Kelly

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[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Its a fine line. I try to offer a (legal) ad free experience for my son as a matter of principal. But he asked to watch Naruto and it was only available on crunchyroll.

I signed up and the crunchyroll PlayStation app didn't seem to have a functional search, recently played or favorites list. The best we could so was pick "all titles" and then scroll page by page alphabetically until we get to "N" then we had to remember which episode we were up to and the navigate to that season/episode. Then it would occasionally crash so we would have to repeat the process to resume playback. It probably only took a few minutes by it felt like an eternity of busy work. Needless to say we canceled that shitshow and torrented, if they are a major publisher and they can't beat the convenience of casual privacy they are in trouble.

Personally its the convenience and UI that does it for me. I'm not using anything fancy but I have a USB HDD plugged into my home router this is accessible as an SFTP and UPnP media server any device on my network. It won't transcode or anything but for >95% of content it will play fine on any PC/TV/phone/tablet in the house. The biggest issue is tracking viewing progress which can be an hassle is we do it manually instead of having Netflix/amazon/whatever track it for us. If crunchyroll can't do that much then they don't offer any advantage over their free alternatives and not worth an $x per month fee.

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I would be happy to use a service that auto subscribes for a month when I play content but also auto cancels renewal.

I'm happy to pay for them when I use them but if I don't happen to use one for a month it would be great to skip that bill.

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Vatican City is recognized as a sovereign state but im pretty sure they choose not to have an Olympic committee or send athletes to the games.

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Seems to be free on most platform if you already own both titles.

They seem to be offering better performance compared to the port from a couple of years ago. Has anyone tested it out to confirm?

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I wouldn't be so bold as to walk into to conversation about genre fiction and start categorizing them as "literature" or "pulp".

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But I guess each app would also have their own implementation.

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The only consequences would be reputational. Don't wait until the interview itself, let them know now that you will not be available for the interview.

Definitely cancel over just not showing up, preferably before the day of the interview. Circumstances may change, new positions may open up, you don't owe them anything but you want to keep things amicable in case you are interested in the future.

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My parents took me to a late 80s re-screening of Picnic at Hanging Rock when I was 6 or 7yo.

I think at the time the classification board described it as "G" indicating that "the content is mild in impact" but by then it was no longer a new film and parents probably should have known better.

Sure its not as rough as Fortress (1985) but it was still covering themes of children in realistic peril. Its not a film with a happy ending and the fact that its based on a true story left child me shaken.

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The google servers have access to a lot more resources than our puny little phones.

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Its viewed as such.

The control of fire by early humans was a critical technology enabling the evolution of humans. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_of_fire_by_early_humans

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Aren't those just standard door knobs?

Exactly, those two are pretty standard.options.

As far as door latches go the cross bar and draw bolts probably predate it by thousands of years but I don't use those regularly.

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