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They are both terrific movies bit quite different I’d say. TTSS is much more about the intrigue/double-crossing/spy stuff, whereas The Lives of Others is more of a character study.

As an aside, the BBC series of TTSS with Alec Guiness is still the best and any fan of the movie/book who hasn’t seen it should remedy that ASAP.

God I love Brick. Watched it countless times growing up and don’t see it talked about enough online.

Exactly. Modern Windows is like Tesla - shiny exterior built on top of garbage cobbled together with paperclips and duct tape. No visible knobs, no easy to access features, everything hidden behind layers of needless menus and abstraction with the express goal to extract maximum value from their ‘customers’.

I’m not an Apple fanboy by any means but I feel like the two ecosystems are much closer now than they were 10-15 years ago.

Haha, came here to say that too.

Thanks for this. I was going to comment that corruption charges in India must either be punitive or politically motivated because it’s literally everywhere. I don’t think India in its current state would function without corruption.

I get this reference

I also do this and am also ostracized and condemned by passengers for my behavior. Worth it.

Violin plots are bad and you should feel bad. Summary of why: Link