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  1. Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance

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    Ah interesting. Thanks for the additional context.

    Ah interesting. Thanks for the additional context.

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  3. Comment on Hot take: movies suck because there is no rental market in ~movies

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    He also recently shared that Netflix (and other studios) basically want movies to have a quick action scene right from the very beginning, otherwise people tune out and stop watching the movie,...

    Matt Damon

    He also recently shared that Netflix (and other studios) basically want movies to have a quick action scene right from the very beginning, otherwise people tune out and stop watching the movie, and move on to something else. Starting a movie with an action scene of some sort causes people to pay slightly more attention than they otherwise would have, and they're more likely to keep watching the movie past the first few minutes.

    He mentioned this several time over the past month on his podcast tour while promoting The Rip.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance

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    Interesting. When I submitted the post, I linked directly to the archive link, not the original WSJ link... Does Tildes automatically edit posts and update to originally linked source if you...

    Interesting. When I submitted the post, I linked directly to the archive link, not the original WSJ link... Does Tildes automatically edit posts and update to originally linked source if you submit an archive link?

  5. Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance

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    You're not wrong about that.

    You're not wrong about that.

  6. Comment on The mega-rich are turning their mansions into impenetrable fortresses in ~finance

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    Having eight pools in your home is beyond wealth inequality.

    the 24,000-square-foot home, which has eight pools, a car elevator and a nightclub

    Having eight pools in your home is beyond wealth inequality.

    55 votes

  8. Comment on Tubi will start featuring Warner Bros. Cartoons on March 1st in ~tv

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    Tubi has been going viral lately and I'll just point out that Tubi is kind of like what Hulu was way back in 2007 and 2008. Lot's of free content. Very short and simple ads. It was perfect. And...

    Tubi has been going viral lately and I'll just point out that Tubi is kind of like what Hulu was way back in 2007 and 2008. Lot's of free content. Very short and simple ads. It was perfect. And then the god damn MBAs showed up.

    I fear this may happen with Tubi in the next year or two.

    They're making decent money now. But in a few years, the MBAs will want to make even more money, which will mean more ads, more intrusive and annoying ads. Then they'll start forcing you to pay a monthly fee and by 2031 Tubi will be no different than Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, of today.

    1 vote

  9. Comment on German chain Aldi bets big on cheaper groceries as US shoppers feel squeezed in ~finance

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    I have two issues with Aldi (in the States at least)... They seem to operate on just like one employee per store (I'm exaggerating a little but I'm probably not that far off). Good luck if...

    I have two issues with Aldi (in the States at least)...

    They seem to operate on just like one employee per store (I'm exaggerating a little but I'm probably not that far off). Good luck if something happens, like there is a spill on aisle 4 or someone dropped eggs by the freezer. Because there are barely any employees working, suddenly you have a line of 25 people because one of the two employees on duty had to clean up the spill.

    The other issue is they just sometimes don't have some items. They run out of certain foods. Almost every single time I go to Aldi, I always walk out of there not having completed all my grocery shopping. I still have to go to Kroger, Publix, Walmart, etc., because Aldi didn't have some foods that every grocery store should. No joke, earlier in the week I stopped by to get groceries and they didn't have half & half. No, not that they had some off brand or they only had a four gallon size container of half & half. No, they just had no half & half. How in the world does a grocery store run out of half & half? That's okay, I can go to Kroger and get some but then I walk down to the meat section and they have no salmon. Again, it's not that they have some random ass brand of salmon I've never heard of, or they only have a cut of salmon I don't like, no they have no salmon whatsoever. Again, this probably wouldn't be too big of a deal if it were just these two items this one time. It happens every single time with one item or another.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Actual underrated films of the 2020s so far in ~movies

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    Great post /u/cloud_loud! Of the six movies mentioned in the post so far, i haven't heard of any of them. Gonna have to watch at least a couple of them this snowy weekend!

    Great post /u/cloud_loud! Of the six movies mentioned in the post so far, i haven't heard of any of them. Gonna have to watch at least a couple of them this snowy weekend!

    4 votes

  11. Comment on Why London’s chimney sweeps are enjoying a resurgence in ~life

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    I have a fireplace in my house.

    I have a fireplace in my house.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Why London’s chimney sweeps are enjoying a resurgence in ~life

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    Archive link for those who don't have an NYT subscription: https://archive.ph/utALr Great article, thanks for sharing /u/skybrian... Those in the States, what is the cost of firewood these days?...

    Archive link for those who don't have an NYT subscription: https://archive.ph/utALr

    Great article, thanks for sharing /u/skybrian... Those in the States, what is the cost of firewood these days? We have a fireplace in my house but outside of the first cleaning when we purchased the house, we've never used it. That is mainly because that first year after we cleaned it, we learned that firewood would have been almost as expensive as central heat but with central heat you could at least heat the whole house and not just that one room where the fire place was.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk

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    All the car guys on Tildes: I don't see anything wrong with this situation. You're not in too deep. You're just a car guy. (At least that's what I tell myself about all my project cars )

    All the car guys on Tildes: I don't see anything wrong with this situation. You're not in too deep. You're just a car guy. (At least that's what I tell myself about all my project cars )

    5 votes

  14. Comment on Her daughter was unraveling, and she didn’t know why. Then she found the AI chat logs. in ~tech

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    Slightly off topic, but is this archive link not working for anyone else? Is WaPo somehow able to "expire" archive.is links?

    Slightly off topic, but is this archive link not working for anyone else? Is WaPo somehow able to "expire" archive.is links?

  15. Comment on Staff at a major Swedish pharmacy chain are being given paid time off to spend with friends, as the government calls on businesses to help play a role in tackling loneliness in ~life

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    Interesting idea. My ex used to work for a company (she still does but I don't know if her company offers this perk to this day) and they were all given one day per quarter to network with...

    Interesting idea.

    My ex used to work for a company (she still does but I don't know if her company offers this perk to this day) and they were all given one day per quarter to network with colleagues, past coworkers, friends, relatives, etc. Once a quarter, the whole company was encouraged to take a day off, reach out to people, schedule lunches, coffees, dates, drinks, whatever, and they could expense all this on their corporate cards. I'm sure they had rules and requirements around this but the only requirement I remember about this was you couldn't just use it as a vacation day, like you actually had to provide receipts of lunches and coffees and drinks

    6 votes

  16. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I'm currently reading when breath becomes air, which was on a bunch of best selling lists several years back. I bought it back then but never got to it until just yesterday and I'm already half...

    I'm currently reading when breath becomes air, which was on a bunch of best selling lists several years back. I bought it back then but never got to it until just yesterday and I'm already half way through the book. Great writing!

    4 votes

  17. Comment on The iPhone 16e is good, actually in ~tech

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    I was issued a Pixel 10 for work and never use it. Just find it difficult to use one handed. Though I have considered S25 and I've been on the lookout for a good deal.

    I was issued a Pixel 10 for work and never use it. Just find it difficult to use one handed.

    Though I have considered S25 and I've been on the lookout for a good deal.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Five browser extensions to make every website more useful in ~tech

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    One thing I don't like about the reader mode in firefox is sometimes it doesn't turn a page into a reader mode properly, it will omit/ignore certain parts of an article. I still use it all the...

    One thing I don't like about the reader mode in firefox is sometimes it doesn't turn a page into a reader mode properly, it will omit/ignore certain parts of an article. I still use it all the time but always looking for another extension to use in combination with the reader mode.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on The iPhone 16e is good, actually in ~tech

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    Interesting... As an Pixel 5 user who's been refusing to upgrade because every phone is huge, I think I may get this phone. This is only two mm taller than the Pixel 5. Much heavier though but the...

    Interesting... As an Pixel 5 user who's been refusing to upgrade because every phone is huge, I think I may get this phone. This is only two mm taller than the Pixel 5. Much heavier though but the rest of the phone is only slightly bigger than the Pixel 5.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life

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    I don't know why but I just laughed out loud at this line. Thanks for sharing this link /u/Bet

    I was like, "What if I was dating somebody who'd just be here? It'd be cool if she lived there and just took care of shit. I'm doing so well. She wouldn't even need a job." I backwards invented the concept of a traditional house.

    I don't know why but I just laughed out loud at this line. Thanks for sharing this link /u/Bet

    7 votes