Bootleg Lego are the saddest thing. They have cool designs but the pieces not being built with the same precision makes them a shore to build. Assembled pieces just don’t hold together and it becomes an unfun disaster.
Some things just need that level of insane precision and consistency to work well and comes at a cost.
My kid one a small set one. It was a cool Japanese anime robot but it was impossible to finish. The look of frustration and my own when I tried myself. I had to tell him to give up.
I’ve heard it had a small budget. For some reason, I had in mind $35 million and the result was impressive for that budget. Turns out it was $15 million!
Great movie overall elevated even more with fantastic VFX work to boot. Reminds me of old classics like Terminator 1 with a then unproven director James Cameron flexing his VFX background to achieve his big vision on screen stretching a relatively small budget (albeit T1 had his budget increased during production).
Furiosa also has some absolutely bonker stunts. Furry Road was going to make the pole boys using CGI but the stunt team told Miller they could do it for real. Furiosa has a bunch of insane motorcycle stuff, aerial stuff, and trucks climbing steep hills, many of them probably too dangerous to do with people.
Fridge fridge hamburger truck truck… ??? What’s the blue thing? I thought hamburger would be the answer, but it isn’t? I just get the same captcha with the hamburger in a different place. WTAF is happening? And what’s the blue thing? I answer and it refreshes with the same icons in different places. I AM HUMAN!
Boeing and NASA are moving ahead with the upcoming Starliner demonstration launch despite an active helium leak. The launch is now on the books for Saturday, June 1, at 12:25 p.m. EDT. If all goes as planned, Starliner will rendezvous with the International Space Station the following day and return to Earth on June 10. If not,...
Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually....
Two arrested, including 71-year-old man, for allegedly stealing almost 3,000 boxes of LEGOs (www.nbcnews.com)
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Donald Trump's "foamy saliva" in campaign video raises questions (www.newsweek.com)
VFX artist explains why CGI in films is worse now (www.independent.co.uk)
A visual effects artist has revealed the reason why special effects in movies are so much “worse” now....
Joe Biden suddenly leads convicted felon Donald Trump in multiple battleground states (www.newsweek.com)
VENOM: THE LAST DANCE – Official Trailer (HD) (www.youtube.com)
Till death do they part. Tom Hardy returns in #Venom: The Last Dance – coming exclusively to theaters this October.
Farmboy's lament (lemmy.world)
The fuk? Please help me complete this insane captcha (lemmy.world)
Fridge fridge hamburger truck truck… ??? What’s the blue thing? I thought hamburger would be the answer, but it isn’t? I just get the same captcha with the hamburger in a different place. WTAF is happening? And what’s the blue thing? I answer and it refreshes with the same icons in different places. I AM HUMAN!
Boeing Will Launch Starliner With Helium Leak (www.extremetech.com)
Boeing and NASA are moving ahead with the upcoming Starliner demonstration launch despite an active helium leak. The launch is now on the books for Saturday, June 1, at 12:25 p.m. EDT. If all goes as planned, Starliner will rendezvous with the International Space Station the following day and return to Earth on June 10. If not,...
UK ambassador to Mexico reportedly sacked after pointing gun at staff (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Amazon, Walmart, and Target finally realize their colossal pricing mistake—now they’re slashing costs to win back customers (finance.yahoo.com)
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict (www.reuters.com)
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If Trump’s conviction lands him in prison, the Secret Service goes too. (www.nytimes.com)
Uncanny Valley (slrpnk.net)
PlayStation's CEO drastically underestimates the Steam crowd's patience, thinks PC gamers will buy a PS5 for exclusive sequels (www.gamesradar.com)
Man of Action - Kerry Callen (lemmy.world)
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The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates (www.theguardian.com)
Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually....