T.C. Seiko

Living the good life in Kyoto (Japan), making friends all around the world - 京都 |

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

Time to rewatch a Clint Eastwood movie (having watched Unforgiven in a while)

[𝓢𝓵𝓪𝓶 👁️⃤ @slamwontmiss]

Tim Robbins explains why Clint Eastwood’s famously minimal takes should actually be the standard in Hollywood.

Josh Horowitz: “Clint is so famous for the minimal amount of takes.”

Tim Robbins: “We were out every day. We started at 9 and were out by 2.”

Josh Horowitz: “It shouldn’t even be allowed. How is that possible?”

Tim Robbins: “It should be allowed, and it should be encouraged. It’s about discipline. We knew Clint was only going to give us one take. He usually had three setups per scene, one take each, so we had three chances. We came in ready and disciplined. After we got off at 2, we’d look at the next day’s schedule and rehearse in the hotel so we were ready. All the great actors in that film bought in completely.”

“Usually, movies aren’t shot in order, so you’re scrambling to remember what emotional state or intensity you had in a scene you’re shooting a month later.”

“With this one, you didn’t have to catalog it in your memory. I knew exactly what I did, so I knew how to modulate my performance from beginning to end.”

“It also gave us a chance to get sleep and have meals together. This is how it was when I did episodics in L.A. in the ’80s. Crews could get home at night and see their families or, if you were young, go on a date after working on a movie set.”

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Paul Graham on what drives founders through the hard parts:

“Being dutiful is not enough. The obstacles are too fearsome for mere dutifulness.”

“You know what actually motivates founders day to day? The fear of failure.”

“If your server’s crashing, you’re not thinking, ‘I got to deal with this because if I deal with it, I’ll become a billionaire.’ You’re thinking, ‘Oh no, the server’s crashing. It will be a disaster. The engine of my model train set is falling off the edge of the table. I need to go and save it.’”

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

@Mike_Scully_ Free

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@AndrewPierno send

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

@levelsio I've noticed the same things recently: The quality of some printed books by big publishers have been very low quality recently.

The print-on-demand books obviously look like this, but I also saw some by Penguin that were printed on very cheap paper (took photos).

Sad to see.

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

A movie with sharks on a plane? And it actually looks good?

I'm actually looking forward to this one!

#nowayup
https://t.co/w1Cpei8tL6

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

@MissBrownsBoy Now I'm getting curious to see what song you're looking for. Hope you'll find it.

Another popular song by back number: https://t.co/2QAcgQM98i

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

@dmvaldman @EmilybyNight @simplenoteapp Simplenote is great. I used it for close to ten years because it just works, cross-platform (including web), has backlinks, and I never had a problem with their sync. It's also 100% free (there is no paid tier).

So, if anybody is looking for a text-based notes app: Try it!

[CRT Pixels 📺 @CRTpixels]

Super Metroid (1994, Nintendo) - SNES

Sharp Pixels vs. SNES RGB via Sony PVM-20L2MD

Proof that I scale my screenshots and post more than composite, for the folks who still say I do neither.

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

@levelsio This depends on the country. Which would make it an interesting question to ask why some countries' national postal services are great.

From my experience:
- Germany: National postal service is better than alternatives
- Japan: Best postal service in the world?

[@levelsio @levelsio]

Today I learnt why national postal services are SO bad at delivering packages and Amazon is so good

Yesterday a CTT (Portugal's national postal service) driver rang my door, waited literally 5 seconds, went back to his car and drove off, I would've never had enough time to open the door

The same day an Amazon delivery driver arrived rang my door, waited peacefully and delivered a package successfully, so I asked him why CTT is so bad and Amazon delivers so good

He told me that Amazon drivers get paid PER delivery, if they don't deliver a package, they don't get paid, and on top of that they get a salary of course

National postal services like CTT have ZERO incentive to actually deliver your package

Super simple incentive system but it makes a lightning difference in delivery quality

The reason Amazon started delivering their own packages is of course because the legacy national postal services are so horribly bad at delivering packages

This is the same in most countries btw, PostNL in NL has a horrible delivery rate now, USPS in US is same, Canada Post same, Correos in Spain same etc. Meanwhile Amazon is winning from them in quality almost anywhere in the world

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

@bored_beck @TimesSqKungFu I’m looking forward to binge-watching ONE PIECE though. What I’ve seen so far looks promising!

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

@bored_beck @TimesSqKungFu I also love the following live action adaptations: Ping Pong, Ace Attorney, Blade of the Immortal, Crows Zero.

Shaolin Soccer is also worth mentioning (not a direct adaptation, but inspired by Captain Tsubasa).

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

@bored_beck @TimesSqKungFu Lady Snowblood and Lone Wolf and Cub are probably easier to adapt, but you also have incredible live action adaptations like Cutie Honey and Yatterman (or Shin Kamen Rider which partly adapted the manga), which preserved the tone of the originals and excel as movies.

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

The trailer for FERRARI looks so good!

Looking forward to seeing a new Michael Mann movie on the big screen.

[NEON @neonrated]

“Gripping and masterful… It’s like watching ‘Grand Prix’ fused with ‘The Godfather.’” Variety

Michael Mann’s FERRARI starring Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz hits theaters Christmas. #FerrariMovie https://t.co/Fe05Fix4DQ

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Adam Driver on getting to promote ‘FERRARI’ — “I’m proud to be here as a visual representation of a movie not part of the AMPTP”

“Why is it that a smaller distribution company can meet the demands of what SAG is asking for … but Netflix & Amazon can’t?”

(Source: @kylebuchanan)

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

Are people planning for #ErasOfTheFlowerMoon ?

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

Same here: I’m not a big musical fan, but I love La La Land.

I quite like the few musical movies I’ve watched (Umbrellas of Cherbourg, My Fair Lady), so I should explore this genre someday.

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

@devonzuegel @zooko If you’re talking about kids that are free to roam around and travel distances without adult supervision: Europe and Japan (probably most Asian countries).

[T.C. Seiko @tc_seiko]

@FilmUpdates Meanwhile, in Japan MI7 is doing great and on track to beat the Fallout box office (it probably helped that it didn’t have to compete with the Barbenheimer phenomenon).

I loved Dead Reckoning and hope that people will give it a chance.

My favorite blockbuster movie 2023.