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Oscar

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Engineer-in-training. I like thinking about media critically, and I like making the people in my life happier. He/him

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Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · 19h

Thunderbolts is so fucking good. Reframing superheroes as first responders is genuinely revolutionary in this climate. And damn good characters.

BNW...could've been saved? Invert the action scenes: start with Ross hulking out, end with Isaiah unable to forgive the US gov. There's a story there.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Aug 29

The show is absolutely incredible. One of the best shows of the decade, I'd argue one of HBO's best ever, and is so much more interested in engaging with the themes of Watchmen while also doing its own thing.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Started Absolute WW, really liking it so far. I wanted to ask, what were the inspirations behind the paneling?

There's a really interesting deliberate flow to the panels that reminds me of Greek pottery (explicit in Issue 3), but are there other influences?

Absolute Wonder Woman. Issue 2. Page 16.

Absolute Wonder Woman. Issue 2. Page 17.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jul 25

Fallout as in Amazon Prime Fallout or Fallout as in Mission Impossible: Fallout?

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jul 9

YES. EXACTLY. PERFECT.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jul 9

I don't hate this movie...until the last twenty or so minutes, which I am convinced actually last for four hours.

Like, I could get to the end of the climax, and I'm sure I could watch all of The Batman before the credits roll.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jul 7

All the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters. As far as I know, all of the games are playable with only right-handed inputs: the right stick mirrors the D-pad.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jun 27

The only one here that I have played and disliked enough to mention is God of War 2018. Combat sucks, story pacing is at odds with the pseudo-open world, and it's so pleased with itself and its gimmick (I love never being able to see facial animations)

Will probably make a good TV show one day.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jun 25

This meme is like 3 generations out of date, I swear I've been seeing ones that list Fortnite as "Ancient." Now, on the one hand, those guys are definitely trolling, on the other, Fortnite is already like 8 years old, pretty up there for "most popular of the day" multiplayer shooters.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jun 19

I have like 4 I wanna see, but no knowledge of what's good:
- The Phoenician Scheme, the new Wes Anderson movie
- Ballerina (John Wick spinoff)
- The Life of Chuck (Sci-fi slice of life? I think)
- Materialists (Romatic Drama, director of Past Lives, reviews remind me of Phantom Thread)

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · Jun 12

GET OLD PEOPLE OUT OF GOVERNMENT

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jun 12

Well, now we're getting into in-lore motivations, of which there are infinite potential explanations.

Perhaps, from Skynet's point of view, "one Terminator is strong enough to get the job done" was also true when they sent one to 1984, and that fucked up so bad they gotta do it again.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jun 12

Yes. Every sequel to T2 works on different rules for what time travel does and doesn't affect, all of which are mutually exclusive with each other. That said, I think only Genysis is confusing to the point of interference, the others make sense, quality aside.

(Also we threaded the convo aaaaa)

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jun 12

In the opening of Dark Fate, if I recall correctly, the Terminator that kills John Conner wasn't newly sent back. When the T1000 was sent back, Skynet also sent another T800 as contingency. The T800 succeeded in its mission, but Skynet still never exists because of the destruction of Cyberdyne.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jun 12

Urgh...because loosely defined time travel.

T1 supposes that time travel doesn't actually affect the past. That the whole series is in a time loop.

T2 then supposes that time travel *can* cause the flow of time to be changed, without a paradox forming. Back to the Future 2 rules, essentially.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jun 12

Different war. The future war, as seen in T1&T2, was prevented in T2. The evil AI isn't Skynet in this one.

If, before the defeat of the T1000 in 1992, John or Pregnant Sarah was killed, the future war wouldn't have been prevented, and thus everyone would be dead.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Jun 3

Ah darn, this was a few hours ago. I was gonna say, if you're having trouble with the GOG version, having bought it legitimately, I'd recommend emulation of the PSX version via RetroArch through Steam.

No resolution-scaling options, unfortunately.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · May 29

Financially, it was. Shame too, it's really good. But the combination of an abysmal first movie and releasing just before most people felt it was safe to go to the movies led to it underperforming.

But still, strong enough that James Gunn was put in charge of all of DC and Peacemaker got 2 seasons.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · May 28

Google search: Is Michael Jordan a woman
AI Overview:
No, Michael Jackson (MJ) is a man, not a girl. He was born male and identified as a man throughout his life. While he was known for his unconventional gender expression and makeup, he always referred to himself as a man.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · May 5

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cindy Lauper. Dunno what the other would be yet.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · May 1

...does it matter? I mean...they're lions. Pack tactics are one thing, but we're not giving them the prep time to evolve thumbs.

(To answer your question, the lions are given to be willing to fight the pokemon, and both sides are able to coordinate with each other, with meows and growls, etc.)

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · May 1

Dan, what is your opinion on the debate of "who would win: 1 of every pokemon, or 1 billion lions?"

I find this one deeply stupid and equally entertaining, because both of the answers continuously circle "there are multiple deities on one side" and "you don't understand how many a billion is."

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Apr 19

What's the "weird shit" about the FFPR? I thought people's complaints mostly stopped after they changed the font.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Apr 17

Welcome to our wonderful (imo) country!

Would you like an Arrogant Worms CD? And to know where the nearest sugar bush is? These will be on the test.

Oscar @omccorma.bsky.social · Apr 14

I wasn't born when the GameCube came out, please explain.