Also, we have refugee families who are suffering medical issues (some of them quite serious) who can be cured and live a good healthy live, who are further, refugees because of the U.S.’ and EU’s actions. And of course they’re not getting any consideration for their situation even remotely akin to this (permanent…

This is one of many reasons why we need more transparency regarding how algorithms work. However, most companies hide them behind “competitive secrets” clauses.

WarGames? Shall... we... play... a... game?

... And you know what a PITA that was for me when I was editing my film (I was on a G3 or G4 tower, I forget which)? I needed to copy the EDL and project files (not the media, just the project files) plus some notes... and stick drives were a lot more expensive back then. Not to mention copying notes and other…

I have a couple of those cables in my “old cable” box... just in case, you know. Right next to my pulled 3.5" and 5.25" floppy drives. I recycled my Jazz and Zip drives, SCSI adaptors, and ancient expansion cards (that I don’t really remember what they’re from) out with great reluctance this year.

Yes to Kevin Smith. And Smith met Bob Hawk on the last day of the IFP Market where Clerks was playing; Hawk introduced him to the Weinsteins, who bankrolled his next films. So absolutely luck and perseverance play significant factors.

How I feel every time I have to go through this.

Or they had tremendous privilege and access. I love Moon and Source Code (and I even kinda love Warcraft), but the fact that Duncan Jones is the son of David Bowie definitely helped him get gigs as a video director, and ultimately got him access to people like Trudi Styler (who helped get the financing for Moon). Joss…

Can we please mass email this to ICE and CBP agents?

This is pretty common. High-speed chases pump up the adrenalin. They’re out of their minds after an hour (it feels like much, much longer). This is why at least a few police forces put procedures in place to break off pursuit unless the guy is actually driving to hurt people.

This is why they have procedures in sane places re: high-speed chases. The police are supposed to break off the chase after a certain point or “hand off” to another car, because the cops get too adrenalized to deal with things at the end (or they make mistakes in judgement) . Also, the longer it goes on the higher the…

My coworkers are far more of a distraction than my phone (though my phone doesn’t help). If I could get them to be in another room that would be great.

You’re right about that. I try to suss out from the ad what they’re really looking for, and tailor the resume for that. I think there’s often a disconnect between the HR and IT departments (or HR and other departments). I understand that HR needs to weed out the weirdos, and conform to various labor regulations. But…

That’s a good point, and I’ve done this as well. It depends a lot on the sector. When I’m looking for film work, everyone understands that freelancing is the norm, so I just list my credits and position. When I’m looking for IT work, almost everything I’ve done for the past 15 years has been under my own company, so I…

I’d almost always rather do chores on a weekday night when life sucks anyway. Then my weekends are relatively chore-free (doesn’t work all the time, of course).

I’ve worked as what I would define as a freelancer for most of my life, either as a temp, a contractor (developer) or on a short-term/seasonal job (for example, working for a film festival or on a film shoot). I generally have enjoyed being a freelancer and for the past few years have had a stable couple of clients.…

Uh, because within less than a year Cruise is wielding that sword well enough to protect Watanabe from a group of professional ninjas? That is the epitome of the white savior - see also “Doctor Strange” (I’m a master eastern arts magician in a few months), “Iron Fist,” “Great Wall” (hey we just got here but we know…

There are a lot of things I like about it - the fight scenes are amazeballs, and I love Ken Watanabe, he should be a star here dammit. I even like Tom Cruise. I liked the fact that they didn’t force a romantic b-plot (especially since he killed that poor woman’s husband).

Agree. USPS is typically pretty good. UPS will (a) not bother to ring the bell but will leave a sticker on my door; (b) leave it in plain sight on my doorstep; (c) send it back to the warehouse instead of to the local pickup center. The local pickup center will (a) not be able to find the package that I was told was…

I hold two opinions about this. On the one hand, of course someone who has to make life or death decisions or educate/mentor people should make much more money (and have at least as good healthcare) as an athlete or movie star.