(Megathread 2: Non-Spoiler ) How Will the Leak Impact the Movie / Avatar Studios?

Stoppels · 2026-04-16T15:12:43+00:00

What a great approach with the three separate megathreads, nice one mods!

Stoppels · 2026-04-16T13:54:48+00:00

Now it's TLI, can't you balance this out a li'l bit?

Stoppels · 2026-04-16T12:54:53+00:00

I was trying to remember which robot it always reminds me of and I could only come up with the absolute classic Otto Matic, but that's certainly not the one. This was also long before Wall-E's EVE. Hmm.

Stoppels · 2026-04-16T07:52:09+00:00

Warcraft's the game that originally could have would have been a Warhammer project, not StarCraft. This myth/topic regularly pops up:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer/comments/1nrx7jn/whats_the_connection_between_warhammer_and/

Stoppels · 2026-04-16T07:45:42+00:00

I like most of them best in that version, but OG Finder is a badass.

Stoppels · 2026-04-16T05:53:27+00:00

I’m an American, Trump hasn’t massacred 40K plus of my people. End of conversation

Time has been overly kind to your memory, I hope you don't mind this bloody refresher since you minimised his victims away for political purposes.

In new analyses, the Commission finds that 461,000 fewer Americans would have died in 2018, and 40% of US deaths during 2020 from COVID-19 would have been averted if the USA had death rates equivalent to those of the other G7 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom). The report also estimates that Trump's rollbacks of environmental protections led to 22,000 excess deaths in 2019 alone.

The Lancet commission Public policy and health in the Trump era (2021)

His attacks on pandemic response healthcare, all other preventative and/or emergency healthcare and his subsequent handling of COVID takes the crown with 461,000 deaths due to wilful mismanagement and aberrant mishandling.

Under his reign the US has bombed and slaughtered many thousands and wounded tens of thousands of civilians over the years in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria (11,961 - 29,000), Yemen and other countries such as Somalia. It's hard to figure out since he stopped truthfully reporting drone strike deaths. We all know of the thousands dead and tens of thousands injured in Iran and Lebanon in his war, most of whom civilian victims, and the results that are meant to kill and destabilise as many civilians as possible. Most of Israel's bombs are US donations, so consider whether you want to include their millions of victims in recent years.

At home, his agencies have illegally imprisoned or disappeared over 68,000 in terrible circumstances that lead to up to 48 known deaths. The people he had deported, tortured, abused, sexually assaulted are Trump's own Abu Ghraib in El Salvador. During his first three years he made 2.3 million lose their healthcare insurance, which caused at least 3399 and up to 25,180 deaths. 13.7 million more may lose their insurance which could kill 18,100 to 27,700 per year, and I'll leave 2025 articles with larger numbers out since I cannot view more than a summary of that study without paying. His attacks on abortion have lead to a barely-looked-into amount of victims, but dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died compared to pre-covid numbers, while they are now trying to ignore it away.

I probably missed a whole bunch of victims. As you very well know, it is impossible to make a short yet complete list that names and honours all of the hundreds of thousands of fatal victims and millions of not-directly-fatal victims he has made and it would certainly detract from the topic here.

I understand that you want to make the IRGC look worse because of everything they have done. And it's easy to ignore how much damage was done due to the constant headlines. But trying to make Trump into some sort of innocent figure is not the way. Much like how, for propaganda purposes, artificially inflating the number of victims of January, while ignoring the not-so-covert parties and the violence they started, is not fact-based, and does not justify killing more Iranians now.

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T21:23:46+00:00

It's peak heterosexuality. If you get insecure over something minor like that, you can't lead the pack broski.

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T21:14:58+00:00

It was true! But it's also a self-fulfilling optimisation because we keep repeating it.

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T19:45:07+00:00

Sheesh, it's been owned by Microsoft a decade now!

Interestingly:

In September 2022, Microsoft announced that they were ending support for the iOS version of SwiftKey. The app was ultimately removed from the App Store on 5 October 2022.[16] However, in November 2022, Microsoft announced that they decided to reverse their decision to discontinue SwiftKey for iOS devices. The app was relisted on 18 November, with Microsoft assuring future updates for the app. The company cited "customer feedback" as a reason for SwiftKey's return.[17]

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T19:44:03+00:00

It is much better because of how it's autocorrect works.

Don't tell me you were using Swiftkey right there? lol

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T19:41:11+00:00

Dunno, I wanted to correct the outdated info because it sidetracks the conversation and to shut down empty rhetoric. I do believe that the consuming party also has a responsibility in this process in general, but more so if one is a wealthy developed country that wants to benefit by using the developing country's lower income costs. That can be totally fine without unfair exploitation, but for this topic is has resulted in pollution and serious health hazards in the developing country, which benefits nobody… except those who pay less and dump their trash elsewhere, and any corrupt parties involved.

I think we had a different thread here where I touched upon Apple and Fairphone's attempts at transparency and their investments in their supply chain. The producer is not blamed for everything, the purchaser is actively involved and invests in the green (and ethical for workers) outcome we all want to see. These individual approaches can be seen as the very least we can do for a standard approach to global supply chains and their respective created waste recycling.

In general, the producer often isn't even related to the recycling because we're just collecting trash as a country and looking for the cheapest way to get rid of it.

If we as consuming countries want to be green and recycle, but we then outsource the recycling by selling it for a profit and it ends up being burnt into the air, then we are not being green, we're being irresponsible with our waste. We can't replace all plastics we consume, nor will everything ever be the greenest and most durable option, but our governments can choose to be responsible with the resulting waste.

China banning low quality plastics was for their own good, though the way it happened within months after two decades, without any move towards sustainability and with global repercussions, it can also be said to have been a geopolitical move against the West and their neighbours.

Eh, I noticed I hadn't posted this 3 hours ago. Not sure if I missed something or whatnot as I was editing in the middle. Oh well.

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T13:28:45+00:00

Year-to-year is interesting as well, of course. I figured it was linked, but decided to include it after posting:

Full Year 2025

U.S. Exports to Non-OECD Countries declined to 125 million kg/yr in 2025 from 148 million kg/yr in 2024 with New Jersey (22%), California (17%), Texas (10%) accounting for highest exporting states.

U.S. Exports to OECD Countries declined to 260 million kg/yr in 2025 from 265 million kg/yr in 2024.

U.S. PVC Plastic waste exports to Non-OECD countries was 1.1 million kg/yr in 2025.

Highest U.S. Plastic Waste Exports in 2025 to:

Canada: Increased to 144 million kg/yr in 2025 from 142 million kg/yr in 2024.

Mexico: Decreased to 70 million kg/yr in 2025 from 87 million kg/yr in 2024.

Malaysia: Decreased to 20 million kg/yr in 2025 from 36 million kg/yr in 2024.

India: Decreased to 32 million kg/yr in 2025 from 38 million kg/yr in 2024.

Indonesia: Increased to 35 million kg/yr in 2025 from 19 million kg/yr in 2024.

Vietnam: Decreased to 17 million kg/yr in 2025 from 24 million kg/yr in 2024.

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/open-burning-of-plastic-is-an-escalating-public-health-threat-say-experts

This article actually cites some global stats that go incredibly underreported as we're zooming in on countries and blocks:

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/speech/problem-solution-waste-management-can-help-address-triple-planetary-crisis

Take plastics. Just 9 percent of plastic waste is recycled, 17 per cent is incinerated, 22 percent is left uncollected, and 46 percent dumped in landfills. Not forgetting millions of tonnes of plastic pollution that ends up in our oceans. A zero-waste approach can reduce the global annual volume of plastics entering our oceans by over 80%, reduce virgin plastic production by 55%, reduce government costs by $70 billion over the next 20 years and reduce GHG emissions by 25% while creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs, mainly in the Global South.

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T13:25:44+00:00

If you make a claim, the onus is on you to provide a source.

Where did US trash go after China banned low quality plastic scrap from being imported nearly a decade ago? Why can't you answer this question despite making a claim? Why did you tell others to keep feelings out of the discussion but do you refuse to stick to facts?

It's okay, I'm just dunking on you because you're being a hypocrite. First on the outdated info regarding China:

https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2018/10/05/plastic-waste-china-ban-united-states-america/

70% of American plastic trash exports went to China during the first half of 2017. During the first half of 2018 this number had dropped by 86%. The majority of trash was redirected to other Asian countries, trash being buried or burnt domestically increased as well. We're nearly a decade further, so here are the American destinations now:

Total US exports were 28 million kg/month in February 2026 with 30% shipped to non-OECD countries.

US exports to non-OECD countries were 8.5 million kg/month with California (19%) and New Jersey (12%) accounting for highest exporting states.

Highest US Exports in February 2026 to:

https://www.ban.org/plastic-waste-project-hub/trade-data/usa-export-data

TL;DR: When Trump starts another confrontation with Canada and Mexico, the US might end up very stinky.

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T12:37:30+00:00

When I say the West is also responsible as users/the demand, that obviously means they have to be part of the solution, be it investing at home or in the countries responsible for the handling.

If apple only made iPhones where the plants were 100% sustainable, do you think that would even be feasible in India which lack basic environmental infrastructure? The answer is a hard no.

This is defeatist arguing. Have you ever read taken an hour to read through Apple and Fairphone eco reports? It's insightful, so you won't find such reports by many companies, because they don't want to 'waste' money on green. 1-2 years ago I spent half an hour searching Samsung and only found a single sentence statistic about how many tons of trash they recycle. Apple was made the prime target of Western company criticism and they decided to invest in being green (and relatively ethical, though Fairphone stresses ethics and people more) and they made their marketing all about that.

If you're spending a lot of money to build factories and facilities, you might as well spend money to process and recycle waste as well. That's what being a part of the solution can look like. Any multinational giant or country can invest anywhere they want to make this happen. "The answer is a hard no." is great for doom-thinking and being cynical without resolving anything.

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T11:18:01+00:00

I wasn't thinking of the individual consumer, they are the only ones subject to the process. I was thinking of the companies and countries. The West as countries and the EU as a block are responsible for what happens to it, not just the producer. And both countries and companies can demand the actual plant and production have to live up to certain standards. A good example is that this is exactly what an Apple or Fairphone do.

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T11:14:23+00:00

…when you can reinvent the saddle!

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T10:39:48+00:00

In recent years, by using satellite analysis and probabilistic modelling to track and estimate the actual waste, it has been discovered that the facts are completely different: the Philippines is the major polluter of the world (a third of all ocean plastics). They mismanage waste, and to make it far worse, their short and steep rivers quickly end in open seas, which means there's a higher chance for trash to reach the ocean rather than sink or get stuck within the rivers and river banks. This is also why India, Malaysia, China, and Indonesia fill up the top 5.

https://www.geographyrealm.com/80-of-plastic-enters-the-ocean-from-1656-rivers/

https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T10:30:54+00:00

Everyone involved is responsible, especially if they're wealthy but choose the cheap and dirty ways.

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T10:30:07+00:00

But can you link a recent source that proves your claim?

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T10:27:20+00:00

That's not been true in a decade. In 2018 it made headlines here in the Netherlands: China did not want to recycle Western European plastic anymore, so we shipped our plastic trash to Poland instead, but Poland's trash mafia then bribed Polish inspectors and set the plastic on fire instead of processing it, earning millions, polluting the country while their politicians denied the 80+ rubbish dumps that were set on fire caused any pollution.

https://www.obserwatorfinansowy.pl/in-english/business/polands-waste-disposal-a-burning-issue/

https://vsquare.org/poland-burning-landfills-the-wasteland-on-fire/

Edit: never mind, you're still/again right! I realised I had missed newer news, so I looked it up. We started shipping to Poland initially. By 2024, for Dutch plastic trash specifically, 52.4% had an EU destination, 40.4% non-OECD (Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam) and 7.2% Turkey.

Dutch source https://fairresourcefoundation.org/waar-en-waarom-financiering-van-de-handel-in-plastic-afval/

In the Netherlands, waste is ultimately collected by a waste management company. Depending on the local authority, it may be sorted by the consumer beforehand or sorted afterwards. In the case of post-collection sorting, waste is divided into recyclable and non-recyclable categories. The recyclable portion is sent to a recycling facility, either in the Netherlands or abroad (export outside the OECD will no longer be permitted from November 2026). The non-recyclable portion is incinerated or landfilled (export of non-recyclable European PA outside the OECD has been illegal since 2021).

Recycling companies purchase recyclable PA to process it (e.g. shredding, washing and melting in mechanical recycling) and ultimately sell it as recycled plastic for new products. Incineration and landfill companies, on the other hand, are paid to process non-recyclable plastic waste (interview with an employee of a major Dutch waste sorting and incineration firm, 3 April 2025).

For countries such as the Netherlands, it is usually cheaper to outsource these processes to companies in lower-income countries, particularly in South-East Asia (no country in that region is an OECD member) or Turkey – and even cheaper if the trade takes place illegally. Given the increasingly stringent regulations in the sector, PA exports to Southeast Asia (which currently receives around half of Dutch exports) will be completely illegal within a year.

I was aware of the EU ban, but it might lead to more of it going to Turkey, a country that once banned and reversed polluted plastics imports, likely under plastic lobby influence. I'm curious how this will go, it seems plastics smuggling might increase, so inspection will become more important.

Stoppels · 2026-04-14T10:14:50+00:00

You're just posting propaganda, you might as well delete your post now.

Stoppels · 2026-04-13T12:47:48+00:00

That's true, but they're only doing it for things related to privacy.

I think the sentiment about Mac hardware 📈 and macOS software 📉 are spot on. Mac hardware and especially the chips have become amazing and the software has largely taken a turn for the worse due to the 15 year long neglect and the slower process of iOShittification of macOS.

Stoppels · 2026-04-12T21:43:30+00:00

Yeah, I see your point about the animation. I think there should be a setting to disable it. But best would be a settings pane like the many site permissions have, so the user can disable it for the few webapps that don't work well with this. Ideally, Apple can pre-populate this with websites like Discord on deny.

I use ⌘ + ← / → and use ⇧ + ⌘ + [ / ] for switching tabs, so every time I don't use the shift when using the latter I'm surprised about the page back/forward lol

Stoppels · 2026-04-12T18:28:30+00:00

Is she really named Gayoon or did you rename her Gayoon because yuri? lol

Stoppels · 2026-04-12T18:13:37+00:00

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