nullifidian @nullifidian@qoto.org

That time - when you're in the zone - and...

I’m not sure that BBC pay-walking BBC content behind Brit Box is really acceptable.

I’m paying for a tv license that finds their output, so surely it should all be available up front to paying license holders?

It light be legal, I assume, but it’s certainly not ethical.

ICYMI: Regulators halt advert plans following NSS censorship concerns https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2023/04/regulators-halt-advert-plans-following-nss-censorship-concerns?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Tonight is opening night of a new show at Kitten Lyric Opera (somehow we have season tickets). There's singing, purring, and biting and while I don't understand a word of it, it's performed with such emotion it's quite enjoyable regardless. Especially considering the hour. Then again, this is the early showing; normally I expect the opera to start closer to 3 or 4 am. I believe tonight's aria is titled "Brrrroot? Brrrroot? MowmmbawawoooWEEEE!"

Tech bros love to whine about "The EU cookie policy" that simply doesn't exist the way they imagine it. All these popups are the most radical way to interpret the explicit consent demanded by regulations. An ongoing provocation by the ad/tracker industry to blame their ruthless data hoarding on the EU.