ShadowZone

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

As an avid Dune books reader (all of them), I think Villeneuve did the best adaptation possible. As a character, Chani is much more fleshed out in the films and Rebecca Ferguson CRUSHED it as Jessica. Oscar Isaac also was a very good Leto.

My big gripe is with Stilgar and Paul. Stilgar in the second movie was almost relegated to comic relief. Yes, he is also portrayed as a believer in the books, but it felt like a caricature in Dune Part 2.

As for Paul, I had hoped for more focus on why he actually went to drink the water of life. In the books he wanted to avoid it. But events he couldn't foresee and put people he loved in danger pushed him over the edge. In the film I didn't get any of that.

Still, loved both parts. Definitely worth a watch.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

With normal news websites, A/B testing could be a thing. We had a rudimentary implementation of that back in 2011 already. But this is Reuters, a news agency. They are B2B and don't care about clicks, their business model is selling first hand reporting to other media outlets (e.g. CNN, USA Today etc). As stories develop, so does the title. Especially when ongoing conflicts are concerned.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ugh, might be a EU region lock thing. I hate that type of restriction, especially for a global sports Event. The organizers or media have been going after every shred of shared media from the ceremony. It's ridiculous, do you want to promote you event or not?

Sorry for the rant, but these antiquated copyright behaviors make me angry.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Clearly thou ART not like the French.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That wasn't just cool, it was badass! You can rewatch it here: https://youtu.be/cJowjYixfEs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I've been using Backblaze long before it showed up in YouTube ads. It's a great product.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Fun fact: "Mordhau" literally translates to "murder hit".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sorry I don't. I only have the HDMI card.

Does the Index really need full DP or does it work via USB-C? Because in the end all those expansion cards are just USB-C accessories. I'm asking because we own a Quest2 and use it with USB-C and my desktop PC. Haven't tried it with my Laptop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I have the 13" AMD one. Only reason I still have Windows on it is because I can't get Davinci Resolve to run under Ubuntu. Otherwise very happy with my purchase.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Had this exact thing happen to me. Luckily my Framework laptop's BIOS allows me to pick the EFI boot order and I set it back to the Linux Boot loader.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Nope, Austria. I can imagine they have the same problem in Amsterdam as we have here in Vienna.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (5 children)

No, no and no. In our country, there's a loophole in traffic regulation allowing for anything under 25kph on bike paths if it's electric powered. This resulted in a super dangerous situation for normal cyclists. I commute by normal bike and believe my it's terrible:

  • food delivery guys switched to electric scooters (think Vespa) and clog bike paths. These things are way too heavy in case of a collision with a pedestrian or cyclist.
  • the 25kph speed limit is not observed! Either the manufacturers don't care or the drivers tweak their rides.
  • the acceleration is way too sudden. Even a regular E-Bike needs to ramp up to speed. And you see when the driver engages his drivetrain by way of them moving their legs. With a throttle you just have a lump of mass that suddenly jumps forward. Super unpredictable.

So now we basically have way too big, way too heavy and way too quick objects on bike paths endangering everyone else.

There needs to be strict mass limits for vehicles allowed on bicycle paths. There need to be acceleration limits. There need to be mandatory checks for pedal-less ebikes. If a bike from a manufacturer is found that can exceed the speed limit, there need to be existentially threatening fines. Because their products are threatening lives!

 

Got up early today to put my new-ish fully to the test before it got too hot. Trail was great, view was fantastic.

 

For my first post here I wanted to share the Batwing I made recently in KSP2. Those procedural wings are really great for builds like this. Image is a little photoshopped to make the black really black.

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