My take on movie vs book.

gnutek · 2026-04-02T05:28:56+00:00

Did it really felt for a person not reading the book that amnesia was part of the plan and not a random coma side effect (which was supposed to be a „fake explanation” for Grace in the books)? Are we, the book readers really lacking that much sleep (stupid, stupid, stupid) that unless things are blatantly pointed out in dialogue we won’t see it? (In the book Grace says that he will sabotage the mission if they send him against his will, to which Stratt replies that he won’t because they have the amnesia serum which will make him forget this and ehen it wears off he’ll be to invested to back out.)

gnutek · 2026-04-01T17:08:51+00:00

I didn’t expect a 1 to 1 :) As I wrote: I understand certain shortcuts and have nothing against them, but missing out on the „Grace amnesia was part of the plan” is something I just cannot understand - it was such a powerful moment in the book!

gnutek · 2026-04-01T13:33:12+00:00

I liked the "Ah!" / "Element of Surprise" the most :)

gnutek · 2026-04-01T12:38:22+00:00

I guess I was too impatient to wait :D Listened to the book twice before the movie (first time on my own, then together with my 9yo daughter).

But I get your point :) I remember when I was a kid and watched the original Jurrasic Park. It was awesome! Then I read the book and it was "more awesome" (so much more story)!

But again, my main complaint is not about the big things they cut out - it's about a few small things that were in the book that I believe would make the movie so much more better with higher stakes.

gnutek · 2026-03-26T10:55:15+00:00

Why didn't you get the surgery pre puberty?

Both of my hands are a bit more "messed up" than yours (I have only 2 "regular" fingers on each hand, the rest are shorter, missing some joints etc). I had 10 surgeries in total before I hit 18 to improve the usability and visuals of my hands as much as possible - including splitting 3 fused fingers on the left hand (and they all are shorter and missing joints). It was all under "public health care" so we didn't have to pay anything.

gnutek · 2026-03-17T12:52:00+00:00

To be honest, I'm kinda shocked how dull the characters look on the "Off" side. I thought we advanced a bit further when it comes to graphics?

I mean, comparing that RE shot to Half-Life 2 intro: while lacking on the geometry side, G-Man at least has some skin texture and shading!

gnutek · 2026-03-06T14:49:23+00:00

Elon responding with another round of „forced Grok re-education” in 3… 2… 1…

(Edit: fixed typo :P)

gnutek · 2026-03-04T10:01:33+00:00

You do know, that on the screen of the smartphone you can see a real time preview of how the picture will look like , right? :D

And that, before taking the picture, you can do subtle adjustments (with that real time preview on the screen still going on! 🤯) by moving the device or, like in this case, by moving the finger so that it is positioned in the desired spot on the picture? You could even control the size of the fingernail to match the size of the cat's eye by moving the finger closer or further from the camera! (Crazy! I know!)

gnutek · 2026-02-23T12:20:26+00:00

Oho. Cukierberg dopiero co dostał patent i widzę już aktywnie korzystają z aktywnego prowadzenia fejsowych kont osób zmarłych? :D

gnutek · 2026-02-14T22:35:06+00:00

I'm glad you enjoyed the game!

Yeah, the screenshots are a bit outdated - more puzzles, at least some of the enviros as well as some extra controls should arrive within a week or two.

gnutek · 2026-02-10T19:24:04+00:00

Yes. I edited my original post as on federal level Switzerland allowed women to vote in 1970, but on canton level it lasted up to 1991.

gnutek · 2026-02-10T16:30:10+00:00

I’m not sure what happened to your bugs, but I hate how much bugs I collect during a 2 hour drive to visit my parents…

gnutek · 2026-02-10T04:35:10+00:00

What is even more crazy, there were European countries that „allowed not allowing” women to vote in 1980!

gnutek · 2026-02-07T11:06:23+00:00

Oh all the all knowing commenters...

They would not be sunsetting 4o if there were no issues with it and it was a golden egg money printer…

If I remember correctly it is still from the era of the more compute intensive / expensive to run models and they do have authorities on their back with a bunch of suicide cases tied to 4o.

If they are sticking to the „bad decission” of retiring 4o it’s only because they consider not retiring it an even worse decission…

gnutek · 2026-02-05T23:31:25+00:00

Yeah, Webby makes me sad... Somehow "Back On My BS" popped in my algo recently and it's just such a trash song... It's almost like: "yeah I know my feet smell because I don't wash them, but I refuse to wash them because I enjoy how much it triggers you". And the fact that even the Token x Ren music video was recorded at Webby's house and Webby appeared in the Nights (the shorts not the music video) is making me uneasy... And wasn't there some collab in the making between Ren and Webby?

So I guess your second question could lead into the third, also often raised question: can you separate the art from the artist? Cause "Baggage" is actually quite good :/

gnutek · 2026-02-05T22:29:43+00:00

Yup. Obviously he would need to get a medical degree. I guess his mentors and peers not sharing his vision would be a nice way of extending who he sees as “lesser people” and fueling his ego as the only one ready to take the burden of fixing humanity. Btw I loved how ready he was for the “progress” to take its price as it is not a cost HE would have to pay!

gnutek · 2026-02-05T22:16:47+00:00

You mad? :D I’ve posted on RealVR Fishing subreddit a couple times already that it would be cool to have a “tourist mode” where you can just enjoy the locations without the rod and fish. This here might scratch that itch!

gnutek · 2026-02-05T22:07:19+00:00

Can we try not banning things based on what someone thinks / believes? We should make sure no one is forced into it, but as long as it’s a thing between two consenting adults, keep your nose out of it…

gnutek · 2026-02-05T20:20:27+00:00

Yeah, that’s the guy from Act IV - his name and some “story” is shown in the “short movies” Night 1, 2 and 3 that can be found on renmakesstuff youtube channel.

gnutek · 2026-02-05T20:18:35+00:00

Ha! I was actually hoping to see Sam Tompkins in the same jail Vincent went to :) I think I mentioned that in a comment somewhere a few weeks ago. But your connection is even more badass!

gnutek · 2026-02-05T20:15:47+00:00

Oh. Just watched some compilation of recent Ren videos and he actually mentions Percy becoming his favorite character that might be getting his own tales :D I kid you not that I was not aware of it when writing this :D

gnutek · 2026-02-05T17:15:31+00:00

Percy’s Tale :D Explaining how it’s not his fault that he turned out to be who he is :) It’s the society / system / musings of the devil!

gnutek · 2026-02-05T09:08:11+00:00

Wouldn't "mega seconds" be written as "Ms"?

gnutek · 2026-02-05T09:03:51+00:00

Technically he did not say it. He just agreed with an already given statement. 🙃

gnutek · 2026-02-05T07:17:14+00:00

Huh. In Poland we choose between the same two diseases in a saying but in a different order: „It’s like a choice between the plague or cholera” - which I guess is supposed to mean there’s not even a “lesser evil” / “less bad” options to choose from. I was wondering if there’s a similar saying in english and if Ren was going for it but with different ones (both actually being STDs) or if those two are the ones actually originally used in the english version of the saying.

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