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Comment on Johnny Depp to star in ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ at Paramount with Ti West directing; Andrea Riseborough also joins movie dated for November 2026 in ~movies
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Comment on Johnny Depp to star in ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ at Paramount with Ti West directing; Andrea Riseborough also joins movie dated for November 2026 in ~movies
smoontjes Link ParentLearned a couple of things from this comment, thanks for that! What is your take on the defense team that Depp used? They admitted to purchasing services of bots to manipulate public opinion for...Learned a couple of things from this comment, thanks for that!
What is your take on the defense team that Depp used? They admitted to purchasing services of bots to manipulate public opinion for use on social media. What @Arthur said above...
Depp used his influence, wealth, power and Hollywood fame etc. to manipulate proceedings/public opinion away from Heard towards a mysoginistic view that she is hysterical/malicious ex-wife stereotype and that she remains the victim in this case.
...is also what I had seen over and over again.
Don't get me wrong, actually watching the trial lends more credibility to comment on it than most others, but plenty happened outside of the courtroom too, like this social media botting stuff.
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Comment on Johnny Depp to star in ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ at Paramount with Ti West directing; Andrea Riseborough also joins movie dated for November 2026 in ~movies
smoontjes Link ParentWon't bother replying to the dv stuff since there's already been a discussion here. So there are also all the instances of him being a bad colleague at work. Arriving hours late, violence against...Won't bother replying to the dv stuff since there's already been a discussion here. So there are also all the instances of him being a bad colleague at work. Arriving hours late, violence against people on set, unprepared, etc. As far as I could tell at least, the court case was just 1 aspect of it. The other is that he is awful to work with.
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Porsche pauses shift to EVs as profits tank - profits plunged by nearly 96% in the first nine months of 2025
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Comment on Johnny Depp to star in ‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ at Paramount with Ti West directing; Andrea Riseborough also joins movie dated for November 2026 in ~movies
smoontjes LinkOk so cancelling does not exist. #metoo does not exist.Ok so cancelling does not exist. #metoo does not exist.
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Comment on Amazon Web Services crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright in ~tech
smoontjes Link ParentThis is a product for stupid people right? Right!?This is a product for stupid people right? Right!?
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Comment on Thieves steal crown jewels in four minutes from Louvre Museum in Paris in ~arts
smoontjes Link ParentI bet studios are already having meetings! If this is not a movie before 2030 I would be surprised!It’s right out of a movie.
I bet studios are already having meetings! If this is not a movie before 2030 I would be surprised!
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Comment on Turtle WoW's open letter to Blizzard in ~games
smoontjes Link ParentThanks for the link. And if that happens I would have come full circle haha, Bronzebeard was my very first server back in vanilla!Thanks for the link. And if that happens I would have come full circle haha, Bronzebeard was my very first server back in vanilla!
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Comment on Turtle WoW's open letter to Blizzard in ~games
smoontjes Link ParentBeen there for about 1 year. I am perhaps over-worrying about the eventual shutdown because it has started to feel like a home with the people I play with. So as also there: are you going to some...Been there for about 1 year. I am perhaps over-worrying about the eventual shutdown because it has started to feel like a home with the people I play with. So as also there: are you going to some other server if it does shut down? Another game entirely?
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Comment on Turtle WoW's open letter to Blizzard in ~games
smoontjes Link ParentAgreed. I have played on it for about a year now and had some great times, but starting to feel very nervous :( And I'm not sure the people I am playing with would go to the official servers since...Agreed. I have played on it for about a year now and had some great times, but starting to feel very nervous :( And I'm not sure the people I am playing with would go to the official servers since we all agree that TWoW is much better.
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Comment on What are some interesting landmarks in your neck of the woods? in ~talk
smoontjes Link ParentDefinitely an interesting one! Unfortunately most only know of it because of the accidents :(Definitely an interesting one! Unfortunately most only know of it because of the accidents :(
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Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech
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Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech
smoontjes Link ParentEdit: oops, bit too quick to comment. Missed the date from the first article is 10+ years ago.Never heard of this and it sucks, but I am not surprised - just because Firefox does 1 thing right does not mean that they are not still a big tech company, which, as we all know, are all mostly at best morally and ethically questionable.Edit: oops, bit too quick to comment. Missed the date from the first article is 10+ years ago.
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Comment on Forgot Chrome's unusable, any recommendations? in ~tech
smoontjes Link ParentLite is working perfectly fine for me as well. Youtube has a blank loading screen for 10-15 seconds sometimes but that's the only thing it doesn't properly work on and I'm not in a rush anyway....Lite is working perfectly fine for me as well. Youtube has a blank loading screen for 10-15 seconds sometimes but that's the only thing it doesn't properly work on and I'm not in a rush anyway.
(I'm gonna change at some point, just procrastinating like with Windows 11 that also takes some getting used to)
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Comment on What ridiculous thing would you spend billions on? in ~talk
smoontjes Link ParentNo need to build a new one - plenty cities like that exist all over Europe. A big change in recent years has been one after another making the core of the city largely car-free.No need to build a new one - plenty cities like that exist all over Europe. A big change in recent years has been one after another making the core of the city largely car-free.
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Comment on “No one asked for this reboot”: ‘Tron’ may mark end of Jared Leto’s franchise-leading days in ~movies
smoontjes Link ParentIt seems to me that there is some kind of counter-movement to #metoo as of several years ago. Brad Pitt's career is also completely unscathed for example despite spousal and child abuse...It seems to me that there is some kind of counter-movement to #metoo as of several years ago. Brad Pitt's career is also completely unscathed for example despite spousal and child abuse allegations and his children cutting him off (that is proof enough imo) but F1 still made over half a billion dollars and people still love him.
What some celebs can get away with is crazy. Some of them it takes next to nothing to ruin their careers and reputations, and others can just keep going. Baffles me.
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Comment on What are some interesting landmarks in your neck of the woods? in ~talk
smoontjes LinkOdense is the birthplace of H. C. Andersen so they have made it the city's trademark. Like, everywhere you go, there will be little signs he grew up here and there's even painted shoeprints on the...Odense is the birthplace of H. C. Andersen so they have made it the city's trademark. Like, everywhere you go, there will be little signs he grew up here and there's even painted shoeprints on the pavement so that you can take a walk in his footsteps, and lots of monuments to his books.
Out of the dozens of landmarks about him, the most interesting one to me is the one that really just makes this H. C. Andersen obsession so hilarious: the place where his mother did laundry
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
smoontjes LinkJust some quick thoughts about recent viewings. Relay - 7/10. Very very good until it wasn't. Gripping and immersive and great stuff all around except for the poor ending. Caught Stealing - 6/10....Just some quick thoughts about recent viewings.
Relay - 7/10. Very very good until it wasn't. Gripping and immersive and great stuff all around except for the poor ending.
Caught Stealing - 6/10. An entertaining attempt at a vibe similar to something like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
Glengarry Glen Ross - 7/10. I was not entirely hooked on it in the first act but then it started clicking. Incredible writing.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post - 8/10. Great coming of age movie, really good characters all around.
Bastarden - 8/10. (English title: The Promised Land). Great film from my own country which hopefully if anyone is reading this would get curious by me namedropping Mads Mikkelsen and look it up! It's not an epic but it felt like one.
A Real Pain - 7/10. Pretty good conversations-and-talking movie. Interesting relationships that they built.
October Sky - 7/10. A little derivative at times, but inspired awe and wonder in a way not many other movies do.
Freaky Tales - 7/10. Consisted of 4 points of view which made it more like 4 short films than 1 normal length movie. Very over the top fun flick!
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
smoontjes Link ParentIt's been a long time since I watched it but I felt similar to you. I think I watched 2 seasons and then stopped at that. I would even go so far as to say that not only was it not to my liking, I...It's been a long time since I watched it but I felt similar to you. I think I watched 2 seasons and then stopped at that. I would even go so far as to say that not only was it not to my liking, I couldn't even put myself in someone else's shoes to try to see what the appeal could possibly be.
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Comment on ‘Tron: Ares’ stumbles with $33.5 million debut in ~movies
smoontjes Link"How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor" - Jenny Nicholson"How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor" - Jenny Nicholson
Perhaps I am regurgitating old stuff from social media without realizing it. However I definitely remember a clip back then where one of his lawyers said they used bots or manipulated social media - something to that effect. But your source is all I could find as well. (I am discounting using stuff from tiktok and reddit threads as a main source).