Curious_Canid

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[–] Curious_Canid 12 points 15 hours ago

I think most people from my culture (midwest American) find it uncomfortable to get help from anyone. It seems vaguely embarrassing, even when it's from friends or family. It's much easier to give than to receive.

I've been on both ends of that pretty regularly and I have been working on learning to accept help gratefully as well as giving it. It is surprisingly difficult.

[–] Curious_Canid 4 points 1 day ago

This is just another aspect of the conviction these people all share that the rules do not apply to them. And it is a perfect demonstration as to why no one with that attitude should ever be allowed to serve in the government.

Also, my use of the term "serve" was inappropriate. None of these people are serving anyone or anything except for their personal interests and their egos.

[–] Curious_Canid 2 points 2 days ago

My enormous Husky / Shepherd / Akita mix named Denali has spent the day being snuggly. He is a majestic looking-beast with bright blue eyes who seems like he should be posed on top of a mountain looking into the distance. Instead he's a cheerful goofball who loves to cuddle, get petted, and hang out with the cats. He's tremendously smart and has his own opinions on everything, but he loves everybody and wants them to be happy. A lot of large dogs want to be lapdogs. He's one of the few who can actually make it work.

[–] Curious_Canid 4 points 4 days ago

I don't like balisongs, even a little, but I thoroughly enjoyed your review.

[–] Curious_Canid 8 points 1 week ago

He seems to only have one actual skill, but to be fair, being born rich is very difficult to master.

[–] Curious_Canid 40 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Poor grammar aside, the headline is inaccurate. I am all in favor of people dumping Teslas, but Musk neither designed nor built any of them. He paid people to design them, then he paid people to build them. And by all accounts, he did not pay them well or treat them kindly.

[–] Curious_Canid 2 points 2 weeks ago

Colantoni is absolutely one of those people.

[–] Curious_Canid 4 points 2 weeks ago

Hope she gets lots of cuddling and feels better soon.

[–] Curious_Canid 4 points 2 weeks ago

I read an interview where Cage said that he always tries to make his characters entertaining. I think he generally succeeds, but I'm not sure it always benefits the overall movies he's in.

[–] Curious_Canid 6 points 2 weeks ago

I will certainly give you Sam Rockwell. He should have been on my short list.

[–] Curious_Canid 5 points 2 weeks ago

I heartily agree about Bale, Oldman, Pitt, and Dafoe. Simon Pegg doesn't always do it for me. Bernthal is a great actor, but I thought his contribution to the Daredevil series was more loss than gain (which I realize is not the common reaction).

I think Branagh can be good, but he can also be tiresome. I made the mistake of watching his Poirot movies in combination with their earlier incarnations. I think he is a better director than actor.

[–] Curious_Canid 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I completely agree with you about Gary Oldman. He manages to disappear into each roll, but the results are always interesting.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40446434

There are some movies that don't need any help and there are some that are beyond help. Despite that, I think there are some actors who always make a movie better than it would have been. They aren't always leads, but any scene they're in is worth watching. My list would start with: JK Simmons Rachel McAdams Michael B Jordan Tilda Swinton Jeff Daniels Ming-Na Wen

Who are the actors you feel the same way about? Or do you disagree with the premise?

 

There are some movies that don't need any help and there are some that are beyond help. Despite that, I think there are some actors who always make a movie better than it would have been. They aren't always leads, but any scene they're in is worth watching. My list would start with: JK Simmons Rachel McAdams Michael B Jordan Tilda Swinton Jeff Daniels Ming-Na Wen

Who are the actors you feel the same way about? Or do you disagree with the premise?

 

DEI seems to have taken over from Woke as the all-purpose MAGA terms for "this is bad". DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. As with Woke, which seems to an accusation of using rational thought, DEI seems like it would be difficult to interpret as bad. Saying that you strongly oppose diversity, equity, and inclusion is a pretty frank admission of your values.

This use of DEI seems to translate directly as "insufficiently racist".

 

I'm having trouble finding information about the Wisconsin part of the national Project 2025 protest that's scheduled for 2/5. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

I swipe for all my phone typing. I started out with the original Swype keyboard and migrated to GBoard. I have tried FUTO, and while it shows promise, it isn't nearly as good at this as GBoard. I keep trying it, and switching back to GBoard, then trying it again...

Can anyone suggest other keyboards that do a good job of swipe typing?

 

The thing that bothers me most about the Democrats' current arguments over which issues "cost us the election" is the apparent lack of concern about what we think is right.

The hypocrisy of choosing positions based entirely on what you think will win an election is a major part of why so many people have given up on participating in the process. What we are seeing is no longer a matter of choosing which battles to fight, based on an underlying set of principles. The principles have been thrown out, leaving only hypocrisy. We firmly believe in...whatever will get us elected this time around.

It may be necessary to focus on a limited set of objectives, but that can be done without disavowing everything else. We need to stop ignoring, or apologizing for, our belief in the worth and dignity of every human being.

 

A trebuchet builds trust.

"I wouldn't trust him any farther than I could throw him."

"That will no longer be a problem."

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