thallamabond

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[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Double dick move by tesla, shorten the warranty period, and lower the resale value! INNOVATIVE!

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The Chicken Tax is a 25 percent tariff on light trucks (and originally on potato starch, dextrin, and brandy) imposed in 1964 Eventually, the tariffs on potato starch, dextrin, and brandy were lifted,[4] but since 1964 this form of protectionism has remained in place to give US domestic automakers an advantage over imported competitors.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not "Completely", but they are trying.

The Last Screenwriter

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32236000/

"Featured Review" is telling.

Cancel-culture mob missed the point. Shame on the cinemas who cancelled the screening because whinging mobs shook their fists.

First of all, the movie is non-profit. Secondly, it was made by a real human crew and real actors.

It was clever to get ChatGPT to write a film script about a screenwriter who feels his job is threatened by AI's superior writing ability. How can anyone not be curious to watch this movie?

...

Ultimately, the script lacks any real punch or decent plot twists or narrative layering that we humans love about film. It doesn't go anywhere you wouldn't predict.

emphasis mine.

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago

In a particularly gruesome case in 2015, an 18-month-old Palestinian boy was burned to death when settlers torched a home in Duma, south of Nablus.

Former US President Joe Biden sanctioned a number of Israeli settlers for carrying out such attacks, but President Donald Trump has since lifted those sanctions.

And then

Trump gave ‘green light’ to Israel before Gaza bombing that left ‘400 dead,’ report says

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-strike-gaza-death-toll-trump-hamas-ceasefire-b2717304.html

Killing an Oscar winner is a good way to get his message out.

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Not deleted, just not available to those who paid to stream.

Streaming does cost money, not much individually, but at the scale they are at, this is huge savings!($)

Think about it this way, the cost per customer will not go down (probably up), but the amount of content will go down.

The profits must increase every quarter.

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Not to mention "maybe everyone should get measles" RFK.

Oh yeah, cutting off HIV meds

https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/01/28/g-s1-45030/pepfar-trump-drugs-stop-work

The killing is just a side effect, the real goal is omnicide.

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

It's slightly different I think.

Those complaining are "fraudsters" and do not "like their government"

Stop assuming they are dumb, these guys are trying to strip money from America's neediest while suggesting complaining is either criminal or unpatriotic.

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

The largest since the cease-fire ended.