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I've found my way to bluer skies. Same username.
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What good ameritrash is out there? Looking for games that: 1. Are combat/action focused 2. Aren't 2 hours long with tons of setup 3. Have very little or no english language skills required 4. Aren't crazy heavy or punitive 5. Not dry or historical.
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Examples: Imperial Assault has been a hit, but keeping track of all the components through a campaign is a headache. Gloomhaven was too esoteric. SW Rebellion was ok, but he didn't quite grasp strategy and needed someone to read stuff to him. Memoir '44 was ok (too dry/grounded?)
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I have confirmed that @squarespace is either: 1. Lying to me. 2. Somehow technically incapable of pushing through a domain transfer. 3. Deliberately holding my domain in limbo for multiple days to.....convince me to stay with them out of frustration? IDK. This is absurd.
I don't like going to social media to complain, but my website is going to be down for about 10 days because of @squarespace's stupidly long customer support wait times and general incompetence. Why is there no way to push through a domain transfer? Why do I have to wait 5 days?
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I don't like going to social media to complain, but my website is going to be down for about 10 days because of @squarespace's stupidly long customer support wait times and general incompetence. Why is there no way to push through a domain transfer? Why do I have to wait 5 days?
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AI jokes write themselves
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Marc - The Thoughtful Gamer retweeted
happy large-boulder-the-size-of-a-small-boulder day to all those who celebrate
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Marc - The Thoughtful Gamer retweeted
“I like Samwise, could be a good ring bearer” “Hasn’t made a move on Rosie” “So?” “That means no confidence, plus he’s a little thick on the waist”
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Elrond putting together the Fellowship roster
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Marc - The Thoughtful Gamer retweeted
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Gandalf: Frodo, Caradhras has defeated us. Would you rather take the One Ring by the Gap of Rohan through a land where Saruman has spies everywhere or attempt to pass through the mines of Moria where the dwarves woke the nameless fear, Durin’s Bane? Frodo:
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Elrond putting together the Fellowship roster
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“Then there is Merry’s younger cousin, Pippin” “I don’t know Elrond, there is word on him on the pipe-weed and hitting the inns”
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Frodo: but.. the thing is uh… Gandalf: you don’t know how to take the ring to Mordor Frodo: that’s right Gandalf: Frodo, it’s not that hard, Frodo. tell ‘em Boromir Boromir: it’s incredibly hard
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“Guys, you’re still trying to replace the Eagles. I told you we can’t do that. Now what we might be able to do is re-create them in the aggregate. Frodo can carry the Ring, but can’t walk 1,700 miles. This is Samwise Gamgee, he can’t carry the Ring, but he can carry Frodo.”
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“Elrond, this is Merry and Pippin, they’re hobbits. They are two of the most undervalued people in middle earth. These guys should cost a thousand silver pennies each. We can get them for a second breakfast”
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The Moneyball/LotR mashups all over my timeline are the best thing I've seen on this website in years.
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Marc - The Thoughtful Gamer retweeted
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Replying to @HeylKatme
“We might not have Bilbo Baggings, but we can recreate him in the aggregate”
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I don't know if Killers of the Flower Moon is S-tier Scorsese, but it's gripping, feels only 2 hours long, and has some truly great performances. De Niro plays one of the evilest characters I've ever seen and Gladstone is perfect.
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Marc - The Thoughtful Gamer retweeted
Every time Martin Scorsese is trending, it's because people are mad at him for being absolutely correct.
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There's one in Meek's Cutoff with a horse and rider walking in the clouds that absolutely took my breath away. Last time I looked, though, I couldn't find a video of it.
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what is the greatest dissolve in film?
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love this long-ass dissolve in Meek's Cutoff (2010)
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Did they just break the 180 degree rule in that last scene in Ahsoka? There was a really jarring cut in there. Amber says the cut didn't feel odd to her.
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Related: my favorite 180 degree rule break is in the opening scene in Inglorious Basterds, where it's used to further create a sense of uneasiness and unnaturalness. It also brings another physical part of the room to attention, which is important to the conversation.
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