DramatistDreamer

Come to think of it, I have never used social media apps, always on the browsers. DDG and Firefox.

I never had accounts at Facebook or Instagram.

The media has hyped Meta’s Threads as the next “Twitter Killer” but apparently it won’t be available in the EU at this point since it is considered a “privacy nightmare”. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/meta-s-threads-app-is-a-privacy-nightmare-that-won-t-launch-in-eu-yet/ar-AA1dsKOB

This scene is gold: Especially when Lucinda asks Craig whether he plans to marry Iva Snyder and says “…Also, find out how many other stallions were there ahead of you…” , then blows a kiss before walking out the door. Just savage, lol.

My guess would be no. Tennis hasn’t even learned how to market itself properly.

Yeah, I mentioned that already upthread.

AI’s bias problem has always been known (and troubling) it the specifics of how this plays out in everyday life is deeply disturbing imo. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/arts/design/black-artists-bias-ai.html#:~:text=Artists Say A.I.-,Shows Bias%2C With Algorithms Erasing Their History,perpetuate discrimination and need improvement.&text=The artist Stephanie Dinkins has,in her Brooklyn-based practice.

Yes, I definitely don’t think of Y&R as having their characters deliver these sweeping speeches the way ATWT and GL would do, which is why Neil’s speech stood out to me. Also, just this morning I read an essay that discussed how Frederick Douglass and MLK were two examples of people who loved America, yet weren’t afraid to criticize their country because they wanted it to be better. When I saw this speech, I immediately thought of that. It added so much resonance to what Neil was saying and I understood perfectly why it had to be Neil/Kristoff delivering the speech. It could really only be him.

They sure did sing 2 verses and a few people stumbled on the second verse, which is, in a way very realistic because who really sings the second verse? Lol

Approximately 7.36 minutes worth of scenes before the opening theme. What a time, I don’t see those times ever coming back again!

What a shame. It’s odd that, all during the pandemic when they aired classic episodes, they made the episodes available for viewing on the CBS website but not this one?

I saw the score. He has an idiosyncratic game, he should be interesting to watch but he’s so insufferable, it undermines all else. And perhaps due to the number of British commentators, we tend to get an overload of focus on the Brits during this tournament, which sometimes I don’t mind, but when I don’t care for the athlete, it makes it hard to take.

I just got a chance to watch, courtesy of the vault. What that video file lacks in visual sharpness, it makes up for with commercials of the day the episode aired. I enjoyed it. At first, it made me a bit sad to see so many actors who we’ve obviously lost over recent years but as I delved deeper into the story, I found that it was enjoyable to revisit this time. Ashley and Brad appeared to be peeping each other out and we can figure out that Ryan’s thoughts are occupied with more than seeing Abbotts at the picnic. The Young and the Restless did something you know the current writers would be loathe to do-acknowledge the actual times we’re living in. It was obvious that Neil’s monologue was a nod to the police brutality of Rodney King and the subsequent riots in response to the verdict. KSJ really made an unimpeachable case for his character being included in my soap character Hall Of Fame speeches during the holidays. The singing afterwards towed the line, in terms of almost being too much but considering the occasion, it was appropriate, I think. But at least back then, the show wasn’t afraid to acknowledge the real world, for better and for worse.

And with two roofs too! Oof, the schedule is going to be messed up unless there are no more rainy days for the rest of the tournament. I to become more engaged in the tournament but so far, I don’t know…the enthusiasm is just not there for me.

This morning I saw rain delay and a tarp over the court, I just clicked out and promptly forgot about tennis for the rest of the day. So matches eventually resumed/started on the outside courts?

Yikes. I wonder what kind of person buys an invite code?!

Whatever the reason, I don’t like it, especially when it goes beyond the normal beta testing period and goes on indefinitely. If accounts are in violation of the terms of use, kick them off, otherwise, make it an open platform (like a library or any public resource). These are not the days of Studio 54. I remember the days of Clubhouse that started off as an invitation-only hot ticket. Where is it now these days? It’s around but who actually still uses it now?

What’s with the invitation-only social media platforms? Are they afraid to handle many signups all at once? Or do they believe that if they create an air of exclusivity that it will create more interest? The more I have read about it, the more I am convinced that BlueSky is a definite NO for me. I have managed to avoid the Facebook industrial complex for 20 years and I don’t intend to get ensnared in it now, at this point.

Yeah, and I also think that the fact that Spoutible was created by a Black man who has stated his intention to build a site that is friendly to marginalized groups aggravates these trolls.

^^ Those promos were fire!

What sad is, as Twitter clearly flops, there is now some sort of attack on Spoutible’s systems. Users who clearly started accounts in the last 24 hours, spouting vitriol, demanding that Christopher kill himself and spouting hate against LGBTQ+ people. A few accounts begging to be banned and spouting more hate. They really don’t want this man’s venture to succeed and are doing all they can to sabotage it. Things were peaceful for 6 months and now this, sadly.

@Paul Raven @BoldRestless Thanks for your interest in my ideas. I had more on what Victor and Nick do once they uncover the identity of the heart donor but this thread is now archived, lol. Maybe some other time.

Oh, alright now. Yes, I hope Mmoh can make the most of his opportunity.

I missed most of these matches. I refuse to pay for ESPN+. I saw some of Venus and when I heard that scream, I knew she couldn’t recover from that to win the match. In typical fashion, she gave it a good try. Is uncle Toni still coaching FAA? That needs to change. He’s not Rafa who often played matches with a gimp. Wait, did Mmoh win??

Yeah, Christopher and his small staff have been working on fixing issues as they surface. I think there is a way to contact them directly if you have an issue but it may take some time these days because they are now inundated with brand new users and he said that he doesn’t want to do what BlueSky is doing, which is to halt new user accounts.