![]() You should upgrade your host machine if your processor is older, has low core density, poor cache, and has low frequency. Set the VM to run as many CPUs as possible or add more virtual processors if necessary. Alternatively, if you have an older processor with a low number of cores, cache, and frequency, you can upgrade the hardware of your host machine. Set a VM to use more CPU cores or to use more virtual processors if this isn’t working. How Do I Stop Vmware From Lagging?Ĭredit: When you don’t have enough CPU resources, it’s possible that software in a virtual machine will run slowly with lags. When a LAG is created on an vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS), it is possible to connect up to 24 LAG ports. Multiple Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs) can now be created on a single Distributed Switch to aggregate the bandwidth of physical NICs connected to LACP ports in order to meet the needs of LACP port channels. A single person can run desktop apps on mobile devices for as little as $99 per year, or less if they have their own service. Mac users can take advantage of Parallels, which is only $19 for a year of service. You will not notice any changes to the performance of your computer as a result of virtual machine software. When you freeze a virtual machine, all resources are deleted, and the entire process is halted. If you are still experiencing lags after trying these things, you may need to contact VMware support for further assistance.įusion will not affect CPU speeds if your setup is correctly configured, and as long as you use your battery efficiently, it will have no impact on Fusion’s speed. If you are still having problems, it may be necessary to completely remove VMware from your computer and then reinstall it. Fourth, try uninstalling and reinstalling VMware. Rebooting can help to clear up any conflicts. Sometimes, lags can be caused by a conflict between the VMware software and other programs on your computer. You may also want to try changing the graphics settings. If you are still experiencing lags, try changing the memory allocation or increasing the number of processors that VMware can use. Second, try changing the settings in VMware. If you are running an older version of VMware, upgrade to the latest version and see if that helps. ![]() Sometimes, lags can be caused by outdated software. First, make sure that you have the latest version of VMware. There are a few things that you can do to try and fix this problem. This can be frustrating, especially if you are used to the speed and reliability of a Mac. If you are using VMware to run Mac OS X, you may be experiencing lags in performance.
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![]() “July, that lovely hell, all velvet dresses and drapes stuffed into a hot little hole.” – Laura Kasischke “I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.” - L.M. “One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” – Henry David Thoreau “One benefit of Summer was that each day we had more light to read by.” – Jeannette Walls “If summer had one defining scent, it’d definitely be the smell of barbecue.” – Katie Lee “Sunshine and happiness go together like fish and chips!” – Catherine Pulsifer ![]() “A cold in the head in June is an immoral thing.” – L.M. “Easy summertime meal planning: Breakfast. “You can’t buy happiness but you can buy ice cream.” “A life without love, is like a year without summer.” “A cloudy day at a beach is still a day at the beach.” “July is a blind date with summer.” – Hal Borland After the long snowy days the warmth of sunny days let people move out of their houses and enjoy the weather. In the colder regions of the world, the summer season is always looked forward to. “A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawnmower is broken.” – James Dent Summer Fun Quotes “”Wanna hangout this summer?” “I can’t wait to see you!” “When are you free?” Me: I have to rest for twenty hours a day.” “Sorry, did you say something? It’s summertime, and I only hear and speak beach, pool, flip-flops, and margaritas.” “I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” – F. “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” – John Steinbeck “It is a grave error to assume that ice cream consumption requires hot weather.” – Anne Fadiman “Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.” – Russell Baker “I plan on avoiding embarrassing tan lines by sticking to indoor activities.” “Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy.” – Regina Brett “B.E.A.C.H: Best Escape Anyone Can Have!” “I need 6 months of vacation, twice a year.” These cool and witty quotes for summer are great for letterboards, teachers, and as status to caption your summer pics. Summer Reality = Trying to find the right position to hold your phone so the sun doesn’t blackout the screen.” Funny Quotes About Summer “Summer Expectation = Going to the beach every day, water fights, parties, road trips, and BBQs. Someone should be fired.” – Michelle Franklin “I believe someone made a grievous mistake when summer was created no novitiate or god in their right mind would make a season akin to hell on purpose. I need a vacation from my vacation.” – April Mae Monterrosa “This kind of heat sucks when you’re not at the beach with a cold beer in your hand. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.” – Brian Wilson “Summer means happy times and good sunshine. “Summer is like the ultimate one-night stand… hot as hell, totally thrilling, and gone before you know it.” “It’s so hot this summer, everybody’s common sense about what to keep covered has totally evaporated.” “When summer gets boring I start thinking about how fun it would be if I was in school right now.” “At least there’s not much summer left to feel ashamed about not getting into shape for summer.” ![]() “The end of summer is much less depressing when you never had money to enjoy it.” “I can’t wait to start blaming my normal lack of productivity on it being summer.” “Summer = The time when parents realize how underpaid teachers actually are.” “It’s a sure sign of summer if the chair gets up when you do.” – Walter Winchell “It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine… it’s summertime!” – Kenny Chesney “Once again, I didn’t get a beach body in time for summer. “Here’s to the night when the sand is your seat and the waves kiss your feet.” “A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp.” – Raymond Duncan “Summer is here! I’m in the process of moving all my bad habits outdoors.” “I’ve been waiting all winter to start complaining about the summer heat.” “It’s already summer so please stop being hot now. “Summer vacation is when you drink triple, see double and act single!” “I need summer to be longer so I have more time to do nothing.” “I’m glad it’s finally hot enough to complain about how hot it is.” “I’m sorry for the things I said when it was winter.” “Some of the best memories are made in flip flops.” Looking for some cool and funny quotes for your hot summer mood? We have rounded up the best collection of funny summer quotes, sayings, captions for Instagram, and status messages (with images and memes) to give you some cool vibes to beat the heat.ĭon’t forget to check out our collection of hot weather quotes and summer nights quotes to welcome the long sunny days! Funny Summer Quotes Less common are hardware compatibility issues, this is different from software requirements, your MB might not be on the approved component list and causing crashes. Once approved, this article will be updated". Surprise, we look at the release notes and find something like: "Apple recently released (OS version here) which has not been qualified for use with Media Composer (newest Avid version) at this time. I get the call in the middle of the night "omg we crashed 3 times in the past hour and need to deliver in the morning". I have seen many outfits leave their OS and software to update automatically and then come to the forums, much like I see here, and complain about Premiere or Avid crashing. I just want to hijack the top comment mentioning crashes and remind people to check patch release notes, it's not uncommon for the newest version of your OS to cause problems for the newest version of your software. Same, I work across multiple systems, PC and Mac. 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![]() The benefits of Geronimo Java are that it provides a set of libraries and tools that are used to build, package, deploy, and run Java applications. It provides a set of libraries and tools that are used to build, package, deploy, and run Java applications. Geronimo Java is a framework that is used to develop and deploy Java applications. This completely free and open-source server is capable of delivering Servlets, JSP, JSF, JTA, JPA, CDI, Bean Validation, and EJB Lite. It is a pure Java EE 7 implementation without any proprietary code.Īpache TomEE provides an alternative to the Oracle JRockit and IBM WebSphere implementations of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition. Apache TomEEĪpache TomEE is a Java EE 7 certified open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition. ![]() Tomcat is written in pure Java and has no other dependencies, so it can be easily included in any project. It was originally designed to provide a lightweight, efficient, and easy to configure web server for small or medium-size projects. Apache TomcatĪpache Tomcat is an open-source web server that supports Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technologies. It is an incredibly powerful but lightweight application server that offers a modular approach to development. It is an open-source application server that can be used to deploy and run Java EE applications on a single machine or in a clustered environment. It also has a large community of developers that contribute to the project. JBoss provides benefits to its users in the form of an easy-to-use interface, scalability, and security. JBoss has been around for over 20 years and it is used by many companies, including Netflix, Red Hat, and Goldman Sachs. JBoss is a Java-based application server. It also provides a complete stack of services including clustering, load balancing, failover, management, monitoring, and more. GlassFish provides a web container and an application server for developing and deploying Java EE applications. GlassFish is the reference implementation of the Java EE specification and it is available under the GPLv2 license. It was originally developed by Sun Microsystems and then acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. GlassFish is an open-source application server that provides a Java EE environment. Here are 7 of the best free and open-source Java application servers that will enable you to quickly deploy Java apps. Finding the right server application server will all depend on your current business needs and your plans for the future. There are many free Java application servers available, but not all are created equal. In short, a Java application server makes it easier to build, deploy and manage applications for growing businesses. It’s also a scalable solution that can grow with your business. It also makes it easier to manage technical support when everything is managed from a central location.Īn application server also makes it easier to manage users and privileges as it removes the need to maintain user-management systems. This system allows you to update and upgrade the application and then deploy it to all users at once, reducing the risk of compatibility issues. When would you use a Java application server?įor corporate Java application deployment, there are several advantages to using a Java application server. A Java application hosting server is a three-tier application, which includes a graphical interface server, an application/business logic server and a database/transaction server. ![]() It provides developers with everything they need to design, build and deploy Java apps with ease. What is a Java application server?Ī Java application server is a server specifically designed for Java applications. This means that it can run on any type of computer that has a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed. It’s incredibly popular for its versatility, as it is platform-independent. Java is a high level, class-based, object-oriented development language used by over 9 million developers throughout the world. ![]() ![]() His career field goal percentage of 51.8 is ranked second best for all non-big men. He was a offensive force who once led everyone in scoring with over 32 points per game, and shot at least 50 percent from the field most of his career. He was an excellent all-around forward on the court. He was excellent at getting to the rim, had a nice midrange jump shot, had solid percentages from the stripe, mastered the turnaround shot and had a good post game, as well. He was one of the most explosive scorers in the history of the game, and had a very good offensive arsenal. One of the finest small forwards in NBA history, Bernard King was a phenomenal scorer throughout his pro career.Īlthough a serious knee injury in his prime damaged him, he bounced back and proved everyone wrong when he become an All-Star again. 24,368 points (26.7 per game) regular season 2,111 points (29.7 per game) playoffs His career scoring average of 29.7 points per game is second all time. His career scoring average of 26.7 points per game is ranked No. But during his (likely) Hall of Fame career, Allen Iverson recorded great numbers in both the regular and postseason. That's the only reason for holding him so far back in these rankings. His highest field goal percent was 46.6 percent he was never close to 50 percent. He could score 30 points however, he needed many, many shots to do so. Because he wasn't a good shooter, he knew to draw contact, earning himself many trips to the line. His insane speed and quickness, combined with that sick crossover, were his great strengths. No one in the history of the league who was under 6'1" could score like The Answer did back in the day. There's no doubt that the little man with the big heart, Allen Iverson, is one of the greatest scorers to ever play the game. 15,353 points (27.8 per game) regular season 2,081 points (29.3 per game) playoffs His current playoff scoring average of 29.3 is third all time. His current scoring average of 27.8 is the highest for all active players and ranks third overall. Is the youngest player in NBA history to reach 15,000 points Scoring Title: one (30 points per game) He consistently leads the league in most points in the paint, and he's perhaps the best driver to the rim. He's also a very efficient scorer who once hit over 50 percent in field goals almost all his seasons (expect his rookie year) are close to 50 percent, in fact. When he improves that post game, he'll be truly scary. ![]() He has a streaky shot and is starting to use his post game a little more often now. LeBron is also a very smart player who knows how to use his body and get himself in a position to draw contact and get to the line. When he goes for a dunk, the only thing to do is just get out of the way. He's quick, strong and can jump really high, which allows him to consistently score well and at will. He's one of the most athletic players of all time. 25,613 points (21.5 per game) career 1,661 points (24.4 per game) playoffsĪrguable the top player right now, LeBron James is already one of the finest scorers in NBA history, as well.Įven with only his seven year career, LeBron could go perhaps higher than my rank, but his stats will most likely go down now that he's playing in Miami with Wade, Bosh and the rest. His career total of 25,613 points is ranked No. Is the all-time leader in most points scored, 25,613, in the history of the Denver Nuggets ![]() Has a career percent of 50.7 percent, which is one of the highest for all non-big men His playoff scoring average of 24.4 points per game is ranked No. Leader twice in total points (2,326 2,414) He ranks high in the list of the top small forwards of all time, for sure. He was one of the smoothest jump shooters of all times, with a high but very effective release, and he also shot for a high percentage from the stripe. He scored the most points in a very competitive era and was the first player ever to score at least 2,000 points in eight straight seasons. He was fantastic at lighting up the scoreboard, marking the '80s in style, despite never being in the media spotlight. Alex English was one of the best scorers to ever step foot on NBA hardwood. ![]() Programmers can implement Flash software using an IDE such as Adobe Animate, Adobe Flash Builder, Adobe Director, FlashDevelop, and Powerflasher FDT. The ActionScript programming language allows the development of interactive animations, video games, web applications, desktop applications, and mobile applications. Adobe Flash Lite enabled viewing Flash content on older smartphones, but since has been discontinued and superseded by Adobe AIR. Adobe Flash Player (which is available on Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux) enables end users to view Flash content using web browsers. End users view Flash content via Flash Player (for web browsers), Adobe AIR (for desktop or mobile apps), or third-party players such as Scaleform (for video games). Software developers may produce applications and video games using Adobe Flash Builder, FlashDevelop, Flash Catalyst, or any text editor combined with the Apache Flex SDK. It allows streaming of audio and video, and can capture mouse, keyboard, microphone, and camera input.Īrtists may produce Flash graphics and animations using Adobe Animate (formerly known as Adobe Flash Professional). Flash displays text, vector graphics, and raster graphics to provide animations, video games, and applications. outside ChinaĪdobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash and FutureSplash) is a multimedia software platform used for production of animations, rich web applications, desktop applications, mobile apps, mobile games, and embedded web browser video players. Active only for enterprise users and all users in China, discontinued everywhere else, i.e. If you have multiple files, you don’t want to have to process them one at a time. Depending on your internet connection speed, a desktop converter might have an advantage with an online converter, you have to take the upload and subsequent download time into account. But if you’re converting an entire music library or a two-hour presentation, the speed will matter. If you’re just converting one small file, speed may not be much of an issue. Even if your current need is for one type of file, though, your needs next week might be different, so it’s helpful to have a tool that can “read” and “speak” as many different formats as possible. Ability to import and export a variety of formats.īecause audio files come in so many formats, you may need a tool that can read a particular format and export to another format. Not all audio converters are alike, so look for the following attributes.ġ. Important attributes of an audio converter It’s sort of like translating a book from English to French. ![]() Not all applications know all algorithms, so it’s the job of an audio converter to read a file encoded with one algorithm and translate it to another. In order for an application to be able to play an audio file, it has to know the algorithm that the file was encoded with. But again, you really shouldn't be compressing to mp3 in the first place, unless you're one of the few who still has an "mp3 player" that doesn't support AAC.Audio file types are each encoded using a particular algorithm. Regardless of how nice the user interface and how easy it is to use, I won't be using or recommending it.įor those who are still compressing to mp3 (which is a really foolish thing to do in this day and age - mp3 was abandoned years ago by the standards bodies in favor of AAC because of mp3's mediocre performance characteristics), MH might be a simple and easy to use option. MH eliminates that AAC advantage altogether by, apparently, imposing its own 20kHz filter on AAC conversions, and I can't condemn that in strong enough words. AAC is a lossy format, but nearly as lossy as mp3. Part of the reason AAC sounds better than mp3 is it has superior audio spectrum. But it was long ago discovered that the original thinking was flawed because it doesn't take into spacial characteristics (sound stage) and high frequency harmonic distortion, etc. For that reason mp3 filters everything above 20kHz. ![]() Granted, the human ear can't hear above 20kHz anyway, and that was the original rational used by the standards bodies when they came up with mp3 in 1993 in the first place. If you plot spectrum of the vast majority of iTunes Store purchases you'll find that the spectrum extends to a minimum of 21kHz, and many extend to 22kHz. The conversion with MH yields results which would lead one to believe it's actually using an mp3 codec instead of AAC, with the sharp 20kHz cutoff characteristic of mp3. ![]() True to form, XLD yields audio spectrum results that are as close to the original flac as one could hope for (btw, this is only possible if you compress to AAC - mp3 isn't capable of that). For comparison I use Spek, as well as the Plot Spectrum feature in Audacity. I was recently asked my opinion of MediaHuman Audio Converter for compressing flac to AAC/m4a. I've come to depend on it for yielding the best possible audio results. I'm a long-time and regular user of XLD and have come to appreciate its features and versatility. ![]() It's easier in the long-run to just add it to the internal card. We don't reccomend this, as it could potentially cause issues regarding filepaths depending on the emulator. The emulator/app will then be visible when the card is inserted into the device. Using any kind of microSD card reader, simply drag and drop the mame4all OPK into the "APPS" folder on the external SD card. If done correctly, mame4all should appear in the list of emulators, like so.Ī faster way to load apps and emulators on the device is to do so via the external SD card port. Once done, you can safely disconnect your device. Copy the SDL2 from the DMG to this folder. On your Mac, open the /Library/Frameworks folder: Go to the Finder. Open the DMG and you should see the SDL file. Now you're set, just copy over the mame4all.opk file to the apps folder on the right side. Download the SDL 2 Runtime Library for Mac OS X (Direct Link). Then follow the path: media -> data -> apps. In the right pane, go to the root of the device (keep clicking the folder with two dots until you can't go any further). In the left pane, navigate to the folder where you've downloaded the mame4all.opk file. In WinSCP, create a "New Site" with the parameters that show up for you in the network app on the RG350M (in this case, the host name is the IP address - for us, 10.1.1.2 - and the username is root). We're using WinSCP here, but you can use an alternative application (such as FileZilla) if you'd like, as all that is required is the ability to copy files over from your PC to the RG350M). And with the in-app JIT enabler, you can play hardware-accelerated games. Connecting the RG350Mįirstly, make sure your RG350M is connected to your PC in via the USB/DC port. SideStore allows installation for any app you want, alongside the many. In this case, you'll need to download your emulators from here. This guide is also applicable to the RG350. There's also a larger variety of emulators for the RG350M in general available here. You can download the opk file for mame4all here. One of the best things about the RG350M (and its predecessor, the RG350) is that there's a host of community-developed emulators and applications available for you to mix and match at your leisure, allowing you to create a truly personalised retro gaming handheld.įor the purposes of this guide, we'll be showing you how to install mame4all, which is an alternative MAME emulator that's slightly easier to get up-and-running than its xmame counterpart. ![]() I'll chuck some more photos up when it's all finished and playing. It still has the protective covering on it, but when that comes off the photos will show just how sexy and shiny this stuff is. The chrome T-moulding came from (went halves with Blakey on his purchase to save on postage). The buttons are just your average microswitched concave sort, and the encoder is the KeyWiz Max. These have a very short throw (great for shooters) and have a nice big knob on the end (*chuckle*). The joysticks are GGG "OMNI Basic" sticks which are re-badged Suzo sticks. The joysticks, buttons and keyboard encoder all came from "Groovy Game Gear" in the US. Not pictured is the 50% grey "smoked" glass top which will be fastened on later. I can always spray-paint them later I guess. I would have preferred chromed legs, but they'll do. He knocked them up for me and powder coated them for a few bucks. The legs were supplied by a local security welding guy. I can fit every single vertical game supported by MAME plus the tools I need to play them on a 2GB hard disk. These run through SVGALib, so I don't need to install XFree86, which kept the install size down to around 150MB or so for the complete OS, emulator and compile tools. Software wise the unit runs Slackware Linux 9.1 with AdvanceMenu frontend and AdvanceMAME emulator. So it stayed cased, and the bezel was painted black. I originally tried to decase it, but I got a little scared at the thought of an open monitor and kids running around. The monitor is just an old 17" VGA that was left over. ![]() ![]() Video is an old ATi card that was lying around, and it all runs on an old 2GB hard disk. It's running an AthlonXP 1500+ on some generic VIA KT133 board with 512MB PC133 memory (I need the large memory for more recent games like Gunbird2 and DoDonPachi which eat up 300MB uncompressed). 8 months and $100 worth of tool bits later, they're done. A word of advice for anyone who's contemplating working with stainless: DON'T. The Control Panels are 1.8mm stainless steel. As usual it's total overkill for strength, but with my clumsy mates I prefer to make it tougher than it needs. The timber is my usual affair: 18mm MDF panels held together with 40mm pine. I had toyed with the idea of a cocktail cabinet for some time, and after seeing how good Blakey's turned out, decided to give it a go myself.ġ) A vertically oriented monitor for my favourite shootersĢ) Cocktail flip-game capability for games like Galaga and Pacman which allow a player to sit either side of the unitģ) Side-by-side capability for more modern 2-player simultaneous games.Ĥ) Good old Leisure and Allied Industries styled Aussie cocktail cab look - not the awful American style. Last year I built myself a standup arcade cabinet with horizontally-aligned monitor. (Kudos to him too for lending me his slot-cutter for the T-moulding). And that right there is most of the cutting. Now cut the 2 inch arms from the control panel section of plywood. Next, on the other half of the plywood sheet, cut your 3 16' boards for the front and control panel. Now cut down the diagonal line to make your triangle sides. This project is heavily inspired by Blakey's scratch-built cocktail cabinet. Cut the board down the line you drew lengthwise. ![]() Luke Skywalker: I can’t be what she needs me to be. Never here, now, hmm? The need in front of your nose. Wisdom they held, but that library contained nothing that the girl Rey does not already possess. Yoda: Oh, read them, have you? Page-turners they were not. Yoda: Time it is for you to look past a pile of old books, hmm? Luke Skywalker: So it is time for the Jedi Order to end. Consumed by his failure, Luke threatens to burn the sacred texts but it’s force-ghost Master Yoda that does the deed (with lightning!), prompting this exchange: As we later learn, Luke is partially responsible for Ben Solo becoming Kylo Ren, which bolsters his resolve to let the Jedi die with him. Luke admits to that same arrogance himself as he bought into his hype as a hero yet still failed to prevent his nephew from going to the dark side. So much angst.Īnyway, the texts contain the supposed “wisdom” of the Jedi, but as Luke later points out, that wisdom led to arrogance and complacency, which allowed the Empire to form while the Jedi were at the height of their power. Just saying, that family has a long history of angst. Secondly, the words painstakingly, burden, and torment describing the acquisition and preservation of the sacred texts paint such a lovely picture, right? Think your life as a lone arranger is burdensome? Here’s Luke Skywalker’s beer. This collection of ancient tomes was painstakingly assembled by Luke Skywalker, but has now become a burden and a torment.įirst of all, “library”? That’s debatable. ![]() The fabled founding texts of the Jedi Order are sheltered from Ahch-To’s weather by the huge trunk of a once-mighty uneti tree. I would like to take this moment to point out the description the official Star Wars website provides about the Ahch-To Library: Granted, Luke’s a bit embittered at this point in his life for a good reason, but the case he makes against the Jedi, as well as the movie’s overarching interpretation of “what’s past is prologue,” can be applied to the archival profession as well.ĭuring their lessons, Luke makes a point of showing Rey the sacred Jedi texts stored within a giant tree on the island. The teachings amount to this: no one should have a monopoly on the Force and the Jedi need to die. Rey eventually coerces him into three lessons, though she only gets two. By his admission, he exiled himself to Ahch-To to die and be forgotten. To say that Luke is less than thrilled with the idea of training another powerful Force user is an understatement. Picking up where the events of Episode VII: The Force Awakens ended, Force-sensitive scavenger Rey (Daisy Ridley) asks for Luke Skywalker’s (Mark Hamill) help to save the galaxy and train her in the ways of the Jedi. But like the island of Ahch-To, sometimes the answers can only be found when you go a little deeper. On the surface, neither scenario appears to be blatantly relevant to archives. Instead, we have a student and a teacher on an island with some books stored in a giant tree and an outdated droid primed to play one of the most important recordings in the history of a galaxy far, far away. There’s no building security to penetrate nor is there a search engine poised to return negative results. Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017) doesn’t feature an archival institution in the same way as its predecessors. It’s the aftermath, however, that I’m most concerned with when examining the latest Star Wars film to reveal archival themes. It’s the arrogance of the Jedi and the Empire regarding their records and the function of the archive that ultimately led to their subsequent downfalls. Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) made the Jedi archivist unknowingly complicit in the burgeoning Empire’s plans and Rogue One (2016) put the Imperial Archives recordkeeping practices, and security measures to protect those records, under scrutiny. Two films, so far, have featured Jedi and Imperial Archives as settings for intrigue and action while inadvertently emphasizing issues archivists are still struggling with as we redefine and reshape our profession. If you’ve read my previous work, then you’ll know that the Star Wars franchise and the archival profession have become unexpectedly intertwined in the last decade or so. Author’s Note: Some spoilers for The Last JediĪuthor’s Second Note: Previously published via Society of American Archivists (SAA) Reviews Portal |
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