Cad

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[–] Cad@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

The first book I really enjoyed. The second was good. It started sliding downhill quickly from there... So much stuff needed to be either cut or at least re-written! His wife was his editor. She was a professional, but I feel like she didn't have the heart to be tough on him. Or possibly he felt he didn't have listen to her like he would an editor he wasnt married to... Could have been a great series with another draft or two. One of the rare instances of the movie versions being better than the books.

[–] Cad@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You're missing the point. Yes, of course if you have the cash or credit you will buy your insulan rather than dieing. Some people don't have it and will try to do without and some of them will die. The fact is, morally, it shouldn't be an issue at all.

[–] Cad@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Deceptichum is being a counterproductive dick in the comments, but this picture is not gore or even technically NSFW. The prisoner on the floor is not dead and no nudity is visible. This is an image from the US prison in Abu Ghraib during the Iraq War. The US committed many war crimes there. Some of the other images from Abu Ghraib are fully NSFW. You should still look it up and learn that history.

[–] Cad@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (11 children)

The second is watchable but is worse as an adaption.

The events in the first book are concluded in it. It's not a trilogy adaption of Dune the book. Many of the characters have their actions and motivations swapped onto other characters. The ending changes some significant points. Feels like the third movie might end up being a freestyle attempt to start a "Dune Universe" IP rather than caring about the source material.

It's kind of a mess but still fun in some bits. Not sure if I'll bother to watch the third when it comes out.

[–] Cad@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's 2nd Mate Danielle Randolph who quoted Scooby. She and others tried to get the Captain to further change course around the weather. He did not. Everyone died.

He just didn't take the storm seriously enough and once things became dire it was clear that neither the ship nor the crew were properly set up to make it through. Bad maintence and poor training by the ship owner TOTE were the secondary causes.

Once they abandoned ship they had little chance of survival due to outdated lifeboats and equipment.

As bad as the Captain screwed up, in the end he seemed a good person. After giving the order to abandon ship, one of the crew understandably panicked and froze up. Captain Davidson did not leave him. He spent his final minutes trying to help that last man as the ship sank under them.

The last we heard of 2nd Mate Randolph she had gone in search of life vests for herself, the Captain, and the panicked crewmen. She was there to the end as well.

[–] Cad@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First part of your comment isn't true. I can't find any source to back that up. The company did screw up in plenty of other ways. Then they tried to weasle out of the consequences as your link illustrates,. So still villians.