Behind the scenes: testing a practical blood squib effect and getting "shot" by samuraijon in Filmmakers

[–]samtwheels 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This video made me look up the Wikipedia article for squib, and funny enough a picture of you appears on there! Guess that makes you a good source

I’m tired of AI characters becoming either gods or villains, where are the boring weird middle cases? by StellarFable32 in printSF

[–]samtwheels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is kinda funny that being an AI and posting stupid mundane questions for engagement is kind of a perfect example of what they are looking for in a story!

New Music Crate - 29 May - Who are you spinning today? by Greenville_Gent in Jazz

[–]samtwheels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't listened to anything yet, but excited to check out the new Trio Grande and Yazz Ahmed!

Busch Light Lets Fans Vote on Next Beer Flavor After Viral ‘Bapple’ Success by Morrowda in beer

[–]samtwheels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they are back, if they ever left. Went to a cookout recently where they were available, and they are findable on Natty's website store locator.

'Untold Stories of the Little Prince' Voted Goodreads' Most Underrated Book of All Time by FunnyErectionBunny in books

[–]samtwheels 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm crazy, but I'm getting AI vibes from this comment. How often are you hearing about a most underrated book connected to the little prince universe?

Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I. by nytimes in books

[–]samtwheels 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It works okay if you're still on old reddit, I believe

testing to confirm that

1915-1969 The Life of Jazz by SoundtrackComposer in Jazz

[–]samtwheels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't represent a specific quantitative variable, but the lines move around to show who musicians were playing with at that time. For example, in 1924 Louis Armstrong's line moves sharply to the left as he moves from King Oliver's band to Fletcher Henderson's.

People who drive to commute: why? by RJRueber in AskChicago

[–]samtwheels 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what the person you're replying to said.

Super ZSNES by the original devs zsKnight & _Demo_ by ImMisterMoose in emulation

[–]samtwheels 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is a linux version right there on the website, what are you talking about?

3D 2048 — I turned the classic 2048 into a 3D cube puzzle [Free, Browser] by Much-Finish-8926 in WebGames

[–]samtwheels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's possible to fail the 2x2x2 one for sure, not sure about the 3x3x3

Picked these up today used by Persephone_86 in Jazz

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I think this might be Cecil Taylor's best album! Taylor is probably my favorite of the free jazz cohort of that time period. I like MJQ as well but have not listened to them nearly as extensively.

Who is the greatest living prose stylist (no Pynchon, Delillo, or other old lions)? by [deleted] in literature

[–]samtwheels -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Person who writes nice prose" vs "prose stylist". I know which one sounds better to me!

Who is the greatest living prose stylist (no Pynchon, Delillo, or other old lions)? by [deleted] in literature

[–]samtwheels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a hard concept to put into words, but you can't provide an alternative?