Jim @sullybiker@sully.site

@rick_777 Even the newer Star Wars films tried to use practical effects and matte painting where possible. It gives a distinct look.

@rick_777 I liked Blade Runner 2049's approach. They used a lot of miniatures and modelling. It works really well.

Much as I love the XPS13, the display is way too bright. I don't notice until I look at other screens. It's very intense.

I have to say I do enjoy the sheer amount of art that's turned up in the federated timeline in the last couple of weeks. The variety is great to see.

@maiyannah @purplehippo I dogfood Linux at work, largely because I like it, but also as an exercise in trying to make it fit in an enterprise environment.

The first thing you have to be able to mentally do is accept what works and what doesn't. For me the tradeoff is entirely worth it; for others, it's more difficult.

@maiyannah @purplehippo Desktop Linux can be a frustrating exercise for those that are very particular about the applications and functionality they want. For Linux to truly work for you, you have to be willing and able to be open-minded enough to let some things go, and adopt others.

That's a big obstacle, even for 'power users'.

@bob@soc.freedombone.net I know it makes it easier, but it's still a good idea to encourage people to look at what they're running.

@bob@soc.freedombone.net It's bad practice. So many sites do this, too.

@bob@soc.freedombone.net It's still strange seeing well-lit photos from Bladerunner. It does date the costumes somewhat.

Morning, fediverse!

@cdmnky@niu.moe The only job I've ever had for an optical drive is making rips of my DVDs for Plex nowadays.

@cdmnky@niu.moe "Oh well I might need it"

We did this on servers a lot too.

@benrob0329@mastodon.art If you start with the install tutorial it's a good intro into the basics of system configuration and using portage. It's a pain to get started but like most things is much easier once you have a basic system set up. Source ports are configuration driven, so you use config files to select the flags you want; it's entirely up to you.

@benrob0329@mastodon.art If that's what you want, there is nothing better than Gentoo.

Using it is really a matter of learning Portage. Once you get the hang of it it's incredibly versatile, but there is a learning curve.

@flugennock@todon.nl Oh my God, what a complete asshole.

@aparrish I'm struggling with the distinction. I'm sure there is one, but still.

@bcj@friend.camp ,,,You could write on the fly with a word processor, and just change it as you liked. Typewriter was obviously a more careful and methodical exercise.

@bcj@friend.camp I was one of the last school years before word processors became a de-facto standard. I also used a typewriter a few times.

I think I probably wrote better, if only because you have to plan ahead more. Structure becomes important.

I do remember even rudimentary wordprocessing programs being extremely easy to use, though.