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Is Routine worth playing? (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 1 day ago by Ironfox@nord.pub to c/games@lemmy.world

It's on sale via Steam as of writing, but I just want to know if the game is really worth my time and money or be considered a pass. Have you played it yet? If so, how was the gameplay experience? It has positive reviews not only on Steam proper but also via Metacritic from both critics and fans alike.

[-] Ironfox@nord.pub 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Are there exclusions for Jury Duty in the US based on occupational fields such as:

  • Medical (Board certified doctors who work 9-5 consuming court hours)
  • Military (Active service member of the army, navy, marines or air force)
  • Sole Trader (Basically an entrepreneur who has full time committment)
  • Member of congress or a government official (like senators for instance)
  • Government employee (FBI agent, CIA operative, ATF official)
  • Active member of Law Enforcement (SWAT, Cops or Sheriffs)
  • Politicians (Those working for the white house in DC)

For any of those reasons: one should present proof of current employment within those sectors (for armed forces, such as CAC card or DoD idetification to guarantee exclusion or relevant credentials & ID's telling them you're in LE). And of course, Ex-Cons who are convicted of serious crimes are not eligible to serve as jurors.

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I mean, is courtroom attendance mandatory when given a summons? What are the repercussions for failing to turn up during the appointed date and time? I know that they have Voir Dire and names of American citizens are selected randomly from the electoral roll (the same one used for federal elections on selecting a new president in office) unless you renounced US citizenship which rescinds both your right to vote and potential jury duty.

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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Ironfox@nord.pub to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

This was during an era where VHS was standard and DVD's were just brand new at the time (before streaming sites existed). Chains like Blockbuster were booming back then with people renting movies or even TV shows for a fee but have to return them by an expected date, what happens is that in order to "keep" a copy, people would use a PC with disc burning software to burn the contents from that DVD onto a blank one.

Know those blank white DVDs? Basically those were used on storing a "pirated" disc for themselves before returning the rented copy back at the video rental store. When I was a kid, I remember encountering what clearly a pirated copy of The Prince of Egypt (so who ever pirated it kept the rented copy) since the disc art is crappy & low quality (it's been printed then glued onto a blank DVD used for copying upon peeling it off).

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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Ironfox@nord.pub to c/television@piefed.social

I've seen House of Cards (starring Kevin Spacey & Robin Wright) where the first 5 seasons were excellent, but the sixth (final) season is shit. It's definitely been rushed during production on top of the drama with Spacey himself having to leave the show (due to allegations of sexual misconduct), so the show was rewritten into his character dying from a heart attack shifting the point of view into Robin Wright's character instead.

The ratings plummeted but the last episode is the worst reviewed via IMDb, like WTF was that ending all about?! They didn't even try to make it 13 episodes like the previous five seasons (cut it off at the 8th episode making that the 73rd and last, the season overall is just written poor and the script was composed last minute), too much was happening at once with no links to the previous seasons that made the series successful.

[-] Ironfox@nord.pub 2 points 3 days ago

Donnie Darko starred Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore but Seth Rogen was mentioned in the credits.

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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Ironfox@nord.pub to c/movies@piefed.social

There are examples I can recall, but not are all obvious at first unless you knew prior:

  • Channing Tatum in War of the Worlds (starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning) as “boy at church” (uncredited)
  • Bruce Willis in The Verdict (starring Paul Newman, James Mason) as "courtroom observer" (uncredited)
  • Sylvester Stallone in Klute (starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland) as “disco dancer” (uncredited)
  • Megan Fox in Bad Boys II (starring Martin Lawrence, Will Smith) as “dancer in club” (uncredited)
  • Vin Diesel in Awakenings (starring Robin Williams, Robert De Niro) as “hospital porter” (uncredited)
  • Brad Pitt in No Way Out (starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman) as “party guest” (uncredited)
  • Michael Biehn in Grease (starring John Travolta, Oliva Newton-John) as "school athlete" (uncredited)
  • Gerard Butler in Tomorrow Never Dies (starring Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh) as “crewman” (uncredited)
  • Tobin Bell in Manhattan (starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton) as "man on street" (uncredited)

They are not mentioned on the end credits, so you wouldn't really know unless you either know which scene they appear due to their screen time being that brief or knew how old they were upon the films release anticipating they're younger back then. I mean, have you seen movies where an actor you recognize began their career as a extra before they achieved stardom?

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