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Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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lazyboy97o said:
I haven't been talking about a plan, but the Strategic Planning Group, the group of people that advised Eisner at his worse.
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At his worst Eisner took advice from no one and dictated (yes, that is the word I meant) exactly what he wanted and when he was at his worst one didn't go against him or their cushy job was gone. Don't kid yourself into thinking that a group determined what the plan was... it was one person and one person alone. If he agreed with something he gave the impression that he took the advice. If he didn't it was out faster then a candle in a hurricane. The boards only involvement was to rubber stamp it through because they feared for their positions as well.
 
Soarin' Over Pgh

Soarin' Over Pgh

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Bairstow said:
So I went to a local comic book store after work today.
It did smell bad in there, and they were sold out of the figment comic, despite there being a big poster for it in their window.
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All three local comic book shops/geek speciality stores here are out of the figment comic book. I have a friend who works for one and is charge of ordering, he said they sold out quick and the next order is double the size of the first. Not that I would uh know of any geek shops :cautious: Nor was I interested in getting it myself :cautious: This particular place also has collectibles and trading cards and model figures. There's tables in the back for groups to geek out and they most certainly do. A Friday night there gets rowdy in a very strange way.

It smelled like Subway in there.
 
flynnibus

flynnibus

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5thGenTexan said:
We are NOT the customers cell carriers want. I just looked and my contract expired in May 2011. That means the last time I bought a phone was 2009. I have gotten a replacement phone since on a maintenance plan when the old one stopped working. I am still using a Kyrocera Duramax flip phone.
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No, they love you. You're paying for a phone subsidy each month in your normal fee but never taking advantage of it by buying a new phone.

But enough of this tangent...
 
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kittybubbles

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marni1971 said:
Nikko? Nice bloke. He and a roadie were having a pint in the pub behind a theatre in town before one of their gigs. The queue to get something signed was out the door. He would sign something, take a sip, sign the next thing, take another sip. So nice.

Sorry for the drift...
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Yep, Nikko has a restaurant (Rock n Roll Ribs) in Coconut Creek, Fl. I've enjoyed the food there the handful of times I've been and I have seen Nikko there a couple of times. Seemed really nice when we've talked to him there.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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5thGenTexan said:
We are NOT the customers cell carriers want. I just looked and my contract expired in May 2011. That means the last time I bought a phone was 2009. I have gotten a replacement phone since on a maintenance plan when the old one stopped working. I am still using a Kyrocera Duramax flip phone.

I looked recently and I can't see spending $200 on a smartphone with a 2 yr contract AND have a bill that will cost us another $50 - 60 a month.
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Well, you guys still got it cheap.

In my country, you have to pay an over inflated price for the phone, plus 30 to 50 USD per month for the plan.

So, you pay 1,000 USD for the "discounted phone" and 50 USD per month for the plan.

or.. you get a 950 USD phone ( Iphone 5s) for free with a 150 USD monthly forced plan for 2 years and half.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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PhotoDave219 said:
These forums are high tea with the queen of england compared to the sociopathic garbage that one finds in the comments of a news organization.
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Agree, the hat of some people spit in the comments is insane.
some even were throwing direct threats to Obama or make racist jokes at him.

Skyway said:
Go to any news organization's website or social media and readers' comments are almost never censored or removed. Even borderline racist ones.
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Unless its inconvenient for the content itself.
Example, CNN post a very PRO OBAMA view.. they will censor a lot of posts that show the discrepancy.. same in FOX NEWS when they post a ridiculous skewed view (like blaming Obama of something he has no control of).. and they filter all the content that blasted the article due of the bias.

apart from these small cases.. its a FREE FOR ALL fight!
 
WDW1974

WDW1974

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BTW, I recall mentioning a few weeks back that the fact that chains like Olive Garden and Red Lobster are largely in their death throes due to the death of the American middle class and it was met with either a sigh or folks telling me it was the chains and nothing at all to do with the economy (my house just went up another $100,000 in value for NO reason at all ... sure this isn't 2007-2008 all over again!)

Well, there was a story recently on the HuffPo talking about how the Olive Garden's issues were a serious warning about our economy.

And it isn't simply on the low end. High end chains, once just for the expense account crowd are also desperate to raise revenue quickly. Thursday members of the Landry's Rewards Club received an email from Morton's offering a $29.99 two-pound Maine Lobster dinner if people reserved for dinner tonight. A few weeks ago I got a similar offer for $40 off dinner at Fleming's and there isn't even one close.

Back to the middle, Macaroni Grill sends me daily emails with discounts for that day only. Usually, I don't pay attention, but they have gone from $5 off to $7 off to $10 off a $25 purchase to 20% off the check to $20 off a $40 purchase (would have easily used that one, but saw it at 10 p.m.)

Anyone who doesn't see these as desperate moves because folks aren't dining out and our economy is ready to crash again likely isn't seeing reality. These restaurants need people in their locations YESTERDAY and will offer anything to get them in.

Also, look at the increases in prices at McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco bell and Starbucks. The percentage change of former Dollar Menu items is telling you the companies are desperate to increase the bottom line at all costs.

Yep. I'd feel real good about the economy now.

OK, were we talking about Quiet Riot or Poison?
 
WDW1974

WDW1974

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Rodan75 said:
Why yes it is pandering (so are 4 x-Men monthlies), but it is also a business proposition. Building the IP of Figment and DreamFinder can lead to a strong mythology and could extend the life of the original imagination for decades and isn't really the same as mourning Horizons.

If you love Figment, buy the comic, invest in the IP otherwise it will die completely.
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I disagree. And if the only way these characters stay alive is in a comic book then I am OK with sending them off to sit on a cloud with Jesus, Walt, Abe, Elvis and my Grandparents!!!
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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WDW1974 said:
BTW, I recall mentioning a few weeks back that the fact that chains like Olive Garden and Red Lobster are largely in their death throes due to the death of the American middle class and it was met with either a sigh or folks telling me it was the chains and nothing at all to do with the economy (my house just went up another $100,000 in value for NO reason at all ... sure this isn't 2007-2008 all over again!)

Well, there was a story recently on the HuffPo talking about how the Olive Garden's issues were a serious warning about our economy.

And it isn't simply on the low end. High end chains, once just for the expense account crowd are also desperate to raise revenue quickly. Thursday members of the Landry's Rewards Club received an email from Morton's offering a $29.99 two-pound Maine Lobster dinner if people reserved for dinner tonight. A few weeks ago I got a similar offer for $40 off dinner at Fleming's and there isn't even one close.

Back to the middle, Macaroni Grill sends me daily emails with discounts for that day only. Usually, I don't pay attention, but they have gone from $5 off to $7 off to $10 off a $25 purchase to 20% off the check to $20 off a $40 purchase (would have easily used that one, but saw it at 10 p.m.)

Anyone who doesn't see these as desperate moves because folks aren't dining out and our economy is ready to crash again likely isn't seeing reality. These restaurants need people in their locations YESTERDAY and will offer anything to get them in.

Also, look at the increases in prices at McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco bell and Starbucks. The percentage change of former Dollar Menu items is telling you the companies are desperate to increase the bottom line at all costs.

Yep. I'd feel real good about the economy now.

OK, were we talking about Quiet Riot or Poison?
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I'd say there is enough cultural context to suggest restaurant chains would be having trouble now even if the economy was booming. Probably the biggest is that people tend to maintain adaptions to economic downturns. For chain restaurants this is bad news because coinciding with people not eating out as much was a rise in concerns regarding what people are eating. The dominance of placelessness is also being challenged a a meaningful, and chains are a defining characteristic of the placeless. If the economy were doing better the chain restaurants would probably be even worse off as people would have the money to buy more expensive food at more unique establishments.
 
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WDW1974

WDW1974

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BrianLo said:
This is like the Disney versus Universal arguments... if you haven't seriously tried out both products you look idiotic commenting on them. Each device producer have their merits and to hold unyielding loyalty to one or the other without actually understanding what they offer to different market segments truly makes you a close-minded fanboi.
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I don't want (not that it matters) a ridiculous Apple vs. Microsoft debate. ... I don't enjoy the whole #cultofJobs bs that comes with an Apple. And the feeling of superiority so many people have from owning those products reminds me of that ridiculous sense of 'we're the best' that WDW fans often have.

I have worked on Macs. My SO has them exclusively in her place. ... They are fine to use. There just isn't an opening of the heavens and little cherubs (or fanbois) flying around when you touch one.

I'd much rather hear about your HKDL experiences myself! :)
 
WDW1974

WDW1974

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StageFrenzy said:
I didn't mean to infer he wasn't allowed to vacation? Just the radio silence since his last "article" is deafening. Don't blame him for getting out of Florida right now. Have you been outside ugh. Uni must be making a couple bucks off the specials standing outside of london via drinks.
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Weather here is typical summer misery (folks don't get that this generally starts in May and used to last until early October and now generally lasts until around Halloween or later). ... Went out tonight at 9:30 for some froyo (my town is so upscale we don't do ice cream anymore, seriously ... and it es me off) and it was 84 and sticky and buggy and all I could think was how did my beloved Mrs. Lee take @Lee to Alaska with her instead of her ''other husband''!!! ... I think I could spend the next two months up there and actually feel alive!

I still think folks who take summer vacations to Florida are insane, although I will likely visit the theme parks at some point out of sheer boredom.
 

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