Dek Rollins

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The ‘next Movie you have seen’ thread…

I’m bitching about my own mistakes reading things sometimes.

I clicked on the “Going away?” thread for the first time in a while and it put me at mfm’s post from November 6th. I misread it as November 26th (today), and thought this was all happening within the last half hour. After beginning photoshop construction on a terrible mock movie poster for Mfm - The Crackdown: Ditto X, but then looked back and realized that the joke would be stale and moldy because twenty days ago.

warbler*sigh*™

Jay said:

yhwx said:

chyron8472 said:

yhwx said:

Also: y’all should use Macs.

If you’re into graphic design or video editing, sure. I am not.

This is a misconception that a lot of people have about Macs: they’re only for artsy-fartsy people. That’s just not true. They’re for everybody, from the lest competent computer user to a visual artist to a web programmer. That last one, I think, is a particularly important point, as there was a bit of an exodus from Windows and other platforms to the Mac for programmers in the last decade.

The mass migration within the development and IT fields from Microsoft products to Apple products has been staggering, and these aren’t unskilled users. MS was caught completely off guard by it and they were smart to push into the cloud as much as they have; they’ve been pretty successful there, thanks in no small part to their increased focus on design and usability.

The price comparison is a persistent myth that refuses to die. Similarly configured PCs cost similarly to Macs, and companies that switch to Apple products experience lower support costs and less time spent helping non-technical staff.

Jeebus said:

Why is it Apple’s job to coddle the users and make sure they don’t accidentally fuck something up?

If we lived in the world you envision, microwave ovens would continue to run even if you opened the door. Users don’t deserve to have their faces burned off just because they make a mistake.

I feel like this is a really bad comparison. I’ve never known a Windows machine to harm the user because they made a simple mistake (and who opens a microwave while it’s running anyways?). The only thing you have to understand with Windows is, don’t move/delete the C drive, don’t move/delete system 32, and you’ll figure it all out from there! They’re really simple to use, and you only need to have a deep understanding of its machanics if you want build/repair it yourself.

Besides, you absolutely have complete access to everything on a Mac, just not necessarily via the GUI, and they’re fairly configurable.

This is still a problem. I should be allowed to do anything I want with my computer, and the OS should allow me to do so easily. I’ve never had a good understanding of non-GUI interfaces, so if I want to do anything that for some reason I’m not allowed to do through the GUI, I pretty much can’t do anything about it. I would have to go find some online tutorial that shows me exactly what to do (even then I won’t know what I’m doing), and by that point it caused me more trouble than it’s worth.

Nothing. I’m very hungry right now.

So the phrase “It’s Tuesday” became an inside joke with some friends of mine and I some time ago, and then I remembered that “Tuesday Thread” exists, along with the fact that I was born on a Tuesday, and one of my unfinished screenplays is titled “A Tuesday in May”…

yeah that’s about it.

Apocalypse Now (1979) – ★★★★ (of ☆☆☆☆)

Dek Rollins said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

That’s what she said.

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I know I’m not lying because I would have said at least 6’1" if I was. 😉

The Evil Dead (1981) – ★★★★ (of ☆☆☆☆)

Watched the Japanese LaserDisc rip, which looked surprisingly nice on my 720p plasma. I can’t wait for more news on PDB’s regrade of the BD to the LD color timing.

Evil Dead II (1987) – ★★★★ (of ☆☆☆☆)

Watched PDB’s open matte upscale.

Jaws (1975) – ★★★★ (of ☆☆☆☆)

My mom watched it again for the first time since the '70s. All she could remember about it before watching was Quint getting bit in half. We all had a lot of fun.

I hate coffee, so that’s what got bumped. 😛

I’m stupid. I was trying to find other mojos through google images to make sure I had ten things, and then I forgot to include some of the things I was going to include before. New list, for those who care 😛

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Is 6’ tall or just average?

TV’s Frink said:

I guess I can understand not liking Aliens although it still seems odd to me…but to say you wish you could unsee it makes no sense to me at all.

Yeah I also don’t like Aliens, but I would never want to unsee it.

Fargo.

Fargo (1996) – ★★★★ (of ☆☆☆☆)

I live there.

Maverick (1994) – ★★★★ (of ☆☆☆☆)

This was very enjoyable. A fun movie that never stops being fun, with some real nice filmaking and cinematography. Great performances all around by the allstar cast. It wasn’t perfect, but I think it deserves the full four stars.

TV’s Frink said:

Dek Rollins said:

TV’s Frink said:

Dek Rollins said:

older members like Frink

I want to be mad at this but it’s true.

You’re not that old. My parents are like, 12 years older than you. 😛

I’m not sure if that makes me feel better or worse.

I think you should feel better. You won’t be that old until your kids are my age and past it. You still have a lot of life ahead of you. You make “I’m old” jokes on here a lot, but I think you should maybe take a think about how old (negative) you really are. You’ve got many years of experience and wisdom under your belt, and you still have many more years of further experience and wisdom to get.

I don’t mean to sound like I’m preaching to the person who should probably be giving me advice, but I guess that’s what popped into my head, haha. In fact, maybe just ignore this post. 😛