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@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ upload: echo "Rsync completed." interlace_images: @dir_path="./public"; \ - for file in $$(find "$$dir_path" -type f -name "*.jpg"); do \ + for file in $$(find "$$dir_path" -type f -name "*.jpg" -mtime -1); do \ convert $$file -interlace plane $$file; \ done; \ - clean: rm -r public deploy: build interlace_images compress upload diff --git a/assets/brain-rot/covers/good-omens.jpg b/assets/brain-rot/covers/good-omens.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..be56e85 --- /dev/null +++ b/assets/brain-rot/covers/good-omens.jpg diff --git a/content-org/brain-rot.org b/content-org/brain-rot.org index 906e0dc..fec38ff 100644 --- a/content-org/brain-rot.org +++ b/content-org/brain-rot.org @@ -2861,49 +2861,62 @@ CLOSED: [2024-04-14 Sun 18:10] Witcher #+end_menu -*** TODO Good Omens (Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, 1990) +*** DONE Good Omens (Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, 1990) +CLOSED: [2024-08-31 Sat 21:47] +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: good-omens-1990 +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :abstract My short revoew +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :rating 3 +:END: + + -But in the dark days o 1990 Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman decided to co-write a book - /Good Omens/, which itself will be a parody of the /Omen/ horror movie. -It was quite the popular movie back then, but nowaydays it may be a bit forgotten. +But in the dark days o 1990, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman decided to co-write a book - /Good Omens/, which itself will be a parody of the /Omen/ horror movie. +It was quite the popular movie back then, but nowadays, it may be a bit forgotten. -Pratchet & Gaiman seem like a great combo. -The first one is a great story /teller/, while the later tend to privide better /stories/. -They are also both imagitable authors of speculative fiction. +Pratchett & Gaiman seem like a great combo. +The first one is a great story /teller/, while the later tend to provide better /stories/. +They are also both imaginable authors of speculative fiction. -The general idea of the story of the book follows the one from the book: due to satanits shananings, antichrist is born to a family in power. +The general idea of the story of the book follows the one from the movie: due to Satanist +shenanigans, the antichrist is born to a family in power. The end of times in near. -But, unlike the movie, it is not be stopped by a detective but by an unlikely pair of an angel and and a daemon. -None of the wants to see the apocalypse, so they join forces to stop the antichrist - who turns out to be quite a nice kid. +But, unlike the movie, it is not to be stopped by a detective but by an unlikely pair of an angel and a daemon. +None of them want to see the apocalypse, so they join forces to stop the antichrist - who turns out to be quite a nice kid. -for me a computer nerd, the process of writing such book fascinates me. -It's 1990 so no cooperative tooling exists yet, therefor Terry and Neil sent discettes to each other. +For me, a computer nerd, the process of writing such a book is fascinating. +It's 1990, so no cooperative tooling exists yet, therefore Terry and Neil had to send diskettes to each other. How cool is that! #+begin_quote I think this is an honest account of the process of writing Good Omens. -It was fairly easy to keep track of because of the way we sent disks to one another, and because I was Keeper of the Official Master Copy I can say that I wrote a bit over two thirds of Good Omens. +It was fairly easy to keep track of because of the way we sent disks to one another, and because I was Keeper of the Official Master Copy, I can say that I wrote a bit over two thirds of Good Omens. -- Terry Pratchett #+end_quote and it shows. -/Good Omens/ does not read like joint venture, it's distincly Pratchett. -You get Gaimaon love for the macabre and over-convoluted story, but if he was removed the cover I woud have never guessed. +/Good Omens/ does not read like a joint venture, it's distinctly Pratchett. +You get Gaiman's love for the macabre and over-convoluted story, but if he were removed the cover, I would have never guessed. There is a scene of mass shooting, which is something fitting /American Gods/ but it's written like we're in Ankh-Morpork. It's not part of the /Discworld/ world, but on the surface it could have easily been. -The humor is there, the unlreated description which turn out be introduction to related thingys and so on. -But the world of /Discworld/ is more interesteing, crazier. -In that series we've got insane world and insane characters which try to remain sane. +The humour is there, the seemingly unrelated descriptions which turns out to be an introduction to related thingies and so on. +But the world of /Discworld/ is far more interesting, crazier. +In that series, we've got an insane world and insane characters which try to remain sane. /Good Omen/ however happens in our, boring world and most of the characters are "normal", but they act insane. -But /Discworld/ has its own multiverse, so it fits. -But since it's got two autors, it a bit on the longer side. -Just enough to overstay its welcome. -Pratchett is a master of the word, but his stories are rarely interesting - and I was never a fan of Gaiman. -I didn't found what is told here much interesting, I was not curious how they will stop the apocalypse. +#+attr_shortcode: 3.0 "good-omens.jpg" +#+begin_rating +Cover +#+end_rating + +Nevertheless, since it's got two authors, it is a bit on the longer side. +Just enough to overstay its welcome by just a bit. +Pratchett is a master of the word and characters, but his stories he tell are rarely interesting - and I was never a fan of Gaiman. +I didn't find what is told here much interesting, I was not curious how they will stop the apocalypse. Nothing unexpected happened. If it was 2/3 of the current size, if some of the crust was removed, it would be a better book, as the general idea is very cool. -But even at current state it's very enjoyable and well worth the read /if/ you like Pratchett's style. +But even in current state, it's very enjoyable and well worth the read /if/ you love Pratchett's style. ** Modern Games :PROPERTIES: diff --git a/content/brain-rot/fantasy/good-omens-1990.md b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/good-omens-1990.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7bd7811 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/brain-rot/fantasy/good-omens-1990.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ ++++ +title = "Good Omens (Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, 1990)" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-08-31T21:47:00+02:00 +categories = ["brainrot"] +draft = false +weight = 3004 +image_dir = "brain-rot/screenshots" +image_max_width = 765 +menu_order = "name" +abstract = "My short revoew" +rating = 3 +[menu] + [menu.brain-rot-fantasy] + weight = 3004 + identifier = "good-omens-terry-pratchett-and-neil-gaiman-1990" ++++ + +But in the dark days o 1990, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman decided to co-write a book - _Good Omens_, which itself will be a parody of the _Omen_ horror movie. +It was quite the popular movie back then, but nowadays, it may be a bit forgotten. + +Pratchett & Gaiman seem like a great combo. +The first one is a great story _teller_, while the later tend to provide better _stories_. +They are also both imaginable authors of speculative fiction. + +The general idea of the story of the book follows the one from the movie: due to Satanist +shenanigans, the antichrist is born to a family in power. +The end of times in near. +But, unlike the movie, it is not to be stopped by a detective but by an unlikely pair of an angel and a daemon. +None of them want to see the apocalypse, so they join forces to stop the antichrist - who turns out to be quite a nice kid. + +For me, a computer nerd, the process of writing such a book is fascinating. +It's 1990, so no cooperative tooling exists yet, therefore Terry and Neil had to send diskettes to each other. +How cool is that! + +> I think this is an honest account of the process of writing Good Omens. +> It was fairly easy to keep track of because of the way we sent disks to one another, and because I was Keeper of the Official Master Copy, I can say that I wrote a bit over two thirds of Good Omens. +> -- Terry Pratchett + +and it shows. +_Good Omens_ does not read like a joint venture, it's distinctly Pratchett. +You get Gaiman's love for the macabre and over-convoluted story, but if he were removed the cover, I would have never guessed. +There is a scene of mass shooting, which is something fitting _American Gods_ but it's written like we're in Ankh-Morpork. + +It's not part of the _Discworld_ world, but on the surface it could have easily been. +The humour is there, the seemingly unrelated descriptions which turns out to be an introduction to related thingies and so on. +But the world of _Discworld_ is far more interesting, crazier. +In that series, we've got an insane world and insane characters which try to remain sane. +_Good Omen_ however happens in our, boring world and most of the characters are "normal", but they act insane. + +{{< rating 3.0 "good-omens.jpg" >}} +Cover +{{< /rating >}} + +Nevertheless, since it's got two authors, it is a bit on the longer side. +Just enough to overstay its welcome by just a bit. +Pratchett is a master of the word and characters, but his stories he tell are rarely interesting - and I was never a fan of Gaiman. +I didn't find what is told here much interesting, I was not curious how they will stop the apocalypse. +Nothing unexpected happened. +If it was 2/3 of the current size, if some of the crust was removed, it would be a better book, as the general idea is very cool. +But even in current state, it's very enjoyable and well worth the read _if_ you love Pratchett's style. diff --git a/layouts/brain-rot/baseof.html b/layouts/brain-rot/baseof.html index 2a80353..4610c79 100644 --- a/layouts/brain-rot/baseof.html +++ b/layouts/brain-rot/baseof.html @@ -214,7 +214,12 @@ <header> <nav class="home"> - <a href="/brain-rot/">Michal's Brain Rot:</a> + <a href="/brain-rot/">Back to homepage</a> | + My other sites +: + <a href="/blog/">Blog</a>, + <a href="/cool-emacs/">Emacs</a>, + <a href="/unix-history/">Unix History</a> </nav> <hr> |
