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Leading up to the FTX / SBF trial, we are reminded how scummy he is.

 

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The temperature got cranked even higher on the hot water FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was already submerged in. FTX’s new management sued him and some of its other former execs this week, hoping to claw back over $1 billion of company funds.

The collapsed crypto exchange claims the ex-execs misappropriated the money for “pet projects” and personal use such as…

  • Gifting $10 million to Bankman-Fried’s father—cash that FTX believes is now being used to bankroll SBF’s legal defense.
  • Routing $725 million in FTX stock to company executives who provided nothing in return that would justify the equity.
  • Using $546.1 million to buy a stake in Robinhood.

Perhaps most surprisingly, FTX also contends Bankman-Fried’s brother planned to tap into its budget to purchase the Pacific island nation of Nauru as a potential apocalypse hideaway.

Separately, the Justice Department accused SBF of leaking the PERSONAL DIARIES of his ex, Caroline Ellison, to try to influence the criminal trial over his actions at FTX. Ellison was the CEO of Alameda Research, the FTX-affiliated crypto trading firm the company allegedly funneled customer funds to. She has already pleaded guilty to fraud and is a key witness against SBF. Prosecutors claim SBF, who has pleaded not guilty, leaked her candid notes about their relationship in order to portray her as a “jilted lover” who committed the crimes on her own.

 

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It began when Twitter user Sam Learner (@sam_learner) shared a photo of the McDonald's menu at a rest stop in Darien, Connecticut. The Big Mac was listed at $8.29 a la carte, or $17.59 for a combo meal.

That's more than a gourmet burger at some Phoenix burger joints. To put things in perspective, you can order a Paradise burger topped with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, 1000 island dressing and pickled onions at Paradise Valley Burger Co. for just $7.50.

Naturally, Twitter users flocked to the comments and quote tweets to lament the outrageous Big Mac prices, telling Learner he should not bother ordering anything and find a cheaper McDonald's instead, citing Darien as an expensive place to live and theorizing that the prices reflect that.

 

 

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18 hours ago, Sonichuman said:

Well...can't say they didn't go all out.  This is def OP in live action without any type of watering down or 'easing' in for new people for better or worse. 

I hate Arlong wasnt CGI. He's like a 10 foot tall mermaid man. But the casting overall isnt the worst I've seen...

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if i was a ufo.

i would go around the galaxy. to different planets with intelligent life forms.

and i would,

steal panties. i wanna travel the galaxy stealing panties.

then i would be known on some alien planet.

as the "ufo panty thief"

 

"tonight on the evening news. believe it or not, the panty thief has been identified as, an alien. we have obtained cctv footage folks, of the beast. brace yourselves if you are faint of heart at the sight of this devious alien terrorizing our females."

then their news would show a pic of me walkin off with panties.

old worn out panties. panties with high exp level. lvl 76 exp.

new panties are lvl 1.

and in the pics it would look sorta like this.

grainy too. cuz grainy pics exist on other planets too.

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women on these planets will scream and faint and call me hideous at the sight of the pics.

but still flattered. cuz i steal panties...but i leave roses tho. so they dont hate me that much. lol.

damn i wish i had the millenium falcon right now. id be stealing alien panties left n right all over the galaxy.

cuz panties.

DisgustingGroundedKid-size_restricted.gi

 

 

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Jason David Frank was involved in a sentaiish fan film by Bat in the Sun before he died (if you don't know who Bat in the Sun is...you might have seen this at some point) .  I'm guessing that they got all of his shots in before he died.  If you're interested in seeing what is probably JDF's final performance then here's the latest teaser trailer for that film.

 

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Looks like most of these "production companies are/were frauds"

 

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For anyone who wants to know, Michael James Pratt, who was one of the people who ran the site, was on the FBI ten most wanted list for a while. He was arrested in Spain six months ago (December 23, 2022). Let’s hope he gets a harsh sentence. Cheers to this young lady for telling her story. One of the bravest things a person could possibly do. Good for her!

 

 

 

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35 minutes ago, Emptyeyes_ said:

Underrated game to me back then.

So this is a game I've always found to be pretty cool, but also pretty under baked. The art style is dope, the level design is midling. The Summons are awesome, their movesets are pretty small, Seig is a dope design with a cool sword and gauntlet ability, Pitifuly small moveset. Bosses are cool, but also cameras so close its hard to see whats going on during them well more then half the time and the large crowed fights suffer the exact same problem.

 

I actually find the unlockable character Arcia to be more fun if only because she has a pretty decently sized moveset. Like shes actually interesting to use. Her Gun Fu skills are really cool and stylish and she has effective tech. Shes almost Lady from DMC4SE but years before playable Lady.

 

I think if this game had gotten another 6 months to year of solid development it would have been something really special. As it is tho, its more a unique and interesting curiosity.

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On 7/21/2023 at 8:01 PM, Emptyeyes_ said:

Well, this is the laugh of the day. Not so confident with his response, but this is the first time I've heard about this. It was 2 years ago. Amusing.

 

Wow

 

Yikes

That story with Tyson is CRAZY. Simply being nice and respectful saved his life. He could've easily been taken out by a serial killer had he been a dick

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1 hour ago, RSG3 said:

So this is a game I've always found to be pretty cool, but also pretty under baked. The art style is dope, the level design is midling. The Summons are awesome, their movesets are pretty small, Seig is a dope design with a cool sword and gauntlet ability, Pitifuly small moveset. Bosses are cool, but also cameras so close its hard to see whats going on during them well more then half the time and the large crowed fights suffer the exact same problem.

 

I actually find the unlockable character Arcia to be more fun if only because she has a pretty decently sized moveset. Like shes actually interesting to use. Her Gun Fu skills are really cool and stylish and she has effective tech. Shes almost Lady from DMC4SE but years before playable Lady.

 

I think if this game had gotten another 6 months to year of solid development it would have been something really special. As it is tho, its more a unique and interesting curiosity.

I couldn't get into it. Like you, I thought the designs were cool and the concept of having "familiars" or whatever you'd call them was interesting, but it wasn't interesting enough to keep with it I guess. That would be a cool game to see remade.

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6 hours ago, RSG3 said:

So this is a game I've always found to be pretty cool, but also pretty under baked. The art style is dope, the level design is midling. The Summons are awesome, their movesets are pretty small, Seig is a dope design with a cool sword and gauntlet ability, Pitifuly small moveset. Bosses are cool, but also cameras so close its hard to see whats going on during them well more then half the time and the large crowed fights suffer the exact same problem.

 

I actually find the unlockable character Arcia to be more fun if only because she has a pretty decently sized moveset. Like shes actually interesting to use. Her Gun Fu skills are really cool and stylish and she has effective tech. Shes almost Lady from DMC4SE but years before playable Lady.

 

I think if this game had gotten another 6 months to year of solid development it would have been something really special. As it is tho, its more a unique and interesting curiosity.

I heard Chaos Legion was born from a failed DMC sequel concept...which is funny, considering DMC itself was also born from an abandoned sequel concept (Resident Evil).

 

Like you said, the basis were there for a good game, but in the end it all felt so monotonous and repetitive. Leveling up your summons also became VERY grindy if you wanted to get them to higher levels.

 

I also very much hated the plot too. "I'm just gonna let my best friend go on a murderous rampage and kill innocent civilians only because he thinks I killed his love interest, when in reality, he was the one who killed her all along. I could end all this madness by just telling him the truth, but....NAH! FRIENDS FOREVAAAAAA!"

 

The OST is still fuckin fire though

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19 hours ago, Lantis said:

Wellll, considering Classic Snow White was a 14-year old girl who pursues a romantic relationship with an older prince and lives with 7 dwarves who are infatuated with her....yeah, I dunno if that would translate well today, either.

Do they still teach Romeo & Juliet in school? This need to "modernize" everything is laughable at best and troubling at worst. Remember when they used to do modern stories inspired by classic tales instead of altering the actual classic story? Then when people have an issue with it, they have the "surprised Pikacu face" when it's monetary disaster.

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41 minutes ago, Sonichuman said:

I had this show up in my Twitter feed and it was marked 2 hours ago so I jumped on google to double check it.

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/23/1189685146/elon-musk-twitter-logo-bird-x

 

So...what are we gonna call tweets now?

X-es? X-snips? X-its?

 

Seems like the worst thing to do is to throw away the entire brand and make it sound like a porn site. At this point, I assume Elon is looking for an excuse to shut down the company and use that as a tax write off.

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4 hours ago, Lantis said:

Wellll, considering Classic Snow White was a 14-year old girl who pursues a romantic relationship with an older prince and lives with 7 dwarves who are infatuated with her....yeah, I dunno if that would translate well today, either.

I'm so sick of people whining about Disney changing their childhood stories, your childhood stories from Disney where heavily edited versions of someone else's childhood stories, you're all dumb as fuck lol.

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Any of yall familiar with the workings of Ticketmaster? I bought mobile tickets to an event. I got confirmation, the tickets show in the app and it shows the receipt. The whole 9 yards

 

But here's the issue, I can't see or find my barcode anywhere. Does it pop up the day of the event or what? 

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33 minutes ago, RSG3 said:

If they identified as female then I would call them my sister, same for boy. 

Yes, but what if they are non binary? You know how they and them are pronouns for folks who don't identify as either gender- what do you call them when referring to them as your brother or sister? Is there a non binary term for a sibling?

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4 hours ago, Darc_Requiem said:

Sorry @TheInfernomanthis looks like something you could have used in one of your "Women Wednesday" posts but it's cracking me up and I have to share. 🤣

 

I was already laughing but her muttering "I'm sorry....I'm sorry" just took me over the edge 💀

Women don't know how go they have it when it comes to us men performing. 

 

For now have a pre meme Monday mofos! 

 

 

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50 minutes ago, HD-Man said:

Any of yall familiar with the workings of Ticketmaster? I bought mobile tickets to an event. I got confirmation, the tickets show in the app and it shows the receipt. The whole 9 yards

 

But here's the issue, I can't see or find my barcode anywhere. Does it pop up the day of the event or what? 

 

Usually you click "view mobile ticket" from the confirmation email they send you.

 

You login and and then you click your concert or event.

Then click "view ticket"  and it should show your name and barcode.

 

It should be available from the day you buy the ticket to the date of the event itself.

It disappears 90 days after the event finishes. (My smashing Pumpkins ticket from October 2022 cant be seen anymore when I look at "past events")

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1 hour ago, Chadouken said:

Yes, but what if they are non binary? You know how they and them are pronouns for folks who don't identify as either gender- what do you call them when referring to them as your brother or sister? Is there a non binary term for a sibling?

Oh I dunno. Honestly if they are my siblings I'm probably calling them douchebag and asshole and dinglefuck and shit lol. 

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4 hours ago, Jurassic said:

X-es? X-snips? X-its?

 

Seems like the worst thing to do is to throw away the entire brand and make it sound like a porn site. At this point, I assume Elon is looking for an excuse to shut down the company and use that as a tax write off.

Here’s your answer.

 

Apparently Musk has been wanting to call something ‘X’ a long time now. 

 

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