MimicJar
@MimicJar@lemmy.world
- Comment on Reincarnated into the exact opposite body 16 hours ago:
Andre the Giant died 28 January 1993.
Actor Will Poulter born 28 January 1993.
You guys are getting reincarnated?
- Comment on Why people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich? 2 days ago:
Since I didn’t see it listed yet, fear of change.
Some folks are just fearful of change.
Rarely is a change proposal black and white. We can show you good data to support the change. We can look at it from a reputable source. We can look at how the change affected others. We can agree it’s most likely a good change.
But sometimes we fear it.
What if we’re wrong?
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
As a user this is content I would expect to see in this community and if the rules need clarification they should include posts like this.
Reading the notes in lemmy.world/post/2536430 (linked in the sidebar),
This community is focused on games, of all kinds. Any news item or discussion should be related to gaming in some way.
This post certainly relates to gaming, which to me means as currently worded fits rule #1.
- Comment on If Open Source is so great... 2 days ago:
Voyager for Lemmy is some seriously gourmet shit.
But seriously the answer is usually that the big company is trying to apply to ALL USERS and usually only pleases a subset or none of those users.
Voyager isn’t for you? That’s fine, Lemmy has a nice API and you can build whatever you like. Lemmy is also open so if that API isn’t nice you can provide suggestions and fixes.
I’m not saying it’s perfect, but it’s a pretty good place to be.
Look at early Twitter or formerly Reddit. A nice API. Tons of fantastic clients. Open source is the best, but even just “open” is a fantastic first step.
- Comment on According to the Wall Street Journal, "Wicked" Parts One and Two cost $320 million ($160 million per film). Both parts were shot back-to-back. 4 days ago:
That’s a wild stance.
The musical premiered in 2003 and has been wildly successful. It’s the third highest grossing musical behind The Lion King, which was already and has since become a film again, as well as Phantom of the Opera which had a film made several years back.
This film was always going to be made. Musical films have an iffy track record. Some do great, some do terrible, few are just sorta in the middle.
You can call it a cash grab if you want but even that seems ridiculous. It’s a film that was always going to be made someday, it’s been 20+ years since the musical premiered, and they’ve spent a good amount of money on it. The only point you have in favor of it being a cash grab is the fact that it’s a two parter. But that’s not a cash grab it’s just greed.
As for Gladiator 2… I have no idea how that relates to this film.
- Comment on New looks at Scarlett Johansson in Jurassic World Rebirth and Mason Thames as Hiccup for How to Train Your Dragon finally arrive 6 days ago:
Scarlett could be in, and I mean this literally, any film she wants to be in. Why would she pick the 7th film in the franchise? Obviously it’s easy money, so I guess that’s the answer, but it’s such a weird choice.
Dinosaurs are cool, so I guess.
- Comment on “Star Trek Origin” Movie Reportedly Headed To Greenlight For Production Start In Early 2025 1 week ago:
Looking around online, further rumors seem to lean towards it being a Federation origin film.
That would put us in ENT era, but I don’t see them following the existing canon. Maybe following a non-Enterprise ship to recruit an early but non-founding planet. The origin in this case being about how the Federation first expanded.
The other option could be picking up right after First Contact. How mankind adapts to learning about the Vulcans.
I just don’t see either of those films getting greenlit.
- Comment on What is Trump going to do to social security since he is now going to be president? Just wondering because my mom gets SS and she does not want me to support here? 2 weeks ago:
Which is sorta the problem with speculation in these threads. We can say “Trump said X”, but really his decisions are based on the number of hamburgers he had that afternoon or which voice whispered in his ear last. We only have wild speculation.
- Comment on Good luck today, Americans 2 weeks ago:
Like, how the fuck is this even a close election?
Accelerationism. That’s how I… understand? interpret? rationalize? it.
If you think things are shit, which is an understandable view depending on the “things”, and you don’t see that changing, you just say “fuck it”. Now if someone calls your candidate “crazy” or “unhinged” you just go, “Of course, that’s what I want”.
Add to that, no one who supports accelerationism thinks it will affect them. A crazy new world will fix their world and only hurt the “bad people”.
And I say all this knowing that it doesn’t really make sense.
- Comment on Most of the trick-or-treaters have been skipping my house, and I finally figured out why 3 weeks ago:
We’re also a sit outside house. Luckily October is pretty warm nowadays (wait…)
- Comment on How long do you think we'll keep seeing "formerly Twitter"? 3 weeks ago:
Sure it isn’t a perfect comparison, but the idea is the same.
- Comment on How long do you think we'll keep seeing "formerly Twitter"? 3 weeks ago:
Comcast introduced the “Xfinity” branding in 2010. I still call refer to it as “Comcast”. Any conversation I have where an ISP comes up, the word “Comcast” is used. If someone says “Xfinity”, they often follow it up with “you know, Comcast”.
Now that’s a VERY clear brand change.
The name “X” is a VERY confusing brand change. It will likely be called Twitter forever. In fact at some point Musk will sell or give up on “X” and I guarantee within a year the new owner will change the name back to Twitter.
- Comment on [Discussion thread] Joker - Folie à deux 3 weeks ago:
Because of the musicals? It had a few numbers but I didn’t feel like it dominated.
- Comment on [Discussion thread] Joker - Folie à deux 3 weeks ago:
It’s only boring because it doesn’t really go anywhere.
I was intrigued with the first half of so, but the film does a flip near the end that just takes the film ultimately nowhere.
- Comment on Has Dr. Strange ever given a diagnosis mid fight? 3 weeks ago:
It’s not technically what you mean, but during the first Doctor Strange film he gets injured and teleports himself to a Hospital. I seem to recall he gives a diagnosis of himself to Christine Palmer while he is in his spirit form, since his body is dying.
- Comment on Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai Quits YouTube With Final Video Teasing Mystery New Game 4 weeks ago:
I always knew Sakurai worked hard to deliver high quality games, but after watching this video, it’s insane.
Creating a whole YouTube channel with 260 videos just because he had a few free months. Doing the majority (pre editing) in just a few months, scripting and recording nearly ever video in advance.
Absolutely wild.
- Comment on [Discussion] Someone should have gotten sued over Kangaroo Jack for deceiving trailer 5 weeks ago:
Jarhead, staring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Foxx.
The trailers for the film pitch a story about Gyllenhaal being a young soldier learning the harsh realities of war from tough superior officer Jamie Foxx. The trailer was full of explosions and gunfire, set to the tune of Kanye West’s (2005 era, so peak Kanye) song Jesus Walks. I was expecting something like a Black Hawk Down, or maybe even a poor man’s Saving Private Ryan.
Instead the film is about Gyllenhaal wacking off in a porta potty. Or to be more generous, “Roger Ebert gave the movie three-and-a-half out of four stars, crediting it for its unique portrayal of Gulf War Marines who battled boredom and a sense of isolation rather than enemy combatants.”
Honestly that’s a good story to tell. You can argue that the trailer was designed to be misleading to show “real” war. The problem is when you pitch an action film, I want an action film.
On a related note the film had two direct to DVD sequels, both of which are just generic action war films.
- Comment on Amazon doesn’t regret giant Phoebe Waller-Bridge deal — but is moving to a ‘very performance-based model’ 1 month ago:
I mean that’s just the announced projects.
I’m sure they got something out of her when it comes to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, even if she left he to creating differences. Amazon already has her locked down, giving the freedom to Donald Glover probably makes them both happy.
Tomb Raider they obviously see as a long term investment, so if that is moving along at a pace they’re happy with, that might be ok.
In terms of pure speculation she worked on Bond 25, No Time to Die, and Amazon now owns MGN studios and James Bond. It’s possible she’s also working on future installments of that franchise.
There is also of course whatever original stuff she might be working on.
I agree at face value at this time, it seems like a poor investment. But they’ve renewed the deal at least once, so it must be work somewhat. (Or Amazon are fools, which is a possibility, but time will tell.)
- Comment on Home Depot Orders Corporate Staff to Take 8-Hour Retail Shifts 1 month ago:
I think that’s a possibility, but I don’t think it’s a guarantee.
In terms of risk I think you’re right, no one is going to actively risk their job. However just working with someone you’re going to pick up a few things. It can start as simple as some internal application being set up weirdly.
To find the real long term problems and fixes, that will take time. Time to build that trust.
I also agree that if everyone is just going to the same Home Depot that’s going to bias things heavily and probably result in poorer feedback.
- Comment on Home Depot Orders Corporate Staff to Take 8-Hour Retail Shifts 1 month ago:
It definitely will take time for it to work, and it will depend on company culture (which Home Depot may have a terrible one, in which case even more time).
I do think it’s a good idea, but it’s got to be treated as a learning opportunity and not an opportunity for punishment.
If the companies serious, it’ll be helpful, if not… well then you’re right.
- Comment on Proof!! 1 month ago:
For anyone at work, “penis gorillas” drawn in black and white best describes the above image.
- Comment on 10 worst superhero movies of all time, according to Roger Ebert 1 month ago:
He did, he passed away in April 2013, Thor 2 came out in November 2013.
Which is also what makes this list silly. The man died 10+ years ago, which means he saw The Avengers and nothing that came after it. That’s core superhero time, a lot of which were good, but plenty of which were bad, very bad.
- Comment on When somebody backs up their argument with a 90-minute video 1 month ago:
Only video that’s ever made sense to me.
- Comment on I love children's sense of humour 1 month ago:
You just pick something obvious and over elaborate on it. Big glasses, bright blue hat, etc also kids are mean, so pick a flaw, same idea.
- Comment on The ghost of StarCraft: Ghost endures as a new shooter set in the RTS universe is in the works at Blizzard 1 month ago:
Is my $5 down preorder still valid?
- Comment on Agatha All Along, the only marvel show I'll probably give a try this year 1 month ago:
a better Marvel song
I mean the classic Agatha All Along from WandaVision youtu.be/P8u8md-NiHM
any real singing
Let’s not forget “Save the City” from Rogers the Musical, youtu.be/a_JD6gt4asI
- Comment on Anon is a tour guide at a museum 1 month ago:
That means SOMEONE was the first president to have a mustache.
Oddly enough that was ALSO John Quincy Adams…
Ok. Not really. He was the first to have sideburns.
Lincoln was the first to have a beard.
Grant was the first to haa mustache.
- Comment on George W. Bush 2 months ago:
Oh you’re right. I saw the 9/11 and missed the year, 2022.
- Comment on George W. Bush 2 months ago:
Sadly the account is already suspended.
I thought Twitter was all about freeze peach.
- Comment on Help me to settle on a face design for the character I've just added to my game, called The Humorless Toaster. (It's only here to make toast, not listen to your nonsense.) 2 months ago:
#2 because it allows you to later give them a mustache (#1), which is funny but the toaster isn’t amused.