Notices by DJDarren (djdarren@mendeddrum.org), page 6

I like how in the bit before the performance Scott tells us that these two openly don’t follow #Eurovision, before they drop a solid gold Eurovision entry.

Well, that was an alarming rap. #Eurovision

Oh, this is fun. #Eurovision

Just remembered the bullshit last year that saw the Netherlands disqualified and am all angry again. #Eurovision

TASTY TASTY VERY VERY TASTY #Eurovision

Very much enjoyed Scoot begging them to finish counting the votes. #Eurovision

I don’t think that lass has a slinging ticket. #Eurovision

This is very pretty. Don’t think it’ll do well though. #Eurovision

It’s just hit me that the Portuguese entry is basically Our House, by Crosby, Still, Nash & Young. #Eurovision

Basel looks very pretty. #Eurovision

Junior Eurovision looks creepy as fuck. #Eurovision

@blogdiva These are more usually the colours of Eurovision.

@TheBreadmonkey @blogdiva Emilio is now four years older than Martin Sheen was when The West Wing first aired. And looks 20 years younger.

It’s hurting my brane.

Several billion years ago a fish climbed onto a beach, and now I have to be at work on a Wednesday.

Bullshit.

I don’t know what they make Kinder Happy Hippos out of, but I’m fairly certain it’s crack.

You ever eaten one and said to yourself “Yes, I’m happy to have stopped at one”.

No. You haven’t.

Thinking about it, I think the most stupid aspect of macOS is that there's no universal EQ baked in.

If you're listening to music via iTunes/Music you can use the EQ there to tune the sound from your speaker if it's kinda shitty, but the second you listen to something via YouTube it reverts back to sounding kinda shitty.

There are a bunch of options for a system-wide EQ, but almost all of them are paid-for. Even Windows has a built in EQ!

@killyourfm Welcome to the Kobo life. The water’s lovely.

@killyourfm I’ve got Asahi on my M1 mini at work. It’s generally very impressive and very usable for office based work.

The only thing on my wish list is the ability to run a second screen.

@cstross @pdcawley Yeah, the pacing for the first half of Fellowship is kinda weird, but in fairness, very little happens in the book that massively impacts the story before Frodo gets stabbed up on Weathertop.

From Rivendell onwards I was amazed at how close Jackson was able to keep it. I guess it illustrates just how much of those books is purely world building and description.

The Hobbit trilogy, however, can fuck right off.

@cstross The Golden Compass.

Northern Lights is wonderful. I've read the Dark Materials series a number of times now and will never tire of them.

But that movie was dog shit.

Don't get me wrong, it looked beautiful, the cast was outstanding (Sam Elliott was a *perfect* Lee Scoresby). But the studio fucked it six ways to Sunday, leaving it a neutered mess. And worse, they then abandoned the series.

But it eventually led to the wonderful TV adaptation, so I guess it worked out. @pdcawley