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Florence Pugh in Dune Part Two AND Thunderbolts* proves she is the most versatile actress working right now. Completely different characters, both commanding.

AMC A-List pays for itself in two movies. I see 8-10 movies a month on it. Best subscription deal in entertainment right now.

need to show my roommate this

I switched from iPhone to Pixel after 10 years and the customization freedom is addictive. I could never go back to being told how my home screen should look.

The Alamo Drafthouse Game of Thrones finale watch party was 200 people collectively losing their minds for 80 minutes. The energy when THAT episode ended was pure chaos.

Happened to me last year. Pushed back, got told "it's not optional." Started interviewing and had a fully remote offer in 3 weeks. Leverage is still with workers in tech.

This only works until companies start adjusting salaries for cost of living. Some already are. Enjoy it while it lasts.

The "you don't need a master's" take is true for DFW specifically. The market here values practical skills. Bay Area might be different, but DFW companies hire builders.

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Darknet Diaries is SO good. The episode about the casino heist through a smart fish tank is one of the best podcast episodes ever made.

Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi is the endgame but the learning curve is steep. Start with a mainstream ecosystem and migrate later if you get into it.

I work at a DFW AI startup. We have 8 engineers and $2M in ARR. We just raised at a $60M valuation. Even our own team thinks the valuation is insane. But investors are throwing money at anything with AI in the pitch.

The artists who trained for years and the AI prompters are not playing the same game. One requires decades of skill. The other requires a subscription and an afternoon. Calling them both "artists" is insulting to the first group.

Shadow of the Erdtree is the best DLC ever made. Messmer the Impaler is a top-5 FromSoftware boss. The Scadutree fragment system forcing overleveled players to start cautious again was genius design.

Do not forget a good monitor. A $1000 PC paired with a 60Hz 1080p panel from 2015 is a waste. ASUS VG27AQ1A (1440p 170Hz IPS) goes on sale for $200 regularly.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes at Level 4 is correct placement. 110 episodes of political space opera with no filler. It is the anime equivalent of reading War and Peace and equally rewarding.

Pain's Assault arc is the greatest 20 episodes in anime history. When Naruto arrives in Sage Mode to fight Pain and the entire village is destroyed — that is the moment Naruto peaked. Everything after is downhill.

The Bear Season 2 Christmas episode is the most stressful hour of television I have ever watched. My heart rate was elevated the entire time. It is a masterclass in tension.

The budget discipline point is key. A24 can take 10 risks for the cost of one Marvel movie. Even if 7 of them underperform, the 3 that hit pay for everything.

The Chani change is the single best adaptation decision in modern cinema. Herbert wrote Dune as a cautionary tale but readers kept missing the point because Chani supported Paul. Villeneuve made it impossible to miss.

Snow White being on this list is brave. The internet discourse poisoned the well but the movie is genuinely charming if you give it a fair shot.

The NorthPark AMC IMAX screen is massive. If you have not seen a movie there, you have not experienced IMAX in DFW. The Interstellar re-release on that screen was religious.

Florence Pugh is doing for Yelena what RDJ did for Tony Stark. Making a B-list character into an A-list anchor. The emotional beats in act three actually landed.

The property tax thing is real though. My Collin County property tax bill is $11,000/year. Would be about $4,000 on the same home value in CA.

New homeowner tip: your first year appraisal is often way off because they use the sale price. Protest it immediately.

Pecan Lodge walked so every other Deep Ellum restaurant could run. Respect the institution even if it is not your current #1.