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I haven't read it, which seems to be a bonus. Those that have, hate it as it's different to their expectations. Same as we're discussing, different art. I enjoy it but some of it is a bit off, like the acting is stilted and the motivations are contribed. It's beautiful and interesting and thought provoking though. I just wish they'd settle on a tone and storyline that they could run with

Yes, I find with any remake or reboot, you have to be ready to abandon preconceptions of what you wanted or expected. Fan service is good and bad. There is no point in a remake where it is all the same. Generally, of it's a ground breaking classic, the remake is bound to disappoint. It can never be as groundbreaking or original, by definition. Subverting expectations can be good but it requires reference to the original, that the original can stand on its own without

For me, I found the bits that were most a copy of the anime to be most disconcerting and disappointing. What they did differently was more interesting.

I did like Major, I didn't like Dr ouelet but I like Juliette binoche. It was a bit stilted. Michael Pitt was a bit one note and underwhelming but it might also be the concept has dated since the original.

The actor for Major is currently in foundation, of that's your jam.

I think both narrow and thin are relative, rather than absolute terms. It’s a country, not a pipe.

Are these friend groups or group chats? Your experience sounds more like group chats. Withing large groups, there are lots of subgroups.

I used to have lots of 'friends'. Wed all hang out, have beers, have fun. Then, when I was getting married, I realised there were a whole bunch of people that were just acquaintances. I didn't know them except on a surface level. Some are still in group chats I'm in.

My, now husband, and I made a rule for our wedding when looking at numbers. If their number wasn't in our phone (not a group chat) and we hadn't been to each other's homes, we weren't doing an invite.

I'm not trying to gatekeepn your experience, more that we should be careful to know there is a difference between friends, acquaintances and colleagues. I've been super friendly with colleagues but when either of us moves on, that's the end. Real friends meet up regularly and invest time for each other. It's give and take getting to know people on an emotional level, not just spending time together.

Haha, yes I did. It got criticism for whitewashing. That's not on Herz that's in the producers. She did as fine a job as of expect anyone to do, but it's a pretty robotic role.

But was still a fun character and it was a ludicrous but fun movie. At that time, they were leaning into the cheesez rather than trying for gritty, in the Daniel Craig era.

Independence day was great when it was released. Men in black, too.

Lucy was interesting. Ghost in the machine wasnt as good as the (amazing) original, but was still good.

I'm glad it works for you, but it seems not very handy of you have to carry them to use them and from memory, they expire. So I'd imagine if you don't use often, when you go to use them, you'd need to reorder a new check book.

Generally here, it's no cost to pay by bpay, a bank transfer system. And for paying people, transfer between digital accounts is instant.

Of someone wanted to pay for a car/scooter by check, they're not getting the car from me until the money has clear which would be days later.

I suppose it's handier than carrying large amounts of cash but there are much more convenient methods nowadays.

Irelands parties aren’t split along right/left lines like other countries, due to historical reasons.

Yes, that works when providing the service is cheap to scale. Like social media, search etc

AI is not cheap to scale and is not as disruptive or groundbreaking.

Yes, but requires decent hardware and energy to do so. If the cost to host keeps dropping, people will self host and the ai companies won't make money. If the cost remains high, the subscriptions won't provide value and they won't make money.