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#21

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by mongers - Today at 02:43:15 PM

Re-watched Margin Call - very good film, better than I remembered. Although I think they could have done more with Demi Moore.

Is this an old enough film that I can watch it?

[trouple]

#22

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by mongers - Today at 02:41:39 PM

Seeing the title i assume trouple.

Circus character or someone from 'Fiddler on the Roof'?

#23

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by HVC - Today at 02:37:47 PM

Seeing the title i assume trouple.

#24

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by mongers - Today at 02:36:15 PM

Tsundoku is definitely a problem.
I keep accumulating despite having zero time to read anymore.


A nice Christmas story that has been floating around lately -

BBC News - Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxwllqz1l0o?app-referrer=search

Yes, I saw that and thought they showed what it is to be human.

#25

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 02:23:05 PM

She also added "perhaps not as forcefully as I should have."

Whatever narrative you or I choose to attach to Demi and Jeremy's discussion of risk, the fact remains that in the movie, Jeremy takes drastic action after listening to Spock but not after listening to Demi.

#26

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Tamas - Today at 02:14:36 PM

I thought the movie very heavily implied that she and the other executives warned the top or at least discussed the risk and decided / was told to go ahead anyways.

Iirc when she and her math guy stays alone with Spacey he starts on a "I told you so" tirade that gets interrupted by the Mentalist re-entering the room.

#27

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 01:54:08 PM

Peak pique

#28

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 01:51:19 PM

Depends what you mean by bad at her job

She was poor at managing risk.  She was head of risk management.

Actually, she was very good at what she did.  She understood the risk.

That is what makes her such a compelling character. She knew what she was doing had enormous risk and she went with it because the money was too good.

She exemplifies everything that was wrong and is now wrong with the system we have built

#29

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 01:43:59 PM

Depends what you mean by bad at her job

She was poor at managing risk.  She was head of risk management.

#30

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 01:41:41 PM

Mongers said innocent people *will* die, so I suppose no one.