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I hate that song

Nah, you're irreplaceable. I'll probably stop watching movies altogether... Won't be able to deal with the memories

No chance

The joke's on you, I personally refuse to fly Boeing

Yeah, I'd say it's generally a good idea to go along with the position which is supported by a large body of clear and convincing data. As for your second paragraph, I think you're missing the point there a bit. Nobody is accusing scientists of being dishonest or lying, that's not the point. Let's not look for any conspiracies here. As for safety, any drug or vaccine always has certain risks and side effects; no drug or vaccine is 100% safe, and Covid vaccines are no exception. Clinical trials and current real-world data suggests that current vaccines are generally safe and effective in preventing severe course of disease. At the same time, there's also evidence of serious (albeit rare) side effects associated with some vaccines. In general, the benefits of a vaccine should always outweigh its risks - when new data from continuous monitoring and reviews suggests that in some cases it might no longer be true, the recommendations for vaccination should change - hence why in some countries certain vaccines are being restricted for certain age groups (AstraZeneca a while ago due to the risk of TTS, Moderna now due to the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis, etc.). As long as it all stays transparent and the data is easily accessible to everyone in order to make informed decisions, that's perfectly fine. Forcing people into decisions through political power is not fine though, at least not in my books.

I'm talking about pharma corporations in general being greedy and looking to maximise their profits in an industry which can easily become exploitative as it focuses on the health and lives of people. Pretty much all of those corporations have history of extreme price gouging, patent litigation, corruption, fraud, even manipulating scientific publications, falsifying safety data, etc. All that doesn't mean that any vaccine or drug manufactured and sold by a pharma corporation is automatically something bad, dangerous, or unsafe though. In other words, I can be skeptical of the modus operandi of pharmaceutical companies, and still accept and use their products, based on evidence. One doesn't have to exclude the other. Also, I don't "trust the scientists" blindly and don't think anyone should - science can be misinterpreted, scientists can be wrong, data could be flawed, missing or be unaccounted for, it can be influenced by political climate, funding and bias. I do trust the scientific method though, which, when followed correctly, continuously evaluates all newly acquired information without bias, and proper, objective scientific process which accepts that there's always a degree of uncertainty and that new evidence may challenge existing and well-known theories. So in short, I build my opinions and make my decisions based on scientific evidence available to me, and adjust them if needed whenever new evidence becomes available. That's why transparency and balanced reporting is so important. What became very noticeable in recent years is that many people fail to understand that science is a process, not a singular discovery or the source of truth set in stone. Scientific knowledge is never final or absolute, it is constantly changing. Somewhat ironically, there has been a rise of something recently that could be called scientism, which fanatically spins "science" into a dogmatic final law that has to be accepted without questioning, which, in its essence, is the complete opposite of science and more like religion. Ironic, really. But anyway, I'm rambling here a bit.

Don't even remind me that Iceland volcano, my flight got cancelled twice and then the third time it was diverted to another airport 400km away, so we had to spend over 4 hours in the bus and then run through the other airport in order to make it Nah, I will pass this time, I'm glad to finally have a break from travelling Spent a shitload of money on hotels, flights and taxis this year already, and am honestly a bit tired from it all

Big pharma companies have always been massive cunts, to be honest. I have absolutely nothing against them making profit in general, but there's a line to be drawn somewhere... Best recent example - Merck has developed a new promising Covid treatment in form of a pill, and now are selling it at 40 times what it cost to make - that's just fucking mental, especially considering that they received significant funding from the US government for research and development. Greed has no limits.

I think it's primarily a US issue, as if I'm not mistaken, there it's only the vaccination status that matters. Whereas in Europe, recovery from Covid is considered equal to vaccination in terms of having immunity and thus being exempt from testing/quarantine/other restrictive measures. Every country I've been to this year accepted proof of recovery instead of vaccination; it's also a part of EU digital Covid certificate.

"Exposing the truth"... Why so much sensationalism? Israeli scientists have openly published their study results demonstrating that having COVID once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine, it's not exactly a secret.

Just as evil as filling some donuts with mustard instead of jam and serving them alongside the regular ones during Karneval

Yeah, there are codes you can use for each genre, but it's still shit and frankly, shouldn't be like that. I also watch a lot of it on my phone, and the search on the app is even worse.

No, of course not! We're all model citizens here.

I bookmarked yours too, for those nights when you simply can't decide and want someone to just choose a random movie for you to watch. So many time wasted trying to find something to watch, and then just going to bed after two hours of unsuccessful searching And yeah, I liked that movieofthenight site, that's everything in one place, just how it should be...

I hate the UI of both Netflix and Prime. Search and browsing is horrible in both, too. Tags and genres are all messed up, makes their library look tiny, and their suggestions are total crap. Is it that hard to just make a proper list of EVERYTHING in their streaming library, properly categorised by genre, release date, title, etc? Any illegal pirated stream site has better and more intuitive search than those two... Thankfully, other people do their job for them. This is the site I use when I want to find something on Netflix or Prime: https://www.movieofthenight.com/catalog/netflix

Have fun in Malaga, Chris! As for the La Palma volcano, the ash is already affecting flights in Tenerife, a few had to be diverted from North to South Airport today already

A big pileup in Nürburgring during Touristenfahrt on Monday. 10 vehicles involved, 1 dead, 7 injured, 2 of them seriously

"Round 13, Question 1: why was the winter break introduced in the Bundesliga?"

Fantastic news. Keeping our best talents in the club long term gives me hope... Especially considering that he chose us instead of Juventus, Chelsea or Leverkusen.

Why? I only watched the first one...

I'm hooked, was supposed to just watch one episode before work, and I'm still watching now, having decided to take a day off

Or maybe someone else is using your (by your I mean your daughter's) Prime account Funny though, I'm also on episode 4 now, what a coincidence...

Accidentally stumbled upon Tales from the Loop on Amazon Prime, and wow... Can't believe it went completely under the radar. Very unique story and general vibe. https://imdb.com/title/tt8741290/ @Bluewolf And since the show's eery, somber, melancholic tone reminds me of Dark, here's the obligatory shoutout to @Tommy, @Faithcore, @Eco, @Rucksackfranzose, and @Viva la FCB