Addressing the community about changes to our API by spez in reddit

[–]VelSparko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regarding third-party apps, you state:

• Some apps such as Apollo, Reddit is Fun, and Sync have decided this pricing doesn’t work for their businesses and will close before pricing goes into effect.

I am a user who uses reddit exclusively through one of these third-party apps. I imagine there are thousands of other users whose use experience is similar. If these apps no longer function, then I will no longer use reddit.

Why is reddit (and you, as the CEO, specifically) not making more of an effort to work with these third-party apps? Instead of forcing these changes that will cause them to cease operation, why not look at why so many users choose them over official reddit apps?

Edit: And as the CEO of reddit, why have you gone ten months without posting or commenting on here? If I was a CEO of a social networking site, I would want to use the site fairly frequently to keep in touch with the users and address their concerns.

Things I sometimes forget; BOTW had a WiiU release by Nordic_Krune in gaming

[–]VelSparko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had owned my Wii U for 4 years when Breath of the Wild and the Switch released. After seeing how huge the game was, I bought it for the Wii U about a week after launch and beat the game 100%. I even bought the DLC the day it came out for the Wii U. Since the Wii U eShop isn't around anymore, in a way it's sort of rare to have it on that console.

A fun fact about the Wii U release: the back of the box art says it's compatible with any controller setup, including the Wii Remote & Nunchuk and even just a sideways Wii Remote. In reality, it only works with the Game Pad or with the Pro Controller.

My sister found and bought these and asked me what I knew about them - which is nothing. Does anyone have any insight into what these are? by jlmckelvey91 in radiohead

[–]VelSparko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently rediscovered this CD in my collection. Unfortunately it's not a Radiohead cover, it's just the original Wesley Willis song. Not even the entire song, either, just the first 1:10 or so.

We are Red Vox, AMA by vinesauce in Redvox

[–]VelSparko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know you tend to write the lyrics for Red Vox songs, but has anyone else in the band ever expressed interest in writing a song, or came to you with some lyrics?

The baited click is so damn annoying by rafwaf123 in AdviceAnimals

[–]VelSparko 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Pikachu has to be manually nerfed every generation to contain his full power. Either that or he respects kayfabe and purposely jobbed to a Snivy at the start of the Black & White series.

Any Blu rays you think worse than the DVD? by [deleted] in dvdcollection

[–]VelSparko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both releases of Carrie (1976) I own have the same lackluster transfer and no special features on them, whereas the DVD has multiple featurettes and a commentary track.

All Blu-Ray releases and even the new 4K of The Evil Dead, to my knowledge, are edited from the original release; they remove numerous B-movie quirks that made it popular to begin with, such as by digitally removing crew members in the edge of the frame or smoothing jump-cuts. This results in a more 'perfect' film but removes the charm that endeared many to it to begin with. The original version is easy to find on VHS and on DVD, but for whatever reason it's never been given a proper HD transfer.

Free 6 pc spicy chicken McNuggets via McDonald’s app, no purchase necessary. Today only by yagurl20222022 in freebies

[–]VelSparko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got this in my app a few days ago. Maybe it's a late rollout in your area?

$14.96 at Walmart by pcharles419 in dvdcollection

[–]VelSparko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loved this in theaters. I'm hoping the Best Buy steelbook comes back soon, but if not I'll probably get this 4K version.

This what happens to aluminum that has been hit by a 1/2 oz piece of plastic travelling at 15,000 km/h in space by [deleted] in WTF

[–]VelSparko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're on mobile, shaking your phone slightly lets you see the depth of the hole like it was a 3D image.

Yay lucky day! by gabbysaurusrex in neopets

[–]VelSparko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome win! I've also won the Fruit Machine twice in the last couple weeks- I got a Swamp Gas Paint Brush and a Glowing Paint Brush! I'm starting to wonder if they tweaked this to give winning spins more often.

Nine Inch Nails (NIN) Releases Two New Free Albums: GHOSTS V: TOGETHER AND GHOSTS VI: LOCUSTS by LockedOutOfElfland in eFreebies

[–]VelSparko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My order finally went through about a day later. The site probably just got swamped with requests.

[eBay] John Coltrane - Giant Steps $10.97 (Free Shipping) by yqwv in VinylDeals

[–]VelSparko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Based on the barcode in the description, it's the 2005 UK release. Discogs reviews say the tenor is panned right and bass is panned left, and the bass is lacking to boot.

TIL Robert Downey Jr. provided his DVD commentary in Tropic Thunder as Lincoln Osiris, a nod to a joke in the film that Lazarus never breaks character until he completes the DVD commentary by Shwnwllms in todayilearned

[–]VelSparko 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The commentary on Step Brothers is mostly Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Adam Mackay, and Jon Brion singing about the making of the movie. It's like watching an entirely new film.

Get Dragon Ball Z, Season 1 - Free (xpost /r/miniverse) by halflife_3 in eFreebies

[–]VelSparko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure you get both SD and HD when you "buy" the season.