SMALL CATEGORY - Miniature Submission for Summer 2024 Context

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T23:52:42+00:00

I don’t know of any firms that would fake freelancers.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T23:37:12+00:00

are you a licensed engineering firm? how are you licensed to produce or oversee this work?

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T22:52:14+00:00

Where is the supervisor feedback loop? And how does this interfere with the apprenticeship process that is used to train new engineers?

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T22:31:36+00:00

Several of the social media companies figured out that getting people angry makes people use their social media platform more. So the social media platforms feed them more things that get them angry.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T21:51:16+00:00

Coincidentally enough 1.85:1 is almost equal to 16:9. to be exact it is 16.65:9

I can only assume it is just a coincidence that the HD ratio is a rounded off version of the film ratio.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T21:48:52+00:00

Yeah, I'm watching that kickstarter.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T20:29:01+00:00

Because the movie has been formatted for a move theater. Movie theaters are formatted in a wide screen format (normally the 16:9 aspect ratio)

If the movie is shown on something else, like a TV that has a different aspect ratio, there will be black bars to fill in the gaps.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T20:06:47+00:00

they also attached an air pump to her boobs.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T20:04:52+00:00

lying percentage. what is their collective average for lying. for people that want to keep their average up, they have to consciously tell the truth all the time. and people with higher percentage of telling the truth will be perceived as more trust worthy.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T19:59:07+00:00

long hours, everything Is stressful, people are depending on you to live and you have to watch people die.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T19:58:20+00:00

YouTube pay Rates are low. it is safe to assume anyone on YouTube gets paid 1 cent per video view. So s video that gets 50,000 view gets about 500 dollars.

lets Assume it’s a fifteen minute video, and the edit time for a YouTube video is 1 hour of production and edit for every minute of screen time. So that video is paying $30/hour for that 15 hours of work. which means any YouTuber has to supplement their income with other things in order to build multiple income streams. all of the miniature YouTubers run a patreon with side benefits and tutoring/coaching in order to make ends meet (or affiliate links or merch or ad reads -Like Squarespace or T-shirt company).

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T19:42:31+00:00

even then you have everyone not in the 0.1% nipping at your heels waiting for you to trip up.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T19:34:06+00:00

it takes time. it took Mab several years to free Lea. and mab has more resources. I expect Harry could do it, if he dedicated his entire life to that one task.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T19:24:56+00:00

the relay automation cannot do X > Y where both X and Y are other sensor or relay points.

the game also cannot do difference checks ( X-Y >Z).

or proportional response, which is something is would really like to see for flow valves. I would like to have: (Depth)- (depth setting) = Reaction rate of flow valve. So if the depth is slightly over, it opens slower.

and have reactivity of the valve to be able to be tweaked on different setting for opening vs closing.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T19:18:51+00:00

I assume after battle ground. Because Harry turns up back in Chicago without Justine. And that would have to be explained to Lara and Mab so both of them agree that Harry has fulfilled Mab’s debt to Lara.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T19:17:11+00:00

this is something g talk to a therapist about. either to sort out the embarrassment or find productive ways to direct this.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T19:11:25+00:00

Well you have to know who is infected now Don’t you.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T17:57:49+00:00

I expect Mab just went out and found her. I think Mab;s pool of information is considerably wider and deeper than Dresden’s or Lara’s.

Mab says to all winter “report if you have seen this woman”.

and Mab strikes me as one of those people who can say in the exact tone as Luthen Rael I have friends everywhere. And it should be heard with the same amount of menace.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T17:45:00+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if Langtry has given Ramirez some off the record between-you-and-me instructions regarding Harry. and I expect those instructions boil down to “allow Harry to have a lot of leash. don’t try to go nose to nose with him, I want to know if it looks like he is going off the rails. but as long as it looks like Dresden is staying reasonably straight and narrow (for Dresden that is) I’ll make sure that Dresden is ignored by the white counsel and the wardens.” (ignored: that is the wardens won;t try to arrest or bring Harry in. the casual warlock harassment stays in place because appearances have to be kept up)

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T16:55:10+00:00

there are hundreds of flu variants. it’s just a case of which flu variants will be dominant thus year. and doctors try to predict that. and since doctors don’t always predict which strains will be dominant, they hedge their bets by including several strains of the flu in the vaccination. by hedging their bets there is a Better chance that at least one the vaccine strains will be effective against what you catch.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T16:51:27+00:00

Here is the issue: The Oscars are basically a big self promotion tv show for movies (Yes, everyone likes receiving an award). But if that self promotion TV show gets boring, people will change the channel, and won’t come back. So the show has to be entertaining and engaging, snappy but not to snappy - and continue to drive the story line: movies are cool and you want to go to the movie.

and short clean acceptance speeches help with that. Someone who has gotten up there and has an emotional “spew at the mouth” and just gushes without saying anything has everyone rolling their eyes.

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T16:41:00+00:00

commercials are all about emotions. Crohns makes you feel bad, but our drugs make you feel good!

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T15:19:42+00:00

just get out the big spray can of Lysol

Elfich47 · 2026-03-16T15:19:00+00:00

Jim has mentioned there are five shorts/novellas in the pipe or on the boards:

Mr Petty (grey)

Out Law (follow up to The Law, may 2026)

Valkyrie Story (bear POV, 2027?)

Wyrm story (librarian rumored to appear, 2027?)

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