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One could probably take MIDI inputs and convert them into Mouse/Keyboard/Gamepad controls. I didn't search too hard to find this MIDI to Joystick option. The harder part would be getting a trombone to MIDI. You might be able to use Silent Brass to get a line out and then convert that to MIDI. Alternatively, you could make something like the Trom or Digibone

So I think it is possible to play CoD or Elden Ring with a trombone or trombone-like instrument, but you'd have… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 9:31 AM on September 23, 2022

If only they had cast Jeffrey Combs as Piglet.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 11:30 AM on August 31, 2022

I wish I could return to a time when I didn't have a daily flurry of wordle updates from friends and family every morning.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 4:11 PM on August 30, 2022

I played it at the time and very distinctly remember thinking, "This? This is what people are so excited about?" I think its success had to do with how starved the platform was for games that felt like serious "gamer games."

I also remember Brandon Sanderson writing a novelization was big news in the fantasy world at the time.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 7:39 PM on August 24, 2022

I have several thoughts.

1. If I were supreme ruler of the world I would make it illegal to use any piece of pop music that ever made it onto the Billboard Top 100 in a movie trailer, cover or not.

2. Until watching this trailer I had assumed this movie was about an anthropomorphic skateboard.

3. I'm sure a lot of people will love this movie. I can think of several friends of the top of my head that will be all about… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 10:23 PM on August 2, 2022

Even a very faint sound is taboo abroad.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 6:28 PM on July 25, 2022

Folks might find Misophonia and Potential Underlying Mechanisms: A Perspective interesting.

I was curious if there had been research into the possibility of Misphonia being rooted in a conditioned response that might not be present in people raised in cultures where mouth sounds are not considered rude or taboo like they are in western culture. So I did some searching with good old google scholar.

First off, it looks like is not something that… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 7:08 PM on July 26, 2022

This thread is very predictably metafilter. I can't believe that I have to come on here and defend people spending waaaaayyy too much money on electronics, yet here I am. This is sports, coffee, and bad escapist fiction all over again. For my sanity, don't make me defend dog shows next.

Firstly, audiophiles and vinyl enthusiasts are not the same thing. There is crossover, absolutely, but the majority of audiophiles these days are perfectly happy with digital and their… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 10:03 PM on July 20, 2022

I refuse to believe that someone that lives in California and has been on metafilter since at least 2011 has never encountered fries/chips.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 3:24 PM on June 21, 2022

The difference is mostly semantic these days. Used to be that roasting meant over a flame and baking meant in an oven of some kind. These days we roast and bake in the same appliance. I suppose if you are being generous you might say that roasting implies a higher temperature and if you wanted char on it you would say to broil it.

In North America people usually say roasted potato when they are talking about the crispier potato that is seasoned and say baked potato to… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 3:42 PM on June 21, 2022

If I had build a 5 acre pond money I would probably do it too. Although, my 5 acre pond would be a lot different from this one.

I wish he went into more detail about plants. I found the vegetation video on the playlist very underwhelming even though plants are probably the most interesting part of setting up a pond or planted aquarium. I didn't get the impression that he has put enough plants in for the long term health of the pond and fish, but he did say he talked to a… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 11:26 PM on June 14, 2022

This made me wonder, Why are clocks shape they are?" So thanks for prompting me to look at their history a little. Prevailing thought seems to be because sundials were round and moved clockwise as well so that was the natural form to copy for mechanical clocks for easy adoption. Side note: other forms of early timepieces, like water or incense clocks, didn't really have standardized forms in the way that sundials did.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 5:25 PM on May 31, 2022

I'm convinced the popularity growth is because of the Streisand effect and boomers wanting to feel rebellious because the noise can be disruptive to those that aren't playing.

The pickleball courts in my area were removed from the community/rec center near me because of the noise complaints. I live 1-2 miles away and could occasionally hear the cracks from the racket. I can't imagine what it would have been like to try working from home if you lived adjacent to it.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 12:52 PM on May 27, 2022

For those that haven't kept up with his later stage career, be sure to check out Juno to Jupiter (2021), which was very good if you want that distinctive synthy Vangelis sound. If you aren't so into that kind of old school synth sound then go listen to Nocturne (2019), which is kind of a tour through his entire career via piano and very light touches of synthesizer.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 11:18 AM on May 19, 2022

Norway is reported in that way because those are the bidding zones that the country uses. This site inherited that from the data source they are pulling from for that region (ENTSO-E).

I'm not sure why Norway has so many more bidding zones compared to the rest of Europe. Maybe something to with how much power they export and shift around? Could just be that electricity pricing is a hot topic in Norwegian politics.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 10:47 PM on March 21, 2022

As far as I know, PMG does not publish a transcript of their video reports.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 4:39 PM on March 18, 2022

I had no idea that feature existed, NoxAeternum. Fight, I checked the regular browser version of YouTube and the transcript works there as well. You can pause the video and then load the transcript on the right. To do so you have to click the three dots and then click show transcript. It took a few seconds to load to the right of the video.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 4:53 PM on March 18, 2022

I'm only a little disappointed that this has nothing to do with Sun Ra.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 1:31 PM on March 17, 2022

I think there were arbitrage opportunities on Amazon, Ebay, and Etsy 5-10 years ago, but those Chinese suppliers cut out the middlemen quite some time ago. I think western consumers got savvy to it and started buying straight from Chinese stores as well.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 6:54 PM on March 14, 2022

I spent a few hours going through this bundle and here is a list of games that caught my eye or that I think are noteworthy. I've not included anything already mentioned upthread nor anything that isn't a standalone game. Underwater, I've noted which ones are solo for you.

An Altogether Different River - A game about returning home and grappling with what has and hasn't changed. For 2-4. An expansion for this game is also in the bundle: Branching Streams.… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 11:22 AM on March 6, 2022

You typically get a PDF copy of the rulebook. Some of them have multiple versions of the rules like a print optimized one, a plaintext one (for screenreaders, usually), and so on. Some of the packages also include extras like character sheets, maps, tokens, and that sort of thing. I'm pretty sure I even saw one that had a link to a github repo for adding the game mechanics to the Foundry Virtual Tabletop, although I can't remember which one that was. There were 17 pages of games so you'll have… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 7:53 PM on March 7, 2022

For those interested, Itch.io launched another charity bundle today called The TTRPG Community Stands with Ukraine with proceeds going to the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal. They picked the Canadian Red Cross because Canada is matching donations.

I haven't had time to go through the entire bundle yet, but there is some crossover between bundles. If bundle contents are the deciding factor for you to choose between bundles then go trans kids since it… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 10:29 PM on March 7, 2022

Oh! I have opinions on this, but I'll keep it short (ish).

I like localisation (of any language) so long as is it focuses on general readability/language flow BUT! I do not like it when culture (jokes, accents, idioms, etc) are localised by replacing them with an English one that the translator deems is close enough. For example, a Chinese novel where "有眼不識泰山" (~I had eyes but failed to see Mt. Tai) is instead replaced with, "I could not see the forest for… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 7:26 PM on March 7, 2022

Can PixelFed automatically syndicate your posts to your Instagram account? I think of all of the artists and other creatives that essentially use Instagram as a combination of gallery and advertisement. That's not even mentioning how many models use it as an on-ramp to their OnlyFans. These kinds users are one of the biggest draws to Instagram and they aren't going to move off of the service because it will have a hugely negative impact on their business. Now, if they could post to PixelFed and… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 2:44 PM on February 26, 2022

Oh, is this the thread where we share animated pokemon shorts? I ask because Harry Partridge (of Doctor Bees fame) released a pokemon horror short a few days ago. (cw: body horror, gore)
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 6:01 PM on January 14, 2022

As someone that evacuated from a 4 story apartment building this very morning because of a fire... yeah, nope. I don't care that "in most other countries, that second means of egress is the fire brigade.” That strikes me as a horrific and potentially tragic oversight. It took >15 minutes to get everyone out and I can't imagine how much worse it would have been with a single staircase and a more serious fire. Nevermind at least once a week I have to use a different staircase than the one… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 5:40 PM on December 31, 2021

Finally, another movie made by The Daniels. I'm not sure they can top Swiss Army Man, but I'm willing to let them try.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 9:22 AM on December 14, 2021

There's a really invigorating rock scene going on in the UK. Check out the Brixton Windmill scene. It is overtly political, post-brexit stuff, that has hugely diverse influences pulling from prog, post-punk, hardcore, and countless other things. Influences are so diverse that it is hard to imagine groups like Squid existing before people were growing up with access to giant music libraries through the likes of Spotify.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 5:24 PM on October 31, 2021

I notice that nobody signed their names to these re-evaluations and the entire thing is just credited to Pitchfork. I also notice that if you search the albums in their review database the original scores and reviews are still in place.

So, was it it the critics re-evaluating their earlier or reviews or is that Pitchfork decided they couldn't let these reviews stand? If the critic changed their mind on the review the original review should be updated to reflect their… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 6:22 PM on October 5, 2021

Oh, I missed the name at the end of each re-evaluation. I didn't miss the bolded declaration of that the reviews aren't canon. I just think that is cowardly. Either they stand by the reviews or they don't. Plenty of review magazines have more than one critic review something. They should post new reviews. I don't like the coy way they have approached this and I think it is disrespectful to the original critics.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 6:34 PM on October 5, 2021

Yes, ha-ha, butts and poop and cameras.

Automated stool analysis is something that a lot of medical/healthcare technology companies have been trying to do for most of my career. The AI part of this is just the latest spin on it. . Cameras are somewhat new in these kinds of proposals. Historically it has been more about using sensors to detect blood or specific chemical markers that can point to medical problems. There are a lot of health markers that can be read from… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 12:10 PM on September 23, 2021

The irony of posting this as a medium article tickles my funny bone even if I do agree with the author. I still think one of the worst things to happen to the Internet was the dumping RSS/Atom in favour of syndicating via automated twitter/facebook crossposting. It has been painful to see more and more websites and platforms drop feed support out of the box. It has been kind of interesting seeing the move to newsletters in order to monetize (and get around algorithmic sorting, de-platforming,… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 4:16 PM on September 15, 2021

Is that it?

Absolutely it has. The people, as you point out, might not have, but the actual framework has been systematically stripped away and monetized by the facebooks, instagrams, twitters, pinterests, and reddits of the world. RSS is on life support, instagram won't even let you post a link, facebook deprecated embeds across multiple services, many of these services require a login to even view more than a single page of content, etc etc. Despite huge pushes towards… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 5:37 PM on September 15, 2021

Just Joel Coen? Did something happen to Ethan?

Ethan Coen has effectively retired from film. If you want to see his director's work now you'll have to go see one of his plays.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 2:38 PM on September 9, 2021

A24 has always been about 50/50 on their picks. The films they choose to distribute are pretty consistently "elevated" genre films, which is why I think they have such a diehard fanbase. They seem to be increasingly producing the films they distribute, so it will be interesting to see how that affects the overall quality of their catalogue. They also cut ties with Scott Rudin earlier this year for being a toxic asshole. He did bring in many of their more popular films and that might… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 8:58 PM on September 10, 2021

There's a really cool link in the inspiration section of the first lesson to Mark Laliberte's 4Panel Project. Those experimental 4-panel strips are probably the coolest things I've seen all week.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 10:37 PM on August 19, 2021

Is this is another case of conservative money shutting down sex-worker-friendly platforms behind the scenes? Like Visa/Mastercard threatening to pull payment processing for OnlyFans unless they remove the sex-work element?
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 12:19 PM on August 19, 2021

Too young. I loved the way he could deliver the most deadpan one-liners. I hadn't realized had cancer and have been selfishly hoping to see him appear on Taskmaster ever since Jon Richardson appeared on the show.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 11:50 AM on August 18, 2021

I like Wingspan, but I wouldn't call it art. I don't think it is trying to accomplish anything beyond being a fun diversion in an attractive package. Games can certainly be art and I think that in order for them to become art they need to be doing something with their mechanics and game systems that goes beyond play. Being an attractive object, in my opinion, is not enough for a game to be art. The art must be experiential or procedural otherwise it is graphic/product design, which can also be… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 11:16 AM on August 17, 2021

nubs, I think that is a quality of most engine builders. I feel like most of them play like solitaire games that you socialize with friends while playing. I think that is actually a selling point for a lot of people. You get gentle competition and it is better fit for players of multiple skill levels.

That said, you can pursue somewhat hostile strategies in Wingspan:

- Counter-drafting (i.e. buying up birds so others can't get them)… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 1:20 PM on August 17, 2021

Haha, you're right. I didn't watch that video. I found and watched the right one, but it was in low quality, so I clicked what I *thought* was a higher quality one and clearly wasn't paying enough attention.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 9:09 AM on August 17, 2021

No rappers because they were on the previous list so they are deliberately looking at popular singers. The legends are pulled from Rolling Stone's top 100 singers list and the modern ones are pulled from the Spotify top 100.

The answer for why no Ian Anderson, Decemberists, etc. is they aren't on the source lists because either they aren't popular enough (where popular = time on charts) or "great" enough for Rolling Stone's panel of 173 experts. Also keep in… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 5:16 PM on August 5, 2021

nm, I found the dynamite tool

This was the only thing I remembered about Kid Pix and I immediately started searching for it. I have vivid memories of just exploding the canvas over and over again in the school computer lab.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 3:59 PM on August 4, 2021

I copied Dr. Chambers' list of features to Letterboxd for anyone that wants to track their progress. I didn't include the shorts since not all of them are in their database. Worth noting that the master list for the project is actually slightly different from her watchlist. I used the master list for this.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 4:03 PM on July 25, 2021

I think this article is perhaps a little too gentle on David Johnston and definitely shouldn't be quoting David Shebib so uncritically on anything. Shebib is a broken clock that just happens to be right on how we have failed people on housing for so long. I'd say more, but MeFi really isn't the place for the minutia of politics and personalities of southern Vancouver Island.

I suggest anyone interested should have a look at Shebib's website where… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 8:06 PM on July 21, 2021

I dunno, maybe it's special because there's probably not very many monks running around Victoria, I guess?

There's actually a Franciscan fraternity in Victoria so it isn't that uncommon to see an actual habit-wearing and poverty-avowed monk in the city.

David Johnston can be polarizing, but it's more the people that he is connected with that are problematic. There is no denying the role his activism and advocacy have played in Victoria and the province in general.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 9:39 PM on July 21, 2021

I believe EPCOT was inspired by Olmsted's work, actually. He had similar ideas about blending urban living with the countryside and gardens. I believe Olmsted was one of Howard's influences as well.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 11:41 AM on July 16, 2021

I'm watching it live! Does Fanfare have support for live streams like this? Could be fun to get it in there where people are more inclined to comment on the shorts.
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 9:12 PM on July 9, 2021

When "Freedom Fries" was happening in the zeitgeist I had a job doing kitchen prep and delivery for a restaurant. One of the line cooks (a surly french-canadian that practiced akido and listened exclusively to black metal) thought this was the dumbest thing he had ever encountered in foodservice. Anytime he had to call out an order with fries on it he would insert "freedom" along with marching band noises or some other parody of jingoism. He would often shout about including… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 10:27 AM on July 6, 2021

I liked the Vivaldi that was keeping the dream of Opera alive after Opera "sold out." I went to Firefox after the whole Opera shakeup because early Vivaldi was pretty rough. I guess I should check it out again, but I generally prefer the openess of Firefox even if it doesn't have tab stacking.

I miss the heyday of Opera, though. They really had a different vision of the Internet and it was one I would much rather have today over this hellscape of silos,… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by forbiddencabinet at 9:32 AM on June 25, 2021