mrcompletely

mrcompletely, 12 hours ago to nba

#nba questions tonight

I know it's cheap, simplistic, inaccurate, surface level analysis to say this is on Ant. But if Minnesota wants to win, isn't this still really kinda on Ant?

26 minutes for KAT? I know it was the Naz game but there were a bunch of possessions he should've been in there. Maybe including that last defensive possession. What's up with that rotation?

Speaking of that last defensive possession: what the hell? (also: lol)

mrcompletely, 12 hours ago to nba

#nba
Dallas looks like they know exactly what they're doing. Minnesota doesn't. Might be all there is to this series really.

mrcompletely, 1 day ago to random

To sum up, Google wants you to eat rocks and glue

mrcompletely, 1 day ago to random

While I def agree with the takes in the Deadcast that the pre-Fire versions of Scarlet Begonias from 1974 and 1976 are fantastic, I have two additional notes:

After that era the solo section within Scarlet was sometimes pushed to new heights, with surging, thrilling peaks (like Estimated Prophet in the same time frame).

The version right after the debut of Fire is, inexplicably, another standalone Scarlet, and it has one of the finest outro jams of all:

#GratefulDead

https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1977/03/20/11-scarlet-begonias?source=337233

mrcompletely, 1 day ago to movies

Saw a couple good #movies this week. First up was the classic #Hitchcock adaptation of REBECCA, one of the all time great Gothic romance thrillers. We got to see a lovely print of it on the big screen at the iconic, beloved Hollywood Theater here in #Portland. It's an extremely subversive film for the era (1940!!), with brilliant #gender themes and brazen #queer subtext. Was presented as part of a queer film series and the crowd was brilliant - knowing and engaged but respectful. Superb

mrcompletely, 3 days ago to nba

Neither of these teams knows how to close a game but Boston has been terrible at it longer so they have experience on their side. If they employed a head coach that might help #nba

mrcompletely, 3 days ago to woodworking

Component of a much larger work in progress. Jigsaw cut wood, acrylic and metallic paints.
#MastoArt #mandala #painting #woodworking #wip

The same seen from a low angle, showing the beveled edges

mrcompletely, 3 days ago to nba

Hm. Not totally sure these numbers reflect the action on the floor #nba

mrcompletely, 3 days ago to nba

Tight game but being played on the Pacers' terms. If the Celtics actually had a coach he'd be mad about that. Too bad #nba

mrcompletely, 4 days ago to random

Here's my fedi advice

Unfollow any and all of the super booster accounts. Build your feed organically.

I'm not sure why exactly, but it worked well for me. For one thing the "look at me senpai" energy around some of their followers is very Twitter style parasocial. And they're just subbing for an algo.

If you rely on them for most of your TL, do this first: follow anyone interesting that they boost for a week, then unfollow. It's easy.

If you don't want to, ok. Don't bother arguing with me

mrcompletely, 4 days ago to random

Good news for #sff fans, Scavengers' Reign is moving to Netflix. Why is this good news?

1. it's the best science fiction show around despite the cheesy name
2. not enough people saw it on Max
3. so it got canceled (this news was out before the linked article)
4. more people can see it on Netflix
5. now maybe season 2 will happen?

I'm ok with it if one is all we get. It's that perfect and ends well. But if the same people do it I'd be glad for a second.

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/scavengers-reign-canceled-max-netflix-1235998046/

mrcompletely, 4 days ago to random

Accidentally followed a link to Threads, and folks, it's not all bad there - i got to block Eric Alper on yet another platform. Is Tiedrich on there? Seth Whatsisname?

mrcompletely, 5 days ago to nba

Ooof. #nba

mrcompletely, 5 days ago to nba

Knicks just never stop coming. Playing them is like being in the upper levels of a tower defense game. You're never done until you're done #nba

mrcompletely, 7 days ago to random

I didn't think we'd top #Wankpanzer as a term for the cybertruck but @wobs just taught me "IncEl Camino" and folks...

I am demised.

mrcompletely, 7 days ago to vinyl

Anyone know if Discogs is a good place to work? They're hiring. They're not like doomed for some reason or anything, or just laid off all the good people or something? I feel like the #vinyl #music people here might know

mrcompletely, 8 days ago to books

Recently finished and recommend Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor aka @nnedi. I haven't read everything she's written, but everything I have read I've liked a lot, so I'll certainly read the second book in this series. She writes everything from "good for adults too YA" like the Binti stories to "very much NOT for youth" like the superb but intense Who Fears Death. Shadow Speaker lies somewhere in between, I'd say, and I enjoyed it a lot.
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#sff #Books #bookstodon

mrcompletely, 9 days ago to history

I hereby declare Sir Hans von Hake the patron anti-saint of effective trolling. Hear me out:

So it's the Holy Roman Empire days before the Reformation and the Catholic Church is at its most corrupt. Pope Whatever the 95th stomps the gas on selling indulgences in order to fund building the big ass Saint Peters building in Rome, and also enrich his cronies. One of the lead cronies is this putz named Tetzel, a corrupt priest who comes up into the HRE selling indulgences
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#history

mrcompletely, 9 days ago (edited 8 days ago) to random

Without looking it up,

"Maurice of Nassau" was:

mrcompletely, 10 days ago to books

After a long run of disappointments and a lot of reading in other genres I'm finally hitting a run of good modern #sff #books I can recommend. First across the finish line is The Future by Naomi Alderman. It starts off in a pre-apocalyptic, more hopeful Bill Gibson mode with a highly capable young female protagonist getting dragged into an oligarchic power struggle by means of a Macguffin. Very readable, enjoyable catnip for anyone who despises tech billionaires.
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https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-future-naomi-alderman/19830305?ean=9781668025680

mrcompletely, 11 days ago to jazz

As a young fella just getting into #jazz in the late eighties my first impressions of David Sanborn were that he was corny and overly smooth, in an unhip bag I didn't dig with guys like Metheny and the Breckers. Then he blew my fucking mind with the Night Music show and I've respected him ever since. There was almost no really cool weird music on TV in 1988-90 except that show, and man, Night #Music was legit!!! Nick Cave, Bongwater, Pere Ubu, Miles Davis...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EryYTq-voz0&list=PLpR40se-_3M8QnHhIReAR-s-wTJCOJGBg

mrcompletely, 12 days ago to nba

Drinking game for designated drivers: drink every time MPJ passes the ball #nba

mrcompletely, 13 days ago to nba

The new school #NBA has fully arrived with these playoffs, and it's awesome. The LeBron/Curry/Durant era is over, all love and respect to those guys, but the league has moved into the start of a new era. The two western conference series in particular feel super fresh, every team is unique in lineup and style. Love this moment we're in. And the Wemby Spurs aren't even good yet!

mrcompletely, 15 days ago to punk

In honor of Steve Albini I will listen to nothing but Steely Dan and the #GratefulDead today. There's nothing more #punk than not giving a fuck about some famous asshole's opinions.

🤘 🌹 💀🌹🤘

mrcompletely, 16 days ago to nba

So Josh Hart really came over on camera and told Reggie Miller "I think they're saying fuck you" into a hot mic to make sure he didn't miss that the MSG crowd was in fact chanting "FU Reggie"

#nba #hero #legend #SoSayWeAll