Before I say anything I’m about to say I want it to be known I know absolutely fuck all about digital security. That being said:

My understanding is that pirates are more technologically literate and that “hacking” systems is now generally not worth the time and effort. The return on social engineering and phishing is so much higher and easier that they want easy prey instead of difficult. Obviously use common sense and don’t click Endgame.exe but it’s more profitable to steal from grandma on Facebook than Steven the pirate

America is so hung up on people seeking asylum here that I think they wanted to emphasize that people are seeking asylum from America and not in America before people glossed over the story

Jackett seems to give people problems so I don’t suggest it for newbies. I find the plugins on qbittorrent replicate what old pirates are used to and are most plug and play by design

What do you use to rip Blu-rays? I have a collection I wouldn’t mind backing up but I don’t know a good way

It’s gotten a little better actually!

You can set up qbittorrent to search multiple places and download them. You should have a VPN so your ISP doesn’t get grumpy with you but it’s easy to set up. Here’s a short video tutorial:

https://youtu.be/nksLKqotTys

And if you want to get really advanced and turn an old computer into a piracy server I would recommend looking into YAMS. Admittedly this is much less easy, but once it’s set up you legitimately have a streaming platform better than any other

"I can’t help it. It’s who I am. It’s in my nature.” said the American to the Canadian

The short answer is something people can play on a phone. Console ownership is not so prolific that you can assume people will have them, or that they will know how to use them properly. To that point the jackbox games are great for this

Look, AI is trained on the internet and if you ask the internet if two fictional twins should fuck, this answer shouldn’t shock you. It took me less than 5 clicks to get dozens of stories of those two fucking

This has been advice I’ve heard literally my entire life as an American. People like Canadians way more than us. For good reason

It’s not my first choice but I fuck with a cheeseburger pizza:

The lettuce must be added after cooking but it’s a fun crunch

#CypherWasRight

And like many fields dominated by white men, they make it harder for non-white non-men to get in. I went to an engineering university (for math) and lived with my white male engineer friends. I watched one of them get into our very competitive grad school despite having bad grades, a late application, and no experience because all of his white professors liked that he wasn’t an Asian exchange student

I know anecdotes aren’t reality, but even on super liberal college campuses there’s still some pockets of right wing people

You’re absolutely correct. Democrats don’t even have a figurehead to rally around, let alone ideas. Gavin Newsome is the best they’ve got and he’s got almost as much baggage as Hillary did. When your party’s platform is “look how bad the other guy is” it doesn’t matter how right you are or aren’t, you let the other guy control the conversation. So suddenly American politicians have to pretend MAGA policies aren’t batshit crazy because nobody is suggesting sane policy decisions

There was a panel after a Marcel the Shell With Shoes On where a little girl asked Dean Fleischer Camp if he found Marcel or if he made him, he responded with “a little bit of both”. It’s just such a beautiful little film with so many gems

“Guess why I smile a lot?”

“Why?”

“Uh, 'cause it’s worth it”

Barbie 4/5: The production design and costuming are real stars here. I like that the story isn’t quite as predictable as you’d think it would be and it has good jokes. It’s a weird comparison but I’d liken it to Solo Leveling, I don’t really think it innovates all that much but it just does everything incredibly well

Wonka 4/5: My 3rd time watching Wonka this year. This movie is just like a little piece of candy, sweet, easy to consume, and reminds you a little bit of being a kid

The Long Walk 4/5: It’s Hunger Games for dudes. It’s done pretty well and I like the focus on emotion while adjusting its message to more modern problems

Miami Connection 1.5/5: I don’t think the people making this understood how to make a movie. The acting alternates between flat while seeming to not understand punctuation and shouting without emotion. Now they were really putting their heart into the music and action so that buys them a few points

[Logic - Easy, 8] - Is this how gay people make other people gay?

Failure.

Logic: You always thought being gay might be natural, now it’s become crystal clear to you: the gays are spreading their agenda and you’ve played right into their hands

Suggestion: You enjoy spreading things, maybe we should start spreading the gay agenda too

Thought gained: The homosexual agenda

Unironic question: is it possible to boycott goods from a country apolitically?

The remake with Dinklage and Elijah Wood, I haven’t seen the first one

I wanted to see The Assessment but missed it in theaters. It seemed comparable to The Lobster to me, is that accurate?

The Hunt for the Red October 4.5/5: Didn’t realize this was technically an early Jack Ryan movie. This is just perfect cold war espionage drama. The twists and turns keep you hooked and it feels well paced at 2:15

The Roses 4/5: I’ve been bombarded by this ad in theaters but the movie was good. I enjoyed how I was laughing at totally different jokes than the 2 older women behind me. Maybe not worth seeing in theaters but worth a watch

The Breakfast Club 4/5: It’s a classic for a reason. The kids talking about if they’ll still be friends is just so heartbreakingly real

The Toxic Avenger 3.5/5: I am entirely unfamiliar with the source material, both comics and movies. However I found this funny, the satire was criticizing the right stuff and it was fun to watch

Twinless 4.5/5: I really didn’t know anything about this going in. I thought it might possibly be a horror movie but it is not at all. The premise of a twin support group is really cool and the movie adds a lot of layers on top. It’s ambitious to write, star, and direct your own movie but I can’t argue with success

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 3.5/5: By far the peak of the series, which is an indictment considering there are 8 movies that follow it. The music rocks, the cars are so fucking cool, and it’s still largely practical effects while being partially grounded in reality (nobody drives a car in space)

There’s a restaurant in Kansas City called Fritz’s that has model trains that bring out containers with your food. The drinks are delivered by severs for obvious reasons