After Thor, Chris Hemsworth says he relished throwing the superhero 'rules' out the window to play the villain in 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.' As for capes, "Hate 'em," he says. "So impractical."
Which rulebook would that be? The one where you hire a trainer and a chef and get super bulked out? Or the one where you wear a long blonde hair weave?
None of what follows is new. I know this stuff happens all the time. And yet somehow this insignificant thing shocked me and it’s been gnawing at me for the past few days. And today was the icing on the shit cake....
What’s really insane is to think that it’s cheaper to manufacture something like this halfway across the world and then put it on a boat spewing god knows what into the atmosphere just to get it here. Something is broken when rinky dink items like this aren’t manufactured on your own continent.
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It sounds like Bluesky’s most prominent backer is no longer on its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his
Changed well known Square branding to “Block”. Killed Vine just before TikTok took off. Sold Twitter to Elon Musk. Now kicked off the board of Bluesky. What a genius! 🙄
"My mistress needs an abortion" - rich pro lifer (lemmy.world)
Streaming is cable now | Seventeen years after Netflix and Hulu kicked off a streaming revolution, it’s looking more like cable than ever. (www.theverge.com)
Bud Weisser, Arrested for Trespassing at Budweiser Brewery (www.stlmag.com)
The 19-year-old whose name really is Bud Weisser was busted in July for breaking into a South County convenience store....
Louisiana Doctors Are Fighting GOP Bill That Wants to Criminalize Possession of Abortion Pills (www.jezebel.com)
Conservative States Say They Won’t Comply With Rule Against Trans Discrimination (truthout.org)
Biden “needs to ensure that states follow through in compliance with the law,” said an LGBTQ advocate.
Xbox Exec Provides Reasoning Behind Bethesda Studio Closures (www.purexbox.com)
“I’m sharing changes we are making to our Bethesda teams”....
Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence reduced again (www.theguardian.com)
Disgraced biotech company founder is now due to be released in August 2032, two years and four months before original date
#BDS 🇵🇸 (lemmy.cafe)
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Peter Farrelly to Direct Sylvester Stallone Biopic Charting His ‘Rocky’ Years (www.thewrap.com)
Doug Ford says pro-Palestinian university encampments 'need to move' (www.cp24.com)
Deanna Troi And Spock Have An Unexpected Star Trek Connection (www.giantfreakinrobot.com)
The intuitive and emotional Deanna Troi and the logical Spock couldn't be more different, on paper, but that's not really the situation.
Chris Hemsworth threw out superhero rulebook for 'Furiosa' (ew.com)
After Thor, Chris Hemsworth says he relished throwing the superhero 'rules' out the window to play the villain in 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.' As for capes, "Hate 'em," he says. "So impractical."
Tesla sends out another wave of layoff notices as employees enter 4th week of job cuts (www.businessinsider.com)
Astounding absurdity
None of what follows is new. I know this stuff happens all the time. And yet somehow this insignificant thing shocked me and it’s been gnawing at me for the past few days. And today was the icing on the shit cake....
Crosswords Tuesday 05/07/2024 Discussion
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The $9tn question: how to pay for the green transition (www.ft.com)
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Duran Duran - Late Bar (www.youtube.com)
Will Shoppers Ever Care About the Destruction of the Planet? Tactics to convince people to buy less aren’t working. A quirky new documentary by Patagonia takes a different approach. (www.nytimes.com)
Jack Dorsey says he’s no longer on the Bluesky board (techcrunch.com)
It sounds like Bluesky’s most prominent backer is no longer on its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his
That time when Microsoft bought and killed Nokia phone unit (www.theregister.com)
When bad management meets bad software, even great hardware is useless
BASIC for the Masses (lemmy.sdf.org)
You are a BASIC bitch, so type-in and share your BASIC listings here. Any and all BASIC dialects are welcome.
Must watch classic SciFi movies?
So far this year I have watched Metropolis and Zardoz for the first time. What are some other must see SciFi movies?