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Comment on Former US President Donald Trump will speak at the Libertarian National Convention in ~misc
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Comment on "No CGI" is really just invisible CGI in ~movies
entitled-entilde LinkThanks for sharing, I enjoyed watching all four parts. It’s pretty educational. I think his thesis that practical effects lead to better CGI (actors and cameramen have a better reference, lighting...Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed watching all four parts. It’s pretty educational. I think his thesis that practical effects lead to better CGI (actors and cameramen have a better reference, lighting information, etc) is very sound.
Watching it, I realized that what I really dislike in modern movies are the set extensions. It just looks unbelievably fake to me, and you lose the sense of the action taking place in a real world with rules. The audience tries to anticipate movement, but can’t because everything is at the whim of the CGI team.
He was right of course to point out that matte paintings on sets filled this role in the old days. But it was also a serious constraint: the story had to focus on conversations happening in rooms. That meant you didn’t have the scope of scene of today, but it kept you out of trouble.
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Comment on The startup offering free toilets and coffee for delivery workers — in exchange for their data in ~tech
entitled-entilde Link ParentI think you have it backwards here. All that policy does is force business owners to subsidies the “gig economy”. Instead, we need to force these tech companies to stop hiding behind the...I think you have it backwards here. All that policy does is force business owners to subsidies the “gig economy”. Instead, we need to force these tech companies to stop hiding behind the “independent contractor” lie. They should be forced to provide restroom breaks for their workers. If they don’t like the overhead, they can pay local businesses to let their workers use those restrooms.
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Comment on Creating an official politics group? in ~tildes
entitled-entilde Link ParentPersonally I made a few filters for particular sources. I think most people like reading and discussing politics, but only if the temperature is turned down. I also try to hit the ignore button on...Personally I made a few filters for particular sources. I think most people like reading and discussing politics, but only if the temperature is turned down. I also try to hit the ignore button on individual links that have a high probability of making me angry, it removes the temptation to revisit.
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Comment on "I watched fifteen hours of COVID origins arguments so you don't have to" in ~health
entitled-entilde LinkI enjoyed this post, I learned so much about COVID. I was expecting the usual skeptics approach from Peter of just playing defense against lab leak theories. But instead he took what I thought was...I enjoyed this post, I learned so much about COVID. I was expecting the usual skeptics approach from Peter of just playing defense against lab leak theories. But instead he took what I thought was a harder route of defending the alternate wet market hypothesis. I think he mainly won because he just had incredible knowledge and extremely strong arguments. But this defense also was interesting for the Bayesian scoring rules. You take a strong point of the lab leak (what are the odds it appears first in a city with a coronavirus lab?) and turns it into a weakness (what are the odds that we first find it at a wet market, given it was a leak).
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Comment on Finland has remained the happiest country in the world for the seventh year in a row, according to the annual World Happiness Report published on Wednesday in ~life
entitled-entilde LinkInteresting related article in Axios Why Americans over 60 are so happy. They pull in some extra sources too. There’s the optimistic (old age isn’t that bad, don’t fear growing old) mixed with the...Interesting related article in Axios Why Americans over 60 are so happy. They pull in some extra sources too. There’s the optimistic (old age isn’t that bad, don’t fear growing old) mixed with the more pessimistic (maybe the older generation just got a bigger slice of the pie) to consider.
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Comment on A terrorist attack just happened in my city in ~talk
entitled-entilde Link ParentI’d be curious if this is ISIS just bandwagoning on ongoing Chechen tensions, or if there’s a lot of people in their ranks who made targeting Russia a priority due to their heavy involvement in Syria.I’d be curious if this is ISIS just bandwagoning on ongoing Chechen tensions, or if there’s a lot of people in their ranks who made targeting Russia a priority due to their heavy involvement in Syria.
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Comment on Who are the pop stars, from any era, who have extraordinary skills? in ~music
entitled-entilde LinkThis is probably too obvious an answer, but Elvis Presley. Not only was he an all time great rock star, but also put out some of the best blues, country, and gospel music you will ever hear. And...This is probably too obvious an answer, but Elvis Presley. Not only was he an all time great rock star, but also put out some of the best blues, country, and gospel music you will ever hear. And he could do it all during a live show. If the only Elvis you know is Hound Dog, you should check out Promised Land or From Elvis in Memphis.
You will see criticisms of him as being a product of marketing, whether it’s that he made African American music acceptable for white people, or his movie stardom. But if you dive deep into his discography (especially the 70s), his music speaks clearly to his abilities.
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Comment on Mennonites are pious Christians who eschew much of the modern world. But in Mexico even they have not escaped the pull of the drug cartels. in ~life
entitled-entilde LinkIt definitely felt like reading a movie script, there’s a lot of classic tropes there. Thanks for sharing! Maybe I am a bit skeptical about the framing of the touch screen thing It sounds like it...“I compare it to the series ‘Breaking Bad,’” said Sales, referring to the television hit depicting a high school chemistry teacher who turns to drug trafficking to pay his medical bills.
It definitely felt like reading a movie script, there’s a lot of classic tropes there. Thanks for sharing!
Maybe I am a bit skeptical about the framing of the touch screen thing
The evening of his excommunication, he sent gunmen to the homes of two ministers
It sounds like it was a smoke screen because they were scared to directly call him out on the cartel ties.
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Comment on Any books for a beginner Go player? in ~games.tabletop
entitled-entilde LinkSensei’s library has a list of resources. Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go by Kageyama Toshiro had the best impact on me. As true beginner, it’s probably enough to do go problems, play games, and...Sensei’s library has a list of resources. Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go by Kageyama Toshiro had the best impact on me. As true beginner, it’s probably enough to do go problems, play games, and watch games. Once you get a feel for the game go for the books.
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Comment on Most bingeable book series? in ~books
entitled-entilde Link ParentWhen I was a kid, I had four siblings, and when a new Harry Potter came out we got one copy between us. So when it was your turn, you’d spend all day and all night reading it. They were so...When I was a kid, I had four siblings, and when a new Harry Potter came out we got one copy between us. So when it was your turn, you’d spend all day and all night reading it. They were so enjoyable that it was impossible to put them down.
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Comment on How much does a creator's worldview influence whether you use their tech or consume their media? in ~talk
entitled-entilde LinkPersonally, I feel the whole thing is overly consumeristic. We’re raised on such a fundamentally capitalist society, that we think our moral actions are defined by what we buy. Every marketing...Personally, I feel the whole thing is overly consumeristic. We’re raised on such a fundamentally capitalist society, that we think our moral actions are defined by what we buy. Every marketing firm knows this: buy the competition’s product and you’re going to hell, buy our’s and you’re going to heaven. What you buy to eat, what you buy to wear, what you buy to watch, what you buy to listen to are what defines you in this society.
(Imagine, hundreds of years ago you’d have grown your own food and have no way to prove you’re a good person!)
I don’t want to dismiss real people’s feelings. I personally stopped listening to a beloved musician over some of his disturbing comments. But that’s because when I listen to him sing the hurt comes back. It’s a personal problem though, not a morally fulfilling action.
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Comment on Arab nations develop plan to end Israel-Hamas war and create Palestinian state in ~news
entitled-entilde Link ParentTo me this reads more like a puff piece for Saudi Arabia. A lot of “we’re the adults in the room, we’re going to get everyone what they want.” But the Saudis don’t speak for Hamas, so I find it...To me this reads more like a puff piece for Saudi Arabia. A lot of “we’re the adults in the room, we’re going to get everyone what they want.” But the Saudis don’t speak for Hamas, so I find it hard to believe they can deliver any of this. Do you have a different impression and reason to feel more hopeful?
Though I’m just reading your summary because of the paywall.
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Comment on Why this math professor objects to diversity statements in ~life
entitled-entilde Link ParentI think we have to step back a bit from our online culture. As you said, he wasn't fired: he resigned as a protest. This is low stakes stuff. His position is nuanced here, more about the process...I think we have to step back a bit from our online culture. As you said, he wasn't fired: he resigned as a protest. This is low stakes stuff. His position is nuanced here, more about the process and him bringing in his past trauma. But the instinct is always there to try and throw wood on the fire.
I would disagree with your comment here though:
if you can't muddle your way through a statement about how some people are different and that's ok without letting your crazy slip through, I have reservations about your qualifications for a position in education.
DEI statement shouldn't be some trick to try and out the "bad guys". On the contrary, they should be there to address systematic racism by getting everybody on board. Ideally they'd be a chance for everyone to confront and analyze the problems of our institutions.
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Comment on Hertz is selling 20,000 electric vehicles to buy gasoline cars instead in ~transport
entitled-entilde Link ParentThat’s what you would think, but the article goes to great lengths to say otherwise. My guess is that Hertz judged well the market for using EVs. But running rental company is probably more about...That’s what you would think, but the article goes to great lengths to say otherwise. My guess is that Hertz judged well the market for using EVs. But running rental company is probably more about being a good insurance company and asset manager, with repairs and depreciation being the big factors for success.
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Comment on Powerful quake rocks Japan, nearly 100,000 residents ordered to evacuate in ~enviro
entitled-entilde Link ParentAround this time of year I usually spend all day watching TV with the in-laws. After the quake, every single channel was converted to disaster coverage with the word “run!” plastered on the...Around this time of year I usually spend all day watching TV with the in-laws. After the quake, every single channel was converted to disaster coverage with the word “run!” plastered on the screen. It’s quite unnerving, but as you said it would be way worse for survivors of previous disasters. Even today the smaller aftershocks are shown as alerts on the tv (this is standard practice).
But thinking positively, this demonstrates good disaster prevention policies being in place. Of course this is still orders of magnitude less than a 3/11 quake, so who knows how well we would weather that. The worst case tsunami forecasts didn’t come to pass as well (and warnings are now lifted). The fires might end up being the worse part, people near the epicenter (Wajima) might not have anything to come back to.
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Comment on Detroit Pistons end a historic losing streak with a win against the Toronto Raptors in ~sports.basketball
entitled-entilde LinkA key missing detail is the absence of OG Anunoby who the Raptors just traded to the Knicks. The Pistons have looked on the verge of playing at an nba level for a few games now, but beating a bad...A key missing detail is the absence of OG Anunoby who the Raptors just traded to the Knicks. The Pistons have looked on the verge of playing at an nba level for a few games now, but beating a bad team that’s short handed doesn’t inspire much confidence.
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Comment on Lost media in ~talk
entitled-entilde Link ParentIf it makes you sleep any better, I can stream that show on FOD. So I don't think it's in too much danger. However, I imagine a lot of lovingly made fansubs are at a high risk. Speaking of the...If it makes you sleep any better, I can stream that show on FOD. So I don't think it's in too much danger. However, I imagine a lot of lovingly made fansubs are at a high risk.
Speaking of the Internet Archive, they used to have a huge backlog of E!'s The Soup. Alas, it got taken down for infringement. I worry about shows like that where the licensing is too tricky to end up streaming it / producing DVDs / etc.
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Comment on Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th in ~tech
entitled-entilde Link ParentFor all of Amazon’s faults, I’ve never had trouble getting a refund from them. They know you’ll be back.For all of Amazon’s faults, I’ve never had trouble getting a refund from them. They know you’ll be back.
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Comment on Merry Christmas in ~talk
entitled-entilde LinkMerry Christmas everyone. I watched the X-Files X-Mas episode to get me in the spirit. The big thing for me is that transition from relaxing under the tree, to getting excited about the...Merry Christmas everyone. I watched the X-Files X-Mas episode to get me in the spirit.
The big thing for me is that transition from relaxing under the tree, to getting excited about the possibilities of a new year. Otherwise January can be brutal. I like to go through the calendar imagining things to do in each season.
I always recommend people to read the Wikipedia page on the libertarian party’s 2020 presidential primary: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Libertarian_Party_presidential_primaries
Highlights:
Jacob Hornberger win the most votes and 7/12 contests, but was not the nominee.
Vermin Supreme won Massachusetts
The eventual nominee, Jo Jorgensen, won two contests, so I guess she did better than him.
None of the above also won two contests
I think some libertarians do have thoughtful and interesting contributions to political discourse, but the party itself seems like a grift.