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Comment on Rex Reed, film critic known for acerbic reviews, dies at 87 in ~movies
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Comment on From neat lawns to wild havens: how No Mow May is transforming England’s gardens in ~enviro
JXM LinkI love this idea! In America, unkempt lawns are generally seen as a nuisance and a sign of a “lower class” neighborhood. Most home owners’ associations require a certain length of grass. Though...I love this idea!
In America, unkempt lawns are generally seen as a nuisance and a sign of a “lower class” neighborhood. Most home owners’ associations require a certain length of grass. Though the state where I live has some new laws that say HOAs can’t restrict people from planting native plants and letting them grow.
I’ve always loved that my neighborhood has no HOA, so we have all sorts of different types of lawns. One person a few doors down from me has a lawn that is completely overgrown but she’s filled it with pots of flowers and garden gnomes peaking out from the tall grass. It has so much more fun and personality than a boring lawn.
Personally, I only mow my backyard because we have dogs and if the grass gets too high, they get covered in stickers and leaves. If I didn’t have to, I would just let it grow.
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Even as they grow, so-called plant blindness means people might not notice that the sprouting plants in front of them are the beginning of a diverse wildflower habitat.
And then from the article linked in that sentence:
However, we have forgotten our need for the biodiversity that surrounds us. Particularly we have forgotten the importance of the plants that provide that stunning William Morris wallpaper for our lives. This inability to see the vegetation that surrounds us has been given a name; plant blindness.
I’d never heard that term before but I have a feeling that it’s going to be one of those things I notice all the time now.
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Comment on The Stephen Colbert exit interview: “I did not expect it to end this way” in ~tv
JXM Link ParentYes. That’s exactly the problem. And as we’ve seen, trying to find a bridge of commonality with Republicans these days is not possible. So we all get mad when someone is dumb enough to try....Yes. That’s exactly the problem. And as we’ve seen, trying to find a bridge of commonality with Republicans these days is not possible. So we all get mad when someone is dumb enough to try. Moderating your positions and meeting in the middle doesn’t work these days.
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Comment on The Stephen Colbert exit interview: “I did not expect it to end this way” in ~tv
JXM LinkWow, reading this made me really, really dislike Colbert. He comes across so awful and milquetoast. He literally calls himself a company man and is staying loyal to a company that threw him under...Wow, reading this made me really, really dislike Colbert. He comes across so awful and milquetoast. He literally calls himself a company man and is staying loyal to a company that threw him under the bus. He calls David Ellison a nice guy.
This is what really got me though:
I was at a recent taping of your show, and, before you came out, your stage manager instructs your audience not to boo Trump. What’s that about?
We don’t always remember to do that, but I always want them to because we’re here to harvest laughter. It’s like Obama used to say, “Don’t boo, vote.” I’m like, “Don’t boo, laugh.” That’s what I’m here for. Booing sounds like we’re cheering for sides; I’m pointing and laughing. It’s a different beast. But you don’t always have to [tell them not to boo]. Not that my audience is a perfect cross section, but they’re somewhat reflective of what the national mood is, and the more outrageous or unsettling the president’s behavior is, the more likely you are to get boos. It also just bothers me because it steps on setups and punchlines.
People presume that you’re this lefty figure, but you’re actually more conservative than people think. Do you agree?
I do not perceive myself as some sort of bomb-throwing, left-wing radical. I wear khaki pants and button-down shirts, and I go to church on Sunday and I taught [Sunday school], and I live in a suburban Center Hall colonial and I believe in institutions and in the essential greatness of America. If I ever had a chance, I’d ask the president, “What do you mean by great?” Because there was so much greatness that was awaiting him if he had actually just acknowledged it. Instead, he decided to rewrite things in his own image.
But yeah, I’m a moderate, suburban Catholic, but people perceive me as this liberal thing when in fact what presents itself as modern conservatism [today] is actually radical behavior. I believe that what purports to be the present conservative movement is actually engaged in constant heresy against reality. Just wish-casting a world to exist that doesn’t, which is very destructive. That’s like alcoholism. That’s reaching for a drug that’s really a poison all the time in order to give you the worldview that you hope. And then worse than that, imposing that on other people and denying their reality.
Way to use your position of privilege to help make the world a better place.
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Comment on Apple has reached a preliminary deal with Intel to make chips in the US in ~tech
JXM Link ParentIm not surprised, actually. It puts Apple in a very good position to go to Intel and say, “do you want some business or not?” They have the upper hand since Intel knows Apple doesn’t need them...Im not surprised, actually. It puts Apple in a very good position to go to Intel and say, “do you want some business or not?” They have the upper hand since Intel knows Apple doesn’t need them anymore.
I’m sure Intel was like “better to make their chips for them than someone else. At least we make something.”
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Comment on Gizmoplex, the Official MST3K storefront and archive shutting down on September 30th in ~tv
JXM LinkNot surprising. The latest kickstarter and updates have made it pretty clear they want to forget about anything that happened post Sci-Fi Channel and just go back to what the original run of the...Not surprising. The latest kickstarter and updates have made it pretty clear they want to forget about anything that happened post Sci-Fi Channel and just go back to what the original run of the show was.
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Comment on Felicia Day will crowdfund a movie spinoff of The Guild this summer in ~movies
JXM LinkAwesome! I’ll definitely be pledging the money I was going to spend on the MST3K kickstarter on this. I’ve rewatched the show a few times over the years (the whole series is like 2 hours) and...Awesome! I’ll definitely be pledging the money I was going to spend on the MST3K kickstarter on this.
I’ve rewatched the show a few times over the years (the whole series is like 2 hours) and every time I like it more. There’s a few sitcom-y subplots but overall it’s fun. Zaboo is way creepier than he was when I was younger and didn’t get that he was way, way overstepping and creeping on Codex.
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Comment on Felicia Day will crowdfund a movie spinoff of The Guild this summer in ~movies
JXM Link ParentI rewatched it a few years ago and it holds up pretty well. Some of what seemed like parody back then is just reality now, which makes for a few weird moments but overall it’s still fun.I rewatched it a few years ago and it holds up pretty well. Some of what seemed like parody back then is just reality now, which makes for a few weird moments but overall it’s still fun.
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Comment on "Why was I invited to Beast Studios?" - A comprehensive investigative analysis of YouTube's biggest channel in ~tech
JXM Link ParentHe could also be using it full frame and then cropping the video in after the fact during the edit. I’ve done that with my Ursa a few times just to get more detail or headroom during shoots I know...He could also be using it full frame and then cropping the video in after the fact during the edit.
I’ve done that with my Ursa a few times just to get more detail or headroom during shoots I know sill have a lot of action (you get get a bit more resolution on that camera if you’re willing to give up 16:9).
Either way, it is way overkill for what they’re doing.
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Comment on Spaceballs: The New One | Coming to theaters April 23, 2027 in ~movies
JXM LinkI do not have high hopes for this, given Mel Brooks’ recent track record. And he was also involved in this piece of utter trash.I do not have high hopes for this, given Mel Brooks’ recent track record.
And he was also involved in this piece of utter trash.
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Comment on IETF has published an IPv8 draft in ~comp
JXM LinkInteresting that they’re making it backwards compatible with IPv4. That was probably one of the biggest issues with IPv6 adoption. It wasn’t a drop in replacement, you still had to run the old...IPv4 is a proper subset of IPv8. An IPv8 address with the routing prefix field set to zero is an IPv4 address. No existing device, application, or network requires modification. The suite is 100% backward compatible. There is no flag day and no forced migration at any layer.
Interesting that they’re making it backwards compatible with IPv4. That was probably one of the biggest issues with IPv6 adoption. It wasn’t a drop in replacement, you still had to run the old separate infrastructure for people using IPv4.
It looks like it took from 1996 to 2017 for IPv6 to move from first draft to adopted final specifications, so I wouldn’t expect this anytime soon?
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Comment on I worked as a professional video editor until 2014. How much has changed since then? in ~tech
JXM LinkIt’s the same as it was 12 years ago, just with more buttons to get in the way/help out (depending how you like to work). They’ve added a ton of new features like dialogue enhancement and...It’s the same as it was 12 years ago, just with more buttons to get in the way/help out (depending how you like to work). They’ve added a ton of new features like dialogue enhancement and transcriptions, but it’s still 90% the same program it was in 2014.
Adobe is the standard for all but the highest end production these days.
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Comment on Trippy tobacco? Tobacco plants engineered to make five psychedelics at once. in ~science
JXM LinkSo this would be way more exciting if it wasn’t a tobacco plant. Seems like a damn good way to get someone addicted to everything all at once. I wonder how to addictive properties of nicotine...So this would be way more exciting if it wasn’t a tobacco plant. Seems like a damn good way to get someone addicted to everything all at once. I wonder how to addictive properties of nicotine interact with the other stuff, none of which are habit forming like tobacco.
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Comment on Google partners with Back Market to distribute ChromeOS Flex USB sticks in ~tech
JXM Link ParentBecause it’s designed to lock you in to Google services. That’s why they’re doing it, not because they actually caring about the environment. If they announced they were doing it with Fedora or...Because it’s designed to lock you in to Google services. That’s why they’re doing it, not because they actually caring about the environment.
If they announced they were doing it with Fedora or some other distro, I’d be way more enthusiastic.
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Comment on Google partners with Back Market to distribute ChromeOS Flex USB sticks in ~tech
JXM LinkIn theory, this is awesome. A major win for recycling and reusing electronics. BUT it just further entrenches users into the Google spyware ecosystem.In theory, this is awesome. A major win for recycling and reusing electronics.
BUT it just further entrenches users into the Google spyware ecosystem.
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Comment on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | Teaser in ~tv
JXM LinkI’ll leave this here as a reminder and then let everyone get on talking about the wizards.- Exemplary
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Comment on "...new Nintendo published digital titles exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2 will have an MSRP that is different from physical versions." in ~games
JXM Link ParentHonestly, I’m surprised they didn’t just raise the price of physical games to $80 and keep the digital games at $70.Honestly, I’m surprised they didn’t just raise the price of physical games to $80 and keep the digital games at $70.
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Comment on Musketeer d'Artagnan's remains believed found under Dutch church in ~books
JXM (edited )Link ParentThe Lady Musketeer is also a fun adaptation with Michael York as d'Artagnan.The Lady Musketeer is also a fun adaptation with
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Comment on Britain mandates heat pumps and solar panels in new homes from 2028 in ~enviro
JXM (edited )Link ParentI don’t know anyone who is “against” solar energy. I’m sure that people who earn millions by running fossil fuel companies are, but everyday people? I can see why it hasn’t had larger adoption at...I don’t know anyone who is “against” solar energy. I’m sure that people who earn millions by running fossil fuel companies are, but everyday people?
I can see why it hasn’t had larger adoption at the residential level though. For individual users, it can be cost prohibitive to install solar on an existing home because of the large upfront cost.
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Comment on Seth MacFarlane teases new life for ‘The Orville’: “Season 4 is written” in ~tv
JXM Link ParentMany of the new Star Trek shows have run on CBS or in syndication on other networks. They aren’t just trapped on Paramount+.Many of the new Star Trek shows have run on CBS or in syndication on other networks. They aren’t just trapped on Paramount+.
Who will give incorrect, wildly inappropriate pull quotes for posters now?!