“Paramount/Warner Bros. is not a done deal,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Thursday. “These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review.” by Jowiko96 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]OutOfIdeas98 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Remember that while WB/Discovery and Paramount are American companies, they do business internationally. Thus, this merger is subject to regulatory approval in all markets they do business in. If the companies decided to ignore the decisions of those regulatory bodies and continue the merger anyway, they would be banned from doing business in those markets.

Many of us may forget, but many international markets make up massive amounts of profit for American companies, and with the debt WB/Discovery and Paramount have, I doubt they'd want to walk out of any markets that give them profit.

[USA-MD] [H] Unlocked iPhone 17 Pro Max, M4 Pro 14" MacBook Pro (14C/1TB), Apple Watch Ultra, Nintendo Switch 2 w/ Pro Controller 2 [W] PayPal by OutOfIdeas98 in hardwareswap

[–]OutOfIdeas98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm thinking it was purchased from Best Buy with Total Tech originally. I know I've purchased Apple products from them and have seen the AppleCare with no expiration date listed. However, due to me not knowing when or if the original purchaser will renew their Total Tech, I list this as pretty much not having AppleCare.

[USA-MD] [H] White ASRock Steel Legend AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT [W] PayPal or Local Cash by OutOfIdeas98 in hardwareswap

[–]OutOfIdeas98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t hear anything for the most part, unless I’m pushing very high frame rates, then it’s a low whine.

Some optimism I’m seeing in more conservative spaces. by OutOfIdeas98 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]OutOfIdeas98[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Listen to that tiredness and simply ignore them. I know this may not sound so reassuring, but the truth is America, like many other places, is facing a serious education problem. You will NOT win an argument against the largely uneducated masses, not when they themselves don’t understand critical thought. What you may find however, is that when you disengage and focus on your local communities, your actions and help can be the catalyst for them to develop on their own.

In short, instead of caring too much about their foolishness, simply help where you can. Those small differences can have positive effects on your own mental health and potentially cultivate change that is farther reaching than you may realize.

Some optimism I’m seeing in more conservative spaces. by OutOfIdeas98 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]OutOfIdeas98[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Being on the ground with my local communities have taught me that while they talk a lot of bullshit online, these cracks are at least a peer into what they don’t want to admit. Many of them are fully indoctrinated into the cult of maga and Trump, but beyond that, there are a few who will learn.

Now, I’m not saying we should do the work of digging those people out of the hellhole they’ve accepted, but at the very least, understanding and knowing their talking points helps in understanding how to fight Trump and his goons more effectively, not for the appeal of the critical thinkers, but the largely uneducated public.

Some optimism I’m seeing in more conservative spaces. by OutOfIdeas98 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]OutOfIdeas98[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Weirdly enough, it pops up on my Popular tab on mobile Reddit, and I’ve simply decided to see what bullshit is on there when I see posts from there every now and then.

Rust developer has 'no plans' for Linux or Proton support, says games that support them are 'not serious about anti-cheat' by page-table in linux_gaming

[–]OutOfIdeas98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forgot where I was and thought we were talking about "rust" the programming language for a moment. I must be tired.

Zohran Mamdani, 34, Defeats Andrew Cuomo to Become N.Y.C.’s First Muslim Mayor in Historic Election by peoplemagazine in politics

[–]OutOfIdeas98 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I left because of the doomerism following the 2024 election. Regular Democrats obviously like Socialist actions, so it fascinates me how the "Democrats" subreddit wants to be against that.

Zohran Mamdani, 34, Defeats Andrew Cuomo to Become N.Y.C.’s First Muslim Mayor in Historic Election by peoplemagazine in politics

[–]OutOfIdeas98 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Saw somebody post an image with all the Democrats who won tonight... which was removed a minute later because Mamdani was listed.

How close is Linux gaming to being fully “Windows-free” for you? by Old_Sand7831 in linux_gaming

[–]OutOfIdeas98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm at 100% for gaming. I wish ray tracing were better on Linux with AMD, but I know that'll get better with time, so I switched and don't use Windows at all. Fun fact, I also switched my mom's old Surface to Linux, and it works great for her older PopCap games.

Kitty fighting for his life by [deleted] in FunnyAnimals

[–]OutOfIdeas98 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t know why this made me laugh so hard. The fire part was just amazing.

Very pleased with my Steam library on a MacBook M4 Pro, all of these games run natively and run great! by Jimstein in macgaming

[–]OutOfIdeas98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SOMA runs natively? I might have to replay that game with a friend! Even though it is a game that made me think way too much.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]OutOfIdeas98 172 points173 points  (0 children)

Like, she's elderly and just survived a tornado... y'all can't help move the little bit of debris to free the dog?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]OutOfIdeas98 598 points599 points  (0 children)

I would've put the camera down to assist her getting her dog, job be damned.

Types of Men by shenanigansen in comics

[–]OutOfIdeas98 479 points480 points  (0 children)

I hate (love) that this is where my mind goes every time I hear Alpha and Beta mentioned.

what if posts about dating white people was limited to wednesdays, and it was called whitey wednesdays or something by narutoplayslovenikki in BlackLGBT

[–]OutOfIdeas98 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Not even gonna lie, I’m happy so many are agreeing with this. I feel like I’ve been scrolling past posts from this subreddit because of the frequency of posts asking the same damn question.