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Lots of intense detail on special effects. I like the idea of directors getting to move a virtual camera around a live render.

Very interesting. That one of my least favorite scenes (introduction of Cassian) was a reshoot is something too. I also didn't notice the lack wipes.

Of course companies will cozy up to Trump to get their agendas through, and of course it will help investors and hurt workers.

Great note on the Overview Effect and how critical NASA's Earth observation role is.

An interesting overview of her mostly secretive script doctoring work in the '90s. Sounds like quite the gig if you can get it.

That is a profound lack of introspection right there.

I don't know enough far left terminology to really grok this but it is an amusing in-universe take on her role as a rebel leader.

I agree with this. The settlements are wrong, and opposing them doesn't mean you're anti-Israel. This is also a funny description of Trump: "who attacked the Obama-Kerry position from his Twitter-based Oval Office waiting room"

Ugh. The problem is many Christians failing to accept a wider definition of neighbor.

Hah. I like this fan theory, but I also like that they stuck with the legacy of '70s tech dialogue. "Why is DEATH_STAR_final_final__FINAL.dwg.doc.gif.pdf so big?"

Interesting approach but I think the relative weights are all wrong.

The indirect effects will be significant.

Waste is way bigger than a fractional fraud — and probably a lot of the fraudulent claims are still needy somehow.

The leader who gave up everything for the cause.

Nice dig at Cleveland at the end

I'm strongly in favor of straight quotes because of the mental effort in getting it right, programming, and encoding issues.

Terrifying. We need to just not have them at all. Maybe there is hope with Trump liking Putin, but I worry it would be a great risk for us due to the command and control in their relationship.

Disturbing but unsurprising interest in "working together". The tax holiday in particular seems likely. I of course stand to benefit a lot.

I think this has an ahistorical view on how much Norhern colonies supported and benefited from slavery and institutional racism.

Yup. I like his point about trying to absolve yourself from writing bad software.

This is actually almost hopeful; it will be hard for Trump to ignore Paris Accords.

I find this upending of stability very disturbing... but then again I have it good enough in the current system.

A few weeks old now, but still accurate. He's an angry insecure man baby.

Subtext much? I worry somewhat about how our institutions will hold up.

Oh.

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Basically enough improvements are already locked in in many states no federal backtracking will stop or undo them. Hope.

Really good overview of the fight for productivity and how paying attention to time and unfinished tasks makes you worse at your work. Special Merlin quotes too!

Spot on.

Haha. I like the dig at security products.