Lemmy Development Update 2023-12-22
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/9631322...
2023 in social media: the case for the fediverse (www.theverge.com)
Flipboard Begins to Federate (medium.com)
Introducing c/GreatestGen!
We’re pleased to announce that we have a new community on the instance - c/GreatestGen!...
living in Europe
I have a very hard time reconciling contemporary european tendens to right wing to my own moral compass. How do you guys (if feeling the same) deal with it? If you feel different , i would also like to hear your thoughts.
‘Coyote Vs. Acme’: Warner Bros Setting Up Screenings For Streamers Of Axed Looney Tunes Film; Amazon A Prime Candidate – The Dish (deadline.com)
The film has been partially de-Zaslav’d.
Studios Keep Actors' Strike Going by Pushing a Horrifying AI Deal (gizmodo.com)
Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary Celebrations Begin November 25 (gizmodo.com)
The three episodes will drop weekly starting Saturday, November 25, with the release of “The Star Beast,” followed by “Wild Blue Yonder” on December 2, and “The Giggle” on December 9. The special episodes will be the first as part of a major broadcasting deal between the BBC and Disney to stream exclusively outside...
Having trouble creating an account on startrek.website
I can’t seem to get past the captachas - there seem to only be two that alternate when you hit refresh, and neither seems to accept the correct answer (using the audio to confirm). Is anyone else running into the same issue?
Paramount+ Sets Premium Tier Rollout Dates And Pricing For Canada, Mexico, Australia, Brazil; Ad Tier Coming In 2024 (deadline.com)
iCarly sequel canceled on Paramount+ after 3 seasons (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Paramount+ recently canceled iCarly, popular show that originated on Nickelodeon....
Bruce Horak on Deaf & Disability arts (youtu.be)
Because we can’t ever get enough Bruce Horak content....
Revelations from Google Antitrust trial - manipulation of search terms (www.wired.com)
This is a major revelation from the trial....
CNN analysis of WGA strike outcomes and impact (amp.cnn.com)
A solid round up of some of the broader industry issues as the WGA contract moves towards potential endorsement by WGA East and West leadership Tuesday in preparation for a vote by the members.
100 days into strike WB television ‘suspends’ agreements with 6 major production companies. (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Earlier this week Disney announced (whinged) that it expected a $ 300 million revenue loss attributable to the strike....
Shouldn’t we expect better fact-checking from the BBC? Even a pop-culture writer profiling Star Trek The Animated Series? (www.bbc.com)
I was initially delighted to see BBC amplifying the celebration of TAS’ 50th anniversary. Then I read this piece....
LeVar Burton-Hosted Trivial Pursuit Series In The Works At The CW (deadline.com)
StarTrek.website will be down for about ten minutes June 25th at 10AM CST while we do some maintenance in anticipation of updating to Lemmy 19.4
Maintenance was successful
New warp drive concept does twist space, doesn’t move us very fast (arstechnica.com)
The researchers did indeed discover a warp drive solution: a method of manipulating space so that travelers can move without accelerating. There is no such thing as a free lunch, however, and the physicality of this warp drive does come with a major caveat: the vessel and passengers can never travel faster than light. Also...
Introducing c/DoctorWho!
We’ve been interested in hosting communities that aren’t exactly Star Trek, but also make a certain kind of sense for this instance for a while. - Quark’s was the first step, and now we’ve decided to pull the trigger on !doctorwho - with the new season up and running, this seems like as good a time as any. Whovians new...
The Delta IV Heavy, a rocket whose time has come and gone, will fly once last time. (arstechnica.com)
Shatner celebrates his 93rd birthday on Jimmy Kimmel (www.youtube.com)
This is possibly the first interview I’ve ever seen where he looks a little less spry than we’re used to, but my goodness the man doesn’t quit.
Apollo Global Offers $11 Billion to Buy Paramount Film and TV Studios (variety.com)
Come join a Star Trek community free of mods on a power trip where you CAN share ALL opinions (lemmy.zip)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/10170389...