The_Jobu
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I also heard they had to scrap Bill and Ted this year? Maybe Doc Brown holds a grudge...?
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I also heard they had to scrap Bill and Ted this year? Maybe Doc Brown holds a grudge...?
rael ramone
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$DIS buying $TWTR?....
No. Just no.
(Yes, just speculation right now, but Jack Dorsey supposedly wants to sell to a media company.....)
Here's why, in no particular order:
1. Twitter needs to partner with a company that is Tech first, has a definitive mastery of Tech, and has the ability to monetize Tech. That is not $DIS, no sir ree bob....
2. Cost. Multiple interested parties means bidding war. Means that it will cost far, far, more then the $16.2 bil market cap that it so richly does not deserve at present. And it doesn't have a P/E, because it doesn't have the E (earnings). And $DIS doesn't have the ability to fix the lack of E (see #1).
3. Content. The fact that they see a side aspect of this business as a possible bailout of ESPN's declining margins doesn't change the fact that it's primary business (besides not making money, see #1 again) is TOXIC. And TOXIC ON STEROIDS if the government decides (whether through existing laws or more likely by new legislation) to hold the company LIABLE for it's content. Content like hate speech, non family friendly materials, terrorist recruitment.....
No. Just no.
(Yes, just speculation right now, but Jack Dorsey supposedly wants to sell to a media company.....)
Here's why, in no particular order:
1. Twitter needs to partner with a company that is Tech first, has a definitive mastery of Tech, and has the ability to monetize Tech. That is not $DIS, no sir ree bob....
2. Cost. Multiple interested parties means bidding war. Means that it will cost far, far, more then the $16.2 bil market cap that it so richly does not deserve at present. And it doesn't have a P/E, because it doesn't have the E (earnings). And $DIS doesn't have the ability to fix the lack of E (see #1).
3. Content. The fact that they see a side aspect of this business as a possible bailout of ESPN's declining margins doesn't change the fact that it's primary business (besides not making money, see #1 again) is TOXIC. And TOXIC ON STEROIDS if the government decides (whether through existing laws or more likely by new legislation) to hold the company LIABLE for it's content. Content like hate speech, non family friendly materials, terrorist recruitment.....
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
You don't love Go.com?
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Such a predictable explanation, but I'm in a great mood this AM so why not
Which Voldemort? the Wizard or the Governor... (who wants Disney's cash for his campaign)
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Yeah the 'Portal' that Eisner bought in 1998 and Disney STILL has not integrated into their infrastructure. For fun go check out http://www.go.com
Bairstow
Well-Known Member
Think of the compensation.
Wonder what the scene is like at the resorts. People in elevators?
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
it was just the Universal Park. IOA was fine so I assume the hotels were as well...people on Twitter were complaining that they were being denied compensation.
bcoachable
Well-Known Member
Oh that is bad
Earl Sweatpants
Well-Known Member
See, I agree with a fresh take on a familiar story angle, but switching it from animated to live-action is not accomplishing that. Someone once argued that switching from 2D animation to 3D CG animation was a "new way of storytelling", but it's just not. You're still telling the same exact story, just using a mouse and keyboard instead of pencil and paper. Same with this.
This is literally just going to be a photo-realistic version of the original animated classic storyline, with maybe some song tweaks.
Bairstow
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Here's some actual news: http://m.mynews13.com/content/mobil...0/universal_studios_florida_power_outage.html
Odd that it was only Transformers and MiB; those rides aren't even adjacent.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Oh poor them. I lost power in my apartment for a few hours the other night, wonder if my leasing office will partially comp my rent for October
You laugh, On commercial internet contracts for big pipes a 5 minute outage in many cases triggers a month's bandwidth credit (loop is billed seperately) of course these pipes go for 5-6 figure monthly pricetags.
Bairstow
Well-Known Member
Oh poor them. I lost power in my apartment for a few hours the other night, wonder if my leasing office will partially comp my rent for October
Spending 30 minutes strapped into a dead dark ride would really suck, though.
Do these things have battery-powered automatic emergency lights that come on in the event of a power outage?
Earl Sweatpants
Well-Known Member
Hahaha I thought I was the only one.I'm sorry, but I don't understand what any of that means
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Internet service if you are a large business like Disney, or a college or university the bill for the Intrernet connection is generally tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a month, In many cases a single 5 minute or longer outage of internet service means that month is 'free'
Earl Sweatpants
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I was just trying to decipher your original comment. I'm not up on all the lingo, so what's a "pipe"? I assume its not the kind you stick in the ground and run water through.
Hardly true at all. Since most would be written to 99.99% percent up-time, a 5 minute outage would be a lot less than even .01%. Would have to be quite a bit more than that before any penalty would even start to kick in. Google isn't always your friend.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
It's generally an optical fiber these days but coaxial cables are still used for some lower bandwidth applications.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Hardly true at all. Since most would be written to 99.99% percent up-time, a 5 minute outage would be a lot less than even .01%. Would have to be quite a bit more than that before any penalty would even start to kick in. Google isn't always your friend.
Actually these contracts are written to 99.999% percent availabilty what we call Five-Nines and a 5 Nines contract allows less than 5 MINUTES PER YEAR. My signature is on a bunch of these contracts. So I'd suggest you stick with what you know.
The 5 minute clause is a way to ensure the carrier does not wiggle out of upholding their end of the contract and is easily explained to the team in Legal.
I had thought that level was only if the customer has multiple internet connection points. I would think WDW has several.
lazyboy97o
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Battery powered emergency signage and lighting is required by the building code. What really freaks people out on Transformers: The Ride 3D is the elevator gates that automatically lower when the ride E-Stops.