TheRealKuni

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[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

What’s NFC in this context? I only know it as Near Field Communication.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 56 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep.

Marry Chandler. Stable, wealthy, empathetic, and funny.

Fuck Joey. Dude exists to be sexy.

Kill Ross. Annoying, whiny, selfish.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

There is a LOT of CGI in Fury Road.

They did lots of practical stunts, yeah, but each of those shots is then supplemented with CGI. Extra vehicles and scenery and whatnot.

There’s this weird thing where filmmakers like to pretend they don’t use CGI and it makes us as viewers think that CGI is somehow worse.

Edit: Bonus, check out the episode of It Was a Shit Show about Fury Road. It’s fascinating.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 48 points 2 weeks ago

There is an enormous amount of CGI in Lord of the Rings that you don’t really notice. Yes they used lots of miniatures and other practical effects, but that only takes you so far. The extended DVDs are full of some of the really cool ways they combined digital and practical. They show PJ “filming” at one point with a block of wood with a mocap ball on it.

They invented an entire new software just to make the huge battle scenes good. That software, Massive, is still used today to simulate giant crowds.

Gollum hasn’t aged perfectly, but pretty well for an entirely CGI character from the early 2000s.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I’m always surprised when they actually do their job.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

You’re probably right. I’m just so fucking tired.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That must be a massive and ugly file.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 8 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

This wasn’t “the establishment.” This was 8 senators, including one independent, who got cold feet and caved like cowards.

Hell, even Chuck Schumer held his ground.

Here’s the list:

  • Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada
  • Dick Durbin, D-Illinois
  • John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania
  • Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire
  • Tim Kaine, D-Virginia
  • Angus King, I-Maine
  • Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada
  • Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire
[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks! I had just found that very article and updated my post to include the list.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Do we have a list of the senators who caved? I want to see if I need to primary somebody.

Edit: Here is the list:

  • Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada
  • Dick Durbin, D-Illinois
  • John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania
  • Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire
  • Tim Kaine, D-Virginia
  • Angus King, I-Maine
  • Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada
  • Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire
[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I totally forgot about that. 🤣

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