The decline of sex in films
  • earth_walker earth_walker 2d ago 85%

    It's kind of a bummer as it's nice to have a more artistic representation of sex outside of porn which is more of a commodity. Movies can connect the sexy scenes to the non-sexy scenes which potentially makes them more powerful. Also, movies can tie moral value to sex which is interesting to explore.

    I am in favor of sex in movies making a comeback, as long as it doesn't create problems for the actors.

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  • What is your linux backup strategy?
  • earth_walker earth_walker 5d ago 100%

    Make sure to check if it actually ran from the cron job, cron is a finnicky tool

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  • What is your linux backup strategy?
  • earth_walker earth_walker 6d ago 100%

    I use Borg Backup, automated with a bash script that Borg provides. A cron job runs the script at the desired frequency. I keep backups on different computers, ideally I would recommend one copy in the cloud and one copy on a local machine. Borg compresses and encrypts its backups.

    Edit: I migrated a server once using the backups from this system and it worked great.

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  • Inkscape 1.4 released
  • earth_walker earth_walker 1w ago 100%

    Love Inkscape, using it for 15+ years.

    I sure hope they fixed the bug from the last version where it would crash if you had a drawing tablet plugged in while opening the app. That has been a huge nuisance for the last few months.

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  • 30 for 31 Horror Movie Marathon
  • earth_walker earth_walker 1w ago 100%

    Ring 98 is such a great spooky film, it's a little scary but in kind of a fun, haunting way. I also love how it combines historical and technological elements together.

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  • If you already know Docker CLI, is there a reason to use Portainer?
  • earth_walker earth_walker 3w ago 100%

    Like many GUIs it makes it so you don't have to remember and type a bunch of commands to carry out basic tasks. I especially find it convenient for checking logs. But no unique functionality compared to CLI. So it's a matter of preference.

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  • Google Messages Alternative
  • earth_walker earth_walker 3w ago 90%

    Check out QKSMS

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  • Google Messages Alternative
  • earth_walker earth_walker 3w ago 100%

    If we're defining "text" as "SMS, MMS or RCS", Signal doesn't do that anymore. You can only send messages to other signal users. Signal is a great app but you won't be able to reach people with it unless you talk them into using it.

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  • Nosferatu 2024 by Robert Eggers
  • earth_walker earth_walker 3w ago 100%

    The shadow of the hand over the city reminded me of the scene in Faust (1926) where the devil is standing over the village.

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  • [https://youtu.be/nulvWqYUM8k?si=QzIXlH7JlDGOOpHx](https://youtu.be/nulvWqYUM8k?si=QzIXlH7JlDGOOpHx) What are your expectations for this movie? Have you seen any other adaptations of Bram Stoker's novel? Is Robert Eggers the right director for this story?

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    Official 10th anniversary poster for "John Wick", re-releasing in theaters November 3 and 6
  • earth_walker earth_walker 3w ago 15%

    I got so bored watching the first movie that I turned it off after like 40 min. The emotional core of the movie is so simplistic (they literally kill his puppy? Are you joking?) and the superficial plot elements with the coins and all the assassins and stuff is so overly complicated... I didn't think the action scenes were very engaging either. I would much rather watch The Bourne Identity.

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  • Is it normal or is something wrong with me?
  • earth_walker earth_walker 3w ago 100%

    I don't think there's a wrong way to enjoy stories, some people are keen on the "lore" and backstory while others are more interested in the larger scale story or the relationships between characters.

    That extends to authors too, some of them put more emphasis on different aspects of their story which may appeal more to certain readers/viewers than others.

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  • Is it normal or is something wrong with me?
  • earth_walker earth_walker 3w ago 100%

    Aren't all the plot points you mentioned basically forgotten by the story itself in a few chapters? Once they start fighting devils and Denji meets all the other characters the plot becomes more about his relationships with those characters, and then about Makima's plans.

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  • Arch Linux and Valve Collaboration
  • earth_walker earth_walker 3w ago 51%

    Using OSS in your product and giving the OSS devs resources to improve their software, instead of trying to take over their project? Did Valve not get the memo that big tech companies are supposed to be evil?? Oh right, they have a monopoly on video game distribution and all of their products rely on DRM.

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  • Arch Linux and Valve Collaboration
  • earth_walker earth_walker 3w ago 98%

    Arch isn't unstable. Users mess it up by installing a bunch of random crap from the AUR or fiddling with system files.

    SteamOS addresses this by making the root level filesystem immutable and guiding the user to install containerized (flatpak) apps.

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  • Where do you draw the line between privacy and having a presence on <insert job site> ?
  • earth_walker earth_walker 4w ago 100%

    Just share the information that other people need to know and don't share things they don't need to know. Most people on LinkedIn have a worksona anyway, they're not sharing their personal life much

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  • Happy 12 million!
  • earth_walker earth_walker 4w ago 100%

    Yeah it's total accounts, total monthly active users is more like a million

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  • anime
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    "The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You" Season 2 New Key Visual
  • earth_walker earth_walker 1mo ago 85%

    I watched the first season, partly because some reviewers pointed out that it depicted the multiple relationships of the protagonist more like an actual polyamorous relationship than a typical harem anime. I would have to agree with this specifically in regard to the first half of the season when there are two or three girls involved with the protagonist. He actually goes out of his way to understand the needs of each partner and diffuse conflicts between the girls.

    However, this dynamic breaks down fast when more girls are introduced, and the show rapidly devolves into a typical harem comedy, losing any aspect of realism or wholesomeness. Because of that I have no interest in the second season as I expect it to only get worse.

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  • I mocked up a better workflow for video in a mastodon mobile app. I'm not a developer, just a mobile user who wants to stay in their fedi app of choice (currently Moshidon) while enjoying multimedia content and not get booted out to a web browser every time I want to watch a video or listen to a podcast. I still have no idea how difficult or feasible it is to actually implement this concept. I think it's very important for fediverse mobile apps to support audio and video streaming to integrate with platforms like Peertube, Castopod, Bandwagon (once that gets going), etc.

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