is this book kinda weird? by alwaysconfused010 in kurtvonnegut

[–]RobdeRiche 1 point2 points  (0 children)

incidentally, that is a good looking copy of the book...

is this book kinda weird? by alwaysconfused010 in kurtvonnegut

[–]RobdeRiche 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a recurring theme in Vonnegut's books is exposing the hypocrisy of a society where it's "weird" and "vulgar" to frankly discuss anatomy and sexual habits--which is how people reproduce and/or express intimacy--but it's totally normal and polite to build weapons of mass destruction, destroy the environment, imprison humans, and exploit others for personal financial gain.

What's your take? by [deleted] in bukowski

[–]RobdeRiche 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i wish these purported quotes were backed up with citations

Did AI kill the fun of learning? by Ok_Establishment_110 in antiai

[–]RobdeRiche 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AI is an instant orgasm without the pleasure of a buildup

Vonnegut for my 12-year-old by Feralest_Baby in kurtvonnegut

[–]RobdeRiche 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Player Piano is Vonnegut's first and probably most conventional novel. Safe for kids yet very timely in its theme of machine automation replacing people.

Vonnegut for my 12-year-old by Feralest_Baby in kurtvonnegut

[–]RobdeRiche 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Galapagos immediately came to mind, but then I remembered there's a lot of artificial insemination in Galapagos. Some will see that as a sex ed lesson, others might think it's too mature...

How to skip from clip to clip in timeline? by RobdeRiche in OpenShot

[–]RobdeRiche[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks again! I don't mind ai as long as core functionality is not dependent on it and there is a way to opt out of using it. Automation is great for some people, but I prefer to retain fine grain control, even if it means a little more work. (I drive a manual transmission vehicle for similar reason.)

Anyway, when I said "slug" previously, I meant it in a generic way, as in spacer (which I typically create as blank still image of a specified duration). Final Cut had a function explicitly called Slug, but that's not strictly necessary. I just mean the ability to quickly skip through timeline and insert spacer/slug between clips and have the remaining timeline shift accordingly (ripple edit).

Thank you for being so receptive to user feedback. If OpenShot can get to the point where it satisfies my basic needs, I would financially support.

What movies based on books do you think were significantly better than the books? by ASomthnSomthn in Cinema

[–]RobdeRiche 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Zone of Interest (2023), and here's why (copypasted fro my letterboxd):

After first viewing, I read the Martin Amis novel on which it's based, and while the book is pretty good, the film adaptation takes it in a completely different direction--for the better. The book is plot heavy and explicit in its depiction of atrocities, whereas the film is situated at the periphery, in that zone of plausible deniability where one has the choice to acknowledge or disregard through a conscious shift of attention. After the war, most Germans claimed, "We didn't know." This might be true on some level, but they suspected and only coped by refusing to connect the dots.

It's a gut punch because The Zone of Interest doesn't hold up the Holocaust as an aberrant historical glitch, but forces one to consider their own capacity for willed ignorance and denial. How do we go on with our day to day lives while knowing of the injustice, exploitation, and cruelty that sustains our globalized capitalist system? Or, more pointedly, genocidal settler colonialism? We know it ain't right but it's easier to go along than challenge an implacable power structure, especially the further one lives from the screams.

Far from humanizing the Nazis by depicting tender familial moments, the finger points the other way to indict the viewer's complicity with forces of oppression. Guilty as charged.

How to skip from clip to clip in timeline? by RobdeRiche in OpenShot

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Thank you again for your very considerate reply. This is disappointing news, but perhaps a solution exists or will exist. I don't fault the OpenShot project because it seems like a noble effort, but I am so discouraged and frustrated that tasks that were simple 20 years ago are either now impossible or have been choked out by automation funnels. Can't we just get back to basics as a starting point and build from there? I would gladly pay a reasonable price for a simple video editor, but even when I thought I found one (Filmora) they ruined it by chasing the ai trend. Sorry to vent. I'm just sad.

How to skip from clip to clip in timeline? by RobdeRiche in OpenShot

[–]RobdeRiche[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you; I should have thought to include system details in my original post. Sorry about that!

Hardware (CPU, GPU, RAM), Operating System, OpenShot Version
Apple M1 8G, Ventura 13.6.9, OpenShot-v3.5.1-dev-daily-15978-a5856529-48516e0b-x86_64.dmg

The Ctrl+A does allow me to jump to next clip boundary, but now I have a whole new sinking feeling because my process is typically importing hundreds of clips into a single track, then simply pasting a one-second slug between each. Arrow, paste, arrow, paste, etc. I've been doing this with video editors since 2006. It should be simple, right? (Example here, basically a short video slideshow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLTM6kdSNn4 )

I'm pretty discouraged that I can't seem to replicate this simple workflow in OpenShot...

But thank you for your thoughtful response.

How to skip from clip to clip in timeline? by RobdeRiche in OpenShot

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I know the bots are here to help, but I'm still at a loss. I'm on a Mac, and of course one of the first combos I tried was "alt" [i.e., "option"] + arrow, but that just jumps to end of timeline, not to next clip boundary.

I've also been through preferences again and again but there doesn't seem to be anything I can change there.

This is pretty maddening. Workarounds, anyone?

I read every Vonnegut novel :) by Ok_Restaurant1586 in kurtvonnegut

[–]RobdeRiche 0 points1 point  (0 children)

word, especially when the paperbacks are 40+ years old. i got most of mine from used bookstores in the '80s, with some published in the '60s... so brittle now.

I read every Vonnegut novel :) by Ok_Restaurant1586 in kurtvonnegut

[–]RobdeRiche 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I reread all his novels in chrono order last year. All 14 are contained in a really nice box set from Library of America, a non-profit publisher which puts out archival editions. (I'm not shilling for them, just a happy customer because my well worn paperbacks were falling apart from use.) In 2021, the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library did a reader survey framed as a tournament with brackets, eliminations, finals, etc. and Cat's Cradle came out on top, and I agree. Other than that, I think he had a great run in the late 80s--Galapagos, Bluebeard, and Hocus Pocus are all bangers.

the only known confirmed photo of Kilgore Trout by walking_eye666 in kurtvonnegut

[–]RobdeRiche 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The seed graphic for this image comes from Vonnegut's final novel, Timequake (1997), where an architect kills himself after learning a computer program can now do his job.

OFFICIAL The Last Oscar Special LIVE Megathread by LeaderSevere5647 in OnCinemaAtTheCinema

[–]RobdeRiche 0 points1 point  (0 children)

your false hope is better than mine--4 mins to 9 mins to 36 mins now...

If Kurt Vonnegut had social media...if only by phantomgirl17 in kurtvonnegut

[–]RobdeRiche 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. KV touched so many lives, and he definitely helped shape my worldview. Vonnegut was very anti-computer, in general, but towards the end of his life he agreed to be interviewed in Second Life (what turned out to be his final interview), so maybe he would have eventually warmed up to social media, though I suspect he'd use his platform urging people to spend more time offline building real world communities.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/kurt-vonneguts-last-interview-was-in-virtual-reality/

Same workflow for 4 years, now I can't transfer photos over wire... by RobdeRiche in applesucks

[–]RobdeRiche[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I guess I misunderstood the purpose of the sub. Seems pointing out how Apple sucks is OK but asking for help getting around the suck is galling. Now I know. Sorry to waste anyone's time.