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People who are so much in love with generative Al have absolutely no logical thinking. You listen to them and they contradict themselves five times in the same sentence. It's painful to witness.

#had a teacher for a health and safety class (???) recommend using AI for poems and short notes #it spat out the most basic stuff about an autumn's day #any self-respecting writing and literature student could write a better one at 3 am when going onto hour 20 of sleep exhaustion #made me have a mental crisis that people thought it was good

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Dandelion's Father

Originally posted Dec 21, 2022

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I hate the “open floor plan” that everyone is obsessed with in houses now. I want nooks and crannies and bizarre floor plans. I don’t need to be able to see what someone is doing on the other side of the house. I want places to hide and lurk and dwell in the shadows. I am the beast who awaits in the labyrinth

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So the whole "The Phantom Menace" 25th Anniversary

Went to go see "The Phantom Menace" for the whole "May the 4th" day since I've never seen a Star Wars film in cinema before. I vaguely remembered people complaining over it when it first premiered in cinemas due to how politically heavy/kind of dull it was for a Star Wars film (think there's even a Simpsons episode roasting it) and honestly? I can see why but it's still a really good film even without foresight of where the prequels were going to go.

I mean sound-wise? Really cool to hear the sounds of the ships and blasters around you in the cinema and seeing the tanks and droid army be deployed on a big screen does wonders for the sense of scale. Naboo and the underwater city? Absolutely beautiful and illuminative on screen. The costumes? Oh my goodness, the outfits for Queen Amidala alone are gorgeous.

The CGI for Jar-Jar in particular? Actually, Jar-Jar in general? Eh.... can't all be winners.

I can only imagine being a Star Wars fan and seeing little Ani for the first time, maybe not even fully remembering where you heard the name before, and then having it click partway through the movie. Love the misdirect with Padmé's identity as everyone assumes she must be the one in the elaborate costumes, alongside the small hints it's not always her. The main ones I caught were when Anakin tries to say goodbye to her when she isn't there as a handmaiden and when Qui-gon states that the queen trusts him and his judgement and she rebukes that he doesn't know what she wants.

Haven't seen the original trilogy in a while but I don't think the name 'Palpatine' is used for him, think it was only The Emperor or Darth Sidious. Then there's the whole conspiracy with Darth Sidious being responsible for the blockade and the implication from Sidious's dialogue he has some form of control over the senate.

The track during the fight with Darth Maul being called "Duel of the Fates" is amazing considering it essentially changed who would be mentoring Anakin going forward. It's also forever hilarious to me that they brought back Darth Maul because people thought he was too cool and wanted to hang onto him lol. Not to mention the reveal of the lightsaber flickering to display a second half.

Honestly one of my favourite parts about the ending was the shot at the end of Qui-Gon's funeral. When discussing Darth Maul's death and stating there's always two Sith; a master and an apprentice, the scene ends with a lingering shot on Chancellor Palpatine. Behold, the 'Phantom Menace', he was going to succeed whether Naboo was forced into the treaty or if he was elected the new Chancellor. "Every way makes my gain".

Overall I really enjoyed the small little bits and nuances with it, and I can also see why people may have been disappointed seeing it compared to the original trilogy. It was quite dull at points but it does have a lot of detail for what it is.

#star wars #the phantom menace #phantom menace #25th anniversary #may the 4th #may the fourth be with you #review #more of a vibe check tbh #palpatine #shout out to the person i saw it with simping for qui-gon for the entire movie #was goading for darth maul to kill someone and got what they wished for #darth maul

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i hate when i send someone a meme in another language and they're like "uhm... translate? 😒" fucker i sent you a meme where 90% of the words have an english cognate and/or you don't need to know what they're saying to find it funny. can you at least TRY

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Didn't see the caption and couldn't comprehend what I was seeing for a sec

Julian Wasser "Muscles" the cat nurses kittens on turntable, WWDC-AM 1450, Washington, D.C., 1951

#cats #cute #photography #not body horror like I though initially

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If you are not willing to drown me to protect your way of life then I don't want to know you.

#lake of voices #love the guide for it tbh #do not get the people who think his ending is unsatisfying #especially if you got the true ending #doubly when you will likely get it after the true ending

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Had a packet of Korean spicy noodles and died. Holy crap last time I had food that spicy was when a friend from Pakistan made me lunch over a study group. I'm in the trenches as much I was then as I am now.

#food #spicy #iwantcry

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The love of a Stephanie and Kate was meant to live on in this copy of the book alone. Now that it got posted, it's going to last even longer.

this lesbian love note in a thrifted book has overcome me like it really is all about love it has always been and will always be

#literature #lesbian #sapphic #cute #reading #warmed my cold cold heart

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Loved this pepper like a child. The taste of green and red pepper merged in the middle. Part of the best curry I ever made. May you rest in peace little pepper child.

#stillemotionalandit'sbeenmonths #food #photo #nothemiddledidn'ttastelikeyellowpepper #itwasbothredandgreen