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Comment on Virgin Galactic wants your help naming its new Delta class spaceship in ~space
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Comment on iOS 14 and earlier will seemingly stop getting App Store app updates in 2027 in ~tech
JXM Link ParentYes. Obviously if it’s a new app that came out last year, it won’t have older versions available because they just never existed. I believe that developers can mark specific old builds as expired...Yes. Obviously if it’s a new app that came out last year, it won’t have older versions available because they just never existed. I believe that developers can mark specific old builds as expired or make it so they can’t be redownloaded. It also doesn’t address apps that have server-side components that stop working, making the app useless (i.e., YouTube not supporting the original built-in iOS YouTube app anymore).
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Comment on iOS 14 and earlier will seemingly stop getting App Store app updates in 2027 in ~tech
JXM LinkFor those who don’t know how the Apple App Store works, you can still download the last compatible version of an app if you already own it. It’s not like they won’t be able to use the store, just...For those who don’t know how the Apple App Store works, you can still download the last compatible version of an app if you already own it. It’s not like they won’t be able to use the store, just that they won’t be able to use the latest version of third party apps, so it will serve them an older version.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
JXM Link ParentIt’s funny that he’s such an iconic character from the show and didn’t even show up until season six. I had no idea, since every episode I’ve seen (maybe a dozen over the years) has had him in it.It’s funny that he’s such an iconic character from the show and didn’t even show up until season six. I had no idea, since every episode I’ve seen (maybe a dozen over the years) has had him in it.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
JXM (edited )LinkI recently started watching Moonlighting with my significant other. We’ve been together a long time and it’s always been one of her favorite shows but she was scared to show it to me in case I...I recently started watching Moonlighting with my significant other. We’ve been together a long time and it’s always been one of her favorite shows but she was scared to show it to me in case I didn’t like it. We had some friends over a few weeks ago and ended up watching the episode Atomic Shakespeare. I loved it and a few days later she showed me The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice and I was hooked.
Ostensibly, it’s a show about a former fashion model who goes broke and has to go to work at the detective agency she owns as a tax dodge. Said agency is run by David Addison (Bruce Willis). They solve mysteries. But it’s basically just a pretext on which to hang a bunch of fun adventures with the main characters. Sometimes they solve a mystery, sometimes they chase the man who stole Maddie’s fortune to South America. Sometimes they do a Shakespeare riff.
We started watching it from the beginning and are halfway through season two now. It’s amazing how the show knew exactly what it was right from the first episode. They make some minor adjustments, but the only other series I can think of that was fully formed this early in its run is Community.
The chemistry between Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis is electric - and again, it’s right from the first episode. The dialogue and rapport between them is so snappy that it makes the episodes feel like they’re only 10 minutes long.
One of the things I love most about the show is that you never know what you’re going to get with each episode. Is it a serious drama? A black and white mystery noir? A buddy comedy? A comedy of manners? Musical numbers! And it does a good job with each of them.
The other thing I love is the fashion. Maddie’s (Cybill Shepherd) outfits are GORGEOUS. Every time she is on screen, they have a diffusing gel over the lens to give Maddie an ethereal glow and gives the show a very distinct, beautiful look. In shots with both of them, they custom made lens gels that only covered the half of the screen Maddie is on. So she has a glow and David looks normal.
Lastly, major shoutout to Allyce Beasley as Mrs. DiPesto, the secretary. She’s made me double over in laughter multiple times with tossed off one liners.
I’ve got my fingers crossed that it stays good!
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Comment on ‘The Walking Dead’ renewed by Netflix in five-year, $500m co-exclusive deal with AMC Global in ~tv
JXM LinkSince the title is a bit unclear: this is just renewing the deal for them to stream on Netflix, not for new episodes or a new show.Since the title is a bit unclear: this is just renewing the deal for them to stream on Netflix, not for new episodes or a new show.
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Comment on Israel changes crocodiles legal status in push for Ben-Gvir's 'crocodile prison' in ~society
JXM LinkFuck those people. I hope they get eaten by crocodiles so they can see what they were trying to inflict on others. Truly and insidiously evil. At least some people had the guts to stand up to them...Fuck those people. I hope they get eaten by crocodiles so they can see what they were trying to inflict on others.
Truly and insidiously evil. At least some people had the guts to stand up to them and tell them no even when they tried to ram it through illegally. Seems like their checks and balances are still at least somewhat working somehow.
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Comment on Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes in ~enviro
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Comment on Christopher Nolan's Odyssey and the rise of the single issue filmgoer in ~movies
JXM Link ParentThey tried the same thing with Bros and the queer community. And then blamed straight people for its failure when they didn’t show up to “support” the movie.The only thing I can think of that actually fits that is the Black Panther marvel movies, which, while not being a terrible movie, did advertise itself implicitly as a landmark for the African American community.
They tried the same thing with Bros and the queer community. And then blamed straight people for its failure when they didn’t show up to “support” the movie.
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Comment on Web flash support arrives in LineageOS in ~tech
JXM Link ParentI assumed as much. It looks like Chromium-based browsers are the only ones that support WebUSB. But even if you’re like me and don’t have Chrome…it’s still easier to install Chrome or Chromium to...I assumed as much. It looks like Chromium-based browsers are the only ones that support WebUSB.
But even if you’re like me and don’t have Chrome…it’s still easier to install Chrome or Chromium to use them to flash your device, rather than trying to explain to someone how to install Lineage/Graphene the manual way.
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Comment on Web flash support arrives in LineageOS in ~tech
JXM LinkThat’s awesome. One of the best things about GrapheneOS is how easy it is to install right from their website (as long as you use Chrome).That’s awesome. One of the best things about GrapheneOS is how easy it is to install right from their website (as long as you use Chrome).
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Comment on Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ reportedly a “mess” in the edit after shooting without a finished script and packing in over sixty roles in ~movies
JXM Link ParentRemember that these are multi hundred million dollar ships that can’t turn very quickly. There’s thousands of people that work on these movies. Once you have ten million dollar plus contracts with...Remember that these are multi hundred million dollar ships that can’t turn very quickly. There’s thousands of people that work on these movies. Once you have ten million dollar plus contracts with dozens of people saying filming is from X to X dates, it becomes really hard to push back those dates.
Sometimes it is literally cheaper for them to keep pressing forward and cleaning up the mess later in post.
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Comment on Celebrating 30th wedding anniversary - AMA in ~life
JXM LinkI just hit 10 years with my spouse and I love them more than ever. What habit or quirk of your partner do you find most endearing?I just hit 10 years with my spouse and I love them more than ever. What habit or quirk of your partner do you find most endearing?
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Comment on Luca Guadagnino’s nearly finished Sam Altman movie ‘Artificial’ dropped by Amazon after OpenAI partnership in ~movies
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Comment on ‘Ghost jobs’ could soon be illegal in New York in ~life
JXM LinkThis is a great law. Hopefully they enforce it heavily and with fines as large as humanly possible. Because it’s Fast Company, they have to include the pro-business side of things and make it...This is a great law. Hopefully they enforce it heavily and with fines as large as humanly possible.
Because it’s Fast Company, they have to include the pro-business side of things and make it sound like it really isn’t a problem…
Many ghost jobs are the result of poor oversight, such as when a third-party platform posts a job that is no longer open, or does not take it down in time.
Okay, where’s the proof of that? That’s just speculating. That’s followed immediately by:
A recent analysis of over 175,000 job listings revealed that about one in seven jobs was active for more than 30 days, at which point a company may no longer be reviewing applications.
That’s just an unrelated stat. It doesn’t backup the claim at all. There’s no causal link or anything.
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Comment on Star Trek Continues, a fan-made Star Trek series in ~tv
JXM LinkI actually used to live right near where they shot this. My spouse is a huge Star Trek nerd so when she saw they were having an open house to raise money for more construction, we went. I got some...I actually used to live right near where they shot this. My spouse is a huge Star Trek nerd so when she saw they were having an open house to raise money for more construction, we went. I got some great pictures of us on the transporter pads and in the sick bays.
It was insane how detailed the recreations were. They literally found the original set designers and asked them tons of questions to get things right.
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Comment on Apple unveils their new operating systems for 2027: iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and more in ~tech
JXM LinkAs someone who owns a Vision Pro, I wasn’t expecting much but I was still shocked at how little attention it got. Not a great sign of things to come.As someone who owns a Vision Pro, I wasn’t expecting much but I was still shocked at how little attention it got. Not a great sign of things to come.
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Comment on Alternatives to a straw hat in ~life.style
JXM Link ParentAround $80 for a hat that will last that long seems like a steal, honestly. A crappy hat at a big box store is usually $20-$30.Around $80 for a hat that will last that long seems like a steal, honestly. A crappy hat at a big box store is usually $20-$30.
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Comment on The rise of build-to-rent housing in ~finance
JXM Link ParentYes, the landlord should ideally be part of the community. It being controlled by an out of town conglomerate that doesn’t make decisions based on what’s good for the local community but based on...Yes, the landlord should ideally be part of the community. It being controlled by an out of town conglomerate that doesn’t make decisions based on what’s good for the local community but based on what will extract the most money from the property for said corporation. At least if they are local, it gives them a human connection to the people in the community. Interacting face to face with your neighbors every day makes a big difference.
And property taxes are great, if you have them. Look at what Florida is trying to do.
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Comment on The rise of build-to-rent housing in ~finance
JXM LinkI am one of two people in my friend group who owns a house. Everyone else rents. Not because they want to, but because unless you have a partner to help pay for it, you can’t afford to own a house...I am one of two people in my friend group who owns a house. Everyone else rents. Not because they want to, but because unless you have a partner to help pay for it, you can’t afford to own a house here (US).
My neighborhood is about 45 years old and the only undeveloped lot just had two small single family homes built with the explicit intention of renting them out (they had signs up advertising them as rentals during construction). No one here is happy about it - not because it’s two small single family houses (almost everyone in the neighborhood wants more density) but because they’re owned and rented by a national company. They have no local connection and don’t give a shit about anyone else in the neighborhood. They won’t be a part of our community. They’re just extracting profit without giving anything back.
Aperion is the only interesting one. Might as well have at least have one “regular” name like Steve or Brenda if you’re just gonna use boring words like “explorer”.