Category: Geek stuff
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If Donald Trump faced Captain Jack Sparrow in a Presidential Debate
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in Geek stuffHere’s a fun hypothetical presidential debate between Donald Trump and Captain Jack Sparrow, as imagined by Anthropic AI. Prompt: Can you create a fun hypothetical presidential debate between Donald Trump and Captain Jack Sparrow? Make each answer less than 100 words. (I added the questions, which are seen below.) Moderator: What is the greatest movie…
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How long does it take you to pee?
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in Geek stuffScientific research indicates that it takes you about 21 seconds to pee. It also takes about 21 seconds for an elephant or your dog or cat to pee. It seems that all mammals, big and small, take roughly the same amount of time to empty their bladders. Watch the 50-second video below to learn why.
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Why Hollywood loves this creepy bird call
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in Geek stuffThis is a fascinating video for movie fans or birdwatchers. And if you’re a birdwatching movie fan then this video is a must-watch. VOX explains the haunting call of the loon, and how it became an iconic, though oftentimes geographically inappropriate, background sound in movies to add a sense of foreboding. TL;DR Hollywood frequently…
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Here’s Looking At You, Kid
There are films that you can watch many, many times and every time you’ll see something new. Usually in the background. Not so much hidden but definitely not intended to grab your attention. It might be a small joke. It could be a clue to what is to come but, paradoxically, you only notice the…
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Marvel Cinematic Universe: what is the best phase so far?
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Debating what the best movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe could occupy a good chunk of time, and, with a current roster of 31 movies (As of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania), we’d probably have a dozen movies getting a number one vote from a few people. But, a much easier question to pose is: what’s…
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2022 Peeple’s Poll Results
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We put another year behind us so now it’s time to review the results of the Peeple’s Poll. In case you’re not familiar, the RunPee app has a unique poll that asks users what their expectation is for a movie before it starts, then when the movie ends users can add their final/post-movie rating. Movie…
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Wide-Release Movie Count by Month
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Some months have more wide-release movies than others. I’ve noticed that for years because I have to check the movie schedule and assign movies to the Peeps—people who get Peetimes for RunPee. You can see that April, May, June, and July are the lightest months here in the US for the number of movies. That…
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What month of the year has the best movies?
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What month of the year has the best movies? I queried the RunPee database for the Peeple’s Poll results and grouped them by month to find out. As you can see in the image above, the result is May… Sort of. The reason May has two bars associated with it is that the taller—gray—bar includes Avernger’s: Endgame, whereas…
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Movie Data are Beautiful
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The videos below are simple and hypnotic. They simply play light music while showing the popularity of various subjects over time. They are captivating if you lived through the 80s and 90s and grew up with some of the content shown. Most Popular TV Series from 1986-2019 It’s so cool to see your favorite TV…
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What was the best year for movies?
Some years produce a fine wine of great movies, others… Sour grapes. Let’s take a look at the IMDb.com top 1000 movies and see which years had the most movies make the cut. The first thing that sticks out to me is the recency bias. Every year since 1997 has at least 16 movies in…
