2023.05.30 23:44 look-i-am-on-redditAutomatically assign shifts based on training. Select a value only once in a range?
Hello, I have a list of staff trained in different tasks and a schedule of tasks to fill. I was asked to built something that would automatically select the best combination of tasks for the staff. In addition, I'd like to add a rotation when possible, and I'll have to include vacations and new trainings but I can look into that later. That's why I'd prefer some automatic way to do it. I have excel 2016 professional. Picture is a made up example, with 4 staff members and a schedule to fill. https://preview.redd.it/dv8ize7ay23b1.png?width=960&format=png&auto=webp&s=15fc462a85827378253f0068ef589f7aaba76fa9 I was thinking maybe some function that would pick a qualified name from a range of names, but only once? I'm a bit lost. Otherwise I could manually set up lists and a drop box with each qualified staff, but it's a but tedious. I believe in excel đ, but I haven't found the solution yet. I'm not well versed in VBA, but I can record macros and tweaked them a bit, if it comes to that.
2023.05.30 23:28 kasutori_Jack2023 r/basbeall Power Rankings -- Week 9 : Tuesday Ranks Bring Rangers Threatening Top Spot, Mariners and San Francisco Ride Giant Seas, Cardinals Lose Altitude, If Rooting for Reds Voter They Get +1
Hey Sportsfans â it's time for Week 9 of baseball Power Rankings: It may be Tuesday, but still thought about how much we dislike your favorite team 8 Days a Week. Also pool side blackjack is now my favorite part of Las Vegas. John Fisher, please ignore. Every voter has their own style / system and the only voting instructions are these:
"To an extent determined individually, you must take into account how strong a team is right now and likely to be going forward. You must, to some degree, give weight to the events and games of the previous week."
TRANSPARENCY: This link will show you who voted each team where and has added neat statistics! New Voter Chance: Are you a fan of the Dodgers? Why? We have a new voter oppening. Please check this comment for details. If something is a little messed up, feel free to pester me let me know. Total Votes: 28 of 29. So close.
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Comment
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Rays
0
Everyone's favorite myliobatiformes played another good week of baseball with the return of Tyler Glasnow. The Rays took an exciting series against the Dodgers after recharging during a weird mid-series rest day against the Blue Jays. Wander Franco is making his case to be starting SS in the All-Star Game, just make sure you don't accidentally vote for one of his brothers. It's still super weird to watch the offense carry while the bullpen struggles, but with guys coming back it should be f--, wait, Fairbanks is hurt again.
39-17
2
Rangers
+1
Series wins against both the Pirates and Orioles the last week has the club holding the 3rd best overall record in the majors. Go Stars. We're still having fun.
34-19
3
Braves
-1
3-4 last week and we started this week off with a loss against the Oakland "Triple A's" which is not good Bob. On the VERY brightside, we saw Soroka pitch from an MLB mound for the first time in almost 3 years. He pitched well and we need him to perform as we are absolutely depleted by injuries. Riley is starting to come to life. We hold a 4 game lead on the scond place MARLINS. Our division doesn't want to take advantage of our recent struggles, that's fine by me.
32-22
4
Dodgers
+1
33-22
5
Orioles
-1
A few weeks ago, I said if the Orioles can go at least .500 in May then they are for real. They wrapped up a winning month yesterday and have three games to go. They continue to play well, even though they lost the series against the Rangers, and seem to play better away from Camden Yards. They did, however, send Grayson Rodriguez down this week to AAA. He just has some stuff to figure out. He was getting crushed in his past few starts, and it was the right move to make. This solidifies the fact they need a frontline starter if they are going to make a serious push to get to and make noise in the post-season.
34-20
6
Astros
0
Jose Abreu finally hit a home run. All is right with the world. Unless the world's name is Lance McCullers Jr., who had another discomforting setback and we have no idea when we will see him this year. I still blame his hair. Anyway, our other Jose hit a grand slam at MMP this weekend. Where have we heard that before?
31-22
7
Yankees
0
It certainly wouldâve been nice to take 2/3 from Baltimore, but itâs very hard to be mad at the Yankeesâ month of May. Since May 1, the Yankees are 18-9, a huge turnaround from a .500 April. As we enter the dog days of summer, the top of the AL East is tightening up, but the Yankees donât face either of the teams ahead of them again until July. The Yankees have to keep playing at this pace, and a Stanton (and maybe Rodon??) return could seriously help that.
33-23
8
D-Backs
+1
The Diamondbacks had a decent week, barely missing out on a sweep of the Phillies before dropping a series to the Red Sox. The offense gets on base but has been allergic to driving in RISP, and the starting rotation continues to be a merry-go-round, as none of the rookie pitchers on the team seem to be able to string together several good starts in a row without getting blown up once or twice.
31-23
9
Blue Jays
+1
The Jays' first series win since May 14th pulled us out of a bad-vibes tailspin the likes of which this fanbase hasn't seen since, well, the last time everybody freaked out over a losing streak. The usual suspects' continued confounding slow starts (Manoah, Kirk, Varsho, etc) have dropped us 10 games back from TB, last place in the best division in baseball. And YET, hope springs. Berrios (3 or fewer ER in 8 of his last 9 starts) finally appears to be pitching to the level expected of him when he was signed, and is pumping out quality starts along with Gausman and Bassitt. Kikuchi has slipped as Kikuchi does but has been very solid for a #5. We don't have the depth to send Manoah down for some needed alone time, but he's pushing it. Vladdy has been scuffling, Springer is heating up, and Bichette is an MVP candidate. With a little bit of lucky regression to the mean with abysmal RISP numbers, this team is just a few turns away from being very good. As long as we don't have to play too many games vs AL East teams. That should be fine.
28-26
10
Twins
-2
28-26
11
Mariners
+4
Just what the doctor ordered - 6-1 in the homestand so far. Some momentum is just what this team needs before two big series with teams they're chasing for playoff spots. If the M's can handle business over the next week, they'll be right back in the thick of it. Bryce Miller, do your thing. Up next: 3 vs. Damn Yankees, 3 @ Globe Life ParkFieldStadiumGardensArenaDomewhatever they're calling it these days
28-26
12
Red Sox
-1
Scoring four runs total while getting swept by the Angels isn't a great look. This team is in many ways aggresively mediocre, always making sure that every win streak is followed up by an equally painful gut-punch. This is mainly due to the reliance on the offense to carry us to victory (2-17 when scoring <=3 runs), when the bats get cold, you're safe to turn off the game. Whitlock returning from injury and Bello/Sale both stepping up their game in May (2.74/2.42 ERA respectively) are good steps towards this team becoming Actually Good⢠though. We'll see what June brings us...
28-25
13
Brewers
-1
Taking two of three from the Astros was nice. Barely avoiding a sweep from the Giants was not so sweet. Milwaukee has some issues with hitting in "close" situations. The Brewers either lose after having multiple opportunities to tie it up, or get absolutely blown out.
28-25
14
Angels
0
Did I travel out of state and all the way to Anaheim just to watch the team get swept by the Marlins? Perhaps. Was that objectively worse than what the Reds voter is going through? It's impossible to say.
29-26
15
Mets
-2
The Mets, who I proclaimed to be "good at baseball" last week, ended up dropping 2 of 3 against the Cubs and doing the same against the Rockies. I just don't know what to believe anymore. The only thing I know for sure is that Francisco Alvarez has got that fucking dawg in him, he's GOATed, he's him, he's on fleek, he's poggers, he's a proper legend, he's got an .885 OPS, he's a top bloke, he's got swag, he's fresh, he's Gen Z Mike Piazza, he's lit, he's making me feel old because he was born after 9/11, he's Francisco Alvarez.
27-27
16
Gigantes
+4
The Giants won yesterday, but strictly talking about last week, they went 5- 2 on an extremely acceptable road trip without any off days. Defeating two competent teams like the Twins and Brewers should feel good. On both losses, they gave up 7 runs, on every win they gave up 3, 1, or 0 runs. So, they threw two games out of 7 â thatâs allowed. In the bad news department, Joc, Joey, and Thairo all not expected back until June 6th. I think weâre okay with more Bailey Patrick and this also means another look at unpredictable slugger David Villar. Slater continues covering for Joc. Letâs look a the numbers: 13th in MLB in Run Diff (+6 spots), 12th in RS / G (+6), 15th in RA / G (+2), 23rd in Bullpen ERA (+5). All of that is good and especially the bullpen is promising recently. The Giants continue at home vs the Pirates and wrap the homestand with 3 against our orange and black brothers in Baltimore.
28-26
17
Pirates
-1
Would I have been happy to learn on Opening Day that the Pirates would be around .500 at the end of May? Yes. But if you told me they got there after starting 20-8 I would be pretty disappointed. Here's hoping the pendulum swings the other way in June.
26-27
18
Marlins
+3
Yet another appearance of sweepy, the meme that was promised. After a rough series against the rox, we sweep the angels to settle into the third NL wild card spot. Our starting pitching is coming along after a bumpy start to several of our starters. Eury perez is gonna be a stud, just wanna remind yall. Also, shout out to Jorge Soler, who has been crushing baseballs the last week and change. In other miami sports related news, boston is the first city ever to lose two game 7s at home in both the NHL and NBA playoffs in the same year. Go Heat and go Panthers!
28-26
19
Phillies
-2
After losing 2 to the Diamondbacks and going down 5-0 in the 3rd game, the Phillies season looked as bleak as it could in late May while only being 4 games under .500. However, the team rallied and Trea Turner tied it in the 9th before going onto win it in 10. Then, they went down to Atlanta and split a 4 game series. It could've gone far worse. The Phillies most pressing need is now seemingly a 5th starter who isn't a guaranteed loss, as this week they trotted out Dylan Covey, who hadn't started a game since 2019. He got 2 outs and gave up 7 runs. He took the spot of Bailey Falter who, after a surprisingly productive 2022, started the season 0-7. Falter is the far better option, but Dave Dombrowski will likely be looking to upgrade until Andrew Painter can finally return. This week, the NL East road trip continues with their first 3 games against the Mets and 3 in Washington. Here's hoping June Schwarber shows up again this year.
25-28
20
Padres
-1
My Dad tells me itâs ok that the Dadâs lost 2 / 3 to NY; the Dodgers lost 2 / 3 to the Rays! The Pads arenât in the same stratosphere as the Dodgers right now, though. 5 games under .500, 10th in the NL standings, 3 games out of the last wildcard slot. Of course thereâs quite a bit of time to change it, thereâs plenty of time to go on a run, or a slow and steady good month to gain ground. With every day that passes however, that goal becomes a bit harder to reach; I donât think Pads fans were hoping for a wildcard spot by the end of this season, but thatâs the position the team has to get to before even thinking of catching LA. The Padres are 4th in the NL West, and only a half game out of last.
24-29
21
Cardinals
-3
2-2 @ CIN; 1-2 @ CLE; 0-1 v KCR; another struggle week for the Cards. The fandom's been a bit kneejerk because of two good weeks before this. Their mistake. I'll say it a third time, the Cards playing at or beyond their expected level doesn't change the rotten FO. Yeah Marmol's pretty close to being fired, that's not a fix when the problem is John Mozeliak.
24-32
22
Tigers
+2
The most fun part of this past week has been watching the resurgence of Akil Baddoo. His energy is infectious and adds an exciting dimension to the lineup. As we head into the last few days of May, Baddoo has sported a .302/.405/.508 slash and a 155 wRC+ this month. Although he's still been hitting mostly in the 6 hole, if this keeps up he might find himself much higher in the order real soon. This week: 2 more vs. TEX and 3 at CWS.
25-27
23
Guardians
0
The Guardians won a series this week. I would like to see them win some games by more than one run, but it's clear this season, we have to take what we get.
24-29
24
Cubs
-2
Another terrible week for the Cubs, as a promising series win against the Mets was followed up by an embarrassing sweep against the Reds. The starting rotation was terrible, and the bullpen was somehow worse. Fans have had enough of David Ross, and Jed Hoyer is starting to come under pressure. Barring a dramatic turnaround, the Cubs will be sellers for the 3rd trade deadline in a row
23-30
25
Reds
+1
Okay guys, Iâm here to be calm this week. I have been told by my wifeâs attorney, Tom, that they are âawareâ of my online activity regarding our impending divorce, so today letâs have a nice, calm, relaxing, perfectly fine, good old fashioned talk about Reds baseball. The Reds are just sorta middling. Theyâre not great but theyâre not horrible. Unlike my marriage. Our starting pitching has resgressed, just like my marriage, and itâs very unfortunate to see, because our bullpen has been quite reliable unlike my wife. We still canât hit home runs for some reason, but overall unlike my marriage the Reds on the upturn. There, are you happy Tom? I didnât mention all the crap thatâs been going on lately. I didnât mention how I had to leave the Motel 6 I was at because I found a used needle in the bathroom, and by the way Tom, I know that youâre trying to use that as evidence that I canât take care of my kids. I donât even know whoâs needle it was, it was like wedged behind the toilet. Believe me, I only found it because I dropped my phone while using the toilet. It wasnât even visible, I had to like get on my hands and knees and crawl behind the toilet to grab my phone. So it puts the image in my head of some heroin addict or whatever sitting behind a toilet at a Motel 6 trying to get high, which honestly that just seems like an even worse situation than the one iâm in. Do I think itâs a coincidence that the day after I left the Motel 6 because of this, youâre requesting a drug test from me before I can see my kids? Huh Tom? How did you know about this incident Tom? The only people that know are the Motel 6 staff I notified, I donât think any police showed up, so either you questioned them like iâm some criminal, or youâre following me. I know youâre reading this Tom, youâve made several references to my posts on the baseball power rankings insinuating itâs me writing them, and yeah Tom youâre right it is me, can everybody in the comments give praise to Tom for being a regular Sherlock Holmes? Yeah everybody come on, Congratulations Tom! Youâre the man! Iâm gonna let you go home and fuck my sister, oh wait Tom I forgot, YOU ALREADY ARE. When you get home tonight tell Caitlin her brother says hi. Alright, I think I got that out of my system. Anyway, I think once more of our prospects are called up, probably around June or July, we may get hot and finish more closely to .500 than initially thought, and if this division stays like it is, and those prospects can deliver on their promise, it's entirely possible we could be in contention for the division. But a lot of this is gonna depend on if our Starting Rotation can get things back under control. Also we swept the Cubs so lol.
24-29
26
Nationals
-1
Week after week, I expect this Nats team to take a nose dive. I expect them to crumble and slip into a double-digit losing streak but it just isn't happening. They lead the NL in batting average (.267), are third in OBP (.330) and have the lowest strikeout rate in MLB. They still have their own troubles, but this team is alive (4 games out of a WC spot)
23-31
27
Rockies
+1
I don't have time to write a real blurb this week so you don't have to print this. Actually, you probably don't read these, I'm not sure anyone really reads them anyways besides the Reds guy's life breaking down, and this will probably get printed regardless.
24-31
28
White Sox
-1
Liam is back. I can't overstate how great that is to hear. He is one of the best people in the game and it's nothing short of amazing for him to be pitching in May. If you missed it, it was recently revealed that he had stage 4 lymphoma, not an early stage. He started treatment just over 3 months ago! Nothing on the field matters for this team, but at least there's that silver lining.
22-34
29
Royals
0
As of the time that this blurb is being written (Monday at 11:39 AM), only two teams in the majors have a record below .400. Yup, the Royals are there with the A's. I suppose the positive is that the team figured out that they can get rid of useless players in Hunter Dozier, but they still have a lot more work to do.
17-38
30
AtlĂŠticos
0
The A's have given up 10+ runs in a game 7 more times than they've won. It's a mix of bad roster building (the bullpen), under-preforming vets (Ramon Laureano 74 wRC+, Tony Kemp 38 wRC+), injuries (Seth Brown and Paul Blackburn are just now returning), and no fans in the stands since 2019. It's soul crushing to watch and the national media's constant condecention toward this particular poor team and it is even more annoying this year.
2023.05.30 23:25 NinjaRadiographerJohn Wicks entire Timeline from Chapter 1 to Chapter 4 (updated) Part 2 of 2 (Chapters 3 and 4)
If your reading this I had to split my post in two because Reddits chracter limit is 40,000 and ive gone well over that. anyway have fun. John Wick Chapter 3 â Parabellum John Wick 3 starts directly off of John Wick 2 with john running through the streets. The opening clock shot gives us the time as 5.10pm on Friday Day 13. Friday Day 13 5.10pm ¡ 5.10pm john running through the streets. ¡ Winston arrives back at the Continental at 5.11pm âIâd say the odds were about evenâ. ¡ âJohn Wick. Contract starts at 6pmâ is announced. ¡ John runs into an alley (the watch makes it 5.12pm) âTick Tock Mr Wickâ. ¡ John gets in a cab to the NY public Library. The clock in the cab makes it 5.38-5.39pm. ¡ John leaves his dog and runs to the library. ¡ âJohn Wick excommunicardo 20 minutesâ in the exchange. ¡ John enters the library at 5.41 thanks to the clock above the clerk. ¡ John gets directions to his book and finds it at 5.45pm ¡ Big Ukrainian guy appears. ¡ John kills big Ukrainian guy with a book in 5 mins. Time is 5.50pm. ¡ John leaves and runs to the Doctor âjohn Wick excommunicardo in effect 10 minutesâ. ¡ The Doctor must be 5 minutes away. John arrives âI still have 5 minutesâ. ¡ Doctor treats john and stops dead on 6pm. Contract on john goes live and texts go out. ¡ John finishes up and shoots the doc as requested. ¡ John leaves at 6.05pm ¡ John runs through China Town ¡ Chinese thugs see him and chase him into the museum. ¡ John reassembles the revolver. ¡ John kills lots of people (best scene in the film). Whole fight takes about 10 minutes. ¡ John leaves. ¡ The dog arrives at the hotel around 6.10pm which fits with the film. ¡ John is hit by 2 cars and runs into the stables. ¡ John kills lots of people and rides off on a horse (about a 20 minute fight). ¡ John rides on the horse and kills the motorbike assassins. ¡ The contract gets raised in the exchange around 6.40pm ¡ John makes it to the Tarkovsky Theatre at around 6.50pm. ¡ Conversation with the desk when he removes things and meets the director. We learn johns name is Jordarni Jonovovich (I might have that slighty wrong). They talk and she agrees to give him transport to Casablanca. Probably an hour has passed since arriving at 7.50pm. ¡ John leaves on a life boat. Saturday Day 14 9.00am ¡ Next scene. Morning The adjudicator arrives at the hotel at 9am judging by the daylight. ¡ The adjudicator meets Winston at 9.10am 5 minute conversation and they view santinos body. The whole conversation was about 20 minutes. ¡ The adjudicator gives him 1 week to get his affairs in order. This is the first clear timeline that is established. Therefore the films big shoot out must be Saturday Day 21. ¡ The adjudicator then vists the Bowery King (assuming she left Winston and went straight there it probably took an hour. She seems the type). ¡ Adjudicator with the King âyou see rats with wings but I see the internetâ. ¡ Adjudicator brings out the gun from John Wick 2 (the one the Bowery King gave him). She could have got it before seeing Winston or after. I think before. Bowery King also gets 7 days. The time is roughly 10.30 am Monday Day 16 3.50am USA 9.50am Casablanca. Cut to Casablanca. Google tells me that New York to Casablanca by boat at 40 knots takes 3.7 days by sea. Seeing as itâs a shady world and the fastest boats can travel at 80 knots and, assuming they are using that boat, takes 1.3 days for john to reach his destination (32 hours) making it Monday Day 16 3.50 am. However Casablanca is 6 hours ahead so its 9.50 am when John arrives at the port which fits the film. ¡ John walks through the port ¡ Cut to evening/Night obviously itâs a very long way to the hotel from the port and hes a man of focus. ¡ John kills 2 guys in an alley and meets an assassin who offers him amnesty âwelcome to casablanca Mr Wickâ. ¡ John enters the continental and meet Sofia. I estimate that the time is 8pm ¡ Conversation with Sofia and the marker. ¡ Sofia gets ready âWe leave in 10 minutesâ. The whole thing was probably 15 minutes. Therefre 8.15pm Casblanca and 2.15 pm USA. Cut to the next scene at night where the Adjudicator meets Zero. This is most likely during the time that Johnwas travelling so this is either Saturday Day 14 or Sunday Day 15. Im inclined to Saturday at 8pm. She seems efficient. Saturday Day 14 8pm ¡ Adjudicator recruits Zero. There a continuity error where the Adjudicator says âhe killed scores of men this week aloneâ which if youre still following is actually 13 days although can be considered vaguly accurate. I suspect she was reffering to John wick 2 though which would fit. They talk for 5 minutes. ¡ Next scene is back at the Tarkovsky Theatre where zero and his men attack the Russian and Director. Itâs still raining so it can be assumed that itâs the same night probably an hour later. So 9pm. ¡ The directors conversation with the adjudicator where Zero stabs her hands. The whole thing probably was 30 mins to kill all the guards and 30 mins to talk and get stabbed so its 10pm. Monday Day 16 8.15pm Casablanca and 2.15pm USA. ¡ Cut to John and Sofia. 5 min conversation and 30 minute trip to meet berrada. ¡ Conversation about Markers, coins and social contracts âDo you know where the word assassin comes fromâ. ¡ John learns how to meet the elders. ¡ John and Sofia kill lots of people. ¡ Berrada survives and probably 30 mins have passed. ¡ John and Sofia fight their way out through the gold melting vats eneterance (about 10 minutes since Berrada conversation and fight). The fight is fairly straight forward so probably on 20 minutes through there. They enter the courtyard and kill lots of people and escape in the cars. Itâs a very long fight so very likely and hour and a half passes which makes the time 11.10pm casa and 5.10pm USA. Tuesday Day 17 8am Casablanca and 2 am USA ¡ The next scene is john and Sofia arriving at the desert. Google tells me that Dawn in Casablanca is at 8am. Its safe to assume that they both shared the driving and got some rest for the previous 9 hours. The car is also quite a distance into the desert I assume so theyâve likely used the night to follow the dog star and get a head start on meeting the elder. ¡ Sofia drops john off in the desert, waters her dogs and john leaves with a thimbleful of watered backwash. John begins his walk. ¡ He walks all day and night and collapses around 10am Casa (judging by the sun in the sky) on Day 18 (Day 16 4 am USA). Saturday Day 21 9am USA. ¡ The next scene is early am for the Bowery King and Zero guards are killing all his men. Juding by the light and that we know he had 7 days it has to be Saturday Day 21 about 9am. This scene presents a small problem because they havenât been seen since maiming the director on Saturday Day 14 at 10pm but maybe the adjudicator has had other duties to attend to in that time. ¡ The adjudicator and Bowery King talk and he gets 7 cuts at 9.30am assuming the conversation took 30 minutes. Tuesday Day 17 11am Casablanca and 5 am USA ¡ Cut back to an unconious John who probably been out for an hour. Hes picked up and taken to the elder and spends time in the tent (say 2 hours (1pm)). ¡ The conversation took an hour (2pm) where he chops off his finger and gets a mission to kill Winston. Zayer helps prepare for Johns departure giving him a change of clothes and, its implied, help to get back so this takes longer (another 4 hours to treat his finger and recover? 7pm?). Its likely that they have methods of getting through the desert but its still a long journey but its likely they took 2 days to get back to Casablanca. Say 48 hours (because he got a car a fair way in to the desert and camels are slower) making arriving back in Casablanca Day 19 7pm Casa. If he then got the 80 knot boat back thatâs then another 32 hours travel making it Day 21 3am which means that he arrives back at 9pm Saturday Day 21 usa. Saturday Day 21 10pm ¡ The next scene is John getting off the train and meeting Zero and the assassins which was probably an hour later at 10pm which fits with the film. ¡ John conversation with Zero and escape on the bike 10 minutes. ¡ Bike chase across the bridge with swords. John kills lots of people. John arrives at the continental and escapes Zero on the consecrated ground after about 40 minutes making the time around 10.50. ¡ John meets Winston after a 10 minute wait and after talking to Zero. Zero is ruined for me at this point when he becomes an obsessive fan boy all of a sudden which doesnât fit with his character up to this point. So its 11pm when John and Winston talks in the room of glass. ¡ Winston convinces John to change sides and âgo to war with the high tableâ. ¡ The Adjudicator arrives 10 minutes later (11.10) âMr Wick it is a pleasure to meet youâ. ¡ The adjudicator deconsecrates the Contenital. The process probably takes 10 minutes to get the file and do. Adjudicator leaves and summons a kill squad which, judging by the way they arrive, she had tooled up and ready just in case. ¡ John, Winston and Choron the concierge tool up. The guests leave and the decronsecration order is processed. This probably took around an hour (movie land reasons for being so quick) and the kill squad arrived after everyone has left say another hour so the time is Sunday day 22 at 1.20am. Sunday Day 22 1.20 ¡ John and Charon attempt to kill lots of people but cant due to lack of firepower. The staff are all killed very quickly within 10 minutes of the kill squad arriving. ¡ It was approximately 30 seconds for john to realise that he needs more firepower and 29 minutes and 30 seconds to be able to be in a position for him to be able to get back and rearm. ¡ They arm up again (probably 30 minutes) and head back out hunting again. ¡ John and Charon kill lots of people. ¡ Theyâve probably been fighting for an hour when the adjudicator makes her phone call to Winston where he hands up at 3.30am. ¡ John enters the room of glass at 3.35am and fights the two assassins who smash him into display cases. Zero taunts him and 5 minutes later the assassins are killed. ¡ Zero beckons John to come upstairs. ¡ The two respectful assassins from the raid (great films watch them both) attack and talk with Mr Wick. ¡ The fight lasts about 40 minutes. John leaves them alive and goes to face Zero. ¡ John faces Zero (fanboy worship 4.20am). The fight lasts another 40 minutes. ¡ Charon returns to the vault and the Adjudicator calls Winston at 4.55am. ¡ Zero dies at 5.15am after him and John talk âThat was a pretty good fightâ. ¡ Winston and Adjudicator are on the roof they look like they have been talking for a short while whilst the light (pre dawn) makes it about 5.30am when John arrives. ¡ Winston betrays John and shoots him off the roof at 5.45am. The Adjudicator leaves. ¡ Clean up and sorting the continental appears to start immediately but its likely the Adjudicator went to her room and packed before leaving so the time is more 7am when the adjudicator realizes Johns body is missing. ¡ John is picked up by Tick Tock man and taken to the Bowery King. If this is around the same time then he meets the King at 7am. The conversation lasts about 5 minutes âcos im really pissed offâ. John Wick 3 ends on Sunday Day 21 at 7.05am. John Wick Chapter 4 We know this film starts 6 months after Chapter three which has allowed John to heal from his injuries of falling off the roof in the last film. This one is harder to pace properly because of all the travelling between places so my timeline may be out here and there but generally it should be fine. 6 months is equal to 183 days ish so John Wick 4 starts on Monday Day 205 (because John Wick 3 ended on day 22 and nothing good ever happens on a Monday (p.s itâs only a Monday because I canât be bothered to properly work out what the actual day of the week it would be)). Monday Day 205 7.20 pm ¡ Bowery King gives a speech and walks through to John walking Johns dog. John is training on a Makawara Board Which is a traditional way of making strong punches and toughening up your hands (I study martial arts and used to have one, heâs also punching with reasonable form but with a Shotokan method with the reverse hand at the hip instead of the chest). New York skyline shows its sunset which the internet tells me is about 7.20 pm in April which is 6 months from October and fits the film later on. âYou ready John?â. Thursday Day 208 6am ¡Sunrise in the desert. John kills 3 people on horse back and meets the elder. This must be the desert near Casablanca from Chapter 3. Google tells me that NY to Casablanca by boat at 40 knots takes 3,7 days by sea and seeing as itâs a shady world and the fastest boats travel at 80 knots it takes 1.3 days foe John to reach Casablanca then he has to get into the desert which takes 48 hours to find the elder making it 3.3 days later or Day 208. It probably takes an hour to kill the three horsemen. John meets the elder and they talk for 5 minutes and john kills him at 7.05am. John leaves. âNo one escapes the tableâ. Saturday Day 210 Evening probably around 5pm ¡ Back in New York Continental Hotel. Assumption that news of the Elder has been notified to the relevant people and its say, two days later. The Harbinger arrives and asks Charon to speak to the manager. Approx 10 minutes later he meets Winston delivers his letter and gives a 1 hour time limit to evacuate the hotel and then leaves. They get to it. ¡ Next scene is in the Marquis tower Winston has obviously got things going and he and Charon have gone pretty much straight there. They meet the Marquis and talk for 10minutes and Marquis blows up the continental exactly 1 hour after the hourglass notification was given so it is 6.05 pm. Marquis kill Charon 30 seconds later. âIt has been an honor my friendâ and leaves a minute after that asking for Chidi (his main guy) to find Caine at 6.07ish. Sunday Day 211 9am ¡The next scene is Paris. New York to Paris is 7.5 hours by plane. The assumption is that the Marquis left and took 1 hour to airport, straight on to the plane and the straight to Paris in another hour meaning it took 9.5 hours making it 3 am in the USA. France is 6 hours ahead of America making the time 9am which fits the film. Caine is sitting listening to his daughter play violin. He then is seen going to see the Marquis so im assuming this is an hour later. They talk and Caine gets his name. It takes 10 mins and Caine leaves at 10.10 am. Monday Day 212 10 pm ¡Cut to Osaka Japan. Paris to Osaka flight time is 15 hours,1 hour to the airport and then to the hotel. The time difference is that Japan is 7 hours ahead of usa so it makes it 11 am but the scene is night so say 10 pm and say than rather than a continuity error there was a flight delay because of movieland reasons. Mr Nobody enters the Continental and meets Akira the concierge and checks in. We meet her and the manager. Note here: Thereâs cherry blossom on the trees. Cherry blossom season in Japan is roughly march to April which fits with the 6 months since October but if you donât think that then the trees are artificial or genetically altered to bloom all year round. Nobody takes a seat after checking in (10mins) and checks his dairy. The Manager and Akira walk and talk about 20 minutes through the LED museum and the manager goes out to meet John a further 10 mins later at 10.30pm. They talk for 30 minutes. ¡Chidi arrives with Caine and asks to see the manager. Nobody notices when they arrive at 11pm. The evacuation starts immediately. Akira runs up to see the manager so it must be 5 mins later when she sees him. John waits. The manager gets his staff ready which takes about 10 mins ish and meets Chidi at 11.20 pm. ¡The manager and Chidi and Caine talk for 10 minutes and it erupts into a massive rumble. ¡The manager kills lots of people. The first part of the fight takes about 10 minutes until the kill squad arrives and the fight enters round 2 at 11.45 pm. Tuesday Day 213 00.00 am Back on the roof the kill squad find John and Akira. Must be about 15 minutes later making it 00.00am. ¡John and Akira kill lots of people. Interesting note: you can clearly see John aiming for the breaks and chinks in the kill squads armour which is still bullet proof like John Wick 3. The fight takes 20 minutes. (00.20am) ¡ Cut to the kitchen and the Manager. Caine is slurping noodles which take 5 minutes to make. Incidentally slurping noodles is a Japanese thing and Donnie Yen is Chinese (00.25). Caine kills lots of people. ¡Cut to John and Akira killing lots of people at about the same time and Caine finishes his fight. Its quite a long fight (30 mins). The Manager arrives and saves Akira and John leaves. âKill as many as you canâ. ¡John enters the LED museum and about 5 mins later is attacked by the kill squad. John kills lots of people. Another long fight which takes about 45 minutes especially with the nunchucks making the time about 2am. ¡Caine arrives and they talk and fight which takes about 15 minutes until Mr Nobody arrives and tries to kill them. Note: Caine loses his sword cane sheath here because you donât see it again from now on. Cut to the exchange which must be the same time and Johns bounty is increased. ¡Cut to John outside in a bamboo area. Its about 15 minutes since he escaped Caine so about 2.30 am. John is attacked. John kills lots of people. Takes about 5 minutes. ¡ John and Nobody and his dog talk for 5 minutes and john leaves. âTake better care of yourselfâ. Cut to the Manager and Akira trying to leave. Caine has beat them to it and its around the same time as Johns escape. Caine and the Manager fight which takes 10 mins and Caine kills the manager at 2.50 am and Akira leaves. ¡John is at the station and most likely has been for 10 minutes. He gets on the train. Akira arrives, they talk for 5 minutes and Akira leaves next stop, ¡Cut to New York in the rain likely 2pm. Winston and Bowery king talk for 10 mins likely at the same time John was escaping. Friday Day 215 12 pm ¡Next is Marquis and the Harbinger in Paris. Its bright day time so likely midday. Caine and Nobody are there so they must have travelled straight from Japan. So 1 hour to airport, 15 hour flight to France and 1 hour to Paris makes it 17 hours Since Japan but its Midday because it should be 8 pm so the plane had an engine fault and there was a delay. ¡ Nobody and the Marquis talk and Marquis stabs Nobody and makes a deal. Note here: Why do they shake with their left hands in this scene? Marquis leaves and Cut to Saturday Day 216 12pm ¡John in New York visiting Charons grave site. Its Midday and Paris is 6 hours ahead so it has to be the following day so its Saturday Day 216. 6 days have passed since Charon was killed. I could have this slightly wrong but movieland reasons for burying him so quickly. John and Winston talk for 15 minutes. âTheyâre cold hard factsâ. John heads to Berlin. Monday Day 218 8 pm ¡Next scene is John in Berlin at night. NY to Berlin is 8 hours ish. 1 hour to the airport, flight and 1 hour to Berlin is 10 hours. Berlin is 6 hours ahead of USA which means the time should be 6am which doesnât fit with the film therefore there must have been another flight delay and itâs the day 218 Monday say 8pm. ¡Nobody watches John enter the safe haven Church. ¡John unburdens his guns and enters. He speaks to the priest who shoots him and gets taken away. âNice Suitâ. Prob 5 minutes so its 8.05pm ¡Cut to Marquis at the ballet. My Nobody calls him to give him Johns location so it must be the same time. ¡John awakes with a noose around his neck. He been there about 30 minutes with everyone surrounding him. Katia arrives and talks to John about age and Uncle Petior whilst continuously stringing him up. âWe have a common enemyâ. They make a deal to kill Killa and the whole thing took about 15 minutes. Claus smacks John. âI am Clausâ. ¡About an hour later John and Claus are in the club to see Killa. Note: Scott Adkins is brilliant as Killa. Claus delivers a letter. Killa and John talk. Caine arrives and joins them. Conversation about family and personal feelings and discord between old friends. Mr Nobody joins them and takes a seat. Converstaion on who wants to kill who. ¡They play cards. Interesting note: Caine here looks at his cards and says what he has so therefore he must have some actual vision. By the time Killa lays his cards on the table about 30 minutes must have passed. Once he does- ¡John, Caine and Nobody kill lots of people. ¡Killa runs into the club and john follows. ¡John kills lots of people. Itâs a drawn out fight against all the men and Killa but doesnât last that long say about 30 minutes whilst Caine and Nobody kill everyone else in Killas office. ¡John kills lots of people and Killa dies at 10.40pm ¡The whole club empties 5 minutes later. Nobody tries to shoot John but Caine stops him. John leaves. ¡Back at the Church an Hour later (11.45pm). John gives Killas tooth to Katia and we cut to Johnâs welcome back ceremony. It takes time to prepare and melt gold so its another 2 hours later making it 1.45am on Day 219 Tuesday. The ceremony probably takes an hour with them burning their arms ala David Caradine from Kung Fu style. Jordani is accepted back at 2.45 am Wednesday Day 220 12.00 pm ¡Winston visits the Marquis who we know is in Paris. Theres no time difference between Paris and Berlin and theres no way to know what time it actually is so im saying midday. John is likely traveling to Paris because he shows up in a bit. Winston delivers the message and formal challenge and they talk about the old ways and rules. Itâs a detailed conversation and likely takets 20 minutes. âSuch is lifeâ. ¡Next scene is John walking across themarble in front of the effiel tower. Its dull so say early evening say 5 pm. ¡John, the Marquis and Harbinger discuss terms of the duel. We also get a finishing time of sunrise on day 221 which is Thursday for the duel and film ending. Whole thing takes about 15 minutes. John leaves with Winston. ¡Caine and Marquis talk for 5 minutes and Caine leaves. ¡Cut to John in a church say 30 mins since. Caine is there and they talk and share a moment together. John leaves after 5 minutes at 5.35 pm. ¡Cut to the Marquis and Harbinger talking. Its now night at about 8 pm and the conversation takes about 5 minutes. ¡John arrives at the safe harbour probably at the same time and eneter the station and meets Winston and the King at 8.10. John gets his suit. ¡Chidi and the Marquis talk and there a brief shot of a large clock on the wall saying the time is 11.50 so thatâs the time. Thursday Day 221 00.00am ¡Chidi puts out the contract to the exchange and the radio station at 00.00am. ¡All the assassins tool up. Things are going to get very busy for John. ¡John gets his gun at 00.00am. âThis Viper has ferocious fangsâ. ¡Some time later they get on the boat and 20 minutes journey to Johns destination. Converstaion about grave stones. We also discover sunrise is at 6.03 am. ¡John enters the road in front of the Effiel tower at about 4.30 am. At this time the exchange informs everyone where he is. ¡John kills lots of people. Some in a mustang (love that car) whilst getting his gun. 15 min fight (4uilding site house at 5.37am.45am). ¡John arrives at the arc de triumpth 15 mins after that (5.00). ¡John kills lots of people in a car, on foot, between traffic at the arc de triumpth. (long fight 30 minutes). ¡Marquis takes a phone call from Nobody at 5.33 am (clock behind him). ¡John continues to kill lots of peopleand escapes on a bike heading to the Sacre Coeur at 5.35. ¡John kills lots of poepl on a bike and enters the building site house at 5.35. ¡One of the best fight scenes in the film. Nobody enters. ¡Nobody and john kill lots of people. Marquis call Nobody at 5.40 (Clock behind him again). ¡John and Nobody continue to kill lots of people. ¡Marquis calls Nobody at 5.43 $40 million. ¡More assassins arrive. John kills lots of people. (top down fight love this so much). ¡Nobody and john kill lots of people. ¡Nobody and John fall through a hole in the floor at 5.45. ¡john saves nobodys dog at 5.46. ¡John escapes out the window. He looks at his watch which shows the time is 5.50am. John heads to the steps. ¡John starts up the steps. The time is 5.55am. He has 7 minutes to get to the top. ¡John kills lots of people. ¡John gets almost to the top and falls back about half way when Chidi attacks him. ¡John and Chidi fight and john falls to the bottom. ¡Caine arrives at 5.59. ¡Caine and John kill lots of people back up the steps. ¡Nobody shoots Chidi at 6.00am. Chidi is killed by the dog and Nobody at 6.01am. ¡John and Caine arrive at the church at 6.03am. Cain stabs johns hand. ¡The Duel commences. It takes approximately 5 minutes. Nobody and the dog watch. ¡John kills the Marquis at 6.08am. ¡The Harbinger makes his announcements and takes his leave at 6.09 am ¡Cain leaves after talking to John at 6.10am. ¡Winston talks to John. âWill you take me home?â. ¡John passes out on the church steps thinking of his wife at 6.11 am on Thursday Day 221. Thursday Day 228 12.00pm ¡Back to New York a few days have passed so im assuming a week later at midday. Bowery king and Winston are standing at Johns Grave. They talk and leave after 5 minutes . ¡After credits scene assuming this is the same time as the graveyard scene. Caine is visting his daughter. Akira is going to kill him. John Wick Chapter 4 ends on Thursday Day 228 12.00pm.
2023.05.30 23:22 NinjaRadiographerJohn Wicks entire Timeline from Chapter 1 to Chapter 4 (updated) Part 1 of 2 (Chapters 1 and 2)
So, I had quite a few messages from people asking when I was going to update this to include chapter 4 and finally it was released on download in the UK (29th) so I could finally watch it and get around to it because I havenât seen it until now. Iâve kept the original timeline here because Iâm quite happy with it and Iâm just adding on Chapter 4. I will add someone messaged me that during chapter 3 when the assassins are getting the kill order to kill John thereâs a brief shot of an assassinâs phone saying the date was December. Iâm happy to go with this because I think the first 3 films are set around October-November time but we see no x-mas stuff anywhere in chapter 1 to 3 so its debateable if you want to call this an x-mas film like Die Hard. Also, I watched an interview with the director this morning and he states that he thinks the first 3 films are about a week and a half but wasnât certain which I feel gives my timeline some authenticity and accuracy. P.s Ive had to break this down into two parts because the character limit is 40,000 characters and ive gone well over that Warning Major Major spoilers for these films are here because I detail out the plot as I go. A couple of assumptions are made. Fights scenes are probably longer than we seen on screen and often because of the pacing of the film we donât need to see John get from point A to B. Conversations also probably took longer than we see if they are walking from area to area and discussing things. Location distances also take time to get to and from places and I donât know where locations in New York and around the world are so Iâve made a lot up at a best sort of guess. Sometimes Iâve used what I think when thereâs no real reference in the film to how long something took for instance for the time of day, Iâve looked at the skyline in the background and estimated what time of day it is judging by how much sunlight there is. Basically, Iâve guestimated a lot. Chapter 4 was a lot harder as they kept moving countries and places and its probably longer than Iâve made it. Also, some of the fight scenes are longer than the time they actually show in the film (6 minute fight is 13minutes in the film) so take everything with a pinch of salt. TLDR: The films start in the mid-late autumn judging by the scenes that we see. John Wick 1 starts on Monday Day 1 at 6am and ends Saturday Day 6 at 3.45am (6 Days). John Wick Chapter 2 starts on Monday Day 8 at 10pm and ends Friday Day 13 at 5pm (5 Days). John Wick Chapter 3 starts on Friday Day 13 at 5pm and ends Sunday Day 22 at 7.05am (9 Days). John Wick Chapter 4 starts on Monday Day 205 at 7.20 pm (6 months later) and ends unofficially on Thursday Day 221 at 6.11am (when John passes out (16 days)) and officially at Thursday Day 228 12.00pm (23 Days). John does have periods of down time and rest so itâs safe to assume he goes to the toilet in that time and maybe brushes his teeth once in a while The first Film starts on a Monday. Not because thereâs any reference to days of the week in the films (there wasnât that I could find) but because, in my opinion, nothing good ever happens on a Monday. John Wick Chapter 1 Monday Day 1 6am. ¡ John in his bathroom and has a flash back of his wifeâs illness and death (assumption is made that this has happened over the past 6 months or so). ¡ Funeral of his wife. Marcus arrives âJust checking up on an old friendâ. ¡ Wake at Johns house. ¡ People leave say 8-9pm ish ¡ Daisy the Dog is delivered and John reads Helens letter. ¡ John and Daisy got to bed at 10.54pm (clock on the bed). Tuesday Day 2 6am. ¡ John wakes at 6am. ¡ Get the paper and the dog goes to the toilet, coffee and breakfast. ¡ Gets in car ¡ Getting petrol (assumption its about an hour after theyâve left prob around 8am) and meets the Russians arrive. Losef meets John âI love dogsâ, âBeautiful car how much?â, âNot for sale.â âNot this bitchâ. Victor arrives âYou have a good day sirâ. ¡ John leaves for the airfield- Crazy driving trying to/not to kill himself. ¡ Next scene is evening (donât have time base upon previous night) in bed so assumption was that he went to be around 11pm. Wednesday Day 3 Early am. ¡ Dog wakes John early am. ¡ John goes downstairs â Russians attack john, smash his stuff and kill the dog âSleep tight bitchâ. ¡ John wakes probably an hour or so later and cradles the dog. ¡ John buries the dog early am (judging by the skyline) ¡ 6.19am the alarm gets turned off. ¡ Angry cleaning with flash backs. ¡ Russians take Johns car to Aureiloâs garage (assumption is made that its around 8am and that it takes at least an hou maybe 2 to get there. Seeing as they stole it before 5am I assume that they took it for a joy ride and did doughnuts for a while first). âI want new vin numbers and new papersâ- âWhere did you get that car?â (John most likely still cleaning at this time) âGet it out of my shopâ âWe own youâ Aureilo slaps Losef âViggo not going to like thisâ. ¡ 5pm deduced from John leaving in car in next scene itâs probably taken all day to clean up and then he had to get the bus. John arrives at Aureilos garage after taking the bus âIs it here?â, âIt was.â, âLosef Tarasov nicked it.â, âViggoâs son?â, âI need a ride.â. ¡ John leaves in borrowed car around 6pm. ¡ Evening, not long after, Aureilo gets a call from Viggo (skyline time of day deduction) âI heard you struck my son. May I ask why?â ¡ Viggo to Avi âHave you seen my son?â. ¡ About 7.30pm Losef arrives (most likely he spent all day stashing the car with his uncle from John Wick 2 and hanging out). ¡ Viggo beats Losef. âWhat did I doâ âThat fucking nobody was John Wickâ Explanation of the Bogey man and killing 3 men with a pencil. ¡ At the same time John is at home and goes into the basement with a sledgehammer smashes the floor and gets his equipment. ¡ 30 mins later Viggo gets his phone book and calls John. John hangs up. ¡ Viggo tasks a crew. ¡ John has a shower and suits up. ¡ Viggo sits by the fire. ¡ Juging by the light its 10pm ish when the kill crew arrives. (This doesnât quite work because the house exterior shot is quite bright but when the crew arrives its dark night). ¡ The crew attack John and John kills the crew (due to films cuts to keep the action it probably takes about 20 minutes. Time enough for a noise complaint to be made). ¡ Jimmy the police officer arrives at 10.30 âEvening Johnâ, âNoise complaintâ, âYou working again John?â. ¡ John goes downstairs and makes a dinner reservation for 12 (the amount of people heâs killed not the time). ¡ Assumption is made that itâs 1 hour for Charlie and the clean up crew to arrive at about 11.30. ¡ Assumption it takes 2 hours to clean the house of blood and bodies. Thursday Day 4 1.30am ¡ Clean up crew leave about 1.30am. ¡ Viggo is still in front of the fire and is informed of the failure of the kill crew. The contract is put on Johns head for $2Million (the light in the room shot is bright heâs prob been there all night debating if he should put out the contract) ¡ Assumption is 6am John loads bags into car and drives to the Continental. ¡ Judging by the light its around 8am Viggo arrives at Marcusâs house whilst heâs cutting veg and juicing. âWould you kill John Wick for $2 million?â. ¡ Marcus cleans and polishes his guns after Viggo leaves. ¡ John arrives at the Continental at 8.30am (assumption). ¡ Perkins greets John. Concierge (Charon) âI have you for 2 nights sirâ. ¡ Cuts to evening say 8pm assumption is John had some sleep. ¡ John looks at video of his wife and then goes downstairs to the bar and sees Winston âJohnathan as I recall wernât you the one tasked to doll out the beating?â. ¡ (At the same time) Viggo learns that John is at the Continental âWe have a contact there who is willing to take him out for usâ. ¡ John is still talking to Winston. âHave a drink and relaxâŚfor now.â. ¡ John goes to the bar âItâs been 5 with changeâ. (Length of time Johnâs been a free man and Viggo has been in serious business learned). ¡ John gets Losefâs location with his drink âCompliments of the houseâ. ¡ John leaves the bar at 8.15 (assumption all this took 15 mins) ¡ John goes upstairs and suits up and we learn Losef is being guarded in a nightclub. ¡ John arrives at the nightclub. Iâm assuming that it took an hour to suit up and 45 minutes to get to the club therefore its around 10pm-10.15 pm. ¡ John gets the drop on Francis the big bouncer thatâs lost weight and gets inside. ¡ John kills Victor and lots of people in the spar area. ¡ John makes his way upstairs and enters the pool area where Losef is. This is most likely on the top floor. The way the films cuts means it probably took 30-45 mins to get up there and find him its about 11pm. ¡ John kills lots of people. ¡ Losef runs onto the dancefloor. ¡ John kills lots of people on the dancefloor, atrium and balcony. ¡ Losef escapes in a car driven by Gregori. ¡ John leaves with a phone call to Losef. (the fights probably took 30 mins so its around 11.30pm. Friday Day 5 12.15am. ¡ John arrives back at the Continental 45 minutes later at 12.15am. âIs the doctor in?â. ¡ Assumption is the Doctor took 20 minutes to arrives and 30 minutes patching up John the time is probably around 1.05am ¡ Marcus arrives on the roof opposite and gets John in his sights. ¡ John tries to sleep. ¡ Perkins enters the room. ¡ Marcus shoots the pillow warning John. ¡ Perkins and John fight âViggos giving me $4 million to break hotel rulesâ. The phone rings as the concierge rings. ¡ John beats Perkins and answers the phone (noise complaint). ¡ Marcus leaves. ¡ Perkins tries to crawl away. Pekins tells John about the Little Russia Church front. ¡ Harry holds up John âCatch and releaseâ. ¡ Cut to Morning of Day 5. Bright light indicates its around 9am. John is at the Church who takes the pills for fully mobility, then kills lots of people and destroys the vault stash using the priest (probably takes about 30minutes). ¡ John leaves and then goes to a roof top to wait. ¡ No indication of how long until Viggo arrives I assume its an hour so the time is 10.30. ¡ Viggo arrives and kill the priest. Perkins escapes and kills Harry at around the same time). ¡ John attacks Viggo as he leaves the church. ¡ John Wick kills a lot of people ¡ John gets hit by a car, knocked out and captured by Viggo and wakes up tied to a chair in the church. The fight was about 10 minutes heâs been unconscious about 20 minutes so the time is 11pm âYeah Iâm thinking Iâm backâ. ¡ Marcus has already arrived (no idea when) and shoots the thugs chocking John. John escapes, kills other thug, frees his hands, runs out, chases down Viggos car killing thug driving it. ¡ Viggo gives up his son and pull the contract on John. (whole thing probably took 5 minutes). ¡ Cut to Losef in a Brooklyn safehouse. Not knowing where John actually is letâs say it took him an hour to go straight there so the time when John arrives is 12.05. ¡ Judging by the fact that explosives are set and it takes time to get into position its probably 12.45 ¡ John kills guard and snipes Gregori playing COD at 12.45pm ¡ John snipers lots of people. ¡ John kills guard watching Losef. ¡ John kill Losef at 1.00pm ¡ Viggo finds out Losef is dead probably 30 mins later at around 1.30pm âMake the arrangementsâ. ¡ Cut to John checking out of the Continental (Itâs only been 1 night). Prob took him an hour to be there and an hour to clean up and pack however when he leaves its getting dark so he probably fixed himself up and rested for a while and so the time is around 5pm. ¡ John gets a new car and meets Marcus around 5.30-6pm âHow many times do I have to save your ass?â. ¡ Perkins watches them and turns Marcus in (assumed but likely). ¡ Cut to night so 8pm ish. Marcus walks home and Viggo and his thugs surround him. ¡ John driving home gets aphonecall on his mobile from Viggo. Shows scene of Viggo having bruised knuckles from beating Marcus so assume 1 hour has passed (9pm). ¡ Marcus tries to escape. Perkins wounds him and Viggo kills him so Marcus dies around 9.15pm âWell played old friendâ. ¡ John turns the car around and Viggo leaves âFuel the chopperâ. ¡ 45 mnutes-1 hour later John arrives at Marcusâs house (10.15pm). ¡ Concierge calls Perkins who watches John arrives. ¡ John finds Marcus. ¡ John leaves (not shown and Perkins leaves) ¡ Perkins arrives (no time reference so assume 30 mins) to meet the concierge and has her membership to the Continental revoked at 10.45pm. Clean up crew arrives. ¡ Couple of minutes must have passed. Ohn is called by Winston to tell him where Viggo is. ¡ John drives like a nutcase and crashes into Viggo at docks probably 45 minutes away so itâs 11.30. ¡ John kills many people with his car and guns. ¡ Viggo tres to kill John with his car and the stands waiting for him. âNo more guns John. No more Bulletsâ. ¡ John kills Viggo 5 minutes later. The whole fight from his car arriving to Viggo dying was about 30 minutes so the time is 00.05am on Day 6. Saturday Day 6 00.05am ¡ John kills Viggo at 00.05am âBe seeing you John.â. ¡ John gets up and leaves taking Viggos cars. ¡ Opening scene of John crashing into the vets. John is unconscious. He could have been out for a while so im assuming 3 hours because itâs still night. ¡ John breaks into vets and treats himself (probably 30 minutes). ¡ John rescues his dog (another 10 minutes). ¡ John leaves and walks home with his new dog at 3.45am on Saturday Day 6 since his wifeâs funeral. John Wick Chapter 2 John Wick Chapter 2 starts with him chasing down a motor cyclist whilst he looking for his car. We know that this film is a direct continuation of the first film so we can assume that a little time has passed for him to heal, bond with the dog and make investigations into where his car is (this is probably because heâs not the type to stop for anything judging by the first film). Assuming that he took a day to rest and make investigations its probably been 2 days since the end of John Wick so we start on Monday Day 8 since his wifeâs funeral at 10 pm because its night in the opening scene and it all fits nicely with the idea that the first film is a week long. Monday Day 8 10pm ¡ John chases down biker in Aureiloâs borrowed car. (We never actually see what became of it in the first film because he gets a new car due to âLast nights unpleasantnessâ with Perkins in the first film as he checks out. Probably takes about 30 minutes. ¡ John hits the biker, takes the gold card and heads to Abrams Warehouse. He arrives say 30 minutes later. ¡ âMy fucking nephew killed a dog and stole a carâ. John arrives, kills thugs and looks for his car (30 mins). ¡ John calls Abram âYou have my carâ. ¡ John finds the car and takes it back. ¡ John uses his car to try and escape and kill people. ¡ John kills lots of people (approx. 30 minutes has passed). ¡ John makes peace with abram at 00.00am. ¡ John leaves and takes his car. Tuesday Day 9 7.30am ¡ Johns car is wrecked and he gets home in the morning. Judging by the light Iâd say early morning. We know he lives about 2 hours from the city so assuming it took 7 hours and 30 mins (shown in a later scene) to get home because his car was barely crawling up the driveway (being a man of focus he was getting that car back). ¡ John goes and cleans up. The clock on his table says 7.30am. Showers and sleeps. ¡ Next scene is Aureilo arriving to pick up Johns car. Iâm assuming its mid to late afternoon around 4.30pm. John is playing with his dog and we have a continuity error here because in John Wick 1 the dog was a puppy and here it is clearly an older dog but âIm choosing to ignore this because movie land reasons. ¡ Cut to next scene. John cleans up his suit and sorts out the basement from the first film. He makes cement and it probably takes him 3 hours so time is 8pm. ¡ Santino arrives at 8pm (its night out). Coffee and conversation about markers (probably 20 minutes). ¡ Santino leaves and blows up Johns house. ¡ John sees his house burn at 8.30. ¡ Cut to fire engine still fighting the fire so say the response time ect is about 30 mins later. Jimmy the cop is here âGas leak?â. ¡ John leaves with the dog and walks off. Wednesday Day 10 9am. ¡ John arrives at the continental early morning (looks around 9am so he walked for 12 hours as busses probably arenât running and heâs a man of focus). âHow good to see you again so soon Mr Wickâ. ¡ John meets with Winston and converse about Santino Dâantonio and the marker. ¡ 10 minutes later John boards the dog with Charon the concierge. John leaves for the national gallery. ¡ Probably 30 minutes to the gallery he gets frisked and meets Santino. ¡ They talk about the job for 10 minutes âMy handsâ. ¡ John leaves and travels to his deposit box â59.035â say another 30 minutes to get there. ¡ He suits up (another 30 minutes) âhappy hunting Mr Wickâ. ¡ Next scene hes in Rome so assuming an hour to the airport. Google tells me New York to Rome direct is an 8 hours and 15 minutes flight and an hour to the continental of Rome meaning total travel time is 10 hours and 15minutes because he had no delays or hold ups and everything happened perfectly because its movieland and therefore assuming every part of his trip was flawless. Rome is 6 hours behind New York (thanks to google again) so John arrives at his destination at 2.25 pm Rome time which fits with the film. Wednesday Day 10 8.25pm USA, 2.25pm Rome. ¡ John is observed by Ayres the mute woman arriving at the Continental. âWelcome to the Continental of Romeâ. ¡ He meets the manager âare you here for the pope?â. ¡ Next scene John is getting supplies and equipment. He must have checked in so I assume its an hour later. ¡ Suit, Guns and catacomb plans must have taken some time, Rush suit could have taken an hour to measure and 4 hours to make, Guns must have taken an hour along with the catacombs âMr Wick do enjoy your partyâ. ¡ Ayres watches John leave 3 hours later. ¡ John suits up that night say 8pm Rome time (Which is Thursday Day 11 2am USA time) ¡ John enters the catacombs and takes about an hour and 30 mins to reach his target whilst leaving his weapons around. ¡ Gianna enjoys her party and meets Mr Riconi and then leaves to freshen her makeup. ¡ 10.30 Rome John meets Gianna in the bathroom. They talk for 10 minutes and she slits her wrists. John shoots her and leaves. ¡ John bumps into Cassian âYou working?â they shoot each other and John runs. ¡ John kills a lot of people escaping. ¡ Cassian find Gianna. ¡ John gets to catacombs and meets Ayres âLoose ends?â. ¡ John kills a lot of people It takes about 30 minutes for John to escape the catacombs from killing Gianna. ¡ Cassian tries to run John over. They fight and crash through the window of the Continental. They wernt far from it so its assumed Joh had been walking for 20 minutes and they were fighting for 10 mins. Hey crash through about 11.40pm Rome which again fits with the film. ¡ In the bar they talk for about 5 minutes. Cassian leaves and Ayres is there as John goes to bed âNot if I see you firstâ. ¡ Its about 00.00am when Santino phones. John hangs up on him. Santino calls the exchange and puts a bounty on John. John phones the desk and says heâll check out in the morning. So all this makes the time Thursday Day 11 0.005 am Rome and Thursday Day 11 6 am USA. The text messages go out at this time because they would have done it then and there was no delay despite this being shown in a later scene. ¡ Next scene is early AM assumed around 6am because thatâs when John usually gets up so its Thursday Day 11 6am Rome and 12pm USA. John sorts his stuff and is escorted out by the manager âMay you have a safe journey Mr Wickâ. ¡ It takes 10 hours and 15 minutes to get back to New York making it 10.15pm. Cassian is seen in New York so itâs assumed he got the contract text and headed to the airport straightaway to beat John back knowing he wouldnât be able to get him in Rome. Thursday Day 11 10.15pm. ¡ Santino completes the marker book âyou stabbed the devil in the backâ. ¡ John walks through Chinatown and the train station, kills lots of people (some with a pencil) and finally faces Cassian on the tube where he stabs him in the Aorta as a professional courtesy. Judging by how beat up he is and how many people he faced it probably took him 2 and a half hours. Friday Day 12 00.45am ¡ John escapes 2 assassins at the train station and gets taken by the homeless man to the Bowery King. ¡ Its early am say around 7 am when John wakes up. Hes had medicine and has been patched up so therefore its Friday Day 12 7am. John and the king talk for an Hourish â$7 million Dollars gets you 7 roundsâ. ¡ John leaves for Santinos coronation. ¡ John arrives at the NYM meausum Mirror art exhibit . No way to judge it so im guessing it took 3 hours having traveled by tunnels and sewer making it about 11am. ¡ Santino sees john. ¡ John kills lots of people probably takes about an hour. ¡ Santino escapes and runs to the continental John kill Ayres at 12.00pm ¡ John follows Santino to the Continental which probably took an hour to get to as Santino was eating and waiting for John. ¡ John arrives at the hotel and kills Santino at 1pm whilst eating lunch âWhat have you done?â. ¡ John leaves, collects his dog and goes home. ¡ The next scene is a bit difficult to place John sits in his ruined house looking at his wifes necklace and its raining. He could have walked for 12 hours but its more likely (as heâs in the next part of the scene) that the concierge took him and waited for a call. This doesnât quite fit as the conversation about the dog staying with him implys that he had just arrived but im assuming that john was mute the whole way there in the car. âWould you be so enclinedâ. ¡ They travel back 2 hours (2 hours there 2 hours back) which makes it exactly 5pm when they reach Winston. ¡ Theres a continuity error here as John Wick 3 starts at 5pm but Winstons watch clearly shows 4pm in this scene I imagine his battery has died an hour before is all I can think of. ¡ Wick and Winston talk and John gets a marker and the starts running âIâll kill them allâ. ¡ Here ends John Wick Chapter 2 Friday Day 13 at 5pm.
2023.05.30 23:07 Nwabudike_J_MorganNwabudike_J_Morgan, 100toons365days - #51: Rango (2011)
Rango (2011), animation (CGI)
Language: English Date started: October 10, 2022 Date watched: May 29, 2023 Directed by: Gore Verbinski Written by: John Logan, Gore Verbinski, James Ward Byrkit Produced by: Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, Blind Wink Productions, GK Films Studio: Industrial Light & Magic Featuring: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone Story: A chameleon in a red Hawaiian shirt wanders into a desert town and decides to solve the mystery of what has happened to the water supply. This is framed by the chameleon going on a spiritual journey to discover who he is and his purpose in life. It turns out the villain is exactly who you expected it to be but it doesn't really make sense, and the chameleon is no more clearly defined at the ending than he was at the beginning. Design: In the 1990's Industrial Light & Magic had the potential to rival Pixar in their technical capabilities, but they kept their focus on special effects and character animation. This is an example of what they could accomplish as an animation studio, and Verbinski was given an Oscar for the effort. There is a broad variety of creatures in this town, you might say a plethora, and they are each unique and carefully handled. They also went a little overboard on the set design, creating whole deserts, canyons, caverns, highways, each nicely balanced. Technical: Roger Deakins was a "consultant" on this so everything is properly framed and composed. There are a whole lotta visual references to other films, both Western and film noir. There are some very nice lighting effects, particularly the nighttime highway sequence. There are two frenetic chase sequences, the second one featuring rodents riding on bats, but they manage to avoid the worst excesses of character-flies-through-the-air-forever action that is found in so many CGI projects. Vibe: The technical work and design work is so very nice but the drama is utterly deflated by the injection of spirit journey elements. Also the core mystery is nonsense which would be fine for an animation feature if this wasn't such a smart project in every other way. Some of the humor is a little off-color and there are so many visual and musical references that the adult audience is going to enjoy this more than their children, a real "film dad" type of movie. Rating: 8- / 10 (rewatch) Rango (2011) "Oh, that is a Chinatown reference right there..."
2023.05.30 22:44 RFC2001Rebooking Every WWE PPV from WrestleMania 1 - WrestleMania 40 - Part 42 (Long)
Judgment Day 2006 (SmackDown) Date: 21/5/06 Location: US Airways, Phoenix, Arizona WWE Tag Team Championship: MNM (c) w/Melina vs Paul London & Brian Kendrick Cruiserweight Championship: Gregory Helms (c) vs Super Crazy United States Championship: Chris Benoit (c) vs Finlay The Undertaker vs Mark Henry w/Daivari (After WrestleMania, Mark Henry and Daivari form an alliance which the Worldâs Strongest Man wants to make a further statement after taking Batista out of action. Henry targets The Undertaker, brutally attacks him on SmackDown and claims heâs the most dominant individual in the company. Henry challenges Taker to a match at Judgement Day which The Deadman accepts, saying it will be Judgment Day for Mark Henry for the sin heâs committed by attacking him. Mark Henry shockingly wins clean and The Great Khali is nowhere to be seen.) Bobby Lashley vs Booker T w/Sharmell (Booker T wins thanks to a distraction from Sharmell.) Title vs Career Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Mysterio (c) vs JBL (Rey wonât be a jobber bitch to anyone in the build up to this match. Instead, JBL wins a #1 Contenderâs Match against Chris Benoit to earn this opportunity for the World Heavyweight Championship. Bradshaw says Rey Mysterioâs win at No Way Out over him was a fluke and heâs that confident of beating Rey Mysterio this time that heâll even put his career on the line. Rey says that not only will he beat Bradshaw again to keep his title but heâll finally free the WWE and the fans from the poisonous bully that is JBL. Rey Mysterio retains the championship and beats JBL again to end his career⌠for now. The show draws to a close with the crowd taunting JBL.) ECW One Night Stand 2006 Date: 11/6/06 Location: Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan, New York, New York Kurt Angle vs Randy Orton (Kurt Angle is drafted to ECW which pisses Vince McMahon off to the point he instructs Randy Orton whoâs just been drafted to RW to take care of the traitor. Angle wins clean and this is Ortonâs punishment for violating the Wellness Policy.) Tazz vs Jerry Lawler (Tazz squashes Lawler in 30 seconds.) Extreme Rules Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Mysterio (c) vs Tommy Dreamer (With ECW back, Paul Heyman challenges Rey Mysterio who was once part of ECW to defend his championship at One Night Stand against one of his guys. Rey accepts and welcomes the challenge from anyone Heyman chooses. Paul Heyman picks the heart and soul of ECW, Tommy Dreamer! Dreamer says while he respects Rey, beating him for the World Championship on ECWâs return is an opportunity he just canât pass up. Rey tells Dreamer he understands his thinking but heâs not allowing his boyhood dream to end right now. In a very good and brutal encounter, Rey Mysterio wins to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. Both men shake hands after the match with Dreamer raising Reyâs arm.) Hardcore Match: Mick Foley vs Edge w/Lita (The match we got in real life at WrestleMania 22 in real life happens here instead. After costing Edge the WWE Championship at Backlash, Mick Foley says that was just him getting even but heâs not done with Edge. Foley challenges the Rated R Superstar to a Hardcore match at this event which Edge accepts, promising to destroy the Hardcore Legend once and for all. We get that same flaming table spot in a brutal affair. Edge wins clean.) Hardcore Match: Sabu vs Terry Funk (Just to emphasise ECWâs return further, letâs put the two craziest bastards going in a match against one another. Sabu wins in another brutal and bloody affair.) Extreme Rules Match for the WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs Rob Van Dam (Rob Van Dam tells John Cena in advance when heâs cashing in just like he did in real life. Van Dam tells Cena that heâs cashing in at ECW One Night Stand in a building that he calls home, The Hammerstein Ballroom. In a very back and forth main event with Cena being booed out of the building, Rob Van Dam beats John Cena clean to win the WWE Championship! Edge doesnât appear in the slightest.) Vengeance 2006 (Raw) Date: 25/6/06 Location: Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina Intercontinental Championship: Shelton Benjamin (c) vs Val Venis Ric Flair vs Umaga w/Armando Estrada (Umaga wins clean to remain undefeated although Flair puts up a fight in his hometown.) WWE World Tag Team Championship: Carlito & Chris Masters (c) vs Sabu & The Sandman Kane vs The Big Show Kurt Angle vs Randy Orton (Orton cheats to win after hitting a low blow when the referee isnât looking. Angle leaves the company shortly after.) D-Generation X vs The Spirit Squad (Vince McMahon is furious that Triple H has aligned with Shawn Michaels again and says he should never have trusted him. Vince says there will be consequences and at Vengeance, DX will face off against all 5 members of The Spirit Squad. In the build up, DX rip the utter pss out the McMahons by dressing up as them, covering them and The Spirit Squad in sht, saying Vince McMahon loves c*cks etc. Despite the odds being against them, DX win this match in their first official match as a team again.) WWE Championship: Rob Van Dam (c) vs John Cena (No Contest) (After ECW One Night Stand, John Cena says on the night Rob Van Dam was the better man and deserves to be the WWE Champion. Cena then tells Van Dam that heâs invoking his rematch clause at Vengeance. Mr. Monday Night welcomes the challenge, saying itâll be another day at the office for him and heâll prove his win at One Night Stand wasnât a fluke. This match ends in a No Contest after a mysterious man attacks both men. The man is⌠Edge! Edge then Spears both Cena & Van Dam before holding up the WWE Championship as Vengeance draws to a close.) Note: (Mark Henry gets injured in his Judgment Day rematch against The Undertaker on SmackDown although the storyline is going to be that Batista injured Henry when attacking him upon return as part of his revenge after Henry injured him.) The Great American Bash 2006 (SmackDown) Date: 23/7/06 Location: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana WWE Tag Team Championship: Paul London & Brian Kendrick (c) vs The Pitbulls Cruiserweight Championship: Gregory Helms (c) vs Chavo Guerrero The Undertaker vs Daivari (Teddy Long forces Daivari to compete at The Great American Bash against The Undertaker as The Phenom publicly made it known he wants to get his hands on him for being the brains behind Mark Henry going after him in the first place. The Deadman utterly destroys Daivari here.) United States Championship: Chris Benoit (c) vs Finlay Matt Hardy vs William Regal Batista vs Mr.Kennedy World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Mysterio (c) vs Booker T w/Sharmell (Booker T wins a Triple Threat Match against Bobby Lashley and Chris Benoit to earn this opportunity. Booker T says that itâs been 3 years since he was the World Heavyweight Champion and promises that the rut without the gold is coming to an end. Booker also says that someone has to end that little troll Rey Mysterioâs fairytale run and warns Rey itâs going to be him. Rey simply wants to continue his run and prove that heâs not a fluke of a champion every single time he gets the chance. Rey Mysterio retains the title via a roll up which Booker T canât believe and shouts to Rey that he isnât finished with him.) SummerSlam 2006 Date: 20/8/06 Location: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Extreme Rules Match for the Inaugural ECW Championship: Sabu vs The Sandman vs Tommy Dreamer (Paul Heyman announces the return of the ECW Championship and says the new ECW Champion will be crowned at SummerSlam involving 3 individuals who are the heart and soul of the brand. Sandman wins the championship in a crazy, bloody and fun opener.) Womenâs Championship: Mickie James (c) vs Lita United States Championship: Finlay (c) vs Chris Benoit Ric Flair vs Randy Orton (Randy Orton targets his former Evolution teammate as his next Legend to decimate. Orton says that Ric Flair is nowadays nothing but a dumb, deluded old man with his best days behind him and heâs willing to put him down for good. Flair says Orton just like in Evolution is still a cocky, arrogant little brat who needs to be taught a lesson. Randy Orton wins clean with an RKO.) Intercontinental Championship: Shelton Benjamin (c) vs Kane D-Generation X vs Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon & The Big Show (Vince McMahon recruits The Big Show to help him take down DX. Vince says that DX is a disease to him and his company and that Big Show is the key to helping him destroy them. Big Show says that DX can try and make jokes all they want but he, Vince and Shane will be the last ones laughing. DX tell Vince he can hide behind that 500 knucklehead Big Show all they want, when the jokes are put to the side theyâll be kicking their ass and ending this at SummerSlam. DX win after Triple H pins Vince to end the feud between DX & The McMahons.) Batista vs Bobby Lashley (Bobby Lashley challenges Batista in order to prove he deserves to be here. Bobby feels challenging the best SmackDown has to offer is his best way to get noticed. Batista accepts Bobbyâs challenge but tells him heâll be introduced to the big leagues the hard way. Batista wins clean although Lashley takes him to the limit which Batista respects to the point he shakes Bobby Lashleyâs hand after the match.) World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Mysterio (c) vs Booker T w/Sharmell (Booker T challenges Rey Mysterio to face him again at the biggest party of the summer. Rey accepts and claims just like he did to JBL, heâll beat Booker T again to prove that his win at The Great American Bash wasnât a fluke. During the match, the referee is unconscious and Chavo Guerrero comes down to the ring in aid of his friend Mysterio. Chavo gets a steel chair and hits⌠Rey! With one of the hardest chair shots youâll see and Booker T is utterly stunned. The referee regains consciousness and Booker T covers Rey Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship!) WWE Championship: Rob Van Dam (c) vs Edge w/Lita vs John Cena (Edge says he did what he did at Vengeance because not only does he hate John Cena and doesnât want him touching the WWE Championship in the slightest but Rob Van Dam also holds the damn thing he wants. Cena says Edge has only delayed the inevitable which is him regaining his spot as the man and he now wants the chance to do it in his hometown meanwhile RVD tells them both that if they want his title, he welcomes the challenge. As a result, a Triple Threat Match is booked. Edge wins the championship by pinning Rob Van Dam after Lita hands him a pair of brass knuckles.) Notes: (Jeff Hardy returns to the WWE the night after SummerSlam although he doesnât confront Edge.) (Rob Van Dam and Sabu are suspended for violating the Wellness Policy.) (Chavo Guerrero costs Rey Mysterio his rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship on the SmackDown after SummerSlam.) And thatâs part 42 over and done with guys! I hope you enjoyed what I brought to the table and of course love the fact I kept The Great Khali so far away from The Undertaker đ anyways, Iâll be back on Thursday to cover part 43 where weâll see Trish Stratus retire, John Cena and Edge take their rival to a new level and at Survivor Series weâll have Brand Warfare which ends up getting Extreme đ stay tuned!
2023.05.30 22:23 SalernoXboxHonest Review of Fender Professional II Stratocaster - It plays better than my LP Standard which costs more than double the price
Fender really nailed it with this guitar, there isn't really anything to say aside from the price tag but then again, I genuinely believe that this is the best Stratocaster for what you get for the money. The Performer series would be a close second. I tried a few ultras in the store and the neck was super fast, but I personally preferred the deep c neck as it felt more like the original standard I know and love. The deep c is not "deep" at all, in fact it's more slim than the modern d on my les paul standard. It has nice fullness on the edges that gives the hand something to grip, playing chords is much more comfortable on the deep c I found than the slimmer necks. I'll break the strat down into all the categories I can try to list at the top of my head: Neck - 10/10 : I may be a little bit biased but I think the deep c neck is the best neck that Fender has ever come out with. Between this and my standard, this neck just feels so much more pleasant and comfortable to hold. It speaks for itself. The rosewood is extremely smooth and easy to noodle around on. Mine came with this funky 2-tone grain on the wood that tripped me out a little at first but I learned to embrace it. The back of the neck has this super satin smooth finish and it is definitely super smooth, it's an extremely smooth playing guitar. Frets - 9.5/10 : I'm not giving it a 10 because I think Fender should be putting stainless steel frets on these instruments considering the price tag and especially compared to other brands that use them. But I think the Narrow Tall frets with the rolled edges are incredible. It's quite funny hearing people say "I'm going for the performer for the medium jumbo" or "Narrow tall is horrible" , I'm not sure how many people know this, but literally almost all of Fender's Custom Shop Strat's and a lot of the Telecasters, have Narrow Tall frets. $4000-$10,000 guitars and up, and almost every single one I looked at had Narrow Tall frets in the specs. There is obviously a reason why this is a thing, and I'm also sure nobody who gets a custom shop fender is going to be concerned over medium jumbo or narrow tall frets. I have no idea what the difference is between Narrow-Tall and Medium Jumbo if you put 2 in front of me, my Les Paul is Medium Jumbo and my Strat is Narrow Tall and never have I picked up one instrument over the other and went "oh, these frets feel different." Tone - 9/10 : I love the tone that comes out of these V-Mod 2 pickups, it has a very modern stratty sound to it, perfect for modern covers, jazz, some country, a little bit of John Mayer, I do think that some hotter more vintage pickups would have been really cool especially when you consider the implementation of the Narrow-Tall frets to try to give you that Custom Shop vibe. The push-push knobs are cool and there's a few positions I really like that almost sound like an acoustic guitar. Finishes - 10/10 : I think the Pro II line by far had the nicest paint finishes. Miami blue, Surf green, Dark Knight, Mercury Silver, Olympic white, even the roasted pine. The ultra line is great too, I think the Miami blue is more vibrant than the cobra blue, the finishes on the ultra just didn't catch my eye the way I hoped they would. The Texas Tea was in my opinion the nicest finish on the ultras. My 2 favorite finishes in the Pro II line are definitely the Mystic Green and Dark Knight. Reason being because it has the exact same sparkly paint as the ultras that reflect and shine in different lighting. It almost looks like a fancy car paint finish. It's a nicer paint finish than my Les Paul Standard. Versatility - 8/10 : It's definitely versatile, an HSS would be more practical if you're looking for a do-it-all guitar. The SSS version gives that authentic single coil strat sound, and with the coil tapping abilities, opens up for more acoustic sounding tones, muddier overdrive for punk, some really bright funky tones for country too. I use my LP for anything related to gain, so for me it was a no brainer to get the SSS version. The HSS is really good too, I had one before getting a LP and later on getting the SSS, while it may not be as meaty as some other guitars designed for overdrive, the HSS will get the job done. The SSS is everything I would expect from a classic single coil strat, and the coil tapping just opens me up to more tonal possibilities. Body & Weight - 10/10 : Extremely ergonomic guitar, especially when comparing it to a beefy LP. It's extremely light, easier to hold, more comfortable to play in bed, and a lot easier for high fret access especially with the contour in the back to help this. This is what I meant earlier with the Pro II being a mighty match for the ultra, the ultra is extremely fast yes, but the Pro II is also fast. If I would rate the speed out of 10 between both guitars, I'd give the ultra a 9.5/10 and the Pro II a 9.2/10. But if I were to rate the neck's in terms of comfort, I'd give the ultra an 8.5/10 and give the Pro II a 9.5/10 if not a perfect 10. So how I looked at it in the store was where did it differ the most? And it was certainly in comfort, I would rather sacrifice a little bit of speed for a lot more comfort than to sacrifice a lot of comfort for a little bit of speed. I fingerpick quite a lot when I'm not using a pick, and everything from Clapton inspired chords (thumb-work) to John Mayer's funky chord variations, it just feels super comfortable to play. and I can go very long periods without getting tired or cramping. When you factor in all of these amazing features and little touches, this is probably the best value Stratocaster on the market right now. The finish is premium and what you would expect from a high end American Fender instrument, you get unique Narrow Tall frets that actually works very well unlike the cheaper fender models that have it, and that is typically something that would only be found on a Fender Custom Shop. It has almost all of the compliments an ultra would, minus the ability to turn the single coils into humbuckers; but that goes with saying I would just get an HSS or 1 humbucking guitar and 1 single coiled guitar. And the ultra neck is no "improvement" but more of a preference for people who want a super slim fast neck. I think they can totally put both of these guitars at the same price but they won't do it because of marketing. This Pro II is a REALLY big upgraded and refined American Standard, while the ultra is a refined version of the Elite. All in all I am more than pleased with this fine instrument, I think that the competition of the Ultra tends to kick this one into the shadows sometimes, but it's price tag justifies every bit of this instrument. When I brought the ultra home for a week, I personally couldn't bond with it , mainly because it was more of a super-strat than the classic American Standard I always wanted to own. Let me know how your experience with your Fender Stratocaster is, which model you think is the best bang for the buck I would love to hear :) Cheers https://preview.redd.it/tfep1wj5t03b1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49c1e7be35641b67ec2697f571201c4b3a94580b
2023.05.30 21:58 GlopussSupermarket (Coles & Woolworths) specials May 31 - June 6
A selection of items âon specialâ this week in Coles and Woolworths that may be of interest to some keto followers. Most are processed so not really suitable for âclean ketoâ. Victorian data, some may not be available interstate. Alcohol (except no carb beer) excluded. Drink prices exclude recycling deposits. If you are doing an online order, also look at the stores' ONLINE ONLY specials as I don't always include all of these, many are multibuys. âLocked pricesâ might now be considered specials as unlocked prices have increased, but same every week til July so not included as âspecialsâ.
COLES
Well Naturally chocolate has moved to the Confectionery aisle. Website still stuffed so may have missed items of interest. Please add in comments if you find anything. Does anyone here work for Coles?
Aeroplane - Jelly Lite $1.95
Bread/Wraps - Herman Brot 600g $6
Bread/Wraps - Simson's Pantry Low Carb Keto 5 pack 200g 2 for $10, Low Carb High Protein 5 pack 225g 2 for $9
Sauce, pasta - Leggos Providore Tomato & Chilli 400g $5 lowest carb not hot
Sauve, hot - Franks red hot buffalo 148g $3.50, Byron Bay varieties 150ml $4.20, Bull's-eye Chilli Louisiana Style Chipotle Cajun Spices 135ml $4, Frank's Redhot Original Thick 368ml $5, Nandos peri peri 250g $6
Snacks - D'orsogna Tasty Sticks 400g $9.75, From deli $25kg dearer
Snacks - Normandie Pate Chicken & Black Peppercorns 150g $4.60
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May Universal Rewards 12 Monkeys 4K Assault On Precinct 13 (2005) The Black Dahlia (2006) Being John Malkovich Fifty Shades of Grey (Theatrical or Unrated) 4K I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Larry Crowne Snow White and the Huntsman (Theatrical or Extended) 4K This is 40 (Theatrical or Unrated) Welcome to Marwen 4K 4K / HD iTunes Agent Game (2022) - 4K - iTunes - $5.00 Babylon (2023) - 4K - iTunes - $7.00 Clerks III (2023) - 4K - iTunes - $6.00 Clifford: The Big Red Dog (2022) - 4K - iTunes - $6.00 Despicable Me 2 (2013) - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 Detective Knight: Rogue - 4K - iTunes - $6.00 Divergent (2014) - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 Ender's Game (2013) - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 Gigi & Nate (2023) - 4K - iTunes - $6.00 Infinite (2022) - 4K - iTunes - $5.00 Jurassic Park - The Lost World (1997) - 4K - iTunes (split) - $4.00 Mission Impossible Rogue Nation (2015) - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 National Champions (2022) - 4K - iTunes - $5.00 Paws of Fury - The Legend of Hank (2022) - 4K - iTunes - $6.00 Scream (2022) - 4K - iTunes - $5.00 Smile (2023) - 4K - iTunes - $6.00 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) - 4K - iTunes - $5.00 Star Trek (2009) - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 Star Trek: Into the Darkness (2013) - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 Terminator Genisys (2015) - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 The Bourne Legacy (2012) - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 Till (2023) - 4K - iTunes - $6.00 Full TV Seasons Game of Thrones - Season 4 - HD - GP (split) - $4.00 Superman & Lois - The Complete Season 2 (2022) - Vudu - $7.00 Funimation My Hero Academia Season 4 (2020) 25 Episodes - HD - Funimation - $7.00 My Hero Academia Season 4 Part 1 (2020) 12 Episodes - HD - Funimation - $5.00 My Hero Academia Season 4 Part 2 (2020) 12 Episodes - HD - Funimation - $5.00 4K / HD / SD movies 3:10 To Yuma (2007) - 4K - Vudu - $5.00 A Man Called Otto (2023) - SD - MA - $5.00 A Man Called Otto (2023) - HD - MA - $7.00 Alita - Battle Angel (2019) - HD - MA Vudu GP - $5.00 Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023) - HD - MA Vudu - $7.00 Beast (2022) - HD - MA Vudu - $6.00 Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) - HD - MA Vudu GP - $5.00 Broken City (2013) - HD - Vudu - $5.00 Bullet Train (2022) - HD - MA - $6.00 Catwoman: Hunted (2022) - HD - MA Vudu - $5.00 Cocaine Bear (2023) - HD - MA Vudu - $8.00 Creed 3 (2023) - HD - Vudu - $8.00 Death on the Nile (2022) - HD - MA Vudu (split) - $5.00 Despicable Me 2 (2013) - HD - Vudu (split) - $5.00 Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Dog Days (2012) - HD - MA Vudu iTunes GP - $5.00 Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Long Haul (2017) - HD - MA Vudu iTunes GP - $5.00 Divergent (2014) - HD - Vudu (split) - $4.00 Downton Abbey (2022) - HD - MA Vudu - $5.00 Elvis (2022) - HD - MA Vudu - $5.00 Ender's Game (2013) - HD - Vudu (split) - $4.00 Fast & Furious: 8 Movie Collection (2020) - 1 code for all 8 - HD - MA - $20.00 Fast and the Furious 6 extended - 4K - MA - $4.00 Fast and the Furious 6 - 4K - MA - $4.00 Fast & Furious 6 (Extended Edition) (2013) - HD - MA Vudu - $5.00 Fast & Furious 7 (Extended Edition) (2015) - HD - MA Vudu - $5.00 Firestarter (2022) - HD - MA Vudu - $5.00 Heaven is for Real (2014) - HD - MA - $4.00 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul (2022) - HD - MA Vudu - $6.00 Hot Seat (2022) - HD - Vudu GP - $5.00 Hunger Games (2012) - HD - Vudu Fandango - $4.00 Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) - HD - Vudu (split) - $4.00 Infinite (2022) - HD - Vudu - $5.00 Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (unrated) (2014) - HD - MA - $5.00 Jurassic World: Dominion Theatrical & Extended Cut (2022) - 1 Code both versions - HD - MA - $6.00 Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen, Part One (2023) - HD - MA Vudu - $7.00 King Kong (2005) - HD - Vudu (split) - $5.00 King Richard (2022) - SD - MA Vudu - $4.00 Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2023) - HD - MA - $6.00 Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023) - MA Vudu - $7.00 Marksman (2021) - HD - MA Vudu - $5.00 Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) - HD - MA - $5.00 Mission Impossible Rogue Nation (2015) - HD - Vudu (split) - $4.00 Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022) - HD - MA Vudu - $6.00 Nope (2022) - HD - MA Vudu - $7.00 Paws of Fury - The Legend of Hank (2022) - HD - Vudu - $5.00 Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) - HD - MA - $5.00 Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) - HD - MA - $5.00 Spider-Man: Far From Home & Spider-Man: Homecoming (1 code) - HD - MA - $8.00 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - HD - MA - $6.00 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2022) - SD - MA - $5.00 Star Trek (2009) - HD - Vudu (split) - $5.00 Star Trek: Into the Darkness (2013) - HD - Vudu (split) - $5.00 Taken 2 (2012) - HD - Vudu (split) - $5.00 Taken 2 (2012) - HD - iTunes (split) - $5.00 Tar (2023) - HD - MA Vudu - $7.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) - HD - Vudu (split) - $5.00 Terminator Genisys (2015) - HD - Vudu (split) - $5.00 The Bad Guys (2022) - HD - MA Vudu - $5.00 The Fabelmans (2023) - HD - MA Vudu - $7.00 The Last Duel (2022) - HD - MA Vudu - $4.00 The Last Duel (2022) - HD - GP - $4.00 The Lorax (2012) - HD - MA Vudu - $4.00 The Matrix: Resurrection - HD - MA Vudu - $4.00 The Menu (2023) - HD - MA Vudu - $6.00 The Menu (2023) - HD - GP - $5.00 The Other Woman (2014) - HD - MA Vudu iTunes GP - $5.00 The Woman King (2023) - HD - MA - $6.00 Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) - HD - Vudu - $7.00 Thunderstruck (2012) - HD - MA Vudu - $4.00 Ticket To Paradise (2023) - HD - MA Vudu - $6.00 Trolls (2016) - HD - MA - $5.00 Uncharted (2022) - HD - MA - $5.00 Venom (2018) - HD - MA - $5.00 Vivo (2022) - HD - MA - $5.00 Where The Crawdads Sing (2022) - HD - MA - $6.00 Wonder Woman (2017) - HD - MA Vudu - $5.00 Zero's and One's (2022) - HD - Vudu GP - $5.00 Disney / 4K split Avengers Endgame (2019) - iTunes 4K only (split) - $5.00 Captain American: Winter Soldier (2014) - 4K - iTunes only (split) - $5.00 Captain Marvel (2019) - 4K - iTunes only (split) - $5.00 Iron Man 3 (2013) - 4K - iTunes only (split) - $5.00 The Santa Clause 1 - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 The Santa Clause 2 - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 The Santa Clause 3 - 4K - iTunes (split) - $5.00 Star Wars - The Force Awakens - 4K - iTunes only (split) - $5.00 The Little Mermaid - 4K - iTunes only - $6.00 Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 (2018) - 4K - iTunes only - $5.00 Disney / HD split 101 Dalmatians (1961) - HD - MA Vudu iTunes (split) - $6.00 Ant-Man & the Wasp (2018) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Avengers Endgame (2019) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Big Hero 6 (2014) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Black Widow (2021) - HD - MA Vudu (split) - $5.00 Black Widow (2021) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - HD - GP (split) - $6.00 Captain America: Civil War (2016) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Cars 3 (2017) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Coco (2017) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Cruella (2021) - HD - MA Vudu (split) - $5.00 Cruella (2021) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) - HD - GP (split) - $4.00 Encanto (2022) - HD - MA Vu (split) - $4.00 Encanto (2022) - HD - GP (split) - $4.00 Finding Dory (2016) - HD - GP (split) - $4.00 Fox and the Hound 2 (2006) - HD - MA Vudu iTunes (split) - $5.00 Iron Man 3 (2013) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Jungle Cruise (2022) - HD - MA Vudu (split) - $4.00 Jungle Cruise (2022) - HD - GP (split) - $4.00 Lady and the Tramp (1955) - HD - MA Vudu iTunes (split) - $6.00 Lady and the Tramp (1955) - HD - GP (split) - $6.00 Lightyear (2022) - HD - MA Vudu (split) - $4.00 Lightyear (2022) - HD - GP (split) - $4.00 Lion King (1994) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Luca (2021) - HD - MA - $4.00 Luca (2021) - HD - GP - $4.00 Monsters University (2013) - HD - MA Vudu (split) - $6.00 Mulan (2021) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Pinocchio (1940) - HD - MA Vudu iTunes (split) - $6.00 Pinocchio (1940) - HD - GP (split) - $6.00 Planes (2013) - HD - MA Vudu iTunes (split) - $5.00 Planes Fire & Rescue (2014) - HD - MA Vudu iTunes (split) - $5.00 Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 (2018) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Solo - A Star Wars Story (2018) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - HD - MA Vudu (split) - $5.00 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Star Wars - The Force Awakens - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Star Wars - The Last Jedi - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 The Incredibles 2 - HD - GP (split) - $65.00 The Santa Clause 1 - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 The Santa Clause 2 - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 The Santa Clause 3 - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 The Sword in the Stone (1963) - HD - iTunes MA Vudu (split) - $6.00 The Sword in the Stone (1963) - HD - GP (split) - $6.00 Thor: Love and Thunder HD - MA Vudu (split) - $5.00 Thor: Love and Thunder HD - GP (split) - $4.00 Toy Story (1995) - HD - GP (split) - $5.00 Turning Red (2022) - HD - MA Vudu (split) - $4.00 Turning Red (2022) - HD - GP (split) - $4.00
2023.05.30 21:17 NothingButAJeepThingMonday May 29 Box Office Numbers for the Day - Little Mermaid adds $23M, GOTG adds $6M, Fast X adds $5.5M, Super Mario adds $2M plus the rest of the holiday weekend lineup
2023.05.30 21:11 superbomb122I simulated u/TheGeorgeKelly's Bizarro-verse Super Bowls to see who would really win
Credit goes to u/TheGeorgeKelly for the original post. I absolutely loved the alternate history concept, but I found the methodology for the winners and lack of scores a bit unsatisfying. To resolve this for my stat junkie brain, I booted up WhatIfSports simulation and spent the morning simulating every Super Bowl since 1970s with the runner's-up to find out who really comes out on top in Bizarro World. The results and game MVPs are below:
SF RB Christian McCaffrey: 15 att, 144 yds, 2 rec, 10 yds
Some notes: - Most rings: 49ers, Rams (5) - Most losses: 49ers (6) - Most appearances without a win: Browns (3) - Most appearances without a loss: Jets (4) - Most appearances: 49ers (11) - No appearances: Giants, Texans - In real life, the Giants have not lost a post-merger conference championship game, while the Jets have not won a post-merger championship game. The opposite is true here, with the Jets also having 4 post-merger rings like the Giants IRL. Funny how that worked out - The Vikings' 1978 Super Bowl win came from their kicker making a 36 yarder as time expired in regulation and then a 46 yarder as time expired in OT. Yep, this is the Bizarro world alright. - 2 MVPs in losing efforts (Mel Blount and Ricky Watters) - 4 defensive MVPs (Mel Blount, Fred Dean, LeRoy Irvin, Chris Jones) - Mark Sanchez has as many rings as Ben Roethlisberger and Brett Favre and more than Aaron Rodgers, John Elway, and Peyton Manning combined. The same goes for Jimmy G, but that's less funny. - Most wins by a QB: Joe Montana (1983-84, 1990-91, 1993-94), Tom Brady (2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16) - The state of California won 8 Super Bowls in 12 years from 1973-74 to 1985-86. This includes the Rams dynasty you never knew existed. Go look up Lawrence McCutcheon. Right now. - The Lions won a Super Bowl. That is their most recent playoff win. - The Bucs got a ring in year 4, the Jags got 2 by year 5. Wild performances from expansion teams. - The Cowboys still haven't made a Super Bowl since the 90s. - I think I prefer reality to losing 4 Super Bowls in 7 years as a zoomer Packers fan.
2023.05.30 21:08 FamiliarDecision6477AITA for refusing to give my sister $2000 for an adoption fee?
My sister "Becky" gave birth to her daughter "Abby" 8 years ago. She didn't want Abby and signed over her parental rights to my other sister "Clara". All Clara needed to do was file the final paperwork for $2000 but she never did and therefore the adoption was never completed, legally. Abby's real dad "John" recently just married Becky. When Becky gave birth to Abby, they were not together and Becky basically told him she wasn't keeping the kid and gave him no say in it. But anyways, they are married now and Abby is around John a lot and he's now really beside himself with the whole thing. He regrets not fighting for custody and he fully intends on fighting now, especially after finding out that legally the adoption was never completed/filed. He has legal grounds to do so. Not saying I agree with it but at the same time, my sister brought this on herself. She had plenty of time to file the paperwork and just never did. Now Clara is running around in a panic because John made his intentions known. He wants "his" kid back. He hasn't filed, from my understanding, and therefore my sister is trying to pull money together to complete the adoption before he can take that route. She asked me specifically for help because I offered years ago to cover the adoption fee (because she kept putting it off) and she always declined my help. I'm not going to help her now. Now that I have a family of my own and my own kids to worry about especially. I look at my kids and if I adopted, the fee would be the FIRST thing I'd pay off. Clara says I'm a heartless AH because I won't help her "keep her kid".
2023.05.30 21:04 Temp3rorCompilation of prompt engineering basic rules
I've compiled an extensive list of tips and tricks about basic prompt engineering. Hope it helps someone getting started. Prompt Engineering - Part I What Are Prompts in AI? A key part of using conversational artificial intelligent agents is giving it prompts. They are a piece of text that is fed into the agent (AI) and used by the model to make a response. In other words, the process of making text in the AI starts with prompts. The model uses the information in the prompt to figure out whatâs going on and come up with a response that fits. Depending on the userâs goal, a prompt could be a question, a statement, a short story, a task, or a topic. They can be as easy as one word or as hard as an entire essay. A good prompt should be specific, clear, and give enough background information for the AI to understand the topic and come up with a good answer. Some quick tips:
The AI has been trained with data from many languages, but the amount of English text in the training material is much higher. It can be helpful to run queries in English and only then translate the output using tools like DeepL.
The AI processes up to 4,096 tokens in an input (â 4,000 words), any character beyond that is ignored without a message. A token is roughly equivalent to a word, depending on the use case.
The response generation can be stopped with the stop button above the input field if you notice that the AI is going in the wrong direction.
If too much knowledge has been exchanged during a chat, it may be helpful to start a new chat so that subsequent replies are not corrupted.
Although chatting with the AI sometimes feels almost human, polite phrases like âpleaseâ and âthank youâ are unnecessary. The AI does not need eloquent instructions, just clear ones.
If you want to ask follow-up questions on the same topic in the AI, itâs best to keep the current conversation going. When you want to switch topics, hit the âNew topicâ button. This gives the model a clean slate â it wonât get confused and merge unrelated topics.
Use the right model for the right job. If youâre looking for stories, poems, jokes or other imaginative answers, use the âmore creativeâ mode of the AI. But if youâre looking for just the facts, use the âmore preciseâ mode. This will yield succinct and fact-based responses. âBalancedâ mode is the default and works well for most scenarios.
General rules
Construct an initial prompt. Create a simple, concise prompt to begin the process. This can be refined and expanded as needed.
Summarize the following news article:
Evaluate and iterate. Assess the output generated by the AI in response to the initial prompt. Modify the prompt as necessary to improve the outcome. Iterate until the desired result is achieved.
Provide a concise, 3-sentence summary of the following news article:
Provide a clear context. Providing context to the AI can each help in creating a more useful response. Context includes:
Background information
Specific Requirements
Constraints
Address potential ambiguity in your prompts by specifying the context or domain in which the AI should generate its response. Assuming I am a beginner in the field of AI, explain the concept of deep learning and its applications. Explain how neural networks are used in the context of natural language processing. I have 3 years of experience as a software developer. Now I got bored with coding and want to transition to another career. My education qualifications are B. Tech in computer science, and I am well-versed in understanding the business side of software as well. Suggest a list of career options that are easy for me to transition.
Set content boundaries. Establish clear boundaries for the content you want the AI to generate, specifying what should and should not be included.
Write a humorous, family-friendly story about a robot that learns to cook.
Be specific. Omit needless words. When crafting a prompt for the AI, it's crucial to be specific, concise and clear about the information you want. Providing clear instructions helps the model generate accurate and relevant responses. Omit needless words for clearer, more effective communication with the AI.
Avoid using overly complex or ambiguous language and aim to be as specific as possible in your prompts. Establish a clear purpose for the prompt. For instance, when summarizing a news article, the aim is to obtain a brief, informative overview. Explain the difference between artificial intelligence and machine learning. Write a funny soccer story for kids that teaches the kid that persistence is key for success in the style of Rowling. Provide a summary of [X], including its history, features, and configuration. I am a 26-year-old female looking to lose 6 kg in 3 months. Create a 1700 calories Indian diet plan for two weeks. Do not give me non-vegetarian options on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. It should be a lean protein diet with carbs (30%), protein (40%), fiber (20%), and fat (10%).
Keep focus and relevance. A well-defined prompt should have a clear purpose and focus, helping to guide the conversation and keep it on track. Avoid using overly broad or open-ended prompts, which can lead to disjointed or unfocused conversations.
Make sure that your prompts are relevant to the user and the conversation and maintain a consistent tone. Avoid introducing unrelated topics or tangents that can distract from the main focus of the conversation.
Get Answers That Are More Than the Sum of Their Parts. Your answers can be seriously improved if you give the AI some ingredients to work with before asking for a response. They could be literal ingredientsâsuggest a dish from what's left in the fridgeâor they could be anything else.
So don't just ask for a murder mystery scenario. Also list out the characters who are going to appear. Don't just ask for ideas of where to go in a city; specify the city you're going to, the types of places you want to see, and the people you'll have with you.
Chained Prompting. Break up complex tasks into several intermediate steps, hoping the AI will generate a more concrete, customized, and better result. This works in a single long prompt as well as in several prompts in a row.
Probably the simplest form of chain prompting is to first ask for the structure of an article. Then you can tell the AI to formulate the corresponding bullet points. This method also saves time: If you notice that the AI is going down a wrong path during the outline, you can make the necessary adjustments before the full text is generated. After the initial response, you may continue the chat to seek additional details asking for more information âCan you suggest other options?â or âTell me more about X.â Write an article about ChatGPT. First give me the outline, which consists of a headline, a teaser, and several subheadings. [wait for output] Now write five key messages for each subheading. [wait for output] Add five keywords to the key messages for each subheading. [wait for output] And so on âŚ
Chain of thought prompting or autodebugging. This is a variation on the chain prompting technique. Instead of splitting a task into smaller steps, in this approach the model response is instructed to proceed step-by-step and present all the steps involved. Doing so reduces the possibility of inaccuracy of outcomes and makes assessing the model response easier.
This type of prompt not only gives the AI context to use for completion, but also provides a âchain of thoughtâ process that showcases how the correct answer to a question should be reached. This type of prompting elicits reasoning. It even improves arithmetical and logic results, something AI language models struggle with sometimes. Use sentences like âExplain the process step by stepâ, âThink each stepâ, "Thinking backwards" or âCite the reasons behindâ. You are an assistant designed to analyze sentiment from speech data. Users will paste in a string of text and you will respond with an assessment of the response of the speaker. Rate on a scale of 1-10 (10 being highest). Explain why this rating was given. You will read a paragraph, and then issue queries to a search engine in order to fact-check it. Also explain the queries. Who was the most decorated (maximum medals) individual athlete in the Olympic games that were held at Sydney? Take a step-by-step approach in your response, cite sources and give reasoning before sharing final answer in the below format: ANSWER is: Classify and list down their various behaviors and cite the reason behind the classification, using the format BEHAVIOR("reason")
Multi-step prompts. For complex queries, you can use multi-step prompts that break down the question into smaller parts. This helps the AI provide more comprehensive answers.
First, explain supervised learning. Second, describe unsupervised learning. Finally, discuss reinforcement learning and its applications.
Zero-Shot Prompt. The most basic and straightforward prompt type there is. What the AI basically does is complete your prompt. Thatâs the whole magic. So a zero-shot prompt works like a simple question-answer mechanism. You donât have to use a question, though. Any initial statement works. The AI model will always try to complete it.
Write a bunch of headlines for a blog post about space travel to Jupiter Headline: Coach confident injury won't derail Warriors Topic:
One-Shot Prompt. These types of prompts provide the AI model with one example of what you expect the output to be. The basic steps are: 1) Give a quick explanation of what you need; 2) add a question-answer pair or a template as an example, and 3) let the AI take it from there.
Translate the following sentences to French. Example: 'The dog is playing in the garden.' -> 'Le chien joue dans le jardin.' Translate: 'The cat is sitting on the mat.'
Few-shot Prompt. The AI can intuitively generate plausible completions from few examples. The basic steps are: 1) Give a quick explanation of what you need; 2) add a few question-answer pairs or templates as an example.
This fine-tuning achieves better results on various tasks without requiring examples in the prompt, saving costs and enabling lower-latency requests. Example Training Data: {"prompt":"", "completion":""} {"prompt":"", "completion":""} {"prompt":"", "completion":""} ... Learn the operator based on the following input/output pairs: {"prompt":"2+2=", "completion":"22"} {"prompt":"2+3=", "completion":"23"} {"prompt":"40+2=", "completion":"402"} â1000+3000=â Headline: Twins' Correa to use opt-out, test free agency Topic: Baseball Headline: Qatar World Cup to have zones for sobering up Topic: Soccer Headline: Yates: Fantasy football intel for Week 6 Topic: Football Headline: Coach confident injury won't derail Warriors Topic:
Explore both sides of the conversation. You can use the AI to explore and prepare for a dialogue or an interview.
In the voice of , generate a list of 10 interview questions for about AI and the new Bing. Answer question 5 in the voice of Help me prepare for a podcast interview with . The topic weâve agreed to discuss is the rise of Artificial Intelligence tools and services. Based on her most recent writing and podcasts, give me 10 questions I should anticipate.
Ask for additional details. After the initial response, you may continue the chat to seek additional details. Encourage the AI to ask questions or provide feedback to keep the conversation interactive and engaging. While the AI is able to provide useful and relevant information, it can sometimes be helpful to encourage it to expand on its responses in order to provide more in-depth information or to delve into related topics. You can do this by asking follow-up questions or by providing additional context or examples to help guide the conversation. You might frequently ask for information, such as:
âHow much do each of those cost?â
âCan you create a project calendar for this?â
âCan you suggest other options?â
Tell me more about X.â
Space efficiency. AI models break words into âtokensâ. While common multi-syllable words are often a single token, less common words are broken in syllables. Tokens can sometimes be counter-intuitive, as shown by the example below which demonstrates token boundaries for different date formats. In this case, spelling out the entire month is more space efficient than a fully numeric date. The current range of token support goes from 2000 tokens to up to 32,768 tokens.
tokenization results Given this limited space, it is important to use it as efficiently as possible.
Tables âAI models can understand tabular formatted data quite easily. This can be a space efficient way to include data, rather than preceding every field with name (such as with JSON).
White Space â Consecutive whitespaces are treated as separate tokens which can be an easy way to waste space. Spaces preceding a word, on the other hand, are typically treated as part of the same token as the word. Carefully watch your usage of whitespace and donât use punctuation when a space alone will do.
Prompt self-criticism. The AI is already a useful tool for critiquing texts written by humans â so why shouldnât this tactic be applicable to texts written by AI?
In line with this idea, the following strategy is divided into two steps: First, the AI should convincingly dissect the text piece by piece. Then, in a second prompt, get the AI to rewrite the text based on those very criticisms. Critique the following text and convince myself why it is not good. Letâs think about the problems of the text step by step. [Previous Output.] Good points. Rewrite the text and improve it based on your critique. [Output]
Prime the output. This refers to including a few words or phrases at the end of the prompt to obtain a model response that follows the desired form. For example, using a cue such as âHereâs a bulleted list of key points:\n- â can help make sure the output is formatted as a list of bullet points.
You are an AI assistant that helps people find information. Answer in as few words as possible. John Smith is married to Lucy Smith. They have five kids, and he works as a software engineer at Microsoft. What search queries should I do to fact-check this? ## One possible search query is:
Add clear syntax. Using clear syntax for your promptâincluding punctuation, headings, and section markersâhelps communicate intent and often makes outputs easier to parse.
In the following example, separators (--- in this case) have been added between different sources of information or steps. This allows the use of --- as a stopping condition for generation. In addition, section headings or special variables are presented in uppercase to differentiate them. If you're not sure what syntax to use, consider using Markdown or XML. The models have been trained on a lot of web content in XML and Markdown which may provide better results. You are an AI assistant that helps people find information. You will read a paragraph, and then issue queries to a search engine in order to fact-check it. Also explain the queries. --- PARAGRAPH John Smith is married to Lucy Smith. They have five kids, and he works as a software engineer at Microsoft. What search queries should I do to fact-check this? --- QUERIES
2023.05.30 20:22 jimbobbypaulRanking the Top 131 FBS Programs of the Last 40 Years: 87. Nevada
Main hub thread with the full 131 rankings The year was 1976. Nevada, coming off a 3-8 year in Division II, hired a little known assistant from UNLV to be their football coach. He had returned to his alma mater where he played QB just 8 years prior. Chris Ault. Ault oversaw 2 transitions: From Division II to Division 1-AA in 1978, then again to Division 1-A in 1992. Ault was a wild success, running his patented pistol offense, making the Division 1-AA playoffs 7 times in 14 years, with an overall record of 122-47-1. Their final year in 1-AA, 1991, they overcame a 35 point 2nd half deficit against Weber State to win 55-49. Backup QB Chris Vargas led the comeback, and would become known as âThe Comeback Kidâ. He also donated part of his lungs to his brother-in-law in 2000. Be like Chris Vargas.
Nevadaâs been in the FBS since 1992, so 31 seasons played since 1983. They were previously in the FBS (Division 1) from 1946-50, but that doesnât fall under the 40 year timeline here. In their 31 seasons, theyâve made 17 bowls, which is 55% of the time. 7 titles means they win their conference 23% of the time. 5 titles came under Ault, the College Football Hall of Famer and easily the greatest coach in school history. Top NFL players include QB Colin Kaepernick, WR Nate Burleson, and OT Joel Bitonio.
Top 5 Seasons
Worst Season: 2000 (2-10 overall, 1-7 WAC) New conference, new coach, new lows. Nevada moved from the Big West to the WAC with Chris Tormey, who previously went 32-23 at Idaho. There were early struggles, with a 7-36 loss to Oregon, 10-41 to #22 TCU, and 14-45 to Colorado State. They did get a 35-28 win over Wyoming. The season quickly got away from them though, after a 7-38 loss to rival UNLV. Cormey would go 0-4 against UNLV in his 4 years, which was inexcusable. Nevada got a late season win over Rice, but finished off with a brutal 3-38 performance vs Tulsa. Nevada finished last place in their new conference. Sophomore WR Nate Burleson was a breakout player though, with 921 receiving yards. Burleson went on to be an All-American in 2002, leading the nation in catches with 138, for 1629 yards and 12 TD. He was drafted in the 3rd round in 2003 and went on to have a solid NFL career and is an even better media personality than football player. 5. 1994 (9-2 overall, 5-1 Big West) Chris Ault was in his 18th season at the time, with 1st year offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino. The two made magic happen, ranking 3rd in the nation with 37.6 PPG. Nevada started 9-1, with the only loss to Boise State, who was in Division 1-AA at the time. Boise would join Division 1-A in 2 years, but in 1994, was a division below and went 13-2 and made the title game. Nevada had rolled through the rest of the Big West, mostly beating teams that finished with losing records, but did beat 6-5 Pacific 38-26. Heading into the final week, Nevada had already won a share of the Big West title, but faced rival UNLV, who was 5-4 (4-1 Big West) and looking to get a share themselves. In the most hyped game between the two ever, UNLV pulled off the upset, winning 32-27 in a game now known as the âRed Defectionâ, which I talked about in UNLVâs post. Nevada still finished the year 9-2, with a share of the Big West title. QB Mike Maxwell led the NCAA in passing TDs, throwing for 3537 yards 29 TD 15 INT. RB Marcellus Chrishon ran for 1000+ yards in just 9 games, and WR Alex Van Dyke, a future 2nd round pick, caught 98 balls for 1246 yards and 9 TD. 4. 2020 (7-2 overall, 6-2 Mountain West) Nevada was expected to be a solid team in 2020, returning talented young QB Carson Strong. Because of covid weirdness, their schedule was anything but regular, and ended up playing all 8 regular season games against Mountain West opponents. Because of this, there was little room for error. They did as well as they could, starting 4-0, set to face 3-1 San Diego State, who was the division favorite. There were no divisions this year because of covid, but SDSU was still a favorite to qualify for the title game. A 26-21 lead heading into the 4th for Nevada held for the final 15 minutes, and they improved to 5-0 with a conference championship appearance in sight. At 6-1, theyâd unfortunately lose 20-30 to an upstart 5-0 San Jose State team that would go on to win the Mountain West. Nevada still made a bowl, beating 6-5 Tulane 38-27 to finish 7-2, and 34th in my rankings. QB Carson Strong won Mountain West OPOTY, completing 70% of passes for 2858 yards, 27 TD, and just 4 INT. Many were talking about him as a future 1st round pick heading into 2021. RB Toa Taua, brother of legendary Nevada RB Vai, had a solid year with 675 rushing yards in 8 games, earning 2nd Team All-MWC. Toa went on to have a consistent 5-year career in which he amassed 3997 rushing yards, 4th in school history only to his brother, Chris Lemon, and Colin Kaepernick. Strong formed a strong connection with WR Romeo Doubs, now on the Green Bay Packers, who had 1000+ receiving yards and 9 TD in just 9 games. Overall, 10 players made 1st/2nd team all-conference. 3. 1995 (9-3 overall, 7-0 Big West) This was right after the 1994 season, where Nevada went 9-2 but lost on the final day to rival UNLV, forced to share the conference title. They left no doubt in â95, outpacing UNLV 55-32 en route to a 7-0 Big West season and sole owners of the title. In week 3, 2-0 Nevada hosted Gary Pinkelâs Toledo, losing 35-49 in what previewed the bowl game later on. After then dropping a game to SDSU to fall to 2-2, Nevada averaged a whopping 48.4(!) PPG in their last 7 regular season games, going 7-0 with wins over 2nd placed Southwestern Louisiana and 3rd placed Utah State. That set up a rematch with Toledo in the bowl, who was now #25 and 9-0-1. In the first overtime game in college football history, Toledo won again, this time closer at 40-37. Gary Pinkel completed an undefeated season with the Rockets, while Nevada finished 9-3. The offensive numbers were again staggering, even better than 1994. Nevada ranked 3rd in the nation in PPG with 43.4. QB Mike Maxwell led the NCAA in passing yards with 3611 (in just 9 games!) and 33 TD to 17 INT. WR Alex Van Dyke had an unbelievable year, with 129 catches for 1854 yards and 16 TD. In just 11 games! If he played a 13 game season like teams do today, his stats would extrapolate to 152 catches for 2191 yards and 19 TD. 2. 1996 (9-3 overall, 4-1 Big West) As you can tell, Nevada was balling from 1994-96. New head coach Jeff Tisdale, a former All-American QB for Nevada in the 70âs, took over for Ault, who continued in his role as Athletic Director, which he had been in since 1986. There was no drop off offensively, averaging 42.9 PPG (2nd in the nation), but the defense gave up 8 less PPG, going from 31.2 allowed in 1995 â 23.8 in 1996. QBs John Dutton and Eric Bennett alternated throughout the year, coaches trying to decide who was the right fit to take over for Mike Maxwell. Both were solid, and combined for 3907 passing yards 34 TD 11 INT. Nevada started 1-2 with losses to Pac-10 opponents Oregon and Cal, but then started to wipe through the schedule. Nevada went 7-1 the rest of the way in the regular season, with 25+ point wins over UNLV, Boise State, North Texas, New Mexico State, Utah State, and Arkansas State. The only Big West loss was 15-24 to Idaho, who finished 3rd in the conference. Nevada tied with Utah State at 4-1, sharing the conference title, but got the better of them in a 54-27 win. An 18-15 win over 8-3 Ball State in the bowl clinched Nevadaâs first ever bowl win, and they now have 5 more since. LB Mike Crawford nabbed the game-sealing interception, and was the gameâs MVP, logging 14 tackles and a forced fumble to go with the INT. 1. 2010 (13-1 overall, 7-1 WAC) I said that Kansas might be the team with the most obvious âbestâ season, but Nevadaâs up there too. This was a dream season, almost like a Hollywood script. Nevada was a very good team entering 2010, picked to finish 2nd in the WAC, but EVERYONE was picking Boise to win the conference. Not just the conference, but to possibly contend for a national title. Thatâs what the Broncos did, starting 10-0 and #3 in the nation, getting as high as #2 at one point. Back in Reno, Nevada expectedly started 2-0, setting up a Friday night game hosting Cal. I remember watching it, a Cal fan at the time, hoping the Bears would improve to 3-0, but Colin Kaepernick and RB Vai Taua ran all over our defense, posting 299 rushing yards between the two of them in a 52-31 win. A 27-13 win at BYU the next week put Nevada in the AP Top 25 at 4-0. Theyâd beat up on bottomfeeders UNLV and San Jose State before heading to Hawaii, but lose a trap game to the upstart Rainbow Warriors, who won 27-21 with almost no one watching the 11:30 PM EST start time game. Nevada kept their focus though, and won 2 more to get to 8-1 and back up to #21. A win over 6-2 Fresno State, a traditional WAC power, was huge, with the Wolfpack taking a 35-34 lead with 5 minutes remaining. After a 52-6 win over New Mexico State, the Wolfpack were 10-1, and #19 in the nation, having one of the best seasons in school history. Then came the Boise State game. Nevada had finished 2nd in the WAC for 2 straight years, unable to get over the Bosie hump. Boise State was the class not just of the WAC, but of all the non-AQ schools in the BCS era. They were the team that finally had a chance to break not into just a BCS bowl, but the national title game. Nevada was the home team and wasnât going to just lie down, but this Boise team was, at the time, the best non-Power 6 team weâd ever seen. Boise didnât disappoint, galloping out to a 17-0 lead early. Taua cut it to a 10 point deficit in the 2nd quarter, but Boise RB Doug Martin immediately responded with a 51 yard TD run to send it into halftime at 24-7. With the offense stalling, Kaepernick finally broke off an 18 yard TD run on 3rd and 6 with 1:30 left in the 3rd quarter to make it 24-14. Following a defensive stop, Nevada got the ball back to start the 4th. Receiving an end-around lateral 12 yards behind the LOS, with 3 tacklers to beat, WR Rishard Matthews evaded them all and took it 44 yards to the house. 24-21. With 5 minutes to go, Nevada made it 24 all. Boise, who hadnât scored all half, put the ball in Doug Martinâs hands and let him do the work, taking a screen pass 79 yards for the go-ahead TD. In response, Kaepernick drove the length of the field, 15 seconds to goâŚTouchdown, Nevada! With 13 seconds left! Will they go for 2âŚ? No. Boise State ball with 9 seconds to go, both teams preparing for OT. Kellen Moore throws up a PRAYER for Titus Young, nearly 60 yards in the airâŚand Young LAYS out for the catch, down to the Nevada 10. 1 second left, 26 yard FG, Boise with one of the best kickers in school history, game over. Except it wasnât. Kyle Brotzman hit it wide right. OVERTIME. The stadium was shaking. 3rd & goal in overtime for Boise, incomplete. Brotzman comes back out, this time from 29. WIDE LEFT. As Joe Tessitore put it, âthis is turning into a disasterâ. On the other side, Nevada kicker Anthony Martinez lined up for a 34 yard FG for the biggest win in school history. Right down the middle. Nevada wins it 34-31 in OT, pulling off one of the biggest upsets of the 2010s and winning a share of the WAC title, against all odds. Nevada won their last regular season game against Louisiana Tech and the bowl against Boston College to finish 13-1 and #11 in the AP Poll. The offense averaged 41.0 PPG while the defense gave up just 21.4. Kaepernick won WAC OPOTY, throwing for 3022 yards 21 TD 8 INT with 1206 rushing yards and 20 TD on 7.0 YPC. Taua was 1st Team All-WAC with 1610 rushing yards and 19 TD, finishing his career as Nevadaâs all-time leading rusher with 4588 yards. DE Dontay Moch was in contention for WAC DPOTY, with 8.5 sacks and 13.5 TFL. Overall, this turned out to be a loaded Wolfpack team, with 9 players drafted over the next 3 years, including Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance.
5th Quarter
Do you remember that insane 2010 game vs Boise, and that Nevada team with Kaepernick/Taua? What do you think about Nevada in general, with the success theyâve had running the pistol and Chris Aultâs legacy? If you appreciate the effort, please consider subscribing on substack!