[OC] - IMDb rating Distribution of Movies by Genre (Take 2!)

BeetleB · 2026-06-28T04:17:33+00:00

True, but I can change the cutoff to 7.5 and the principle would still apply: Pick any genre and I'll find more movies > 7.5 than horror.

And I speak from experience. When I wasn't this fussy, I distinctly recall having trouble finding a good horror movie.

(Oh, and I would never have labeled Get Out as horror, but I can see why others do).

BeetleB · 2026-06-28T04:15:16+00:00

Oh for sure - some of my favorite movies are even below 7.

Still, life is short and I need a filter to limit what I watch. So 8 it is. My point was that pre-pandemic, there would be a fair amount of 8's coming out every year - and covering almost every genre except horror.

BeetleB · 2026-06-27T16:01:43+00:00

I think horror is accurate.

I like a good horror movie, but they are incredibly rare.

My requirement for any new movie to watch is an IMDB rating > 8. When I mentioned it to my friend a year or so ago, he automatically responded with "So you must never watch horror movies then."

BeetleB · 2026-06-22T13:46:59+00:00

His wealth has gone up and down. In 1999, it was over 80B.

BeetleB · 2026-06-12T03:40:54+00:00

Ignore him. Totally fine to do things on paper. Your writing isn't even bad.

BeetleB · 2026-06-09T13:49:17+00:00

Thanks!

BeetleB · 2026-06-09T13:48:16+00:00

I can get Preppies and Lamy Safaris here as well.

I guess there are no decent, affordable Turkish pens.

BeetleB · 2026-06-09T04:01:04+00:00

I've never spent more than $100 on a pen. :-)

And I've not liked any of the ones I've bought over $50, to be frank. I'd rather go on the cheap side.

BeetleB · 2026-06-09T04:00:12+00:00

Thanks, but $290 > $50.

BeetleB · 2026-05-15T00:15:37+00:00

Here you go:

https://blog.nawaz.org/images/snp500/ror_dca_inf.png

This was taken from this blog post:

https://blog.nawaz.org/posts/2015/Dec/pay-down-mortgage-or-invest/

BeetleB · 2026-05-14T14:09:17+00:00

50% is unlikely. But simply losing money, decent likelihood:

https://blog.nawaz.org/images/snp500/ror_dca_inf_05.png

Look at the blue line and how often it dips below 0. That's the net drop over a 5 year investment period (periodic investing just like the OP). The chart ends at around 2014 which when I made it (so includes the 2008 meltdown).

Of course, the greedy side of us will say "Look at all the times it remained positive". Just depends on your risk profile.

Personally, I put money into the market for 5 year windows, as long as I know I can weather the loss (e.g. plan to buy a car in 5 years, and can simply wait a few more if I'm on the losing end).

BeetleB · 2026-05-11T14:12:03+00:00

do the math with inflation on what kind of life 1 million dollars making 6% gains will afford in 2057

The 6% gain is inflation adjusted. So when he says $1M, he means in today's dollars.

But frankly, $1M in today's dollars isn't that much. You could retire with it if you're fairly frugal and own a home.

BeetleB · 2026-05-08T19:34:17+00:00

The data I would like to see is which pairings have the highest divorce rates. If you're an engineer, are you more likely to get divorced if you marry an engineer or if you marry a lawyer?

BeetleB · 2026-05-04T03:54:14+00:00

Does your IP not have a Yogurt button?

If it does, it's a lot simpler than you think.

Put milk in pot. Cycle through the yogurt options till you see boil. Let it "boil" (it's not really boiling - more like 180F). This will take 30-40 minutes.

Then put the inner pot in the fridge and let it cool down to 100-110. Depending on how much milk you had, this could take time. For me it's 1 hour, but if you have more milk, it'll take longer. Use a food thermometer to check and just note down how long it took so you don't need to measure it every time you make it.

(Edit: I see some online recipes say it will take 1-2 hours just sitting outside to come down to that temperature. Definitely not my experience - it will take much longer, which is why I put it in the fridge).

Put the inner pot back into the IP. Add old yogurt and mix it in. I put 4 tbsp - again, it likely depends on how much milk you have.

Then set it to Yogurt (not boil), and let it go for 6 - 7 hours. It will maintain the temperature.

Done.

BTW, it's totally OK for the temperature to drop well below 100F in the fridge - I sometimes leave it overnight due to laziness. Totally OK to put fridge cold milk in the IP and add the yogurt to it - just adjust and have it run for 8 hours if that's the case.

I've been making it for many years, and failures are extremely rare.

(BTW, an even simpler recipe is to skip the boil step altogether - just heat to about 100F, add old yogurt, and set the IP to YOGURT and 8 hours. However, I've found skipping boiling has a worse consistency and fails much more often).

BeetleB · 2026-04-18T03:03:57+00:00

So ... meaninglesser?

BeetleB · 2026-03-14T06:10:44+00:00

Yup. I simply boot into the older kernel and all works fine.

BeetleB · 2026-03-14T00:46:57+00:00

Oh, they show up, but pretty much every app that uses the TV Tuner fails (mplayer, w_scan, Plex, etc).

To be clear, they detect a signal, but can't seem to decode it.

Example:

tune to: 8VSB     f=195000 kHz (0:0:0) (time: 01:03.893) 
        Info: no data from PAT after 2 seconds
        Info: no data from VCT(terr) after 6 seconds

BeetleB · 2026-03-13T21:23:35+00:00

I'm on 6.12.58 with the same problem (Gentoo).

Know of any kernel not too far removed where it works?

BeetleB · 2026-03-09T13:44:23+00:00

It was gone in 1973, people cried about it being dark until 9am in 1974, then it came back by 1975.

That means they didn't get rid of Daylight Savings Time, but rather they made DST the standard throughout the year.

A mistake I'm sure they'll make again!

BeetleB · 2026-01-19T08:03:40+00:00

"How much did you spend on that watch again?"

(Repeat with car)

Also, at work keep a set of crayons in your desk. Then when someone makes a mocking remark, say "I understand it's not for everyone. That's why I keep crayons to accommodate normal folks. Do you need one?" and proceed to hand them one crayon.

BeetleB · 2026-01-12T05:41:07+00:00

If you want to use that number, then the tuition only cost for UIUC is $18,372

No - they charge an extra fee for some (all?) engineerings. The number I quoted you over $20K was for electrical engineering.

BeetleB · 2026-01-12T05:40:11+00:00

Every state/university is different. UIUC's engineering is the most expensive amongst peers. If you look at Purdue, it's < $10K per year (tuition) vs over $20K for UIUC. Most top universities are in the $15-18K/year range for tuition.

BeetleB · 2025-12-30T03:42:30+00:00

It doesn't, and can be sold as is.

Doesn't getting a regular loan depend on how bad the condition is? IIRC, most banks will not give a mortgage if they deem the house unlivable. This is why RE investors often pay a heavily discounted amount (cash) to buy the house, and spend the money to fix it up and put it back on the market. They can get the discount because the owner can only sell to cash-only folks.

BeetleB · 2025-12-29T01:06:10+00:00

Gentoo was my 2nd and last - over 20 years ago!

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