I forgot to say good morning! So good, err, mid-day.
The Stochastic Game
Ramblings of General Geekery
Didn’t know anything about “Virus” (1999) and ended up loving its 90’s cheesiness, ridiculous (in a cool way!) premise, one-liners, and monsters. How these actors ended up here is beyond me but I should have brought more popcorn!
“Hunter Hunter” (2020) is a slow burn thriller with an interesting convergence of plot lines. I liked it, but sadly the infamous ending was more shocking for making no narrative sense than for its contents. I would have loved a dark ironical ending instead.
Good morning!
“The Devil’s Candy” (2015) was pretty fun, and an interesting case of a haunted house where the danger isn’t directly what’s haunting the house… bonus points: great actors (Pruitt Taylor Vince is here!), and metal soundtrack!
“Why US Malls Are Dying (And Why European Malls Aren’t)”. AFAICT malls here around Vancouver are doing pretty decent, and that’s because they are mostly built on the European model. Of note, the city is in the process of remodelling the biggest one, too.
“Animation vs Math“: a fun and very well-done animation that is even better if you know a bit of trigonometry, calculus, and other basics
This is a nice and short breakdown of what the Writers’ Strike was about and how things have changed from network TV to streaming for the people making those shows.
Collaborative stick transport
If you’re using Plex to manage your media, Plexamp is a very nice music player that is now available to everyone (it was previously limited to those with a paid Plexpass).