GI JOE: RESOLUTE – Episodes 4 & 5
April 21st, 2009 | Work
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postfix, spamassassin, dovecot and sieve?
jwz - 30 Jul 10
Dear Lazyweb, how do I use both SpamAssassin and Sieve at the same time?
Is the way this works that Postfix writes /var/mail/jwz via procmail, and then dovecot reads from there and moves the messages to ~/mail/ via sieve? I can't even tell.
Postfix main.cf has mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail.
/etc/procmailrc is:
DROPPRIVS=yes
:0fw
| /usr/bin/spamc -u $LOGNAME -x -s 100000000
/var/mail/jwz gets X-Spam-Status headers written into it. So far so good.
/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf (for dovecot 2.0) has:
protocol lda { ... mail_plugins = sieve ... }
Dovecot is managing to read messages out of /var/mail/jwz and deliver them to me over IMAP, with SA headers intact. But it's not running sieve, possibly not even running its own lda, and everything I have googled so far is a twisty maze of illiterate wikis that may or may not be written for versions of the software that is 5+ years out of date.
I thought maybe the answer was to add
| /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -d $LOGNAME
to the end of procmailrc, but that let me to discover that:
% cat testmsg | /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -d jwz
Exit 75
lda: Error: dlopen(/usr/lib64/dovecot/lda/lib90_sieve_plugin.so) failed: /usr/lib64/dovecot/lda/lib90_sieve_plugin.so: undefined symbol: tried_default_save
lda: Fatal: Couldn't load required plugins
So I guess I have the wrong version of the sieve plugin? I have: dovecot-2.0-0.18_114_rc3.el5 and dovecot-sieve-0.1.17-5.el5 on CentOS release 5.4 (Final)
Is the way this works that Postfix writes /var/mail/jwz via procmail, and then dovecot reads from there and moves the messages to ~/mail/ via sieve? I can't even tell.
Postfix main.cf has mailbox_command = /usr/bin/procmail.
/etc/procmailrc is:
DROPPRIVS=yes
:0fw
| /usr/bin/spamc -u $LOGNAME -x -s 100000000
/var/mail/jwz gets X-Spam-Status headers written into it. So far so good.
/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf (for dovecot 2.0) has:
protocol lda { ... mail_plugins = sieve ... }
Dovecot is managing to read messages out of /var/mail/jwz and deliver them to me over IMAP, with SA headers intact. But it's not running sieve, possibly not even running its own lda, and everything I have googled so far is a twisty maze of illiterate wikis that may or may not be written for versions of the software that is 5+ years out of date.
I thought maybe the answer was to add
| /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -d $LOGNAME
to the end of procmailrc, but that let me to discover that:
% cat testmsg | /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -d jwz
Exit 75
lda: Error: dlopen(/usr/lib64/dovecot/lda/lib90_sieve_plugin.so) failed: /usr/lib64/dovecot/lda/lib90_sieve_plugin.so: undefined symbol: tried_default_save
lda: Fatal: Couldn't load required plugins
So I guess I have the wrong version of the sieve plugin? I have: dovecot-2.0-0.18_114_rc3.el5 and dovecot-sieve-0.1.17-5.el5 on CentOS release 5.4 (Final)
Grasshopper Podcast Appearance
Jean Snow - 30 Jul 10
I mentioned last week that I’d be a guest this week on game developer Grasshopper Manufacture’s podcast (Flower, Sun, & Podcast), and the episode (5) is now up and you can download it here (it should be on iTunes too). Check it out if you want to hear me ramble (and ramble) about mostly game-related topics.
Pictured, the Grasshopper conference room — complete with ping-pong table — where we recorded the episode. Big thanks to Grasshopper producer Esteban Salazar for inviting me on the show.
Thor 612 & Spider-man Vs Thor 2 Out
Kieron Gillen - 30 Jul 10
Catching up a little with stuff that happened when I’m away. I’ll talk Generation Hope later, but here’s the two comics I’ve got out this week.
My Thor In Hell and Hel arc continues. Here’s the five-page-preview. Enormous metal seriousness. My dual influences remain I, Claudius and the cover of 1980s Metal albums. Assorted random reviews: IGN. A Comic Book Blog. Weekly Comic Book Review.
The concluding party of my two part character-study/fight-comic. Preview here. And no reviews which I can find, but pleased to see that at least some people thought it was funny. Few things make me worry more than writing comedy.
Oh - here’s Seb’s review of the first one, which will give you a taste for it.
Vintage Jantzen: The Pin-Up Powerhouse
Coilhouse - 30 Jul 10
So… any Mad Men fans in the ‘haus? No spoilers in the comments, please, because I’m not sure if Mer and Zo have had a chance to catch last Sunday’s Season 4 premiere. But without giving away any plot points, I just want to ask: what was up with Don Draper pulling a Dov Charney with his horrible Jantzen pitch? Our colleague Copyranter eats this kind of American Apparel shit for breakfast. The Portland-based swimwear company was portrayed as a stodgy, conservative business to whom Draper declares angrily, “you’re too scared of the skin your two-piece was designed to show off.” I guess he (and/or the show’s writers) never saw Jantzen’s Vargas-inspired campaign, which ran in LIFE in 1947 (below). Dear readers, I proudly tag this post “Stroke Material” and present you with my stash of vintage Jantzen advertisements from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s. Sun-kissed beauties with Bettie Page smiles and space-age swimsuits – as well as a few clever parodies – after the jump.
Read the rest of Vintage Jantzen: The Pin-Up Powerhouse
Post tags: Advertising, Fashion, Stroke Material, Ye Olde
You're Welcome ...
Kung Fu Monkey - 29 Jul 10
Cinnamon is waiting at PortlandDogXperts.com for someone to rescue her, after her star turn on the Leverage Season 3 finale. The madman Okie is still under contract to the TV show.
Deep Rivers Run Quiet: Ryan Francesconi?s ?Parables?
Coilhouse - 29 Jul 10
Photo by Ben Corrigan.
Ryan Francesconi‘s wonderful music has been lilting around the edges of my life since 1995 when I briefly worked together with him and Dan Cantrell in the Toids, an experimental folk group that riffed off various Eastern European idioms in tandem with Francesconi and Cantrell’s eclectic compositional styles. Back then, Francesconi was one seriously intimidating guitar/tambura/bouzouki shredder! He reveled in playing faster, smarter, better than anybody. He’s a shredder still, and no one can approximate his style… but over the years, wisdom seems to have smoothed over some of the sharper, more Malmsteinish edges of his virtuosity. Lately, the music he makes has deepened into an expression of something far more present, and pure.
Nowhere is this more apparent than on a quietly stunning record Francesconi released earlier this year, called Parables. A series of songs for solo acoustic guitar, it reflects his interest in American bluegrass, Bulgarian folk, jazz improvisation and Baroque lute music. Recorded live (no overdubs!), the music is graceful and green with nods of kinship to everyone from Nick Drake to Herman Hesse to the forests of the Pacific Northwest– which is where Francesconi lives when he’s not trotting the globe.
Speaking of– if you’re a fan of Joanna Newsom, the name Ryan Francesconi is probably already familiar to you, since he’s been one of her key players for several years, leading her live touring performers in the Ys Street Band and arranging/playing on just about every song on her new triple album, Have One On Me. They’re kicking off their summer West Coast tour of the States tonight in San Diego, California. Newsom had this to say about Parables:
“Ryan Francesconi is one of the most awe-inspiring musicians I’ve known. On “Parables,” he distills his many realms of artistry [...] into a beautifully minimalist, poetic, intricate, emotionally realized study of themes, variations, organic counterpoint, and such devastating forays into fractal-metric out-lands that it is nearly impossible to believe he’s picking those strings with just one hand. This is solo music that sounds like an ensemble, an ecstatic and measured reconciliation of West African / Balkan / Baroque / bluegrass influences, which ultimately resembles nothing I know.”
Pick up Parables on vinyl over at Drag City (they’re currently sold out of the CD), or in Mp3 format from CD Baby or iTunes.
Post tags: Events, Faboo, Music, Personal Style
Nick Cave Rewrites The Crow, Cillian Murphy to Star?
Coilhouse - 29 Jul 10
Nick Cave’s participation in the remake of the new Crow has been confirmed, and I’m finally starting to get excited. The Crow, a film based on James O’Barr’s eponymous comic book series, was a sort of holy grail to me and my darque little crew back in the early nineties. Unapologetically dramatic, The Crow had everything an angsty kid could want: love, destruction, hot bloke in makeup, great villains, pretty girls. There was one year when I watched the film at least five times.
Now, I haven’t actually seen it in over ten years, for fear that it won’t hold up. I’m told it doesn’t. Still, the concept of a shiny new remake of my childhood/adolescence favorite is an uncomfortable one. Nostalgia and Brandon Lee’s death on the set veil The Crow in shimmery, inviolate mystery, and, had it been anyone other than Nick The Stripper doing the re-write, I would have probably shunned it. As things stand though, I think there’s reason to get at least a little fired up, especially with new rumors of Cillian Murphy possibly signing on to play Eric – almost as weird as casting Brandon Lee! If only Stephen Norrington could be replaced… Yes, then I can almost picture it. Until we know more, let us remember The Crow that once was. I leave you with a question: who would you cast as the ideal Eric?
The Crow is available on YouTube in its entirety.
Post tags: Comics, Fairy Tales, Film, Stroke Material, Surreal, Uber
Igor Oleynikov
Coilhouse - 29 Jul 10
A patchwork biography of Igor Oleynikov: Growing up in Lubertsy, Russia ? a small town outside of Moscow ? his entrance into the art world was at the Russian animation studio Soyuzmultfilm in 1979. Since 1986 he has been illustrating children’s books and has done 25 to date.
Children’s book illustration is a lot like veterinary school ? the common misconception being that medical school has a much higher barrier of entry, and yet the opposite is true. Children’s book illustration is a notoriously difficult nut to crack.
Oleynikov’s work is testament to the talent involved in the field. His paintings are lush and yet his tones are muted just enough to give everything a dream-like quality. In addition, they possess that air of danger and foreboding so often found in literature for young readers. Really, I could look at these all day. See more after the jump and even more here, here, and here.
Read the rest of Igor Oleynikov
Cthulhu Cthursday: Arkham ? shit, I?m still only in Arkham
Ectoplasmosis - 29 Jul 10
When I found this last weekend, I watched it obsessively a number of times. It just seems right. Not exactly a vision of prophecy, but for a myth of collapse it will do?
Apocalypse -Cthulhu- Now by Cthulinos [Youtube]
Apocalypse Now intro – In case you’ve forgotten the visual pun [Youtube]
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Absolutely loving it so far.
Weirdly, adultswim.com is still showing only episodes 1 & 2, as far as I can tell. I don’t know how they’re getting leaked early, but I can’t find 3-5 anywhere on their site.
I don’t understand what there is to hate about Resolute. I think it’s been a blast. Ep 2 with Snake eyes was worth the price of admission alone.
Very nice.
I can’t say that I can’t wait for the next eps; that would be absurd. However, the wait will be a source of vexation.
Can’t put put it more plainly than that.
waiting for the torrents of 3-5 atm since im not in the bloody usa :( ive heard that this series is probably gonna put the live action version to shame!
I only wish the live-action movie will be half as good as this has been.
As a longtime G.I. Joe fan, since the original cartoons 1980’s debut, I will say this:
Resolute is freaking amazing. I have seen episodes 1-5 already and I cannot wait for more. I don’t get the whiners. They need to grow up, and understand that the original cartoon had it’s time. It’s time for something more sophisticated. Thank you for what you’ve done.
I heard somewhere that you (Mr. Ellis) felt that people were angry about Resolute in the Joe fan forums. I don’t know if you’ve checked out histank.com, but nearly everyone is LOVING what you’re doing. Resolute has totally re-energized the fan base. I think it is safe to say that most Joe fans would take your animated show over the movie any day. In addition, people are in a frenzy trying to find the remaining webisodes before they’re actually published on Adult Swim. Great work all around!
Ellis, you have wreaked havoc on my childhood, and I salute you. Seriously, though, the show is incredibly inviting and satisfying. While “The best thing to ever happen to G.I. Joe” might sound like faint praise, I don’t intend it as such.
Also, from Wikipedia: “The discovery of a subglacial ecosystem of extremophiles that survives without oxygen in Blood Falls, Antarctica, is announced.”
I heard you were getting hate mail for GI Joe Resolute….well head over to Hisstank.com and read how people are praising what you have done……Great Job man….great job!!!!
…and of course a perfunctory scan down the page shows you already knew about the extremophiles. Figures.
Can we just have a series that’s this good? Sure 5 min eps are amazing… but I miss well written and well animated non-Japanese cartoons.
Resolute has been absolutely amazing thus far, and I can’t wait for more. It has exceeded my expectations. It’s GI Joe the way it should be. And yes, the HissTank community has a bit of a man crush on you right now.
Warren!
I LOVE Resolute!.. Ive seen up to ep 5 and I can’t wait to see the whole thing. I Love this so much I wish it were a Series or hope it doe so well that it becomes one.
The whole thing is executed brilliantly, from the story to the artwork. Great Job man, and Thanks for bringing life back into a Beloved Childhood Memory… I only wish the Movie would be this good.
Zartanman
Hi Warren,
Just wanted to take a minute of your time to let you know what I think of G.I.Joe: Resolute … After watching the first five episodes, I firmly believe you have written, hands down, one of the best G.I.Joe stories EVER!
I really wish Resolute would continue beyond this one series of ten episodes and that Hasbro played it smart and kept you onboard … sir, to be honest, I grew up reading the book by Larry (who is a great friend of mine) and I love his work, but you have truly brought back the excitement to the Joe Universe and for that, I would like to thank you.
Actually they’re not on adultswim.com . It looks like someone’s getting through their Flash code and finding wherever they store the video files.
I am disappointed that you chose one of the most ruthless characters to knock off. Surely Destro or the Baroness are more traitorous and power-hungry! Bludd’s perfect for this darker setting. He’s been a quintessential villain in this series for a long time, particularly in the Marvel comics.
Very disappointed.
This is probably the best animated G.I. Joe series of all time and my thanks to Mr. Ellis for writing such an excellent story.
Thank you for giving COBRA Commander his balls back. Mr. Ellis you rock!
I’m loving the new Cobra Commander.
I could watch this for hours. Well done.
Its a scary thought, but I get the feeling that ,100 years from now, people will look back on this as an important piece of early 21st century art.
Warren-This series is absolutely perfect, I cannot believe how dead-center you have hit the nail with this one. From your writing to the animators and voice actors, this is hands down THE best GI Joe ever, thanks.
Mr. Ellis,
Resolute is quite possably the coolest thing I have ever seen in my life! I will never look at GI Joe the same again (and I mean that in a good way)
You have definatly set the bar high with this one. I hope to God they ask you back to do more!
Thank You
Hehe. Cobra Commander sounds somewhat frustrated to me.
GI Joe:Resolute is fantastic!!! Like the fans, I also wish to express how this cartoon NEEDS to continue as a regular series. 1/2 hr or 1 hr- I don’t care…we need Joes now more than ever! My art instructor and I often wished they’d make gr8 toons like the ’80s that spawned imagination. Resolute seems to be the series that galvanize his resurgence. Kudos!!
Warren,
Grantes yoyu are kick ass and are finally applying class to the G.I. Joe world… but having Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes named BEFORE they join their respective groups…. that’s kind of weak. They’re code names, are they not? Did Hasbro insist you do that? because I would think Hasbro is lame enough to request that…
Awesome work,this is the GI Joe I’ve always wanted to see. The problem is I’m going to want more and more. From animation,cinimatics and storyline its been superb.
Love the series, but I’m just so UNBELIEVABLY dissapointed that the core mythos of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow was ruined.
The scenario of Storm Shadow having something to do with his uncle’s death – but not actually being behind it – left so much more open. The 2-dimensional way it was done here leaves no option for development of his and Snake Eyes’ characters.
“I’m just so UNBELIEVABLY dissapointed that the core mythos of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow was ruined.”
Ruined is the wrong word, re-imagined is the word you should have used.
I for one am loving it.
The video comments, even for YouTube, even for the internet, are blowing my mind. “Everyone knows that so and so was killed by the such and such device! EVERYONE KNOWS argh midgets melting dwarves…”
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