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Across the Spider-verse was… disappointing. It’s too much emo, too stretched for what it offers and ends on a cliff-hanger like a goddamn TV show. The movie is atleast 30 mins too long, too much teen angst, there was no real flow, and it isn’t fun and it isn’t cool like the first one. It’s still got quite a few exceptionally presented sequences and proper comic feel. Yet, overall, it’s.. okay. 6/10.

Fan. Tastic. Cage going full Cage

There’s a famous accepted parlance: nobody cramps during practice even if it goes way beyond the pure physical demands of a match. If you’ve been physically active in any way, be it strength, sports or even sprints, you’d know beyond a point the resilience is all mental. If this were any other player (except Nadal), or it wasn’t a major semi-final, or Alcaraz was still the underdog, and the opponent was playing the exact same match as Djokovic, Alcaraz would’ve (probably) wrapped this up in three. His conditioning is just fine. He’s never mentally felt this combination of occasion, opponent, and expectation before, and he wasn’t ready for it. Djoker was. Which is disappointing because after a full year I was excited for a match, and took time out to watch it from start to finish. Tennis matches are long. As for the match itself, the second set took a lot out of both. Even Djoker was missing routine shots that he usually never misses, at a few key points. If Alcaraz would’ve closed the second set at 5-3 when he had three break points, maybe we could’ve had a full competitive match. Alas, as someone very wise said, “if doesn’t exist”. Novak had this weird smile on when he saw Alcaraz cramping. Wonder what that was. Also, this makes you think, how much of a beast young Rafa really was.

Read that. Super interesting stuff. That, inputs from Vision Pro, ML, complex co-relational algorithms, and they can approximate and co-relate your neurological state with a bunch of stuff the watch (which has sold in much higher numbers, and will) can measure and track. MKBHD’s report on how well the hand and finger gestures are tracked, along with eyes to navigate the UI show the tech and implementation are top notch. Apple has also mentioned more than once how they’ve virtually eliminated lag (12 ms, about a tenth of a duration of a blink) which has been, according to them, the reason for fatigue and disconcertion for people while using such devices. Yeah, but what a “me-time” device. To be fair, Glass died because it was a sh*t product, and since they don’t have stores worldwide where people could try, any appeal it might’ve had never got a chance to take off. It’s been a while since something in tech has me truly excited.

Seems like the previous thread did not survive the transition. I couldn't find it. Mods please do your thing if I've missed it. Thoughts on the Vision Pro, in no particular order. 1. Not a great name 2. Seems kinda dorky 3. Seems to offer amazing experiences, that aren't possible on any other device. 4. Seems like the pinnacle of Apple engineering 5. Not sure if Jobs would've gone there, seems unlikely, but he's dead. 6. Way more compelling than when the Apple Watch launched, even though the watch was a lot more affordable. 7. The wife saw the video and was immediately intrigued. When she saw the cinema screen in a lakeside setting, she immediately wanted one. "I'm not getting on a flight without that now" 8. This is a stoner's/meditator's paradise. 9. Manipulating air by hand and selections with eye movements: that's Tony Stark sh*t. 10. Price: A large, static, state-of-the-art OLED TV can cost as much, or close to it. That TV stays in your room, on a wall. It can't be in an infinite expanse of any setting you please, and it can't be a theatre. Set the TV up properly with lighting, hue play etc. and that's another lakh or so right there. The Vision Pro can do this and a lot more, plus it goes with you on the plane. Plus: Spatial audio with real-world ray tracing! On the other hand, it can't accommodate external signals like from a PS5. Yet. I mean, look at this: I'd buy it just for this. The best projector in the world can't give you this right now. And they readily go over $20000. Imagine watching sports on that thing, like you're in the goddamn stadium, but better, because you'll have the umpire's "seat", or the driver's seat, or damn near any space in the arena. The possibilities are near endless, and I'm excited. To me, the implications are a little more profound, and psychological. The Vision Pro represents a proper shift on interactions. Would you wear this with multiple people in the room, like at home? Seems unlikely. So it is more of an individual piece with a higher isolating effect than any device previously available, which, it seems, humans are glued to regardless. In that sense, does it create a higher gap between real humans going forward? Or does it improve upon our "reality" in ways that makes us more productive and enables us in ways we can't yet imagine. Right now, I really really just want to try one.

Re-watched into the Spider-verse last night. What a gem. It’s trippy, mad fun, with a super soundtrack and over the top bass effects. It is so, so good, and above all, it is cool. Side note, is Miles Morales the most OP Spider-man? By the end he basically kid-handles Kingpin.

Speaking of.., Prime Video has Oldboy (Korean) but kiddie version. How do I catch the uncut? Was watching for 30 mins before I realised ugh.

Yeah, the first is my fav superhero movie of all time, by so far it’s not even close. Mad fun is exactly right. They even have the sneaker game strong. IMAX it will be. 😁

If you don't noice a difference what's the point of the exercise?

Notice any practical difference in viewing, display etc.?

IVG delhi meet at @Bird Bird Bird’s Nintendo and Lego house @KunjanPSD

LOL wait till they change it from each card to each PAN This is so dingy. And why 7L, what's the working on that number? Where are the derivative equations?

Yeah, it used to be a bit lesser in black. Might go higher now. I mean.. who's running the govt. finance dept, Byju's?

Only if forex is on the books. Many places offering cash exchanges. No LRS. No vanda.

Lol they be paying cash yo

The music is really pretty good, and the racing isn't too bad. There's DIVINE rap too. The game is quite miserly though. And there are too many weird and juvenile choices. Plus there's nothing in it after you're done with the story. Anyone playing this online, want to jam up, or should I just get rid of it? I wanted to experience the Chiron once and go over 400kph but I'm not spending hours to earn that much cash. The game is really fkn stingy with payouts.

Pretty much. Why would they make it sound like f**king charity. They don't have goodwill. They never had goodwill. They just don't have standards, or a clue. Ah. Anyway.

I'd suggest going to a gait expert to correct any/all inefficiencies in form. One, they're energy leaks, and two, they're causing, however minimal, overuse and underuse of certain connective tissues and muscles. These accumulate over time, and sap into other movements involving the same muscle groups. On another note, just now used optimimnutrition.com to place a direct order. I think all whey needs are sorted with this. No middlemen. Or, middlepersons

Air on Prime Video is not to be missed. The story of how Nike and Jordan came together into Air Jordan. It's quite revelatory, how unlikely the most successful player-brand sponsorship and association really was, and how much the Jordans knew, what Michael would be. Maybe it's in the name. Watch it for the performances, and the giant dollop of friendly poop they've taken on Phil Knight. You'll know if you're read Shoe Dog, which, really did not highlight the Jordan aspect within Nike. Just Do it

No, the couple of times we did need to, a taxi was coming out to be less/as costly and more timely. Edit: we did use 24 hr coin lockers quite a bit. They’re awesome when you’re out and about, specially for a late night out.

Oh, okay. You can still keep your luggage in storage spaces at carriage ends. They have combination locks. The last seats have a bit of space to keep large bags too. There’s really not much to worry about. As most travel experiences to Japan will tell you, you won’t lose anything in Japan ? Also how big a bag will you be carrying on a work trip bird?

You mean the Green Channel (first class). Yup, those are good. Man, we spent 15 days there and still felt we didn't cover much You might be in luck as a vegetarian, lots of vegan options all over now. Burger places will have veg options, cabbage is a big staple, and vegetable-only ramen options were also there. Okonomiyaki, a local Osaka delicacy was probably also available in veg. If all else fails, there's always sandwiches and cup ramen at 7-11

So, Japan is archaic in a lot of ways. The best way, if you're going to travel a lot on bullet trains (Shinkansen), is to buy the JR pass. You can only do that before entering Japan, get a voucher which then you will exchange for a paper (!) pass which you'll have to keep for the duration of validity. It's quite shitty. To buy the pass, check the JR website for travel agents that do that for India. If you're not going to travel a lot, skip the pass. Shinkansen tickets are readily available at stations with automated consoles (cash only). Trains are also every 20 mins or so, so no issues there. Just reach the station 10 mins before time to get sorted with your tickets. Get there 20 mins before to also grab a beer/drink and a bento box to sit on the train and enjoy the meal. The train will arrive and depart to the second so have a few spare minutes. Usually the first three - five carriages are unreserved seating and the rest is reserved. You can reserve/pick your seat right when you're buying at the console. We were there at super peak season and we didn't have any seating or availability issue so you probably won't either. Aside, Osaka was so much fun man. If you like street food, Osaka is a street kitchen. Also, do go to the arcades at Dotonbori. There's one whose name I can't remember but they had a 4DX Walking Dead type shooting thing. Holy hell was that fun! Plus you'll see a Nintendo and Capcom centre at the mall (probably Daimor) right at Osaka station. I'm missing the place. I should write a travelogue.

I felt the same and thought, if we don’t like it we’d just move on to the normal row but EDR isn’t the “creep up on you silently” horror. It’s “smack you on the head with horror” and “throw you in the middle of it” horror The Dbox enhanced the experience enough that I felt bad about not going for a bass transducer for my own system when I was designing it, even though I put in enough research and was this close to getting it.

Mooning with the wife in Kratos land