Firenz

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[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You would choke on the prices here. A saver session is $33 per ticket before fees. If you’re a member it’s $32 before fees. Theses are sessions they put on when the majority are at work. A late night session is still $27.

Want gold class? $47 per ticket before fees.

These cinemas are fully automated with no floor staff with exceptions for food sales, and even then they just refill only (checkouts are self serve.) You can book online and pay a service fee or purchase in person from a kiosk device and guess what? Service fees. $6 per ticket online or in person.

I don’t actually know what the service fee is for.

Food is eye watering expensive to the point we bring our own. There’s no staff to say you can’t, but it’s buried in the fine print of the T&Cs.

[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for replying. I’m looking at it from the perspective of proximity to critical infrastructure, but your reply makes plenty of sense. It does make incidents like this more a case of when and not if.

I’m not from the region (let alone the same country) but I would think this is going to have a significant impact on the port operations, assuming it can continue to operate.

[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Why no tug boats to assist the vessel? I find it odd that the ship was allowed to depart on its own.

[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (12 children)

Might not be the most popular call, but streaming services.

A) movie tickets are absurdly expensive. Went for the first time in years last year and was shocked by the nearly $60 for an early morning session. Bonus though because the wifey and I were the only two at the screening (spider-verse 2). B) physical formats can cost more than 3-4 streaming services per month for just a single movie, cd, vinyl etc. Sales are still worth keeping an eye out for. C) streaming services promote choice. Your favourite movie isn’t on the service? Watch these similar themed movies. Like this song? Here’s work from similar artists. D) the other high seas streaming service is very viable if you’re discriminated against by living in a particular region or country. Or you simply can’t or don’t want to pay.

There’s definite downsides such as service saturation, the curse of too much choice, or constant garbage with the odd diamond thrown in. But if you’re not too concerned with loyalty (and you shouldn’t be) or you sail the high seas then that’s not going to be a problem.

[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Do it. Such an epic movie. I was a kid when it came out and can’t help but watch it 2-3x a year. It really has held up well.

[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Never seen Big Trouble in Little China?

[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

In simplest terms, losing two or three tier 1 isp’s might do it.

[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I’ve been wondering for a while now if we’re even getting real results or if the seo results have made crawlers (as we know it) largely redundant. I doubt google has any real incentive to move away from the model that is now in place, unless they do intend to launch a paid service (free from the above mentioned garbage) alongside the existing service should competitors like kagi present a real threat to their business.

[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

There is a simple solution for that. Rotate your services every 3 months, watch the entire season and only come back when there’s something to watch.

Quality over quantity is something streaming services can’t do. There’s so much shit shoved in our faces that I find myself watching less and less. Is a crash on the horizon or can the market sustain the number of active participants?

It’s a real shame because piracy is bridging the service gap which the industry themselves managed to eliminate, albeit briefly, only to introduce it again.

[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I did finish DS1 but it was a bit of a slog towards the end. I do intend to try 2 and 3 again one day.

[–] Firenz@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Having finished Lies of P, it’s on to Weird West and Hogwarts Legacy. Sticking with my ps4 pro has been a good move as the backlog has shrunk considerably.

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