KRAW

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[–] KRAW@linux.community 2 points 2 weeks ago

I actually prefer shows that have smaller stories to tell throughout rather than one large story, so we actually agree here. In these cases if the show loses quality at any point, then I can stop watching without leaving as much plot development unresolved. The downside is now you're either confining each story to a smaller runtime or you're chopping up a larger plotline into these smaller runtime units.

I suppose this is how I would put it: TV shows are a superior format for character development through smaller storylines. This is why Breaking Bad works so well. Sure you could say it's one large story told across multiple seasons, but the way it is told is through smaller stories that can almost stand on their own. The larger story isn't so much a story but one really long thread of character development of Walter. Movies have a disadvantage with character development due to the lower total runtime, but the singular story ends up more rich. One 2hr movie can often feel more satisfying that several hours of a TV show due to how little the viewer needs to invest both mentally and time-wise. That said, there are exceptions to these generalities I'm making, and I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to either of these mediums.

[–] KRAW@linux.community 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

usually TV has the more interesting story to tell.

Hard disagree. I have always thought that movies have had stronger stories due to the fact that they have a much more focused story to tell. TV shows have a lot more time to fill, which leads them to bringing in random B-plots that often end up as distractions from the main story rather than supporting detail. The investment that a TV show demands is often not worth it in my experience, because 9/10 times the show loses steam before they can tie up the plotlines I care about. For every Breaking Bad, there are a ton of Yellow Jackets, Westworlds, etc. I find it much easier to curate a list of movies than a list of shows.

[–] KRAW@linux.community 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Maybe if you're going to theaters like AMC. The locally run theaters in my town are great.

[–] KRAW@linux.community 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I used KISS for a while and found mlauncher, which is similar in concept, to work better for me. I had to force KISS to restart frequently enough where it became a problem.

[–] KRAW@linux.community 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm aware. Krohnkite got updated to support 6

[–] KRAW@linux.community 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Even if you want tiling, Krohnkite is available for Plasma 6. It was enough for me to switch away from Sway, since I care less about minimalism.

[–] KRAW@linux.community 0 points 3 months ago (7 children)

plenty of it doesn’t come from a company doing lousy stuff like this

So you only play indie games? Because that's basically the only way you avoid "companies doing lousy stuff."

[–] KRAW@linux.community 58 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't know why an MSN link was used instead of a direct link to the article:

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/microsoft-is-warping-the-pc-industry/

[–] KRAW@linux.community 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nothing really stands out. Looks like just more Aliens. I liked Evil Dead 2013, so I'll hold my judgement.

[–] KRAW@linux.community 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I would argue that it is better to have two separate drives for the installation. It simplifies things for non tech savvy people, and I believe Windows has less of an opportunity to mess with your linux install, such as messing with the efi partition.

[–] KRAW@linux.community 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Again, not giving them a free pass. Just pointing out the terminology used is an overstatement.

 

I spend a lot of time creating system diagrams for presentations. I always use Inkscape to draw these diagrams. However I ran into a scenario where I wanted to animate them. The animations I'm looking for are dead simple. I want to be able to fade in, fade out, and slide basic shapes. The way I worked around it this time was by using PowerPoint. However, is there an FOSS alternative I could use? I would probably need to also export the animation into a gif or some other platform agnostic format. Bonus points for something that can use the images I draw in Inkscape.

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