Dear restaurants, please put your damn menu on your website. Stop making people start an online order just to see it. I just want to know how much a cheeseburger costs. I shouldn’t have to choose a location, pickup time, or download your app just to see your menu.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there is no reason why Shang Chi, after a widely well received and successful movie, did not even appear in an MCU film for the last 5 years — how can the general audience connect with new characters when you never give them a chance
Sony announced them killing off physical games with a tweet and a blog post like it was some regular Wednesday, expecting people will be mad for a bit and move on.
And now the backlash has gotten so big it’s being covered by mainstream news outlets.
DON’T LET UP, DON’T SHUT UP.
nothing but mad respect for them honestly. they just had one of the biggest years of their careers and instead of rushing to put out more music to keep the momentum going, they’re choosing to take a well-deserved break and prioritize their health. i love that for them
Dear business owners:
Do not charge us a fee for using a credit card. YOU are meant to bear that fee in exchange for not having to carry cash to the bank. That's the cost of business.
Okay. Here are facts:
1) I still have CDs bought in 1988. I still have DVDs bought in 1998. I have tested them. They are fine.
2) EVERYTHING dies. BUT most optical discs are manufactured to have a 100-150 year lifespan.
Your great-grandchildren may not be able to play your DVD of Eurotrip, but it should be fine for your lifetime.
3) Warner Bros had a run of discs in the late 90s that were poorly made. Those have degraded and sent people like Daniel here into a “the sky is falling” panic. It was a few poorly made batches of movies that most all have been remade and are fine now.
4) EVERYTHING dies faster in shitty conditions. If Daniel Friedman isn’t outright lying then he lives in a greenhouse where humidity and high temperatures ruin all physical things. Your furniture, your books, and, yes, your optical media will all rot in hot, wet conditions. I do NOT recommend getting a storage unit in Cambodia for your movies.
5) Right now hard drive prices are crazy high. But when they come down, buy some. Get MakeMKV. Rip your movies to ISO files. Back up your ISOs. Check annually for “bit rot” (hey, guess what? Data on disks “die” too!). Then your great-great-great grandkids can enjoy your “DVD” of Eurotrip. Or if your disc rots in 2107 you can burn a new one.
"If you buy a Blu-Ray and put it on a shelf for five years and then decide to watch it, there's a decent chance it won't work."
My first Blu-Ray is almost 16 years old. It's IRON MAN 2. I ran it earlier, and it works perfectly. I also have 30-year-old DVDs that still work. Stop.
Remembering the great James Stewart, who passed away on this day in 1997. One of the most beloved and influential actors of all time, with classics such as ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, ‘Rear Window’, ‘Vertigo’, or ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’.
Sony is currently charging $70 for God of War Ragnarok digitally. It is $32 at Wal-Mart. The game is 4 years old.
People will no longer have options after 2028 and will HAVE to go directly to Sony’s digital storefront and pay whatever PlayStation says.