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Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by briandilley »

ddek wrote: post #155

The Wire. I'd tried to watch it a few times, but only a few months ago actually got past the first two episodes. I think it helped that I quite quickly saw it as a morally ambiguous discussion of the institutional ineptitude of conservative western cultures in mitigating the effects of crime, rather than a typical 'good vs bad' cop show. With that mindset, the possibly-underwhelming finale of S1 is much more effectiv…

> morally ambiguous discussion of the institutional ineptitude of conservative western cultures in mitigating the effects of crime, rather than a typical 'good vs bad' cop show.

That's a mouthful.

Basically you're saying that the cops operated questionably due to or because of the conservative government's inability to effectively fight crime?

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by donbrae »

newtwilly wrote: post #720
otterpro wrote: post #300

Vim: Although I use IDE for coding, Vim has been a good all-around editor for my past 8 years. I just hate working on editor without vim kb binding. MacOSX: As a veteran developer on Windows (and Linux), I really liked how everything worked well in GUI. While I can't explain it all, everything looks and feels intuitive and easier to work with, even little things like the command key, its various keyboard shortcuts, a…

I have to disagree that macOS has a good GUI. I have used Ubuntu with KDE Plasma (Ubuntu) extensively in the past, but when I started a new job a year ago I was supplied a 2019 MBP. This year has been my first Mac experience. I find a lot of things annoying. I'm mostly used to it now and don't mind the day to day experience, but it was jarring and I know it's not ideal. * If I want to maximize a window, I have to hov…

A shortcut to maximise the window: click the green icon while pressing Option.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by SahAssar »

CM30 wrote: post #426

As far as video game examples go... The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. The trailers made them out to be the pinnacle of their respective franchises, and people's expectations for the two games was sky high. This plus all the changes made to the 3D Zelda and Mario formats meant there was a lot riding on these titles. But both delivered on that hype. They've both done extremely well in term…

While I love both I find them pretty repetitive and I had a hard time saying why until I watched Joseph Anderson's videos on it:

Mario: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYJx5xt2cB0 Zelda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T15-xfUr8z4

I think that eariler titles in both series had better balance between quantity and quality of content and what I like best about both titles is the mechanics while the content it acts upon feels sort of thin.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by nateberkopec »

Dowwie wrote: post #714

Every national park I've visited in North America seems to not only live up to hype but surpass expectations once visited. I've been to many parks in the U.S and Canada. I don't have a favorite. My favorite usually winds up the park that I last visited. So, currently that would be the rainforest, beaches and mountains of the Olympic peninsula in Washington. Camping inside the parks makes a big difference. Backpacking…

FWIW, both times I camped in Yellowstone, I just showed up early and got a spot. One was even over 4th of July.

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Post by sharkweek »

Dowwie wrote: post #714

Every national park I've visited in North America seems to not only live up to hype but surpass expectations once visited. I've been to many parks in the U.S and Canada. I don't have a favorite. My favorite usually winds up the park that I last visited. So, currently that would be the rainforest, beaches and mountains of the Olympic peninsula in Washington. Camping inside the parks makes a big difference. Backpacking…

Oh yes this is a great answer!

I can’t tell you how many times I had seen pictures of The Grand Canyon only to be completely overwhelmed when we walked through the parking lot and bam! there it is in all its glory.

I live in Seattle and thus near-ish to Mount Rainer National Park. I love seeing “the mountain out” on sunny days in the city, but being right next to it in the park is unbelievable.

Here’s hoping I have the opportunity to see many others.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by jonas_kgomo »

The Spectacle, an idea from the Situationist International, it viewed the collective experience that we have in our society as a Spectacle(a reality simulacrum with images).

"All that once was directly lived has become mere representation. The decline of being into having, and having into merely appearing." Guy Debord

This inspired the Matrix, most recently also demonstrated and inspired Black Mirrors episodes, exploring capitalism and participation in hyperreality.

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by Merad »

junon wrote: post #779
cercatrova wrote: post #693

Interesting that people are substituting the hard question (what has been hyped and has lived up to it) with the easier question (what is good and has stood the test of time) and answering that instead, a form of attribute substitution bias [0]. My answers would be Mr Robot, especially after seeing what happened with Game Of Thrones. Having a story that is planned out from start to finish is miles better than improvi…

React hooks are terribly implemented. They cause deadlock in the simplest of cases. Check out Adam Haile's S.js and Surplus if you want a better example of this approach (which came LONG before "hooks"). Surplus also tops performance charts consistently, and has done so for years. Really underrated framework that is lightweight and battle tested.

I've seen people cause all kinds of problems with hooks, but I don't believe I've ever seen deadlock. Can you elaborate?

Re: Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype?

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Post by nonbirithm »

Since its tenth anniversary release is soon, Wonderful Everyday.

I'm only five chapters in, but so far it's a deeply constructed story with a lot of cultural references woven in seamlessly. Even halfway through there are still more mysteries being hinted at. It also speaks about topics like perception, the purpose of existence and the ego. I hope to finish it soon.

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