Notices by Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club), page 3

@GeoffWozniak @mpjgregoire @allan Oh, absolutely. Barring any changes to the current model, we're either going to end up with a proliferation of streaming services (essentially going back to a version of the cable TV model, except probably even more expensive) or a near monopoly situation (which is what Disney seems to be aiming for).

@thurloat I've so far resisted the urge to get AC, but we're going to need to replace our furnace soon and not installing central air at the same time seems borderline foolish. But I also don't want to further compound the problem of climate change by using air conditioning...

@thurloat My house gets extremely hot in the summer, especially upstairs. If our basement was less gross, I'd actually sleep down there in the summer, because it actually stays nice and cool.

Sealing everything up during the day is helpful, but it can still easily be in the 25+ range, especially when we have heatwaves.

It takes a long time to heat up, because our insulation is decent, I guess, but once it's hot it tends to stay that way.

@Elizafox I am legitimately surprised to learn this.

@Elizafox Why would tankies want to interact with Gab? Just to get into fights? Or is Gab not exclusively the domain of white supremacists?

@allan That reminds me that I eventually need to get my main floor re-insulated. Doing the whole house was too expensive, so we just did the upstairs, to make the bedrooms more comfortable. Gotta fix that sometime soon.

@raye Holy crap! I should look into that for the side of my house that gets all the afternoon/evening sun, at least during the summer. That's a way bigger temperature change than I'd have expected.

@nessotropheion I've seen people use tinfoil for the same purpose. Emergency blankets seem like a much more practical, less wasteful option.

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@mpjgregoire @GeoffWozniak @allan Having said that, YouTube, for all its issues, can be a surprisingly good place to find old, less popular movies. Technically, the uploads are illegal, but watching them isn't. And the IP holders seem less apt to enforce their claim on some of these obscure movies. It's obviously pretty hit-or-miss and not guaranteed, but it's sometimes an option if you don't want to deal with questionable torrents and such.

@allan @GeoffWozniak @mpjgregoire Yep. It's not just that you can't "rent" these titles. They're just not legally available AT ALL, even to buy a copy on physical media.

@GeoffWozniak @mpjgregoire @allan Of course, the eventual failure of said indie stores is testament to the fact that the audience is relatively small. People renting more mainstream, popular titles is probably what paid most of the bills. When that went away, the other part of the business wasn't sustainable. But as a streaming service, without the overhead of physical stores...maybe? I'm surprised no one has attempted this.

@allan @mpjgregoire @GeoffWozniak Yeah, the demise of the indie video store is actually a pretty big loss for anyone who likes obscure movies, or even just older titles that aren't considered "classics." The fact that places like Movie Studio (especially the university location) outlasted the big chains is a testament to the need for some way to get a hold of those titles.

As the world heats up, there will be an increased demand for air conditioning, especially in areas that typically haven't needed it (as well as in areas that typically haven't used it, even if it is traditionally very hot).

This can partially be mitigated by using building techniques that allow for passive cooling (and passive heating in the winter). But is there a way to mitigate it in existing buildings, particularly in private homes whose owners may not have a lot of money for retrofits?

@GeoffWozniak @allan @mpjgregoire In fact, the local library is arguably better than Netflix or other streaming services. Of course, newer, popular movies might have a wait list that's in the triple digits. I waited months to finally borrow "Sorry to Bother You," for example.

Disney owning all the things is bad. But the cynical cheapskate in me says, hey, at least I'll only need to pay for one streaming service. The cynical cheapskate in me apparently also thinks the price won't dramatically rise when Disney has a near monopoly on all media.

So pickle-brined chicken is good. It tastes pretty much as you'd expect. I cubed the chicken breast before brining, then lightly coated it in breadcrumbs before air-frying it. We dipped it in tzatiki that we already had in the fridge, to further amp up the dill flavour.

It wasn't mind blowing, but it's an easy way to add extra flavour to the meat and I'd do it again.

@keithzg It probably doesn't help that the most recent episode I listened to was Virgil interviewing some random Democratic candidate who seemed to be a pretty standard centrist. But, yeah, American politics for me is mostly a sideshow (though it does affect us quite a bit even in Canada).