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Beware the Butterflies - Not a Blog is an archive of a deleted not a blog
post by George R.R. Martin about House of the Dragon (thanks
Reddit). This is critical of how one aspect of his book was changed in HBO's
ongoing adaptation, before going on to discuss other changes to the source
material the show may make in the future, warning that his rant contains book
spoilers for those who haven't read it. Presumably a phone call from the
overlords at Warner Bros. Discovery is the reason the post was deleted, but the
internet, of course, never forgets. I hated the way they botched the ending of
Game of Thrones so much that I could not bring myself to get sucked into
this, even though in this case the source material is already complete. And
George's complaints may just be the usual complaints everyone makes when source
material is altered, but it sure sounds like he is confirming that I made the
right call in skipping this. Fool me once, shame on you and all that.
Round-up of Thrones
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- "Weird Al" Yankovic - Bob (HD Version). "Harmonica solo" disappointingly not a palindrome.
- The Crow (2024) Pitch Meeting.
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- Put a camera on cat and show you the complex social network of cats. Pretty awesome. Thanks Boing Boing.
Follow-up
Season 5 thru 8 of GoT convinced me never to get invested in a GoT show (including offshoots) again. After it has been wrapped up for a few years and didn't end in another insulting dumpster fire, then I will consider it.
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
Just read the blog...
That reminds me of how sometimes my brain takes the smallest thing and completely blows it out of proportions for no good reason and it is revealed that it was indeed a mountain out of a molehill.
He speaks very small minutiae that will likely have zero impact.
To conflate this with Dumb and Dumber's crappy fanfic once they ran out of material is disingenuous at best.
HoTD is a good serie, nothing earth shattering, far from first 4 seasons GoT that's for sure, but good nonetheless.
Blue wrote on Sep 6, 2024, 12:17:The Half Elf wrote on Sep 6, 2024, 12:10:Same here. I find it surprisingly engrossing.
I have to say..... the camera's on cat's thing is a bad rabbit hole for me. Amazing to watch.
Watched the entire vid just now. LOVE cats, and now I even love them more. Amazing.
Those weird purry sounds my cat makes as well when he sees a bird outside. Sounds so incredibly cute, but translated to Human it says: I'm gonna rip you to shreds and eat everything except your liver, bird.
Still cute though.
I thought Hollywood had hit rock buttom. Then this happened.
This is how horror movies start, a malfunction rocket ship, some stranded astronauts, a strange noise,..... an empty capsule returns to earth... I bet the Russians murdered the astronauts, and sent an alien toxin down to earth in Starliner? some sort of biological mass injected with Elon musk's 5G nanobots, variant 2.
RedEye9 wrote on Sep 6, 2024, 22:47:
The landing stream has started
https://www.youtube.com/live/vZ0T-cZWh78?si=FxHvwTUyV7dRa7_i
that was actually fascinating to watch, as it went through all the mechanical stages of landing. of course the sad part is that now boeing will claim vindication that it was safe to land all along.
Touchdown
Prez wrote on Sep 6, 2024, 22:39:Am I the only one hoping that Boeing's Starliner completely burns up on re-entry or experiences a "sudden, unexpected regolithic braking incident"?
As long as no one is on it I don't care. Boeing shouldn't be trusted to build a treehouse after the shit they did. Did and got away with.
No one is on it. I wouldn't wish that on our awesome astronauts.
Oh, Boeing got away with it because they are "important to national security". Just like they got away with all the people they killed and injured with their shitty airplanes.
"Just take a look around you, what do you see? Pain, suffering, and misery." -Black Sabbath, Killing Yourself to Live.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
RedEye9 wrote on Sep 6, 2024, 22:47:
The landing stream has started
https://www.youtube.com/live/vZ0T-cZWh78?si=FxHvwTUyV7dRa7_i
Got it streaming now. Even my dog is chanting "CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!"
I may be, uh, unintentionally influencing her.
"Just take a look around you, what do you see? Pain, suffering, and misery." -Black Sabbath, Killing Yourself to Live.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
Am I the only one hoping that Boeing's Starliner completely burns up on re-entry or experiences a "sudden, unexpected regolithic braking incident"?
As long as no one is on it I don't care. Boeing shouldn't be trusted to build a treehouse after the shit they did. Did and got away with.
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
So far so good for Starliner return. Hope it comes home ssafely as planned and that they get valuable mission data about the thrusters.
RedEye9 wrote on Sep 6, 2024, 17:13:Dang, it's 5:07 and Starliner is over 60 meters away from the ISS.
StarLiner should undock in less than an hour.
Which probably means next month.
5:11 the 11th burn (out of 12 breakout burns) completed successfully. And they are past the KOS keep out sphere
so far so good
Add it onto the pile of the genius of Weird Al
There are big differences betw GoT and HotD:
1) The source material is complete for HotD. No guessing the ending or working off GRRM notes scribbled on a napkin
2) Different showrunners
Converting a book to a tv show can't be 1:1 translation, although you can come pretty close (the first Harry Potter movie comes to mind). The Showrunners have to make decisions for a myriad of reasons, perhaps not the least of which is casting small children is a huge logistical challenge.
That said, the butterfly effect GRRM points out and its effect on future storylines does have the potential to change things. The story has been pretty good so far (haven't finished S2). I guess I'll keep watching until it gets bad. It's still among the best fantasy series ever made. What would I watch instead, Wheel of Time?
1) The source material is complete for HotD. No guessing the ending or working off GRRM notes scribbled on a napkin
2) Different showrunners
Converting a book to a tv show can't be 1:1 translation, although you can come pretty close (the first Harry Potter movie comes to mind). The Showrunners have to make decisions for a myriad of reasons, perhaps not the least of which is casting small children is a huge logistical challenge.
That said, the butterfly effect GRRM points out and its effect on future storylines does have the potential to change things. The story has been pretty good so far (haven't finished S2). I guess I'll keep watching until it gets bad. It's still among the best fantasy series ever made. What would I watch instead, Wheel of Time?
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StarLiner should undock in less than an hour.
Which probably means next month.
Which probably means next month.
If i were the President I would have demanded that the CEO and Boeing/Starliners top engineers to report to the ISS and personally ride that motherfucker back.
The Half Elf wrote on Sep 6, 2024, 15:01:How will you be able to tell it apart from the rest of the ISS after it slams into the space station and brings it along for the ride.Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 6, 2024, 13:20:
Am I the only one hoping that Boeing's Starliner completely burns up on re-entry or experiences a "sudden, unexpected regolithic braking incident"?
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That The Crow pitch meeting is hilarious and makes the remake seem even more stupid (if that were possible) than it already is.
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I love Weird Al but there wasn't nearly enough incoherent mumbling in that song to be a sendup of Bob Dylan.
I am very much looking for Starliner to become a glowing hot mess on re-entry.
I mean all the parts in the glowing hot mess are going to all look the same.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Sep 6, 2024, 13:20:
Am I the only one hoping that Boeing's Starliner completely burns up on re-entry or experiences a "sudden, unexpected regolithic braking incident"?
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That The Crow pitch meeting is hilarious and makes the remake seem even more stupid (if that were possible) than it already is.
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I love Weird Al but there wasn't nearly enough incoherent mumbling in that song to be a sendup of Bob Dylan.
I am very much looking for Starliner to become a glowing hot mess on re-entry.
Bodolza wrote on Sep 6, 2024, 13:30:It was an utterly boring slog. With the exception of a couple episodes, I really struggled to get through it. And it is totally a set-up for season 3, almost to the point of being insulting.
I haven't watched season 2 yet, and the reviews haven't been particularly enthusiastic, so at this point I'm not sure if I ever will. Sounds like season 2 is mostly a set-up for season 3.
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