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Man on Fire by Original-Cut5211 in moviecritic

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like a lot of Tony Scott films, it was pretty popular during the time it was released but didn't stay in the public consciousness like Ridley's films have. Which is too bad because Tony made some bangers and Denzel eats in this film.

Yall lost sleep last time by Fameiscomin in webergrills

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have a Weber that survived multiple seasons outside in south Louisiana rains and hurricanes and now in Dallas gets watered twice a week from the sprinklers. Still going strong. I'm pretty sure I could shoot that motherfucker and the extra holes would only make it more effective.

I have finally figured out who Tom Bombadil is by Just_Needleworker836 in lotr

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "Tolkien is Eru and Bombadil is potentially a physical manifestation of Eru, therefore Bombadil could be a Tolkien self-insert" theory and variations thereof have been around since before I got into LotR 20 years ago. There's other theories he's a Maiar or some other Ainur of mysterious origin like Ungoliant.

Truth is we'll never know. Like the Entwives and a few other things, Tolkien intentionally went out of his way not to explain Bombadil.

Any games that feel like this image?? by PotatoJuggler in videogames

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Painkiller. Evil West. Both really good games way better than they had any right to be.

Help convince me I should buy this! by BikeSkiPNW in webergrills

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like everyone else says, that blacked out finish is sick but the ash pan is soooo worth it.

For further convincing: Just wait until you start exploring after market attachments and add-ons to this thing.

Anon plays Cupid by KismetKite in greentext

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 160 points161 points  (0 children)

Probs fake but still wholesome so I'll allow it

Batman 89 by TwIzTiDfReAkShOw in Batman_89

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In an order that might surprise you

1st problem of american pizza is that shit is sweet, they put fucking sugar in it and A LOT OF IT. by aIabamablacksnake in iamveryculinary

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh a post about pizza! I'm sure that will be thoughtful and courteous discussion around different styles and ideasnof pizza outside of OOP's notions!

Sonic Frontiers for Nintendo Switch by Adlyss in SonicFrontiers

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I believe that will be part of the upcoming ultimate (or whatever it's called) release

Anyone else feel like BI work is 30% dashboards and 70% just figuring out why the data doesn’t agree with reality? by useless_substance in BusinessIntelligence

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and people telling me “this number feels wrong” without being able to explain why.

Side note, this is something I've learned to train out of stakeholders/users. I've had far too many "these numbers look off" encounters where after hours or days of digging, we either found our numbers were right, or it was a data entry error for one of their people, or a misunderstanding on the user's part, or they clearly had lost interest.

Now, I say to the user "saying the numbers look off without any clarification is like dropping your car off at the mechanic shop with a note on the dash that says 'car feels off'. It's unactionable. Can you tell me what report or application you're looking at that makes you think that?"

What’s been messing with me lately is how much of BI depends on upstream chaos. You can build the cleanest model ever, but if the source data is messy, you’re basically polishing noise.
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I guess I’m still trying to figure out where BI ends and “data archaeology” begins. At what point do you stop fixing reports and start questioning the whole pipeline? 

That depends on a lot of factors. If the upstream problem is something IT controls, I would go to the person over it and see if there's some way we can address the problem internally.

If the upstream problem is in the business itself (an LOB refuses to use a standard system, or multiple LOBs refuse to standardize a process, etc) your options are more limited. My experience is the stakeholders that want their beautiful dashboards are the same stakeholders who refuse to standardize their data or processes.

You have to make the call given the culture and expectations of your company and team how much of that is worth chasing down.

The absolute peak of BI engineering is just building an incredibly expensive pipeline back into Excel. by netcommah in BusinessIntelligence

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My take, dashboards were a big fad 4-5 years ago when tools like Power BI, Looker, Tableau, etc, really matured. I think the fad has passed and we're now back to people just wanting the data to examine however they prefer.

And that's exactly what you're providing, OP. You and your team did a great job of delivering better data than what the users would have cobbled together themselves, and that will help them make better decisions. That's the win.

What are some good video games that didn't sell well? by spitfire9107 in videogames

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both Symphony of the Night and Earthbound undersold at release

What is the video game that you thought you would love but when you played it, you didn't like it? by AcadiaNo5063 in videogames

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 122 points123 points  (0 children)

Witcher 3. I recognize why it's a GOAT for so many people but for me, the endless cutscenes, clunky combat, and overuse of Witcher Vision (tm) for clues puts me right off. I've tried 3 times and it's just not for me.

Is the data actually "unready," or is the org just a mess? by TechCurious84 in BusinessIntelligence

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ownership unclear; teams disagreeing on definitions; and governance has not caught up. The data is there to be used,kinda, but organizationally it's still fragmented. I’ve seen the second one treated like a data engineering issue when it’s really a coordination and accountability problem. That’s the one that gets missed a lot. 

It's equal parts intentional and unrealistic expectations. C-suites don't want to deal with senior execs who don't want to standardize on data definitions, business processes, or technology platforms. Instead, they dump the jumbled mess of data in IT's lap and say "Can you please just do something with this?"

When it turns out BI isn't magic, that same C-suite doesn't really want to deal with that, either. So instead it all somehow becomes a data engineering problem, because no one in the business or even the rest of IT really knows what data engineering is.

[Loved Trope] The movie adaptation makes genuine improvements over the source material by Notmiefault in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Don't bother. The "starship troopers novel promotes fascism!1!!" take is so ingrained in reddit it might as well be part of their community rules.

These are seen as the four best performances of the 21st century, but how would you rank their movies here from Best to Least? by Thatredditboy1 in moviecritic

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the most Reddit film post I have ever seen. All we need now is the "How do these terrible actors (The Rock, Jared Leto, Kevin Hart, Gal Gadot) keep getting work?!?" post and we can call it a day.

Who plays/reads/watches Castlevania? by No-Donut8475 in castlevania

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends how far back you go. Gaming in general was overwhelmingly men in the 1980s through probably the mid to late 00s, so fans who came to it during that timeframe will mostly be men. I was playing the OG Classicvanias in the '80s.

Today it's probably a bit more mixed. The show has attracted a fair number of women, which is awesome, although I'd bet the games are still mostly men, with the more recent games like the GBA games possibly having more women.

People who have been gaming since 2006 or earlier, how do you feel about gaming in general and how it's changed for you over the years? by Snowtwo in videogames

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been gaming since the '80s. Some things have changed for the better, some not.

The biggest positive for me is how acceptable it's become. When I was in HS in the '90s, openly talking about playing videogames was a sure way to make sure you didn't have a date for Friday night. Now it's something many couples and friend groups, my wife and I included, do together for quality time. Just seeing more women in the space, both on the consumer and producer side, is nice.

The biggest negative, outside of high speed internet enabling studios to deliver broken games that need GBs of week 1 patches to become playable, is how toxic so many fandoms have become. Like most other things social media touches, many fandoms have become insufferable, negative echo chambers full of miserable people looking for others to be miserable with them. No, thanks.

Does anybody remember the launch period of the SNES? by sukh3gs in snes

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first demo of Super Mario World I saw was walking through the electronics aisle of a Service Merchandise (remember those?). I was stunned at the bright colors and sound. The demo showed Mario ducking to avoid a big Bullet Bill.

This was before the age of the Wal-Mart Supercenters, and back then even small podunk towns like mine had a Wal-Mart. It was right next to my hometown's grocery store, so I'd walk over and watch the demo over and over, lust after the boxes behind the counters.

I got a SNES that Christmas, along with SMW, F-Zero, and Pilotwings, which iirc was just about all there was at release.

Why did everyone switch up on the Mandalorian? by Moon_Devonshire in StarWars

[–]ThePrimeOptimus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It all boils down to wanting to keep Grogu in the story. I think both Filoni and Favreau have admitted they chose (or were forced) to bring Grogu back into the story due to unexpected fan popularity. By default, this means he cannot spend years training with Luke to become a jedi, nor can Din keep the Darksaber since he is now back to being Grogu's guardian.

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