overview for mangaskahn

Beware Hollywood’s digital demolition: it’s as if your favourite films and TV shows never existed in c/selfhosted

[–] mangaskahn 15 points 3 months ago

The Disney Vault!

Does Hezbollah represent Lebanon? And what impact will the death of longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah have? in c/world

[–] mangaskahn 16 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It's almost like the views of the population of an entire country can't be distilled down to a single binary statement. 🤷‍♂️

What if spouses took their partners first name instead of last? in c/showerthoughts

[–] mangaskahn 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Everyone is Doug now.

TIL that this cartoonish piranha catching technique actually works in c/til

[–] mangaskahn 11 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Piranhas aren't even the scariest thing in there

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru_(fish)

In your opinion, what games released in the 2020s decade (the current one) will be forgotten (i.e. no longer talked about, or known) 20 years from now? in c/[email protected]

[–] mangaskahn 5 points 3 months ago

Not so sure about that. It's one of the hardest failures so far. It'll probably make lists including Atari's ET and the Ouya for quite a while.

If the logic of copyright/trademark/IP law applied to everything, what's the most peculiar possible implication you can think of for it? in c/asklemmy

[–] mangaskahn 2 points 3 months ago

He doesn't own it. He has an exclusive license to use it in art. Surrey NanoSystems Limited owns the patent on VantaBlack. Stuart Semple was so angry that Kapoor received that license that he had a blacker black material created and licensed it to anyone but Kapoor. When Kapoor obtained a sample anyway, Semple had a still blacker material created, to spite him.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/shortcuts/2019/aug/05/black-30-anish-kapoor-and-the-art-worlds-pettiest-funniest-dispute

In 1926, TV Was Mechanical in c/technology

[–] mangaskahn 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yep, DLP still uses a mechanical color wheel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_light_processing?wprov=sfla1

Duck test in c/wikipedia

[–] mangaskahn 2 points 4 months ago

BURN HER!!

BMW Adaptive Suspension Can Be Added via Subscription. Suspension As A Service (SAAS) in c/technology

[–] mangaskahn 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I feel like in this case it's more like everyone gets sold i9 hardware, but can choose to pay the i3 price for it with locked out features, then decide later to pay the subscription to unlock the i7 or i9 performance. It has advantages for the manufacturer in that there are fewer options to account for at build time and additional revenue later on. I still think it's a terrible model that should be summarily rejected by customers, but I see why they are trying it.

What is your favourite bean from Costco for making cold brew this summer? in c/coffee

[–] mangaskahn 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I use the pre-ground medium roast in a white bag. 2lb to 2 gallons of water, brew 24 hours. It makes a strong concentrate that can be cut with water or ice for iced coffee or used as espresso in cold drinks.

Strange and Rare Road Signs of the World in c/mildlyinteresting

[–] mangaskahn 10 points 6 months ago (4 children)

It is real.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_%28Swindon%29

Looks like there is one with 7 also.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6OGvj7GZSIo

Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request in c/technology

[–] mangaskahn 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

They chose to comply with the request and become one of the browsers Putin can control. Not sure how Mozilla gets credit for anything good here.