Russian Circles is the instrumental post-metal band I keep coming back to.
That middle riff in āConduitā is just perfect!
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Autumn
Even though Iām sometimes absolutely not looking forward to taking the dog for a walk, because, well, I have to and itās not a matter of choice (unless I train her to go to the toilette), I do enjoy the stroll through the forest. I enjoy it any time of the year as each has its nice bits. Autumn creates a morbid atmosphere sometimes. Trees drop their leaves to the ground, where they rot. Nothing really ever gets dry in this time. The fog in the morning feels mystical and the trees without their leaves can appear a bit spooky.
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ā¾ Some Really Nice Typefaces for 2023
I guess it is āfor 2023ā since we are close to the end of the year, but a lot of those typefaces are lovely in general. And I love the fact that one by Ulrike Rausch is listed here. ;)
Reply via Emailš¬ Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
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Jason must stink for miles by now. Itās a miracle heās still able to surprise-kill anyone at this point.
For me, same is true as with part 6: not the best, not the worst (I think?!). I somewhat liked the ending when Jasonās āfaceā is revealed and everything explodes. The supernatural hocus-pocus wasnāt that bad either.
Oh, yeah, and I found the very ending hilarious where the one firefighter shows the other where thereās more fire to extinguish ā as if that wasnāt obvious.
On to part eightā¦
š¬ Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
This episode certainly has humour! Jason seems to be surprised by hisown new-found super-strength. And that makes for some funny kills.
Itās mostly fun to watch (if youāre into that stuff). We certainlyalways have an enjoyable evening progressing through this series. Butultimately, it suffers from the same issues most other parts sufferfrom. Not the worst so far, but no the best either.
š¬ The Matrix Reloaded
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Ok, I have much to complain about with this one. This feels like 80% endless action scenes and 20% story. If youāre into those bullet-time, kung-fu, wire-flying, super-CGI, camera-flying scenes, that will be just your thing, I guess. But I found this eye-rollingly boring. This could have been a one-hour film. Itās not like I dislike all of it; there were certainly good scenes ā even partly said action scenes! But overall itās way too long and unsubstantial. Itās even like the story didnāt progress at all in this.
At least Trinity could simply ssh into a computer and disable the emergency power supply of that building with a simple terminal command. Much more realistic than those UIs in their real world.
And it had RATM in the ending credits.
š¬ Big John
What a likeable dude, this John Carpenter. Just doing his thing, makingthe films he wants to make; not giving a shit what others think.Although having āThe Thingā flop commercially really got to him. And hehad every right to be upset about this; because itās such a terrificfilm. Anyhow, this documentary gives lots of insights about his carrierand his filmography. Worth a watch, especially when youāre into hiswork!
š¬ Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
A great documentary about a great album. Lots of fantastic interviewswith the people involved as well as notable critics of the time. Itās alot about how this album came to be and what its unexpected successmeant for Nirvana and music (-history) in general. Some excellent livefootage, too.
š¬ The Matrix
Still not much to complain about. Such a classic!
ā¾ How Much Would You Charge for iA Presenter?
Really interesting read over there at iA about pricing software. Furthermore you are able to tell iA how much IA Presenter should cost in your opinion.
Reply via EmailBrought my German Podcast Back to Life
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More a note to myself than to anyone else, but I was planning to bring back my little podcast, I run in German, ...
Paypal Usability
Trying to verify my phone number on the German Paypal website ā¦
Description: In the video you see a part of the Paypal web interface and me trying to click a link in a flyout-menu to verify my phone number, but before I am able to click it, the menu disappears.
Reply via EmailMastodon Pt. II
No need for me to write anything that has been said already. But here are some links about what people said.
Bastian Allgeier has written a longer post with his opinion about and his experience with Mastodon:
Suddenly there was this old Twitter vibe. Real conversations. Re...
š¬ C'mon C'mon
Damn! This film!
š„ Clicky Switches
I bought clicky switches for my Planck (Kailh Box Blueās). And new keycaps, too.
š¬ Force Majeure
This is very much a film for grown-ups. Enjoyed the avalanche ofconversations and happenings triggered by that one incident. Itās attimes very subtle and overall well written. Maybe the ending bit was alittle forced. But other than that, I can recommend this!
š„ Pneuma Bass Riff
Iām pretty obsessed with this song. And something with delay is usually very fun to play!
š Recent Live Gigs
The last month has been unusually concert-heavy. I saw
š¬ Night of the Living Dead
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Wow! This had it all! In 1968! Slow zombies (or āghoulsā), and lotās of them that then do indeed get dangerous, TV and radio broadcasts about the outbreaks, flesh- and gut-eating, a child zombie slaughtering and feasting on its parents, conflicts between the living, boarded doors and windows, zombie hands reaching in, stuffed animal heads, power outage, eerie lighting, an escape mission gone wrong, and a mean end etc etc. Sure, it also has some shortcomings, but overall I was left super-impressed with this one. Was way ahead of its time!
Saw the restored 4k version at the Metropol. It looked fantastic!
š¬ Incendies
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Woah, ok. Itās all fun and games until that plot twist. And then it hits you straight in the guts. So this is not a film I can recommend for some light entertainment evening, but I think itās absolutely worth a watch, as it has such a gripping story, great acting and is masterfully filmed and edited IMHO.