SpaceCowboy

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[–] SpaceCowboy 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So... why was it called the Second World War and not the Second Great War, if no one ever referred to WWI as as the First World War before WWII started?

See what you're doing is doubling down on historical revisionism because you can't admit you're wrong. It was called the First World War before WWII started, in fact before WWI even ended. WWII wouldn't have been called that if no one was referring to the previous war as the First World War before that.

[–] SpaceCowboy 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I think you're not all the familiar with the movie. The Light Saber Obi Wan gives Luke is stated to be his father's. Obi Wan talks about Luke's father. Luke mentions wanting to be like his Father in a pivotal moment.

In movies you don't devote a scene to discussing a character's father and you don't mention the character's father in a pivotal scene if the character's father isn't important. It's also mentioned that Luke's father was a great pilot and later we see Luke piloting a fighter.

[–] SpaceCowboy 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not your buddy, friend.

[–] SpaceCowboy 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Sounds like you live in a contrarian chamber. People really do hate the "new Outlook" (basically it's just Hotmail) and Windows 11 adoption has been slower than for most other versions of Windows. The requirements often mean needing to buy a new computer which a lot of people can't afford, especially if prices go up because of tariff nonsense.

There will be a lot of people still running on out of support Windows 10 systems at the end of the year.

[–] SpaceCowboy 7 points 2 days ago

Disney, the makers of Bambi, the Lion King, and Up paid $4 billion to own Star Wars. They made a trilogy about death.

We didn't expect that, but we probably should have.

[–] SpaceCowboy 0 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Shit gets cut from movies all the time. No reason to be upset.

[–] SpaceCowboy 1 points 2 days ago

The message was irrelevant, really. The only thing that mattered is Palpatine (ie. fascism) returned and they needed to fight against it.

[–] SpaceCowboy 1 points 2 days ago

People's reaction to "Somehow, Palpatine returned" is very telling.

Poe isn't some internet wanker that's going to endlessly debate over the causes of evil returning. Poe doesn't need to know the reason evil returned, he just knows he has to oppose it. The exact method of evil returning is irrelevant to him. Why?

Because Poe Dameron is a fucking hero. Opposing evil is what he does. Debating irrelevant bullshit is for wankers.

Internet wankers get triggered by Poe not caring about how evil returned. Do you identify with internet wankers or do you identify with a guy that opposes evil without giving a shit about all of the wankery?

[–] SpaceCowboy 4 points 2 days ago

It used to be movies were movies and not treated like political causes. So saying something like "I though the Leia and Han scenes in the early parts of ESB were a little awkward" (my actual opinion) didn't mean you were choosing to take a side against people that like ESB. I actually love ESB, but yeah there were some scenes are a bit awkward, and that's fine, because it's an action adventure move, so who cares?

So there was a distinction between criticizing parts of a movie and hating a movie. But now in the social media age, everything is either the best thing ever or the worst thing ever, and you group up with people with the same opinion as you.

Star Wars being a hugely popular thing attracts all kinds of algorithm brained people so there's endless content about whatever thing being the best/worst thing ever about everything in Star Wars.

But in the end they're just action adventure movies some are really good, some are terrible, and most of it is in between.

[–] SpaceCowboy -1 points 2 days ago

I mean RotJ was an excuse to sell toys.

Yoda being a little green weirdo was meant to convey that anyone can be a Jedi. Just don't tell TLJ fans... they think that's something that wasn't a thing in Star Wars before Rian Johnson came up with it from his own brilliant and creative mind.

[–] SpaceCowboy 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well yeah, he'll save everyone of us!

BOOOWWWW BA BOWWW BOOWW

[–] SpaceCowboy 7 points 2 days ago (5 children)

"I want to learn the ways of the force and become a Jedi like my father"

It was established in the first one that Luke's father was a powerful Jedi. I guess you didn't pay attention.

And yeah all of those important characters like Obi Wan Skywalker, Yoda Skywalker, Han Palpatine, Finn Palpatine, Poe Skywalker, LOL.

 

Of course it's just a cartoon. In reality, Sideshow Bob wouldn't be arrested at the end.

 

Protest swiftly condemned by all levels of government; organizing group denies hospital targeted

Toronto police say they are increasing their presence along hospital row after a pro-Palestinian protest downtown on Monday night, including outside Mount Sinai Hospital.

Toronto Police Service spokesperson Stephanie Sayer told CBC News the increased police presence is to ensure that essential hospital services and emergency routes remain accessible.

"Interfering with the operations of a hospital is not acceptable," Sayer wrote in an email.

Police have not said if the hospital's operations were impacted by the protest. The hospital has not responded to CBC News's request for comment.

"The Toronto Police Service is investigating several incidents that occurred in front of Mount Sinai Hospital and along the demonstration route. As we have said before, officers use their discretion during large crowd demonstrations and even if arrests are not deemed safe to make at the time, investigations will continue and charges can be laid at a later date," Sayer said.

 

GENEVA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas and that it had severed ties with those staff members. "The Israeli authorities have provided UNRWA with information about the alleged involvement of several UNRWA employees in the horrific attacks on Israel on October 7," said Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General.

"To protect the agency's ability to deliver humanitarian assistance, I have taken the decision to immediately terminate the contracts of these staff members and launch an investigation in order to establish the truth without delay."

Lazzarini did not disclose the number of employees allegedly involved in the attacks, nor the nature of their alleged involvement. He said, however, that "any UNRWA employee who was involved in acts of terror" would be held accountable, including through criminal prosecution.

 

I'm going to the game tomorrow and I want my Jose Bautista bobblehead!

Does anyone know how long before the game you have to be at the Skydome before they run out of bobble heads?

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