I watched a Clockwork Orange because Kubrick. Expected revelation. Got confusion. I kept waiting for the part where I'd feel smart for getting it. That part never came. And then I did that thing: I assumed the problem was me. "I clearly don't understand cinema.…
Oh engineering leaders, gather around. Part 565 of 45345 🍿 You read the same three books, implement the same quarterly theatre, and dont get me started on your hiring problems. You cargo cult the same radical candor frameworks while being neither radical nor candid. You talk about psychological safety in all-hands…
For some reason, regardless of the relationship, everyone has always known everything about me. I don't go around volunteering all my stories, but I also don't lie when asked. Never have. I've always struggled with liars. Not even the big lies. The obvious ones.…
Virtue signaling is performance art for people who've confused having opinions with having impact. You changed your profile picture. Congratulations. The algorithm noticed. Nobody else did. That's not activism. That's a firmware update for your personal brand. Here's what I've…
Suddenly everyone can create and build without code and suddenly everyone is an AI expert telling us when we will be replaced. Where were you five years ago? Ten years ago? 20? I've been in software engineering for 25+ years and this hype/story resurfaces all the time.…
This was pleasantly interesting. I was hesitant at first, given the plot: A movie about making a movie about a movie. But knowing it had Jack Black and Paul Rudd, I knew it would be entertaining. The Ice Cube cameo was great, the J. Lo one, not at all -…
Hot garbage. Halfway through, I stood up and said "Is this thing still going!?". I will never watch this again.…
I rate this 2 siamese cats speaking sign language to whales with bull rings. Make this movie make sense - it felt like I was watching something where the plot was dumped out of a bucket of 3rd grade stories and randomly glue-sticked together. Such a disaster when the first…
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl There is a unique fantasy this movie brings to me. Growing up, going on this ride at Disneyland was the highlight of each and every trip. Seeing this brought to life, simply makes me feel... at peace. There is a…
I initially binged Stranger Things like everyone else. The 80s nostalgia hit exactly right and was genuinely my favorite part as I loved my childhood in the 80s. The synth soundtrack, riding around on bikes everywhere everyday, and welcome back Winona Ryder. That first season had real magic to it.…