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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
IsildursBane Link ParentI spent some time perusing this. Link for those who are curious. Unsurprisingly, it seemed at a quick glance like Lincoln and JFK had the most appearances.wikipedia list of people who have played real presidents in TV and movies
I spent some time perusing this. Link for those who are curious. Unsurprisingly, it seemed at a quick glance like Lincoln and JFK had the most appearances.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft PVP event in ~games
IsildursBane LinkI am excited for this. Also, just finished making commemorative swords that Bront can hand out to every participant, so it should be a fun time. Thanks for organizing this Bront!I am excited for this. Also, just finished making commemorative swords that Bront can hand out to every participant, so it should be a fun time. Thanks for organizing this Bront!
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
IsildursBane Link ParentMaybe for this specific show, but I feel like I have seen his likeness portrayed in other stuff. This is not some academic study, but my personal anecdotal experience is that it seems like Obama...more specific portrayal of Obama was particularly because of him having lived there
Maybe for this specific show, but I feel like I have seen his likeness portrayed in other stuff. This is not some academic study, but my personal anecdotal experience is that it seems like Obama has had probably the largest amount of fictional movie/TV representation. I think some of that is due to Obama being the first president that has enough of a distinct physical appearance that he is the first that can be recognized from an over the shoulder shot (to avoid capturing his face, so that a body double can be used).
The only other president that has a distinct enough physical appearance to be able to do the over the shoulder shot is Trump, but I have not seen that done in movies or TV. I recognize that my viewing habits have changed, so that would bias it a bit. However, I think part of that is due to during Obama's presidency and all of his predecessors there was respect and honour about the presidency. This is beneficial in a storytelling capacity in that it creates a mental shortcut of ascribing value onto your characters by having positive interactions with the president.
The only media I can think of that has done a portrayal of trump post-election is an Adrian Tchaikovsky novel
I am not familiar with this novel. I was more thinking with media more so in the visual sense, since it creates interesting constraints to make the actor playing the role recognizable. Especially when I think that the only two modern presidents who have distinct appearances are Obama and Trump
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
IsildursBane Link ParentI did not not see either the A380 or A310 when I was searching up Intel GPUs. Those have the potential to be solid options, and I might keep them in mind if I do end up doing a full rebuild down...I did not not see either the A380 or A310 when I was searching up Intel GPUs. Those have the potential to be solid options, and I might keep them in mind if I do end up doing a full rebuild down the line
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
IsildursBane LinkSo for the past few months I have been watching the 2010 reboot of Hawaii Five-O while I have been working on some knitting projects. The first few seasons were nostalgic as I remember watching...So for the past few months I have been watching the 2010 reboot of Hawaii Five-O while I have been working on some knitting projects. The first few seasons were nostalgic as I remember watching them in my early teens with my dad.
Overall, the show has been good and has fulfilled my need of having something else going on while I knit. I would not recommend the show by itself, as the writing at times can be quite predictable. It is very clear that they are working with the Hollywood division of the US military, with the positive spotlight of the US military in the war on terror.
The first few seasons were probably the strongest, partially due to having a running narrative of chasing down one person interspersed throughout the episodes. Eventually the writers recognized that they had exhausted that narrative and ended it in a satisfying manner. They tried recreating additional plots to replace that one, but they were never as strong.
The show for the majority of its run has had four static main characters on the team, with additional members coming and going. Probably around S5 they had enough additional characters that they were starting to run b-stories within the episode. However, at the end of S7 they wrote out 2 of the original 4 characters. I am nearing the end of S8 and the replacements are decent, but I would say writing out 2 of the original 4 at the same time was not a smart decision. I will probably watch the remaining two seasons to complete it, although at the moment having a hard time tracking down a torrent for S9.
The one thing that I have been thinking about recently is representation of the POTUS in media. Throughout the show, they had occasional nods to the POTUS, which was Obama. This would either be the presidential portrait in the background, or even once they did the generic black guy filmed from behind to represent Obama. However, now the episodes I am in are during Trump's presidency and there seems to be no nods to him as POTUS. I am unsure if the media landscape has changed or the media I watch has changed in the past ten years, but it got me thinking about how the POTUS has been represented. Pre-Obama, I felt that it was common in movies/TV to have a generic white guy in his 50s to represent the POTUS, with no one specific in mind. Then, during Obama's terms it was common to do what I refer to as the generic black guy as an Obama stand in for the POTUS. But at the moment I cannot think of any media that portrayed a caricature of Trump as president.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
IsildursBane Link ParentThe issue with that approach is that my PSU is proprietary and does not have a 6/8pin connector. So I need to go with an older low power card that gets the power from the PCIE slot itself. I know...The issue with that approach is that my PSU is proprietary and does not have a 6/8pin connector. So I need to go with an older low power card that gets the power from the PCIE slot itself. I know of somewhere that I might be able to pick up one of those cards for free, otherwise it is not worth it. Honestly, it is a low end machine, and the best approach would be a complete rebuild, but I am not in the financial space to do that at the moment. If I can get my hands on one of those GPUs, I can probably extend it out to a few more users. If I can get my hands on a GPU and a few more GB of DDR3 RAM, I would be in a position where I do not have to power off my Jellyfin VM to use others
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Comment on The billionaire ‘buccaneer’ braving the Strait of Hormuz in ~transport
IsildursBane Link ParentNot only is buccaneer another word for pirate, but it is geographically specific. A buccaneer is a pirate operating in the Caribbean Sea.Not only is buccaneer another word for pirate, but it is geographically specific. A buccaneer is a pirate operating in the Caribbean Sea.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
IsildursBane Link ParentA lot of the work you did made it into the final version. The height of the road I just used what you had done, since I felt no need to change that. Then, for the terraforming south of the road, I...A lot of the work you did made it into the final version. The height of the road I just used what you had done, since I felt no need to change that. Then, for the terraforming south of the road, I just made it feel more organic with less straight lines, then added undergrowth and trees. The north side of the road is where more of my work went into, as I had to completely redesign the land to blend in with the cliff I added
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
IsildursBane LinkBeen working on three projects this past week. Been cleaning up my file storage. I used to run a NAS with 250GB capacity in RAID1, plus a 2 TB /sdb drive. I upgraded my NAS to 4TB capacity in...Been working on three projects this past week.
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Been cleaning up my file storage. I used to run a NAS with 250GB capacity in RAID1, plus a 2 TB /sdb drive. I upgraded my NAS to 4TB capacity in RAID1, so reorganizing my files on /sdb since they became a mess, and then will store them on my NAS.
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Been experimenting with Jellyfin on my homelab server. Been pretty stable with a single user, so will probably continue running it. Especially since I have no plans to have it run with more users at the moment. I may try and get my hands on a low power GPU that runs off of only PCIE power, but unsure if my plan for that will end up panning out. Another area to improve is it seems like CPU load on my proxmox server is pretty low, but RAM usage is pretty high. I considered upgrading the RAM, but felt that the DDR3 prices I was seeing was too high, so will pass on that. If I end up getting that GPU, then I reduce CPU demand, and RAM will really start to become the bottleneck on my server so might reconsider then.
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Been starting work again on my recipe website I was working on to learn React/improve my portfolio. I read a comment on here a while back about how someone found having good test coverage useful for personal projects, especially when having large breaks between working on it. So I have started working on getting test coverage on the API to begin with. I was using Bruno to do manual verification of my API, and yesterday I saw that there is some testing functionality within Bruno. I figured out the basics of doing Bruno tests, but am not the biggest fan of it so I need to research better tools for testing an API
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
IsildursBane Link ParentI have gotten the east side of storage (the side that faces town) close enough to finished that it is finally resembling my final vision for decor. Here is a screenshot showing it. I still have...I have gotten the east side of storage (the side that faces town) close enough to finished that it is finally resembling my final vision for decor. Here is a screenshot showing it. I still have plenty of tasks to tidy it all up, but excited to finally see my vision coming together.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
IsildursBane Link ParentI hadn't considered that. I have been testing jellyfin on ubuntu server since I learned Proxmox divides up my 2cores 4thread CPU into 4 assignable CPUs. So far, with just a single concurrent user...I hadn't considered that. I have been testing jellyfin on ubuntu server since I learned Proxmox divides up my 2cores 4thread CPU into 4 assignable CPUs. So far, with just a single concurrent user (which is all I probably will have), it seems to be working decent for a 1080p video with 2 threads and 8GB RAM. I will continue testing, since I can always delete the VM. I may have a connection to get one of those cards for free that you mentioned, so I might look into that further
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
IsildursBane Link ParentThere is no pressure on you or anyone else pinged to redecorate the road. I just thought I would throw out the offer, and if no one else does it, I will eventually get around to it, but it would...There is no pressure on you or anyone else pinged to redecorate the road. I just thought I would throw out the offer, and if no one else does it, I will eventually get around to it, but it would be quite a low priority
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Comment on Meet the UK's Eurovision entrant: 'The BBC is taking a risk on me' in ~music
IsildursBane LinkBeen following Look Mum No Computer for a few years now (got started with the Joan's organ series). I am not too familiar with Eurovision, but I felt like Eins, Zwei, Drei is a fun, outlandish...Been following Look Mum No Computer for a few years now (got started with the Joan's organ series). I am not too familiar with Eurovision, but I felt like Eins, Zwei, Drei is a fun, outlandish song. I hope the best for him. It was also fun watching the music video as I felt like it was very much in style of Look Mum No Computer's previous works, and includes nods to some of his other projects, but just more polished and a higher production budget
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
IsildursBane Link ParentBeen working on the land reclamation work west of storage, and it is getting pretty good. At first glance, the forest looks pretty natural and not man made, but on closer look there are a few...Been working on the land reclamation work west of storage, and it is getting pretty good. At first glance, the forest looks pretty natural and not man made, but on closer look there are a few things I recognize where it doesn't fully blend in yet. I am hoping to finish that in the next few days.
Since the rough work is done, if anybody wants to, feel free to redesign the road west of storage (and potentially add street lights instead of my torch spam). Right now it is just nemo's temporary stone road that they built a while back. Specifically going to tag those who have built or might be planning on building along that road @nemo, @lazerdye, @redx, @noox
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
IsildursBane Link ParentIt is hard to fully figure out how much time, but it is worth noting that it is my only project on the server at the moment. Also, while I have done the majority of the work myself, I have also...It is hard to fully figure out how much time, but it is worth noting that it is my only project on the server at the moment. Also, while I have done the majority of the work myself, I have also gotten little bits of help from various people, and have benefited greatly from getting building resources from storage that others have dropped off.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
IsildursBane LinkSo this past week I finally tidied up some of the interior of community storage. I added proper access to the catwalk to set filters. I went with copper grates and trapdoors again, as a homage to...So this past week I finally tidied up some of the interior of community storage. I added proper access to the catwalk to set filters. I went with copper grates and trapdoors again, as a homage to S2 comm. storage. I also built an office for myself on the upper floor, which was fun and now provides me a safe space to afk at in the area.
I have also made great progress terraforming the area. I have got the terrain how I want it to be, and now working on adding trees. The first few trees have been slow, but I am getting to the point where I understand the design styles of the moonlight forest trees, so it should start picking up soon.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
IsildursBane Link ParentI do, but the problem is it is a proprietary HP computer. The biggest limiting factor is the PSU is 300W, and the MoBo has a proprietary connector for power. So, adding a GPU would require a new...I do, but the problem is it is a proprietary HP computer. The biggest limiting factor is the PSU is 300W, and the MoBo has a proprietary connector for power. So, adding a GPU would require a new PSU and an adapter out of the weird connector. At this point, the next upgrade step is just doing a clean rebuild and carrying over the drives, but that will not be happening in the short term
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
IsildursBane LinkSo I have upgraded the drives on my homelab server, and so now need to do the OS installs. The main use of my server is a NAS, but I also run a few other VMs for the occasional task. I was...So I have upgraded the drives on my homelab server, and so now need to do the OS installs. The main use of my server is a NAS, but I also run a few other VMs for the occasional task. I was considering setting up either Jellyfin or Plex, since one of my current uses is on the NAS I have various shows my wife and I are watching, and we just watch it over SMB normally smoothly. I thought plex or jellyfin would be a great addition, but looked up my cpu and turns out I am running an intel i5 650, which is a dual core. I thought I had 4 cores, but apparently not. So odds are I will go back to my previous setup.
On top of installing the new drives, I also dusted the machine and did a thermal re-paste. It will be nice having more stable storage and also significantly more space. A bit disappointed about not having enough performance to run a plex server though
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
IsildursBane Link ParentIt was a lot quicker getting the rough terrain in then I expected. So all the terrain is roughly where I want it. The next step is to do more detailed work on the terrain before adding back in the...It was a lot quicker getting the rough terrain in then I expected. So all the terrain is roughly where I want it. The next step is to do more detailed work on the terrain before adding back in the undergrowth and trees. Overall, I feel like it is pretty natural looking terrain so once the trees are added it should blend in nicely
I feel like Lincoln and JFK they probably just cast actors that are close enough, and don't bother with the actor looking slightly different. In my anecdotal experience it is just the more modern presidents where they try and not capture the face as much.