OpticalMoose
@OpticalMoose@discuss.tchncs.de
Technology fan, Linux user, gamer, 3D animation hobbyist
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- Comment on Blu-ray hits 20 years old, and it isn't dead yet — optical disc format was introduced to the public at CES 2006 1 day ago:
I still don’t have a Blu-ray player for the TV, just a burner in my desktop. But I’ve got a handful of movies.
- Comment on The shrinkflation 1 day ago:
I acknowledge there are lots of regional differences, but that is absolutely not a large fries here in the southern US. Here, a medium(regular) fries comes in a cardboard envelope style container and they overfill it so there are fries all over the bag.
They do it to make us feel like we are getting our money’s worth, but in reality, potatoes are cheap as shit for them. Here, a large McDonald’s fries is almost a meal in itself. Eating a supersized McD’s meal here is almost enough to make you throw up.
- Comment on Tom's Hardware now hijacks the back button. 5 days ago:
Same here.
- Comment on I tried Five Guys last night 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on 4 leaky tires on the same rental, overfilled to compensate 5 weeks ago:
Yeah, I’ve got my own pump too. Great purchase.
- Comment on 4 leaky tires on the same rental, overfilled to compensate 5 weeks ago:
In warm weather, it might last all summer. In the winter, I can go maybe 3 months before the low pressure warning comes on. I’ll get new valve stems next time I get tires. For some reason, that hadn’t really occurred to me.
- Comment on 4 leaky tires on the same rental, overfilled to compensate 5 weeks ago:
I hate that. My car has a leaky back tire. It’s been like that since I bought it, and continued after I replaced all the tires.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Here is the article with the supposed quote, but he still doesn’t say it in this video either. badchoices.us/…/us-navy-veteran-now-100-percent-r…
And here’s a Newsweek article that’s actually decent newsweek.com/veteran-regrets-voting-trump-wife-de…
- Comment on Disc market share for week ending in 2025-11-07: The Fantastic Four is still on top, along with Godzilla. 1 month ago:
For most people, DVDs “just work”, unlike Blu-rays which require a lot of setup compared to DVD.
I didn’t realize that. I’ve bought a few BR movies, but I don’t even have a normal living-room player. I rip them to hard drive and put them on my file server.
I always felt like BR was a victim of “too many cooks ruin the stew”. All the movie studios lobbied so hard to get their copy protection in and make sure you couldn’t skip warnings and ads, that the format is a pain to use, maybe worse than DVD.
- Comment on So sad to see a really old guy driving an expensive sports car 1 month ago:
Would you rather see him scraping up coins for bus fare?
- Comment on am I cooked chat 2 months ago:
Or look at the bright side. The biggest asshole you’ll probably ever meet just walked into your kitchen, and the only thing you have to lose is a minimum wage job.
- Comment on An update from Shout Factory Shipping Department 5 months ago:
I guess a small increase isn’t that bad, considering the alternative. Plus, I imagine lots of people ordering physical media want their box/cover art to arrive undamaged.
- Comment on 4 different "blogs" with the same content? 7 months ago:
Damn. I’ve been looking for some decent whole-wheat ramen for ages. I can’t believe it’s not more popular.
- Comment on Civitai pausing all credit card payments 7 months ago:
If they cancel my $5/month plan, I’m out. I’m not spending any more than that.
- Comment on Proton 8 months ago:
Thought you’d never ask. youtu.be/i-jdhorGtQI?t=17
- Comment on Why aren't all rooms holodecks? 10 months ago:
I’d say the biggest reason is energy, like everyone else. But also, being able to make your room into any fantasy scenario you want would probably lead to problems with adjusting to everyday life. They don’t need a whole ship full of Barclays screwing up at their job.
- Comment on ‘There will always be people like you’: Tekken boss blasts ‘disrespectful’ fan for criticising character’s new look 10 months ago:
Beautiful response.
- Comment on 'Captain America: Brave New World' Slides 68% at Box Office to $28 Million 2nd Weekend 10 months ago:
I haven’t seen it. But to be honest, I haven’t watched a Marvel film since Avengers: Age of Ultron. It just feels like they’re recycling the same stuff over and over.
- Comment on How it started/How it's going 10 months ago:
Wow, I didn’t know Titanic was even on Laserdisc. Good luck, I hope you complete the set.
So far, Glory is the only movie I have on two formats, VHS and DVD.
- Comment on The Secret Life of the Videorecorder - Remastered 10 months ago:
I used to watch it on the Discovery Channel in the US, before that whole reality TV thing.
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- Comment on I worked hard on this meme and now I can't use it because the guy's a Nazi 10 months ago:
- Comment on I worked hard on this meme and now I can't use it because the guy's a Nazi 10 months ago:
Thanks. I think it’s more funny than problematic, but I don’t want to offend people. Plus I’m not Jewish (I’m black), so I can’t just say “it’s not a big deal, get over it.”
- Comment on The Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame has a pedophile that they refuse to remove 10 months ago:
I can relate. I grew up in Indiana. It’s more of a basketball state, but same vibe.
- Comment on The Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame has a pedophile that they refuse to remove 10 months ago:
I don’t know what it is about football and churches; they love protecting bad people. I can’t imagine what it’d be like playing football at a religious school.
- Comment on I worked hard on this meme and now I can't use it because the guy's a Nazi 10 months ago:
I had to look that word up. I guess you’re right, but I should probably wait a while for the dust to settle. Right now the Kanye thing is still fresh in everyone’s minds.
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- Comment on A 3D-printed VHS cleaner is saving memories from mold 10 months ago:
I didn’t know moldy tapes were a thing. I’m digitizing some tapes I got from my grandparents’ house. Now I’ve got that to worry about. 😐
- Comment on Gaming on Linux, How openSUSE Stacks Up for Gamers 10 months ago:
Nice guide. I’m glad to see they mentioned GPU switching. It’s really underrated.
- Comment on Jaws 3 & Jaws: The Revenge to be released on 4K Ultra HD this summer, but we're still waiting on Jaws 19 1 year ago:
I’ve grown to like watching Dennis Quaid onscreen. It’s not that he’s an especially good actor, he just gives me that 80’s nostalgia vibe. The cocaine story is peak 80s.
I worked hard on this meme and now I can't use it because the guy's a Nazi
