Matthew Dessem
@matthewdessem.bsky.social
I’m the enchanting wizard of rhythm. I came here to tell you about the rhythms of the universe.
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Okay. Here are the TV settings you need to get the best picture possible out of an LG OLED. Mine is a C4--on older models some of the names are different. (If I have time some time I'll get the older setting names from a CX.)
My gravy recipe involves the creation of a turkey stock made with chicken stock instead of water. Someday I am going to use that stock as the base liquid for a third stock, and take American gravy technology into the 21st century.
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
My gravy recipe involves the creation of a turkey stock made with chicken stock instead of water. Someday I am going to use that stock as the base liquid for a third stock, and take American gravy technology into the 21st century.
Tom Petty is clearly the all-time champion at fully characterizing someone with a single lyric, but Ween’s “I think I spent the dog food money,” is pretty goddamned good.
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tom Petty is clearly the all-time champion at fully characterizing someone with a single lyric, but Ween’s “I think I spent the dog food money,” is pretty goddamned good.
If you are home for the holidays and your relatives have an LG OLED that looks terrible, you can do more than just turn off motion smoothing. Here are all the settings:
Okay. Here are the TV settings you need to get the best picture possible out of an LG OLED. Mine is a C4--on older models some of the names are different. (If I have time some time I'll get the older setting names from a CX.)
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you are home for the holidays and your relatives have an LG OLED that looks terrible, you can do more than just turn off motion smoothing. Here are all the settings:
Final Destination 4, a.k.a. The Final Destination, seems like a huge drop in quality without context: it was designed to cash in on the 3D craze, the original director dropped out, and the replacement (David R. Ellis, who directed FD2) took the job for the chance to goof around with 3D.
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Final Destination 4, a.k.a. The Final Destination, seems like a huge drop in quality without context: it was designed to cash in on the 3D craze, the original director dropped out, and the replacement (David R. Ellis, who directed FD2) took the job for the chance to goof around with 3D.
“In this life, things are much harder than in the afterworld. In this life, you’re on your own.” –Prince
“Now in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else. That‘s the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas. And down here, you’re on your own.” –Loren Vissar
“Now in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else. That‘s the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas. And down here, you’re on your own.” –Loren Vissar
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“In this life, things are much harder than in the afterworld. In this life, you’re on your own.” –Prince
“Now in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else. That‘s the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas. And down here, you’re on your own.” –Loren Vissar
“Now in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else. That‘s the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas. And down here, you’re on your own.” –Loren Vissar
You’ve gone too far this time, Woolgar (2002)!
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
You’ve gone too far this time, Woolgar (2002)!
Here is my official ranking of Charles Laughton movies.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Here is my official ranking of Charles Laughton movies.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
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imagine walking down the beach and seeing jesus carrying some guy
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
imagine walking down the beach and seeing jesus carrying some guy
If an AI crash makes the associated hardware worthless, I hope we burn through excess inventory the same way we dealt with gas guzzling cars in the 70s: Let Hollywood use data centers for spectacularly destructive (and surprisingly affordable) set pieces in movies and tv shows of all budget levels.
November 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
If an AI crash makes the associated hardware worthless, I hope we burn through excess inventory the same way we dealt with gas guzzling cars in the 70s: Let Hollywood use data centers for spectacularly destructive (and surprisingly affordable) set pieces in movies and tv shows of all budget levels.
Harrison Gray Otis, who knew something about Southern California boosterism, once credited the region’s popularity to “climate, real estate, and brass bands.” Well, we got rid of the brass bands, and look where we are now.
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Harrison Gray Otis, who knew something about Southern California boosterism, once credited the region’s popularity to “climate, real estate, and brass bands.” Well, we got rid of the brass bands, and look where we are now.
Just passed a Netflix billboard proclaiming that someone called The Diplomat “a masterclass.” Nothing against the show, and maybe I’m missing context, but is there any filmmaking or storytelling technique where the *best* example to study is The Diplomat?
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just passed a Netflix billboard proclaiming that someone called The Diplomat “a masterclass.” Nothing against the show, and maybe I’m missing context, but is there any filmmaking or storytelling technique where the *best* example to study is The Diplomat?
You don’t hear a lot of rappers bragging about chilling at the beach down at Club Med anymore.
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
You don’t hear a lot of rappers bragging about chilling at the beach down at Club Med anymore.
Now that I’ve fixed the power button on our receiver, I can get back to my true passion: optimizing our remote control configuration. LG doesn’t include a dedicated “Screen Off” remote code for when I’m listening to music? It’s custom macro season, motherfuckers!
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Now that I’ve fixed the power button on our receiver, I can get back to my true passion: optimizing our remote control configuration. LG doesn’t include a dedicated “Screen Off” remote code for when I’m listening to music? It’s custom macro season, motherfuckers!
John Fetterman won’t see your posts about his book selling badly, but all your friends who wrote biographies of Clyde Bruckman that sold like 100 copies will!
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
John Fetterman won’t see your posts about his book selling badly, but all your friends who wrote biographies of Clyde Bruckman that sold like 100 copies will!
Excited about “Golgo 13,” but I want to point out that consumer home video recording technology began in the 1960s, not the 1970s. The Sony CV-2000 is from 1965.
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Excited about “Golgo 13,” but I want to point out that consumer home video recording technology began in the 1960s, not the 1970s. The Sony CV-2000 is from 1965.
They cut off the punchline of “Powder Blue” from the version on streaming! Here’s the original, they start introducing the band at 2:25. Wonder if it’s still complete on the CD version? (It is on mine but I bought it when it came out.)
ween - powder blue (original version in high quality)
YouTube video by jeff 9000 “bonzo”
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
They cut off the punchline of “Powder Blue” from the version on streaming! Here’s the original, they start introducing the band at 2:25. Wonder if it’s still complete on the CD version? (It is on mine but I bought it when it came out.)
The Criterion Wages of Fear looks perfect. I don’t know what they are doing to get a nitrate sheen on video but they should keep doing it.
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Criterion Wages of Fear looks perfect. I don’t know what they are doing to get a nitrate sheen on video but they should keep doing it.
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they’re forcing kids to read “the caine mutiny,” because of wouk
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
they’re forcing kids to read “the caine mutiny,” because of wouk
Worried that calibrating your TV won’t take up enough of your time to become an obsession that drives your friends and family away? Remember: modern TVs use different settings for each picture format, so if you want things to look right, you have to (or get to, really!) calibrate each TV nine times!
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Worried that calibrating your TV won’t take up enough of your time to become an obsession that drives your friends and family away? Remember: modern TVs use different settings for each picture format, so if you want things to look right, you have to (or get to, really!) calibrate each TV nine times!
One of my old pairs of Apple earbuds has failed in a uniquely alarming way: Both channels still work, but the left channel plays at maybe 25% of normal volume. If you know someone who would benefit from thinking they’d finally developed permanent hearing loss, drop me a line. (It didn’t benefit me!)
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One of my old pairs of Apple earbuds has failed in a uniquely alarming way: Both channels still work, but the left channel plays at maybe 25% of normal volume. If you know someone who would benefit from thinking they’d finally developed permanent hearing loss, drop me a line. (It didn’t benefit me!)
Muttering the names of the Criterion DVDs I’d like to upgrade to Blu-ray to myself like Arya Stark.
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Muttering the names of the Criterion DVDs I’d like to upgrade to Blu-ray to myself like Arya Stark.
I implore you all to keep in mind that The Association basically invented Beck back in 1967:
Wantin' Ain't Gettin' by The Association on Apple Music
Song · 1967 · Duration 2:20
music.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I implore you all to keep in mind that The Association basically invented Beck back in 1967:
OK here is one other thing about setting up televisions: You should buy a dedicated streaming device. Apple and Roku (and I assume Chrome; I use Apple) have settings that allow you to display streamed content at its original frame rate and dynamic range. Built-in apps *do not.*
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
OK here is one other thing about setting up televisions: You should buy a dedicated streaming device. Apple and Roku (and I assume Chrome; I use Apple) have settings that allow you to display streamed content at its original frame rate and dynamic range. Built-in apps *do not.*
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Oh, shit, @jamellebouie.net is writing the Criterion essay for the Network 4K release. I may have to pre-order.
www.criterion.com/films/34869-...
www.criterion.com/films/34869-...
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Oh, shit, @jamellebouie.net is writing the Criterion essay for the Network 4K release. I may have to pre-order.
www.criterion.com/films/34869-...
www.criterion.com/films/34869-...
TFW it is 1985 and you are an academic who does not sell as many books as Marshall McLuhan.
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
TFW it is 1985 and you are an academic who does not sell as many books as Marshall McLuhan.