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I guess I’ve gotten old (and also own my own house and can buy whatever equipment I want)
(Meta question): Is there a reason blog posts get a year, but the websites for apps that have been out for a long time do not?
A year in the title generally indicates that what is being linked to is as it was in the year specified. Usually, a blog post is static and easy to apply a year to but front pages of ongoing projects may have new information or changes that make it harder to label with a year. If a particular project is finished then applying a year to the title could make sense but most people don't bother to look into what year tha…
This is one of the reasons why I’ve all but sworn-off theaters. It used to mean a lot more to me to see something in the theater but I’ve traded that for subtitles, pausing, multi-day-viewing, picture quality, manageable volume, whatever food and snacks I want, and -surprisingly high up on the list - talking through the movie with my wife. I guess I’ve gotten old (and also own my own house and can buy whatever equipm…
All the other stuff I completely agree with. Movie theaters are obsolete, as far as I'm concerned.
we really are in the nightmare dystopic vision of being connected to an engagement machine and more or less drooling our way through life... How many apps does the average person have on their phone...having something so hyper specific just seems incredible to me (as someone with nothing installed on it)
I wouldn’t call it a dystopian nightmare, just movies are no longer as engaging as they used to be. Now I can text/send videos pics or voice to any of my friends at any moment I feel. Why should I force myself to watch the boring part of a movie?
Aka Intermission. Or Interpission.
In Turkey cinemas used to have intermissions for every movie. Even in early 2000s. I don't know if it's still the case.
This is one of the reasons why I’ve all but sworn-off theaters. It used to mean a lot more to me to see something in the theater but I’ve traded that for subtitles, pausing, multi-day-viewing, picture quality, manageable volume, whatever food and snacks I want, and -surprisingly high up on the list - talking through the movie with my wife. I guess I’ve gotten old (and also own my own house and can buy whatever equipm…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
My wife rented it for the plane on a solo trip. She got back, but the Apple TV progress bar in "Watch Now" indicated she'd only watched about 30 minutes of it. "Sucked bad", she said, "but maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it." We paid for it, I like Portman, I like Hemsworth, I liked the previous installments. I decided to watch the trailer to see if I wanted to watch the whole thing. I just barely made it to the…
You already paid for it. Might as well try and watch it. Trailers seem to have only a loose connection to the movie itself. They're made by different teams, sometimes with different (unused) footage.
This is one of the reasons why I’ve all but sworn-off theaters. It used to mean a lot more to me to see something in the theater but I’ve traded that for subtitles, pausing, multi-day-viewing, picture quality, manageable volume, whatever food and snacks I want, and -surprisingly high up on the list - talking through the movie with my wife. I guess I’ve gotten old (and also own my own house and can buy whatever equipm…
I live in an small (by American standards) apartment and I have a reclining sofa and 65" TV. You don't need to own a house to have a decent viewing experience. All the other stuff I completely agree with. Movie theaters are obsolete, as far as I'm concerned.
I love forgetting about everything else for 2-3 hours and becoming absorbed in the experience. One of my favorite feelings is at the end of the film when I walk out of the theater with a mind that is empty and still after having focused for so long. I get to observe the feeling of my thoughts creeping back in along with the noise of the world. In this way it's akin to a meditative experience for me.
Of course, this can also happen at home with enough willpower, but the temptation to break focus is ever-present.