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Spatulater bro! posted:It's almost as if government agencies aren't very good at handling complex operations. Shocker. When they've been damaged in targeted ways by a capitalist put in charge of them specifically to destroy them, yes. The global disaster that causes more people to send things through the mail while also making postal workers sick for weeks at a time probably didn't help either.
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Spatulater bro! posted:It's almost as if government agencies aren't very good at handling complex operations. Shocker. Private couriers rely on the USPS infrastructure all the time. They deliver mail to a bunch of places private companies won't touch. What a fuckin take. Holy poo poo Ron Paul Jr. Purestrain take-rear end bitch
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Dec 17, 2020 00:39
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Yeah, the USPS crushed it up until a few months ago when they started loving with it. Ugh.
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Dec 17, 2020 01:08
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Odd that I'm not at peak performance when someone comes into my office every thirty minutes and punches me in the face.
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Dec 17, 2020 01:12
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Spatulater bro! posted:Jeeze. Did I hit a nerve? Ignorance of a service that benefits the working class and blaming its shortcomings on “government” instead of the criminals who ran the current administration is pretty frustrating to deal with.
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Dec 17, 2020 01:17
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ruddiger posted:Ignorance of a service that benefits the working class and blaming its shortcomings on “government” instead of the criminals who ran the current administration is pretty frustrating to deal with. It's strange to separate "the criminals who ran the current administration" from "government". As if this specific power hungry president was some sort of anomaly.
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Dec 17, 2020 01:31
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FilthyImp posted:What a fuckin take. Holy poo poo Ron Paul Jr. Purestrain take-rear end bitch Lots of people getting butt hurt itt over a basic and not-unique opinion. Did Tom Woods kill your all's dogs or something?
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Dec 17, 2020 01:33
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Dude you're more than welcome to pay twice as much to get things fedexed, so stfu
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Dec 17, 2020 01:42
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The irony about the dicking around with USPS is that UPS is also loving up as much. They lost important docs from my employer (by delivering to the wrong address, despite it needing a signature) and a two day air shipment of perishable food shipped on Saturday isn't delivering until tomorrow. FedEx seems to be working a little better, but nobody is going to use them for ordinary poo poo when USPS will ship media mail and first class for cheap.
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Dec 17, 2020 01:45
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Egbert Souse posted:FedEx seems to be working a little better, but nobody is going to use them for ordinary poo poo when USPS will ship media mail and first class for cheap. A few months back, my roommate ordered some pizzas that came in via FedEx, we watched the tracking system bounce it back and forth between two locations for a week, literally passing my apartment each time. Needless to say the dry ice had melted and the pizzas were no longer good when it finally arrived. The USPS does a loving amazing job in spite of current interests attempting to kill it.
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Dec 17, 2020 01:50
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What is this guy’s problem with the post office? It stops working as well for the first time in living memory and he bloviates like “guess the government is bad at things because it is bad. Too much truth 4 U to handle?”
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Dec 17, 2020 01:54
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Antifa Turkeesian posted:What is this guy’s problem with the post office? It stops working as well for the first time in living memory and he bloviates like “guess the government is bad at things because it is bad. Too much truth 4 U to handle?” If the functionality of a huge agency lives or dies by the whim of one government figure, there's something inherently wrong with that. That's all I'm saying.
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Dec 17, 2020 01:58
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Lmfao
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Dec 17, 2020 02:00
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A reminder that the only reason that the Post Office is underfunded is because Congress passed a law requiring them to find their pensions 75 years in advance. It is absolutely an effort to make a public service lovely and prop up private carriers. Hell, mail sorting machines were getting pulled out of offices within the last three months.
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Dec 17, 2020 02:20
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Why is it that people who end an argument with “that’s all I’m saying” never have any loving clue what they’re talking about? Tremors UHD arrives tomorrow, I can’t wait. I also can’t believe I spent $40 on it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I have been burning money on UHD’s since getting the 4K player. Is this where my paycheck goes from here on out or what?
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Dec 17, 2020 02:39
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yoohoo posted:I have been burning money on UHD’s since getting the 4K player. Is this where my paycheck goes from here on out or what? 
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Dec 17, 2020 02:43
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Spatulater bro! posted:If the functionality of a huge agency lives or dies by the whim of one government figure, there's something inherently wrong with that. That's all I'm saying. "But government!" says bloke who drives on freeways, enjoys non-poisoned aspirin & groceries, and posts on the internet.
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Dec 17, 2020 02:44
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FilthyImp posted:"But government!" says bloke who drives on freeways, enjoys non-poisoned aspirin & groceries, and posts on the internet. lol that you think the government is the only means by which those things could exist.
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Dec 17, 2020 02:49
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Spatulater bro! posted:lol that you think the government is the only means by which those things could exist. Take this poo poo to D&D, there are plenty of bad opinions there
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Dec 17, 2020 02:50
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Iron Crowned posted:Take this poo poo to D&D, there are plenty of bad opinions there Touché that this is not the right thread for this conversation.
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Dec 17, 2020 02:54
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drat, with 27 new posts I expected a James Cameron box set announcement
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Dec 17, 2020 03:40
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In non-douche news, I got a copy of the Road Warrior blu-ray at Dollar Tree today. You'd do well to check their movie selection because it rotates fats and they frequently have some gems in there. It's mostly DVD but if you're not a sperglord like myself and will still buy DVDs when a blu-ray is available then the selection of movies is even better.
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Dec 17, 2020 04:37
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I apologize for bringing up the USPS. I guess I’m just gunna buy the Dawn of the Dead set off someone on blu-ray.com because they got an extra copy and aren’t charging an arm and a leg for it. If I get the other one it should be easy enough to sell.
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Dec 17, 2020 05:37
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Is it crazy for me to wait for a US release?
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Dec 17, 2020 05:44
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Spatulater bro! posted:lol that you think the government is the only means by which those things could exist.  ok dude
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Dec 17, 2020 05:48
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Antifa Turkeesian posted:Is it crazy for me to wait for a US release? At this point you’re just waiting out a grumpy old man who is taking it out on fans that no one wanted a 3D conversion of their beloved film but the 4K edition is seemingly flying off shelves. Let’s hope his greed gets the best of him and sees all that money lying on the table for a stateside release. I’ll even triple dip!
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Dec 17, 2020 05:49
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Spatulater bro! posted:lol that you think the government is the only means by which those things could exist. Why don't you move to Somalia, mate.
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Dec 17, 2020 07:18
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I'm just sick of everything being a limited release. Maybe that was part of the licensing agreement but this poo poo gets annoying.
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Dec 17, 2020 07:55
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The Anchor Bay Dawn of the Dead blu-ray is good enough for me. Where the gently caress is the Martin blu-ray?
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CPL593H posted:The Anchor Bay Dawn of the Dead blu-ray is good enough for me. Where the gently caress is the Martin blu-ray? The Second Sight set is bloody gorgeous though. re: the Martin blu-ray that they're working on, apparently Second Sight are aiming for an early 2021 release, but it has been delayed by various factors, including the odd lockdown.
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Vagabundo posted:The Second Sight set is bloody gorgeous though. Yeah but I'm in Merica  . Wasn't there supposed to be a release for Freedomland?
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Dec 17, 2020 08:35
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CPL593H posted:Yeah but I'm in Merica According to blu-ray dot com, there isn't one scheduled. However, you can get one from Japan, if you're desperate for a Region A release. I assume the long-delayed Second Sight release 4K will be region free though. I also feel a mixture of smugness and guilt when I see Brits talking about their shipments being delayed, since I got mine relatively hassle-free down here in the Southern Hemisphere, out in the colonies.
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Vagabundo posted:According to blu-ray dot com, there isn't one scheduled. However, you can get one from Japan, if you're desperate for a Region A release. For what that seems to be going for I'd probably be better off just spending a little extra and getting an all regions blu-ray player (which is something I've been telling myself I'd do for years). Especially if I ordered it directly from Japan.
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yoohoo posted:Tremors UHD arrives tomorrow, I can’t wait. I also can’t believe I spent $40 on it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I've taken the money I'd spend on weekly trips to the movie theater towards collecting these. It does get expensive, though. I haven't made the time to watch the movie proper, but the Tremors 4k set is gorgeous. Graboid diagrams, a coupon to Chang's Supermarket, a book with great pics (haven't read it all the way). If you love Tremors (which I do), you probably couldn't ask for a better presentation and supplements.
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CPL593H posted:For what that seems to be going for I'd probably be better off just spending a little extra and getting an all regions blu-ray player (which is something I've been telling myself I'd do for years). Especially if I ordered it directly from Japan. From my sample size of one Blu-Ray ordered from Japan, the problem with a Japanese edition of an English language movie, is that there's likely to be Japanese subtitles that you will not be able to turn off. You get used to it, but it's really bizarre, especially since they're not burned in, so you can adjust the size, color, and position, but nope they're going to be there the entire loving time.
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Antifa Turkeesian posted:Is it crazy for me to wait for a US release? That's what I'm doing since I really don't think $100 USD was worth it to me for the film and I'm guessing a US release is imminent given how hard they made it to import.
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Egbert Souse posted:That's what I'm doing since I really don't think $100 USD was worth it to me for the film and I'm guessing a US release is imminent given how hard they made it to import. Yeah this was my rationale too. I love Dawn of the Dead but I genuinely don't know if I love ANY movie $100 worth, especially when I need to pay the rent.
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Dec 17, 2020 15:32
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CPL593H posted:For what that seems to be going for I'd probably be better off just spending a little extra and getting an all regions blu-ray player (which is something I've been telling myself I'd do for years). Especially if I ordered it directly from Japan. An all region player is seriously worth it if you buy movies often enough. It really opens up the releases you can get, if you don't mind the shipping fees.
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Every self-respecting Blu-ray collector ought to have a region free player, IMHO.
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I'm riding my Xbox One until I get enough shelving to start buying those Eureka Hong Kong Blu Rays, then going in on a region-free UBP-X700.
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