In a cupboard. Under some barricade.

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[90s-kid-sad-adult]

lie to me

[cleolinda]

Oscar-winning ‘Star Wars’ editor Marcia Lucas dies at 80

She was also part of the editing team for Martin Scorsese’s 1970s films “Taxi Driver,” “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “New York, New

Marcia Lucas was the editor on 1983’s "Return of the Jedi" and the pre-"Star Wars" George Lucas-directed films "THX 1138" and "American Graffiti."

She was also part of the editing team for director Martin Scorsese’s 1970s films "Taxi Driver," "Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore" and "New York, New York."

Marcia Lucas was often called the unsung hero of "Star Wars," the original film that after sequels, prequels and spinoffs has come to be known by its subtitle, "A New Hope."

She convinced husband George that he should have Obi-Wan Kenobi, played by Alec Guinness, in his light saber battle with Darth Vader and become a spirit guide to Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker.

And she had to make sense of the raw footage that could’ve been a mess in the wrong hands, including the climactic rebel attack on the Death Star.

[....]

"Her influence on film is indelible, but those who knew her best will remember the way she made life feel more vivid, more beautiful, more fun, and more full of love," a family statement said. "Her work was known for its emotional intelligence, rhythm, and humanity — a rare ability to find the truth of a scene and bring heart, momentum, and clarity to the screen."

[corvophobia]

humbled

[tinyshoopuf]

Angles? Angles

[thevulturesquadron]

text: [ “Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing an essay, writing a eulogy, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing for 5000 years.” ]

[rudjedet]

And they're absolutely specifically pushing it, make no mistake. It's not just a matter of "it's there, it's convenient, so people are going to take the path of the least resistance", it is a legitimate and concerted effort on the part of these companies to get people to outsource all these things to their models.

They're preying on insecurities to do it. Yes, you can write an essay - but can you write a good essay, they ask you. Do you not want to improve your output? Do you not want people to think of you as competent and very clever? Why go through the mortifying process of failing and failing and failing until you succeed if you can just skip the "learning" part of doing, and simply generate a ready-made product?

I'm preaching to the choir here obviously but it's a concerning thing to witness nonetheless. My kid is 6 next week and I've been teaching her that failing at things is morally neutral and in fact necessary even before the advent of AI, but it's becoming ever more important that we teach the kids that criticism and failure and discomfort aren't necessarily bad things, but just a part of the growth process.

AI companies are heavily invested in making themselves relevant. They want people to believe they can't do the things they have done unaided before and to make them become reliant on the AI models, so the AI models' existence is artificially justified.

[sandmandaddy69]

[sink-baby]

being a fan of actual play ttrpg shows is lowkey sort of humiliating. Like yes this middle aged father of two sat at a table and pretended to be a wizard so good that I cried. I am normal btw

[thememedaddy]

[gremlininho]

then & now ♡

[rinielle]

Literally what is even the point of goodread reviews anymore when basically every kinda shitty book gets like a 4* or above so long as it includes like 5 specific tropes and semi-decent cover art what are we dooooiiiiing????

Now more than ever it is imperative we bring back the 'This was terrible, and I had an awesome time' attitude. Like I've read some 2* books that were fun for me but that I can safely say were not well constructed or written. It's okay to have enjoyed something that isn't super well crafted but we cannot be throwing 5* reviews at everything just because it was enjoyable in the moment. I enjoyed the fucking chicken burger I made in 30 minutes last night by throwing it in the oven and slapping it into a bun with some sauce, it was damn tasty, that doesn't make it a 3 Michelin star meal.

[visenyaism]

hey did anyone hear a single discordant note in the leitmotif just now

[bee-in-your-binnet]

Literally amazing that there’s a predator that goes “mrrp” and you’re allowed to have one in your house

[apolladay]

i want to know if other countries also obsess over their flags being everywhere. USAmericans pls don't reply we all have a pretty good idea of the situation there /lh

when you go out how many local flags do you see

usually only on some people's property (their yard/car/window/etc)

only on government buildings

on certain streets

on (almost) every street

just a few big flags cerving kinda like landmarks

on most buildings

multiple of these options

all of the above

none of these

other/nuance/USAmerican

Voting ended onMay 22

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[lanwangjihouse]

tag of the week:

@wwx-lwj-ai-ni :

#these goofballs don't even know they're in a love story for the ages yet >>>

[miamicommune]

you people can't even boycott chick-fil-a.

[sandushengshou]

the untamed + text posts

[cloudabserk]

WARNING do NOT start reading books and comics or watching movies or looking at art!!! you will start wanting to create art yourself. or god forbid. writing.

[cambriancrew]