Within the past week I watched “You Can See Everything”. I don’t want to oversell the film, but you should absolutely see it. It is worth your time.

Front Right is King, it’s where The Pan lives. The Pan is the heart of the meal. I am The Man I Am because of The Pan!

I’d watch.

I love how Nathan just says what everyone is thinking. The eggs. Billy just grabs the bowl and starts beating the eggs. Elizabeth passes it off as a little quirk of the relationship, but it’s just a clear example of Billy being controlling. Nathan of course just calls it out.

I think that’s fair, but just because everyone else is wrong doesn’t mean I don’t want to be right. But I’m glad I’m not horribly confused, the terms are just misused a lot.

I read this over and while lengthy I think we’re largely on the same page, which is good because I thought this was all too new and I was way off.

I know people sneak into spoiler threads so let me start by saying, yes, this film is incredible. Whatever you think about Elizabeth Holmes going into this film, you’ll walk out with a whole new set of thoughts.

It’s a long film (3 hours), but I do recommend seeing it in a theater, or at the very least with other people, because their reactions are part of the film. There are hilarious moments in this film, there are moments where you’ll say “What the fuck” for lack of a better reaction. It’s not as “awkward” or “cringe” as other Nathan Fielder projects, but perhaps the theater experience is what lessened it. As for the length itself, it’s basically two films, and you’ll know when shifting from the first to the second, there is a clear fade to black.

Ok, spoilers now.

The film starts off good but the “Who’s on first?” moment broke me (and Nathan) and is when the film shifted to great. Elizabeth has to be full of shit, right? She dug a lie too deep and so she has to play this “innocent” character. Right? Or does she really not see it?

But of course the real villain of the film, Billy the husband. I think somewhere in him he thinks he’s doing the right/good thing. I think he thinks he’s protecting Elizabeth. It’s abusive in a “he beats me because he loves me” kind of way (and to clarify I don’t think Billy is physically abusive, but he is controlling abusive.)

But also, is Billy just the new Sunny (Elizabeth’s former romantic and business partner)? Is Elizabeth falling into her old patterns? Does she realize it? Or did she pick Billy because he can be the “bad cop” in the relationship?

I have so many other thoughts, but the unanswered question, the New York Times reporter quote. Did Elizabeth say she created a character? Did she slip? Or did the reporter mishear her? Nathan and Amanda (who I forgot to say is amazing in this film) have the moment where even Nathan isn’t quite sure he recalls their conversation correctly.

The story of Elizabeth Holmes is far from over. I don’t know what to expect next.

I’ve been trying to understand the terms and the opening graphic on this site did a good breakdown.

So my understanding is that a decomp or decompilation is turning the machine code into something human readable. It’s the first step but technically isn’t anything the average person can use because it still needs to then be (re)compiled into a game someone can run.

However the term “decomp” in general usage refers to the human readable middle step, AND a way to create something for the average person.

Versus a recomp or recompilation is performing the conversion of machine code to some middle state, then immediately (re)compiling it into a game the average person can run.

However the term “recomp” in general usage refers to the same, but always with the use of AI.

Is that right?

I held my phone upside down to make the joke work. 🤝

If you haven’t seen “Digger” I really do recommend it.

It’s frustrating to see so many comments about films having people begging for something new and original, and then when that happens everyone just shits on Hollywood and actors.

The film may be a box office flop because it took a risk. The budget is too big and it’s not a “Top Gun” type film is that going to rake in millions of dollars. I like those type of films, and if you expected “Digger” to be one… Fair enough, you might not enjoy the film.

But if you give the film a little freedom and a chance, you’ll get an interesting story. Also it’s hilarious and the film knows it.

I saw it yesterday and it’s a great film. Everyone I know who’s seen it has enjoyed it.

I had seen the articles about it not making money, which is a problem, but not necessarily a reflection of the film itself.

I was surprised reviewers were treating it so harshly. I absolutely have issues with the film but it’s still a solid movie. I definitely left the theater with interesting things to think about.

I’m reminded of the recent film “The Drama”. The summary of that film is “A happily-engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.” If you’ve seen the film, sure… Technically that’s true. But the film is about A LOT of other things that are much more interesting. (I don’t want to spoil more, but it’s an excellent film but as fair warning it deals with heavy issues.)

I think “Digger” is like that. The trailer and summary pitch a simple plot, “The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything.” Again, technically that’s true. You will see that story in the film. But you’re also going to see something else and that something else is interesting and entertaining.

I really enjoyed this film. For someone who only saw the trailer or only read the summary, there is more to this film. The film has a shift or a twist about 20 minutes in that really has you start to question and wonder what story the film is trying to tell.

It’s also hilarious. I found myself laughing throughout the film, the cat in the opening is just ridiculous, the President and his cabinet are ridiculous, and of course Digger himself is an over the top ridiculous character.

I just saw the film and you’re right that the marketing for this film is difficult. The trailer sets up one story, but that is just the start.

I thought the trailer did a good job setting things up because I could tell it was dancing around “something” but didn’t want to reveal it. I was intrigued to learn more and figured I’d give it a shot.

I didn’t expect what I got, but I really enjoyed it.

Which is surprising when you look at Europe. Europe made text messaging too costly early on and everyone switched to WhatsApp. You’d think Europe would try to win people back with RCS but instead… Nothing?

Simpsons Futurama did it.

(Long ago, you lost almost everything almost instantly on death. It completely sucked and really should’ve been changed sooner.)

I used to play in the long ago and let me tell you it created a whole new type of player, vultures.

The biggest quest at the time ended with you fighting a big green dragon (Elvarg). The dragon was behind a door and as long as you hadn’t beaten the dragon you could open the door to the dragons lair.

Outside the door were a bunch of skeletons and demons meant to make the area a challenge to get to, however many high level players camped in the area for XP and loot. So the skeletons and demons were constantly under attack and the area outside was actually pretty safe. In fact whenever someone went in to fight the dragon most high level players cheered them on.

Well more often then not, those players died. When they died, as the article mentions, they lost almost all their gear. Usually keeping their weapon, body armor and leg armor, but dropping their helmet and food. The loot would fall to the ground and sadly the high level players on the outside were unable to open the door and retrieve it (since they completed the quest already and the door was locked for them). So they had to watch the loot despawn.

Enter the vultures. Run into the battle area after someone failed to kill the dragon, dodge the drag itself, and try to scoop up as much loot as you could. I forget if you could use the door to exit or if we teleported out.

Was it the most efficient way to make money? Probably not. Was it fun to run around a dragons lair? Absolutely. Did it suck when you were the one to die and have your loot picked by other vultures? Such was the nature of the game.

In the long run the modern death mechanics are probably better for the game as a whole, but sometimes chaos is just more fun.

Ok but what if you’re American and the meme still applies?

“Nobody stops to fuel their vehicle taking gasoline, gets out, rushes as fast as possible, puts as much fuel in the car as possible, and gets back in the car and drives away,”

Emphasis mine. I think the “gets out” is the big difference between a daily trip which I think includes the “splash n dash” and the road trip.

Because I think you’re right, it’s extremely common to pull into a gas station, fill up in 5 minutes, and then drive away. But I would bet the majority of those stops come immediately after leaving or on your way home (or work). So in an EV world we could eliminate those stops completely.

I think for trips where you’re traveling beyond one tank of gas or beyond one full charge, then I think the quote is closer to being correct. At that point most people probably take a break and a 15-20 minute charge is fine.

Unsurprisingly it’s a heavy film, but also lots of funny moments. I think it’s good but probably tried to tell too many stories.

The best story, is looking at “To Catch A Predator” as entertainment versus justice. The film leans heavily into the “for entertainment” view and leaves it largely up to the audience to figure out the perverse incentives, the character of Del being the only real moral compass.

The film has a lot of focus on Chris Hansen as a person and it acts as a bit of a biography. I think it works in part, but we also have subplots about things like his affair which while perhaps true don’t really add much to the film.

Overall 7/10, maybe bump up to 8/10 for superb acting across the board, but probably just 7/10.

Yes, and then Avatar did a rerelease and took it back. Someday it’ll probably happen again.