nosbigNov 24, 2023
Glyph
@[email protected] there has never been a day when I have been more pessimistic about the betrayed promise of technology than the day when my kid showed me 100 black rectangles in their iPad photo library, the result of trying to screenshot their favorite part of Bluey on Disney+. I had to explain what HDCP was, and as I did, I could see their future reflected in their eyes, a battleground littered with broken T-1000 terminators, all adorned with the logos of various studio-specific streaming services
Nov 22, 2023 at 7:04pmToot!
Show threadMrs Mouse at workNov 22, 2023

@glyph @jalefkowit

I take great pains to maintain my own library of media even if it's easier and simpler to click to watch it on a service I already pay for.

Show threadGlyphNov 22, 2023
@MrsMouse @[email protected] I stopped doing this for a few years because I became complacent, and I can see it was a mistake
Show threadphildiniNov 22, 2023
@glyph @MrsMouse @jalefkowit my Plex is slowly becoming a graveyard of shows that it is physically impossible to watch legally.
Show threadMostlyBlindGamerNov 23, 2023

@phildini @glyph @MrsMouse @jalefkowit I would never admit to owning a DVD box set of a show that has corrupted episodes on every pirate site on the internet.

Or rather, I’d never admit to knowing if that’s the case with any of the DVD box sets I own.

The point is legality isn’t even the only issue. The internet isn’t as forever as we keep telling ourselves it is.

Show threadLiam NewmarchNov 22, 2023
@glyph @[email protected] at this point the people who take photos of their screen instead of screenshots are starting to look pretty smart
Show threadIndieterminacyNov 22, 2023
@liamnewmarch @glyph @jalefkowit I did this DJ poster over a decade ago as a play on this type of problem
Show threadThe Animal and the MachineNov 23, 2023

@glyph @jalefkowit @siracusa
I see the origin story of the one who can break open any system, crack and turn T-1000’s to fight each other all because of their humanity. All because they wanted a screenshot of Bluey.

FYI, you still can take a screenshot the old fashioned way. Point your phone camera at it 😉

Show threadRichard HendricksNov 23, 2023
@glyph It's absurd content owners don't get that allowing shots and clips is what lets fans share content and drive more views. Shortsighted corporate bullshit from people who have never loved an IP, just see it as an immediate money dispenser.