[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

MKVToolNix Batch Tool should be able to do it automatically, assuming the subtitle format is supported.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, since the pronunciation of Volkswagen can be inferred from taking 'Volks' as rhyming with 'Folks' and either pronouncing 'wagen' as intended—with 'gen' rhyming with the 'gain' in 'again'—or just pronouncing it as 'wagon'. In contrast, the pronunciation of 'kt' at the end of 'flohmarkt' can't be inferred from an existing English word. Additionally, using the spelling 'flow' disambiguates the English pronunciation of 'floh', especially when dialect is taken into account.

Ultimately, because Volkswagen has had decades of advertisements marketing its proper pronunciation and making the brand name widely-recognized, it has an inherent advantage in terms of brand recognition to start with.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Why do you think the U.S. decided to withdraw

Trump was elected.

what role did concerns about economic burdens play in that decision?

Those were the only concerns taken into account.

Do you agree with the argument that the agreement was unfair to the U.S.

No.

do you think it was a necessary commitment to addressing climate change?

Yes.

How do you think the withdrawal impacted global efforts and international relations

It'll discourage other countries from living up to the targets of the agreement, whether they continue participating on paper or not.

It makes China's environmental efforts look good in comparison, so the logical thing to do (if lobbyist bribes weren't holding us back) would have been for the US to outcompete China in that field too, since being a market leader in renewable energy is getting more and more valuable with each passing year.

did it weaken the collective fight against climate change or influence other nations’ decisions

Undoubtedly.

Should economic concerns ever take precedence over environmental responsibilities in agreements like this?

For long term economic success, those environmental responsibilities must be fulfilled to account for the negative externalities of any industry that pollutes the environment. Ignoring them offsets those costs onto others, artificially increasing short-term profits.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Isn't it only source available, and not open source, due to a restriction on reusing the code?

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Guinness World Records are only recorded because someone pays them to come record it; happenstance records wouldn't be accounted for.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Schrödinger's crash

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Admittedly, if you're already using private torrent trackers, you'll probably find more missing releases by working towards joining higher tier trackers than usenet alone has. Usenet is more worthwhile for people without high enough bandwidth to build the ratio needed to join such trackers.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Hard to find scene releases are sometimes only available via usenet.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Thought it was for a different game at first...

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Without port forwarding, torrent clients can only connect to a fraction of the total number of seeders.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately it's a relatively new TV that just happens to not be a smart one. Having helped my other relatives pick an inexpensive Google TV powered smart TV specifically for its VLC compatibility, I would have preferred to have done the same in this case, but hopefully I can find something that'll work all the same.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

I can imagine the phone-to-roku streaming method working well, particularly given the simplicity of Roku OS, though in terms of USB drive usage, past testing on a dedicated Roku TV has been mixed in terms of codec compatibility, unfortunately.

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