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- Comment on Wolf Reboot 14 hours ago:
I guess the government pays for all other lost income due to natural events?
- Comment on Here's the source code for the unofficial Signal app used by Trump officials 1 day ago:
It is if you are a foreign asset.
- Comment on aaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA 1 day ago:
Nope, they are in a different group than felines or canines.
- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 1 day ago:
Hard to recall them since I tend to drop them when I get stuck. If I look up a hint and find out it is something that never had any previous hints to figure out I also drop the game because nothing is more frustrating than guesswork.
- Comment on What are some good examples of "Where the fuck do you go" kind of games? 1 day ago:
Quality design will show you the important parts early on without needing to explicitly state them. Leaving that out in sequels is poor design.
- Comment on Rian Johnson Says ‘I Don’t’ Agree With Netflix CEO Over Movie Theater Model Being ‘Outdated’: I Want ‘Knives Out 3’ in ‘Many Theaters For as Long as Possible’ 1 day ago:
I have not yet watched a film in IMAX, but we are talking about theaters in general.
Watching on a decently large screen at home while streaming looks at least as good as in the theaters even if it doesn’t fill up as much of my vision. BluRay looks a lot better for certain scenes, but the vast majority of movies are just as good at home in my experience. I can also get more engrossed in a movie at home due to having fewer distractions, so something like Dune is more enjoyable for me at home even if the picture and sound quality is probably better in IMAX.
Streaming is a tradeoff of slightly lower quality for more convenience and while I love me some great cinematography and sound design, most movies are more enjoyable if I can stay engaged than if they are presented better but with more opportunity for distractions.
- Comment on Rian Johnson Says ‘I Don’t’ Agree With Netflix CEO Over Movie Theater Model Being ‘Outdated’: I Want ‘Knives Out 3’ in ‘Many Theaters For as Long as Possible’ 1 day ago:
but for a second line gaffer, or for a craft services worker, the cinema time might be their entire livelihood for the year.
I seriously doubt those members of the crew are paid based on box office success. Pumping out more movies for streaming should increase the number of movies that are available to work on.
- Comment on Rian Johnson Says ‘I Don’t’ Agree With Netflix CEO Over Movie Theater Model Being ‘Outdated’: I Want ‘Knives Out 3’ in ‘Many Theaters For as Long as Possible’ 1 day ago:
Half of the movies you listed have been either on one of the platforms you listed or have rotated around the different platforms, at least in the US. Netflix even had the black and white version available when I watched it.
- Comment on Rian Johnson Says ‘I Don’t’ Agree With Netflix CEO Over Movie Theater Model Being ‘Outdated’: I Want ‘Knives Out 3’ in ‘Many Theaters For as Long as Possible’ 1 day ago:
I don’t miss the lines and dislike crowd energy the vast majority if the time. The current buy online, know where my seats are, and smaller venues with plush seats are a vast improvement over crowds packed in like sardines.
Sure, I have a few positive memories of random members of a theater audience, they are just outweighed by all the annoying memories.
- Comment on Rian Johnson Says ‘I Don’t’ Agree With Netflix CEO Over Movie Theater Model Being ‘Outdated’: I Want ‘Knives Out 3’ in ‘Many Theaters For as Long as Possible’ 1 day ago:
Films also used to be not a big deal for the majority of films in theaters before home movies and even up until larger format flatscreens became affordable. It was just the format for watching 90 minute+ uninterrupted stories for the most part.
There were a couple of decades where seeing big budget special effects the big screen instead of at home was a big deal for some movies, sure.
- Comment on Internet Fatigue: why this place sucks now 2 days ago:
While the fediverse structure does put more work onto the users, that is in trade for having people who want the system to be for the benefit of the users. It is also the closest to the original purpose of the internet!
- Comment on TRUCKIN' 2 days ago:
C O N S U M E
- Comment on TRUCKIN' 2 days ago:
Who will be able to afford ubereats?
- Comment on TRUCKIN' 2 days ago:
They eat a lot.
- Comment on Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store 2 days ago:
By offering a far better experience for the vast majority of people. Like how DVDs killed VHS, where some people who couldn’t afford to upgrade were left behind.
- Comment on Seriously Jesus, who was doing that for that to be added 😭 3 days ago:
No idea, but wouldn’t be surprised.
- Comment on Seriously Jesus, who was doing that for that to be added 😭 3 days ago:
They made themselves taste delicious!
- Comment on Seriously Jesus, who was doing that for that to be added 😭 3 days ago:
15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”
Jesus is against the pull out method confirmed.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
Don’t call out their typing impediment like that!
- Comment on What are some of the impacts of a power outage that isn't that obvious / isn't talked about a lot? And What happens to restaurant bills? Do Buses still work? (since card payments wouldn't work) 4 days ago:
Oh yeah, your comment was a great addition!
- Comment on What are some of the impacts of a power outage that isn't that obvious / isn't talked about a lot? And What happens to restaurant bills? Do Buses still work? (since card payments wouldn't work) 4 days ago:
The central phone office frequently has its own backup generators or independent power supplies which is what I was referring to.
- Comment on Duolingo said it just doubled its language courses thanks to AI 4 days ago:
Quantity over quality!
- Comment on I need a cheap part to fix a bread machine that's under warranty. "We can send you a new machine." 4 days ago:
Side quest: I could look for replacement seals for this machine, but apparently, they are pretty model-specific and may not fit if it’s off by even a single mm.
This is actually part of planned obsolescence, where it is difficult and costly to repair things even when parts are available by constant minor cosmetic tweaks dueing production.
Cars reusing parts between models is both cost savings to develop and to meet regulations for making parts available for a set number of years. If appliances were required to follow the same regulations then home repair would be feasible again.
- Comment on What are some of the impacts of a power outage that isn't that obvious / isn't talked about a lot? And What happens to restaurant bills? Do Buses still work? (since card payments wouldn't work) 4 days ago:
The odds of the power being out are more likely than a lack of network connection in the US, we tend to have generators or other power backups for cell towers and landlines even when the power goes out.
- Comment on What are some of the impacts of a power outage that isn't that obvious / isn't talked about a lot? And What happens to restaurant bills? Do Buses still work? (since card payments wouldn't work) 4 days ago:
People type their credit cards into online stores all the time. In the US, most restaurants still take your card out of eyesight to be processed, although processing devices at the table is becoming more popular.
I don’t think most people even think about it most of the time in the US because the credit card companies take care of disputes. Europe is definitely way ahead of us on secure payments!
- Comment on What are some of the impacts of a power outage that isn't that obvious / isn't talked about a lot? And What happens to restaurant bills? Do Buses still work? (since card payments wouldn't work) 4 days ago:
Anywhere that there is a massive power/internet outage for whatever reason (natural disaster, trunk cut by some idiot, technical failure) most businesses will put sales on hold or switch over to cash only and maybe take checks or write down credit card manual receipts to take care of later. Nobody is going to be prosecuted for the power going out during a meal and a restaurant and being unable to use their card for example. A grocery store will most likely take down information from anyone who was in the middle of shopping and square it up later, but keep new people from coming in to keep from being overwhelmed with too much manual tracking.
For restaurants, they will most likely choose not to charge anyone who had not paid yet for consistency so people with cash don’t feel like they were punished for having cash on hand. If the business knows the outage will last very long, they might offer free food if it is going to spoil anyway as a gesture of goodwill, especially for any regulars that were just hanging around to wait for the power to come back before they headed out.
Some tech based stuff that relies on processing payments might choose different approaches depending on the circumstances. Riders with cards that can’t be processed will most likely be allowed to just ride for free if the buses continue to run.
- Comment on What are some of the impacts of a power outage that isn't that obvious / isn't talked about a lot? And What happens to restaurant bills? Do Buses still work? (since card payments wouldn't work) 4 days ago:
Yeah, credit cards were originally similar to checks in how they were handled by stores and restaurants. I loved those old clunky sliding machines that you put the cards into and KACHUNKed it onto a carbon copy receipt!
- Comment on A completely useful compulsion I have. 4 days ago:
I disagree with most of those. Lawful neutral is evil for example, as it imbalances the carton away from the hinge.
- Comment on A completely useful compulsion I have. 4 days ago:
When it must be inbalanced due to the number of eggs, as long as the extra weight is towards the hinge then it retains the safety benefits of being balanced.
Since I get eggs while holding the carton I tend to take from the ‘outside’ row first, starting at the ends, and work my way into the center by the hinge. This puts the weight in the hand I’m using to hold the carton and works well even for 18 and 24 count cartons. If I set the carton down before yoinking eggs, I would go for more balance.
- Comment on Oscars’ New Rule Requiring Voters to Watch All Nominees Could Reshape Awards Campaigning, but Academy Members Already Found Loopholes 4 days ago:
Today, some members, particularly in the Executive and Marketing and PR branches, simply press play on the Academy app to satisfy the system’s viewing requirement — then mute the audio or switch tabs. “The app only needs to see that you watched it,” says one voter. “It doesn’t know if you’re sitting there.”
That is a requirement that you play the movie.
Not watching all the movies definitely explains a few of the trends in winners over the years.