elcuello's recent activity
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Comment on Vice, decayed digital colossus, files for bankruptcy in ~news
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Comment on This free TV comes with two screens - Would you give up your data in exchange for a free TV? in ~tech
elcuello Link ParentThis is not a dig at you but... No it isn't and I loathe this laissez faire approach to tech development that's obviously not contributing to anything other than dubious surveillance, adds and...It is what it is. Adding more options isn’t bad
This is not a dig at you but...
No it isn't and I loathe this laissez faire approach to tech development that's obviously not contributing to anything other than dubious surveillance, adds and stress to name a few things.
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Comment on Vice, decayed digital colossus, files for bankruptcy in ~news
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Comment on Residents of Christiania in Denmark may vote to end open cannabis trade over fears of rising gang violence in ~life
elcuello LinkThis is so immensely frustrating. This place have been selling weed openly and illegally for over 40 years and every single governmental attempt to stop it have failed without exception. Close it...This is so immensely frustrating. This place have been selling weed openly and illegally for over 40 years and every single governmental attempt to stop it have failed without exception. Close it down completely? Drugs ran wild all over the city and along with it came violent clashes between gangs in attempts to corner the market. Close it down temporarily? It will literally open up minutes after the police is gone. Now even the residents have given up because of the violence and paved the road for conservatives to say "See?" when alternative national solutions have been right fucking there the whole time with positive results from comparable countries. These gangs have completely overshadowed what Christania have to offer which is so much more that 20 street vendors selling weed.
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Comment on I'm working on a mobile app for Tildes: Three Cheers for Tildes! in ~tildes
elcuello LinkAwesome! While you're definitely right in "It was never designed or intended to compete head-to-head with any major social networks" I think an app will benefit greatly to the flow and timeliness...Awesome! While you're definitely right in "It was never designed or intended to compete head-to-head with any major social networks" I think an app will benefit greatly to the flow and timeliness of the conversations here. I only use this site from a computer and I'm only using a computer when I'm working (for some reason I can't log in from a browser on mobile). That combined with time differences creates big gaps in my participation.
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Comment on Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79 in ~news
elcuello Link ParentYeah as a non-American I was equally mystified, drawn and horrified when a saw his show for the first time many years ago. I was in my early teens but even then I could easily see that even if...Yeah as a non-American I was equally mystified, drawn and horrified when a saw his show for the first time many years ago. I was in my early teens but even then I could easily see that even if this was obviously fake it didn't do anything good for American society or humans in general. Also I'm kinda bummed out that the reddit thread is almost entirely positive and talking about how "interesting" a person he was and it was all about the laughs so I'm going to say it here: Fuck him. He contributed to a lot of backwards thinking and made the epitome of trash TV that hurt more than we care to admit apparently. He might have grown and got a perspective later on with meta roles in movies where he made fun of himself but that's not whats he's remembered for.
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Comment on Tildes Video Thread in ~misc
elcuello LinkStumbled upon a The Making Of short documentary about Dumb and Dumber I've never seen before if anyone needs to spend a fun 17 minutes in nostalgia. Also Almost Friday TV makes incredible videos...Stumbled upon a The Making Of short documentary about Dumb and Dumber I've never seen before if anyone needs to spend a fun 17 minutes in nostalgia.
Also Almost Friday TV makes incredible videos about well...contemporary small problems but they're so damn well made and enthralling that it's hard to look away.
Here's just a couple to begin with:
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
elcuello LinkThe Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships by Neil Strauss. This book is having an enormous impact on me right now and I'm so grateful it was recommended to me just now considering where...The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships by Neil Strauss. This book is having an enormous impact on me right now and I'm so grateful it was recommended to me just now considering where I am in life. I've read it with my wife simultaneously and we both agree that it really hits home with us on different levels. No matter if you believe in monogamy or other constellations of relationships this book is for you because the thoughts, dilemmas, traumas, doubts, shames, addictions are dealt with head on and authentically with no filter. He's a Rolling Stone writer so while the topics are sometimes heavy it's still a entertaining and easy read. I cannot recommend this book enough.
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Comment on By more than two-to-one, Americans support US government banning TikTok in ~tech
elcuello Link ParentSure but it's not all or nothing here. I'm clinging on to the signalling here and the focus it has brought onto these apps. They would never close or tighten access to Facebook/Insta/Snapchat etc....Sure but it's not all or nothing here. I'm clinging on to the signalling here and the focus it has brought onto these apps. They would never close or tighten access to Facebook/Insta/Snapchat etc. as fast as this is happening anyways but the heat has been turned up.
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Comment on Reddit API Changes in ~tech
elcuello Link ParentI've seen this perpetuated a lot over at /r/apolloapp but I have yet to experience it myself and I use Apollo everyday. It seems like this "pushing" is blown way out of proportion to me.The Apollo dev, based on how hard he’s been pushing Ultra-subscription even to Pro paid users,
I've seen this perpetuated a lot over at /r/apolloapp but I have yet to experience it myself and I use Apollo everyday. It seems like this "pushing" is blown way out of proportion to me.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
elcuello Link ParentThey way the episode just kept the audience in this awkward and frustrating space and just wouldn't let go was immensely intense and draining. I think it was the best episode I've seen so far and...They way the episode just kept the audience in this awkward and frustrating space and just wouldn't let go was immensely intense and draining. I think it was the best episode I've seen so far and it really made an impact on me. Amazing performances all around.
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Comment on Hypnotic | Official trailer in ~movies
elcuello Link ParentInteresting. I would rather watch this 3 times than one Transformer movie and I'm not even that convinced this movie is particular good.Interesting. I would rather watch this 3 times than one Transformer movie and I'm not even that convinced this movie is particular good.
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Comment on ‘Harry Potter’ TV series for HBO Max inching closer to reality with JK Rowling in talks to produce in ~tv
elcuello (edited )Link ParentIf you log off for a minute I think you will realize that most of this is found online and don't really matter in the big picture. Edit: To be clear I don't really have an opinion about her and it...plus the recency of the JKR controversy is just going to put a sour taste in everyone's mouth.
If you log off for a minute I think you will realize that most of this is found online and don't really matter in the big picture.
Edit: To be clear I don't really have an opinion about her and it was just my experience when roaming the real world. I think @cloud_loud and @NaraVara explained it better and in more detail further down.
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Comment on Alternative facts - How the media failed Julian Assange in ~news
elcuello LinkAfter I read this I feel I know more and I should be the first to admit that I fell for some of the Assange-bashing going on later on.After I read this I feel I know more and I should be the first to admit that I fell for some of the Assange-bashing going on later on.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
elcuello Link ParentI wonder why so many people feel the need to phrase it this way. Not a dig at you at all I've just seen it a lot recently. It's absolutely ready to end and that's a great thing! So so many amazing...As much as I love the show, I feel like it is ready for it to end,
I wonder why so many people feel the need to phrase it this way. Not a dig at you at all I've just seen it a lot recently. It's absolutely ready to end and that's a great thing! So so many amazing shows have been ruined the last couple of years because the producers/makers/whatever got greedy and I just wish more people would appreciate this not happening here... (yet)
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Comment on Residents of Greenland have switched to daylight saving time this weekend for the very last time in ~life
elcuello Link ParentI feel the same way. Maybe as others say it's about where you live. I mean yeah sometimes I might forget to set the clock or feel a bit off time but we're so used to it and it does a lot for well...I feel the same way. Maybe as others say it's about where you live. I mean yeah sometimes I might forget to set the clock or feel a bit off time but we're so used to it and it does a lot for well daylight.
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Comment on Incredible invention - this drone could change everything in ~tech
elcuello Link ParentThis is one of the biggest gripes I have as an outsider looking at the US. Everything is always about calling the cops or suing somebody. Everything has to be a law because nobody can make a...Rwanda and Singapore have given me a lot to think about civic culture in the US. I observe that in the US there is excessive emphasis on civil liberties, individual rights, and what society owes to us; but little or no discourse around social obligations and what we owe to society and each other
This is one of the biggest gripes I have as an outsider looking at the US. Everything is always about calling the cops or suing somebody. Everything has to be a law because nobody can make a decision by themselves that's not egoistical. It's almost childish. There's absolutely no personal responsibility or social obligations to make society work together.
On the hand, his economic and social policies have led Rwanda out of dark times into becoming a remarkably stable and cohesive society, not just by African standards but by world standards. On the other hand, there's strong evidence that he has assassinated several of his rivals and critics.
OK I admittedly laughed when I read this. It seemed so casual.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
elcuello LinkI've enjoyed Shrinking for some time. From the trailer and the first episode I initially thought it to be too silly but after getting to know the characters better through the episodes I found the...I've enjoyed Shrinking for some time. From the trailer and the first episode I initially thought it to be too silly but after getting to know the characters better through the episodes I found the silliness well integrated with deeper subjects and well made dialog. Then something really weird happened last night when I watched the latest episode (S1.E9). It was like the had turned up the Flanderization to the max and I've never experienced such a fast decline before. Sure this is a well known problem for a lot of shows but here it seemed completely unnecessary, sudden and ridiculously fast. It was almost like the had completely different writers or directors from one episode to another. I hope it's just a fluke or I'm overreacting but my experience tell me when you take that first step it rarely goes back.
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Comment on For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world's happiest country, according to World Happiness Report rankings in ~life
elcuello Link ParentA good friend of mine just told this story to me this Saturday at a party. Small world.A good friend of mine just told this story to me this Saturday at a party. Small world.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
elcuello LinkI've started listening to The Frontier Saga by Ryk Brown because I saw The Expanse some time ago and I'm almost finished with the second book Rings of Haven. I've always loves science fiction but...I've started listening to The Frontier Saga by Ryk Brown because I saw The Expanse some time ago and I'm almost finished with the second book Rings of Haven. I've always loves science fiction but never really got around to reading it because the world building always seems so excessive and overwhelming (one of the reason I also had to give up on LOTR). But I've found listening to books gives me a better overview and understanding somehow (which is a bit weird to me because I like to put subtitles on shows I perfectly understand to get the same sort of overview). I like it so far and it's entertaining although somewhat "old fashioned" at times in lack of a better term. The narrator is a bit dramatic but it works and I'm actually glad he's doing all the books because I'm so used to it now. It's really understated a lot of times just how important the narrator in audiobooks is IMO.
I have no idea if they're considered "good" in the genre but they fit my need right now and maybe it can kick start some motivation to move on to other great science fiction books afterwards.
Well, I just think the choices of label terms needs some more nuances :)