This is some interesting context, which I was aware of but never properly considered. I think this has given me a better appreciation of Lynch. I saw Twin Peaks well after it was made. I also saw it after having been exposed to a lot of alternative cinema. I think I missed the chance to love it, both from a era of film perspective and from a gateway into more weird stuff perspective.
I share this opinion! I really don’t like Lynch’s work. All the best to everybody who enjoys it, but it isn’t for me.
My main reason (please feel free to relentlessly mock me) is that his films feel like they are hovering in this hybrid point between being “mainstream” and art house. As a result, they just fall flat on both fronts.
I also feel that he pretends that there’s more depth behind some of his arbitrary decisions than there really are. Its fine to be instinctual in filmmaking, to do stuff that’s random, and play with ambiguity, but often it seems like he will play coy and imply a lot of thought went into incidental elements. These points are often contradicted by BTS footage.
Fellini feels Lynchlike to me, but I think Fellini’s weirdness feels so much deeper and more nuanced because he isn’t afraid to really openly discuss his thoughts and reasoning.
Still, I will admit that Lynch had great style. I’m glad he pushed many people towards stranger cinema. On that front, he’s world class.
That’s good to know! I appreciate the context.
I love that docs receipt feature and agree with you. Great call.
Forgive me being well-meaningly obnoxious, but make sure to get receipts outside of the Google ecosystem too. As a professional writer/editor myself, I’ve heard horror stories about folks losing access to an account, and therefore the receipts.
I am also skeptical of these kinds of tools.
OP’s vile views aside - this does seem interestingly politicized.
I don’t know if Notepad++ have a history of creating commemorative versions. Good on them if they do. However, if this is uncommon, it’s worth noticing. AFAIK, we aren’t at an anniversary?
Personally, I think acknowledgements of sad events are generally a good thing. Helps remember & learn from history. But they absolutely can be propagandized through strategic use.
On another note, I really like Notepad++. I swap between it and Sublime. Both great.
I think this is an excellent suggestion. I used Cloudflare tunnels until recently, and it was very effective. However, I stopped because of a minor issue, which I’ll mention in case its a deal breaker for anyone.
Technically, using Cloudflare tunnels for Jellyfin is a ToS violation. You’re only allowed to do so if you have an enterprise account, which is quite expensive.
I heard from a “friend of a friend” that everyday users don’t need to worry about this. Cloudflare are aware of people using tunnels with Jellyfin and they aren’t fussed. The rule is supposedly there to combat large scale piracy.
However, I have heard that cloudflare does decide to start caring if they can use jellyfin use as an extra excuse to kick anybody involved in other ToS violations.
In all likelihood, this won’t be a problem for you. While I used tunnels, they worked perfectly. However, given that you are going to go to the effort of sorting out some level of infrastructure for yourself, its something to keep in mind.
Great post, great summary. Adding to this excellent list, they are a monopoly. I think any monopoly is corrosive to it’s industry, but others may consider it a +.