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The Oscars are reflections of reflections engineered to convince mere mortals the religion of Hollywood is as real (but sexier) a cartoon as the cartoon of dull, plodding, daily existence.
«When I consider my brief span of life, swallowed up in an eternity before and after, the little space I fill, and even can see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I am ignorant, and which know me not, I am frightened, and am astonished at being here rather than there; for there is no reason why here rather than there, now rather than then.» Blaise Pascal
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When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Wal's law 327:
Any award program instantiated and implemented by people involved in the demesne is bound, by human nature, to be a complete and utter waste of time for those not involved in the demesne.
It's all internal politics, nepotism, and backhanders. How could it possibly be anything else, in the most corrupt and ego-centric industry in the world?
Just ignore it and watch the movies that you want to watch.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: instantiated and implemented by people involved in the demesne
I fear these tarted-up show-horse ersatz Lords of the Manor are just sub-enfeoffed disposable mannequins, while the true Masters of the shires, and counties, laugh all the way to the bank far from the madding crowd.
cheers, Bill
p.s. I found this broader usage of 'demense' very interesting.
«When I consider my brief span of life, swallowed up in an eternity before and after, the little space I fill, and even can see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I am ignorant, and which know me not, I am frightened, and am astonished at being here rather than there; for there is no reason why here rather than there, now rather than then.» Blaise Pascal
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"America's royalty".
The phrase that spurts forth from my heart when I hear that term is "My arse!"
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: The phrase that spurts forth from my heart when I hear that term is "My arse!"
I wonder which orifice that exited your body from 
«When I consider my brief span of life, swallowed up in an eternity before and after, the little space I fill, and even can see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I am ignorant, and which know me not, I am frightened, and am astonished at being here rather than there; for there is no reason why here rather than there, now rather than then.» Blaise Pascal
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Oscars are political. As of now the only prizes worth watching - and it's still half political - IMHO are BAFTA.
* CALL APOGEE, SAY AARDWOLF
* GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
* Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.
* I'm a puny punmaker.
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Ok, I admit it, I'm a tool junkie. I'm always looking and, now and again, buy tools that I will never use even though I convince myself that I have a need. Anyway, I've always been particularly fond of Snap-on[^] - they are, without question, the finest of tools. Sadly, these are the puppies I just can't afford.
Oh, how I'd love to own one of these... Roll Cab[^].
The problem is, I'm not quite sure where I could keep it in my apt. Plus, think the wife wouldn't be best pleased...
Oh well, a boy can dream... 
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: how I'd love to own one of these... Roll Cab[^].
I hope the decimal place is in the wrong place.  I've never even spent that much on a car. 
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Nope, that's about right for Snap-On!
Good quality kit, but not as good as it was in the old days when "you broke it, we replace it free" was the way they did business.
I do not have one of those cabinets, but I do possess a single, solitary, 10mm Snap-On combination spanner ...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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When I were a lad (and a mechanic) I did have a toolbox full of shiny tools (some of which I made as my education included such topics as tool-making, etc.)
You have to buy the Snap-On, not the Blue Point.
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I'd agree - good quality tools pay for themselves, in the long run. In sticking plasters and skinned knuckles, mostly! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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$16020.00 for a workbench! For that it should have a cab, steering wheel and a motor for getting around the estate!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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If I had to buy one now I'd probably go for a craftsman (sears) box. About a tenth of the price!
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meh.
I'd make one (in fact I have, several times).
If a workman can't make appropriate storage for his tools, don't give him any of the good jobs.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: If a workman can't make appropriate storage for his tools, don't give him any of the good jobs.
I'd have to disagree with that. I can and have made plenty of tools (and spare parts) but I never had the time or desire to custom build a roll-cab and top box and I seriously doubt that you have built anything other than a small wooden box though I'm happy for you to prove me wrong.
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The last three houses I've lived in, I built the kitchens from raw materials (any mention of cr@ppy chipboard flatpacks gets growled at).
If I can get the storage good enough for my missus not to complain too much, I can get it absolutely bang-on perfect for anything else.
I'm not allowed to spend time working on my workshop, though; she's always got too many other jobs for me to do first -- e.g. I have to take down/move another wall in this house (the third, so far) when the weather improves.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Not Sears for long; they are selling Craftsman to Stanley Black & Decker (which I didn't know had merged!)
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Yes, good point - I am going to buy a few bits before that as it won't be the same after that.
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My toolbox only cost $800.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Nothing wrong with that - it is, after all, just a box you keep your tools in.
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16K for something you put tools in!?
Not even if it came filled with all the best tools in the world
Anyway, if you buy this your wife won't be a problem much longer...
Just make sure she doesn't get (half of) the workbench as she leaves you
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