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[andrewducker]

Via Monique on FB.


via Kirsty on FB


via Neil on FB


Via Charlie Stross, over on his own website.

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[pseudomonas]

And just think; before Facebook, people had to insert JPEG artefacts into images manually.

[andrewducker]

Tell me about it.

There's a service there, somewhere. Take an FB picture, find the matching one that doesn't have all of the artefacts.

[abigail-n.livejournal.com]

The Star Wars escalator was painted last November at the entrance to the Tel Aviv municipal building. Here's a making of video with a full view of the artwork on the up and down escalators:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eujTXsJ2sA

[andrewducker]

Thankyou for that - that's very nicely done.

Oh, and I largely agreed with your Dark Knight review, although I didn't find it as offputting as you did.

[marrog.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I'm interested, but the journal's friends-only. What was the thrust of the review?

[andrewducker]

Her journal is for commenting only.
Blog is here: http://wrongquestions.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/the-dark-knight-rises.html

[marrog.livejournal.com]

Ah, Batman as Randian Jesus. Yes. I guess I sort of expect any Batman movie that's true to the spirit of the character will be one long self-righteous Libertarion Wank. 'Tis the price we pay.

I wonder if there's ever been an essay on the prevalent politics of DC vs Marvel. I think it might be interesting, particularly in the context of the last decade-or-so's film franchises...

I don't really disagree with any of the political observations; but I do disagree that it's a badly made film. I was pretty wrapped up in it and didn't notice a lot of its more irritating points until after the fact.

I shared the irritation that we didn't see the real people of Gotham and how they were living under Bane's rule, but it was a reeeeally long film. I think at that point you'd've had to cut it in half and show it in two parts.

[andrewducker]

Yup, I pretty much agree with all of that.

I suspect Marvel's politics skew more liberal, but I'm not enough of an expert to give a definitive answer.

[marrog.livejournal.com]

That is certainly my impression. God's sake, the X Men movies are practically gay propaganda.

[andrewducker]

Clearly Jewish propaganda :-p

[inamac.livejournal.com]

Thank you for that. I did hope that it wasn't photoshopped.

There should be more literary work on escalators.

[marrog.livejournal.com]

I would like to say I'm a mix of Reasonable Actor and True Reasonable, but in reality I'm a mix of Reasonable Actor and True Gamer*, that therefore sometimes comes across as True Reasonable.

* Which is to say I like playing my character AND I like power-ups and XP, heh.


((Edited because I'm an idiot))