Lawsuits for dumber things have happened regarding the House of Mouse, but in this one, I think maybe Disney went, “They’re not badmouthing us, and I’d be willing to bet that there are some people who want to watch Ratatouille after seeing it, so hey, everyone wins!”

Or maybe they just didn’t see it as being worth…

I know, but it’s great. Little touches. It’s like watching “Back to the Future” and picking up on the “Twin Pines Mall” sign going to “Lone Pine Mall” after Marty knocks down one of the trees. Or catching the “Clint Eastwood Bridge” sign as Marty gets into 1985 in “Back to The Future III”. Little touches, but man, it…

Ok, let’s just say that it was how China wanted to return Gary Powers to the United States - they stuck him in a big container that was underneath the balloon. LOL

Depending on who’s releasing it and how old the equipment is, yes, they can be fairly large in instrumentation.

I honestly think that people are making WAY too much over this and panicking too much, thinking it’s a spy balloon. Next steps will be video from the 2012 version of Red Dawn showing up on Fox News and…

Amazon has been talking about this process for over 5 years now. The FAA started putting forward rules for UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) pilots to label their aircraft back in 2019 due to the push to commercialize the below 400 ft airspace; I know this because I’ve had to pay $5 to the FAA to register my RC planes,…

I’m leaning toward this being an underinflated weather balloon.

I say this because every single day, at noon and midnight, London time, weather balloons are released AROUND THE WORLD that look JUST like this, with devices attached to track wind currents. The balloons are designed to pop at a certain height and the…

Kind of glad to see this being a big failure for them. Amazon thought they’d bowl over the FAA with money, and get the ability to do whatever they wanted. Instead, the FAA looked over the regulations and said, “No, we need to put in some actual rules to follow to keep things safe. Amazon, FedEx, Walmart, UPS - anyone…

I’d done it several times, used to have an annual pass. :) Even when I was thinner than I am now, the ride was still uncomfortable due to my thigh length. If the cars were just 6 inches longer, or the front of the car had more room for your knees (i.e., a different design in the shell of the car to give you that…

Interesting...I wonder if, when they copied it and put it out here in California, if they just did a carbon copy of the ride, same size coaster seats and everything? Wouldn’t surprise me if they did to help save on maintenance costs between Florida and California, but it still doesn’t allow for a good fit for many…

Sorry you don’t like it. Other people do, enough that it’s been picked up for a second season...

I get it, as people have used VPNs to get around region locked deals in the past.

Still, why do I HAVE to tell these folks what ISP I’m signing in with to watch shows that I’m paying for? They already know where the payment’s coming from...

Why?

Why must they do this? Is it that they’re wanting as much marketing as possible at an exorbitant rate for increasingly crappy shows? I just don’t see it being something that’s going to last for me. I’m waiting to see when Cobra Kai and Stranger Things announce their release dates, and if it’s well in the future…

*sigh*

Nail in the coffin...

The rides at Universal Studios Hollywood are already tight, and not exactly in the waistline.

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m “fluffy”, and have been doing my best to lose some weight, but it’s an uphill battle. I know I’m overweight, and my waistline fluctuates anywhere between a 38 and a 40 depending on whether…

Here’s where it gets even more effed up:

What about people who use a VPN at home?

The purpose of a VPN is to prevent people from tracking down to see where you’re at, and if they’re determining your home by your IP address, it ain’t gonna happen! So now you’re burned by having a device that’s “outside” of your home,…

The X-33 was something my father was on the fringes of, having worked at Lockheed Martin (and later, United Launch Alliance after they merged the space division with Boeing). Half of his team of engineers were working on trying to get this thing “airworthy”, so to speak, and he kept coming back saying that they’d…

This is going to sound weird, but the gender fluid thing was something I noticed at first, and then after like, 2-3 episodes, I went, “Oh, cool - he’s basically Gooshy from the original!” and moved on from the “is this a guy, or a girl?” thoughts.

The Asian thing? Maybe it’s because I grew up with my grandparents and…

I hear you on that “queue”. Same thing with trying to watch 24, Bosch, and various other series and movies. :)

At any rate, I hope that Leap runs for a couple of seasons at least; it’s a good show, and there’s a long run it could go through. I’m hoping that we get to see Sam Beckett/Scott Bakula show up at some point,…

I know there’s gonna be “wokeism” (Deities big and small, I HATE that term and what it implies) around Quantum Leap, especially when you consider one of the team members is gender fluid in both the show and real life. I’m surprised there’s not been even MORE outrage.

All that said, I’m going to move past it and say I’m…

I’ve not only seen the movies, I read the book (which goes into a LOT more detail about why this is a bad idea).

I’m all for science, but this is one of those things that REALLY shouldn’t be done.