wagesj45

wagesj45, 5 hours ago

It seems that the only purpose these executives have is to siphon money straight up the organization to themselves. Do they provide any use to these studios other than that?

wagesj45, 2 days ago

Unironically the library. Then just use something like Audiobookshelf to organize your collection.

wagesj45, 1 day ago

I don't think that Libby itself is. There's DRM and while there is probably a way to strip it, I don't think that is easy and/or publicly shared. But Overdrive, which is Libby's predecessor, allows for DRM free MP3 downloads. But they've been trying to sunset Overdrive for a long time. The Windows desktop program needed to download the MP3 files is no longer linked on their site, for example (but is still downloadable if you know the exact link). I'm honestly not sure why it even still works unless it's to comply with some ancient contract they have with a library somewhere.

wagesj45, 2 days ago

Probably his own indifference. He clearly has no morals, and he'll be surrounded by even more comically evil villains, but I suspect they'll have a problem getting him to care about their pet evil plans. If it isn't making him money or jerking off his ego, he seems to have, traditionally at least, not cared.

wagesj45, 2 days ago

Who did we think was going to ensure we drink the verification can?

wagesj45, 2 days ago

Literally the meme where he's asking if he might be wrong, but decides that no, the it's everyone else that is wrong.

wagesj45, 9 days ago

I wish we were, through taxes. Though we'd probably just pay Boeing forty-eleventy billion dollars to never complete the project.

wagesj45, 14 days ago

I'm still salty that we never got a proper sequel to the original Prey.

wagesj45, 15 days ago

Nice app, you have there. Would be a shame if something were to happen to it.

wagesj45, 15 days ago

If I'm being honest, I can handle an ad in my pause menu as long as it doesn't interfere with the rest of operating the device. If I can unpause and reach the closed captioning or audio menu, fine, whatever. What really gets my goat is pre-roll and mid-roll ads. Can't stand them.

wagesj45, 15 days ago

No I get it. I don't like them, but I can live with it if I have to. Luckily my local library has enough DVDs to fill my Jellyfin server. :3

wagesj45, 17 days ago

It's rage bait. It just a polarizing content meant to rile up the masses and make us argue and bicker. It takes some societal grievances and amplifies them needlessly.

wagesj45, 18 days ago

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wagesj45, 19 days ago

If we get Trump in again, I wouldn't put money down betting on us getting another Democratic president ever. Which is why I'm really hoping he listens to the criticism and gets his shit together. And if he gets his shit together, I'm hoping people are willing to allow themselves to be won over. If we just stay mad cause he didn't do something sooner/enough, we are also fucked.

There are too many potential paths in which we are fucked for my comfort.

wagesj45, 20 days ago

Newer versions are Homekit compatible and can be controlled over the local network.

wagesj45, 20 days ago

It is a standard. I don't know how you can make it not be a thing once it is implemented.

wagesj45, 24 days ago

The Fast Fourier Transform.

wagesj45, 24 days ago

I wonder how many people have indexing disabled. I bet a higher than normal percentage given the user base.

wagesj45, 25 days ago

Polarization doesn't help anyone. Both groups are suffering as they retreat further and further into their own in-groups. It sucks and it takes a lot of conscious effort on all parties' part to overcome. And unreciprocated effort feels awful and risks pushing people away at an even faster rate.

I'm not sure we're really equipped, as a society/species to overcome that effort barrier given our current information diet (infinite) and our stupid monkey brains (very limited).

wagesj45, 25 days ago

By who? What lie? I think you'd have a hard time arguing that polarization isn't harmful to all groups. Did you think I was arguing that men really are monsters? Because I hate that characterization.

wagesj45, 24 days ago

It also helps when we can learn to not take things personally. I know it would help because I have such a hard time with that. It is one of my fatal flaws. It is something I suspect I'll always struggle with because no amount of self rationalization ever prevents that next episode of being generalized negatively and feeling personally attacked.

We're all just pushin' our boulder up a hill, eh?

wagesj45, 29 days ago

LOCAL MAN REMAINS CALM, HAS PRETTY GOOD DAY

wagesj45, 29 days ago

Yes. What about that do you think is non-political? Abhorrent politics are still politics.

wagesj45, 19 days ago

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