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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/
A genius-recluse works on artificial intelligence, and brings in a young man to test his most recent success.
I don’t know what it says about me, but I find this movie innocent, beautiful, and deeply disturbing. I honestly don’t think it would be moral of me to recommend this to anyone except as a sort of cautionary tale of the inevitable.
The title is a play on deus ex machina, Latin for “god from the machine”.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277296/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180726004317/http://www.the-scorpion-king.com:80/
A bounty hunter from an extinct tribe is hired to undermine the power of an evil king, but the woman he is meant to kill is hot, and complicates things.
As long as it is taken for what it is, it will be entertaining. It is an action movie through and through, and must not be taken as having much of a link to a historical past. It’s not serious, and not meant to be. It’s packed with action, has a reasonable story and its lead character is spectacular.
This has no relation to The Mummy – (2017 movie).
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Entertainment > Movies >
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120616/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-1999
Seeking ancient Egyptian treasure, amateur archaeologists unleash a curse that threatens the world.
Quite good. Light-hearted fun, with comedy that’s not intrusive, plot that makes sense, good acting, and special effects that do their job without being uncanny.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/
Haunted by a criminal hacking change in his youth, a genius highschool student revives those skills when he makes new friends and discovers a nefarious plot from Superman III. (1983).
This movie is comically fun with enough nods to actual stuff to make it laugh-out-loud for its superiors. I don’t know if (or how) I could recommend this to anyone for any reason. It’s dated in every respect, unrealistic and cheesy with no sign if that’s intentional or not.. yet somehow I enjoy it.
I’d say it’s worth watching for anyone born in the late 70s and early 80s who was into tech in their youth. Even then it’s a weak recommendation. For anyone else, pass. Just. Just pass.
PG-13 but has a topless woman sex scene.
See also:
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Entertainment > Movies >
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101452/
The fates of two dumbasses is challenged by an man from their future, bent on bending their future-utopia into his world-domination.
An excellent movie. Though it does suffer from some generation-drift, it suffers far less than its predecessor. It’s not childish, but it is light enough to be “young”. Enjoyable, well-written and recommended. Grab a beer and some popcorn with your buddies and enjoy this at least once.
This movie inspired a one-shot comic book, and then the comic book series Bill & Ted’s Excellent Comic Book.
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Entertainment > Movies >
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096928/
Two dumbass kids are given a time machine to help with their oral report for history class.
These were simple times, where a movie’s comedy was as light as the effort to make it. A straightforward no-thought movie, perfect for getting drunk and talking funny. Though I recommend it, I fear it is drifting away from its original target ages and may only be good for people old enough to have already seen this.
Continues with Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey – (1991 movie)
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Software >
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https://obsproject.com/
I used it for Twitch.
It’s reasonable. I did some pretty fancy things with it, after some fiddling.
The project was abandoned and rewritten as OBS Studio.
TODO – add my notes
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Storage > Software > smartmontools >
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https://www.smartmontools.org/
A HDD health program.
I find it essential. I think.
This is part of the smartmontools suite.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424345/
(www.clerks2.com archive)
A guy, trying to finally pull his life together, has it ruined by a woman who forces him into fatherhood.
Very funny, but ultimately dark as hell.
The woman in the poster is in the movie. I assume they photoshopped some cracker onto her.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5260254/
Escaping the magic realm, a wizard goes to Melbourn Australia to try to live a normal life, but the magical inhabitants from his realm hop on a bandwagon to join him, and end up ruining everything.
Good fun. Not too great, not too funny, but light entertainment. It’s not quite bubblegum. Most especially recommended for fans of fantasy fiction, and even more so for those familiar with the Australian flavour of comedy.
This was released as three television episodes, and later released as six parts on YouTube.
