The more I read about 2001 and the more I watch it the more I love it!

I don’t have an answer to your exact question but I want to emphasize…

NOTHING in the history of humankind has ever existed like computer data. A 100% identical copy of videos, pictures, and music can be made almost instantly at what is essentially zero cost to the original holder of the data. Any comparison to “stealing” or to a physical object (a car lol) just falls flat because the situation is just so different.

Practically speaking, the world we live in, with computers everywhere, cheap storage, and easy fast internet access for so much of the world, has only been around for about two decades, maybe three. NOTHING like this has ever existed before, and businesses, culture, and laws have been very slow to catch up.

I’m not saying pirating is right or wrong, just that the whole idea is still so new that society hasn’t caught up to it yet.

Yes, but I understand what you mean. So many business and schools have switched entirely to Google Docs and similar.

This article is strange… The author uses “being able to open Microsoft Office documents” as a common example of what an OS that claims to be easy to use should be able to do. Then says…

When people download Ubuntu 23.04 they get an OS that can do everything Windows 95 did - with 23.10 they don’t

No default installation of Microsoft Windows EVER opened Microsoft Office documents. If this was a simple oversight in the write-up it’d be fine, but the point is hammered over and over again.

I don’t have an opinion about Ubuntu including or not including more software in the default installation (my guess is it became too big to fit on a DVD?) but this article failed to make it’s point to me by making a comparison to Windows that isn’t true.

Also…

the world’s most popular desktop Linux operating system (that’s Ubuntu, for those of you playing dumb)

Is this supposed to be a cocky joke? I can’t tell. What metric of “most popular” is the author using?

I watched Jaws (1975), my first time! It was so good.

Two things stood out to me. One, I wasn’t expecting the movie to have such different first and second acts. It worked, but it surprised me. And two, Richard Dreyfuss’ character is incredibly well acted and fun. I don’t know, I was expecting the movie to feel “old”. Not only did it not, but his character in particular stood out as so well done and so fun to watch.

I just rewatched it. I didn’t see a “5 minute car commercial”. I saw a five minute car chase with humor and dialog that advanced the characters.

But all of the cars are Chevrolet brand. Is that the issue? I’m so confused! This is like the most minor “ad” I’ve seen in a movie.

I wonder what OP thinks of Olive Garden in Sonic the Hedgehog… 😅

Which scene is that? I can’t remember.

:( My favorite movie with him is Mystery Men. :D

Heaven Sent is an INCREDIBLE episode.

Also worth mentioning that Mummy on the Orient Express is my all-time favorite episode of Doctor Who. It may not be as powerful as Heaven Sent but is a more typical adventure the Doctor may experience.

I don’t know if it counts as a genre but I love a good narrator character. Two examples that come to mind are Bert from Mary Poppins or the Merry Men from Robin Hood Men in Tights. When done well it adds such a nice charm to the story.