GlassHalfHopeful

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[–] GlassHalfHopeful 2 points 3 days ago

The thought of subscriber based healthcare genuinely freaks me out.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 1 points 3 days ago

Super cute! 💜

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

So freaking real, right? Gaa. Awful because it's too possible. Butttttt... As far fetched as some episodes can be, this is what the creators are aiming for. 😅

And so fitting because I had to recently drop Netflix and other services to crappy ad tiers because I can't afford them any more. In the end, we can live without these things. But this episode was making me so mad because it was literally life or death. And no talk of how the government was doing anything to stop it. Just too real.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 5 points 3 days ago (5 children)

This is perfect and exactly what I was looking for. I knew someone could do this. I really appreciate you taking the time. Seriously. 💜

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 2 points 3 days ago

Except for when it's not. And I love those episodes, hence the OP. See my comment here in terms of what I mean: https://lemmy.ca/comment/15880323

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Haha. Exactly. There's something about it that makes you curious, but then... the whiplash.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's well produced and a lot of actors shine in these episodes. Some episodes are incredible. Most though... most may leave you feeling pretty miserable. With that said, I think the show is worth watching when there is a silver lining, hence my post.

In all honesty though, you might be better off over all without watching. The world is pretty screwed right now and the futures envisioned with these episodes usually take it even further. (But not always... again... hence the OP).

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 1 points 3 days ago

I responded to a similarly comment here: https://lemmy.ca/comment/15880323

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 1 points 3 days ago

Awesome, thank you!

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 2 points 3 days ago

The show can be bleak. Depression and bleakness can be a tough mix. Look out for yourself, friend.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I mean, San Junipero is a really amazing episode. Last season, Joan is Awful ended pretty well. Hang the DJ also.

Black Mirror is what it is, but there are definitely some episodes with redemptive qualities in spite of the terrible technology the episode is centered on.

I'm just curious if any of the episodes this season end that way.

 

I've watched season 1 through 6 and there definitely were more than one episodes that just left me feeling like crap... But there's so many incredible episodes intermixed, like San Juniperno, that has made me keep coming back.

Today I watched the first episode of season 7, Common People, and... I just can't. It's done me in.

I have a question for those who have watched the remainder of the episodes. Are there any episodes that end on any sort of positive note or are they all this dreadful?

Maybe it's just not for me anymore. I get the premise behind Black Mirror, but there is something about this episode that just kind of shoved me past a point that I'm not sure it's worth it for me to keep watching.

 

To prism.

It's a light sentence, but gives them time to reflect.

 

Monica Lewinsky on the reclamation of her life, bullying, and her podcast on reclamation.

I get that she was caught within a political scandal, but what happened to her and since then is so much more than that. I hope this video isn't removed because of what happened in the past. This is quite literally the first time I've seen her since the late '90s and it was such a breath of fresh air to see her being treated so wildly different than back then.

I thought it was worth sharing and I think it's important to remember that the people involved in "scandals" like these are real humans like us, deserving of being treated with dignity and compassion.

Yeah, affairs suck, but hypocrisy suck more. This is a private matter and people need to mind themselves before they mind others and their doings. What was done to her was terrible and I'm so glad to see her picking up pieces of her life.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by GlassHalfHopeful to c/[email protected]
 

— Update ———

In your account preferences, "Show Read" is enabled by default. If you disable it, then any time a post is marked "read", you will no longer see it on your feed. The app I use is currently set to mark posts I've scrolled past as "read." I'm not sure how the Lemmy WebUI does it.

This is a great tool to make sure you don't repeatedly see the same read posts on your main feeds, but apparently it also applies when viewing a community directly.

— Original post below ———

I was able to see videos at https://lemmy.world/c/crazyfuckingvideos until just a few days ago. Now it says no new posts for a year and I can't see any new posts.

I've never posted or commented in that community. There are no modlog actions against me regarding that community or instance. I haven't blocked the community or instance. My instance hasn't blocked lemmy.world. I don't think my instance has blocked the community specifically because my alt on the same instance accesses it fine. This problem exists both within third party apps and the normal Lemmy WebUI.

Does anyone have any idea why I am not able to see the content from https://lemmy.world/c/crazyfuckingvideos while logged in?

Thanks.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by GlassHalfHopeful to c/[email protected]
 

Oh my goodness. I love the spritely innocence of Sylphrena. Being an honor spren, cousin to wind spren, i cant help but find myself absolutely delighted by her mischievousness.

I'm reading Stormlight 5 now and this scene had me absolutely cracking up. I can't believe Brandon wrote this. It is so very Syl. 🤣😂😜💜💜💜

Syl’s eyes went wide, and she let out a soft “Ooooo …”
“New style,” the woman behind the counter said. “Based on an old ko-takama.” To their confused looks, she continued, “Female warrior clothing, very old, from our more savage times. That didn’t use the uniform coat, of course—and those had a higher waist, and sometimes a bow. I might have a picture somewhere …”
She trailed off as Syl’s clothing fuzzed and she was immediately wearing something similar. Syl rose up a little, her skirt—which was longer than the one she had worn in the past—rippling faintly. Thin, pleated, with the fitted jacket above. She continued to wear her hair loose, though she was one of the only ones in the room to do so.
“Nice,” Kaladin said. “It suits you.”
Syl grinned.
“I’d suggest,” the woman said, “a nice pair of leggings or trousers under the ko-takama for a Windrunner—or whatever you are—so that …”
“What?” Syl said innocently.
“When you’re flying,” the woman said. “So that, you know …”
Syl cocked her head, then gasped. “Oh! Or everyone will see my chull.”
“Your … chull?” the woman asked.
Syl leaned forward conspiratorially across the counter. “I could never figure out why these humans were so shy about the spot between their legs! Strange to my uncultured spren mind. Then I figured it out! Must be something pretty ugly down there, for everyone to be so afraid to show it! The ugliest thing I know of is a chull head. So when I made this body, I put one there.”
The woman stared at Syl, and seemed to be trying very hard not to look.
“… Chull head,” the woman finally said.
“Chull head,” Syl replied.
“Down … there.”
“Down there.”
Syl held the woman’s eyes with an unblinking stare, before adding, “I feed it grass sometimes.”
The woman released a shockspren and made a sound not unlike one Kaladin had heard from men being strangled.

Bwahahahaahh! 😂😂😂😂

 

I rarely post memes, especially animated ones. But on occasion, they are absolutely necessary.

Thing is, I've only ever figured out how to do it… maybe once? How on earth do we embed gifs or mp4s within comments and posts?

 

This show was honestly such a special gem. 💜💜💜

I'm going to miss all the cleverness, great writing, and loads of fun. I wish I could be friends with all the characters. Boimler and Mariner's relationship is so wonderful. I want IRL friends like all of them. 🙃

So long Lower Deck.

Engage the core.

 

It's that time of year again when my partner gets upset with me because I'm not the kind of person that ever wants anything...

My partner always wants this or that. They mention things they want all the time. So I write down what I hear. Gift holidays are covered easily because I try to pay attention.

I feel bad though. I know it's hard when I don't talk about things I want. And when asked, I don't know what to say. It only ends up causing me anxiety.

This is so dumb. What does a person who doesn't want things want for their birthday?

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by GlassHalfHopeful to c/[email protected]
 

So I just watched this trailer. I can't figure out if I should be laughing or scared. It's Paul Rudd, so I definitely want to see it. I have no idea what's going on though...

Does anyone have the scoop on what this movie is actually about?

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by GlassHalfHopeful to c/[email protected]
 

I see this often and wonder how much I miss as a result. Imgur links neither render as a link nor an image. I only know it's a link to an image when I view it the same post via the WebUI or another app. I don't even realize these are images most of the time and just scroll past.

Is it simply not being handled yet? A bug? Design decision?

Referenced post: https://lemmy.world/post/24776463

 

I have finally figured out a way to poorly and incorrectly mispronounce "dólares" so that it would finally let me through the exercises that include numbers and money. There is no single word it has struggled to understand more than that one. And trust me, I am saying it correctly. Good grief!

What about you? What words does Duo refuse to accept from you?

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by GlassHalfHopeful to c/[email protected]
 

Does anyone know where I could find comparisons of the various Lemmy clients available? I'd like to see something contrasting things like app maturity, features available, update release frequency, and etc?

I'm looking to try out some of the more mature clients since the one I'm using (Boost) has been exhibiting some problems for me recently. I wanted to narrow down the cause of the problem and will be trying other clients to make sure my instance isn't the issue. I'm writing this from Eternity (Nightly).

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