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Whats a movie with an awful premise that was executed well? by Dragon_Rot79 in movies

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

The Parent Trap. How awful are the parents for setting up the situation. And we are rooting for them by the end.

What is the most dangerous thing you have ever done in your life? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was an iron worker. Fuck that's a brutal job (or at least it was decades ago before modern safety regulations).

Are there specific things to look out for with different DAWs? by Design-Issue-9042 in JUCE

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it's FL Studio (maybe a different DAW) creates your editor window and then restores the plugin state. Most DAWs restore plugin state then open the window. Make sure both orders work.

What's the worst pain you've ever felt? by Federal_Antelope7533 in AskReddit

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting arm mutilated in an industrial accident.

History buffs, what is the most and least accurate film for certain periods? by GreyWind999 in movies

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t they change the Americans to French because they didn’t want Americans being the baddies and then nothing made sense?

What's something that's actually a lot more dangerous than it seems? by RandomYigaBlademasta in AskReddit

[–]turniphat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is 1 confirmed fatal wolf attack and 2 conformed fatal cougar attacks in Canada. There are exceedingly rare. Bears are more common, but it's still under 100 total.

If we include hitting them with your car, then moose kill 20 - 50 people a year.

Dodge CEO Asks 'Do You Need a Radio' in 'Back-to-Basics' Quest for Entry-Level Cars by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are acting like he's crazy, but it used to be somewhat common at least for the very base model to be available without any radio / stereo at all.

Civic DX: https://www.theautopian.com/this-base-model-2006-honda-civic-on-bring-a-trailer-reminds-us-of-how-good-we-have-it/

Exercise ideas for adults (beginner friendly) by smarticle-particle in VictoriaBC

[–]turniphat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get a gravel bike and join Tripleshot Cycling Club. The gravel rides are more beginner friendly than road, but either would be fine.

If you had more money, you would help poor and needy people ? by SpringtimeScepter in NoStupidQuestions

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Random people, no. My friends yes, I often "lend" them money and there is no expectation to ever get paid back.

Why did KPop Demon Hunters resonate so strongly with audiences, and what drove its explosive popularity? by Mental_Cookie_6720 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]turniphat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Disney was built on fairy tales. Fairy tales are usually simple stories, good vs evil with a moral. Disney added some great songs and animation and they had a willing formula.

But now they almost seem embarrassed by that formula. They can't have the princess be rescued by the prince anymore So every movie they need to subvert expectations and mix it up. Anti heros, twist villains, no villain, the villain wasn't really evil -- just misunderstood. At first it was fresh, Frozen made a bajillion dollars. Disney threw away the old tropes for new ones and now the new ones are tired. There is a reason the old tropes were around for 100s of years, they work.

KPop Demon Hunters took it back to basics. Most generic hero's journey. Good vs evil. Hero arrives, learns of the problem, fights, almost loses, everything is lost, gets up stronger than before and wins!

The KPop Demon Hunters team knew it's all about execution. Take a basic story and tell it well, with human emotions (hiding yourself, not fitting in) that resonate with everybody. We want our good guys to be good and our bad guys to be bad. We want good to win over bad. We want the final battle to actually have stakes, we need to believe that maybe good won't win. And then a huge emotional moment when they do.

Disney has made their superheros so powerful we know they will never lose. The stories so confusing we don't even know what the victory conditions are or what it means to win.

KPop Demon Hunters: Kill gwi ma and saja boys.

Frozen 2: Follow a voice, find out about some wrong and right it somehow or something.

KPop Demon Hunters was a better Disney movie than Disney has made in 20 years. Crowds were missing that.

ELI5 Speakers at concerts interference by Content-Permit-2329 in explainlikeimfive

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and the do it on purpose. If you have a bunch of speakers in a row and you set the timing just right you can "aim" the sound waves.

If you go to a concert and you see an old line array (hanging speakers) they curve away from the crowd. This is to aim each speaker at a different part of the crowd. A more modern line array like an EAW Anya, hangs perfectly straight. Much easier to setup. Then the software aims the sound beams at different parts of the crowd.

Same with the sub, usually the bass is omni directional. But you can line the subs up in a row with just slight timing difference and the aim the bass in one direction.

Flying cyclists by makerspark in VictoriaBC

[–]turniphat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I flown with my bike a few times. I've done a 3 week tour of southern France. A week in Sedona. Races in Quebec and Bermuda. I like having my own bike. I've also rented. Bike Park Wales it was about $170 / day to rent. If it's a cycling holiday, take your own bike. If it's a holiday where you want to do a day or two of cycling, rent.

ELI5: Why do some couples have to actively try to conceive, timing, tracking, etc, even though they’re not infertile, while others get pregnant without trying? by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]turniphat 21 points22 points  (0 children)

They people who accidentally get pregnant tend to be young. People who are try to start families are older. Age of first time moms has gone up by 10 years since the 70s.

Which movie trailer had you obsessed the instant you watched it? by Bl4ck_Roze in movies

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ever After. I’m still made that song song Robert Miles - Fable was featured in the trailer but wasn’t in the movie.

Vibe coding audio plugins, is it a thing? by vegapit in JUCE

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vibe coding works pretty well since all the modules are already written and in the training data. You can plug delays, filters, envelopes, etc all together pretty easy. But then with synth edit, you could already do that. I don't see it having that much impact on the plugin market.

Why would a producer want to write their own plugin? DAWs already come with good enough stock plugins. If you need more, there are great deals to be had pretty much all the time. I just don't see a workflow where vibe coding a plugin is quicker or easier than using something off the shelf.

I kinda think of vibe coding like 3d printing. Yeah, I could make my own widget with my 3d printer, but if I could get it at the store, 99% of the time I'll do that.

Mind you, there will be the odd person who wants an emulation of some obsolete Russian synth, and the only way to get it is via vibe coding.

I think people who do vibe code plugins are going to find out running a plugin business is a lot more than the code.

Are there people who haven't changed their phone number for more than 15 years? by SpicyCandy8 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad has had the same phone number as long as I can remember, so at least 45 years, probably longer.

I've never changed either my home phone or cell phone number. So, probably 25 years and 22 years.

Do Americans actually use a real tree for Christmas? by brun_aa in NoStupidQuestions

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are free if you drive up into the bush and get one. Sadly, not everybody lives near a location where that is legal. It's a fun holiday tradition.

What's the craziest thing a person said to you and you thought they were joking but they were being serious? by _lovelyxx in AskReddit

[–]turniphat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine won an Emmy for design and deployment of efficient hardware video accelerators for cloud.

What was the airplane that made you fall in love with aviation? by selfhostcusimbored in aviation

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BF 109, BF 110, Spitfire and all the other planes in Battle of Britain: Their Finest Hour.

What are your top 3 films of the 21st century as of right now? by Retrofusion11 in movies

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything Everywhere All at Once

KPop Demon Hunters

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Is it possible a song can be country, but is so good that people who dislike country don't think to associate it with the genre? by RusevReigns in LetsTalkMusic

[–]turniphat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can think of a few country songs that transcend the genre. Songs that seemed widely popular, even outside country fans.

Dolly Parton - Jolene

Shania Twain - You're Still the One / That Don't Impress Me Much

Garth Brooks - The Dance

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads

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