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The Great Gasby (2013) - What in the world?

I finished re-reading The Great Gatsby today and was in the mood for analysis, discussion, and more interpretations. So I started watching the 2013 version with Toby and Leo. Got about 20 minutes in before the stream froze to buffer and I decided it wasn't worth trying to get worth working again.

The movie was a fever dream. The editing was so frantic I couldn't get a feel for a scene before it blew by. The CGI was gratuitous and unattractive! From a book reader perspective it was unfaithful to the novel, and from a cinema perspective it was a toad in a blender.

I'd love to hear some positive criticisms of the movie adaptation - maybe someone saw something in it that I didn't.

I'd also enjoy any reviews of the previous version from decades ago.

One last thing, I think the movie would have worked much better if it was placed in 2002 - similar positivity on life, "great" war for Americans, and a looming financial crisis. It would have made the weird editing make much more sense, kind of like the remake of Romeo and Juliet (coincidentally starring Leo)

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Why use VIM/Nano/Emacs over VS Code?
  • From the perspective of someone who uses Visual Studio Code, but also knows how to exit vim, there are a couple reasons that most developers who prefer one of the three, at least those I've spoken to.

    1. VS Code is a Microsoft product, and while "open source" it isn't really open source. The core utility is but Microsoft ships the final application with some proprietary features. If this is your main gripe, then you can try VSCodium instead, which is a "fork" that doesn't have the Microsoft additions.
    2. VS Code uses Electron, which is essentially browser emulation and isn't exactly optimized. CLI editors like the above take up far fewer resources than a Visual Studio Code instance would. Unlike point (1), I don't think there's really a way around this in all practicality. It's just an unavoidable fact. You can chose to still use VS Code of course, most personal computers can easily handle the load. But many see that as unnecessary when they get the same amount of "power" from a CLI editor.
    3. Plugins for the CLI applications are very powerful, and the ability to navigate using only the keyboard is by design. Many swear by keyboard-only operation of a computer because it's faster and promotes more optimal methods of doing tasks. It forces discovery of new features and hotkeys by making things annoying to do otherwise. VS Code (and most editors) include a "vim keybindings" specifically for this reason. You'll find that it's a very popular method of working.

    Really it comes down to personal preferences and what you "grew up" using. It's really hard to transition into something like vim and it takes a concerted effort to switch by most users. You have to want to switch, otherwise you'll find it too difficult a learning curve or find yourself wandering back to more "featured" applications.

    There are likely more reasons out there, but these are, in my experience, the primary reasons.

  • The Beehaw project is entering some significant challenges
  • Agreed. I like the positive vibe of beehaw, but I'm really here for the Reddit alternative and for the fediverse. I don't want a walled garden, I want to be exposed to other communities, I just want them to be civil is all.

    I already have accounts on other instances, so I'll likely switch to an alternative instance and be very sad for it. But I respect the admin's right to do it.

  • FOSS keyboard under active development? (Android)
  • Just downloaded it to give it a try! So far missing autocorrect a little bit, but, honestly, I'm optimistic about how the keyboard can improve my typing (and diction). Much slower but also more well thought out. Auto lets you type fast, maybe too fast.

    I will have to get used to typing apostrophes again though...

  • [WIRED] 6 Best Phones With a 3.5-mm Headphone Jack (2023): Rugged, Cheap, Luxe
  • I refused to give up my headphone jack, so for my latest phone I switched to the Moto 5g Stylus

    It's an OK phone. It often has performance issues, but the battery life is massive and I expanded to storage to nearly 500Gb. The phone is long though - they increased the screen size and avoided increasing the width, so it's just comically tall. That's good for scenarios when you want to see more of the screen while keeping the keyboard out and for split screen apps and games, but mostly it's a burden because you can't effectively use the phone one handed. For its price, I'd say it's probably worth at least a year or two of service, but I find myself wanting more power again like the Pixel 3a (my last phone).

    I'm interested in a couple of the phones they listed in the article, but definitely will have to double check performance in the future. It's the most annoying part of this phone

    Oh one pro tip for the 5g stylus - the camera is good, but only when using their "Ultra-rez" mode instead of the default mode, and the preview looks a lot worse than the actual picture. The picture will preview as blurry and pixelated while you're taking it, but once processed it will look great

  • Ohio will use congressional map previously ruled unconstitutional again in 2024, as court dismisses legal challenges
  • I guess you could look at it like "I'd rather have a vote than no vote at all" but seems weird

    I wish the article had more detail, like statements from the organizations or judges. Two paragraphs hardly seems enough

  • What is the most official Android app for Lemmy?
  • That's very subjective, so it's hard to say! I find Sync to be the best, but I enjoy the look and feel of Thunder.

    I'd say give them a whirl, they're all free and most run without signing in just fine

  • What is the most official Android app for Lemmy?
  • Yeah the post is an interesting question because the "official" app isn't as polished as you might expect it to be.

    Lemmy apps are interesting in that they are all so different that you need to just try a few and find one you like.

    Me personally, I like Sync, but I've also tried Thunder, Jerboa, and Liftoff. Each has their pros and cons, and you've just got to try them out and can't really rely on "most official" as a good metric

  • US Home insurers cut natural disasters from policies as climate risks grow
  • I was thinking about this earlier this week, in a sense. Not quite insurance but throwing away money.

    The federal government is going to be providing aid and assistance during and after the hurricane, and I couldn't help but think about how the more mild, less disaster-prone parts of the country are effectively subsidizing people to continue to move to Florida, despite how unlivable it really is. As Florida grows more the rest of the country has to pay too, it doesn't just affect Floridians

  • Study: Streamers Now Wasting Record Amounts of Time Finding Something to Watch
  • Plex has a random button for movies and TV so often my friends/family and I will play a game I like to call the random game.

    Everyone gets 1 veto, and any movie can be skipped by majority vote. Just keep hitting the random button until something sticks. Eventually you'll hit a movie to watch, and it's never failed to be a good time.

    Bonus game is try to guess the movie first - unfortunately I usually win because I put the movies on there so I know the approximate list of options.

  • Book about Great Depression
  • I came to suggest this one as well. I think about this book from time to time and it's another one that they force on US high school students before they're really ready to understand the themes within. I read it in high school and the only thing I remembered was the last chapter because something odd occurs, and I didn't remember it because of any emotional or philosophical part but because "ew gross".

    I re-read it as a an adult and I loved the book. It's depressing but truly I think it's a great insight into the cause of the depression and the migration West. It may not be the most in depth explanation and doesn't address the issues in the stock market, but it covers the western experience very well.

    Beyond that, I haven't read any other books on the topic but I can recommend the American History Tellers episodes if you are OK with listening. I love the series and if nothing else they will list a series of sources at the end of their episodes that you could reference. You can get it for free from most podcast sources

    https://wondery.com/shows/american-history-tellers/season/10/

  • The first schism in the post-Erss Swiftieverse: how do you behave at the Eras film
  • I'll be going with my wife, and I'm normally very quiet during movies and generally hate any audience interruptions

    That being said, I fully expect the whole theater to be up and dancing and singing and I'm definitely OK with that. This is the opportunity to have the concert experience for those that couldn't afford to or weren't lucky enough. If I want to watch quietly I'll do it at home with a nice pair of headphones. If I'm going to the theater I'm expecting the concert experience in some proportion

  • Here is what’s coming in Cyberpunk 2077’s free 2.0 update
  • On PS5 it's still a little janky. I'm hoping the update will stabilize some of the issues

    It's playable, justice not immersive

  • Guide: How to Reduce Google's Control Over You
  • There's a lot of Brave plugging in the post, which is off to me. Also the post itself is super barebones. It doesn't cover each suggestion in depth - it doesn't even go through their whole list at the top - and it provides no guidance on actually switching. The "article" is more akin to a Buzzfeed list

  • What games have you played due to FOMO?
  • I think the hate for Andromeda was a little overblown. I enjoyed the heck out of the game, regardless of any weird facial expressions! It of course was never going to live up to the original trilogy but it stood out on its own in a lot of positive ways

  • Best solutions for email?
  • I'm interested in this. I want to host my own Lemmy, Bookwyrm, Matrix, etc. servers but I find that not having access to appropriate password resetting is a deal breaker for not only me but for anyone I would like to join. I looked in to some email services but couldn't find one that wasn't charging more than it would cost to run the actual website

    With a Lifetime plan, at least it's a one time purchase and I don't have to have yet another subscription eating away at my bank account

    How do you like the service so far? Any issues with emails being marked as spam or being undeliverable?

  • Is defederation from lemmy.world and sh.itjust.works still necessary?
  • World just announced they're disabling open sign-ups for the time being. If they determine a solution or keep application-only sign up does that change the answer?

    https://lemmy.world/post/3995057

  • People are creating "Taylor's Version" playlists ahead of the release that only contain the non-Taylor's version tracks
  • If I'm understanding you correctly, I don't think that's the case. The Playlist has non-TV tracks (and a bunch of other tracks from other albums, some TV some not).

    To me it feels like Clickbait

  • taylor swift: the little golden book
  • I remember practicing reading in first grade with these books, so really cool to see that they're still around and that Taylor has one!

  • What temperature do you keep your thermostat at?
  • We do somewhere between 72 and 76. But at night in the peak of summer we'll bump it down to 70. Our bedroom is on the top floor and can often be several degrees hotter than the lower floor where the thermostat is, so for a few weeks in the summer we have to really crank it.

    I'm told we should look into a vent fan to help distribute the air better but I haven't taken the time to put in the effort yet, I'm sad to say

  • Switching from Chrome to Firefox? Here Are Some Tips.
  • This article makes me realize how not picky I am! Besides the profile switcher all these tips are just personal preferences that the author wanted to have in Firefox and were all things I've never even noticed

  • Why do people discuss/enjoy the movie Fargo so much?

    Just watched it for the first time, knew almost nothing about it going in.

    Overall opinion: It was an alright movie, not bad. I had a good time, but it didn't seem groundbreaking or particularly funny or shocking. So what gives? Why do I hear so much about it?

    My best guess is that the movie was shocking when it was released, because of the outright murder and violence, and I'm just desensitized to that in film now, so it wasnt as revelatory to me

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    React custom hook equivalent in Svelte?

    I'm experienced with React and was just trying out a small Svelte to-do list to get my feet wet with Svelte and see if it's something I'd like to suggest we try out at work.

    However, there's one thing I wanted to clarify that wasn't immediately obvious from the documentation (and to just kickstart some discussion since this community is a little quiet).

    In React, if I have a large file doing a good amount of logic, like in the to-list example where I have add logic, remove logic, and toggle logic, all of which can be complex in their own ways if you improve them enough, I am able to extract the logic out into it's own file by creating a custom hook. Like so

    ```js const useTodoList = () => { const [list, setList] = useState([]);

    const addItem = (taskName) => { // task creation logic setList(l => [...l, newTask]); }

    // logic for removeItem and toggleItem

    return { list, addItem, removeItem, toggleItem }; } ```

    Then, I can bring that into my component file by simply doing const { ... } = useTodoList(); and everything should just work. What would the equivalent be in Svelte? It sounds like I would want to leverage the store concept, but that feels odd to me. I go from having pretty simple logic to having to add additional libraries to my logic. It's a lot of overhead for what should really be a pretty straightforward refactor in React.

    Any insight you guys can give would be great! Additionally, I'd love to be able to move the style as well, but so far haven't found anything that would be suitable for that quite yet. Svelte seems pretty set on having one large file whenever possible.

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    The Bali Major Approaches | June 22, 2023 Update
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    The International is almost upon us, as the top eighteen teams converge in Indonesia for the third and final showdown of The 2023 Dota Pro Circuit: The Bali Major, presented by IO Esports. Catch the action live online from the Group Stage from June 29th to July 3rd, then tune in for the Playoffs on ...

    The Bali Major Approaches
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    Do cultures where foods are generally spicier always have flamin' hot poops?

    At this point in my life, I don't avoid spicy foods because I can't handle the taste of the spice, but more because of what that spice will feel like coming out the other end the next day.

    Some cultures, like India for instance, are known to use very spicy ingredients in their daily cooking.

    Are they all just used to having firey asses or have they developed some gut biome capable of neutralizing the capcasin before its inevitable exit?

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    When you see an opportunity...

    Worth mentioning that Spectre was DC'd at this time, which the replay doesn't show

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    Shout-out: Tons of pull requests in the Lemmy GitHub! Thanks to all the developers working to make this a better place
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    🐀 A link aggregator and forum for the fediverse. Contribute to LemmyNet/lemmy development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Pull requests · LemmyNet/lemmy

    If you have changes that you'd like to see, it's worth at least opening the pull request! It makes this a better place for everyone

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