BertramDitore

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[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 4 points 9 hours ago

I have two of the same pair of glasses, one with normal clear prescription lenses, and the other with prescription lenses that are tinted brown and polarized. I often forget to switch them out because the sunglasses make everything look so damn good, but I carry them both with me and usually switch to my clear glasses if I’m indoors for more than a minute. But if I pop into a gas station or something for 30 seconds then I’m definitely not taking them off.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 31 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

DNC chair Ken Martin said that the controversy surrounding Hogg “destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to.”

Uhh then I think he needs to look up the word “leadership” in a dictionary. Good leaders don’t usually blame their subordinates for their own deficiencies. Hogg isn’t doing anything that would prevent Martin from growing a backbone and actually leading the party.

Blaming Hogg for Martin’s shitty instincts is childish and transparently ineffective. I was always against Martin as chair, and he continues to make all the mistake we knew he would make.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago

I’ve found this is exactly the best way to enjoy Lemmy.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this, it’s a beautiful painting.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 days ago

Yeah! I remember really enjoying this, and being super pissed it didn’t get renewed.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Yeah, with all the bureaucratic loops to jump through, it’s basically impossible for states to get access to this money. It’s like a Rube Goldberg machine that keeps breaking every step of the way.

Jon Stewart probed the absurdity of the issue really well in an interview with Ezra Klein a couple months ago.

[it’s a] 14-step process states have to go through to even start building the rural broadband networks that were promised $42 billion in funding by the Biden administration (3 out of 56 states and territories are almost ready to start about four years later).

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

For sure. I’ve gotta assume they used the master film for scanning Monty Python, and if it was stored properly they probably wouldn’t have to do a ton of restoration and cleaning, but I don’t know the specifics. 4K77’s work is amazing and admirable, but not really watchable to me for exactly the reason you mentioned. I don’t think any amount of cleanup would fix that kind of degradation, though it’s still an incredible representation and artifact of the film’s history. It’s a shame that project was only necessary because of the Lucas’ stubbornness.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 days ago

Yup, the Supreme Court doesn’t give two shits about us.

Write-up in Vox from 2023: The Supreme Court’s latest opinion means innocent people must remain in prison.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

This release is “Native 4K.” As far as I understand it, Native 4K means it was produced from scans of the film negatives, not upscaled. These releases are usually the best possible quality with the crispest and most natural image. They might have needed to do some physical cleaning of the film, and they might have done some touch up’s here and there in post, but Native 4K is ideal, and what you want in a release like this.

From blu-ray.com:

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip -4 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Oh I know, I’ve been here for years despite the age of my account. I just migrated from lemm.ee

I tend not to like to name these types of extensions because more exposure puts them at risk, and they’re super easy to find anyway.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 63 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (14 children)

Or, and hear me out: just install a browser plugin and forget ads exist.

I hesitate to name extensions names, but I’ve literally never seen an ad on YouTube.

These companies don’t respect us, so I don’t feel the need to respect them by allowing them to force their meaningless bullshit down my throat.

I don’t use it that much, but you better believe if I go to YouTube to watch a video, that video is the only thing I’m watching.

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