hactar42

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hactar42 , to Movies in What in your opinion are the best film adaptations of Shakespeare?

There is a version of Macbeth from 1979 with Ian McKellen and Judy Dench. It's not really a movie but a recording from the Royal Shakespeare Company. It uses minimal sets and just the actors standing in a circle. My wife is a huge Shakespeare fan, but I had no real interest in watching it outside of making her happy. But it was amazing. The acting was absolutely incredible. I've never seen anything else like it.

hactar42 , to Comic Books in Name some reasons to like either Marvel Comics or DC Comics.

I grew up on DC because I'm a huge Superman fan.

Every time I've tried to get into Marvel I'd find out that I had to read like 17 different crossovers just to be able to start in on a current issue. It became the same with their movies where everything is interwoven together. Which can be great if you watched it from the get go, but jumping in halfway through could be daunting.

While DC does do crossover events they are usually much shorter and self contained. Although when they started all these huge crossovers with the New 52 and the rebirth, is when I stopped buying the monthly editions. Now I just wait for the stories to be packaged into graphic novels or collections.

hactar42 , to Ask Lemmy in If I have a USB powered device, could I leave it plugged into a portable power bank (like the kind you charge your phone with) as a power outage backup?

I got my son a noise maker that has a built in battery for this same reason. It doesn't seamlessly switch to battery I'm sure there is one that does.

hactar42 , to Linux in Will Corps ditch Windows over Recall for Linux?

Not a chance. Basically your opinions would be to retrain your entire user base, or set a GPO or Intune policy to disable a service you don't want.

hactar42 , to Asklemmy in What makes you stand out?

In the same vein I have odd shaped feet. They are very narrow at the heel but get really wide at the ball of my foot. My sister used to tell me I had tennis racket feet. Never found shoes that would fit. Regular would be too tight on my toes but wide would be too loose on my heels.

That was until I found Altra. They actually make shoes that fit my foot shape. Consequently, they stopped me from getting shin splints too.

hactar42 , to Asklemmy in What makes you stand out?

I would think the environment factors into that a lot too. I've had 30 mile rides kick my ass more than 80 mile rides due to things like hills and wind. But put me on a stationary bike and I could probably go 150+ miles in a day.

hactar42 , to Asklemmy in When was the last time you bought a paper map and why ?

I remember the last time, I almost bought a map. Back in 2006 I had just moved to one of the largest metropolitan areas in the US. I went to Walmart to get one of those local atlas books, and saw it was like $75. They had Garmins on sale for around $100. Bought a Garmin and haven't purchased a non-decorative map since.

hactar42 , to Asklemmy in If you could make a non-linux OS go mainstream, which one would you pick?

I still remember the huge marketing push IBM put into it in the mid-90s. Who would have thought it wouldn't take off when they never actually showed what it looked like. Just a bunch of people describing it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5dtlwInFhlk

hactar42 , to Ask Lemmy in What do you just not give a single fuck about that so many people try to make you give a shit about?

Like the saying goes:

Everything I know about the Kardashians I learned against my will.

hactar42 , to Asklemmy in What's the most expensive thing you've come to own that you've never gotten to fully use?

I believe there was someone on Shark Tank trying to get funding for an app to let people do that. If I remember correctly he did not get funded.

I would also assume there are some legal obligations with that. Like having to have lifeguards or other safety measures a public pool is required, that a house would not have.

Plus people are gross. I'm sure this would only increase the amount of cleaning I would need to do.

hactar42 , to Asklemmy in What's the most expensive thing you've come to own that you've never gotten to fully use?

Smart man. My wife convinced me to get it swearing she would take care of it. Apparently her idea of taking care of it was to hire someone for $350 a month. And that price didn't include the chemicals.

hactar42 , to Asklemmy in What's the most expensive thing you've come to own that you've never gotten to fully use?

It's not really that it needs to be fixed up. The chemicals and supplies are outrageously overpriced. Then there always seems to be some major issue every year or two. I've lived in the house for 7 years and have had to replace the control board and the pump. I had to replace $2,500 worth of piping after Texas cut my power for 3 days during freezing temperatures. Then last summer it was so hot the ground shifted and it broke two return lines that had to be repaired through the concrete deck. And I know by next year it will be due for resurfacing.

hactar42 , to Asklemmy in What's the most expensive thing you've come to own that you've never gotten to fully use?

A pool. It came with the house, but damn is it expensive to maintain. I say I've never gotten full use out of it because I spend way more time and energy maintaining it, than I do using it.

hactar42 , to Asklemmy in The Offspring, The Beastie Boys, Van Halen w/DLR, and the B52s. Are there other bands that rock, but are often silly/goofy and funny?

And the Vandals

hactar42 , to cats in Could you post a photo of your cat and tell me what makes them so special?

My cat is the very definition of a cat, totally aloof, fiercely independent, kind of an asshole. She only acknowledges my presence when she wants to eat. She loved to bait the dogs and get them in trouble for chasing her. No guests in our house have ever seen her. The only times she even allows me to pet her is when she has a mat she wants me to get out.

The only exception is with my daughter. She absolutely loves her. As long as no one else is around she will love all over her. This picture was from about 2 years ago when my daughter got a nasty cold, and she watched over her the entire time. She even turned around and yelled at me shortly after taking this picture because my daughter started having a small coughing fit.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d74fef43-8bbc-4c85-b974-b12c098e3972.jpeg

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