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Almost Famous
2000 · Film · 124 min
Directed by Cameron Crowe
In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
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Was Jack Black in Almost Famous? Are you thinking of PSH. I've mixed them up in my head myself, and I have no clue why. I was a Tenacious D fan from day 1, so it's not like they're 2 actors I'm only vaguely familiar with. And they aren't super similar in many ways. Yet they're somehow interchangeable in my movie memories.
I'd like to honor Rob Reiner and This is Spinal Tap by mentioning my work and other peoples' successful projects:
Jimmy Fallon, manager, and band Stillwater in the film "Almost Famous".
Ari Gold in Entourage
And Wayne's World, I would have to say.
Almost Famous is another example. I love the movie. But then I watched the director's cut which added 40 minutes more and it was very meh. The jokes weren't as crisp and there were scenes that didn't really add anything and just slowed down the pace.
> isnt a benefit you would think of until youve tried it.
I used an Android device full time until about a year ago, so believe me when I say I know how it works, and that I don't really miss it.
> "Hey google, gift mum a copy of Almost Famous." (google remembers that my mom likes text messages, and has vudu.)
These conversational examples always seem bizarrely contrived to me. But either way, part of the argument against this is that I don't want Google to know these things. I value privacy. I don't gift my parents movies often enough to make the trade-off worth it for me - I'll just do it manually the one time a year I do it.
> Even iMessage only works from Apple hardware. Useless.
Very obviously not true. When the vast majority of your friends and family are on iMessage it is, hands down, the best messaging solution. Better than anything Android can offer, because less tech savvy people don't even need to think about it. It is very far from useless for a lot of people. It just isn't useful for everyone.
being able to navigate around a mini version of the photos app, from within a share/upload screen of another app, isnt a benefit you would think of until youve tried it.
Thats just an example though. Current Apple will never treat non-Apple apps with the same kind of integration. Messaging apps, photo apps, map apps, music apps, movie apps. It will never be the same as a place with choice.
"Hey google, gift mum a copy of Almost Famous." (google remembers that my mom likes text messages, and has vudu.)
"Hey google, gift dad a copy of Key Largo." (google remembers my dad likes facebook messages, and has prime.)
Send me a message when Apple starts being friendly to competitors. iOS is a glorified app launcher if you are not a heavy Apple Services user, and Apple Services are substandard. Even iMessage only works from Apple hardware. Useless.
I am being a little silly here, Google and Microsoft are moving TOWARDS Apple-Like ecosystem lock-in, whereas Alexa/Prime and Roku are the more vendor agnostic shells.
This post made me think about the other prevailing/popular buzzwords (rock star developer, _____ ninja, etc.)
We're always looking for them, or claiming to have them, but still expect that we're going to be able to find them with a post & a share.
Normally, when I look for someplace great to work, I check with those who know (current employees) and the buzz around the organization -- every job is ultimately 'work' with all the related problems, but some places give you that extra buzz (the 'woo', if you allow me an "Almost Famous" movie reference!)