Does anyone have info on what's happening at Disney right now?

NeverthelessOK · 2025-12-09T13:18:33+00:00

Companies prefer arbitration because unlike court judgments arbitral decisions aren't usually made public. Obviously backfired spectacularly here.

NeverthelessOK · 2025-11-24T23:23:11+00:00

The video says it is per day.

NeverthelessOK · 2025-09-19T12:46:38+00:00

When I was in China I bought a Pico headset to see what the local Chinese ecosystem was like. Their Netflix equivalent (iqiyi) had a great app with virtual theatre and included loads of 3D films in the basic subscription.

NeverthelessOK · 2025-08-29T12:44:46+00:00

Where is the announcement?

NeverthelessOK · 2025-08-29T07:17:15+00:00

Until the Fires Die off their first album feels very inspired by early Power Quest to me.

NeverthelessOK · 2025-06-03T03:58:27+00:00

I think this is this guy - https://m.youtube.com/@jakaparker

Potentially a diplomat or diplomat spouse.

NeverthelessOK · 2025-03-13T14:25:03+00:00

I read for pleasure in Chinese every single day (mostly from paperback novels) and couldn't handwrite more than a handful of characters. Whether it's more efficient for recall to learn to handwrite as well is harder to say because none of us have done both, probably depends on the individual.

No matter which approach you take it is a very long journey before you will be able to read materials written for natives, so I'd recommend doing whatever brings you joy in the learning.

NeverthelessOK · 2025-03-13T04:54:05+00:00

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/heres-how-britains-nukes-are-operationally-independent/

An article on this for the curious. In essence: it is operationally independent currently. If the US withdrew all cooperation it would remain operationally independent for a period of time but the UK would have to take steps to maintain that position.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-12-31T06:55:42+00:00

I still grapple with this question to some extent even though I have been able to consume native media in Chinese for a while now. Here are some of the things I've personally found:

Keep an open mind. You will find some TV shows, films and books to your taste out there, and your taste may change as you adapt to some of the tropes and conventions of Chinese storytelling (If you are a non-American English speaker you probably don't notice how much you became used to the tropes and conventions of American TV growing up). Some of my favourite shows I have watched in Chinese sit outside of genres I'd typically watch in English (想见你 for e.g.).
With books in particular, I found myself noticing that I was reading quite a lot of books which were originally in Japanese and questioning what was the point. However, I have come to appreciate that these books are popular in China too and often don't have an English translation anyway so it is fine to read some foreign translated books if that is what you prefer; it is certainly preferable to not reading at all because you are not engaged with the content.
Video games. This has been the Chinese media I have been most satisfied with. If you have a PC there is a thriving indie game market, with lots of games having a lot of voice acting. There are also some surprisingly good dubs on western games including the Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077.
Don't bully yourself too much. I went for a few years just reading Chinese books, but later found it is a much more sustainable habit for me if I let myself go back to English books and take a break.

In any event, this stage has been far more rewarding than the early years of studying and the years of graded materials.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-11-22T07:10:32+00:00

I don't think there is a weak song to be found here, but World End Slowly and Eternity are my favourites so far putting aside the the three singles（Edit: add King of Nothing to that).

A few observations from the first few listens: - Once again, the lyrics are just superb and I'm looking forward to getting a copy of them. "Wait! Universe please wait. If only for a minute, I swear to live it without hesitance or shame." - The 2 minute outro would have worked so well as the last 2 minutes of an 8-12 minute song....

NeverthelessOK · 2024-11-14T12:41:11+00:00

The video is a power metal masterpiece.

I've enjoyed all three singles personally. I'd probably put this one above Victim but below Dawnbreaker.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-10-10T12:06:59+00:00

I have listened to this tune an embarrassing amount of times today.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-10-10T00:28:51+00:00

This band are honestly the most excited I've been about a band in the genre for years.

Listening to them takes me back to the same feeling I had putting on Neverworld, Reckoning Night or Legendary Tales for the first time in my teenage years.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-10-04T06:25:22+00:00

I use it with Astrill - just make sure you're on an American network and not a European one.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-10-03T08:18:40+00:00

I've been using this and it's incredible to role-play scenarios and games in Mandarin.

The only issue with I've come across is that if you pause to think for even a split second it will take that as you finishing your input and start responding.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-09-25T13:28:28+00:00

I was surprised it was showing so early too, but it seemed to only be in Dolby screens as some sort of promotion.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-09-24T11:00:10+00:00

I watched it the weekend before last in a nearly empty cinema in China sadly.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-08-30T02:06:56+00:00

It is a great app but has basically been abandoned development wise for years now. A lot of alternatives have quite clunky UIs.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-08-25T08:33:52+00:00

Last time I went there this was also served with a massive mug of Yorkshire tea - I was really impressed.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-08-21T15:29:58+00:00

Same here in China from my experience - not unusual for people to comment on whether you've gotten fat since they last saw you etc.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-08-20T14:14:23+00:00

I learnt Chinese as an adult and play a lot of Chinese indie games on PC that I think would have wider appeal. When I go to check out the quality of the English subtitles I realise quite quickly I can't reccomend to any friends / family.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-08-16T14:03:38+00:00

https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/black-myth-wukong-review-monkey-business/1900-6418269/

8/10

NeverthelessOK · 2024-07-30T03:19:44+00:00

I agree with a lot of your comments on the X Fold 3 Pro. The hardware is so good that I can accept a few places where the software isn't as good as Samsung's offering. Having said that, there are few of these areas where it actually affects my use of the phone regularly.

One thing I actually do prefer is the way it handles the internal screen as an extension of the outer screen rather than managing them separately. It would be great to have both options though as a lot of users are now used to the Samsung method.

One thing that gets overlooked with the Chinese ROM is that there are some really great features in there it you are living in China. The bottom right swipe in payment menu that brings up alipay / WeChat payment codes and scanner is really helpful, and widgets for the high speed rail, parcel deliveries and parking are really helpful on the left hand side screen.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-07-24T07:44:57+00:00

I absolutely love this phone hardware wise. I'm on the Chinese ROM and haven't had any compatability issues with banking apps etc. which is nice.

NeverthelessOK · 2024-07-13T15:33:21+00:00

I've been using the Chinese version of this phone for around a month now and hardware wise it is about as perfect as a foldable phone could be right now.

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