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And a happy Saturday to you too.
🍻🍷🥃
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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What & Where's the argument?
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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there is no argument. After seeing poll after poll, I thought it was a feature. Seems to be cleverly disguised and somewhat hidden for reasons listed above.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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lol. well if there is, lets go get some beer 
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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okay that's funny!
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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it's not a dang rant! Bloody code project and the forum.
<add more="" beer="">
I just wanted to know how to do a poll without cluttering the lounge. I'm going to get a beer and clutter the lounge
avoid being a twit
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upvoted
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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In my experience, management vacuity is redundant - every manager I have worked for was vacuous. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Wow. I'm surprised that you're as well adjusted as you are. 
I guess I was lucky to have many good managers.
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Greg Utas wrote: I'm surprised that you're as well adjusted as you are.
It hasn't been easy. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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If you're expecting your manager to know all the details of your job, then you wouldn't have the job. You have to manage their expectations.
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nonsense. have a beer.
I expect my manager to keep the idiots out of my cube or office. Watches over spec changes and defends his/her group.
better, the manager needs to know their role and not be a twit.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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I expect my manager to:
- Do the necessary tasks so that I can perform my job
- Keep morons of all levels out of my office.
And yes, I've had managers who apparently thought that the best way to get a project done was to demand status reports three times a day.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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compared to David Lynch's 1984 version: a dud. disappointing: i'm a fan of Denis Villeneuve's other films. even worse than the 2000 tv mini=series.
Timothee Chalamat as Paul Atreides/Muad Dib is a pouting wimp, who is as miscast in this as he was in "The King" where he played Prince Hal.
Zendaya, a fine young actress just at the start of her career, as Chani, the Fremen love-interest: wooden.
Stellan Skarsgard, a world-class actor, as Baron Harkonnen, never given a chance to "shine."
Vague shapes of people wandering around in acres of sand and dust, with an in-your-face sound-track.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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And the David Lynch version was bad enough. But to be fair it was really an impossible book to make into a decent film.
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for me the Lynch 1984 version remains ... fantastic ... taking into account the state of special effects at that time, remarkable. Compared to its sequels, it is character-driven as much as it is plot driven.
Kyle MacLachlan was superb in portraying the inner conflicts of boy-turned-teen thrust into manhood and responsibility by his father's death, and violent crisis.
Plus you had the stellar supporting cast at their peak: Patrick Stewart, Brad Dourif, Dean Stockwell, Virginia Madsen, José Ferrer, Sting, Linda Hunt and Max von Sydow.
Lynch doesn't "feel good" about it now: [^].
If only Lynch had been able to release the version he wanted to !
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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Like a Star Wars?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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You raise a good point, there: Luke S. transitioned from boy to man over multiple movies; but, i can't remember him pouting, or looking physically frail.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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BillWoodruff wrote: i can't remember him pouting, or looking physically frail.
Maybe we not seen the same movies?
He was pouting when Yoda confronted him with his "feelings".
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Not my favourite version either, watched it in the local cinema and although the visuals were ok, I found the constant bombastic and loud music too much and not building up to a real climax.
But maybe I'm getting too old for this kind of stuff, the younger ADHD generation might appreciate it.
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Specially because most of them have not seen the old one nor read the books
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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