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Diversity of Thought
Have you ever heard the phrase “like minded individuals”? I’m sure you have. It’s become a sort of buzzphrase. Anytime someone wants to join a group, they say they want to meet like minded individuals. Why do you want to go to see the sports team? “I want to meet like minded individuals.” Why do you belong to that Facebook group? “I wanted to get to know like minded individuals.” Who are you looking for on this dating website? “Sexy like minded individuals who like The Office.” When I see this, my brain automatically translates it to “closed minded individuals”.
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Real to Reel: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Welcome to a new recurring segment, where I will compare books to their live action adaptations. Today’s critique is on The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas vs the abomination that is the 2002 version with Guy Pierce and Jim Caviezel. Figures, since my name is Dantes, I should start with this. Now, I know that this book has been adapted 100s of times in various media. I’m focusing specifically on the 2002 atrocity. Hint: I hated this movie.
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Hydrodipped Skateboard
A couple of years ago, I created a longboard. It was sexy. I’m still quite proud of how it turned out. If there were one downside, it would be that it was too dark. The stain made the wood grain in the already dark wood even harder to see. For this art project, I decided to go to the opposite side of the spectrum, and go for colorful.
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Review: The Batman
I, as any sane person, love the character of Batman. Some Batmans are good. Some Batmans are bad. But when given the opportunity to see a Batman, I will jump at the chance. Ten years or however long it’s been since I found out that Robert Pattinson was going to be the Batman, after Ben Afflect decided to give up the cowl, I was excited. I knew that Heath Ledger’s Joker was far better than anyone expected from the dude from 10 Things I Hate About You, so I had the same attitude of optimism for the dude from Twilight. Then I heard that the Riddler would be the main…
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Review: The Matrix Resurrections
*sigh* That’s basically my review. That’s it.
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Chris Explains His Parents’ Music… to his parents. (Heart – Magic Man)
I don’t know why, but Magic Man has been getting a bit of airplay recently. It’s about time this 70s classic got it’s time in the sun. It reminded me of when I was a teenager. I liked 90s Alternative, because, well, it was the 90s. My parents were strict Roman Catholics, and hated my music because it was “evil”. Yet, they were perfectly fine if I liked music THEY liked. In some cases, it was fine. That’s how I found out about 10,000 Maniacs. Other times, it was… shall we say “hypofuckingcritical.” So let’s take a look at one of these instances. I remember getting Heart’s Greatest Hits, and…
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Chris Explains Rap Music to White People 2: Notorious B.I.G. Featuring Puff Daddy – Juicy (but just the Puff Daddy parts)
A few years ago, I explained Tupac’s Letter to the President to white people. Then I parodied that by explaining a country song to black people. It’s time I brought it back. Let’s go back in time to the mid 90s. A rap feud is breaking out between east coast and west coast rappers. The two biggest names in the feud were Tupac Shakur, and Biggie Smalls. Then producer, alleged murder, and possible mobster Suge Knight got on stage at an awards ceremony and encouraged rappers to come to his Death Row label, promising them that they wouldn’t be forced to have their producer on every song. This was a…
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The 2020 Election and Reconciliation
Depending on the success or failure of President Trump’s legal cases, Joe Biden is set to be the next president. During a speech recently, President Elect Biden mentioned that we need to consider the other side of the political spectrum as our opponents, not our enemies. This mirrors what I’ve been saying for years. We need to debate ideas, not people.
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RIP ThatOneSite.us
Well, it’s the end of an era. After 15 years, I’ve decided to close That One Site. It started out as a way to host files for forums. Then a way to learn how to code HTML and CSS. Then a place to showcase my various art projects.
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Custom Car Rim Paint
I had some mild to bad curb rash on my Audi A3. I had looked at getting new larger rims, but those were thousands of dollars, plus if I went for larger, I’d have to get new tires as well. That didn’t seem like a good way to spend money. I found some videos on YouTube that offered a solution. The DIY paint job. I think the total cost me about $150 in supplies, but it took a solid 48 hours of actual work and wait time.
