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  1. Yea that's crazy. I saw the headline "box office number 1" and in my world that just meant a hit. I guess nowadays it's not enough to be #1 because the costs of these movies is insane. I am in the minority in that I actually like a lot of these remakes, too, so I'll end up seeing this on streaming. I saw this posted (spoilering it because it's long) which also makes the case for generative AI to save costs:
  2. I went and googled it, sounds like it was a flop despite being #1: Despite being the No.1 movie over the weekend, Disney’s latest live-action remake of “Snow White” underwhelmed in its debut, reports The New York Times, citing box office data from Comscore. The polarizing reboot, which drew criticism for its casting decisions and story choices, earned $43 million domestically and $87.3 globally in its opening weekend. Not a happy ending for this costly fairy tale, which cost Disney at least $350 million to make and market worldwide.
  3. Did it flop? It was #1 in the box office. I mean I guess if it flopped, then all movies flopped.
  4. As I said on March 3rd: Last Breath. Between this movie and Salesforce commercials, is Woody Harrelson okay financially? Is he in his Nic Cage / Bruce Willis era?
  5. What is stupid and hypocritical: MAGAT: "Oh no, Snow White is brown. This is an outrage, make fun of it on social media and hope it fails!" Same MAGAT: "Lilo & Stitch is using a light skin pretty person for the main role that should be titularly and canonically a dark brown person-- but don't care or make a peep about THAT change." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/disneys-casting-lilo-stitch-character-prompts-colorism-debate-rcna79735
  6. Maybe I'm ruined by having lived in Texas so long, but the first picture looks healthier than the second one to my spoiled eyes but I have no doubt you are likely healthier (all the things, bloodwork, heart health, etc.) in the second pic.
  7. @TwiceHorn Further, semantically, it sounds like the term "Industrial" farm doesn't mean owned by corporations or trusts or non-operating land owners, but that it refers to the massive private family held farms: https://www.fb.org/newsroom/fast-facts
  8. I don't know. You are using land ownership as the metric to identify, but I don't think USDA does: https://modernfarmer.com/2018/06/by-the-numbers-state-of-the-independent-farmer/
  9. Sad that he was rightly fired (note, not "cancelled" but justifiably fired) for being an abuser, because he's a very fine actor. Not sad as in it was an injustice. Also, I was making a joke that the above was informing the other guys opinion of an abuser getting a second chance. I actually agree everyone should get a second chance in life, but acknowledge it's a pretty disgusting crime (domestic abuse).
  10. I think what you are missing is that the concept of a "farmer" is way different in reality than what we grew up thinking. The Iowa State guy can share, but like 80% of farms are owned by massive corporations at this point. They are high-tech, software-driven, autonomous drones and tractors and irrigation systems that rely on a handful of whitecollar tech-enabled guys and an army of Guatamalans doing grunt work for $.17 on the dollar. The small farms who aren't attractive enough to have already been bought out by big farms struggle to make a middle class living doing yeoman's work. It's truly a tragedy what's happened to farms/the farmer. But hey, PROGRESS!!!!1111
  11. I, too, thought Jonathan Majors was the lone bright spot of the MCU multiverse decline and was sad to see him fired for being an abuser, but not sure that this opinion will be well received.
  12. Vegas64

    Getting old sucks

    I felt this in my soul.
  13. Were exactly is 'round here? I assumed you were in Austin but now I'm thinking you live in South Jamaica Queens.
  14. geeeeeeeeez. You aren't wrong, but you paint a very dreary picture, Van Gogh.
  15. So Sheryl Sandberg was a grifter and abuser. Didn't see that one coming and what she meant by "lean in".
  16. Cheap branded pens YES! I'm knee deep in my credit union, the local ortho, and oil change pens in every room of the house. I don't think I've ever purchased a pen.
  17. It's so stupid and breaks my brain to think about anyone wanting to use this. But obviously there is a market for it or they wouldn't have rolled it out. Which makes me weep for our future that Gen Z have been so conditioned to order processed foods at 3x the price because they don't want to leave the house.
  18. This. Propaganda has been rotting brains of Americans for a century. What we got today ain't nothing new.
  19. You joke, but yesterday they did announced a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) with the leader Klarna: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5205786-doordash-klarna-sign-deal-for-deferred-installment-food-delivery-payments/ DoorDash and Klarna, a company that offers “buy now, pay later” programs, have come together on a deal for deferred and installment food delivery payments. “In the coming months, DoorDash customers will be able to enjoy Klarna’s seamless range of payment options when purchasing groceries, retail, and even DashPass Annual Plan – on DoorDash.com or through the DoorDash app,” according to a webpage on the deal on Klarna’s website.
  20. Don't be a stupid idiot and put that on me. It's just funny satire that pokes fun at bankers and the finance world, nothing christofascist or magat about it.
  21. Being in the Utilities & Transmission business I saw this and said "oooh, an announcment on power-- this might be market moving, what is Trump going to screw up now!" But then I realized they are talking about political power. Boring.
  22. Read a funny quote today in a satire blog: https://jabronicapital.com/p/nerd-rage
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