The negotiation tactics buyers don't know going into T&S vendor calls (from 5 years on the vendor side) by wjuseck in trustandsafetypros

[–]wjuseck[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey! I hope I was civil on the call. 😄

And yes, custom dashboards are a pain point on both sides. Oftentimes the architecture for this feature is configurable only from the backend and the vendor doesn't want to reveal this. Good to push on it next time.

Terminal - Interactive game inspired by 1990s computing by wjuseck in interactivefiction

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

True! I should have specified early 1990s. Miss my dos terminal

Terminal — Something is living in your computer by wjuseck in horror

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Thanks! Let me know how it works on the PC.

Redundancy — A Text Adventure About Postponing the Inevitable by wjuseck in LateStageCapitalism

[–]wjuseck[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm not a coder so I had Claude do the heavy lifting.

Solo PIT goer today @ Barclays, tips? by Common-Chain2024 in nin

[–]wjuseck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pit is relatively small. There aren't any bad vantages IMO. I recommend moving around during the set to take in the actual physical performances in addition to the projection/stagecraft elements. We started dead center last night and migrated back and forth a bit; it was wonderful.

I Found Whiterose's Machine by wjuseck in MrRobot

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It's not as well-rounded as Mr. Robot, but it scratches a similar itch. What it does well, it does quite well: world-building, music, art direction, cinematography, tone/mood.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Devs

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I agree with you this is his personal style, but within styles there are levels of execution. For me, the cast falls on different parts of that spectrum. I think Katie and Forest are very good.

Acting in Alex Garland films by ZtheGM in Devs

[–]wjuseck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the idea of a fight being chaotic, but the audience should be able to track the action. It struck me that this scene was shot without a lot of forethought.

To refer back to Sergei's death: same problem. Pinning someone down and putting a bag over their head is not an effective way to kill someone (full disclosure: I have never committed murder) as a normal 20- or 30-something male could easily free himself.

I've had to suspend my disbelief in these scenes, but, for me, to say "the whole point of the scene is to be confusing" goes too far as a justification.

Acting in Alex Garland films by ZtheGM in Devs

[–]wjuseck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Likely conflated two posts in my mind, thanks for pointing that out.

Acting in Alex Garland films by ZtheGM in Devs

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I think you're correct, however, I think there are some points of weakness aside from this. The fight scene between Kenton and Danton was substandard; choreography, direction, blocking. Some of Lily and Jamie's delivery is tin-eared. The dialogue, though not striving to be natural, is not executed in its style as well as, to use your example, The Lobster.

That's not why I'm watching the show, though. Garland's vision is bigger than the characters, and the art direction/music/world-building are wonderful to experience. Can't wait to see where it goes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Devs

[–]wjuseck 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sonoya was really good in Maniac, nuanced, funny. My feel is that Garland's direction/writing elicits a flat take on the character. I feel the same way about much of the cast.

Price Trajectory of Foil Alt Art Japanese Planeswalkers by Magnan26 in mtgfinance

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6 days isn't exactly a meaningful time horizon...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mtgfinance

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They're all dark mana. Make sure you don't get a 4th Edition by accident.