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@NullTheFool These are _brilliant_. Once you have six or so, you should put them as a big hi-res poster print on Etsy, I'd absolutely buy one.
@the_etrain cue an army of Metallica lobbyists to derail this unnecessary regulation
@Unixbigot Awesome, thanks! I think the second one is exactly what I was looking for 👌
@Unixbigot Thanks for the thread, super informative! Since you obviously have a lot of experience here, I've been looking for a very specific type of small BMS for a while: https://hci.social/@floe/115435913960822894
Would you happen to have any suggestions?
@lritter my brainstem, I guess
@kenSwinson very nice, some slight Sumerian vibes?
@lritter up yes, awake no 🥴
@evacide Well, agreed. I admit I've turned into a bit of a cynic over the years, but I certainly didn't want to piss on the achievement here, just express my exasperation that "no win is ever permanent" and the fight will always have to continue.
@evacide ... until they try again in a few news cycles 🙄
P.S. For a native German speaker, it's surprisingly jarring that they have mixed actors who are also native speakers and others who have no idea about German in the same scene. Sounds totally off. Also, the spell checking on some of the Nazi documents would probably have people get shot back then.
Mercy (2026, Prime).
A washed-out cop is accused of murdering his wife and has 90 minutes to convince an AI judge that he's innocent, or he will be executed on the spot. The first part is mostly classic detective story (sifting evidence, questioning witnesses etc.), while the second part drifts off a bit into action/conspiracy thriller territory. Pretty solid suspense overall, though.
7/10.
The Wrecking Crew (2026, Netflix).
Two not-quite-harmonious brothers (one cop, one Navy SEAL) discover that their estranged dad was murdered by the Yakuza, and proceed to beat the living crap out of a) each other, b) the mob, and c) the rich asshat who paid for the hit. Not very original, but Dave Bautista & Jason Momoa seem to have fun playing the two slightly aged action heroes.
6/10.
P.S. They _really_ wasted an opportunity towards the end: Bond shoots villain #2 in a pond on top of an old missile silo door, which opens a few minutes later and drains into a big pool of acid. Come ON, you know what you had to do there. 🙄
No Time To Die (2021, Netflix).
Last Bond movie with Daniel Craig, sadly not quite as classic as Spectre IMHO - it's a bit weird that half the movie is spent chasing Blofeld, who is then unceremoniously killed by villain #2, and then for the next hour, Bond chases that guy instead. That's a waste of a perfectly good Christoph Waltz. 🤷 (Also, there's a lot of Bond family backstory tangled in the main storyline, which felt a bit out of place to me.)
6/10.
Spectre (2015, Netflix).
A thoroughly classic James Bond movie that ticks all the boxes: action-fueled opening scene, wild chases with various air/land/water vehicles, shoot-outs where Bond kills 17 mooks with 3 bullets, secret villain lair in the middle of the desert (which blows up), fight on a train, race against the time (bomb)...
All of this wouldn't yet be that remarkable, but Christoph Waltz as Blofeld knocks it out of the park.
8/10.
Predator: Badlands (2025, Netflix).
Yes yes, another movie from the Alien/Predator franchise, how original. 😑
Except - the Predator is also the protagonist, out on his first hunt to earn his honour back, and has an unpleasant run-in with everyone's favourite megacorp Weyland-Yutani. A slightly battered android turns into his sidekick and helps him navigate the creatively murderous fauna (and flora). It's not arthouse to be sure, but an interesting twist for once.
6/10.
Crime 101 (2026, Netflix).
Gentleman jewel thief crosses paths with a disillusioned cop, a coked-up robber, and a high-profile insurance agent. Comparatively slow and pensive, but still suspenseful, reminds a lot of old-style heist movies from the 70s.
8/10.
Wake Up, Dead Man (2025, Netflix).
Master detective Benoit Blanc is back, to solve an impossible murder: a cantankerous old priest has been stabbed, in view of the whole congregation, with nobody around to have done it. Another classic whodunit, with a great cast, but perhaps a few too many plot twists - not sure if there's much more life to be found in the series.
7/10.
Heads of State (2025, Prime).
Buddy-action movie with a twist, it's the UK prime minister & US president who need to fight the big bad conspiracy together. Definitely doesn't take itself seriously, and borrows heavily from "Air Force One", "White House Down", etc. but it's (slightly cringe-y) fun to watch.
6/10.
The Accountant (2016, Prime).
Autistic guy does financial audits for the global criminal elite. He also collects rare paintings, lives in a trailer, and is an ex-elite soldier. And the international assassin who's been sent to kill him turns out to be his estranged brother, so the final battle suddenly becomes a family reunion. 🤨
Not per se a bad movie and Ben Affleck is rather convincing, but they somehow stuffed in a few too many storylines?
5/10.