Repeatedly using a blatantly false assertion is called the Big Lie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie). The derailing/zone flooding aspect, as @NOT_RICK@lemmy.world stated, is a Gish Gallop (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop). There might be a term for using these together, but I am not aware of of what it might be.
I still want to visit the alternate timeline where Lucas didn’t cave to fan pressure. And the big reveal in Ep 3 is that Jar Jar is revealed to be the Sith Lord. Could Lucas have pulled off a Shyamalan-level surprise? We’ll never know.
First of all, fucking LOL at Google Gemini being secure.
Look, I’m all for hating on AI. I also have zero love for any of the tech giants. But this is a just plain ignorant statement. Google and most every cloud services provider have sovereign cloud offerings. Accessing any data above Unclassified is progressively more difficult. Humans are the weak link in the security chain.
Can you name any other character in Pitch Black besides Riddick?
You mean like Jack (both actresses), the Imam (Keith David!), Radha Mitchell, and Claudia Black? I’m generally bad at character names, but can recall the actors.
Screw your Ripley-Riddick movie. Let Ripley stay dead. Oh, who I am kidding? I’d totally go see your movie in the theater. At least twice. :D
Now, if there were a Riddick-Xeno crossover with Mae, Zula Hendricks, and The Jackals, I’d be all over that (too).
Now that you mention it, a lack of sexual uptightness seems generally anomalous in the US.
Wait, is it really that rare to have a friend group with whom porn gets shared? My friends and I, men and women, share our favorite porn finds all the time. It’s not for shock value, but sharing things we genuinely enjoy, much like a cool song, a great recipe, or an engaging book.
Also, thank you for the thorough breakdown.
Are Crocs with socks Gentoo?
A handful of my co-workers are Gentoo loyalists, and they wear CwS year-round. Contrary to the stereotype of CwS being the strongest possible birth control, these dudes are beating back the female suitors with a stick.
The purpose(s) that drive me are:
Some people get their validation from sex. They might not even like the sex. In fact they probably don’t enjoy it but they do like that bit of validation.
It took me a few decades to get perspective, but then I encountered people with commitment issues, some of the more chaotic attachment style variants, and various traumas. “Ah, now I understand. You do you and be safe out there, neighbor.”
If they were, “are”, “of” and “and” likely wouldn’t be capitalized.
Yep, you’re right. I missed those.
There are lots of different style guides
I was reluctant to say anything about Chicago, APA, etc.
Totally weird possibility: the author is following the actual grammar rules trying poorly to follow a style guide for capitalization of titles.
Edit: as @hikaru755@lemmy.world pointed out, I totally missed that words were capitalized for which no style guide advises capitalization.
Oh, gawd, it’s a special kind of hell. My partner and I were ENM when we met, but mutually decided we preferred monogamy (long story). Over the past summer, we decided to dip our toes back into having sidepieces. And our tolerance for modern dating bullshit lasted all of three weeks.
We’re not monogamous because of societal norms; we’re monogamous because of zero tolerance for the state of dating. 😆
🤣 I swear, my double-entendre was completely unintentional. Thank you Internet stranger for the solid laugh!
For most of my life, I failed to understand hookup culture and ONS. “Damn, I met someone appealing enough that I would like to have sex with them! You know what would make this better? Never seeing them again!” You discovered a Fountain of Sex! Why abandon that now that it’s flowing?!
Wait til you see bats getting eaten by centipedes!
Pizza, bagels, knishes, Jewish delis, and whitefish salad.
Ocean-going sailor here. Some people might be surprised how often some people have trouble avoiding huge ships. These days, we have modern systems such as AIS, Doppler radar, proximity alarms, and all can be integrated into autopilot. Yet there are still so many stories of near-misses with tankers, freighters, and container ships.