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hactar42

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  • Divorcees of Lemmy, why did your marriage end?

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  • We were both in the military and got married at 20 and 19 years old. She got sent to Korea for a year and since I was due to separate I didn't go with her. She came home to visit after 6 months and something just felt off. The day after she left I was on my computer and noticed some files in the recycle bin. I restored them and found videos of a guy jerking off and talking dirty specifically to her.

    So, then I started digging. I got into her email and found all the correspondence with a guy she met in Korea. The crazy thing was the things she was telling him were completely BS. She had basically made up an entirely different life, but with all the same people. I was apparently her asshole brother-in-law. And she came to Texas to buy a house with the "inheritance money" she got from her uncle. Needless to say she had no such uncle or money.

    This then got me thinking about stuff she'd told me throughout the years and when I tried to put things together the more they didn't add up.

    So, ultimately I decided to leave her because of the lying. The cheating was bad don't get me wrong, but the fact that she made up these entire different lives was just too much to come back from.

  • What episode/season/movie do you consider as the ending in an otherwise long running franchise, and Why?

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  • Terminator 2 (T2) is a masterclass in combining CGI with practical effect and its ending is a rare cinematic full stop.

    The T-1000’s liquid metal form was revolutionary, the morphing effects were cutting-edge in 1991, yet Cameron used them sparingly and only where practical effects couldn’t work. That restraint made the CGI more impactful and has made it so they still hold up 35 years later.

    The truck chase through the storm drain, the helicopter flying under an overpass, the Cyberdyne building blowing up; it was all real and you can feel that when you watch the movie. There is no way any movie studio would do that nowadays when they could just CGI giant Michael Bay explosions.

    The destruction of Cyberdyne and the Terminators meant the timeline was reset. Judgment Day was averted. The T-800 lowering itself into molten steel is an iconic moment; a machine choosing self-sacrifice for humanity. It’s a perfect final note, not just for the character, but for the franchise. Bringing him back again and again weakens that sacrifice. Any sequel has to undo all of this just to exist. Which is why to this day, I have not watched a single Terminator film after T2.

  • [serious] What survival reflexes of your own experience are hard for you to get rid of?

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  • I'm 44 years old and I still can't stand people standing behind me if I'm sitting down. When I was a kid and I did something wrong my dad would sit me at the table while he walked around yelling at me and every so often he would walk behind me and slap the back of my head.

    To this day I still get so uncomfortable that I have to get up or ask the person to move. Even if it's my own kids, I can't stand it.

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    What are some good open world games/series that would be nice to take a walk thru from start to finish?

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  • Just make sure to skip walking through Tall Tree, Roanoke Ridge, and Bluewater Marsh.

  • Would you return something because the power indicator LED is too bright?

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  • I bought a keyboard from ThinkGeek that had an LED that would hit me right in the eye. A little piece of tape and that keyboard served me well for years.

  • What profound statement has stuck with you over the years?

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  • The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

    Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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  • You gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie number - Forbes

  • What's your favorite sound?

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  • I have misophonia, so that is basically hell to me

  • Sports rule

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  • What movie is in your top list despite its absolute shit rating?

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  • But 85% audience score. Critics seems to love to hate on those types of teen movies. Can't Hardly Wait has 43%.

  • What movie is in your top list despite its absolute shit rating?

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  • I still quote that movie to this day. Especially if I eat Popeyes Chicken

  • What's your favorite running gag?

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  • Archer - his ability to keep count of every bullet fired

    30 Rock - Kenneth being immortal

  • What piece(s) of pop media have you not consumed that people would think you weird for not having consumed yet?

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  • I have bookshelves full of Superman comics, graphic novels, books, basically anything in print I can get my hands on. And I've read every last one of them. I grew up on Christopher Reeve Superman films and will still watch all 4 of them. I've watched the old Fleischer cartoons, Super Friends, the 90s animated series, and all Justice League shows. I own the entire Smallville series on DVD. I was one of the dozen or so people who subscribed to DC streaming service before Max. And I've watched every Superman movie and TV show that came out in the last 25 years.

    I've never gone back and watched Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. There is no reason I've never watched it other than I just haven't gotten around to it.

  • What is the funniest instance of reality slapping the spoiled rich person in the face that you have seen?

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  • Texas allows underage people to drink if they are with their parent, guardian or spouse (if the spouse is 21). However, the establishment can still refuse to serve them. And in fact most places will refuse because the risks are just too high.

  • MS new captcha: Why did it have to be that hard!?!?

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  • I recently set up a new GitHub account and it had the same crap. And you have to get 3 in a row correct. I got so frustrated and I was cursing enough that my wife came into my office to make sure I was okay.

  • Volkswagen has been collecting geolocation data from their smart cars, which were accidentally made public

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  • I don't imagine it would be difficult to figure out, especially if you know someone's address.

  • What is the worst website you have ever been on?

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  • It is amazing how toxic people on that site are. Especially when you consider it's not anonymous and the people are literally in your neighborhood

  • What's your "American healthcare" story?

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  • That would be amazing. Sadly I've looked into immigration for Australia and New Zealand and they both have restrictions based on autism. They aren't guaranteed disqualifier, but it is a risk, that if I found a job that was willing to sponsor me, I might not be able to go.

  • What's your "American healthcare" story?

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  • I make over $150,000 a year and I live pay check to pay check because my son has autism level 2, speech delays, and other motor skills deficits. He has some sort of therapy every weekday. He's 13, so we've been doing this for 11 years now. And every year it is a fight to get things paid for.

    This year my company switched insurance providers and the speech therapist that he has gone to for 6 years was suddenly out of network. So, I either pull him out and start over somewhere new or do what I did and pay $200 out of pocket every week. Which does not go towards our $13,000 deductible. Next year we're switching again so I'm sure there will be something they won't cover.

    I make too much money to get anything from the state, which seeing how I live in Texas, I'm not really sure I'd want their services. Come hell or high water we getting out of this state and if possible this country next year.