A Fantastic Woman

[porsupah]

So, Doctor Who is underway, with the new Jodie Whittaker! And I have to admit, I'd been very nervous, given the quality of his previous writing, from the poor characterisation in his Silurians two-parter, to the depths of Torchwood's "Cyberwoman". Now? I'd hardly believe this is the same person. =:D Admittedly, neither of the opening two episodes

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[schnee]

Rather cool. ^_^ I am now a published bunny, in last month's edition of Sciences et Avenir. ^_^ All fully with permission, and paid appropriately.

Congratulations!

And nice boots. :)

[porsupah]

It was quite a surprise! And all thanks to Flickr - they messaged me through there, noting their standard rate, which was perfectly reasonable, and so it came to be. Very good people to do business with. ^_^

*grin* Thanks. As soon as I saw them, I knew within myself it'd be just a matter of time, but as soon as I actually let myself buy them, they rapidly became my preferred option when going outside. Only problem is, for whatever reason, they're a little large, so I have to wear thick or double socks. Odd, as their Charla boots are fine in the same size. =:/

BTW, sorry about not replying re your Tumblr suggestion - I'm trying to find an easy proxy for that site, with their post-GDPR shenanigans leaving it problematic for me. I wasn't impressed with their initial "openness" revealing they share everything with 299 companies.

[schnee]

My best suggestion for Tumblr is to just a private browsing window, and not create an account. That shouldn't give them too much info they could possibly pass on in the first place.

Alternatively, as Dr. Strangelove said... stop worrying and learn to love the bomb. :)

[jayblanc]

There's no way for an app in iOS to access the actual data-stream of music currently playing on the hardware it's self, let alone what an apple-tv or home-pod is playing, so apps that do monitor your music's sound rather than just the meta-data do so through the microphone. (And so don't work when you have headphones on!)

Oh, I should convince you to go to the movies again soon if you're still in the country.

[porsupah]

Indeed, my impression is iOS' security model doesn't like the idea of an app snooping on the audio stream. I'm not certain if that's still an absolute no-no, though - I've never gotten off my tail into iOS development. (Which I should fix, but there's so much else to do!)

Indeed! What's coming out? Where's a good place to find out? I'd enjoy somewhere to look up what to look forward to, not just when it actually arrives. How's Bohemian Rhapsody? It seems to be scoring well, which TBH surprises me somewhat.

[jayblanc]

I've not seen many good reviews of it so far, and RT ranks it poorly. Over all November seems a little sparse in big name releases this year. With the Wreck It Ralph being one I'm somewhat interested in seeing, but not fully sold on it yet.

[porsupah]

Hm! It does seem to be divisive.. I suppose I'll have to burrow to find out more. =:/ WIR2 could be promising, but that first trailer was fairly awkward, to put it lightly, but coming from a perspective of Twitter, Facebook, and all those delights, it probably wouldn't seem so absurdly anachronistic. Maybe I'll check the Prince Charles listings instead. ^_^

And there's always the V&A - we can see any exhibitions free, no booking. ^_^

[thewayne]

Congrats on being published, that is a truly awesome image! Pity there's no byline. I was kind of shocked when the US Chess Federation started publishing my pictures, and needless to say I was pleased. And then I got a much larger check for a cover photo! I was told that some of my pix were used for a game company's internal publication, but I never received a copy of that, would've been nice.

[porsupah]

It's rather gratifying. ^_^ I love wildlife photography, as you know, and I'll continue regardless, but I would like to try making a little money off it, given it definitely does cost significant money, between bodies, lenses, and travel.

Oo, there's a point - when I finally send in my invoice (as requested), I should ask for a copy of the issue, too. =:D (Sister bought one, but she's near Paris =:)

Those photos were more along portraiture lines, presumably? That's an avenue I'm hoping to finally begin exploring shortly, with the room refurb underway - next step is choosing some shelving (industrial? Cute? What kind of weight bearing do I need? How impossible is it to assemble?), and getting the floor freed up for a desk, so I can finally get the camera kit somewhere more permanent, along with Garnet, the monitor, and the makeup & mirror.

[thewayne]

I'm kinda ticked at BBC America and BBC in general: they were supposed to come out with an Apple TV app so Americans who don't subscribe to cable or satellite could subscribe to the Beeb and watch Doctor Who! We got to see the first JW ep and liked it, and that's it. Likewise, we won't get to see the Guards/City Watch series.

*sigh*

I'll be getting a post up soon: had a great time Wednesday shooting some storm landscapes.

Here's a Dropbox link to 'em, WB is off on some and I think I now know why:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mjgol7y4hrxw9yc/AAAvcu6R6hT4NgMvGarisfqUa?dl=0

[porsupah]

AFAIK, that got sunk because - of course - of politics, with that weird balance of the "actual" BBC being governmentally funded under a specific mandate, and BBC America being an entirely separate outfit, to the point where, AFAIK, the recent version of BBC America's Dirk Gently still hasn't been shown by the BBC. =:/

Absolutely agreed, though. Imagine you're a UK license payer, and you move away - right now, you have absolutely no means of watching. Bah. Abolish borders, dammit. (Bonus: lots of starving ICE agents!)

Downloaded! Oof, WB would be difficult.. I suppose the only solid method would be a very-nearly-out-of-frame white card, and cropping that out of the published versions. Not that one need be overly concerned - tweaking from reality is fine, after all, not to mention completely reworking the scene. =:)

[huskyteer]

Congratulations on the publication! What an excellent addition to your portfolio.

Telly is a real feast at the moment, unusually (I don't watch much, as a rule). I've just finished Killing Eve, which is very good, and I'm working my way through the new Danger Mouse.

[porsupah]

It was quite an egoboo, I have to admit. ^_^ They approached me completely professionally, noting up front that they intended to pay a sensible commercial rate. So, I suppose my forthcoming Flickr Pro renewal's sort of paid for itself. =:)

I tend to be rather violence-shy, but I'll happily admit, the writing and characters in KE were excellent, and just about enough to win me over. Ooh, there's new DM? ISTR something about that..

BTW, I only just realised that Animal Kwackers apparently finally saw a DVD release a couple years ago! ^_^;

[huskyteer]

> So, I suppose my forthcoming Flickr Pro renewal's sort of paid for itself.

Yay! Nice one.

I particularly recommend the DM ep with Christopher Eccleston guest starring as the villain, which seemed to me to be a nice little anti-Brexit nudge too.

[c_eagle]

Indeed chilling about the Cars movie = PlanetOfTheApes thing.....

Congrats on being published now though! ^V^

[porsupah]

I think a lot of us had had that question kicking around in the back of our minds, perhaps kept there deliberately for the reasons we've now uncovered. ^_^; Just as well I was never taken by Cars..

Wonder if I should add a reference to being published in my resume.. ^_^ (I do mention photography at the end, in a few lines about miscellaneous extras about me)