dukeofdummies

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[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I think what was truly surprising is that they were bought for 4 billion.That much money for... basically an out and out scam. Paypal is that sure that it's:

  1. entirely legal

  2. Will never be stopped

  3. will return on a 4 billion investment.

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

seriously... did you watch the video?

https://youtu.be/vc4yL3YTwWk?t=785

Here. Here's a link to the exact moment that entire chapter starts.

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Huge fan of the we are legion, we are bob series right now.

It's about a guy at a sci-fi convention who signs up for one of those "we freeze you before you die" programs/scams and wakes up as an AI with no rights a few hundred years in the future.

It really starts going off the rails when he gets sent off to space and given orders to

Build a space station

Copy yourself several times

Send those copies off to build more space stations.

A growing civilization of yourself and endless space. What can possibly go wrong?

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I actually heard she's aiming for a governor spot.

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Ordinarily I would agree, but there are a few issues with that.

For one, he's not just an actor. He's also credited as one of the 13 producers and co-producers. That producer hat does not disappear once the director yells action. That alone should open up a door for all 13 of these guys to get charges applied if they ignored warnings about safety. Not saying it's an open and shut case, hell maybe he's only producer in name for bragging rights and never attended a meeting, it's a valid argument he can make. But I think it definitely opens the door.

Secondly, the amount of star power he has does give him some power in this film. If people are complaining about safety and he's domineering over people going "Shut up! I need filming done in 3 months so I can move to x film, give me the gun lets go". He's culpable in my eyes. He actively silenced and ignored concerns in that hypothetical and proceeded to roll the dice himself. Again no idea if that happened but it would absolutely open the door for charges.

The fact that the case is being dropped suggests that maybe they thought they had a case in these two veins, but ultimately couldn't make the argument to a reliable degree.

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

I don't think it's an unreasonable ask either, but from what I understand, Valve is incredibly libertarian, like more than the libertarian party libertarian. Their politics and policies are freedom freedom freedom, and any form of regulation is sheer anathema to them.

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Oh, never even heard about mbin. I just now the same error has been on kbin for 8 months now

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

WHICH IS WHY WE TREAT MOXXIE NICE

AND EXPLOSIONS!!!

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So one year my sister an I save up for a game cube. We had Kirby air ride, a few controllers, a few Zelda games, we were happy campers.

Christmas rolls around and the first thing I unwrap for christmas? Halo: Combat Evolved.

We're good sports about it, everybody makes mistakes, second and third gifts? two xbox controllers.

the morning continued, memory cards, some xbox party game, the works.

right at the end, the SOB reveals he won an xbox in a raffle.

happy ending, but god damn that was an awkward Christmas start

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I honestly think southern states haven't shaken off the notion of mudsill theory.

They might not call it that anymore, but god damn does their entire platform seem to push it.

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Indeed the amount of streamers and conservatives gushing about Japan right now is kinda surreal.

Like they genuinely thought the US has a monopoly on freedom -_- name a western country that ain't.

[–] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

maybe, but I came from kbin. which I now consider dead and gone.

RIP

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