do they have to gain by not offering that? Would they really want to prosecute a bunch of 80 year olds who effectively preserved episodes they wish they had preserved themselves?
Having watched the trailer, I'm sure Chris Pratt will deliver a similarly passable performance to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but I have to wonder what kind of dirt he must have on studio executives to keep booking roles he is definitely not the best choice to play.
I know a large part of it is studio insistence on using A-listers for voice acting roles, but on some level you have to ask how many kids will actually beg their parents to let them see Garfield just because Star Lord is in it.
Looking at the total cast, it is pretty stacked with known actors, but they were not featured in the trailer (except for Chris Pratt and Samuel L Jackson) so it's hard to know if they did a good job or not. Even though I like most of them, I still really wish studios would start bringing trained voice actors back to animated movies.
From an animation standpoint, it's about what you would expect for a generic kids movie. It reminds me a lot of the Illumination aesthetic, though I don't think it is Illumination.
I'm glad to hear that strike was resolved. I'm not sure how many AI protections were added yet, since the terms haven't been announced yet; but I am relatively confident SAG wouldn't agree without significant protections.
It will certainly be interesting to see how this film turns out given the oft-cited point that Link does not traditionally speak during the games (though I think he did in the CD-i games).
It's also worth noting that video game based movies rarely do well. I'm not sure what the general consensus was on the Illumination Mario movie, so maybe people are more optimistic for this movie if they liked that one. Personally, I didn't love the Mario movie, so I'm still a little uncertain of the potential quality of this movie.
I certainly hope this movie does well, though. Then we can finally get the Chibi-Robo movie we've all been waiting for.
Something that struck me as odd a couple of weeks ago was how much more unified the WGA had seemed against the AMPTP than SAG seemed. It was pointed out to me that there is probably a lot less stratification in the WGA than in SAG, since there are much fewer (if any) A-list writers compared to A-list actors.
I hope that the AMPTP's bad faith and dangerous claims to the use of AI will help fuel SAG solidarity when everyone acknowledges clauses like this will hurt everyone regardless of stature.
I've never been one to play competitive online games since I have the hand/ eye coordination of a house plant, so I can't weigh in on the advantages of blocking controllers that are "unfair"; but as someone who hated button mashing "A" in Animal Crossing, I can say that custom controllers can definitely have a place with a console.
In my opinion, this feels like Microsoft simply wanted more licensing money and is doing it under the guise of fair online play. It reminds me of Apple locking faster charging and data transfer on USB-C to their own proprietary USB cables.
Hopefully this does not negatively affect too many people.
The first time I heard about the New Yorker article was when I heard that Hasan Minhaj would not be getting the anchor spot at The Daily Show because of the article.
Before that, I had only seen a few episodes of The Patriot Act, had not seen his specials, and had not read the article.
After hearing the gist of the article I read genuinely confused why anyone would care. Comedians make things up for jokes all the time (I have yet to see anyone actually take Henny Youngman's wife). I could understand if this happened in The Patriot Act, but in a stand-up special, it just seemed weird to drill down on.
After watching this video, it really sounds like the article made Hasan out to be some sort of sociopath or something; and I really don't know why they would. I suppose it could've been for extra attention on the article, but it almost feels pointed the way the reporter misused quotes.