jeffmaxw.bsky.social
Hard-Blue Democrat with distaste for genocide, climate realist (a.k.a. doomer), COVID realist (a.k.a. mask-wearer), Trump realist (expect the worst), daily practice: gratitude, forgiveness, acceptance.
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Don’t forget Putin. He’s always left out.
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I can’t share that view, not with recent history and Trump coming back.
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I think you need to have an ounce of credibility to begin with in order to be a hypocrite.
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Humor.
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FYI, this is not climate consensus among scientists (see Hansen's 2023 report).
The counter argument is that Co2 already in the atmosphere is enough to hit 5-10c, even if we went to net zero today. This argument is well supported which means Doomerism is NOT ignorance, it's truth-telling.
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Yup. If we got to net zero today (utterly impossible) there's enough Co2 in the "pipeline" (see 2023 Hansen et al report) to reach 6-10c above pre-industrial.
Some argue 10c rise is questionable, yet 3c is enough to destroy civilization worldwide.
"Doomerism" is not destructive. Happy talk is.
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Climate change created the conditions that made this fire so destructive. It's happening all over the world - Chile, Australia, Canada, Russia, the Amazon, on and on.
20 years ago it may have been trickier to attribute specific events to CC, but not anymore. Temperature rise is accelerating.
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Nope - this severity is new.
The winds, low rain, low humidly - all unprecedented and all due to climate change.
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I remember seeing you on the news in '93, taking pictures with firefighters. We just heard reports of severely injured w/ burns presenting at Duke's restaurant - so freaking glad you got out.
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True, but from a storytelling perspective, it needs to be explored, otherwise it's a plot hole.
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Harsha Suryanarayana
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Racism defined:
"The belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another."
"Indians are sloppy coders" is racist.
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Okay, so tell me how this isn't a racist post.
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I know you're not naming ALL Hackman movies, but...
Poseidon Adventure
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Did you see Robot Dreams?
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Teflon Don does NOT care.
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Just remember you are writing for enjoyment 😎
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Thanks for remembering this movie. I really a lot appreciate it.
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I liked it, but felt they could have moved to a more liberal state.
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Run Run Rudolph - the song literally gives me cancer.
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As always, the Simpsons called it . . .
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I will check that out- the 2016 film is a gem 😎
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I also love Win Win with Paul Giamatti which is kind of similar. Coming of Age movies = my favorite genre. Edge of Seventeen, and the old Matt Dillon films like Tex, My Bodyguard, Rumble Fish, etc - can't get enough!
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Have you seen The Way Way Back? A personal Rockwell fave. Also great in Richard Jewel...
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Amistad is to Schindler's what Casino is to Goodfellas.
Both attempted repeat themes.
With Schindler's, Spielberg found new poignancy in explicit violence which worked in Schindler's but overwhelmed in Amistad. Likewise, violence evolved meaningfully in Goodfellas but felt gratuitous in Casino.
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With SCOTUS and the MAGA clown car, "law" is meaningless.
Gary Hart withdrew the prez race b/c he had an affair. We now have a prez with 37 felonies. "Politics" is meaningless.
The Constitution is now used to line the bird cage.
"America" no longer exists.
You can't teach the nonsensical.
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Love that movie, and Brenda Vaccaro sublime…
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Superfuzz. (Ernest Borgnine a treat.)
They Call Me Bruce.
Ice Pirates.
The Devil and Max Devlin.
Caveman.
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He wants us to find meaning in it. Don't give him the pleasure.
Once my car was stolen and when it was recovered, the thief had left two small pictures (who? no idea) on the dash. I took 'em and threw 'em out the window. He wanted me to play his game by leaving "clues" and I wasn't having it.
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Alien Insurrection.
Excellent, excellent game - and very, very scary.
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Last of Us 2, for sure. I just DO NOT understand the bad reviews.
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Katamari series
Pacmanworld 2 and 3
REZ
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We watched Robot Dreams last night and I'm still crying.