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May 5, 1977
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  1. In Topic: Music

    Yesterday, 06:06 PM

    What are you trying to prove, exactly? That AI can compete with human music? I imagine you have never been to a live concert? Everyone can make stuff that sounds a bit like other stuff. That doesn't make it worthwhile to listen to.
  2. In Topic: Ye Big Movie thread

    15 March 2024 - 04:16 PM

    View PostTiste Simeon, on 14 March 2024 - 08:58 PM, said:

    5. They need better guns, like seriously. They stand there blasting the bugs for ages before just one of them dies. How many troops could have been saved by having better weapons?


    This was most likely a stylistic choice by Paul Verhoeven. The book and the film take a very different approach to the subject matter. In the book, the humans are way more overpowered and the whole conflict is more politically motivated. The book delves mostly into the exploration of citizenship, civic duty and militarism and it is more militarist, meritocratic and anti-marxist in its worldview (the bug hivemind concept possibly being an allegory for communism). The film goes the complete opposite direction and puts a satirical spin on it as a sort of fascism spoof, although it always surprises me that so many movie goers seem to miss the blatant satire. Might be because I'm Dutch/not American and we don't do nationalism/patriotism in the same way, plus I had been exposed to more Verhoeven films (both Dutch and international) when I first watched ST. In the book, the mobile infantry has power armour and can easily defeat swarms of bugs without breaking a sweat. In the movie, Verhoeven focussed more on the wastefulness, stupidity and 'act-without-questioning' approach of a fascist military command, who are more interested in keeping the conflict going to remain in power than to preserve human lives. There is even a suggestion that the bug attack on Buenos Aires in the movie was manufactured, a false flag, to rile up the citizens against the bugs.
  3. In Topic: What's messing with your groove?

    08 March 2024 - 09:26 AM

    I'm mostly with you on the ringwraiths hiding in your attic and your animal informants keeping tabs on it, but I'm pretty sure there isn't any snow forecast in Barnsley this weekend. Very odd.
  4. In Topic: The USA Politics Thread

    08 March 2024 - 09:21 AM

    Nothing wrong with having role models and trying to live a good and kind life. I'm just not sure where an omnipotent and omniscient higher being would enter into the equation. I care for others because it is the kind and decent thing to do, not out of fear of being struck by lightning or the threat of eternal hellfire.

    But I guess that is straying from the subject matter. No offense meant to any people of faith here.
  5. In Topic: Ye Big Movie thread

    08 March 2024 - 08:33 AM

    Cuz they all have Holtzman shields.

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    Gorefest 

    09 May 2022 - 13:27
    A belated thanks! (Was enjoying a nice holiday last week)
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    Tsundoku 

    04 May 2022 - 19:34
    and another one
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    Tsundoku 

    04 May 2020 - 21:59
    well happy birthday there
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