The mind boggles at the thought that there is only one “correct” version of history, i.e., “as we know it.” :eek:
But that’s the word that is used in general practice, that’s not a mistake.
The thing that really bugs me is that dreadful “day for night” effect, where they shoot the scene in daylight with a blue filter to simulate nighttime. Even in the hands of a skilled director, it always looks bad – in the night scenes of Mad Max: Fury Road, the characters were CASTING SHADOWS, fer Cripes’ sake!
I’m not in the trade, but please fight my ignorance: is “wall socket” not just one of the commonly used terms for “receptacle”?
Several of the chapters deal with finding out that… it wasn’t quiiiite like that (aside from the team’s own manipulations).
WAG: I suspect that as an electrical wiring professional, he prefers that the term “socket” be reserved for receptacles for actual loads (such as light bulbs) rather than shared with outlets for power cords.
ETA: The above is intended as a response to Vinyl Turnip’s query.
News media that refers to every type of earth moving construction equipment as a ‘Bull Dozer’.
You mean lamps. 
When any coincidence is declared ironic.
Should he have identified himself as US Navy Captain? I know the ranks don’t equal up (Navy Captain = Army Colonel) so I wonder how they keep the distinctions straight and give the proper respect across the services.
Yeah, it’s no big deal, just a personal nerve tic. Sockets are for light fixtures, receptacles or ‘outlets’ are for walls.
He shouldn’t have to. Even if a warrant officer has more years and experience than a junior officer, he must still respect the rank.
I think that is because some jurisdictions require it because of the rash of upskirt and downblouse pics so that it would be impossible to quietly take those pics.
And because people like to get feedback from their devices. Without that sound, you’d get a lot of people complaining “I pushed the button, and nothing happened!”.
I guess all the writers live in L.A.
Digital SLRs still have mechanical shutters and mirror mechanisms. No more film advance but there is still plenty of audible noise, especially when there are dozens of them in a press conference situation.
Bullets that spark after striking the street. Or wood. Or concrete.
Shooting a revolver without earplugs, then having a normal conversation with the person next to you. The ringing in your ears doesn’t stop that quickly.
I mostly agree with you, but a near full moon will cast shadows on a clear night.
A few years ago (dozens) I combed my hair one morning as I had all my life, looked in the mirror and noticed for the first time that my hairstyle was actually a comb-over. So I said “fuck it” and redirected everything off the back. Much easier to maintain, although it left an expansive, expanding naked area on the top.
In Wyoming in July, a beret is good for protecting that spot if I go outside midday for more than an hour. In Wisconsin in February, the beret helps reduce the radiant heat loss that that exposed flesh is so good at. And in states that do not start with “W”, it rolls up into a nice, compact thing that can fit in a jacket pocket.
Granted, it does not keep the rain off my glasses, but on the other hand, it takes a whole lot more wind to remove it from my head that most other hats can cling against. Even my fez leaps away before my beret does. So, yeah, a beret can indeed be useful and practical.
Hmmm…so in my golden years I will either have to pretend to be an EX Green Barret or convert to Judaism?
Not sure I can pull of the former…but sure as hell not giving up ham…
I meant to say “in movies”, with the sound added in post-production.
There is still noise from DLSRs but there’s no autowinder noise.