well if you're trying to indicate some kind of evaluative difference between the perceptions of half-fullness and half-emptiness, "half full ≥ half empty" is clearly a weaker claim
one might then accuse McDonalds of excessive caution
what's really weird is that i used to be able to do at least some calculus (i got an A in my honors calc class in high school) but i cant remember any of it now
but i can remember everything else i learned in high school
I keep thinking about that Steven Universe/Rick and Morty crossover post I saw on Tumblr
are they officially set in the same universe? (I'm tempted to go with "yes" because most Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network/Adult Swim shows seem to be, at least in a certain era)
I been watching the 2013 Dennis the Menace (UK) show. It's really good, Walter is halfway between sympathetic kid who behaves well, and manipulative jerk whose bullying is no less real for being non-physical.
Dennis is halfway between being a sympathetic kid who fights the power and is wish-fufillment, and an unlikable bully who is destructive and vindictive.
In the best episodes, you root for both Walter and Dennis at the same time, and watch the feud escalate. The worst episodes are the ones about Gnasher.
Angel Face is the Kanker Sisters of this show, though. Ruining things for all the other kids, and tormenting them with a smug smile. She beats up Denace and out-ingratiates Walter. She never gets any punishment, when the real relatability of the Dennis the Menace is in rooting for the bad kid (Dennis) and then being satisfied at the bad kid getting comeuppance. Tension and release.
Dennis's punishment, in the fifties strips (at least according to the internet) came from the people he had wronged catching up with him; or him accidentally setting off a prank established earlier in the story, or (most commonly) his parents punishing him. I like that, it gives it a feeling like inevitable, unavoidable karma.
Later Dennis strips, according to the internet, made Walter more vindictive and cruel; and made Dennis less cruel; with Walter often receiving the punishment at the end.
I think that the 2013 show is a good mix. But dang, that episode where Walter and Dennis were leg-cuffed together was cringe-worthy. Angel Face at her most unlikable.
Seriously I don't get why people are so keen on judging RWBY so early.
Barely anything has happened in the story/setting/world of RWBY. Each season has the content equivalent of a few standard half-hour episodes of an anime series, at most.
If the story ended here, then yeah, have at it. But the story hasn't ended yet. You can't judge things this early.
You can judge a thing based on what currently exists. If a TV show has a bad episode, it's a bad episode, but it can also show unwanted directions and seams and circumstances.
A story isn't its ending. It's the beginning, the middle, and the end, and every part of it counts. Every single minute is a moment to give something to your audience. And if you fuck that up and they don't want to watch anymore, that's your fault, not theirs.
Any other EEnE parallels besides Angel Face reminding you of the Kanker Sisters?
Pieface and Paul are basically Johnny Two-by-four and Plank.
At his worst, Walter's smugness is reminiscent of Kevin (no respect for anybody, everyone else is a twerp). Except all high-class and snooty.
It feels much more manufactured, where the characters from EEnE practically wrote themselves. EEnE knew what it wanted to be, and it was so completely itself. Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (2013) feels like an adaptation; a step removed from what it is trying to be.
I"m probably biased, having exposure to EEnE when young. I absolutely love EEnE.
Man is a most complex simple creature: see what he weaves, and how base his reasons for doing so.
Like, it just comes down to the failure of the central conceit, the premise.
A story's title shows the conceit; Bilbo Baggins is the title character of The Hobbit, and the story directly follows his viewpoint, his decisions and actions. The Great Gatsby doesn't follow Gatsby himself, but his actions are central to the story.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with introducing a side character and expanding on their character, spending time with them. But you need to earn it.
Like, I hate Jaune. I loathe his stupid face. But if they decided to spend that time trying to develop Nora instead, whom I absolutely love, then I would still not be happy, because it's not what I'm there for, because she shouldn't be the focus. The first few arcs are there to set up characters, let you know what you should expect, set the tone, show what conflicts and situations are to be expected, and establish the rhythms and beats.
The beginning of the story must be spent facilitating the story's conceit, or it is a failure. And the conceit here is that "these four young women are important, as is their bond." Early focus spent not being about that is wasted time.
EDIT: What's the story? The story is RWBY. Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang. Is there a 'J' there? No? Then go be that story, and then get back to me.
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one might then accuse McDonalds of excessive caution
I hope Jesus said that.
I'm going to look like a goddamn idiot if it wasn't Jesus who said that.
Note that the sign is incorrect. It should say "order by integrand".
but i can remember everything else i learned in high school
and it is ok to be religious and religions should be respected according to contemporary sentiment on the internet
i should become a transhuamnist
because i need an outlet for my spiritual inclinations and it is the religion with the best aesthetic
you may counter that claim with "but catholicism has the popemobile"
which is a very strong point, but homophobia
I found it Humorous
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
At his worst, Walter's smugness is reminiscent of Kevin (no respect for anybody, everyone else is a twerp). Except all high-class and snooty.
It feels much more manufactured, where the characters from EEnE practically wrote themselves. EEnE knew what it wanted to be, and it was so completely itself. Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (2013) feels like an adaptation; a step removed from what it is trying to be.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead