JordanM's recent activity
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Comment on Annapurna video-game team resigns, leaving partners scrambling in ~games
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
JordanM LinkLast Sunday, I saw that one of my local theaters was playing Hitchcock's Rear Window for its 70th anniversary. Still as good as ever. Also, the theater was surprisingly packed. Honestly, it was...Last Sunday, I saw that one of my local theaters was playing Hitchcock's Rear Window for its 70th anniversary. Still as good as ever. Also, the theater was surprisingly packed. Honestly, it was probably was one of the most packed theaters I've seen in years and years which felt really nice. Tells me that there is still an audience that wants to see things at the theater, particularly classics. I think the last 2 or 3 films I've bothered to go out to see had, at most, maybe 5 or 6 others there. It wasn't a huge theater, but was at least 1/2 to 2/3 full.
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Comment on Kamala Harris plans to tax unrealized US stock gains — but only for people worth $100 million in ~society
JordanM Link ParentThat would be Frank Luntz. Also coined "death panels" and "climate change" over global warming, to name a few. He's responsible for a lot of the language the Republican party uses today.That would be Frank Luntz. Also coined "death panels" and "climate change" over global warming, to name a few. He's responsible for a lot of the language the Republican party uses today.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
JordanM LinkI recently heard Want Want by Maggie Rogers for the first time and have had it on repeat. It was one of those times where you hear something and think it's been around much longer than it has,...I recently heard Want Want by Maggie Rogers for the first time and have had it on repeat. It was one of those times where you hear something and think it's been around much longer than it has, like it's a classic you've heard a great number of times.
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Comment on Tove Lo & SG Lewis – HEAT (2024) in ~music
JordanM (edited )LinkBrat may be my album of the summer, but HEAT is absolutely my song of the summer and this EP in general is 2nd on my list. Love the music videos in particular. Adds so much fun energy to each...Brat may be my album of the summer, but HEAT is absolutely my song of the summer and this EP in general is 2nd on my list. Love the music videos in particular. Adds so much fun energy to each song. Tove Lo does not miss. Nor does SG for that matter.
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Comment on Classic films are making a comeback in cinemas in ~movies
JordanM Link ParentWe're doing inverse 100 to 1 for just that, to end on the best of the best. I think a really interesting way to do it would be in order of release date so you're literally seeing the history of...We're doing inverse 100 to 1 for just that, to end on the best of the best. I think a really interesting way to do it would be in order of release date so you're literally seeing the history of cinematography play out. But we were already about halfway through the list before we had the idea of doing it that way, so just continued as we were.
Either way, definitely a good method of discovering some great classic films. There are some of them that I'd never even heard of that have ended up being personal favorites of mine. (The Apartment, Bringing Up Baby, Rear Window to name a few)
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Comment on Classic films are making a comeback in cinemas in ~movies
JordanM Link ParentWish there was a small cinema near me playing classic films. I'd love going there regularly. Unfortunately only a couple AMCs (that were sadly pretty barren last I visited). A friend and I have...Wish there was a small cinema near me playing classic films. I'd love going there regularly. Unfortunately only a couple AMCs (that were sadly pretty barren last I visited). A friend and I have been working our way through the American Film Institute's Top 100 list of films as a means of broadening our palette and it's been a lot of fun. I can imagine how enjoyable it would be seeing those sorts of films in a theater with popcorn, maybe a drink. But I definitely agree to the point of curation vs algorithm.
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Comment on How do you take notes while reading? Do you have a “marginalia” process? What has helped you learn better and retain new knowledge? in ~creative
JordanM (edited )LinkI've been focusing more on taking notes in the last year or so and I use Obsidian for the actual interface. Syncthing for syncing notes between devices. I don't care for the hardcore productivity...I've been focusing more on taking notes in the last year or so and I use Obsidian for the actual interface. Syncthing for syncing notes between devices. I don't care for the hardcore productivity second-brain world some people get into as far as chasing the perfect system. I firmly believe that the best system is whatever serves one's actual day-to-day needs with the least friction. That being said, I do much prefer working in plaintext as a means of avoiding software vendor lock-in. My markdown notes are gonna be openable by any computer I use for the rest of my life and I can say that with 99% certainty.
I haven't started taking many notes on books yet, but generally what I like to do for a given piece of media is to create a canonical note for the media itself, as well as one for the creator or any real-life people that come up in the process of writing about the thing. So I'll make a note called "The Lighthouse (2019)" in my Movies folder. That has top-level info like a short summary of what the thing is, a brief review once I've watched/read/played the thing, as well as any links to other reviews, analyses, articles, etc on the thing. I also will create a canonical note whenever I mention a person while writing about the piece of media. Its creator, notable actors if about a movie. So whenever I'm writing I just link to that Person note. I do that so I can easily see other times I've mentioned the same person across multiple notes. Any time I found an actor's performance notable enough that I mentioned them specifically in a review of a movie. Or see other movies by a director I've written about.
If I were writing notes on a book, other than my final overall review thoughts, I would probably just have a list of random thoughts that came to me as I was reading that I thought might be useful later, alongside a chapter/page number if it was about a particular section. Generally no highlights because of that. Only original thoughts that came from me. I also don't really summarize for the sake of summarizing. I find that for me it's just wasted effort. Something I'm never going to bother looking at later. I like to focus on things that are either actionable or are in some way interesting.
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Comment on What watch do you wear daily? in ~hobbies
JordanM LinkI use a 1st gen Pixel Watch. No particular desire for it over any other smart watches. I had just been looking for one as a self-birthday present around when it came out and went for it. It's nice...I use a 1st gen Pixel Watch. No particular desire for it over any other smart watches. I had just been looking for one as a self-birthday present around when it came out and went for it. It's nice though and does what I was wanting. Had a simple look, let me interact with phone notifications, and also had NFC if I wanted to do payments.
Same, I'd started playing all their stuff because it just so consistently was exactly the sort of game I was looking for. So many great games they brought to my attention. I had started just going through all their games and adding all of them to my wishlist. Heartbreaking!