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Hahaha, I love their banter. We now leave the feels zone and move on to the action zone.

Well, I'm certainly no expert on cancel culture, and you are right that free speech is a double edge sword. It goes both ways. However, the negative impact is greatly amplified by social media. I believe that free speech should not be restricted, but should be brandished responsibly by those with influence. What happened in the US capitol riot was an act of idiocy hiding behind the pretext of free speech. If Trump was an ordinary citizen then, what he said should be fine. But he was the President of the United States and the words that comes out of his mouth carries a certain weight. As what someone's uncle always said, "with great power comes great responsibility". What he did was irresponsible. It's practically him saying "come into my house (the capitol) and do (ransack) whatever you want". Do you think this would have happened if an ordinary citizen was up in that podium spewing the same lines that Trump was saying. Most likely, a lot of people would deem him a lunatic. The concept of free speech was to empower those who are powerless, and not to be used by those in power to incite. But you do have a point about hate speech. Again, this needs to be handled responsibly. I'll give a perfect example. I'm Asian and with a lot of hate crimes being committed to Asians right now I should be heavily affected by this. If you berate me to my face, I can accept that because we are talking on equal grounds. I can choose to ignore you or I can punch you in the face. That's freedom of speech. However, if you do that on social media with the power to amplify those words from others, then we are no longer on equal grounds and what you have done is trampled on my rights. There is also no way for me to react to this, thus, restricting me of my freedom. That is not free speech. But hate speech originates from misguided information, and may have been influenced on how a person grew up. Given a chance, it is possible to correct all of this with the proper education. The world is so screwed up right now and I miss the simpler times before the internet.

Well, speaking of being easily offended, cancel culture seems to be a prevalent norm nowadays just because one does not agree with the general public. This is most evident when a celebrity speaks their mind that offends a lot of people. In relation to this, I've seen Rowan Atkinson gave a speech and he made some fine points about this. Although his speech is about a law being passed in the UK, the contents of what he said still rings true in a lot of ways.

I do feel that having them include any fox related material may be too premature. I mean, they started planning this as early as 2018, so they would bound to have already created the outline for Marvel Phase 4. Fox being bought by Disney was only finalized early 2019. So including any fox related material would be like throwing a wrench on their entire planning process, which would further delay phase 4. I do believe timing is everything. The problem with that is that the actors are not getting any younger. In the end, this happened:

Well, as expected, a lot of the predictions didn't come true.

That's assuming he also regains his emotions. But we all know (or have a general idea) what happens next. And I'm getting the impression that they are leading towards making Scarlet Witch a villain. Oh the feels.....

This really broke my heart...

Marvel has become very good at misleading the fans. I couldn't take it anymore so I binged watch all the available episodes. It was Agatha all along was a catchy song. 😊 I love the way how the MCU pays homage to the original source and yet find ways to surprise the audience who already have knowledge about the source material. Perhaps this ties directly to Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. Maybe even Wanda's hex could be the catalyst to activate the mutant gene. The shock of losing Vision caused the creation of Westview, imagine how the loss of her kids would do to. I am looking forward to the last episode.

So I guess they're done trolling us with the title reveal then? Unless this is another one of their trolls....

Even with the enhanced visual effects and all the eye candy stuff, it's kinda difficult to salvage a movie that has a disappointing story, unless they include scenes that would completely alter the whole narrative of the movie. With the lnclusion of Darkseid and Joker, I'm hopeful, but not too much. And if by chance that this release goes beyond expectation, does that mean we will be getting a part 2 for this?

Quite possibly. Hints of a multiverse were already introduced as early as Antman and the Wasp (quantum realm), but it wasn't until Endgame that it was briefly explained (Ancient One). Perhaps this ties in directly with Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness?

During House of M, Wanda said: "No more Mutants" Maybe here she'll say: "No, more Mutants!"

Yeah, Overlord Chapter 14 is actually sitting in my tablet right now. Just couldn't find the time to read it, as I prefer to have a quiet time to myself and enjoy reading it. With Chapter 15 looming over the horizon, I guess I better get started soon. I've also decided to park watching Log Horizon 3 and Tensura 2 right now until it gets completed. I started watching Re:Zero and the wait is killing me. Netflix spoiled us by enabling us to binge watch.

It's also possible that they end the final season on a cliff hanger, possibly on a turning point in the story. And then once the manga gets completed, release the story as an OAV. I find this route better as it gives respect to the source material. Similar to how they treated the animation for the first series of Hunter X Hunter, once the anime caught up with the manga, they ended the series and released the subsequent arcs in a form of OAV. Judging as how popular Attack on Titan is (even my daughter is following it), there will definitely be a lot of strong reaction when the season ends.

How many episodes is this again? I'm waiting for this to finish before I start watching. I don't want to watch this only to be left hanging for a week before the next episode comes out. A lot of people do say that Mephisto is involved in this. Very hard to form my own opinion having not seen the show yet.

I've seen a lot of Gundam, Tolyo Ghoul, Overwatch, or even Fornite. But unfortunately I have not seen one from Guyver. Would be cool though if you've wearing a Guyver Mask. I'm actually contemplating on wearing a Mandalorian Helmet to work since we are required to wear face shield along with face masks.

I think this varies from person to person. I've known a few who contracted the virus and felt fine. They didn't feel any different with the only distinguishing difference is that they temporarily lost their sense of taste. I've also known a few who have succumb to the virus, though they have underlying conditions that caused their demise. How is the virus being contained in your area? For us, it's the usual face mask and social distancing. Luckily, the only lockdown that happened was when the onset of the pandemic. Traffic is a lot less stressful, but a lot of things that I used to enjoy are now inaccessible, like group gatherings and such.

Considering this is the final season, I find it hard to relate as to how they will finish this in relation to the source material. From where the anime is right now, there are a lot more things that happens before we get to what is currently happening in the manga. With the number of episodes remaining, I wonder how they will compress everything. Perhaps tweak the ending in line with how the author envisions it?

Thanks for the inputs. I've finally figured it out. The solution is too simple that it's laughable. I just didn't realized that DCHP was turned on on the WIFI router. And the fact that I've connected the LAN from the ONT to the WAN port of the wifi router. Turned off DCHP and switched the connected port from WAN to LAN and everything works fine now. For the life of me, I still don't understand how the devices on different networks can see each other despite having the DCHP on. Thanks for sparing some time to discuss this. It really helps having someone to talk to about these things.

Thanks for your insight. Please help me understand since I'm not really very well verse in networking setup. The reason why I though this might work is because all the devices in my home network can be seen by the other devices. The PC which is attached to the TP Link Switch can access the Laptop connected that's connected to the Wifi router. The Laptop can also access the webpage of the Printer Server and indicates the status of the printer as online. But for some reason, the printer cannot be detected, even though the print server is accessible. (Printer is connected to the print server) As much as I want to simplify the connection, like connecting the wifi router to the tp link switch as you mentioned, this is physically impossible. The Wifi router is downstairs, connected via LAN cable to the Fiber ONT, which is in another room upstairs. The Switch is on a different room connected the Fiber ONT. But I'll try moving the printer downstairs and connect this to the wifi router to see if it connects. Though this setup will not work for me, it will help me narrow down which device has the problem.

Hey Guys, I hope you don't mind if I pick your brains. As much as I hate asking for help in doing this, but I'm already at a stage where I'm starting to give up. I know this is not a tech forum, but this is the forum I most frequent. Maybe some of you guys have experience in setting up networks and might have some clues to what I missed. I bought a Wavlink Print Server with the intention of sharing the USB printer over the network. I managed to get this to work on devices connected via wired LAN, but can't seem to get this to work for devices connected via wifi. This is the setup of my home network: Fiber Internet Huawei ONT Router (with wifi switched off as it's wifi sucks) => connected to a TP Link Archer wifi router => All wifi access is being router through here including all our laptops and phones. Then Also connected to the Huawei Router ONT => TP Link Gigabit unmanaged Switch => which Wavlink Print Server is connected to (Canon G1010). PC is also connected to this switch. So it basically looks like this: ONT Router = Wifi Router = Laptop, Phones, Wifi = TP Link Switch = Print Server, PC The PC can print fine, but the Laptop (wifi only) for some reason is unable to detect the printer, but can access the print server just fine (via ping) Typically, if the laptop can detect the print server, it should be able to detect the printer right? But no matter what I try, I can't seem to get the printer to work. I cannot change this setup due to physical limitations (covering multiple rooms, hence the need for a wifi printer) Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Very nice to see two of Caps best buds hanging out. At the end of Endgame, we officially see Sam taking on the mantle, but I don't see him lugging around that shield. Carrying that shield is indeed complicated. We do see someone dressed up as Captain America, could this be John Walker? As bad as 2020 is, at least there is something to look forward to in 2021.

And here I though I know the Marvel universe so well, surprised that I still learn something new from time to time. Thanks guys. Looking forward to this as well. Would love to see more of that Hiddleston Humor.

So Wanda has official lost her European accent. It's not entirely surprising since I know a lot of people who lost the accent of their native tongue. This is good stuff, unfortunately Disney+ has yet to open in our region. Perhaps this could be the catalyst to connect the MCU with the merry mutants as Wanda gets shocked at the end of the series. Imagine at the end of House of M where she utters "no more mutants" but instead says the opposite.

Very nice! Your dedication is very impressive. Hope a lot of people support this.