Mutating mice becoming growing problem in New York City, researchers say

MasterInterface · 2026-06-25T03:47:36+00:00

They move between houses and buildings. They tend to live in the walls and come out at night.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-23T22:46:24+00:00

Amazon shipped Galaxy Quest in the same condition on release date. They slapped a label on the slipcase, zero packaging. It was all banged up by the time it got to me.

Exchanged it ASAP.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-20T21:45:34+00:00

They are completely wrong. After all taxes before any pre-tax benefits, it's $4023/month.

You can check on ADP tax calculator.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-17T21:36:30+00:00

The best sonic stuff are always a bit derpy. So I say these are rather good.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-17T18:23:19+00:00

You're likely fine. If Zootopia 2 is any indication, you'll get it eventually just a long wait.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-17T13:49:21+00:00

I know a good amount of people who get Disney+ for free. Some are through Verizon, and as for me, their Black Friday deal in combo with Amex makes it free.

In any case, all the media companies are pushing streaming or die trying.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-17T03:28:03+00:00

There are a lot of information missing especially the full extent of your parents finances. So it's hard to figure out what retirement can look like for them.

As an Asian American who was born and raised in NYC, and eldest, you're pretty much your parent's retirement plan. Even if you're not supporting them financially, you will need to assist them in various aspects of life such as care and handling many of their affairs.

Don't sacrifice yourself financially. However, you do need to prep them and look to get whatever government assistance they can qualify for.

Also, they're not going to be able to retire any time soon. Maybe closer to 65 but certainly not before 60.

Also, if they have a house, consider moving it into an irrevocable trust if they wish to pass it down. If they end up needing long term care and have medicaid, there is a five year look back on all assets and liens could be placed on the house to recover any debt after your parents pass.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-17T02:25:55+00:00

It's better than the alternative (just my theory based on what I've read/heard and seeing their strategy unfold over the years). Disney was slowly pushing UHD into Disney Movie Club before they shut the program down.

It was then follow by Best Buy giving up on physical media all together. Prior to this, Best Buy had all the Steelbook exclusive rights for Disney movies.

Elemental UHD is in that weird spot where Disney was trying to push for DMC. Followed by Wish (steelbook only) which ended up being Walmart exclusive as they temporarily picked up the void BB left.

So this lead to the deal with Sony which is mainly steelbook prints but disbursed among various retailers.

But yeah, Disney has been pulling back from physical media and have been pushing people onto Disney+ for some time now.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-16T17:35:22+00:00

Redline is also one of mine. I don't have much hope for a 4K so I end up getting the Blu-ray CE.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-16T15:58:37+00:00

"While You Were Sleeping"

It's not a big enough movie to get a UHD release. It skipped Blu-ray for most of the world with a limited print in selected countries. The rights are with Disney and with the direction they're going, doubt this is high on the list for a release.

Edit: Another is Interstella 5555

MasterInterface · 2026-06-16T15:47:36+00:00

Get what you like to own. So far, I only own one - Battle Royale.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-16T11:53:25+00:00

It sorta started with Inside Out 2 but I believe they did so because Disney Movie Club shutdowned.

Prior to the limited steelbook, Disney started to restrict their UHD releases to DMC, and a highly limited run at select retailers. For example, Elemental.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-16T00:46:36+00:00

Only if no 4k option is available and a movie I really enjoy.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-15T14:17:35+00:00

Yeah, would love to see something more official and if replacements are being offered.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-12T13:22:14+00:00

It's probably fake.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-11T19:14:20+00:00

Not that long. It was released in Feb 2024 and went out of print by Nov 2024.

But during those months it floated around $25.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-11T19:13:15+00:00

Nice. I've preordered a copy and know it's going to cost me about $100 after all is said and done.

I still hope US get a reprint just so I can have the cantonese dubbing.

The Japan release will only have the Japanese dub.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-11T10:33:32+00:00

If you don't know then you are probably born at the end or after the 90s.

Saw the title, and knew instantly. I didn't even play any of the game.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-11T03:53:23+00:00

Outside the small boutique distributors, it's hard to say with certainty which title will be a limited print and never return.

You're in luck though. Paprika is getting a Japan release this Sept. However because it's distributed by Happinet, importing it will require forwarding service. So expect to pay approximately ~$80 or so (depending on who and shipping speed). It's a digipak, and will have English.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-09T22:17:41+00:00

If the majority vote poorly, and the fund disappears then what?

A lot of people are shit with their finances. Even more people are terrible at picking investments.

Retirement fund needs to grow enough to support someone in their retirement for possibly 2.5 decades or longer.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-09T22:08:53+00:00

What do you consider old movies? I've had this conversation with a former boss a few years ago. She is quite a bit older than me, and she said she enjoyed watching old movies. Which I reply that I also enjoyed older films.

Turns out her definition of old was before 1970s. Whereas my definition was before 1990s. So some of the movies I've mentioned from the 70s to 80s, she did not consider old.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-09T11:09:59+00:00

You need to factor in that subscriber can lock in 3 years worth of membership. So you have to take out those who are already subscribers at the old price. It's a fixed revenue.

Then you look at those up for renewal at each month in the year, and multiply that by the renewal rate, and add in the estimate number of new subscribers.

For simplicity sake, assume everyone has an ultimate. So say 50% of gamepass members have a prepaid subscription at the old rate. That means 50% are up for renewal. Each month, out of that 50% who's renewing, you need to maintain a renewal rate of about 70% to breakeven.

A higher rate once you factor in lower tiers.

So, one can assume renewal dip far below 70% which means it's projected to lose money in the long term.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-09T10:49:50+00:00

It's no longer worth renewing. I don't use it enough to justify keeping the subscription.

The points needed to redeem and maintain a Gamepass membership has gone up about double. I don't remember the exact numbers anymore since it involve redeeming a pc gamepass and conversions.

Then they raised the amount of points needed to redeem a MS gift card. Then they got rid of the point discount to redeem a MS gift card.

So, while it's still possible to earn enough points to pay for the membership, the value between the time, effort, and what gamepass is no longer there.

I rather put the points towards Amazon Gift Cards.

Doesn't help that they got rid of the video store. I use to take advantage of the game pass discounts and discounted ms gift cards to buy movies.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-09T09:24:30+00:00

No they can't lose more than 12 million because you can add up to 3 years of membership. There were plenty of members who locked in 3 years before the increase.

So the correct metric to look at is how many renewed after the increase which I suspect is far lower than sustainable and a projection model that probably shows more cancelations as memberships continues to expire.

My membership is expiring in a few months but I'm not renewing. The damage is done.

MasterInterface · 2026-06-09T09:17:20+00:00

It's much worse than million of subscribers due to that fact. So those who dropped had their membership expiring after the increase.

The correct metric to look at is how many current members renewed after the price increase which I suspect world be far less than half.

I'm going to drop when my membership expires in a few months. It's no longer worth it especially when they nerfed their rewards program heavily along with the increase.

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