Every self checkout I have ever used requires placing every item purchased on the approximately 2 foot square scale and leaving it there until the end of the transaction.

#1 rule: Do not use it. If you don’t like it, insist on using the employee operated registers.

So wait - you’re telling me that the edited down aired comments weren’t the full extent of what a shithead he is?

It’s a definite escalation. I’ve been management at events using hired security, and it’s something that never goes well.

There have been problems in the past where agencies encouraged maximum violence in response to any problem - I recall far too clearly watching Staffpro “security” take a couple teenage girls down for a maglite beating. They’d been standing on their chairs. I’ve been punched in the face by the same for apparently being…

I don’t think going full ‘dark and brooding’ would have improved the movie at all. It would have removed what little remained watchable and replaced it with grimdark for no apparent other reason than ‘grimdark? GRIM! DARK!”. I get it, it was (and kinda remains for the moment) a thing for DC, and frankly it is the #1…

Heinlein dragging the icky stuff forefront and retroactively making most of his works explicitly about how great incest is comes to mind.

There’s also the question of Derek’s sire(s) being listed as killed, which would also now link to Guillermo.

There’s just something to the entire arc that isn’t holding together for me. I know part of it is that there are elements - Nadja rediscovering her Antipaxos heritage, f’r instance - that could easily have been great stories on their own.

New tier of Disney+, $39.99/mo for unlimited viewing consisting only of shows that will be cancelled before broadcast. Comes with weekly certificate drops to prove “you were totally waiting to view X program”.

It’s honestly on my list of “things to get checked on some day that aren’t really too bothersome”. JJ, Wendy’s, there are a small handful of fast food places I don’t eat from any more because every single trip has resulted in near immediate issues. 

Something that I wonder if it will come up - Guillermo’s ‘heritage’ via Derek.

If I’ve learned anything from the announcements put out by the various executives at the various studios, it’s that the writers, coders, artists etc. are absolutely useless to the process and all they need are enough executive bonuses and they’ll just (mumblemumble) and everything will be perfect!

Only relevant question, still unanswered:

I think it probably would look better if they just made it out of Legos.

Huh. Well, I guess this is what permanently severs me from Subway.

Well, finally a useful review.

I’m going to go out on a limb here, but I’m betting it’s going to start relatively conventionally before rapidly spinning out of control as every single horror cliche he can think of and yet somehow hasn’t used gets thrown at the wall, then a few that he HAS used just for good measure.

Going off of the article, it would come down to how much of a work is AI generated vs. how much human manipulation was required.

Deeply cynical. Also undoubtedly true.