How is it November already? Where did this year go?

[rogueslayer452]

++ Tumblr made a massive layout update change that none are too happy about, and with good reason. Essentially, it was a decision for a new business revenue to make money off of becoming a video-based platform by means of becoming a YouTube competitor, which they then said that "there was no reason not to" do this, despite fucking everything up for their users including expanding the dashboard thus ruining the quality of graphics and gifs (blurrier and pixelated, even on individual blogs), and adding higher dimensions that the site cannot support. Why they did this without beta-testing first, let alone thinking that this was a good idea to begin with rather than fixing the other issues the site already had prior, is beyond me. And so far there hasn't been any further acknowledgments or announcements of these issues from the staff (and I don't think there ever will be). However there is an upside as others, thankfully, have come up with loophole solutions to return back to the old dimensions.

If you use Tumblr, please install this using the Stylish extension to restore the width of your dashboard, and this or this to fix your own and other people's blogs. I also know the Xkit guy is trying to fix things for Xkit extension users as well, it will just take some time.

++ On a more positive note, with all the exciting Marvel announcements, I think the one that is the most anticipated is Captain Marvel getting her own solo movie that hopefully, if all goes well, gets a future franchise. It's sad that there's no announcement for a future Black Widow solo movie (because come on after being featured in four Marvel films she deserves to be front and center of her own story), but at least there's going to be a female superhero movie and that is at least a step in the right direction. Personally, I still want Katee Sackhoff to play Carol Danvers, she is pretty much my number one choice. Of course, I'm a fan so naturally I would be biased in saying this role would be perfect for her.

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I had seen some info about the Tumblr size changes, including the YouTube competitor goal, but I am only now remembering that there is no slower video streaming right now than Tumblr (Vimeo is super slow occasionally but works well the rest of the time). This is so not going to work for them.

I'm really excited about the Marvel news. ^__^ I've seen a lot of Katee Sackhoff fancasts, even before the announcement, and I'm game.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

For real. And think about having tons of videos clogging up your dash, esp since the updated player autoplays to act like a vine, that would not only slow everything down but eventually freeze Tumblr/your computer. I was already fed up with those stupid sponsored posts, but now they're basically just becoming videoed sponsored posts now and it's super annoying. Nobody wanted those kinds of posts, nobody asked for those kinds of posts.

It's definitely going to backfire on them, I can't see this ever becoming a successful business choice in the long run. It's just going to cause a whole lot of problems, more so than there already are.

I've seen a lot of Katee Sackhoff fancasts, even before the announcement, and I'm game.

There was rumor last year when she was in talks with Marvel about something, which got everyone so excited and convinced that it was happened. But now with this official announcement it has brought it all back quite fiercely, and I am completely for it. (Though I'll be disappointed when it doesn't come true, I'll admit).

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As a Tumblr lurker, I don't get any sponsored posts. Which is actually weird, because shouldn't anons be the ones who see more ads, as opposed to the registered users of the service?

I can imagine the disappointment very well. I have only to think of all those Pedro Pascal <3 fancasts for Doctor Strange and now it's probably going to be Cumberbatch, who's already in everything else.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

You'd think, right? But no, we're subjected to these ridiculously pointless and annoying sponsored posts. :/

Fancastings always end in frustrating disappointment because there will be that actor that just fits so perfectly for a role, only the casting directors will choose someone completely not what that character is supposed to be and it's like, WE COULD HAVE HAD IT ALL. WHY U NO MAKE ENOUGH EFFORT?!

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Marvel castings are usually way more spot-on than others, though.