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TheNerdyBird.com’s open thread to talk about anything under the sun we aren’t already writing about. What’s up this week?
Heard some serious scuttlebutt you might be interested in…
:)
TheNerdyBird.com’s open thread to talk about anything under the sun we aren’t already writing about. What’s up this week?
Heard some serious scuttlebutt you might be interested in…
:)
The Flash/Supergirl musical episode might be set in the 40’s.
http://screenrant.com/flash-supergirl-musical-crossover-set-photos/
This needs to end, and it needs to end NOW!
http://68.media.tumblr.com/4a958394273ad89ce0eae236cbdc67e6/tumblr_ol6kg0sjaa1ur12yco1_1280.jpg
I was never super into Kara and James but when they forced them to fizzle that was even worse. And then to just insert the very next guy she knows into a romantic interest? Bleh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycEJfNJPzaU
It feels like they lazily did this rather than explore Woman of Steel, Men of Kleenex.
Sorry, I accidentally finished my weekly blog early: https://mattthecatania.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/theres-too-much-tv/
https://mattthecatania.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/jerome1.png?w=1024&h=576
How serendipitous that you picked a Milla image for the week I post a Milla movie review: https://mattthecatania.wordpress.com/2017/02/02/resident-evil-has-finally-left-the-building/
https://mattthecatania.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/re2.png?w=1024&h=422
Oh hey, I meant to mention and then forgot. Disqus is changing how they do thing. Originally you could opt out of ads in the comment section but now if you want ad-free you need to pay $10 a month. Here’s the gist:
“Starting Febuary 8, publishers running the free-to-use version of Disqus will be supported by advertising. If ads are not a good fit for your site, we now offer a version that gives you the option to remove advertising altogether for a monthly subscription of $10.”
I get the need but it seems a bit steep (and maybe also a bit like blackmail??) but I’m going to wait to see what it actually looks like in practice. If it’s super intrusive I’ll figure something out.
So like… you would have to subscribe to provide us with an ad-free disqus or we would all have to subscribe individually? Because one of those is the internet still failing to find secure ways to monetize (ads steal your data yo) and the other is just outright theft. Are there alternatives to disqus that aren’t worse (since I’m not aware of any)?
Just the person hosting the comment section would have to subscribe.
I am in favor of you not spending money unnecessarily.
Bleh, okay. Looking forward to seeing how it looks, I guess.
What if we’re using AdBlockers?
Not sure on that…
Personally I don’t mind ads as long as they don’t take up the whole screen or slow down the site. But if they become a pain you’ve got what, like 80-some patrons? If we each increase our monthly contribution by a dime or two that should cover it.
Awesome preview of a toy dancing baby Groot from GotG2–and it tells us one of the songs that’s going to be on the Awesome Mix Vol. 2!! http://ew.com/movies/2017/02/01/baby-groot-guardians-galaxy-toy/
In personal news my employer got bought out this week, so that’s fun. So far everything’s stayed the same, but while they’re unlikely to move the job to China changes are a’ comin’. *Really* glad I wasn’t planning on making a career out of the newspaper industry…
Cool news: I’m going to be a guest on the official Star Trek podcast soon. Will share that as soon as it’s up!
Well, we’re two weeks into the administration from Hell and my wife started rewatching Rescue Me. Two episodes in, we’re two for two on episodes that have jokes at Trump’s expense. I’m kind of delighted.
I really wish twitter would let you save GIFs, it’s a constant frustration.
But yes, renewed, for 13-episodes so looks like they’re hedging their bets a bit.
: / You mean it’s gone forever? Dannngit.
Well the standard has been changing the last few years… used to be everything got 21/22 episodes.
Oh, sure, back in the day I had to walk fifteen miles through a blizzard of broken glass without shoes to see twenty-four episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but I’ve never paid much attention to 22-26 minute shows.
That list I mentioned a few weeks back, about organ theft in film, finally went up. It’s a pretty personal piece for me, since I’m becoming an organ donor and used it to work through some anxiety I had about the process. It’s also fairly varied for such a limited listicle topic: http://www.talkfilmsociety.com/articles/more-personal-than-an-arm-and-a-leg-organ-theft-in-film
I will get anything and everything BioWare, no lie.