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Comment on Oracle, Silver Lake consortium to control 80% stake in TikTok in US in ~finance
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Comment on Jimmy Kimmel pulled “indefinitely” by ABC after Charlie Kirk comments in ~tv
redwall_hp Link ParentThey're literally embedding party censors in media companies, so yeah. That's one of the parts of the new TikTok deal (besides a handout to Oracle): a government appointed member of the board....They're literally embedding party censors in media companies, so yeah. That's one of the parts of the new TikTok deal (besides a handout to Oracle): a government appointed member of the board.
The U.S. entity will have an American-dominated board, the Wall Street Journal reported, with one member designated by the U.S. government.
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The basics of the new deal, also similar to April, include that ByteDance will keep the single largest ownership stake at 19.9%, just under a 20% threshold, two of the sources said. The consortium that would hold 80% includes ByteDance's current shareholders Susquehanna International Group (SIG), General Atlantic, and KKR <KKR.N>, as well as new investors such as Andreessen Horowitz. Oracle <ORCL.N> is also likely to take a stake, and the Wall Street Journal reported that Silver Lake would invest as well.
CBS was inflicted with "government oversight" in a similar fashion. (Notably, the son of Oracle CEO, who is now the richest person in the world, is also involved in the Paramount/CBS deal.)
ABC doesn't have one yet, but it's cells result of the government throwing their weight around here.
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Comment on What's a setting that you'd recommend? in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentI have astigmatism and prefer dark mode. Code looks wrong without being light on dark. I don't like staring at a glorified lamp all day. The best thing I did for astigmatism was getting glasses. I...I have astigmatism and prefer dark mode.
- Code looks wrong without being light on dark.
- I don't like staring at a glorified lamp all day.
The best thing I did for astigmatism was getting glasses. I have basically the lowest spherical correction, but have cylindrical corrections that greatly reduce the issue. (And I have different angles in each eye, so uncorrected makes street lamps look like elongated X shapes instead of a single slash.)
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Comment on ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ huge with $70M opening: a record for anime and Crunchyroll; sixth best for September, Sony’s biggest YTD in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentSo, they already did this with the Mugen Train arc a few years ago ($500M worldwide), and it's also very typical of Ufotable. They also followed up Fate: Unlimited Bladeworks with the Fate:...So, they already did this with the Mugen Train arc a few years ago ($500M worldwide), and it's also very typical of Ufotable. They also followed up Fate: Unlimited Bladeworks with the Fate: Heavens Feel trilogy of films.
The effect we've seen on the industry has mostly been a realization that popular series can make more money by doing some arcs as movies, and that they can have success outside of Japan. Even rom-com genre ones like Kaguya-Sama: Love is War and Quintessential Quintuplets have had theatrical movies.
Three of the more popular "prestige quality" shows right now are also squarely not shounen anime: Apothecary Diaries, Spy Family and Frieren. So I'm not too worried.
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Comment on ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ huge with $70M opening: a record for anime and Crunchyroll; sixth best for September, Sony’s biggest YTD in ~movies
redwall_hp LinkAdditionally, 55% watched a subtitled release. (I watched both, due to initial availability issues with the show times, then again because I usually watch the show subtitled.) Worldwide is $352M.SUNDAY AM: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle had quite the robust Saturday yesterday north of $21M+ which will get the Crunchyroll movie to a massive $70M opening. That’s the sixth biggest opening of September, in addition to the best ever for an anime movie, best ever for Crunchyroll, and best for Sony over the last two years.
Additionally, 55% watched a subtitled release. (I watched both, due to initial availability issues with the show times, then again because I usually watch the show subtitled.)
Worldwide is $352M.
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‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ huge with $70M opening: a record for anime and Crunchyroll; sixth best for September, Sony’s biggest YTD
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Comment on US coffee prices surge in ~food
redwall_hp Link ParentHonestly, I like the Kauai coffee brand (and not just because it reads like "kawaii"). It has a smooth and refreshing flavor, and they also have unique Keurig capsules that use less plastic. (It's...Honestly, I like the Kauai coffee brand (and not just because it reads like "kawaii"). It has a smooth and refreshing flavor, and they also have unique Keurig capsules that use less plastic. (It's a single plastic ring with the paper on top and an exposed filter on the bottom.) It's hard to find in stores though.
I usually go Cafe Bustello or LavAzza for home though, and prices have definitely been climbing.
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Comment on Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2 getting rerelease on Nintendo Switch, bundle for $70 or standalone for $40 each in ~games
redwall_hp Link ParentI should hope a video game that took hundreds of people years to make costs more than fast food for a couple of people... This bargain bin mentality isn't helping the low salaries in the industry...I should hope a video game that took hundreds of people years to make costs more than fast food for a couple of people...
This bargain bin mentality isn't helping the low salaries in the industry or the sustainability of games as singular products instead of as ongoing services, since it kills the long tail revenue.
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Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentIt's funny, back in the 2000s and 2010s, "YouTube comment" was an understandable, common pejorative to describe a low quality and abrasive comment. Nowadays, if you follow thoughtful channels, the...It's funny, back in the 2000s and 2010s, "YouTube comment" was an understandable, common pejorative to describe a low quality and abrasive comment.
Nowadays, if you follow thoughtful channels, the comments are often decent. There are people having discussions, and obnoxious ones get pruned, because channel operators can moderate their own comments.
Facebook is atrocious, and Reddit has been on that path for a long time.
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Comment on Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Official trailer in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentKpop Demon Hunters just had a similar short theatrical run. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPop_Demon_Hunters It looks like it pulled $19.2M in the US for its limited weekend run.Kpop Demon Hunters just had a similar short theatrical run.
The sing-along version of KPop Demon Hunters debuted in theaters on August 23, 2025[75][76] and was initially projected to gross between $18–20 million from 1,700 theatres during its opening weekend.[77] It was the widest ever theatrical release for a Netflix release, beating out the 698 theatres that Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) opened in, and became the first Netflix film to finish in first place over the weekend.[78] It also became the best-performing theatrical release for the platform, beating out Glass Onion ($13.1 million in 2022).[79] However, Netflix opted out of reporting grosses.[76]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPop_Demon_Hunters
It looks like it pulled $19.2M in the US for its limited weekend run.
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Comment on Donald Trump Department of Justice is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say in ~lgbt
redwall_hp Link ParentThe talking points never mattered. The goal was always an armed in-group, disarmed out-groups, and a slow march to fascism. You see it in the attitudes toward police behavior as well: A black man...The talking points never mattered. The goal was always an armed in-group, disarmed out-groups, and a slow march to fascism.
You see it in the attitudes toward police behavior as well: A black man with a gun? "Cops should assume he's a gangster and shoot on sight." F150-driving hillbilly brandishing pistols like Yosemite Sam or walking around a public place with an AR-15? "How dare you stop him from exercising his constitutional rights?"
The lesson to be learned from the deafening silence from 2A people over these past months is that we should never again accept the argument that the second amendment has a reason to exist. Once sanity is restored, the amendment must go.
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Comment on Over 50% of the job cuts in video games are in California in ~games
redwall_hp Link ParentI increasingly have little interest in indie games. Games to me are about being an immersive, interactive story. Or a straight up shooter game. Games that try to be glorified arcade cabinets...I increasingly have little interest in indie games. Games to me are about being an immersive, interactive story. Or a straight up shooter game. Games that try to be glorified arcade cabinets quickly ended feeling like a waste of time.
Of course, I also lean toward ones that are informed by Japanese storytelling and artwork. My perpetual go-tos are Final Fantasy XIV (an MMORPG) and Genshin Impact (which is basically a vastly superior Breath of the Wild). Otherwise, my top games from recent years would be Baldur's Gate 3, the Jedi series by Respawn, and Final Fantasy 16. All easily qualify as AAA.
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Comment on Atlassian acquires The Browser Company (Arc, Dia) in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentI can't wait for Jira to have a banner suggesting you "upgrade" their new, recommended browser. They should spend the money on making Confluence search actually useful instead.I can't wait for Jira to have a banner suggesting you "upgrade" their new, recommended browser.
They should spend the money on making Confluence search actually useful instead.
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Comment on Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT in ~health.mental
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentI've mostly seen the opposite. My girlfriend's psychiatrist is an attending at a hospital, besides running his own practice for various psychiatric treatments. He oversees in-clinic treatments and...I've mostly seen the opposite. My girlfriend's psychiatrist is an attending at a hospital, besides running his own practice for various psychiatric treatments. He oversees in-clinic treatments and manages prescriptions for self-administered medications. Therapists aren't even offered; you have to go elsewhere if you want that.
It's been a huge step up from the place she used to go, and the doctor has gone above and beyond and done research into her esoteric illness to find new ways to help manage it that her neurologist was unaware of. (He also formally reprimanded an ER doctor, who was an ass to her, once.)
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Comment on Blizzard Entertainment files lawsuit against World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW in ~games
redwall_hp LinkI've long been of the opinion that WoW private servers are basically reverse engineering and copyright does/should not apply to the extent that Blizzard argues for go after them. Presuming the...I've long been of the opinion that WoW private servers are basically reverse engineering and copyright does/should not apply to the extent that Blizzard argues for go after them.
Presuming the user buys the client and changes the file that points it to another server, there is no copyright infringement there. They purchased software and personally used it as they see fit.
Presuming the people running the private server have developed their own software, with no knowledge of Blizzard's code on the server side (which they absolutely do not have), it's just reverse engineering. Which is legal and not something copyright applies to. You study the control messages sent between the client and the server, you study how the game behaves when running normally, and you independently reimplement those on your own server software.
The content of the game is all in the client. The server just instructs it to act.
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Comment on Duty-free no more: Parcels worth under $800 no longer qualify for a US tariff exemption in ~society
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentSuppose someone is already politically informed active, and is overall overwhelmed and tired of where things are going, while the avenues that should make a difference are stonewalled by people...Suppose someone is already politically informed active, and is overall overwhelmed and tired of where things are going, while the avenues that should make a difference are stonewalled by people who ignore and dismantle them. Your proposal is to...celebrate taking away things that make existence bearable to them, and harm to the economy that will make their life even harder, because you feel entitled to even more from them?
That's a lot of people right now, and this sort of mentality is doing them active harm.
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Comment on Duty-free no more: Parcels worth under $800 no longer qualify for a US tariff exemption in ~society
redwall_hp Link ParentIt will be an annoyance to the people who haven't learned from the dozen other times they've bashed their own head against a wall. It will be the end of hobbies and small businesses for many...It will be an annoyance to the people who haven't learned from the dozen other times they've bashed their own head against a wall.
It will be the end of hobbies and small businesses for many people who would never have voted Republican. Any sort of maker community is entirely fucked.
Electronic components? Those haven't been something you could source from the US since the 70s, and they're so basic and cheap they're basically not worth importing without de minimis.
3D printing? Forget it.
Sewing related things? Cloth mostly comes from Vietnam or Cambodia.
And that's to say nothing of all of the industries that import materials for things in small batches and make things to order. Temu or whatever is an absolutely minuscule part of everything this change will blow up, and it will have nasty economic effects and further harm the mental health of people who already hate republicans.
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Comment on Actually, slavery was very bad in ~society
redwall_hp Link ParentThe Texas thing isn't talked about enough and is usually brushed off. The Anglo Texans initially began to move in from the US to Mexican territory during a period where Mexico opened its...The Texas thing isn't talked about enough and is usually brushed off.
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The Anglo Texans initially began to move in from the US to Mexican territory during a period where Mexico opened its immigration policy up and encouraged it.
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Anglo Texans rampantly violated laws and practiced slavery, which was already illegal.
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Mexico closed down immigration from the US, and Anglos continued to illegally immigrate, eventually starting a war of secession.
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After capturing the president of Mexico and forcing him to sign a treaty, the "Texians" drafted a constitution for Texas that 1) prohibited the government from restricting slavery 2) prohibited the freeing of slaves and 3) required free people of African descent to leave Texas.
All in all, it's the usual pattern of settler-based annexation, with slavery as the motivating factor.
I also like to point out that Mexico is a collection of regions with pre-Columbian indigenous cultures, and the southern border is, once again, just Anglos drawing a line and pushing Native Americans over it.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
redwall_hp Link ParentIt seems to me that Kohaku has been a Kohaku/Senkuu shipper the whole time, but Senkuu has science to do lol. I'm currently still on the first cour of the current season, but yeah, I believe the...It seems to me that Kohaku has been a Kohaku/Senkuu shipper the whole time, but Senkuu has science to do lol.
I'm currently still on the first cour of the current season, but yeah, I believe the second cour is supposed to wrap it up. I've been watching since the first season aired.
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Comment on Which directors have a flawless filmography? in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentSo, I liked The Boy and the Heron, but I have to say that the reason the animation isn't groundbreaking is, well, because the kind of animation Ghibli does is dated and not the cutting edge...So, I liked The Boy and the Heron, but I have to say that the reason the animation isn't groundbreaking is, well, because the kind of animation Ghibli does is dated and not the cutting edge anymore. For that, you want Ufotable (the high budget Fate projects, Demon Slayer) or something like Spy Family, Apothecary Diaries or Frieren.
The state of the art is sharp, non-watercolor backgrounds with advanced compositing and lighting effects, and CGI-augmented motion shots. Of those shows above, Frieren is kind of leaning into more of a Ghibli style, but it's still technologically more advanced.
Ghibli is good at being Ghibli, but much like Disney, they're not really a leader in animation anymore.
I mentioned it in the Kimmel thread. A party censor at CBS was one of the stipulations of the CBS/Paramount merger. We can probably expect to see it be a demand inflicted upon ABC as well, for the FCC to stop leaning on them.