Adam Pavlacka

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Sitting down for Mission Impossible. Previews looked good, time to see how it holds up.

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Checking out a new movie this week.

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Won’t be able to post an official review for a bit, but will have impressions soon. Getting ready for Joy Ride to start.

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Flash attempts a story about charting your own destiny vs fate but doesn’t do it as well as Across the Spider-Verse. On the upside Keaton as Batman is a total highlight. He still has it.

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Published a review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. https://www.worthplaying.com/article/2023/6/2/reviews/137531-movie-review-spider-man-across-the-spider-verse/

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It’s a fun watch. Does a surprisingly good job of capturing the joy of playing D&D (along with all the randomness that entails) while also not requiring any prior knowledge of D&D. Lots of Easter eggs for fans including the cartoon characters.

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The stories about EVE shenanigans are the best game stories.

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Even better is when the you Google, get a hit, and then realize the “hit” is a forum/group post of your own from months earlier asking about the same thing. 😎

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Time for another movie. https://i.imgur.com/rr6dA1j.jpg

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As predicted (by anyone who wasn’t fear mongering) the FDIC delivered. SVB depositors made whole. No cost to taxpayers. Investors wiped out. https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20230312b.htm https://i.imgur.com/LPPUn5Q.jpg

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Scream VI has everything that makes a Scream movie while mixing in fresh new ideas to ensure it doesn't feel like a retread. The new chapter is on par with Scream and Scream 2 in terms of quality. My (spoiler free) review is at the link: https://worthplaying.com/article/2023/3/9/reviews/136186-movie-review-scream-vi/

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The good news is that it is unlikely to result in a major loss of funds for depositors. Shareholders are wiped out but the reported long term bond value exceeds the deposits. After the FDIC finishes there is a good chance things start running as expected.

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Six movies in and Scream still holds up. The new movie plays by its own rules while subverting them. Avoid spoilers. It’s best going in cold. https://i.imgur.com/m3IihQE.jpg

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Party Dog Song https://youtube.com/watch?v=wVYPLP9NSg4

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The small UX tweaks can sometimes be the most useful.

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Sitting down for a #ScreamVI screening and thinking about how much the media industry could benefit from micropayments. Especially for things like reviews.

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The issue of value (beyond NFT enthusiasts) is going to be limited until use cases become easier. I can duplicate any image I want with ease. It is a PITA for the avg person to buy a NFT let alone tell them to mint one.

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Most software devs use LGTM as shorthand for “Looks Good to Me”. Heard an alt version today that seems more accurate: “Let’s Gamble, Try Merging”. 😜

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ProRes -> 20 mbps MP4 saves a lot of hard drive space.

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