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[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

It feels like we're the self-aware folks who don't fall for Nigerian Prince email scams, looking down our noses at the stupid old folks giving away all their pension checks to some goober at a state-sponsered call center.

Like, we know we're not that stupid; but it's a small consolation when you realize just how many stupid people there are out there.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

Oh shit, I didn't even see it till you pointed it out...

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's only had 1 false alert in the last year and that was caused by a spiderweb on the camera.

Make sure you fill out a bug report.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I'm still concerned that, in their possession, those ballots could be surreptitiously manipulated to show whatever they want them to... It's wild to me that a judge signed off on that warrant.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, opens word processor, Ctrl+V

DID YOU JUST DOWNLOAD A VIRUS ON MY KEYBOARD?

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Why would you even have the position of Manager then?

God DAMN that's a great question

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

How can it possibly predict the next word in my sentence when it can't even predict where/who I want to pee??

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Suffocation, no breathing

Don't give a fuck if the ads are deceiving

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

😂 Love it when people are like "being an American on an international stage right now is a nuanced topic" and the actual President of these United States of America jumps on his own personal Twitter in the wee hours of the morning like "This is about Me and I don't like it so everybody else, now you also have to hate this guy now!"

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Helped a staff member where I work with this, was not fun.

  • She speaks very little English
  • Phone is set to display everything in Spanish
  • She's also very old, so phone is set to display everything in 72pt font
  • Does not remember her password for ANYTHING, not even one we set together and wrote down to keep in her purse
  • Personal email is Hotmail
  • Recovery email on the Hotmail account belonged to her husband who died a decade ago
  • Recovery phone number on the Hotmail account is her old phone number, no one has access to it
  • Hotmail account recovery wants me to provide the subject line and send dates from three emails... There is zero chance of this

Went back and forth with Microsoft for days before we got her back in.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Anecdotally, it's mostly boomers, but there's a handful of 20's-30's too. I went on my first and only cruise, a Carnival, with five friends circa 2016. We split two rooms and a drink package. The casinos were packed with the eldest, and the younger folks just double-fisted mixed drinks all day (our plan). Saw at least a few get carted off the pool deck in wheelchairs. The food was legitimately great, never seen such excess before or since. Everything else was meh, including the stops in the Bahamas (though that was mostly due to the weather being terrible).

4/10 experience at best and the value we managed to get probably hasn't existed for years now.

The staff were innumerable and worked so hard to facilitate a good experience for all the passengers. Not surprising to hear they're underpaid. :/ One more reason I've not sought out another cruise experience.

[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 76 points 4 days ago (4 children)

"Yeah, this 8+ year Olympic athlete over here, what a loser," said the obese old rapist, via his own Twitter rip-off made exclusively for other sad individuals, flanked by a washed-up children's YouTuber and a man in his late 50's who chose the name "kid" for himself.

 

Animated characters often move in non-physical ways and have proportions that are far from a typical walking robot. This provides an ideal platform for innovation in both mechanical design and stylized motion control. In this video, we bring Olaf to life in the physical world, relying on reinforcement learning guided by animation references for control.

@DisneyResearchHub

 

The story came out in May, but I completely missed it.

The Walt Disney Company and Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences, announced an agreement to create a landmark Disney theme park resort in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The waterfront resort will be located on Yas Island, a world-class destination for entertainment and leisure, connecting travelers from the Middle East and Africa, India, Asia, Europe, and beyond. This seventh Disney theme park resort will combine Disney’s iconic stories, characters and attractions with Abu Dhabi’s vibrant culture, stunning shorelines, and breathtaking architecture.

 
 

D23 is a biannual event where Disney reveals their plans for parks, media, and other entertainment. D23 2024 took place this past weekend, and there were a lot of big announcements. In an effort to draw contrast with previous D23 events which included some highly speculative plans, Disney Experiences Chairmen Josh D'Amaro prefaced the Imagineering project announcements by saying:

“Everything we share here tonight is in active development. This isn’t Blue Sky. We’re doing all of it.”

I haven't found a singular, concise list of all the announcements in one place, so I'm trying to compile it all here. Please chime in if you see I missed anything, or if you're particularly hyped (or particularly not hyped) about any of these announcements!

Parks

  • Magic Kingdom

    • Villians-themed land to be added, adjacent to Frontierland. There's some concept art and "two new attractions planned as well as dining, shopping and more."
    • Two Cars attractions to be added in Frontierland. There's some concept art for that as well. Not a mirror of the existing Cars Land or Radiator Springs Racers, but similar in concept to the latter. The concept art seems to indicate that this attraction will entirely replace the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island attractions.
    • Disney Starlight, a new night-time parade, premiers Summer of 2025.
  • Animal Kingdom

    • Tropical Americas Land to replace Dinoland USA (concept art here), set to open in 2027, with at least two new attractions planned:
    • An Indiana Jones ride, which will replace the Dinosaur ride. Seems to re-use the existing ride vehicles and looks similar to Indiana Jones Adventure, but "will be an all-new adventure, unlike any of the existing Indy attractions around the world."
    • An Encanto dark-ride that "takes place inside Casita on the day after young Antonio receives his gift of communicating with animals."
  • Hollywood Studios

    • Monsters, Inc Land to be added, which will feature "the first suspended coaster ever in a Disney Park."
    • Smuggler's Run to be updated, new mission featuring The Mandolorian and Grogu to be added in 2026. More info here.
  • EPCOT

  • Disneyland

  • Disney California Adventure

  • Disney Adventure World

    • Formerly Walt Disney Studios Park, the second Disney park in Paris, there's a big overhaul project here to re-theme 90% of the park. More info here.
    • Lion King ride (concept art, more info)
  • Shanghai Disneyland

  • Hong Kong Disneyland

    • A Spider-Man themed attraction to be added, looks mechanically similar to The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror (concept art, more info)

Movies

  • Sequels

    • Moana 2 (in theaters November 27, 2024 official trailer here)
    • Zootopia 2 (set for sometime around Thanksgiving 2025, trailer here)
    • Frozen 3 (set for 2027)
    • Incredibles 3
    • Avatar: Fire and Ash (in theaters December 19, 2025)
    • TRON: Ares (in theaters October 10, 2025)
    • Toy Story 5 (set for Summer 2026, teaser trailer here)
  • Live Action Remakes

  • Star Wars

    • The Mandalorian & Grogu (set for 2026)
  • Pixar

    • Elio (in theaters June 13, 2025)
    • Hoppers (set for 2026)
  • Other

    • Monster Jam, a film about the monster truck event starring Dwayne Johnson, currently filming

Shows

  • Marvel

    • Daredevil: Born Again (launches March 2025)
    • Agatha All Along (premiers September 18, 2024, trailer here)
    • Ironheart (set for 2025)
  • Star Wars

    • Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (premiers December 3, 2024, trailer here)
    • Andor, Season 2 (set for 2025)
  • Pixar

    • Win or Lose, Pixar's first series (premiers December 6, 2024, trailer here)
    • Dream Productions, also by Pixar, "an Inside Out spin-off about the dream factory inside Riley's head," set sometime in between the two movies (set for 2025)
  • Other

    • Percy Jackson and The Olympians, Season 2 (set for 2025, trailer here)

Other

  • Disney Cruise Line to add 4 new ships (bringing the total to 13). More info here.
  • Disney to collaborate with Epic Games on Fortnite. More info here.
 

A very candid look at the development of the "BDX Droids" that were play-tested at Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland late last year. Thought it was really interesting and fun!

If you like this more-technical kind of Disney engineering stuff, check out the DisneyResearchHub channel on YouTube.

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