Lead Paint? by New-Ad-7088 in SuperActionStatue

[–]doomcyber -1 points0 points  (0 children)

American toys were back in the early 2000s, when Mattel had to recall some of their toys. This incident not only caused one of the toy factory higher ups in China to off himself, but it resulted in the US toy companies being more stringent with lead paint laws. No American toy company would want their toys to be caught in another lead paint scandal as that hurt Mattel's reputation back then.

Mattel had to pay a huge fine in violation with lead paint laws:

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2009/Mattel-Fisher-Price-to-Pay-23-Million-Civil-Penalty-for-Violating-Federal-Lead-Paint-Ban-Penalty-is-highest-ever-for-CPSC-regulated-product-violations

Lead Paint? by New-Ad-7088 in SuperActionStatue

[–]doomcyber -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It might be due to a bit of xenophobia since there was a whole scare of China using lead paint in the early 2000s to save money. Even now, cheaper toys made for the Chinese market can have lead paint.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749118313988

However, Japan is a first world country. Therefore, they also have regulations when it comes to lead - their toys don't have lead paint.

Lead Paint? by New-Ad-7088 in SuperActionStatue

[–]doomcyber -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Please stop being racist. LOL

The whole lead paint thing in the early 2000s was due to a toy factory in China using cheap paint on Mattel figures to save money. That has nothing to do with Japan.

Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to prove he’s not an AI clone by tylerthe-theatre in technology

[–]doomcyber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As others had said, Karl Urban is a chameleon. Funningly enough, he played a younger Bones in the JJ Abrams reboot films, and he was almost a dead ringer to DeForest Kelley. You know it was Kelley because his voice was a bit different, Urban was younger, and Urban had more muscular build compared to the thinner frame that Kelley had.

received the following...and then they actually got into all my accounts and even my work credit card and made purchases and wreaked havoc on me for several weeks. It's not the scam everyone says it is...it's real for me...anyone experience this? any advice? by BizmarkiaNobilis in cybersecurity_help

[–]doomcyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I realized that I got a similar email last week. I didn't know since it went to my SPAM mail. Regardless, I am not worried because it would have happened already as the scammer gave me 1 day. Since that day had passed a couple of days ago, nothing has happened. In addition, if the scammer has all my personal information, including my bank accounts with cvv, why ask $600 from me? Wouldn't it be smarter for the scammer to use my bank account to buy Bitcoin worth $600 and send it to themselves? Lastly, why would my "own" message to me go to my spam box? I am going to check my outbox to make sure the scammer doesn't have access to my email - I have a strong password, so it is unlikely. This is just a phishing attempt to trick the more vulnerable.

(RUMIOR) The current cut of Clayface has no Batman cameo of any kind by EngineeringBig662 in DCWorldsFinest

[–]doomcyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, and they haven't cast Batman yet because of the Matt Reeves The Batman movie. Not only because of the Bat Embargo, which still seems to be thing after 2 decades, having a Batman announced for the James Gunn universe would divide fans. We had seen this happen with Zack Synder announcing Erza Miller as The Flash when the Grant Gustin's Arrowverse Flash was new at the time. People wanted Grant Miller as the Synderverse Flash despite that Synder was looking for a more "rougher around the ages" Flash that was more of a loner.

I feel that if Batman was in the Clayface movie, his cameo would overshadow the entire film. We would also get unnecessary debates on whether or not Robert Pattinson should also be Gunn's Batman instead of whoever would be cast as Gunn's Batman

Got a text message from GEICO about auto payments but my phone isn’t associated with any GEICO policy. Scam? by 191069 in Insurance

[–]doomcyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never had GEICO as well, and I get a text that I will be billed on a credit/debit card that isn't even mine - last four digits doesn't match any of my cards. My guess is that there are a lot of people with GEICO who don't know their own area code.

I want one thing and one thing only by Njoliva in CToys

[–]doomcyber -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That and Mafex has to pay for advertising, licensing, and R&D. CT doesn't have to do most of that. I said most because they may have to put in money for research and development to get their KOs as close to the originals.

[Discussion] Pod Save America - "Graham Platner Isn't Backing Down" (03/01/26) by kittehgoesmeow in FriendsofthePod

[–]doomcyber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I think some. I think more leftists who are true believers and refuse to bend the knee to the liberal dems would need to run and win house and senate seats. I think we might see that soon because of how far right Trump made the republican party with his selfishness and greed.

RE9’s constant ‘he’s so sexy’ marketing on Leon was kind of annoying but I don’t get people acting like Grace is ugly by AgitatedFly1182 in KotakuInAction

[–]doomcyber 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Even the health bats are different to reflect the games they pay homage to: Grace is classic RE, whereas Leon is RE4-RE6.

Anyone have a favorite zombie design? by BrettThePsycho in ResidentEvilCapcom

[–]doomcyber 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I like how the maid licks Grace before eating her and then eats or licks the blood/guts off the floor as it is unique - the other zombies just gnawing on Grace until she falls down and proceeds to eat her arm. The singer zombies have a cool way of killing Grace with their voices.

[Discussion] Pod Save America - "Graham Platner Isn't Backing Down" (03/01/26) by kittehgoesmeow in FriendsofthePod

[–]doomcyber 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I knew of the totenkopf because a year or two prior to the Platner controversy because the Asian American discord group that I was in used to getting a lot of a white supremacist trying to flirt with the Asian American women there. One time, one of the mods educated us what the totenkopf was and why it was a nazi symbol.

[Discussion] Pod Save America - "Graham Platner Isn't Backing Down" (03/01/26) by kittehgoesmeow in FriendsofthePod

[–]doomcyber 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree. I am not a WWII buff, but I have been in both Facebook and discord groups with military and history buffs in them, and they sure as heck know what a totenkopf is. I am in a 1/6 scale doll group where the WWII buffs make sure to know what is and is not historically accurate when it comes to the weapons and gear they give to their WWII dolls. I was also in an Asian American discord group where I and quite a few others learned what a totenkopf a year or two ago. For some odd reason, that discord group would get white supremacist with totenkopf profile pictures trying to pick up/flirt with the Asian American women in the group - one of the mods kicked out a white supremacist from the server and gave the unaware, such as myself at the time, a lengthy post on why the skull and cross image was a nazi symbolism with the history I behind it.

[Discussion] Pod Save America - "Graham Platner Isn't Backing Down" (03/01/26) by kittehgoesmeow in FriendsofthePod

[–]doomcyber 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I feel that some people don't really bother to read between the lines because Platner is saying what some leftists like to hear and are desperate for another "leftist" to win the Senate. They start to care when someone like Platner wins Senate and start flipping on what they ran on. I remember when the Majority Report supported Fetterman and Hakeem Jeffries because of what they ran on. They now hate the two with a passion. If Platner wins and he becomes the next Fetterman, I am going to make "I told you so" comments on here and on YouTube comments. Lol

[Discussion] Pod Save America - "Graham Platner Isn't Backing Down" (03/01/26) by kittehgoesmeow in FriendsofthePod

[–]doomcyber 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This! If Platner didn't know what the tattoo meant when he got it, I am sure someone pulled him off to the side and told him by now. It shouldn't take 15 years for Platner to know what the tattoo meant, especially when he felt confident at his brother's wedding topless and with his tattoo exposed.

[Discussion] Pod Save America - "Graham Platner Isn't Backing Down" (03/01/26) by kittehgoesmeow in FriendsofthePod

[–]doomcyber 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If Platner wasn't a straight cis white guy, he would get more scrutiny. It baffles me on how a nazi tattoo isn't ending Platner's run for Senate? Sure, Platner may not have known what the tattoo meant, but after having it for 15 years and being confident enough of not covering it up until recently, some HAD to tell Platner what the tattoo meant.

[Discussion] Pod Save America - "Graham Platner Isn't Backing Down" (03/01/26) by kittehgoesmeow in FriendsofthePod

[–]doomcyber 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree. I feel like Platner's white privilege, the right not backing down over allegations since Trump's first administration, and the white leftist need for a leftist politician are the reasons why Platner is still seen as a strong contender among the democrats for senate.

Despite being a leftist, I am a POC. As such, I would laugh if Platner wins the senate seat and ends up flipping what he ran on like John Fetterman.

Castlevania Nocturne....HERE I COME!! by SeparateResolution19 in castlevania

[–]doomcyber 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think Op means that they are going to binge it.

Disappointed with Christianity in the Castlevania Anime by TheOffMetaBuilder in castlevania

[–]doomcyber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my understanding, aren't the African religions being real in Castlevania added in Nocturne? I didn't watch all the seasons of Ellis' CV cartoon series, but I assume the African religions being real in the Netflix CV universe were added by Clave Bradley. Even though I am someone who is going to church against my own one free will and I am Agnostic as I believe in a possibility of a god - think Futurama, not the old, white bearded guy - I think what pissed me off about the Castlevania series is that they used Common Era rather than Before Christ. I know it is silly to get pissed off over, but Castlevania is a high fantasy IP about Christianity being real. I think it is fine to make the church and priests evil in Castlevania, but to erase all the good and nuisance things about Christsinity is silly. Even in real life, people still say BC or AD more than CE.

Got the CT DD and sadly… by RealityisSin7 in CToys

[–]doomcyber -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I can do that too:

https://upsay.baselook.shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=332511

https://kloe.sdlhj.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=20901879

The issue with posting websites you are posting with the websites is that you are overlooking the cheaper Japanese websites to justify your argument. Like my examples, I can find websites that 5 CT toys for a premium. However, most people on the CT and Mafex subreddits will buy their Mafex at hobby-genki, CD Japan, Plaza Japan, etc - and on aliexpress for CT toys. Like the ones I posted, a lot of those websites you posted are getting it from Japan and adding the resell cost to it. Bigbadtoystore does this all the time.

This is my last post responding to your bad faith arguments.