This article is about two completely different things: A developer being harassed about microtransactions he had no control over, and the existence of those microtransactions in the first place. By combining them, you’re implying that in order to be against harassment, one must be for microtransactions, and that’s…

Infernal Seasonings.

It’s interesting to see how many Takeout commenters are basically my mom when it comes to what they think Teens Today are up to.

- Both news stories linked in the article show the same four videos, and the one from Detroit re-runs a couple of them to pad its length.

How many times does Elvira have to be on the show before somebody realizes that she would be a perfect Snatch Game choice? C’mon, queens watching at home, she’s fabulous!

That headline sounds like the tagline for a restaurant-bathroom-based horror move.

It’s startling to me to see all the folks in this comment section who think the correct plural is “fish fry” because they don’t realize that the term refers to an event. I’m Midwestern as heck, and it never occurred to me that fish frys(/fries) were such a regional thing.

20% of the cost of your coat, obviously.

The fact that Byerly’s was possessive but Lunds wasn’t was always my bugbear. I could deal with two unnecessary ‘s additions, but I haaaated that they were different. They recently rebranded to all be “Lunds & Byerlys,” presumably just for my benefit.

Actual, legitimate spoilers for Serenity:

Is there something that differentiates a narrative podcast from a radio play/audio drama? Because if not, it feels weird to be talking about narrative podcasts like they’re some fledgling format instead of being, y’know, only a little younger than the medium of radio.

Trademarks aren’t copyrights—they basically just mean that nobody else can use a phrase or image or whatever for marketing purposes. Disney could probably prove pretty handily that most Americans associate “hakuna matata” with The Lion King first and foremost, and that’s enough for a trademark. Like, remember when the…

Just the dip?

No, the G is for Greg. Greg Zod.

You’re probably right, and this thing’ll do Alice in Wonderland business.

Eh, neither A Wrinkle in Time nor Tomorrowland really made money—both made their official production budgets back, but not much more. Disney likes to keep the occasional spot on its schedule for a CGI-heavy non-remake like this one, and those are generally not moneymakers.

I think they could try? Trademarks can be about who’s ballsy enough to claim something first, and who has the time and money to defend their trademark. For instance, the Candy Crush people were for sure not the first ones to use “saga” in a game title. But they registered it, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

No, trademarks are the ones that you have to defend or lose. The Marijuanaville thing was a trademark lawsuit, not a copyright one.

Nope, that’s how trademarks work. Copyright is different! So he’s an asshole coming and going.

Oh, gross. No. Fuck this.