DonQuixote's recent activity
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Comment on The most important year in the history of science fiction is 1973, because that’s when science fiction ended in ~books
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Comment on Microsoft launches the new Bing, with ChatGPT built in in ~tech
DonQuixote Link ParentWell, it's a product of Microsoft. It's not supposed to work.Well, it's a product of Microsoft. It's not supposed to work.
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Comment on Our imperfect list of books like "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" in ~books
DonQuixote LinkI admire book riot. And am amused that I saw this post thinking about books and specifically Pachinko which I'm currently reading. This quote is worth the whole novel to me: "Even after two years,...I admire book riot. And am amused that I saw this post thinking about books and specifically Pachinko which I'm currently reading. This quote is worth the whole novel to me:
"Even after two years, he was still in thrall with just being at Waseda, with just having a quiet room to read in.
If anything, he wanted a very simple life filled with nature, books, and perhaps a few children. He knew that later in life, he also wanted to be let alone to read and to be quiet."
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
DonQuixote LinkI'm finishing up a song I wrote about Stephen Sondheim.I'm finishing up a song I wrote about Stephen Sondheim.
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Comment on Charlie Kaufman has written a new movie, Ryan Gosling eyed to star in ~movies
DonQuixote (edited )LinkThe reason something like Netflix attracts filmmakers is because there’s nowhere else to make those things. It’s infuriating to me when people say Netflix is ruining movies because—no, movies...The reason something like Netflix attracts filmmakers is because there’s nowhere else to make those things. It’s infuriating to me when people say Netflix is ruining movies because—no, movies ruined movies, studios ruined movies, and that’s the truth.Netflix is the only streaming service I use. And this is why.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
DonQuixote LinkI bought hearing aids. My son bought a piano. I had lunch with my other son. My wife worked with our grandchildren on their studies.I bought hearing aids. My son bought a piano. I had lunch with my other son. My wife worked with our grandchildren on their studies.
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Comment on What will "classically trained" look like for computer science and digital literacy?? in ~tech
DonQuixote LinkI think the term classically trained would be replaced at that point by humanly trained.I think the term classically trained would be replaced at that point by humanly trained.
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Comment on Getty Images is suing the creators of AI art tool Stable Diffusion for scraping its content in ~tech
DonQuixote LinkIn the end, when the final bell is rung, and our entire civilization has collapsed into pathetic confused chaos, a lawyer will be the last one to emerge from the rubble. And it will be a lawyer bot.In the end, when the final bell is rung, and our entire civilization has collapsed into pathetic confused chaos, a lawyer will be the last one to emerge from the rubble.
And it will be a lawyer bot.
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Comment on Why it took us thousands of years to see the colour violet in ~arts
DonQuixote LinkI refer you to the article by Umberto Eco which I discovered only last week, "How Culture Conditions the Colours We See." Partial article in this link:...I refer you to the article by Umberto Eco which I discovered only last week, "How Culture Conditions the Colours We See."
Partial article in this link: https://dokumen.pub/how-culture-conditions-the-colours-we-see.html
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Comment on Barnes and Noble's surprising turnaround in ~finance
DonQuixote LinkThere are a few net people I like. Marie Popova is one. Ted Gioia is another. Stay cool, guys.There are a few net people I like. Marie Popova is one. Ted Gioia is another. Stay cool, guys.
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Comment on Thousands of women in Greenland, including some as young as twelve, had a contraceptive device implanted in their womb, often without consent in ~health
DonQuixote LinkAfter reading Smilla's Sense of Snow, possibly one of the best novels I've read, nothing would surprise me coming out of Greenland, especially abusing the Inuit population.After reading Smilla's Sense of Snow, possibly one of the best novels I've read, nothing would surprise me coming out of Greenland, especially abusing the Inuit population.
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Comment on ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ named Best Picture by National Board of Review in ~movies
DonQuixote LinkIt certainly hit all the right notes a movie should hit, plus it capitalized on it's own history. To top it off, there was Tom Cruise himself, thanking us for coming to see his movie. What's not...It certainly hit all the right notes a movie should hit, plus it capitalized on it's own history. To top it off, there was Tom Cruise himself, thanking us for coming to see his movie. What's not to like. Escapist? Yes. Hell yes!
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Comment on Disney shocker: Bob Iger returning as CEO, Bob Chapek exits in ~movies
DonQuixote Link ParentYes, that doesn't sound like Florida.Yes, that doesn't sound like Florida.
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Comment on AI’s new frontier: Connecting grieving loved ones with the deceased in ~tech
DonQuixote LinkI have 12 years of an electronic journal in case my grandchildren want to know the kind of human their Pop was. I doubt there will be any takers. My own grandfather left my mom some recorded...I have 12 years of an electronic journal in case my grandchildren want to know the kind of human their Pop was. I doubt there will be any takers. My own grandfather left my mom some recorded cassette tapes of his musings and over the years they were misplaced/set aside/lost/destroyed. Children are something else again.
There's a little known movie with Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson, Reminiscence, if anyone is interested. It's more mystery-suspense and like Inception plays with the idea of people getting so involved in their memories being electronically relived that they can't build new futures. But I can see how for some, finding closure would be a welcome benefit.
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Comment on Disney shocker: Bob Iger returning as CEO, Bob Chapek exits in ~movies
DonQuixote LinkNot really a shocker. Similar to Howard Schultz returning to shape up Starbucks before handing it back off. One of those double edged swords, it boosts the stock and gives a lift of confidence,...Not really a shocker. Similar to Howard Schultz returning to shape up Starbucks before handing it back off. One of those double edged swords, it boosts the stock and gives a lift of confidence, while at the same time causing one to pause and think "is it really this bad? I had no idea."
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Comment on How Brendan Fraser made it all the way back in ~movies
DonQuixote LinkThat Burberry Coat looks better on him than the fat suit. The man will wear anything. Gotta say Blast From The Past is one of my favorites.That Burberry Coat looks better on him than the fat suit. The man will wear anything. Gotta say Blast From The Past is one of my favorites.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
DonQuixote LinkCloud Cuckoo Land. Excellent. A book about books. Also Upgrade. I can't say I thought that one was as good as Crouch's others.Cloud Cuckoo Land. Excellent. A book about books. Also Upgrade. I can't say I thought that one was as good as Crouch's others.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
DonQuixote LinkThe Beatles, triggered by watching Eight Days A Week, Ron Howard's documentary on the Fab Four.The Beatles, triggered by watching Eight Days A Week, Ron Howard's documentary on the Fab Four.
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Comment on What is an older TV show that you really think would be relevant today, both from an artistic and cultural standpoint? in ~tv
DonQuixote LinkExtremely relevant is LOST. The six season television series ushered in a level of production craftsmanship and episodic writing that has reverberated in movies, literature, and streaming content...Extremely relevant is LOST.
The six season television series ushered in a level of production craftsmanship and episodic writing that has reverberated in movies, literature, and streaming content ever since. The idea that a series could have a beginning, middle, and end that wasn't at the mercy of a gatekeeping network was unheard of before it came along.
Part of the reason I still watch this series today is because the unfolding of its story reflects those changes as they were taking place. The theme of the show was presented by dropping the wtf bomb as often as possible, in ways that played to the audience but also produced amazing music scoring, writing, and humor, as well as gripping dramatic events that again and again had major foreshadowing. Even some episodes that were absolutely hated by fans were the result of frustrations of the writers, who basically forced the network to provide them with an endpoint to the series, allowing them to work toward the finale they wanted.
The show was vilified by many for the last season, which is still misunderstood by a large percentage of people. That perception is even now being rewritten as new viewers are introduced to it twelve years later.
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Comment on Trump says FBI conducting search of Mar-a-Lago estate in ~news
DonQuixote LinkJohn Mayall- Plan Your Revolution- recorded 1969 (youtube) https://youtu.be/tuw4BPMO6G0John Mayall- Plan Your Revolution- recorded 1969 (youtube) https://youtu.be/tuw4BPMO6G0
Nope. I was there in 1973. Arthur C. Clarke published Rendezvous With Rama. Kurt Vonnegut published Breakfast of Champions. Isaac Asimov published The Gods Themselves.