i thought distance caused red-shift… prolly semantics… but … do 2 stationary objects on an expanding plane ‘move’?

he loves to do this… roll the failures into the successes and pretend it was all awesome all the time.

what a fuckwad

i thought it was because the expansion doesnt actually make things move… all the space between all the things is getting bigger at the same time, making it look like things are moving… in aggregate that can look like more than speed of light

per gemini;

1. The Shift from Metaphor to Narrative

The first half of your text is about media consumption (vinyl records, planning, and ceremony). The second half shifts into the internal logic of the story (the Fellowship, the threat of Sauron, and the isolation).

The Break: You transition from talking about watching a movie to being in the world of Middle-earth. These are two different "modes" of thought that deserve their own space.

2. Rhetorical Escalation

You start with a cozy, nostalgic tone (“part of the charm,” “mini-ceremony”) and end with a very dark, visceral description of being hunted and alone.

The Impact: By keeping them in one paragraph, the dark intensity of the ending feels rushed. Splitting the paragraph allows the reader to reset their emotional state as the stakes of your argument get higher.

3. The “Theme” Pivot

The sentence “But it struck me that it’s the kind of story that should seem like it takes forever” acts as a bridge.

The Logic: In a well-structured essay, this sentence would either end the first paragraph or begin the second. Keeping it in the middle of a giant block hides the most important intellectual "click" of your argument.

4. Visual “Breathing Room”

Ironically, while you argue that the movies should feel like a long struggle, a piece of writing should generally avoid being a struggle to read.

The Reader's Experience: Without a paragraph break, the reader’s eye has no place to rest. They might skim the middle sections, missing your nuanced points about the Fellowship breaking up or the feeling of being alone in a crowd.

well, you know what that means?

it means youre not separate from that group, youre a part of it. welcome aboard.

this is what the literary world technically calls a ‘fucking wall of text begging for formatting’

ymmv

depends on what ya mean, but im going with ‘never’…

i bet some huge % of the global economy is strictly energy generation and dissemination.

even if it became 100% free to generate, the powers that be will make us pay for the last mile…whatever its form. that service chain will never relinquish their profits, and you should be ready to just pay what youre payin (or more) til death.

i knew one of these guys… i used to joke that the code he would jot down on a napkin at lunch was prolly better than shit running in prod

mondays? lets see what shithead POCd over teh weekend unintentionally embarrassing the rest of us

crazy, productive bastard.

vnc

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formatting: learn it, use it, love it.

its the same with the books… you spend so much time with them that when its over it feels like its own, parallel journey.

im runnin 3 sets of 6x4TB. cheap.

i wouldnt use apple products if they paid me, so ya got me there

first, id like to say… fuck plex. friends dont let friends use plex.

that said, im the guy youre talkin about. i have a massive personal video library i push into a front-end that i share with friends and family… even some coworkers.

the fact is, storage is very cheap now… throw in the very mature applications for obtaining/servicing the stuff stored therein it becomes trivial for guys like me to spread the wealth.

data hoarders are people that dont appreciate having to rely on other people for our shit… streaming? only from our own servers. there are lots of us

attempted suicide

i guess there isnt a ‘data is vomitous’

whats scary is; (without reading) you dont know if this was last week, last year, or a decade ago.

at 19, there are few things you could do to ruin your entire life. this is not one of them, unless you let it. youre just a kid with plenty of time.

move on, grow as a person. learn to like yourself, because you show signs that you do not.

you should not jump into any romantic relationships until you can learn to be happy as an individual, with yourself.

i never read bill as a ‘behind the scenes’ guy…hes shown on screen from scene 1.

dunno what device youre talkin about… dont recall any such nonsense in kb

i think its interesting to try and link 2 pieces by a single actor, but its a a stretch… youll need more than just her