Not seen Gattaca, but a multi-tier, genetically structured society is the basis of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, which is well worth a read.

Sounds like a sticky situation.

I see you’ve got a rye sense of humour.

Ah ok, thanks.

I use Plex - but almost exclusively for music streaming through PlexAmp, very little in the way of TV/movies.

What’s so bad about it? It works well for me, but if Jellyfin is much better I might investigate.

Chill Out by the KLF. Always soothes me.

Lots of great choices here - I’ll throw in Moon Over Marin by Dead Kennedys.

Sounds like a bop, but is actually about the destruction of the environment.

Yeah, you’re quite right, not sure why I thought it was later on.

Is it as early as that? I could have sworn it was at least 3 or 4 episodes in. Been a while since I watched it though… [tingles with anticipation] 😁

's all in the game, yo.

The Wire. Don’t want to spoil it by saying which one, but a key character turns out to be a lesbian.

I hate the notion that The Wire counts as an old show! 😁

He listed the items because that’s the rules of the sub.

I don’t see anything wrong, or even odd about what he’s wearing. It’s just a jacket and some shorts. If I passed him in the street, I doubt I’d even register his clothes tbh.

Drink more.

Never actually made, as far as I know, but mine would be whatever it was David Lynch was doing for Netflix, under the name Wisteria (or possibly Unrecorded Night, it seems to have gone by both names at various points). Cancelled due to the pandemic and never really explained as far as I know.

Hell, I’d just like to know what it was going to be - something Twin Peaks related? Something completely new? The further adventures of Jack the killer monkey?

EDIT - apparently his daughter Jennifer has said they’re considering releasing the script. That was June 2025, so hope springs!

My knowledge of Asian authors is pretty limited, but I’ll go for Haruki Murakami.

I’d recommend pretty much anything of his. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle is one of my favourites though.

Never smoked (although I probably got a fair bit second hand from my dad, back in the day)

Don’t do crazy drinking, but do enjoy a cold pint or two now and then, and maybe a few more if I’m out at a gig or something. And in the summer I’ll often have some bottles chilling in the fridge.

Also enjoy an occasional whisky - single malt, nice and smoky, preferably.

Don’t usually have other spirits, maybe vodka or rum in a cocktail, but pretty rarely tbh.

No worries - the general point still stands though I think 👍

True happiness is something that should make you happy in the moment and in the long run.

I’m not sure I agree - why is a long term aspect necessarily for something to constitute true happiness?

If I can’t remember something, does that mean it didn’t make me “truly happy”?

If so, that would mean that a child given a toy they play with for years but eventually lose interest in and forget as they grow older, didn’t experience “true happiness” from that toy, which doesn’t seem right to me.

I don’t think permanence or longevity are factors in whether ones happiness is true or not.