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What's the most unforgivable sin done in media that you're still bitter about?

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Which is why I think a two book adaptation works better in this case.

The movie does a better job in the first half, where the use of Ender is more abstract and the movie can use the extra time to lay out some of Ender's ideas on when to use force. Then, the climax of the movie is Ender winning the final academy battle and setting up expectations in the next movie.

A whole movie focusing on the campaign, obscuring the campaign to make it seem to Ender and the audience that this is more training, and using the first movie's pacing as a way to set up audience expectations. It also gives time for Ender on screen to see this nuance and complexity so the audience comes into the final battle understanding Ender's viewpoint before the rug pull.

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What’s an obscure but concrete technical fact that keeps creating preventable issues in the real world?

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Aggregates with a lot of unstable silica like strained quartz can cause the creation of silica gel when exposed to cement. The aggregate supplier should be the one running tests to prove they don't have reactive silica.

Other tests include air entrainment and the slump test. The concrete mix requirements should be chosen by the engineer or architect.