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Minecraft movie spawns ‘annoying’ cinema trend that viewers claim ‘ruins’ the film in c/movies@lemm.ee

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 0 points 2 hours ago

Right. Comparing this to screenings of niche/cult movies in private like settings and plebeian behaviour from over 400 years ago... Ok then.

Minecraft movie spawns ‘annoying’ cinema trend that viewers claim ‘ruins’ the film in c/movies@lemm.ee

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 13 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Idiocracy.

Are Nintendo's $80 online game prices a result of tariffs or is Nintendo just using them as an excuse to price gouge as corporations do? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 19 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I have a story. About 30 years ago Sonic & Knuckles was launched for Mega Drive. "I" bought that for 17.000$00 (Portuguese escudos). That roughly translates to 85€ without accounting for inflation.

So although the price hike is unfortunate, I'm actually surprised the prices of the games remained stable for so long.

EU considers tariffs on digital services Big Tech in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

I was afraid of this... I support it but don't need it. Oh well... Fuck the USA anyway!

Yes, in the 1980s we downloaded games from the radio in c/retrocomputing

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Really? I don't really remember any game that received updates back when, but I didn't play diablo.

Yes, in the 1980s we downloaded games from the radio in c/retrocomputing

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Downloading updates for what?

"[Swastidumpster] Owners When Their Accelerator Pedal Gets Stuck" (Art by Smooth Dunk) in c/Cyberstuck@lemmy.ca

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Nah mate, I wasn't berating you but the artist. Changing a perfectly fine comic into a dumb lie is completely unfunny.

"[Swastidumpster] Owners When Their Accelerator Pedal Gets Stuck" (Art by Smooth Dunk) in c/Cyberstuck@lemmy.ca

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That's dumb. The glass is far from unbreakable, this is just building on a stupid lie.

Economists, is this trade balance analysis correct? in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

COVID, sure. What's the mark then?

Sources: the EU will impose minimal fines on Apple and Meta next week, far below the DMA's 10% of global turnover cap, to avoid tensions with President Trump (Financial Times) in c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Cowards!

Ottawa freezes Tesla’s $43-million rebate payments, bars it from future rebates because of tariffs in c/canada@lemmy.ca

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

When you start trying to find excuses and possible explanations, a Nazi salute may as well be a high 5...

Don't try to find a way out for them. Let them do the work.

DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] meliante@lemm.ee 40 points 2 weeks ago (20 children)

No returning customers, due to the nature of the business. It's dead from the start.