LadyCrimson

I'm unsure what to think about The Highlander reboot. I don't mind it's being rebooted, to be clear - at least it's been long enough, in my mind, to warrant one. I mean, much as I love that movie, it's not some "untouchable" classic. Could make for a fun reboot. I suppose Cavill isn't terrible casting but I'm not sure about Dave Bautista as Kurgan. Or Russell Crowe as Ramierez. To be fair, to some of us oldies, Clancy Brown can never be replaced. The other two could easily be, but not sure they picked the right actors this time. Actually, I might've liked Cavill better as --- Kurgan.

Oh come on, just a few years - I think we're all not that old yet. 😁 Although I suppose it could be delayed for 10-15 years. But my excitement for Blizzard/Diablo died ages ago. They'd have to do something quite radical/different for me to be interested in it again. Which could happen. Not likely, but it could happen.

Watched 1st two episodes of Lanterns. 1st episode was interesting yet kinda boring (to both me and hubby). Just the pacing and a bit of "what's going on" dropping audience into things without explanation. But interesting. I was expecting more of a drama vs. bling and flash, and I did like that it seems to keep to that. 2nd episode was more interesting and got my interest a bit more. So could be one of those slow build series that by the end you think it's a banger (or not). Liked the two main actors, like the bits of humor. The plot itself/possible villains are kind of meh so far. EDIT: should say I'm not a Green Lantern expert/fan, but I did read quite a bit Hal Jordon comics in one form or another - plus he would dip into Superman comics once in a while IIRC - so I am a little familiar with that line. Outside of that, I think all I know of GL came from the afternoon kiddie type animated shows of the 70's or something. :D

That cat is still hanging around the yard. It's getting harder for me to remain distant in terms of giving her attention (pettings, chase the string). She starts appearing more like early evening, now, although she still runs off to who knows where at times, ofc. Most of this week I'm out there with the tablet and she's sitting behind my chair and rolling around the door steps like it's her living room. Makes me want a cat. Problem is, I still miss Mr. Black and at this point I don't want just any 'ol fuzzy wuzzy cat, I'd want another Mr. Black, re: size and for me, uber personality. Which is probably fairly unlikely. Thus this neighbor cat thinking I'm 2nd-mom is enough. That and Louis Rossman's old and now somewhat ailing cat. Half the time I watch his vids because of that cat - who reminds me tons of - you guessed it, Mr. Black. :) Oh - one time at night I saw something run past me outside and thought it was the cat. Started to approach (didn't have eyeglasses on) and got fairly close near a fence corner, when I suddenly realized it was a small/young skunk. I skedaddled. You smell skunk occasionally in suburbs, ofc, but 1st time I actually saw one in the yard.

Supposedly sci-fi/thriller action+bit o' humor, with poor CGI at the start but it gets a bit better later (CGI) - but a rollicking good time anyway. Although the run time sounds a little long (2.5 hrs?). Still, I'll put it in my watchlist. :D Is this going to only be on AppleTV? Ryan just being Ryan, which by now is about as predictable/interesting as Wonder Bread, but buddy-chr Kenneth Branagh is a potential 15% reason to temp-sub to it - his role looks hilarious/fun. Maybe it'll be available elsewhere someday.

Jooosssssshhhhh! Trailer looks ok as trailers go. Could end up being one of the better Netflix thriller/sci-fi/monster mini-series.

This guy is easier to understand. "Recursive self-improvement" maybe 2 years away. note: because of the 1st guy being all over the news, the topic in general is being storied all over the news. 1;15 or so

They're getting to the point where they don't need input from humans or any more info to learn/figure out/invent stuff "on their own." They could create a new biological weapon/virus on their own. (maybe this is supposed to be that we'd then use such to our demise, vs. AI "attacking" us) Er .... that's about what I got out of it. Most of the time host/s would ask questions and the young man didn't really answer, just kept going on about how everyone in the places he worked/knows all talk/whisper about how scared they are about what they're seeing/doing but keep working. Probably because they like being paid. But he couldn't do it anymore and he quit/is warning us all. @Gorth - I remember the duck and cover drills still done in my kiddie schools, under our desk in case of nuclear war (early-mid 70's). Although even by then it was probably more for earthquakes/other disasters. I think duck and cover originated in the 50's or something?

All I have to say is --- wtf. 🤣

AI's gonna get smart/not need us and could kill us all! We're all gonna die! In a few years! Or a decade. Or a few decades. Or whatever. --I'm not against all AI - but It's the pace and pushing, pushing, pushing. Humanity always in such a rush, leaping before looking. It's a strength, and it's a folly.

Ah. Thanks for the explanation. Since I've never tried it myself, I only see the 3-page long posts/guides people make how to get this or that distro, full of steamdb looking links. Just assumed, and you know what they say about assumptions. :D Anyway, I appreciate one can do that if an update takes one by surprise (or is just short on disk space/can't afford lots of disk space). Or one didn't realize how Steam updates work. Steam almost day 1 and my brain went the "back up games" route since that's what I've always done (even with CD games, way way back). For me it's more convenient than looking up distro's and downloading. I have one external and one internal both half-full of game installs. Which I almost never go back to and/or delete over time. But hey, can't help it, I gotta, just in case.

Other news: No Man's Sky's Cosmos update looks quite interesting and altering. Can now spacewalk from any ship, not just Corvettes. Build bases in space above planets, lots more POI's, alien stations, in-space mining nodes - the previous "empty" space in solar systems between the planets filled with more stuff to do. Take over a space station and make it yours/deco. I don't care about MP "Alliance" stuff, ofc. https://www.nomanssky.com/cosmos-update/ But as always, am a tad concerned that all their new graphic shinies are going to finally = my pc will have to run it on all low or something. Although I think they maybe finally put in upscaling methods like DLSS and some others? So maybe it'll be fine. Hm. Well I have multiple backups of older versions (could only play them "offline" but I have them). I guess I'll find out in the next week or so - I am getting bored of 7 Days again. :D (trailer's mostly visual, main info is in the lengthy update notes above)

Makes me feel like they really want to get rid of the cloud-gaming part, and this is their way of ensuring no one wants to use it. Then a year or two later it'll go poof. Hahaha. And yes, I know steamdb is a database. My point is that last I knew/thought, it was a 3rd party database and has no affiliation with Steam/Valve. One reason I've never really used it/haven't made an "account" on it, is I never wanted to login by/give them my Steam account info. eg, if Nexus decided all those patch distro's take up too much space and/or bandwidth (from ppl downloading them), they could halt that access one day? I'd guess there might be an official-Steam process/method to do the same thing (re: old game distros) but maybe steamdb is just easier to use or something. No idea tho.

I haven't ever had GamePass, and the article does mention GamePass doesn't encompass/isn't only the cloud-gaming, but yeah. 5/10/15 hours a month (then you go into overage/buy more hours)? Even for non-cloud gaming, definitely embarrassing and sounds horrible in PR. I mean, at least double those numbers and ppl who use the service might be more forgiving. Emphasis on might. Cloud-gamers who want to play even 2hrs a day are outta luck either way tho. https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/09/04/xboxs-cloud-gaming-hour-cap-is-an-embarrassment-it-doesnt-need/ Also - re: the steamDB thing. Isn't that what allows people to access/download every single version/distro of a game that was put out? I've never used it for that - I backup a (SP) game version before updating if I'm concerned, but I think that's how most do it. No clue if there's an actual Steam-site method. I wonder how Nexus is going to play it out. Who knows. :)

Ok, current 1st world gripe - I've used a front-loader washer (came with the house, average/not fancy one) for 5 years now, and I still think they suck. As someone who is very persnickety about rinsing all the soap away (skin allergens), but even hubby dislikes it. It's also terrible at actually truly removing odors/body oils, for example, on bedsheets/pillows/undershirts, re: still becoming odorous after folding/put away for some days (can't/don't use perfume detergent either, that might hide that). Only thing that seems to marginally work for me is at least Heavy Duty cycle (sometimes Heavy/Bulky) and telling it to rinse 3 extra times. >.> And no, I don't overstuff it. And on that note, ofc terrible for even smaller blankets. I suppose if I only ever washed two shirts and one pair of pants at a time, but - We're thinking of trying one of those top-loading, "agitatorless" units (some of them have an agitator you can insert/remove I guess). Anyone try one of those?