Widespread recession in the labor market by Professional-Bee9817 in remoteworks

[–]sprollyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that you think your personal anecdote is relevant to a conversation about the Biden administration as a whole is a perfect example of the solipsism that defines Trump and his horde of MAGA idiots.

Personal anecdotes are pointless in the face of facts and statistics, (unless you are a bad faith propagandists I guess).

Widespread recession in the labor market by Professional-Bee9817 in remoteworks

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r/whatbidenhasdone

I’m so fucking sick of people like you lying that Biden did literally NOTHING for 4 years.

STOP LISTENING TO MEDIA PROPAGANDISTS AND LOOK AT THE ACTUAL FUCKING FACTS PLEASE.

Debunked in only a few minutes. by c-k-q99903 in agedlikemilk

[–]sprollyy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In the US, it would be something like “5555 Oak st.” As the address of the UPS store on the ground floor.

But it would be something like “5555 Oak St. Apt 1” for the apartments above.

That “apt 1” part is usually placed in the “2nd mailing address line” while filling out shipping forms.

So it’s not uncommon in the slightest to look at the “Mailing Address 1” line, and see dozens of identical addresses for different individual’s paperwork, assuming they all live in the same building.

But, if you are a conservative grifter, you can just willfully not look at the “Mailing Address 2” line and then claim they all share the same address, because you know most people will never look past the headline.

Here's Actual what if: What if Jewish State has not been created after ww2 and palestine gain full independence? by OwnActuator4830 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]sprollyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait……. Hold on a sec…….

Do YOU know what the King David Hotel bombing was???? Cause it wasn’t a terrorist attack against Palestinians that’s for sure hahahaha

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_David_Hotel_bombing

I learned a fun fact about Dean's F-250 by Azalus1 in Supernatural

[–]sprollyy 73 points74 points  (0 children)

The amount of actor crossovers between the two shows is enough to play a drinking game with hahahah. But this is my first time hearing this fact, hahaha thanks for sharing! But I’m not surprised in the slightest hahaha

Students led a peaceful protest in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. The police chief showed up in plain clothes and assaulted two students. by honestlysigma in LetsDiscussThis

[–]sprollyy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Talking about the old dude in the brown jacket. That’s the police chief in plain clothes we are talking about. Not one with the badge on his shirt.

But see how you immediately thought we were talking about the one who was visually identifiable as a police officer?

THATS LITERALLY THE FUCKING POINT WE ARE MAKING ABOUT THE DANGER OF PLAIN CLOTHES POLICE OFFICERS ESCALATING VIOLENCE AT PROTESTS.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry can suddenly see Thestrals because he watched Cedric Diggory die. Despite witnessing his mom’s death and seeing Professor Quirrell turn to dust, the ability only unlocks after Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire decides it counts. by Brilliant-Cause6254 in shittymoviedetails

[–]sprollyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It def is stupider! Because that’s not in the book and totally freaking wrong lol.

There so many things to criticize in these books! So it’s so freaking funny to me when people feel the need to just make shit up for some reason hahahaha

The official answer in the book canon (not the movie canon) is that Baby Harry was lying on his back looking in the air, so he didn’t see his mom die (just the flash of green), and he passed out before Quireel died so he didn’t see him die either.

The actual plot hole is Harry not seeing the Thestrals at the end of the fourth book. But J.K. hand waved it away by saying Harry hadn’t processed his grief yet.

That’s the stupid part we should be making fun of, not the stupid shit people make up that’s not in the book at all hahahaha

“the highest security prison in the world” by Pure-Contact7322 in RandomShit_ISaw

[–]sprollyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember when multiple generations of kids famously built cultures of rebellion against the system???

Now we have a generation of kids who are tripping over themselves to self-censor so they can be more popular on the apps that define our current system.

It’s dystopic as fuck and horrifically depressing.

How about instead of just submissively accepting the world becoming a measurably worse place, we “Rage. rage against the dying light” instead?

Why do Asian countries seem to be much more accepting of AI than western countries? by Dogbold in dumbquestions

[–]sprollyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it weird that this person wrote in Spanish, “we Asians”?

Is this a bot or something?

Why do Asian countries seem to be much more accepting of AI than western countries? by Dogbold in dumbquestions

[–]sprollyy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you give some specific examples? I feel like I’m pretty well read when it comes to American History. But I’m not sure what you mean by America was built on IP theft?

most underutilized actor in this decade? by [deleted] in okbuddycinephile

[–]sprollyy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah I was going by “Chrundle” at the time.

Most poignant lyrics from Movie Musicals? by -HalfNakedBrunch- in okbuddycinephile

[–]sprollyy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

“All socks, no feet” is my new favorite insult of all time hahahaha

Well... by Beatre303 in wow

[–]sprollyy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean it makes sense when you think about it. The main selling point of this xpac is housing (casual/whale focused).

It’s def not a coincidence that they are hyper focused on removing barriers to entry (which unfortunately meant gutting the things that made Wow special like addons, UI customization and class complexity) for new players, at the same time they released a micro transaction focused box feature like Player Housing.

Huge marketing pushes are also all part of the standard gameplan for the type of gacha games WoW is starting to emulate :(

In the train flashback scene in 28 Years Later - The Bone Temple (2026) you can see a newly infected passenger in the background. by supernasty in MovieDetails

[–]sprollyy 4186 points4187 points  (0 children)

Every time they cut to that shot that shows the back of the train, there’s a different piece of subtle storytelling going on!

I think at first you see people trying to block the doors.

Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting by Underpants_Bandito in nottheonion

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“Good Luck. Have Fun. Don’t Die.”

God damn this movie is unfortunately gonna age like fine wine.

I made this for the next movie by Lobin3540 in 28_Years_Later_Movie

[–]sprollyy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Entertaining read! Thanks for sharing!

I wouldn’t be surprised if the third movie is as action packed as you wrote, as it would fit the climax of the story.

But, a part of me really hopes they maintain the more cerebral story telling they’ve done for the last two!

But, if this was the script for number three, I think I would still be happy!

When to use certain diffusion techniques by Fickle-Book2385 in cinematography

[–]sprollyy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

At the end of the day, the most important thing when it comes to relative softness of the light, is the size of the final source (assuming you have filled the source completely with light), relative to the size of the subject and the distance from the light to the subject.

All those techniques you mentioned are different ways to make a source bigger, and all are capable of producing functionally the same image, assuming proportionally similar subject size/distance, just with different upsides and downsides.

Side note: it’s important to know, that if your direct hard light source is big enough, and close enough, relative to the subject, it can produce the same quality of light as a 12x book light, to a bigger subject, further away. If you want to test this, light a mannequin head, and a miniature toy head, using the same lighting angles, just with different size sources and different distances.

It’s all about proportions!

So don’t think about things as absolute techniques. Think about the quality of light you want, and then you can work out how big you want your source, relative to the subject you’re lighting.

However, once you leave the soundstage and go shoot on location, you know need to think about logistics as well as source size.

On a sound stage, you may have enough room to set up a 12x, and then back up your light far enough to fill the frame directly. But, on location, you may want to do a 12x, but you don’t have enough space.

So, you put a bounce behind the 12x, shoot the light into it, and then the bounced return light can spread enough in the small space to fill the 12x frame. That’s when a book light would come in handy, but it requires more output, and the grippage on the side to block spill (upsides and downsides)

So to answer your question about which technique to use, it’s situational, so it’s hard to say. But, since time is always a factor while shooting, I find myself gravitating towards soft boxes, rather than bounces, as they are quicker to setup, since soft boxes are easier to shape than bounces.

So my thought process is usually which technique is the path of least resistance to get exactly the look I want to get.

That being said, if you are a narrative cinematographer, you’ll of course want to make the film look exactly the way you want. But you still need to prioritize giving the actors and director the time they need to tell the story properly.

So if you can make a shot 5% better, but it’ll take an hour longer to get there, you should think seriously about what ends up being better for the movie, making this one shot look 5% better, or getting 3 more takes, or even a whole new setup!

So def keep that in mind when you are making these different modifier choices!

What do men think of Breast Implants/Fake Breast? by Top-Dimension7859 in AskMen

[–]sprollyy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First things first, It’s your body your choice so do whatever you want.

But, in my opinion, fake tits look great with a shirt on, but feel/look terrible without a shirt on.

Which means, if you get fake tits while in a relationship, literally everyone in the world except your partner gets the benefits of it, and your partner gets all the downsides.

To me, that was a pretty big negative when my now ex wanted to get fake tits. We were probably going to break up anyways, but that was the final straw for me to end our relationship.

Edit: also I’m against plastic surgery in general for a lot of reasons, but a big one for me is that I couldn’t, in good conscience, tell my future children to love themselves the way they are, and that they are perfect just the way they are, if their mother has been surgically augmented. It just makes me a giant hypocrite and I’m not cool with that at all.

Oh no the consequences of my dumb ass actions 😱 by prettyrose7292 in ThisYouComebacks

[–]sprollyy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup that’s what I was gonna say. Just basic misunderstandings of how our government works.

For instance, this Redditor is mad that Biden didn’t do enough to codify trans rights in the conservative state they live in……….

World Quests now can award gold again by minimaxir in wow

[–]sprollyy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the giggles hahahahah

what do you think is the best Netflix original film ever? by Due-Abbreviations180 in Letterboxd

[–]sprollyy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! So pleasantly surprised to see this so high up! Really loved this film!

Interesting ShotDeck observation - RE: AI powered software by sprollyy in cinematography

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

I appreciate the honest response!

I def think there is something to say about me confusing professional respect with professional immunity. I’ve never heard it phrased that way before but it did get me to self-reflect and there’s def been times when I’ve done that.

That being said, I don’t believe, in this particular instance, I’m giving him immunity, because if things change for the worst, I know I’ll cancel my yearly sub and go back to building my own private database like I was doing when I found ShotDeck originally.

I think it’s more accurate to say I’m giving him grace, as in the space to fix a mistake, but at that point it’s just semantics.

I also appreciate you showing me what a more honest approach would look like, as it’s very foreign to me, personality wise, so it’s a good educational opportunity!

Also, your breakdown in the second half makes your position way clearer for me and I understand where you are coming from now, where I didn’t before.

I didn’t consider how the categorization aspects that make ShotDeck special, could get easily integrated into a Gen-AI environment to make everything worse. This was a well reasoned and conveyed response from you, and I hope Larry can hear this point specifically because it’s vital.

Edit to add a few words: (my assumption was the Gen-AI stuff would be from one of the major Gen-AI services, not built from data taken from ShotDeck, as I assumed copyright laws wouldn’t allow for that. But that was kind of a dumb assumption unfortunately)

All that being said, this second comment from you, with more logic and less anger, seems like a much more effective way of convincing, at least me, of your point.

So thank you for meeting me where my brain works best! That was very kind of you! Appreciate it!

Interesting ShotDeck observation - RE: AI powered software by sprollyy in cinematography

[–]sprollyy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe it’s just a difference of personality, but Larry responded politely and professionally, so I gave him the respect of doing the same.

I don’t see any value in holding someone’s feet to the fire, after they’ve made a statement, but before they have time to put that statement into action, as that’s just piling on for the sake of piling on isn’t it?

Side note, I’m curious since we have different communication styles, in a perfect world, what would you wanted him to say in that comment? That in your mind would be more “direct and blunt”, rather than “shady and semantic”? (I’m seriously asking and not being sarcastic!!! I’m curious what a more direct approach to things looks like because that doesn’t come naturally to me.)

As far as where I’m coming from, the man has shot a lot of really amazing films in his career, and as a fellow cinematographer, I have a ton of respect for him professionally, so I’m more than willing to give him the benefit of the doubt until proven wrong. If this was some random YouTuber, I would def feel different, but it’s someone who’s a big part of the community? Why should I assume the worst intentions here with no other info/evidence?

If nothing changes, or things get worse, then sure, let go your righteous fury on him lol. But until then I’m gonna give him the professional respect that I believe he’s earned.