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"As deep as anyone else in the field" implies formal writing, which I've never seen by Ebert. If it exists, does it compare with what gets published in a film studies journal, or h…

Yeah, I basically agree. His mainstream work is what he's known for, and it's probably why self-avowed intellectuals (academics in film studies or film theory) don't consider him a…

gnosis didn't say anything about film or new media. I'd be really pretty surprised if gnosis believed there weren't "intellectual" (read: thoughtful) things to say about film. That…

There's nothing wrong with film criticism. Ebert's 4-star ratings are even a good heuristic for picking something to watch. All of his "great movies" are generally recognized as su…

Cognition is layer upon layer of pattern processing, all the way down to sensory inputs. His particular pattern matching mechanism might need adjustment, but pattern matching itsel…

I'll give you a practical example. What specific emotions do you feel when you take a moment to consider the following two lists of five words extracted from your comment? 1) mysti…

For reference, I deleted a comment which said, "Personally I believe nobody benefits from abuse, because it is not a zero-sum game." or something very close to that. For me sexism …

Hey man, thanks for your reply. From above: > Context. You are supposed to comment on HN. You are not supposed to play in the street. If you played in a park, I'd expect you not to…

Well, mr-hank said it had something to do with "a big dongle joke about a fictional piece hardware that identified as male", and Adria corroborates that less specifically with it b…