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Cake day: September 13th, 2023

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  • do people just say dvd to mean any physical disc? i get it if so, just have never personally heard it

    blu rays still come out with some good extras, commentaries, making ofs, interviews and stuff but i guess it’s more niche releases. often with books, posters, art cards as well. in the uk i have some nice ones from:

    arrow, 88 films, 101 films, eureka, second sight, bfi, shameless films

    haven’t got much from overseas but had some region free luck from north american vendors vinegar syndrome, severin, raven banner, and umbrella entertainment from australia (also region b)

    would welcome recommendations for similar labels if you have them






  • it seems from a very brief search that likes and dislikes (see link below, i assume they translate to up and down votes) are the extent of what is available so a more nuanced slashdot or steam review type rating is unlikely to be viable.

    in any case the ability to upvote and downvote feels like a core differentiating feature to this kind of forum and inbetween measures are unsatisfactory. upvote and downvote anything you like, and everyone can see you doing so, would be an improvement imo on the current implementation.

    at least it may be possible in a future version to allow or disallow voting behaviours on a community rather than instance basis?

    https://www.w3.org/wiki/ActivityPub/Primer/Like_activity


  • it’s a bit slippery slopey but yes i suppose so. if your downvoting sprees amount to being abusive as the admins or mods define it then on their terms your account should be banned, ip banned, whatever. i don’t think there’s any voting based behaviour that gets you in irl trouble, obviously posts inciting violence, sending credible threats or other behaviour that gets you noticed by your regional authorities is another kettle of fish, but none of that seems relevant to up/downvotes being visible



  • dual-voting (“I downvoted because I don’t like it but I upvoted it because you are absolutely right about it")

    This is the most interesting take i have seen on the matter. it’s not a score out of five, why shouldn’t you up and down vote the same post?

    you make an objectionable but very interesting point?

    you are essentially right but you are belligerent and can’t spell?

    upvote and downvote.









  • i saw a similar headline in the guardian as well, both say they have ‘defended’ their decision but neither article mentions who they are defending it from. does the spirit of mary whitehouse still stalk the land? it’s completely reasonable to reclassify against updated guidelines when a film is rereleased (40th anniversary edition in this case)

    from the guardian:

    The 1937 drama A Star Is Born, starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, was changed to a 12 certificate from a U due to the decision of March’s character to kill himself. The Lee Marvin/Clint Eastwood musical Paint Your Wagon, originally released in 1969, contains frequent references to sex and has been reclassified from a PG to a 12. The 1986 stalker thriller The Hitcher, featuring Rutger Hauer, has, like A Nightmare on Elm Street, been downgraded from an 18 to a 15

    all of this sounds fine to me


  • ianal but i have now got about fifteen tabs open with various search results about pissing and shitting in public so that has to count for something? as far as i can see it can be a sexual offence if you intend for someone to see you doing it (and for them to be alarmed by it) but otherwise it depends on the local authority whose turf you have shat on, as they may have a local byelaw – many do