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Comment on Charles Dance to play Michelangelo in docudrama Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty in ~tv
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Comment on Huawei announces phone with tri-folding screen in ~tech
Britimmer Link ParentI've been backing off on needing the latest and greatest but I have to say my z fold 5 is amazing. I definitely use the front screen more but the ability to unfold and get a tablet experience when...I've been backing off on needing the latest and greatest but I have to say my z fold 5 is amazing. I definitely use the front screen more but the ability to unfold and get a tablet experience when needed has been a real boon. I'm cautiously optimistic about the longevity of the internal screen, but waiting for 5 generations of r&d has to help.
It's probably not for everyone, I'm a case user and that turns it into a pocket drooping brick, but I really like the versatility it offers. (Having the option of two different home screens is nice, too)
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Comment on Sol eReader headset in ~tech
Britimmer Link ParentIt really reminds me of the font used in the old Lucasarts point and click adventure games, a la Secret of Monkey IslandIt really reminds me of the font used in the old Lucasarts point and click adventure games, a la Secret of Monkey Island
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Comment on Why TV is wrong for Tolkien in ~tv
Britimmer Link ParentAs much as I want more Silmarillion (and Tolkien) content, they would have to take some serious liberties with the front portion of that book to make it into another medium. But, there are SO MANY...As much as I want more Silmarillion (and Tolkien) content, they would have to take some serious liberties with the front portion of that book to make it into another medium.
But, there are SO MANY great stories in the Silmarillion (with strong female leads that weren't unnamed gals ripped out of the appendicies) that they could make several seasons of several different shows and have stuff left on the cutting room floor. I know they think we want characters we're familiar with (see also: Star Wars) but it's the world building that sucked most of us in. The characters, while important, aren't a make or break for viewership with that majority of an established IP's fans.
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Comment on The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim | Official trailer in ~movies
Britimmer LinkI hate that I agree with a lot of the comments on that video. We were told we were getting a Helm Hammerhand movie iirc, not a movie about a daughter who didn't have a bloody name canonically....I hate that I agree with a lot of the comments on that video. We were told we were getting a Helm Hammerhand movie iirc, not a movie about a daughter who didn't have a bloody name canonically. (And this is Tolkien, dude gave names to great great great great great great great grandfathers of side characters)
Tolkien's legendarium has a number of badass women set in their own stories. Why gender swap Helm's son Freeleaf who did save the Rohhirim or go off and write something completely different? THE SOURCE MATERIAL IS RIGHT THERE! And it's animated, so you can do it properly! Yosemite Sam yelling
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Comment on Tubi explodes in popularity, outranking Max and Apple TV+ in ~tech
Britimmer Link ParentI genuinely like those services. It's how cable should have been. Either I pay you and there's no ads, or it's free and there are ad breaks. One or the other. I'm fine with the commercials on...I genuinely like those services. It's how cable should have been. Either I pay you and there's no ads, or it's free and there are ad breaks. One or the other.
I'm fine with the commercials on PlutoTV (except when it's the same one back to back) since I'm getting to watch a 24/7 channel of something I like for free fiddy. Seems like a square deal to me.
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Comment on Customers didn’t stop spending. Companies stopped serving. in ~finance
Britimmer Link ParentI loved Europa Park as a kid. Never been to Disney, but I don't feel cheated lolI loved Europa Park as a kid. Never been to Disney, but I don't feel cheated lol
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Comment on Customers didn’t stop spending. Companies stopped serving. in ~finance
Britimmer Link ParentI feel like they've purposely made it cheaper to go back into stores. I'd bet the losses from people avoiding the browsing and the impulse buys were enough for them to slowly put the kibosh on...I feel like they've purposely made it cheaper to go back into stores. I'd bet the losses from people avoiding the browsing and the impulse buys were enough for them to slowly put the kibosh on delivery and pick up orders.
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Comment on What is your favorite Final Fantasy game? in ~games
Britimmer Link ParentI started Octopath on game pass and I keep wondering when I get to do something. Is it just walking from dialog heavy cutscene to dialog heavy cutscene?I started Octopath on game pass and I keep wondering when I get to do something. Is it just walking from dialog heavy cutscene to dialog heavy cutscene?
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Comment on Your favorite deeply unpopular music in ~music
Britimmer Link ParentI don't love all Shoegaze, but I do love anything Hope Sandoval is part of.I don't love all Shoegaze, but I do love anything Hope Sandoval is part of.
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Comment on Your favorite deeply unpopular music in ~music
Britimmer Link ParentI absolutely love Meg's early stuff. I like the new stuff, but not nearly as much. Monster, Heart Heart Head, Cold, Lemon Eyes, Sorry...man, those songs HIT.I absolutely love Meg's early stuff. I like the new stuff, but not nearly as much. Monster, Heart Heart Head, Cold, Lemon Eyes, Sorry...man, those songs HIT.
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Comment on Metallica - St. [b]Anger (Cover) (2024) in ~music
Britimmer (edited )Link ParentLoooooong time Metallica fan and St Anger was a great return to thrash and a very solid album. (I happen to love Load and some of ReLoad so I got a win-win through the mid 90s and early 00s lol)...Loooooong time Metallica fan and St Anger was a great return to thrash and a very solid album. (I happen to love Load and some of ReLoad so I got a win-win through the mid 90s and early 00s lol)
The snare was definitely a choice, but Lars seemed bored with things and James seemed like he was using the album for therapy.
All in, I truthfully like St Anger more than some of their later albums. Hardwired and 72 Seasons prove that they need someone in the room willing to tell them no, offer criticism when needed, and above all, be someone they'll listen to. The number of hi hat solos on 72 Seasons is... unfortunate. They definitely seem like they've been going through the motions for the last 15 years and the music has no real passion in it, anymore. I don't know if that's the recording process or the truth but it comes through to me.
Also, as a drummer who grew up worshipping Lars, his lack of practice and constant improv when playing live drives me insane. Especially when they're asking $1000+ for some tickets. Fucks sake, at least be able to keep up with the album at album speed if you can't do it at 1.25x like the old days lol
I'm absolutely happy that they're in a good place mentally and physically, but man do I miss the angry, sarcastic MetallicA that didn't sell fucking monopoly sets and star in video games.
/Old man rant
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Comment on The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | Announcement trailer in ~games
Britimmer Link ParentHard agree. Between worlds served my xennial nostalgia soooo well, I'd like to play it again without re-buying a 3dsHard agree. Between worlds served my xennial nostalgia soooo well, I'd like to play it again without re-buying a 3ds
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Comment on The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | Announcement trailer in ~games
Britimmer (edited )Link ParentI definitely feel that there were too many options in ToTK. I'm over here making rudimentary wagons and the rest of the world has fully functioning battle cruisers lol I need to go back and finish...I definitely feel that there were too many options in ToTK. I'm over here making rudimentary wagons and the rest of the world has fully functioning battle cruisers lol
I need to go back and finish it, honestly
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Comment on Spotify raises US prices of premium streaming plans for second time in one year in ~music
Britimmer Link ParentMy favorite song, according to my Spotify wrapped last year, was a song I basically just tolerate and it only got the top spot because the useless algorithm kept playing it despite my skipping it...My favorite song, according to my Spotify wrapped last year, was a song I basically just tolerate and it only got the top spot because the useless algorithm kept playing it despite my skipping it every time.
I've added a few thousand songs to my main playlist. I hear 50 of them on repeat unless I manually seek out something different. With this price hike and the CEO's habit of putting money into the proverbial war machine, I'm look a lot harder at either YTP or even going back to Pandora.
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Comment on Roger Corman, pioneering independent producer and king of B movies, dies at 98 in ~movies
Britimmer LinkAs a decades long MSTie, I salute you Mr. Corman. You (inadvertently) gave me hours and hours of laughs.As a decades long MSTie, I salute you Mr. Corman. You (inadvertently) gave me hours and hours of laughs.
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Comment on Most bingeable book series? in ~books
Britimmer Link ParentI enjoyed Codex: Alera quite a bit. I read the first Dresden File and it didn't really hook me. Do they get better as they go on?I enjoyed Codex: Alera quite a bit. I read the first Dresden File and it didn't really hook me. Do they get better as they go on?
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Britimmer Link ParentGreat recommendations but man does it hurt even pulling someone else into the world of Kvothe. Rothfuss and Martin are why I abjectly REFUSE to start an unfinished series no matter how good it is...Great recommendations but man does it hurt even pulling someone else into the world of Kvothe. Rothfuss and Martin are why I abjectly REFUSE to start an unfinished series no matter how good it is so far.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Britimmer LinkJust finished the Broken earth series by N.K. Jemisin and really enjoyed it. Main character was a case study in how your environment shapes how you view yourself and how your personality develops...Just finished the Broken earth series by N.K. Jemisin and really enjoyed it. Main character was a case study in how your environment shapes how you view yourself and how your personality develops when dealing with those society considers "normal".
Also ran through the first few books of the Red Rising sage before I got tired of the Mary Sue main character being an idiot despite being the best at everything.
Now I'm working my way through the Unhewn Throne trilogy and it's been good thus far, but some of the plot-demanded stupidity of the main three characters has been annoying. Might take a break and get back into my run through of Discworld after this book (the 2nd in the trilogy)
Genuinely my first thought as I read the title. "Isn't he a little old to play a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?