I don’t know. I use mpv because I switched to Linux in 2006 and I’m used to it now.

I did! I see it on my students’ screens in December. There is some other software that does little things like that. Pale Moon does something for Halloween I believe. I hardly ever watch videos on my computer though.

I was team mpc until about 2006, now I’m team mpv.

I still can’t remember why I disliked VLC, I think the first time I used it the video would not work but it played with mplayer.

Still good to have VLC around though, glad to see them stickin’ around all these years.

Most any criticism of the show is true. I will say that it is a good series to watch with people who haven’t watched Star Trek before because it is a little un-Trek-ish and there is less to stop and explain. Also, since the mission is top secret it has little overlap with anything except SNW.

As a Star Trek fan, I was happy to get more Trek, the same as I was happy to get more Picard (that S2 was a pain though!), Lower Decks, Prodigy, and even the Short Treks.

My wife was pulled into the world of Star Trek by Discovery (a full 36 years after I’d started watching the franchise) and now she loves it and wants to watch all of the other series. So, Discovery gets a point for that.

(I haven’t seen Section 31 yet. It is supposed to be very bad.)

True. I guess the tone wilm depend on my mood that day haha.

The featured image/title card is just wonderful. I’m a professor, and I don’t know how I’ll react if these ever enter my classroom.

I really liked the Pi400. Used it as my main device for at least a year. If I had an extra monitor I’d consider getting this as it seems to deal with my gripes about the previous version.

Part of it is RFK Jr. and MAHA who are on a mission to “cure” autism because the whole anti-vax thing doesn’t fly (due to common knowledge and, you know, science).

So it looks like they are blaming the most common medication used by pregnant people.

It is just their anti-AI thing, not a paywall. 404 are good journalists that published tonnes of great stories.

Multiple people within the company allowed that to happen. The brightest minds money can buy. Cumulative experience that can be measured in decades either did not forsee this or shrugged it off as “not their problem.”

Nasty.

And now a bunch of Canadians who have no idea who or what Kneecap is are about to start listening to them. Just like every time they are banned from playing somewhere or banned from radios. Good ol’ Streisand Effect.

If it were easier than HK people would be upset.

I haven’t played yet, but it is a different character with a different moveset from what I’ve seen. This is probably the reaction Team Cherry wants as opposed to releasing a gale that panders to players like the new Shinobi.

I’m hoping to get at least 5 years out of my current phone. Got it December 2022. The manufacturer has a 5-year warranty and Android updates and promises availability of replacement parts for 10 years. So far, there is no reason to update.

Too bad. He had himself a quaint little cottage. Other articles mention his alias and the imply that his family may have provided financial support. Probably got caught on CCTV.

Edit to clarify: the “too bad” means “too bad we don’t have more details” instead of “too bad he got caught”

Excellent read. I don’t pay for Kagi but they’ve been on my radar for awhile (my password thingy says I’ve had an account on the site since 2019? That can’t be right).

Anyway, confirmation bias in play here, but I am not a fan.

Not a true paywall:

https://www.404media.co/why-404-media-needs-your-email-address/

https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/20250425/ also has a good list of grievances

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