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Comment on What happened to user interfaces? in ~tech
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
drdn Link ParentI watched this for the first time a few months back and it was a rough but excellent watch. Definitely a film that is forward thinking, if not a bit prescient, regarding online persona. I feel...I watched this for the first time a few months back and it was a rough but excellent watch. Definitely a film that is forward thinking, if not a bit prescient, regarding online persona. I feel like Perfect Blue would make for an amazing but creepy double feature with The Net.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
drdn Link ParentI've seen every Carpenter film except Assault on Precinct 13. 70s cop action films have never been my thing, but knowing that it is closer to a western and, according to wikipedia, inspired by...I've seen every Carpenter film except Assault on Precinct 13. 70s cop action films have never been my thing, but knowing that it is closer to a western and, according to wikipedia, inspired by Night of the Living Dead, I may just add this to my movie queue.
The Thing is one of my favorite sci-fi horror films and I watch it with The Thing from Another World every Halloween.
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Comment on What's your favorite cult classic movie? in ~movies
drdn Link ParentThat's fair! Early Peter Jackson definitely requires some tolerance of the gross and absurd. I tend to watch a lot of movies where as I a watcher I think, "how did this even get made?," so I'll be...That's fair! Early Peter Jackson definitely requires some tolerance of the gross and absurd. I tend to watch a lot of movies where as I a watcher I think, "how did this even get made?," so I'll be the first to admit that my taste is a bit bad.
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Comment on What's your favorite cult classic movie? in ~movies
drdn Link ParentPontypool has a really cool premise for the source of zombie infection. It reminded me of Cell by Stephen King.Pontypool has a really cool premise for the source of zombie infection. It reminded me of Cell by Stephen King.
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Comment on What's your favorite cult classic movie? in ~movies
drdn Link ParentI just watched Lake Placid yesterday! Betty White is an absolute gem in that film. Some others that I personally enjoy that mesh well with your list are: Brain Damage Brain Dead/Dead Alive From...I just watched Lake Placid yesterday! Betty White is an absolute gem in that film.
Some others that I personally enjoy that mesh well with your list are:
In general, I have a soft spot for everything Frank Henenlotter, Brian Yuzna, Stuart Gordon, and John Carpenter.
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Comment on Keyboard thread in ~hobbies
drdn Link ParentHere's the base layer for my Candybar (which is basically an extended version of what I use on my Minivans since they have the same core layout): [_BL] = LAYOUT( KC_ESC, KC_Q, KC_W, KC_E, KC_R,...Here's the base layer for my Candybar (which is basically an extended version of what I use on my Minivans since they have the same core layout):
[_BL] = LAYOUT( KC_ESC, KC_Q, KC_W, KC_E, KC_R, KC_T, KC_Y, KC_U, KC_I, KC_O, KC_P, KC_DEL, KC_BSPC, KC_PGUP, KC_P7, KC_P8, KC_P9, \ LT(_R, KC_TAB), KC_A, KC_S, KC_D, KC_F, KC_G, KC_H, KC_J, KC_K, KC_L, KC_SCLN, LT(_R, KC_ENT), KC_PGDN, KC_P4, KC_P5, KC_P6, \ TD(TD_SFT_CAPS), KC_Z, KC_X, KC_C, KC_V, KC_B, KC_N, KC_M, KC_COMM, KC_DOT, KC_SLSH, RSFT_T(KC_QUOT), KC_UP, KC_P1, KC_P2, KC_P3, \ KC_LCTL, KC_LALT, KC_LGUI, LT(_L, KC_SPC), KC_TRNS, KC_SPC, TG(_FL), KC_RALT, KC_RCTL, KC_LEFT, KC_DOWN, KC_RIGHT, KC_P0, KC_PENT),The Candybar doesn't have a lot of bells and whistles, so I only use four layers and there isn't any code for backlighting, underglow, or rotary encoders.
QMK features:
- Layer-Tap (LT) on my Tab, Enter, and left Spacebar.
- Tapdance keycode for my left Shift so that if I double tap it, Capslock is activated but it works like a normal Shift otherwise.
- Mod-Tap keycode on my right Shift that is a
KC_QUOTcode when tapped and aKC_RSFTwhen held. - Nothing fancy, but my solution for not having a dedicated Backslash/Pipe key is to use layers to map these codes to the Forwardslash key - Backslash is mapped to the
lowerlayer and Pipe is mapped to the 'raise' layer so that when I hold the left Spacebar, I getKC_BSLSand when I hold Tab (or Enter key, but that's hard to do with the same hand) I getKC_PIPE.
I also experimented with Space Cadet keys, but could never really get into it.
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Comment on Keyboard thread in ~hobbies
drdn (edited )LinkI'm a dedicated 40% user. I went through both an ortho and tactile phase, but I've settled on staggered layouts and linears. I hand lube all of my switches and program all of my boards myself -...I'm a dedicated 40% user. I went through both an ortho and tactile phase, but I've settled on staggered layouts and linears. I hand lube all of my switches and program all of my boards myself - VIA is nice, but I use some QMK features that aren't available. I exclusively use Cherry profile - a lot of GMK, but some Infinikey and ePBT sets too.
Some boards/setups that I use:
- Candybar with Creams (current favorite)
- Minivan with Banana Splits (I have several minivans all setup the same way, just different aesthetics)
- Prime_e with Gateron Yellows (I swap between this and the Candybar a lot)
- Typeau Planck (this is just an expensive show piece since I moved beyond ortho while the group buy was still going)
- MechMini 2.0 with Zealios
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Comment on What are some of your favorite "easy reads"? in ~books
drdn Link ParentI go through phases of media consumption and it isn't always easy for me to transition back into "reading mode," so I like to pick up short story collections to help with the "re-learning" part....Pick up your book and just read. Promise yourself to read for a certain amount of time, even if that's only 15 minutes. Just keep going. Re-learn the habit of reading.
I go through phases of media consumption and it isn't always easy for me to transition back into "reading mode," so I like to pick up short story collections to help with the "re-learning" part. Depending on the collection or author, it isn't always easy reading, but knowing that I only have to complete 15 pages instead of 300 to get the story works well for me. And then, once I'm in the groove, I'll burn through books like crazy.
This reminds me of the 'easter egg' trend in DVD menus which could be fun but was also sort of annoying if you had a small TV or weren't really great at seeing a teeny tiny object in the background suddenly light up. Some DVDs that I had that did this hid the commentary or bonus features this way.
The best/worst offender (abuser) of this in my experience was the Aqua Teen Hunger Force DVDs. The easter eggs became increasingly more ridiculous until on Season 4, when you hit the 'play all' button, the screen would divide into tiny squares with each one playing a single episode from the season. Hilarious, but if you actually wanted to watch every episode, you had to select one to watch, complete it, return to the menu, select the next one, etc.