lattrommi

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[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 20 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

There's also Tremors 2: Aftershocks.

Plus there's Tremors 3: Back to Perfection.

Followed by Tremors 4: The Legend Begins.

Then Tremors 5: Bloodlines.

Don't forget Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell.

One might think Tremors: Shrieker Island, AKA Tremors 7: Island Furry (I spelled that wrong on purpose, it has nothing to do with furries) would be enough for Michael Gross to quit his acting career but how else was he going to pay for his ludicrous railroad memorabilia obsession and also the railroad he owns and the 'safety first when crossing railroad tracks' campaign?

So no, it didn't end there. They kept the franchise going, choo! choo! with the imaginatively titled television series, Tremors: The Series.

If you skip the credits, you can watch all of it in less than 24 hours.

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 9 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Battleship.

Yeah, the movie based off the board(?) game.

Feel free to fire up the torches and start handing out the pitchforks, because I'm not playing by the rules.

It doesn't just look like it will suck, it looks like a 'so bad it is bad' type of movie, an overbudgeted 'this is what is wrong with movies these days' sort of unmitigated hot wet trash from a dumpster fire in the bad part of town.

It isn't well written.

It isn't well acted.

I honestly can't even promise a good time.

These are the thoughts that went through my mind when I read about it before watching: "This is going to be awful and a waste of my time. These actor names kinda look familiar but I don't know who any of these people are. Is Rihanna her first name or last name? Isn't she just a singer. It better not have that stupid umbrella song. Wait, Liam Neeson is in this? Is he doing okay? Did he lose a bet? Does he need money? I bet that evil Jar'jar forced him to to do this. Wait, running time over 2 hours?! How is that even... the board never took more than like 15 minutes... except cheaters moving their... fuck me, I already need a drink."

Go into the movie with that mindset. Be angry at it before it starts.

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 2 points 22 hours ago

I like to think of it as a sci-fi movie sequel/equivalent to the short story (but not the movie) "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

37?! Like, in a row?

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do comic books count? If yes I'd say Spider Jerusalem from Transmetropolitan. If no, General Hunter Gathers from Venture Bros or Dale Gribble from King of the Hill. Maybe Uncle Duke from Doonesbury.

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

RE: namesake creativity. Hey, at least you spelled it backwards correctly!

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Find out, if you can, whether the company has a dress code or uniform. Try to wear clothes similar to their dress code. The interviewer will be able to picture you working as an empoloyee more easily.

If they ask if you have any questions, ALWAYS ask a question, even if it's a simple one or a little dumb (not too dumb though!). It shows you are actually interested in the position and not just looking for a paycheck. A risky but often good one to ask is "Why are you hiring for this position?" If they need clarification, ask if it is a new role in the company or if someone left, in case of the latter, ask if they gave a reason why they left.

Know your value. Set a minimum wage that you will accept. Don't take an offer for shitty pay. If they offer a starting wage lower than your minimum, add 33-50% to their offer and guage how they react. If 33-50% doesn't bring the amount up to or higher than your set minimum, thank them for their time and leave.

Go to the company website and look for their "about us" page. Read everything on the page and try to pick out their key words. Use those words somehow in your interview to describe yourself or your work ethic.

Sleep with the owner. This is a joke to make sure you are paying attention.

Practice an "elevator interview". That's where you imagine you just got on an elevator with the person in charge of hiring and you have 30 seconds or less to make a good impression. Take all things into account as if you were really in an elevator. That means try not to fart and wear deodorant. Talk fast but not too fast. End it in a way where they do not even have a chance to respond, you get off the elevator and leave, wishing them a nice day.

Find out if you know anyone already working there or even have a friend of a friend that does. An in-house recommendation always will increase your chances, provided you are on good terms with that person or their mutual friend.

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago
[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

I can't speak for Arch personally. It required more time than I had at the time to install it, as I wanted to do it the recommended way from the Archwiki but I also did not have reliable internet at the time. That was awhile ago, late 2020 I think. I started using Linux in spring of 2020.

I have been using the same installation of Manjaro KDE since

me@mycomputer ~]$ stat / | grep Birth
 Birth: 2024-02-05 04:54:20.000000000 -0500

which is also when I assembled this computer. The zeros at the end of 'Birth' look really improbable. They are accurate as far as I understand but I wouldn't know how to check otherwise either.

My previous system I also was using Manjaro KDE. It had a few problems, I think it was mostly because of an nvidia graphics card. That and user error. It still works to this day. I haven't reinstalled Manjaro or installed any OS on it since september of 2021. I also haven't used it much since building this new system. This has nothing to do with the operating system, I just like to share it, the computer was in two tornados one day and the CPU was partially delidded from one and it still works fine.

I will add that I am a casual user, I don't do some things that might invite trouble like torrenting. I also live alone and have very few friends and no known enemies, so overall I have a very boring threat model, that mentions cats more than most threat models do.

I also do not use the AUR and am on the stable repository. I also don't use Timeshift, I use Vorta, which uses Borg, for my backup system, which only backs up my personal files which are in my home directory on a separate partition, if something happens to the system, I will reinstall. It hasn't happened in over a year though.

For my very basic computer needs (mostly Firefox, GIMP, Blender, Zim and Kdenlive), it works fine. Cue Manjaro haters.

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Do GIMP, Krita, Kdenlive or Inkscape use AI? I did not think they did, to the best of my knowledge. Maybe I'm missing something about AI assisted compression and correction, which I admit I'm not familiar with.

Does this only apply to digital media used in mainstream sources or does it mean everyone who uses editing software is using AI?

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

I only pirate adult cinema, because in the end it's not piracy if it's not racy.

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm just here because I got scurvy a couple times. Stay in school, ye' landlubbers n' doan't farget to eat yarself a fruit or vegetable, least once n' a fortnight. ccccccc.

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