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    [Movies] The Upcoming Movies Trailer Thread

    That little stinger got a big laugh outta me. The rest of the movie won't be that sharp, but that one ....*Chefs kiss*
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    The Awesome Videos Thread (with Extra Sauce!)

    I thought Celebrity Jeopardy was an exaggeration. I was wrong.
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    Minor victory thread

    law school. But honestly, it's such a firehose of information that I can't say I'm surprised that you wouldn't want to miss anything. One of my friendly co-students had to miss one class because of tariffs work he does, and he dropped the course because he didn't think he could catch up.
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    Minor victory thread

    I lose 5% per class I miss, and then if I miss 3 I fail. I'll be going to class thank you very much - I need every % possible!
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    Whats for Dinner?

    I demand this done more extensively.
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    Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats

    1. Ban pharmaceutical advertising. 2. Ban sports betting advertising. 3. Force entertainment industry to readjust to smaller revenues and more efficient productions. 4. Profit. Edit: I am shocked *shocked* when I travel to the US and the amount of your ads that are one of the two. It is...
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    [Movies] The Upcoming Movies Trailer Thread

    My kids are desperate to see it.
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    What are you playing?

    I certainly feel that and I've been a Civilization addict since Civ 2. Part of the 'problem' seems to be just the glut of graphic information that you're given, not just in the UI but in the general game. I've only spent a couple hours in it so far and it's a beautiful game for sure but I do get...
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    Coronavirus Thread

    It makes me so sad to see Poe's Law in action.
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    Coronavirus Thread

    Well, at least diseases don't grow exponentially in scale, right? It can't possibly keep doubling.
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    Whine like a baby, now with 500% more drama!

    Talk to your HR department about increasing your tax deductions. Generally speaking, it should be rare that you have to pay back that much on just straight income. Also make sure you're putting money into RRSPs and find any and all sort of other deductions (including work from home). I always...
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    [Movies] MCU: Phase 5 - To Kang or Not to Kang

    BNW positives and negatives: Anyone over the age of 60 rode this movie hard. Carl Lumby deserves a lot of mention for his work and Harrison Ford, finger and all, are in fighting form. Action scenes are inventive enough. The hand to hand combat suffers from trying to Out-Winter Soldier Winter...
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    Minor victory thread

    My wife is concerned that it doesn't get hot enough in the summer...My ideal temperature is 24C but it looks like Nanaimo usually only hits 22 or so.
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    Minor victory thread

    After a month of sub -30 temperatures, I applied for a new job on Vancouver Island. Likely won't get it but it's also fun to work on my resume and maybe at least get more experience in the interview process.
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