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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • I bet it has traction control which is great in wet conditions, and light snow. Get over 5" of snow and traction control is worthless if you start to get stuck.

    So apparently after a quick search, I found that the truck does indeed have traction control, and it’s buried somewhere in a submenu of it’s touch screen controls. So I bet more than likely stuff like this is happening because the controls are not easily found and readily available to turn off when you need it.

    Hell on my Jetta it’s on the panel by the emergency brake. Easy to find and turn off.





  • The thing about Sucker Punch is that you can tell most of it’s green screen (like 300). That’s fine. Roll with it, embrace it, do it. Just don’t try to combine that with filming locations outside a studio. That has a jarring effect on a viewer because they can still really tell the difference, especially with Snyder’s type of filmmaking.

    I’ve watched the first 45 minutes or so of Rebel Moon, and it is okay so far. It’s not good, it’s just okay. There’s a mixture of on site filming locations, and something like “the volume” used which throws off my suspension of disbelief. Shots that are supposed to look outside look like a green screen and soundstage with dirt and other practical effects scattered about. Also, I can see why Disney passed up on Snyder’s pitch though. Not 30 minutes in and it gets rapey.

    I honestly find it has a well-worn plot, with paper thin characters that have predictable motivations, and nothing really new and noteworthy in its world building.












  • In a letter sent to Uruguay’s Minister of Education Pablo Da Silveira, a spokesperson for Spotify said: “If the proposed reform became law in its current form, Spotify’s business in Uruguay could become unfeasible, to the detriment of Uruguayan music and its fans,” claiming that the amendment would force it to “pay twice” the amount of royalties.

    Spotify currently pays out at 70%. Doubling royalties would cause them to pay out more than they make in subscription and ad revenue. This is why they’re shutting down.



  • Or Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner.

    One of the most influential science fiction monologues was ad libbed, and it’s so much better than the original script.

    Original script:

    “I’ve seen things… seen things you little people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion bright as magnesium… I rode on the back decks of a blinker and watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments… they’ll be gone.”

    Hauer’s monologue:

    “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe… Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion… I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain… Time to die.”