ToasterOverlord

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on Anarchitecture Collective? · c/askuk · 2 pts · 203d

I hadn't heard of that particular group before, but your post called to mind BLDGBLOG by Geoff Manaugh which covers that type of stuff with that sense of humour.

Sure enough, one of his posts references anArchitecture and has a link. Sadly, looks like the site is gone but hopefully this helps you find an archived copy.

The last Flash Sale I managed to catch was two years ago, so I'm picking up a lot in this one:

  • Bicycle Thieves (1948)
  • All That Heaven Allows (1955)
  • Summertime (1955)
  • The Burmese Harp (1956)
  • Chungking Express (1994)
  • No Country for Old Men (2007)
  • WALL-E (2008)
  • Flow (2024)

Most excited about Burmese Harp, as I genuinely thought it would never get upgraded from DVD as it's somewhat obscure (but sooo good). Also looking forward to Flow, which is a blind buy, but so many people have recommended it to me.

I won't hold my breath but I will be keeping an eye on this. I had been eligible for a HPI visa and fully intended to apply, but life got in the way while I was saving up and the clock ran out.

I'm a licensed architect in the states and the only thing keeping me from becoming a chartered architect via reciprocity is it requires a visa. It's tough convincing a company to sponsor me via the skilled worker route because I'm not already chartered. Kind of a chicken-and-egg scenario. So this visa route would genuinely help people like me.

Kangaroo Jack (2003) for me. It's not objectively good but I found it silly and fun, and it's one of my dad's favorite movies. Never really understood why it's so panned (9% critic and 29% audience on Rotten Tomatoes)

Ah, I missed it again! And just by a few hours. Is there some kind of mailing list or something to sign up for to find out when this happens? Since I gave up Reddit and YouTube I am way out of the loop on these things. Would have picked up several titles too, since it's been a couple years...

I was also puzzled by this release, but came to the conclusion that it probably makes a lot of sense for libraries and schools. For consumers? Not so much. On top of the reasons mentioned in the article, I like individual releases. I feel like the custom cover art and essay booklets is a lot of what you're purchasing when you drop money on a Criterion. And they fit nicely on my shelves.

on Bowl Games Mega Thread · c/cfb · 5 pts · 2y

Boca Raton Bowl:

The officiating in this game is, uh, not good. Both teams kinda getting hosed

on Bowl Games Mega Thread · c/cfb · 3 pts · 2y

I missed the kickoff of the Independence Bowl and am bummed I missed Cal scoring. Hopefully there's lots of points and the Red Raiders lose (I probably won't be staying up for the end of this one)

on Bowl Games Mega Thread · c/cfb · 3 pts · 2y

Lol, yes.

I haven't been following FCS (other than hearing the NDSU coach bailed on his team for USC during their playoff run). How are things going there?

on Bowl Games Mega Thread · c/cfb · 3 pts · 2y

LA Bowl: the only Boise player that has attempted a pass going into this game is the punter?! That's a crazy factoid

on Bowl Games Mega Thread · c/cfb · 5 pts · 2y

Just tuning in now, good Lord this weather is atrocious.

Thanks for creating this post, btw. I tried to make a gameday thread before I went out this morning but it didn't go through in the browser. Wonder if the new Lemmy update is causing that glitch

Edit: woops, wrong account. It's so easy to get mixed up on mobile. Aaand it won't let me switch so I guess I'll be posting from here