stylinstainless

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to retrogaming

Back in the 1990s, I gave up trying to beat "Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels" (as it was known in the U.S., having been released only in revamped form on the #SNES console).

In 2023, thanks to the internet, I learned how to get 128 lives in level 1-1, and finally beat the game.

#RetroGaming
#MyLifeIsVeryStrangeSometimes

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to DoctorWho

When I read that David Tennant was to play the 14th Doctor, I thought of two things: (1) when Rose asked him "Can you change back?" and he said "No." (2) My friend who didn't care about continuity and said "I want my pretty Doctor back" when Matt Smith took over. LOL #DoctorWho

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to random

One of the hardest things to cope with as a #VoiceActor is when someone gives you a piece of copy that is written like a piece of 1930s newsreel, you're supposed to read it EXACTLY as written, and the client says "Make it really conversational."

If I had a nickel for every time I wanted to say "People don't speak like this!"

I'm beginning to think I should charge extra for that.

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to random

Of course as a musician music is special to me, but I mustn't forget that alongside that music 40,000 years ago was dance, storytelling, and more -- and of course the world's oldest art also predates written language. All of these things are inherently, ESSENTIALLY human. The arts aren't optional. We need them in our lives.

paisley_peinforte, 11 months ago to random

This is the typical "fuck you, I already got mine" attitude that enrages me about the wealthy and powerful.

RE: https://universeodon.com/users/JazzAficionado/statuses/110628897132084391

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to random

And now for something more pleasant (some of you may be interested), this is the amount of work that goes into my DS9 upscaling BEFORE it actually gets upscaled: sharpening, anti-aliasing, a very slight contrast/brightness/saturation adjustment, and nonlinear unsharp masking to remove the overall haziness and darkness of the picture.

Quark from DS9, a frame from the DVD, processed as described in the Toot.

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to random

Anyone who seriously thinks "No one in their right mind should live in Florida/Texas/Name-Of-Red-State-Here" is ignoring millions of left-leaning, left-voting Americans. Do you want Nazi supermajorities in charge of all of those states and their electoral votes? You are suggesting that you throw your allies to the wolves. Why?

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to random

My wife's car wouldn't start today because she parked it Wednesday night with the courtesy lights on. I couldn't jump-start it with my car because I parked it, um, last April, and haven't touched it since then. Funny how time just gets away from me.

I have some work to do.

And it's the hottest part of the year.

Yikes.

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to retrocomputing

#RetroComputing folks, I need your help!

Did "The Rainbow" (TRS-80 Color Computer magazine) come with programs on cassette, or is my memory failing me?

I am trying to locate a song that was a "bonus" at the end of a cassette, and I can't find it anywhere!

Maybe I am thinking of the wrong magazine?

Thanks in advance!

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to random

Dubstep: drop the bass
Ska: pick it up

MAKE UP YOUR MINDS

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to random

Something else that makes me an Old Person On The Internet:

Bookmarks, not a million open tabs.

stylinstainless, 11 months ago to random

What stage of capitalism is it where they stop making movies about people and start making them about products? It started with 'The Social Network' and now we have "biopics" about Air Jordans, Blackberry, Tetris, and Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Please make it stop

Aaron, 11 months ago to random

@stylinstainless Hey question for you: How are you going about upscaling those DS9 DVDs? I’m thinking of giving it a try with my Sliders DVDs but don’t know how simple (or not) it is to do. Even getting them into a 1080 resolution that looks clean would be amazing.

stylinstainless, 1 year ago to random

TIL that I could use an animated .gif as my Mastodon avatar, so naturally I picked the old Netscape Navigator animation. :D

stylinstainless, 1 year ago to random

Really getting tired of having a damn headache every damn day. Been treated for a sinus infection. No more sign of infection, so why does my head still feel like it's full of goop? And why can't I do anything about it? Decongestants, antihistamines, NSAIDs -- nothing works. This is not the adulthood I wanted.

stylinstainless, 1 year ago to random

I haven't watched past Series 11 of "modern" #DoctorWho and I wonder if I am going to have to leave the internet when the 60th anniversary episode airs so that I can catch up without SPOYLAHHHHHZ

stylinstainless, 1 year ago to random

It's really unfortunate that Ron DeSantis is going to destroy everything left that's nice about the state of Florida just so that he can lose in the primaries to Tucker Carlson.