Upon discovering that contributed to my mother's cookbook and recipe collection, so many questions about my palate have been answered.
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Imaginary Skeptic
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Tech writer at - Former Weekend Argus reporter - An angry prophet denouncing the hypocrisies of our time - Film critic
Cape Town, South AfricaJoined May 2018
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8 films to get to know me:
1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
2. The Prestige
3. Back to the Future
4. Bumblebee
5. Speed Racer
6. I Robot
7. Batman Forever
8. The Incredibles
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8 films to get to know me:
1. The Avengers
2. Charlie's Angels
3. God's Own Country
4. Bring It On
5. The Princess Diaries
6. The Incredibles
7. Maid In Manhattan
8. Mamma Mia twitter.com/singfromthehai…
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The execution was near flawless. The design was brilliant, the setup made clear sense and the implication of their existence (and how the process "hurts") makes the Cybermen one of the show's most sinister antagonists.
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Many people go on about how the #DoctorWho episode "Dalek" was an excellent reintroduction of the villain for the show (and fair's fair, it is great), but not enough attention is given to how brilliant "Rise of the Cybermen" handled its own reintroduction.
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"Ant-Man 3 wanted to be larger than life. Instead, it shrinks in the shadow of greater, aggressive goals."
Check out my review of #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania
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Alright, here me out. There's this lion, in the Kruger National Park you see, and we give it cocaine and we make a movie called...
Cocaine Lion.
Mind blown! *proceeds to do a lot of blow*
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[BREAKING NEWS] Police seize 300kg of pure cocaine worth R1.3 billion at the Durban harbour in KwaZulu-Natal.
Tune into #Newzroom405 for more details.
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Easiest review I ever wrote right there.
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It's a bear. On cocaine. It's a bear on cocaine. Yup, it's definitely a #CocaineBear
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You're breaking my heart, . Your customer service on Twitter is excellent, but it has been weeks since I sent you a billing query via email (with two follow-ups), and you still haven't responded.
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So abalone is key to resurrecting the dead? Who knew.
Very bad. 2FA is a required default for one's online security.
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Normalise going out to restaurants by yourself.
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Saw #AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania last night. I have notes, though none of them concern Jonathan Majors who is a force to be reckoned with.
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Wordle 607 1/6
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I love the fact that a trailer for David Lynch's Dune could technically feature the tag line "From the people who blessed the rains down in Africa".
You can tell it's hot in Cape Town when I'm wearing shorts in public.
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News that I wasn’t initially planning on sharing now.
I’ve taken on the position of editor for a new technology magazine, Business Day Switched, covering both B2B and B2C technology.
We’re still in the early days, so expect the 1st issue in a couple of months.
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I finally sat down and watched Black Widow and I must say I rather enjoyed it. One of the more grounded MCU entries with an amazing family dynamic on screen. And I would very much like some more Red Guardian in the future, please.
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BREAKING: BuzzFeed will use ChatGPT to create content instead of writers
The stock is up 92% today
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A Best Picture lineup where the majority are movies that people actually saw! Good stuff.
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Your 2023 #Oscars best picture nominees:
#EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce
#TopGunMaverick
#Elvis
#Tar
#TheBansheesofInisherin
#TheFabelmans
#AvatarTheWayOfWater
#WomenTalking
#AllQuietontheWesterFront
#TriangleOfSadness
thr.cm/ULIjRXw
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AI tech is going to explode over the next decade thanks to every server, notebook, and desktop computer that will have accelerators built in to make this kind of work happen locally and in the cloud.
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I think we haven't fully absorbed the fact that careful academic papers have found ChatGPT clearly passes some of the most challenging American professional exams:
United States Medical Licensing Exam
MBA-level Operations exam
The Bar Exam (based on typical exam questions)
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MBA-level Operations exam
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Three hours to spare?
Escape from *waves hands* everything with a look at the debauchery of 1920s Hollywood in Babylon.
Read 's review of this wild all-star epic.
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Actually, screw it. Second viewing in, I love this movie.
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upgrades the Linked Devices feature and now lets you link Android phones.
#WhatsApp #MultiDeviceMessaging #LinkedDevices
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Babylon is a lot of movie. A lot.
Movie lot. Heh.
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Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the platform against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use it for their own ends — then one made himself the CEO. , , and report, in collaboration with trib.al/FezDnWP
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According to people who've worked on it, Popular Mechanics SA is no more. Apparently, the December 2022 issue was the last one.
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Can't watch my cocaine-fueled big-hair 80s bio-drama without being judged for it.
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I'm quickly reaching the point where I will no longer be answering unknown phone numbers. Just introduce yourself via message.
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Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter has survived a murder attempt at his office in Megawatt Park, where he drank a cup of coffee laced with cyanide.
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Windows 7 and Windows 8 will stop getting critical security updates in one week theverge.com/2023/1/3/23537
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The first thing I did in 2023 was break Diamond rank in Marvel Snap. This is gonna be a great year.
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Many people underestimate the power of a nice shower head. It can make or break your day.
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This was honestly a great year for film, a nice blend of original and franchise material. And given we're kicking off in January with Babylon, 2023 might be awesome as well.
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Honorable Mention goes to The Menu and the Golden Turkey goes to Don't Worry Darling (a not good movie that strikes up great conversation).
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