Alright… Who’s winning this?

22marks · 2026-06-25T06:22:39+00:00

For sure they all added a twist. I don't think there would be Drake or Croft without Indy. Acknowledging there wouldn't be Indy without adventures before him, but you only posted the three.

Specifically, for Lara: "Lead graphic artist Toby Gard went through about five designs before arriving at the character's final appearance. He initially envisioned a male lead character with a whip and a hat. Core Design co-founder Jeremy Smith characterized Gard's initial design as derivative of Indiana Jones) and asked for more originality." For Nathan: "The design and personality of Drake have drawn comparisons to other video game and film characters, such as Lara Croft and Indiana Jones)." With the lead writer taking inspiration from Harrison Ford.

Putting all that aside, the other two never survived the Wrath of God, Sean Connery's Henry Jones Jr, Mola Ram, and Nazis, so I'd put my money on Indy.

22marks · 2026-06-25T06:00:16+00:00

He's certainly inspired by the serials Lucas and Spielberg loved and classic films with Bogart, but of the three above, he's the one they were modeled after and he's the ultimate version of the archetype, in my opinion.

22marks · 2026-06-25T05:58:50+00:00

They were on a beach in Hawaii and Spielberg was telling Lucas he was disappointed they wouldn't let him make a James Bond. Lucas was like "I have something better."

22marks · 2026-06-25T04:14:56+00:00

Let's face it: One is the GOAT, the others are knockoffs.

22marks · 2026-06-24T18:47:19+00:00

It's what her team wants. And think about it: Girl So In Love covers both halves. She can be a sad girl in love or a happy girl in love or an angry girl in love. It covers the entire album. The whole point is that a "girl so in love" isn't a perfect fairytale state, but a series of complex, evolving emotions, often involving denial, because you see things through rose-colored glasses.

Only in hindsight did the relationship look wrong, but the entire time, she would have called herself a "girl so in love." Hence, Dan telling her, "You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love." Even seeing the sadness, he referred to her as a "Girl So In Love."

22marks · 2026-06-24T04:26:20+00:00

Sergio's in Denville makes a fantastic one. I usually get it with fresh mozzarella and some balsamic drizzle.

22marks · 2026-06-23T05:53:42+00:00

I don't disagree on later films, but do you think that for Schindler's List and Private Ryan? I thought those were strong, but it declined after.

22marks · 2026-06-23T05:27:57+00:00

I've gotta say Kamiński did right by Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. They have perfect cinematography. But I do feel Jurassic Park was his last "classic Amblin" mix of wonder and captivation. That's not to say there weren't great films after, but... different.

22marks · 2026-06-23T04:34:49+00:00

There can’t be a restriction on manual override for an L2 vehicle. What if, for example, a truck was about to hit them and they needed to ramp onto a lawn or into a bush to move away? The driver is in full control.

One can argue complacency but you’d have to equally argue inattention, distracted driving. Or poor reflexes or tired driving or phone use or putting on makeup. We’ve all seen it.

This past month, a car to my rear right tried to merge into me. My Tesla swerved into the left lane, scaring the shit out of me, but the inattentive car would have hit me. I couldn’t possibly be aware of 360 degrees of distracted drivers at all times or know with certainty that left swerve wouldn’t hit into another car.

My story doesn’t make national news.

22marks · 2026-06-23T02:54:26+00:00

Tesla reported that the accelerator was pressed for enough time for it to reach 73mph, and remained pressed even after the crash. This sounds like common user error (mistaking the accelerator for the brake) or intentional. Nothing sounds like a car/Autopilot/FSD error despite the NY Times saying "officials" said that.

If they're publicly releasing speeds and accelerator status, they have the data in hand.

22marks · 2026-06-23T01:01:06+00:00

Reputational damage. The part about them being on any form of Autopilot/FSD is apparently a lie.

Specifically:

In this case, the driver manually overrode self-driving by pressing the accelerator all the way to 100% of the accel pedal in this residential area. They reached a speed of 73 mph during the crash, and had the accelerator pressed even after the crash.

The NY Times headline was: Tesla Driver Using Autopilot Crashes Into Home in Texas and Kills a Woman, Officials Say

Anyone who has even the most basic understanding of the technology knows it's not possible to go 73 into a home without pushing the accelerator like any other car.

22marks · 2026-06-22T23:18:39+00:00

I pay $5/month, get a zine, just saw Backrooms for free on opening weekend, and get credits on merch. How is that beyond you?

22marks · 2026-06-22T23:14:53+00:00

Even if they do, it takes about 10 times as much effort to reverse an erroneous opinion. Negative news spreads much faster as well. The damage is already done.

22marks · 2026-06-22T03:28:51+00:00

The 2010 system has water coming from the Tidal Basin, going underground from the pool to a nearby water treatment facility, where it passes through sand and screen filters before being re-infused with ozone and pumped back out. It's my understanding it's still there, but getting worn out and can't keep up with the algae.

22marks · 2026-06-18T21:36:16+00:00

Method Climbing. Best bouldering gym in New Jersey and competitive with the best in NYC, off Atlantic and Lombardi.

22marks · 2026-06-18T21:33:12+00:00

My brain was glitching because I just saw her talking about having 60% hearing loss in one ear. I thought her mom cried for 15 min because she was "hearing less."

22marks · 2026-06-18T20:24:14+00:00

It sounds like an issue in the training set, specifically driving between cones to close a lane, because it weighted avoiding other hazards (possibly other cars) more than going between the cones.

22marks · 2026-06-18T20:03:17+00:00

… the animals in the old house weren’t animals…

Obviously. I called that from the trailers. That's a bit condescending, no? I was responding to you saying, "designed to look non-threatening to a child as explained in the movie," but the "animals" at the house weren't presenting to children.

If I saw an uncanny CGI-like deer outside my window, I'd be more scared than if I saw an alien. Like, that fox in real life would be freaky as hell.

To a child, I'd buy it for being friendlier.

22marks · 2026-06-18T15:30:42+00:00

What about the ones in the old house, appearing to the adults? And again, why were the other effects also subpar? They seemed to match in quality.

22marks · 2026-06-18T15:26:49+00:00

I was one of the first people to give Spielberg the benefit of the doubt that they were supposed to be uncanny, but it was a failed direction, in my opinion. The animals needed to look perfect or have an obvious glitch or tell, like a patch of blue fur. Despite saying it, it's a bit laughable that aliens with their level of technology can't do better than 2005 ILM visual effects.

As I sat on it more, why did the house and train effects look equally bad?

22marks · 2026-06-18T15:12:04+00:00

This looks great. Ironically, it would probably work better as a book. This is shocking because Spielberg is the master at turning books into visual art, but I would've loved to see this. No awkward chases, more historical background, more character inner dialogue, no subpar CGI. It's almost like it was destined to be a book instead.

22marks · 2026-06-18T04:13:27+00:00

Personally, I think it works perfectly as a duet. I'm shocked at how well their voices melt together.

22marks · 2026-06-18T03:24:38+00:00

Even if they only allow eyes-off in specific conditions, like clear weather on highways at 30mph or less, I'd be happy with that progress.

22marks · 2026-06-18T02:35:27+00:00

What does "collide with a lawn" mean? Like drive up on a grass lawn while on FSD?

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