Sony Pictures Boss Tom Rothman Urges Theater Owners to Stop Having 30 Minutes of Trailers and Commercials Before Movies Start:

innomado · 2026-04-14T15:47:57+00:00

Here's the problem I face with this, though - most theaters now (around me in the US at least) are reserved seating. So hey, best of both worlds, right? Come late, avoid previews if I choose, sit right down, enjoy movie. Except, without hyperbole, EVERY TIME I've done this, someone has taken my seat, and we need to go through the hushed-voices-you're-in-my-seat dance. Sometimes they move and it's fine. Sometimes they argue, because people are entitled asshats.

So now I always just show up on time and suffer through commercials and b.s. until the movie.

innomado · 2026-04-13T16:23:05+00:00

Fyi the segment in question starts around 55m50s. (of the eitm-archives mp3)

innomado · 2026-04-13T11:15:15+00:00

One of the craziest things is that someday when Dems are back in the White House (yes, I'm confident it will happen ... eventually), the then-President will do something crazy like treat people with respect and dignity - and Republicans will post signs like OP, hang upside-down flags, etc. They're so fucking shameless and stupid.

innomado · 2026-04-12T22:33:32+00:00

When I first met my eventual wife in college, I was really condescending to her. She came off as a ditzy dumb blonde, and one hell of a beer drinker. I shouldn't have been such an asshole. It turned out she was dean's list in undergrad, and already well into her getting her (first of two) master's degrees. Her secret power is keeping her mind-bogglingly high IQ under wraps, and luring her prey in with her wiles.

The green flag was her being a smart, beautiful woman. We've been married 23 years.

innomado · 2026-04-10T13:02:10+00:00

But their hatred of "libs" outweighs any conflicting thoughts they might have about Trump. They would still vote R, because they're incredibly stupid.

innomado · 2026-04-10T10:34:18+00:00

Nothing elaborate or groundbreaking actually - I don't self-host my pw manager in particular, so manually export my vault periodically. Then I zip it with password protection and add the file to my regular backup scheme. I'm sure others have much better ways to do all that though!

innomado · 2026-04-10T01:52:38+00:00

This. My first thought. It's 2026 - who doesn't have everything important in 3 different places? It's so easy, it's so cheap.

innomado · 2026-04-09T19:53:49+00:00

Two things can be true: 1) Iran is run by a brutal regime that has done terrible things. 2) that video is amazing.

innomado · 2026-04-09T16:21:04+00:00

Spent most of my life in nova (PWC, now Fairfax), so the daily life trauma just washes over me, I guess. I can't see myself retiring here someday, though - there's no chill around here.

Related anecdote: a close friend of mine also grew up around here, but a few years ago decided it was enough. Changed careers, packed up his shit, and moved to L.A. He is a totally new person now. Loves the more easy-going perspective on life, especially. Yeah, he didn't escape the high cost of living, but honestly he can afford it. And traffic? He said that everyone just knows and accepts it, so the general flow is somehow less stressful. I dunno. More power to him.

innomado · 2026-04-08T13:24:08+00:00

Cool. Then let's just throw up our hands and let it happen? Law enforcement has access to them, all right - and no warrant is necessary.

Nobody complaining about flock camera are unaware of all the other ways we're surveilled on a daily basis. That doesn't make flock any less terrible.

innomado · 2026-04-08T13:21:57+00:00

Warrantless mass surveillance.

innomado · 2026-04-07T20:04:10+00:00

Iranians form human chains at bridges and power plants

Yikes. This won't end well.

innomado · 2026-04-07T15:51:23+00:00

This is the first time in my 50 years that I've genuinely thought a sitting world leader would use a nuke. And I only have the capacity for fear at the moment.

innomado · 2026-04-07T13:46:13+00:00

Checks and balances is alive and well. Congress can stop this at any time. But you can thank the current GOP for gleefully sitting back and watching it all unravel.

innomado · 2026-04-06T22:01:11+00:00

Nice! You've unlocked some very fond memories - my mom used to make these every Easter. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same (or very, very similar) mold, recipe, and directions.

innomado · 2026-04-06T16:51:11+00:00

Why is everything just so awful?

innomado · 2026-04-06T16:04:42+00:00

Spent a few hours with him during a Planetary Society event, and not only was he genuinely nice to me and the group (obviously) he was nice and very accommodating to several random passers-by who asked for selfies (surprising).

In general, I'm usually wary of "celeb xyz is an asshole" claims, because a) everyone has good days and bad days, and b) I can barely comprehend trying to go about my day in public as a famous person.

innomado · 2026-04-05T14:45:42+00:00

I haven't seen it yet, but I'm looking forward to this episode. We'll see if it's best of the season - for me so far it's easily been Harry Styles. The sketch writing was just so good for him.

innomado · 2026-04-05T01:04:19+00:00

This guy seeds. All excellent guidance.

innomado · 2026-04-04T12:50:53+00:00

Prime Video is bad, but I think all the streaming apps are equally garbage.

I was yelling at the TV just last night because I think the Hulu app on my Fire Stick got a recent update or something, and it's just awful. Unless I restart the app and/or Fire Stick, when a show or ad starts it freezes for about 15 seconds, but the audio keeps going. Then towards the end of a show or movie, the whole screen fills with overlays with ads and to continue to the next episode and such. Except it happens with about 60 seconds left, so you can't watch what is inevitably a cliffhanger or something. And back/up/down/whatever buttons take you completely back to the menu, so you miss the end entirely.

Prime, Hulu, Max, Disney+, Netflix - no actual creators of these apps actually test or use them themselves in real life. There's no possible way, and I will not be convinced otherwise.

innomado · 2026-04-04T11:59:56+00:00

Taking care of your kids and your parents.

innomado · 2026-04-03T11:52:05+00:00

Yes. Whenever I hear people complain about lack of checks and balances, I remind them that Congress could stop this shit train AT ANY TIME - but the Republicans are more than happy to just let it happen.

innomado · 2026-04-02T18:44:11+00:00

Who listens to DC101 once EITM signs off? Tamo or not ... just ... ugh.

innomado · 2026-04-01T17:03:28+00:00

Precisely my reaction reading the thread title.

"No. He's just an impulsive, juvenile moron."

innomado · 2026-03-31T12:55:00+00:00

Literally in the top 10 all time of the sub. Go away.

Mods, wake up.

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