Metatronz @ Metatronz @lemmy.world

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Eh, don't need YouTube that badly. I think we'll collectively figure out video distribution without em just fine.

Worked for a dog and cat boarding facility many moons ago. Of all my interactions with various breeds from private owners to our almost constant stream of rescued pitbulls - we were temporarily hosting/caring for. Only one breed almost took off my finger.

I needed stitches, the lead vet had to flood the wound with iodine and antibiotics.

Another user, in a similar thread, shared this speech on enshittification. Addresses a good bit of what you are talking about and why mass action is hard in the current legal framework. We need better laws.

https://youtu.be/rimtaSgGz_4?si=pdDRwugtHefZACcd

God I loved that console. The weird ass memory card with the built in screen was just cool.

Why I enjoyed all Resident Evil films and Doom. Bad, but I don't care. It was fun for some reason and that's good enough for me.

Dead on.

Good movie though. I enjoyed it quite a bit since feminism doesn't scare me. Grow up people.

With that said, fuck those prices, and fuck fake ownership.

True. I've certainly scoped out blu ray players of a particular vintage for those reasons. Just crazy we have to reach back in time to attempt to get around a trap that the vast majority of consumers don't see.

Just passively take it from you. Not saying physical is pointless at all, but physical discs and their players haven't stood still technologically either. If anything, streaming and discs converged.

Simply considering the fragile nature of a disc and the parade of new formats puts a clock on your time with it.

I could very well be mistaken and please correct me if I am. I remember reading that canning a show before season 3 or so was a way of getting around union costs that kick in for a 'longer' running show. A very anti labor strategy designed to cash in quickly then drop it so Netflix wouldn't have to share the wealth.

What on earth are you talking about.

Yeah, I stuck around for the horny bit to be unpacked but it never came.

Sure you didn't, buddy. We know it was thick and don't blame ya.

Aren't physical 4k Blu-rays still DRMd? When every part of the chain is digital your physical disc is still only as good as the will of Sony or whoever really owns it.

The toilets in some Indian trains is a trip within themselves too. At least, in the one I took to northern India, so perhaps more rural.

Anyway, it was a literal hole in the floor of the train with bare tracks whizzing by your ass. Gotta say, that was an adventure I hadn't thought about in a long time.

Yes, you are defecating on the train tracks. Along those same tracks, some people were living their lives in little huts made from trash. Speaks for itself.

This was around 2008, I hope something improved, it broke my heart.

Two cents on the headphone jack issue folks bring up all the time. The convenience of 3.5 mm is great and valid. Totally agree.

However, I use and own a lot of wired higher end headphones and a dongle DAC is just better audio quality than the 3.5mm jack. Let me explain.

3.5mm jacks means the phone's on board DAC is doing the work and outputting an analog stereo signal. You are stuck with whatever, typically sub-par, DAC is built into your phone. Yes, some phones have better DACs than others, but it is a challenge to sort out and is often not a priority for most manufacturers.

With type C dongle you can escape your phone's limitations and use dongles with audio features like fully balanced audio because the signal stays digital from your phone to the dongle. Personally, I'm a fan of 4.4 mm balanced connection, as most of my headphones will run balanced. This is something I could never do with 3.5mm alone.

DDHifi, XDUOO, ifi, etc makes some great 'audiophile' - dumb title but you know what I mean - DACs.

I often don't hear this side of the issue discussed.

I think the dates are more relevant than the software. COVID pandemic was probably more impactful here than Linux.

Streaming has ultimately taught me how little I 'need' to watch since it trains you to really only seek out a couple things per service. I've also become very advertisment sensitive being blessed with tools to avoid that and companies honeymooning people for a while with fewer ads compared to what cable did.

Obviously, the dipshits are springing their 'trap' but I'm not bullish on the strategy of forcing consumers to suddenly tolerate a return of ads everywhere and always on entertainment. I just see folks running away again/further disconnecting from traditional media.

I can only imagine the delicious conversations about what objectionable art other people are enjoying that 'their' tax dollars paid for. Sure, let's do it.

And when the GOP holds enough power again we could finally have real US branded State TV! The Trump News Network will live, lol

No. Have you?