Notices by Ricardus (ricardus@mastodon.sdf.org), page 2

I just saw a Cyberfuck... I mean truck.

#FuckElon

@joeo10 One o fmy favorite shows, Northern Exposure, had ALL of the music taken out (radio type music) and replaced with canned CRAP for the DVD release. I just don't enjoy watching them.

So I just went onto Peacock and called up SNL, and the episode (2/9/1985) where Bryan Adams played the clam in the middle of RUN TO YOU is there, but the musical performances aren't there. Just the sketch comedy.

I suspect the musical artist can keep you from showing their music on shows like SNL if they want to. But I'd be curious to know why it isn't there, in case it's a reason different than the one I am suspecting.

#Music #SNL #BryanAdams

@joeo10 @jacobrealo That's the big for-profit one? My friend Matt and I were going to go (his dime) but we never did. People post the panels though and I watch them.

PLUTO.TV has been doing a Star Trek movie marathon since last night. They started with the (gack) JJ Films, but right now they're up to ST3, The Search for Spock.

#Movies #PlutoTV #StarTrek

@joeo10 Yeah. That's kinda silly.

#MLB is ruining baseball. I've said it before. Like ALL corporations, all they care about is profit. The game itself? Who cares.

Let's ONLY show home run highlights on MLB to make people ONLY care about offense. Add 5 or 6 more wildcard playoff spots so the league is a joke like the NBA and NHL where half the teams make the playoffs. This is of course to get max TV revenue.

Now, even if you pay MLB their extortion fees, you can't watch all the games because they give some to other services.

@joeo10 Yeah, and the post office was supposed to call me about it, and they haven't.

Did I mention that a week or two ago I got a new debit card in the mail, except it wasn't in my mailbox. It must have been delivered to the wrong apartment, and whoever got it must have (?) opened it reflexively, because it was stuffed in my front door, OPENED.

Anyway, a replacement card arrived today.

Senri is one of my favorite drummers right now, and Guthrie is just off the chain.

So we get a Senri-cam for a performance of Erotic Cakes, a Guthrie Govan tune.

And bear in mind this is a band of the local studio musicians put together to support Guthrie when he was playing in Japan. They're not his regular band (if he has one). But the players are SO GOOD it just sounds like they've been playing together for years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H1-ebvlBTw

OMG! I am watching this cool Dr's youtube channel, and she was talking about the tempo with which you are supposed to do chest compressions during CPR, and she said you do them to the beat of Staying Alive by the BeeGees.

This is kind of genius.

Streaming platforms (video) are a grift. Now they're colluding to get you to sign up for others (as I'm sure you have seen). Today's ballgame is an Apple TV exclusive, despite the fact that I have an MLB account and that should allow me to watch all of the games.

I literally signed up for their 1 week free trial just to be able to watch it.

@botvolution Ha!

Fuck me I'm tired.

@joeo10 Thanks!

A tough day for me.

I am watching Newell's Old Boys vs. Atlético Tigre (Argentine Copa de la Liga Profesional).

Newell's old boys. What an unusual name.

#Football #Argentina

Someone boosted a post a few hours ago about a person who was asked by Road & Track magazine to write about their experience going to a Formula-1 race in Austin TX. They dedicated a few words to how the paddock (where they were allowed to go) was inhabited by people wearing clothes costing more than the authors' life savings, and other similar comments about how this sport is about the excesses of capitalism. The magazine pulled it their story, but it's still on Archive:

https://web.archive.org/web/20240301170542/https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a46975496/behind-f1-velvet-curtain/

I am currently unemployed and prospects are looking poorly. I have a working roommate but 2 incomes are required to afford housing around here (unless you have a VERY good job). You might also have seen my advertising my audio services in the last few weeks.

So what sort of remote work can I do for you?

#FediHire #FediJobs

Since I am a child of cable TV, I do miss having it and being able to watch things like live sports or live ANYTHING. One of the streaming services we have does do live sports, so I keep that on when I'm home alone to keep my mind from doing its catastrophic thinking.

Today it's football (soccer). Paramount+ has games scheduled all day.