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[kradeelav]

• "bomb technician into icon designer" has got to be one of the most memorable career shifts i've seen.  his design portfolio's fun as hell too, found it when on a disco elysium assets rabbit hole.

• i have been looking forever for a "tell me what happens when a computer boots on 101" that's not quite "explain like i'm five" level, like, i've dicked around in the BIOS panel a few times (with that fucking useless asus during the dualboot saga), but also not like "attempt to read a CS-degree level manual and have to wikipedia every 3 words because shit doesn't make sense". lo and behold, this video did a beautiful job of actually Explaining what the fuck a computer does when it boots. you know. in case if you were wondering.

• https://search.marginalia.nu/ is a search engine that feels precisely catered to the dreamwidth audience. random old as balls fun shit of the internet. don't expect to search your handle and find yourself - go wide with terms like "art" or your niche interest and say goodbye to a minimal number of tabs. :P

• an analysis of 'ghost in the shell 2: that one basset hound scene'. i am a sucker for well-researched animation analysis on a technical, visual, and emotive level and this one was a joy to read. incredible vibes with the scene itself too. i dislike the word "wholesome' these days, but it's a scene that makes your heart softer if just for a little bit.

Comments

[alaterdate]

These are all neat! Thanks for sharing.

That search engine is so fun that I derailed my afternoon plans and read a lot of interesting articles instead, lol.

[kradeelav]

hahaha sorry for derailing your afternoon, but glad it was a delight! :D

[queenlua]

woooah that dude's portfolio is lit :o (so curious what they were thinking about re: pale mechanics, and other stuff that didn't actually make it into the game?)

(also you should feel free to ask me q's like "how does computer boot"; i helped w/ slides for a coworker's talk on that topic once, lol, and i love to natter on :P that being said this video is better than my off-the-cuff ramblings would be; glad you found it!)

[kradeelav]

right?? the pale bits are so tantalizing ... feel like he clearly had access to a couple more hints from the directors of where they were going, that coupled with the "taste" of the rest of his other projects and his bomb tech experience also feels like he has a unique sense of iddy ... what did i write in my journal ... "iddy tarot-like feel to them". a sense of playing with the symbolisims of fate. cool shit.

bwahaha noted, will ask ya next time! i just didn't want to be endlessly barraging you with explain-like-i'm-fifteen computer questions. xD

(tho actually, if you're in the mood / have a handy slideshow - the whole question of "what really happens when you type in a web address and hit enter?" would also be a mega fascinating one. :o