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17 hours ago, Duke Bushido said:

Well, Santa aeason is over.

 

Time to go from Magnificent to merely Glorious.

 

😕

 

 

 

 

Never settle!

 

 

First time I've been namechecked on a Youtube video!

My beard grows slowly on the sides, but the mustache and goatee grow well. I've currently a short full beard, but here's a picture from last year when I had grown it longer.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: It's a serviceable story built around the search for the other half of the antikythera mechanism, and has a heap of nostalgia for the older films. Runtime of 154 minutes is a bit long, and some scenes drag. Overall, I liked it, and thought that it made a good final movie in the series. (4K UHD Blu-ray; also available on Disney+)

Barbie: A fantasy movie about the doll having an existential crisis, and the aftermath. It's a good watch. (Max)

Blue Beetle: Better than I thought it would be, but it still feels like they were cribbing notes from the Iron Man series of movies. (Max)

Die Hard: Because it's not Christmas until you see Hans Gruber fall. It's a good watch. (Digital copy on Vudu, because I'm too lazy to look for the disc in my collection) 

31 minutes ago, Starlord said:

So he's re-doing Battlestar Galactica?

I just cleaned out the spam trap on one of my emails. My favorites:

1. An extortion email that claims that they've been watching me do naughty things through my non-existent webcam, and to prove it, they've provided a password which was compromised over a decade ago, and doesn't match any of my other passwords*. I didn't see this one for a while, and it told me that I only had 48 hours from Friday to pay $950 in bitcoin or they'd release non-existent videos. They also helpfully had an explainer on what cryptocurrency is and how to find a way to transfer the money. I've lost track of how many of these I've received over the years, but they usually come in a cluster of 2 or three over about a month or two, and then disappear for several years. 

2. There's something wrong with my non-existent bank account at a major bank, and that I wouldn't be able to use my debit or credit cards unless I updated my information.

3. An email claiming to be from my email provider, saying that I needed to log into the account to verify due to inactivity. You know, on the email account I had to log into to see the message.

4. An email claiming that a payment was rejected by my bank, from last month, sent from a random email address, and asking to click the link to fix.

*I'm not even sure that the company that had the breach is still in business at this point. I don't re-use passwords, so it's essentially a dead one anyway.

3 hours ago, dmjalund said:

"I can see you are wondering why I called you here...."

Dredd: Karl Urban as Judge Dredd. It's a violent movie that is much truer to the source material than the Sylvester Stallone version. It's just a shame that it didn't get a sequel. (4K UHD)

The Dark Knight: Second movie in the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy, and one of the best. (4K UHD)

Escape from New York: Air Force One is hijacked and crashes on the island of Manhattan, which is now a federal prison. Snake Plissken is tasked with finding the President, and returning him and a tape before time runs out. This one's released by Shout! Factory, and includes a very clean transfer of the movie to 4K, as well as an Atmos soundtrack. There's also a Blu-ray of extra features included. (4K UHD)

I've also watched the Dr Who Special 1: The Star Beast, which reunites the David Tennant Doctor with Donna. I liked it, and will be watching Specials 2 and 3 very soon. (Disney+)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: This one's a lot of fun. I particularly enjoy the comic book callouts and footnotes. Looking forward to the next installment. (4K UHD)

I'm a few episodes into the current seasons of For All Mankind (Apple TV+) and Julia (Max), and enjoying both. For All Mankind is exploring the colonization of Mars in an alternate timeline where the Soviets were the ones to first set foot on the moon. Julia is a somewhat-fictionalized account of the events surrounding Julia Child's first television show.

I'm two episodes in to the first season of Babylon 5, from the Blu-ray release this week. The transfer is very good, and I believe that the source was from the recent HD version on streaming. Unlike my original DVD sets, this hasn't been formatted in widescreen, which keeps the image quality fairly good on any CGI/composited shots. 

I bought myself a bit of a birthday present a few days ago, and upgraded my Samsung 4K to a Sony Bravia XR OLED. The picture quality is excellent, and it works well with both games and the videos/movies that I've played so far. The sound also seems better, which is odd, as I'm using a separate surround receiver for output. I'm planning on rewatching a bunch of my favorite movies again, to see how they look.

Are you using genuine Lego antimatter in it?

1 hour ago, MrWolf said:

Well.  I'll just say this - I hadn't actually realized he was still alive, for whatever that says about anything.

 

I believe I remember some Monty Python lines involving his name.  Actually... song... oh yes.  I own a copy of The Final Ripoff, fond memories of listening to that CD.

 

Lyrics

 

Henry Kissinger
How I'm missing yer
You're the Doctor of my dreams
With your crinkly hair and your glassy stare

And your machiavellian schemes
I know they say that you are very vain
And short and fat and pushy but at least you're not insane
Henry Kissinger

How I'm missing yer
And wishing you were here

Henry Kissinger
How I'm missing yer
You're so chubby and so neat
With your funny clothes and your squishy nose

You're like a German parakeet
All right so people say that you don't care

 

That was where my mind went when I first heard of his passing. 

3 hours ago, Cancer said:

If you're slow and not real strong, a sword may not get the job done.  Give him a disintegrator pistol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X2ALG9iGPg

2 hours ago, Cygnia said:

I'm expecting a strongly-worded letter to their supplier that it was supposed to be "Deck the Halls". 

On 11/23/2023 at 8:08 AM, Starlord said:

 

I can't go for that...say it isn't so.

Some things are better left unsaid.

10 hours ago, Starlord said:

Have you looked in that red bag?

As much as I like the original, it works amazingly well as a duet.

15 hours ago, Starlord said:

"And I'll form the head."

Pika!

20 hours ago, unclevlad said:

Escalation, escalation, escalation.

 

Once you upscale, going back down to smaller scale becomes unsatisfying to the audience.  Hey, they beat Thanos, why is the Green Goblin now a threat???  

Well, there's this:

My current dentist uses a CERAC machine, which fabricates the permanent crown from ceramic material while you are still in the chair. The fit is very good, as they build the crown using digital scans of your tooth. I think the price is slightly higher than a traditional crown, but it's great to not need a temporary while you wait, and the color matching is excellent. 

37 minutes ago, unclevlad said:

 

 

Heh....in the spirit of this, what part of your typical Thanksgiving gorgefest do you personally loathe?

 

Me...green bean casserole.  I like green beans, mind...just realized I shoulda got some, for the soups.  (I gotta get a crown, and tomorrow's when the grinding gets done.  Yes, it's as bad as it sounds, if you haven't had one done.  It means soft foods are in order for a few days;  not gonna get much softer than soup.  Oh well, I've got some options.)

Growing up, Mom would refuse to make it (she hated it with a passion), and so I was probably in my 30s before I tasted green bean casserole. I don't need to taste it again.

6 hours ago, Cygnia said:

"Spa day"

7 hours ago, Gauntlet said:

Is that one from the original series or the remake they did about 10 years ago?

Looks to be from the 2004 series. The tail has a bit of a sweep, engines are less round, and the canopy has a different shape than the 1978 version.