Arkham

joined 2 years ago
[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I ran across the term "social murder" a while back, which seems to describe the type of murder that Brian Thompson was guilty of.

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago

Might be a UK thing. Here in the US I don't think I've ever been to a theater that allowed any outside food or drink. I doubt it's because of safety, I'm pretty sure it's because it would cut into their profits from concession stand sales.

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago

"I used to commit treason. I still do, but I used to, too"

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

To be fair, a lot of movie theaters ban bringing in outside food. At least in my experience. I agree with just not eating though. It would certainly be healthier to decouple moviegoing from snacking.

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Because that would entail extra effort and cost in order to benefit humanity in general, and why do that when they can just keep more profit for themselves?

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago

In my case it was a music composition app (Xewton Music Studio) that used to have both Android and iOS versions, but then some other company bought them out and discontinued the Android version.

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I still have my old phone since it has at least one paid app on it that was removed from the Play store. I can't download the app I paid money for to my new phone, but I can still use the copy installed on my old phone.

Realizing this has completely dissuaded me from spending money on apps, but that's a whole other thing...

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 1 points 2 months ago

Can those services and registry keys be disabled on Home editions as well?

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To follow on from that: I wonder to what degree this is a deliberate effort to impoverish people. The more American citizens (Trump supporters or not) living in precarity, the more cheap unskilled labor will be available to replace deported migrant labor...

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm in one of the states that does all mail-in paper ballots. The idea of going to a centralized location to vote on an electronic touch screen ironically seems antiquated to me. Using a screen feels like barely a step away from the punch hole ballots my parents voted with when I was a kid.

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I remember hearing this on the radio back in the day. It was the first time I heard a rock song I really strongly liked, and the album it was from was the first CD I ever purchased.

I've since gone on to be much more of a metal guy than a punk rock guy, but I'll always remember Fuck Authority.

[–] Arkham@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't go for soft drinks often, but when I want one there's a few brands of root beer that come in glass bottles that stores near me keep stocked.

view more: next ›