I think this is great. If employees are waiting around for a contractor to complete their job before they can move to the next step, this is a make it or break it moment for the contractor. If they are a help by making something faster, better, cheaper, etc then Tesla floor guys will jump on keeping the partner. If…

So I hated this part since it wasn’t in the book at all, even remotely, but this was also by far my favorite part of the movie because of how damn honest and accurate it looked to the original movie. More then anything I kept saying to myself “they can go back and change anything they want!” as I was thinking about…

It seems like some comparisons could be made with third worlds that suffer food shortages, as long as vital nutrients could be supplied with supplements. May not be an ideal case, but I would think they could look at specific markers that signify aging and compare them to populations that have an abundance of food.

Could someone go in black face for the discount? Or would THAT be racist? 🤔

This style system actually has been offered first party with other cinema chains outside the US. There are two chains in the UK that offer unlimited plans, granted they only have ~80 to ~120 locations depending on which chain you went with, but they do exist. I believe Mexico also has a cinema chain that offers this…

I’ve thought this for a long time, but I think it’s a chicken vs egg issue. They don’t want to drop concessions prices because they need that $7.95 profit off a $8 bag of popcorn and they don’t have proof that they can make $3.95 profit from twice as many people if the popcorn is $4. They also love the windfall sales…

So remember, AMC bought Carmike last year, I’m not sure if that factors into them being in the red or not. Also remember, there must be some play in the cost sharing of ticket sales during the first few days a new movie is out, my AMC location has $5 tickets inn Tue, that’s just five days after new movie releases. I’m…

I’m not sure Apple has API’s that allow apps to be “active” for that long in the background. Though if so, ya doing it without user interaction would be ideal.

They’ve been around for seven years. I’ve been a member for almost all seven of those years. They’ve collected a lot of data. They only had 20,000 members until the start of 2017, but that still gives a good sized data set. Now they’re at 1.5 million. They’ve shown the demand for this service is there. They’ve seen…

Edit: actually I was being too generous. They had only 20,000 members at the end of 2016!!! In just one year and one month (end of January 2018) they had grown to over 1.5 million. Most of those also came from September 2017 onward. They saw over 7,000% growth in one year... growing pains are to be expected. Honestly…

There can be lots of ways this makes money sense, once you have a huge member base to toss around. If you can show your 2 million people are 600% more likely to spend $14 each on popcorn and soda, and that on average you can drive 30% of your member base to whatever movie you display on a splash screen when the app is…

It’s supposed to only be good for 2D showings and standard showings, not premium style tickets. However, when checking in with the app it loads the card with a pre-set dollar amount. I figure they can’t specifically adjust the amount to cover exactly the standard ticket cost at all theaters at all times, so instead…

I’ve been a MoviePass member for YEARS, going all the way back to having to print PAPER VOUCHERS at home before the movie... mind you it still required selecting the theater, movie, and time in advance. With the amount of money I’ve saved and the huge number of movies I’ve seen, they could literally require me to call…

So it’s payload is greater then it’s weight... awesome!

I still have hope for this “dark future”. YouTube is pushing hard to mimic the traditional media companies but remain agile and easily accessible. I see the future (or at least the promoted and curated part of ) YouTube being 15 to 30 minute shows that are on a fairly regular release schedule (once a week, twice a…

This is exactly what YouTube wants. It wants people to spend $10 or so a month on YouTube Red rather then cable TV. In addition they want ad sales coming to them instead of TV. Honestly i see nothing wrong with that. As a viewer I want consistent, quality, engaging content and the way to do that is to groom it to be a…

There are actually loads of legitimate YouTubers. MattPat & Stephanie from Game Theorists and Film Theorists. Hannah Hart from MyHarto (my drunk kitchen fame), the whole Smosh crew, etc. The difference is that the entry barrier is removed with YouTube compared to Hollywood. Anyone can toss their hat in the ring and…

Jesus fuck, ya, the guy really killed himself so Asshat could be “enlightened” and spread the word. The guy probably went out there at dusk or night, why trek deep into the woods when you’re going to kill yourself. 100 feet, 100 yards, a mile, it’s all the same once you’re past the edge of the forest when it’s dark…

Anyone know how I calculate how much CO2 is produced when I charge my car? Mainly hydroelectric power here and I’m struggling to figure it out...

This is true, it may stop the shot in the dark amazing on offs. That sucks for the channel but honestly is more in line with where YouTube wants to go. They’ve still lowered the limit for entry (can you get a show on network TV with only 1,000 people interested in it and with flexibility to do 5 minutes daily or 20…