elcuello's recent activity

  1. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

    elcuello
    Link
    I keep getting drawn towards NHØP and his bass playing. I am by no means a jazz lover or even jazz liker but there’s just something about his playing that gets me. Someone once said that NHØP...

    I keep getting drawn towards NHØP and his bass playing. I am by no means a jazz lover or even jazz liker but there’s just something about his playing that gets me. Someone once said that NHØP doesn’t play the bass - he is the bass and maybe that’s it.

    Just listen to this and watch how his peers just stop and wonder when he plays.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_D-LBI_JZUQ&ra=m

  2. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    Maybe I’ve just been lucky or been on a readers high lately because that hasn’t really happened. I will say though that I have a hard time dumping a book just because I feel… guilty in lack of a...

    Maybe I’ve just been lucky or been on a readers high lately because that hasn’t really happened. I will say though that I have a hard time dumping a book just because I feel… guilty in lack of a better word. I have no problem when it comes to movies and shows. I don’t know why that is. I sometimes feel that I have an unexplainable urge to find something to like no matter what when it comes to books. Come to think of it I actually did toss a book recently although it wasn’t a find. I finally picked up Stephen Fry’s Odyssey at the library - a book I’ve wanted to read for years and now even more after watching the movie…but I just couldn’t get past 50-60 pages. To many names and footnotes and I feel awful. It’s so silly because I wholeheartedly agree with DiggWasCools approach that you shouldn’t waste time on books that does nothing for you when there are so many greats waiting for you out there.

  3. Comment on Three children and a teacher were killed in Bend, Oregon, elementary school shooting, police say in ~news

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    I’m just talking out of my ass here but I seriously doubt he’s mourning the death of the shooter right now. As it says in the article he’s haunted by the fact that he couldn’t save more. It...

    I’m just talking out of my ass here but I seriously doubt he’s mourning the death of the shooter right now. As it says in the article he’s haunted by the fact that he couldn’t save more. It doesn’t really change anything though. God damn sad all around

    7 votes

  4. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

    elcuello
    Link
    I have a habit of picking up semi old used books from flea markets and the likes and therefore I read all kinds of stuff and love the thrill of not knowing anything until I turn the first page....

    I have a habit of picking up semi old used books from flea markets and the likes and therefore I read all kinds of stuff and love the thrill of not knowing anything until I turn the first page. I’m reading Chaos by Marie Cardinal right now. A powerful book about a mothers struggle to get her daughter clean from heroin but it’s more about the forces that controls the relationship in families and the structures therein than a classic rehab story. Its chaos as a psychological condition and failing containment.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Denmark tests humanoid robots in supermarkets to help to ease staff workload at night in ~tech

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    Sure if that’s considered a service. It’s a convenience that makes them more money.

    Sure if that’s considered a service. It’s a convenience that makes them more money.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Denmark tests humanoid robots in supermarkets to help to ease staff workload at night in ~tech

    elcuello
    Link
    Not once have anything new and innovative in this area benefited the costumers and our “service” despite them trying to sell it that way every fucking time. Maybe this will help restocking and...

    Not once have anything new and innovative in this area benefited the costumers and our “service” despite them trying to sell it that way every fucking time. Maybe this will help restocking and free workers time but it sure as hell ain’t going towards service.

    9 votes

  7. Comment on NFL head coach Mike Tomlin shows off the Minecraft world he has worked on for twelve years in ~games

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    It does thanks. Maybe I’m more disappointed in LWT when it comes to it. It felt lazy and kinda punching down-ish which usually isn’t their style in my experience.

    It does thanks. Maybe I’m more disappointed in LWT when it comes to it. It felt lazy and kinda punching down-ish which usually isn’t their style in my experience.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on NFL head coach Mike Tomlin shows off the Minecraft world he has worked on for twelve years in ~games

    elcuello
    Link
    Look I haven’t watched the video and don’t know the guy so maybe there’s more to it but I saw a segment in Last Week Tonight about this and I felt kind of sorry for this guy and how this was...

    Look I haven’t watched the video and don’t know the guy so maybe there’s more to it but I saw a segment in Last Week Tonight about this and I felt kind of sorry for this guy and how this was ridiculed. It wasn’t mean and just silly poking fun of him but it still didn’t really sit well with me and it felt hopelessly dated. Have we really not moved on from the ‘huhhuh you’re dumb for spending time enjoying yourself playing a game” trope…

    14 votes

  9. Comment on OpenAI releases findings on 377 math problems, further roiling field in ~science

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    Until we as human beings realise that most often the best “interest” is for the greater good and that it actually pays off both financially and beneficially in the end these solutions can’t really...

    • OpenAI has no interest in doing right by the mathematical community, and is using this mainly as a publicity stunt.

    Until we as human beings realise that most often the best “interest” is for the greater good and that it actually pays off both financially and beneficially in the end these solutions can’t really be trusted as a whole. Just my idealistic reasoning I know.

    • Now that the solutions exist, it's good they're public, but this isn't how most mathematicians wanted the solutions to be found.

    This is difficult for a layman as me to understand because it makes it sound like a survival cry for a whole occupation (which is totally understandable) but still feels weird. If the solution is there why not use it and maybe work backwards. Is it because we don’t understand how we got there and in it loses our control and checks and balances of math?

    As you probably can tell I know next to nothing about math and I’m sorry if you’ve already addressed this previously. Thank you for a very insightful comment.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    Well damn I didn’t know they were planing on a movie and a show for this. I’m excited! I have to be honest I needed to look up the plot because I’ve read so many of his books that sometimes I...

    Recursion

    Well damn I didn’t know they were planing on a movie and a show for this. I’m excited! I have to be honest I needed to look up the plot because I’ve read so many of his books that sometimes I can’t tell them apart. Didn’t know about the Waywood Pines show either. Is it any good? I see Famous is being made too with Zac Efron. Haven’t read that one yet but I am going to now.
    It says a lot about his writing style that so many adaptations are being made into shows and movies. It really feels like a movie or tv show when you read his books.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on What single episode of a show would you recommend as a standalone? in ~tv

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    I seem to remember that this is also a filler episode so it takes place only in Monica and Rachels apartment which makes it even more impressive.

    Friends - “The One Where No One’s Ready”

    I seem to remember that this is also a filler episode so it takes place only in Monica and Rachels apartment which makes it even more impressive.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on ‘Digger’ majorly bombs with $8 million opening weekend, ‘Verity’ scores $32 million debut in ~movies

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    To me this make it sound way more interesting. I rarely watch trailers because spoilers but I did watch the Digger trailer because I probably wasn’t going to go see this movie anyways.

    I think the trailers certainly didn't do this movie any favors

    To me this make it sound way more interesting. I rarely watch trailers because spoilers but I did watch the Digger trailer because I probably wasn’t going to go see this movie anyways.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Brymir – How Much Is The Fish [Scooter cover] (2026) in ~music

    elcuello
    Link
    Ha I just posted this on the other thread. It’s great!

    Ha I just posted this on the other thread. It’s great!

    1 vote

  14. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

    elcuello
    Link
    I didn’t know I needed a Brymir cover of Scooters How Much Is The Fish but I found out I really did. Enjoy

    I didn’t know I needed a Brymir cover of Scooters How Much Is The Fish but I found out I really did.

    Enjoy

  15. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

    elcuello
    (edited )
    Link
    Ghost in the wires by Kevin Mitnick Very intriguing story and person and what a drive….but for what and at what cost? As much as I like a good story sticking it to the man I just can’t get over...

    Ghost in the wires by Kevin Mitnick

    Very intriguing story and person and what a drive….but for what and at what cost? As much as I like a good story sticking it to the man I just can’t get over just how egotistical this guy is. He’s hurting so many people just for the fun of it and not once using his skills for some common good. I ended the book having almost no compassion for him because of this and it kinda ruined the cool hacker story I was looking forward too.

    Annie Ernaux - The years

    An almost beat-ish story through France history seen through the authors eyes and life. Hard to describe but very much worth the read. The melancholy and nostalgia is strong but not overly done. I absolutely recommend this book especially if you know the basics of french history the last 50 years.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    Interesting. I found Dark Matter original and exiting. Maybe because I haven’t read much like it I don’t know. The show is also good but given your dislike for Crouch I will not recommend it to you.

    Interesting. I found Dark Matter original and exiting. Maybe because I haven’t read much like it I don’t know. The show is also good but given your dislike for Crouch I will not recommend it to you.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on A college girl was exploited on camera. A network of anonymous men got to work. in ~tech

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    I just finished hacker Kevin Mitnicks book Ghost in the Wires and the amount of talent these kind of people have is astounding. Imagine if some of them used the motivation for something like this....

    I just finished hacker Kevin Mitnicks book Ghost in the Wires and the amount of talent these kind of people have is astounding. Imagine if some of them used the motivation for something like this. And not even in a legal sense. Just to create enough insecurity and fear in these assholes that they “might” reconsider some actions beforehand. Just expose them and fuck the consequences like they do.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Brad Pitt returning for ‘World War Z’ sequel at Paramount with Edward Berger to direct in ~movies

    elcuello
    Link
    I liked the movie and read the book afterwards and liked that too. Two vastly different stories for me so another movie wouldn’t bother me at all. Sometimes it’s an advantage to watch the movie...

    I liked the movie and read the book afterwards and liked that too. Two vastly different stories for me so another movie wouldn’t bother me at all. Sometimes it’s an advantage to watch the movie first I find.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Svend Brinkmann: ‘If you place conditions on forgiveness, love or freedom, you have already destroyed them’ in ~science

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    Maybe it's the word grudge I struggle with. Forgiveness is confusing to me. A grudge to me is an unnecessary obstacle that obviously can be difficult to handle and take time to process but in the...

    Maybe it's the word grudge I struggle with. Forgiveness is confusing to me. A grudge to me is an unnecessary obstacle that obviously can be difficult to handle and take time to process but in the end is something I need to handle one way or another because as skybrian said "what do I gain?" Though that seems a bit contradictory to what Brinkmann is advocating. I'm not big on revenge so letting go is usually the way I go. Then again I'll certainly not rule out the possibility that this approach is lackluster if shit really hits the fan.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Svend Brinkmann: ‘If you place conditions on forgiveness, love or freedom, you have already destroyed them’ in ~science

    elcuello
    Link Parent
    Is the result of being unforgiving to a person always a grudge? Maybe I just don’t fully understand the word forgiveness or I interpret it more like letting go or forget about it.

    Is the result of being unforgiving to a person always a grudge? Maybe I just don’t fully understand the word forgiveness or I interpret it more like letting go or forget about it.

    4 votes