Banzai51

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Really depends. You can twist it around the other way too. If, as multiple sources have confided, they did have contempt for the source material it isn't a stretch that they'd have no patience for Cavill's criticisms. They would have viewed Cavill as a dick for being more loyal to the author's vision. They certainly did put out that propaganda to save their own skins. And given how the quality of the show declined and viewership along with it, reality favors Cavill.

I get it, but Martin HAS set fan expectations. We've been teased by Martin about how he's so close multiple times. He insists he's furiously working on ASOIAF, but then he's writing other books, working on multiple TV shows, etc. Again, all this is coming from Martin's own my mouth. If he enjoys those other projects and wants to work on them, that is his choice to make. That is where he doesn't owe us anything. But he doesn't get to lie to us either. And it is pretty clear he has.

Nah, they increased the cost to drive people to the monthly subscription. I'm guessing in a year or two they'll announce the lifetime subs have been revoked and everyone needs a monthly sub.

No, because it is not true. The Internet started as an idea for decentralized communications that the military could use in case of nuclear war. Then DARPA got the universities involved and it became a way to connect all the uni networks, which the unis used to share research when we were not being nuked.

Edit: When the internet first started to appear, there just wasn't enough bandwidth to engage in surveillance, even after the uni's got involved. No one anticipated it exploding into everyone's household. Surveillance got tacked on later.

on The Draft Pacing · c/nfl · 3 pts · 128d

I'd argue it wasn't any different than last year (10min) because the broadcasts held everything up with every pick. Still way better than the 15 min per pick.

on Light bulbs · c/homeassistant · 1 pts · 158d

Do you want normal bulbs? Or do you want RGB bulbs? If you're sticking to normal bulbs, they're cheap and you are likely going to be better off with smart switches. But it does require some hardware spend.