You might have figured it out by now, but "megabits per second" is abbreviated as "Mbps" with an uppercase m; yeah, it's kinda pedantic, but using lowercase means it's a millibit, which is much, much smaller. The same applies to "gigabits per second," which should be expressed as "Gbps."
At any rate, thank you for posting this, it really is good news. And about time they did this, too.
Hi Margot, that's an interesting observation. Those kind of artifacts have been associated with the big screen for so long that they keep persisting in the public consciousness, even though digital production is now the norm. I think we forget sometimes that these were not stylistic choices but the result of the limitations of film equipment. Nostalgia can be a weird intoxicating thing, I wonder if we'll ever feel the same way about AM radio?
Oh, and I'm sorry to do the "akshually" thing, but adjusts glasses some directors have been known to shine flashlights into the camera while filming to create intentional lens flare effects. So, like, it does happen in the film industry too. Sorry, wasn't going for a "gotcha" moment... I akshually did have to adjust my glasses just now and felt obligated.
He had recently read about a high school creative writing assignment in which boys and girls were asked to imagine a day from the perspective of the opposite sex. While girls wrote detailed essays showing they had already spent significant time thinking about the subject, many boys simply refused to do the exercise or did so resentfully.
I mean, we're not just talking about the ability to communicate (which is important), but the basic ability to empathize. If men (in general) are unwilling to even consider the female point of view, is it any wonder why women have a difficult time dating? This isn't happening in a vacuum; there are real reasons why this is happening.
@Ernest has pushed an update which allows users to request ownership/moderation of abandoned magazines. Ghost/abandoned magazines were fairly prevalent after the initial wave of hype due to users either squatting magazine names or becoming inactive for other reasons. Now is your chance to get involved, if you were waiting to do...
Huh, guess it's worth a shot. Hi @ernest, any chance you could waive the month-long not-logged-in requirement for the men magazine? It would appear the owner has lost all patience with Kbin in general and made it clear he isn't coming coming back. I would like to resurrect this community as a progressive non-toxic space for men to engage in healthy discussion without resorting to punching down and insulting others, similar in nature to the old menslib subreddit. With your admin-powered blessing, of course.
I'd be cool with modding it in the meantime, but it doesn't look like anyone (either me or @BaldProphet) has been appointed mod yet to step into that stopgap role.
a-man-from-earth's last post was a week ago, and I don’t wanna keep bugging ernest about this, so I guess I'll sit tight and run out the clock. This is not an emergency by any means, it's just one of the many abandoned communities that need help. Thx for the info and words of encouragement, @daredevil. And good luck with all the cleanup!
This frickin comic, it gets me every time. It is a lot like that. I try to reason, be rational, consider options, but I get nothing back. It's like trying to hail the Reliant, all I get is static.
Same here, it hasn't gotten old for me yet! Hahah, I'm sure you get this a lot, but I saw your username and assumed I was looking at a Risa post (or at least a post in the startrek.website instance), hence the Trek reference.
Thx for posting this comic, it's nice to be reminded you're not the only one, ya know?
This fucking sucks. Some of the people they fired have been there for over a decade: not just administrative staff, but people who developed content for the game, like ship artists. No wonder why they put the legendary bundles on sale just now, they're trying to appease their shareholders. Well, they can get fucked, I'm keeping my two hundred bucks.
She was sitting in her car before dawn last month when a uniformed police officer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, accused her and her passenger of trespassing, then shouted commands laced with the F-word at her and threatened to arrest her, “tase” her and make her life “a living hell” if she didn’t comply with his plan to...
“I have 190 officers that are still out in the community working to make Las Cruces safer. … I wish I could have a news conference for every heroic, compassionate or selfless act that those officers perform."
You're the fuckin' chief of police, Jeremy. Nobody's stopping you.
Agreed, it's a disgusting, callous response. This cop shot an unarmed woman in the neck and watched her bleed to death while they waited for the ambulance to arrive. Who gives a fuck about the so-called "good cops"? This piece of shit murdered this woman.
Captains - the ships of Star Trek are a character unto themselves, and we find ourselves attached to ships that have become Legendary. Now, you can own those Legendary ships for a lot cheaper. From November 2nd at 8am PT to November 6th at 12pm PT on PC, you can save 35% on all of the Legendary Bundles we've ever released,...
FCC to propose a minimum 100mbps to qualify as broadband, with a future goal of 1gbps (docs.fcc.gov)
The most powerful man in the House doesn't like divorce (www.motherjones.com)
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Nintendo has officially announced a live-action 'Legend of Zelda' movie. (www.nintendo.co.jp)
Opinion | Why Aren’t More People Getting Married? Ask Women What Dating Is Like. (www.nytimes.com)
Harping on people to get married from up in the ivory tower fails to engage with reality of life in the dating trenches.
Sovereign citizen Facebook is wild. (lemmy.world)
To those genuinely interested in moderating
@Ernest has pushed an update which allows users to request ownership/moderation of abandoned magazines. Ghost/abandoned magazines were fairly prevalent after the initial wave of hype due to users either squatting magazine names or becoming inactive for other reasons. Now is your chance to get involved, if you were waiting to do...
A touching quote from Nimoy's "I am Spock" book (1995) (startrek.website)
🎵 Buy it, use it, break it, fix it, trash it, change it, mail – upgrade it, charge it, point it, zoom it, press it, snap it, work it, quick – erase it 🎵 (pixelfed.social)
Johnson & Johnson is trying to file for bankruptcy. They are taking it to the Supreme Court for protection against the litigation results of their products potentially causing cancer. (www.thestreet.com)
Shooting at Halloween party leaves 15 injured, 2 critically, Illinois cops say (www.theolympian.com)
A man opened fire at a Halloween party in Chicago, shooting 15 people and critically injuring two, Illinois police told news outlets....
MFW I see the RISA, Prequels, and LOTR meme communities fighting and the Achievers are not included (lebowski.social)
Executive Dysfunction [ADHDinos] (startrek.website)
It is insane how accurate this is yet utterly impossible for most neurotypicals to comprehend. I wish I wasn’t broken, dammit....
In my language "Janeway" means "death". (lemmy.world)
"But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out." Bad news from the STO team. (imgur.com)
From Kael:...
No one has ever known we were among you... until now. (startrek.website)
A grandmother was fatally shot in her car by an officer. It’s not his force’s only deadly encounter under scrutiny (www.cnn.com)
She was sitting in her car before dawn last month when a uniformed police officer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, accused her and her passenger of trespassing, then shouted commands laced with the F-word at her and threatened to arrest her, “tase” her and make her life “a living hell” if she didn’t comply with his plan to...
Don't bother Janeway during her holodeck "excursions" (lemmy.world)
Nice Try (lemmy.world)
Jim Benton Art
PC Patch Notes for 11/2/23 | Star Trek Online (www.arcgames.com)
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Save 35% on Legendary Items! | Star Trek Online (www.arcgames.com)
Captains - the ships of Star Trek are a character unto themselves, and we find ourselves attached to ships that have become Legendary. Now, you can own those Legendary ships for a lot cheaper. From November 2nd at 8am PT to November 6th at 12pm PT on PC, you can save 35% on all of the Legendary Bundles we've ever released,...