bencatnobi.bsky.social
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To flip it...
If I knocked on a door of a friend or colleague and they said "yes," I'd take that to mean "yes, [come in.]"
If I were to knock on a door of someone who is more of a stranger and they said "yes," I'd take that to mean "yes, [who is it?]" and would identify myself and ask to come in.
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But it all depends on formality of the location and situation of who could be knocking. Is it a closed environment where the knocker is likely from a limited/known pool of people?
If completely unknown, then I may start off with "who is it?" before granting a "come in."
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Now if door is open or ajar (or has window) and we make eye-contact, then the "yes" is more of an implied "yes, [come on in]" or "yes, [what do you need]" (an acknowledgement of them and invitation to come further in).
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If for some reason I wasn't ready for them to enter (or didn't want them to come in), I'd say "just a minute" or "hold on" or simply "don't come in" instead of "yes"/"yeah" when they knocked.
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If it's someone with some familiarity (a close colleague, a family member, etc.) or someone that I'm expecting, they can often just open the door without further formality of being granted permission to enter after my "yes" (that's enough acknowledgement to say I'm aware they're there).
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American here to overthink this.
I'm more of a "yeah" guy myself, but "yes" is not completely foreign.
I feel it's somewhat akin to picking up a phone and saying "hello." Basically "yes, [how can I help you?]"—an acknowledgement of the knock, now identify yourself and state your business.
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I don't know, both seasons on my Disney+ are full of those furry little guys from the Farast Moon of Andor.
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It takes just a few minutes online - most have an online chat or feedback form that you can drop a quick simple message. Make them rethink their investments. You might be a drop in their financial bucket, but if enough of us "drops" speak up, they may act.
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111 years to the day.
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On February 25, 1914 the WHCA was founded in response to rumors a congressional committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of the President.
On February 25, 2025 the White House announces they will select which journalists can attend press conferences of the President.
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On February 25, 1914 the WHCA was founded in response to rumors a congressional committee would select which journalists could attend press conferences of the President.
On February 25, 2025 the White House announces they will select which journalists can attend press conferences of the President.
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And I write this as a Gen-Xer and life-long original trilogy fan myself.
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We need more stuff from Boomers (Lucas, Kennedy, Gilroy, R Howard, etc) or Millennials (BD Howard, L Headland, Watts & Ford, etc); and less from Gen-X (Abrams, Favreau, Filoni, etc.) who view the franchises as some sacred entity.
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The US economy runs on trust in the dollar, not gold reserves.
This is purely a stunt for people who are into conspiracy theories (the gold's been stolen!), goldbugs (people who believe gold should back currency), or vanity for political supporters that'll see this as a move of strength and power.
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*hailed by everyone who didn't think bricks or screws existing in the Star Wars universe somehow broke "lore"
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Now you can digitally purchase most of the non-streaming movies and all the Young Indy episodes (so they're not completely "inaccessible"), but the Willow series, Maniac Mansion, Twice Upon the Time, and More Than Robots are nowhere to be found (neither digitally nor on any physical media releases).
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The rest of their library is currently not streaming:
-More American Graffiti (Universal)
-Twice Upon a Time (WB)
-Mishima (WB)
-Howard the Duck (Universal)
-Radioland Murders (Universal)
-More Than Robots (Disney)
-Maniac Mansion (Lionsgate)
-Young Indiana Jones (Paramount)
-Willow series (Disney)
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The Lucasfilm/Paramount movie "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" is currently on Prime, Tubi and Plex.
The Lucasfilm/Cinecom film "Latino" is on Tubi.
And the Lucasfilm/Universal movie "American Graffiti" is on Freebie.
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Labyrinth is oddly missing from the collection (perhaps because it's a Hulu title).
THX-1138 (owned by Warner Bros) isn't on Disney+ and it's not even a Lucasfilm production (it's an American Zoetrope film)
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There is one — the Lucasfilm collection includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Willow, Red Tails, Strange Magic, Light & Magic, etc.
www.disneyplus.com/browse/page-...
On your TV, go to "search" in the Disney+ app then explore "all collections" and it's the fifth featured collection page.
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Given Celebration and historic trends, I could easily see the first episode (or two) dropping on Friday, April 18 and then continuing with weekly drops each Tuesday (meaning the first 3-episode arc could be out on Tues April 22 to kick off season 2) and the series would wrap up on June 24 or July 1.
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Also it's yet to be announced if it will be a multiple-episode premiere.
Season 1 started with a 3-episode drop. "Obi-Wan Kenobi," "Ahsoka," "The Acolyte" and "Skeleton Crew" all kicked-off with 2 episodes. And "The Mandalorian" also started with 2 episodes in its first week before going to weekly.
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I wouldn't be surprised if the premiere gets moved up by a few days (or hours) at the last minute (à la "Obi-Wan Kenobi," "Ahsoka" and "Skeleton Crew")... especially with "Star Wars Celebration" happening just 2 days prior.
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They did nothing wrong, but they also did nothing right. Their inaction and passive attitudes caused a pretty big mess.
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5) "The Mandalorian & Grogu" preview (hopefully a trailer that gets released to those outside the convention center too but I'm not holding my breath).
6) An update on whatever will be the next movie after "Mando & Grogu."
7) Date/location for next Celebration announced (hopefully 2026 in the US).
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An execrable piece of crap it may be, but bottom 2 of all time ever? Really?! There are lots of films that are aggressively bad, purposefully offensive, with far more contempt for their audience. Feels like an exaggeration to call it the absolute worst (or second worst) just because it's a known IP.
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Sure, the 5 movies produced by Disney might not be the 5 greatest films ever produced by mankind, but to call any of them "one of the worst movies of all time" is pure hyperbole. It's either a bias-driven attempt to unfairly criticize Disney or purely ignorant of film history or the technical craft.
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I feel like this Truth Social post could be used as a pardon for whoever does it.
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"The ends justify the means" is not in the Constitution.
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"The ends justify the means" is not in the Constitution.
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The bill allows for the flying "an officially licensed flag of a college or university"... so now we just need some online university to license a Pride flag (even if they just do it for a day, because you can fly "the historic version" of any approved flags too).
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Maybe they should re-check the founding documents, proclamation and stated purpose for the monument. Removing the T from LGBT is unnecessary and cruel and the exact kind of erasure and injustice the monument was established against.
www.nps.gov/ston/learn/h...
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Or, we keep the original name referring to the ocean inlet of the Mēxihco people (the native Aztecs of the area) -- aka the Gulf of Mexico. And we don't re-name it after the Italian map-maker Amerigo Vespucci. #HonorIndigenousNames #RespectHistory
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It was born under the corporate hands of 20th Century Fox, it'll continue to live on and transcend any legal ownership as myths do and will endure long after it enters the public domain.
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I'd rather die trying to take them down, than die giving them what they want. #OneWayOut
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No, Alina, you see, there's a separation of powers for a reason. To separate the powers so that no single branch is the ultimate authority.
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End of rambling.
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They've pushed Paramount to get the Indy films out there (on Paramount+ and on Disney+)....but not the "Young Indy" series.
And they're keeping the entire "Willow" series and the "More Than Robots" doc locked away in the Disney Vault (not even giving digital download or physical media releases).
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I know that the rights can sometimes be complicated with multiple co-producers or distributors (looking at you, Universal and Warner Bros)....but it's sad that Disney and Lucasfilm have pretty much set their priorities on simply being known as "The Star Wars and Adult Indiana Jones Company."
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Now you can digitally purchase some of the MIA movies and the Young Indy episodes (so they're not completely "inaccessible")... but the 2022 "Willow" series, "Maniac Mansion," "Twice Upon the Time" and "More Than Robots" are nowhere to be found (neither digitally nor on physical releases).
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The rest of Lucasfilm's library is currently not on any of the major US streaming platforms.
MIA Films:
-More American Graffiti
-Twice Upon a Time
-Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
-Howard the Duck
-Radioland Murders
-More Than Robots
MIA Series:
-Maniac Mansion
-Young Indiana Jones
-Willow
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Additionally, you can stream Lucasfilm/Paramount's "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" on Prime, Tubi, and Plex. And the Cinecom film "Latino" is on Tubi. And Universal's "American Graffiti" is currently available on Freebie.
And that's it.
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"Labyrinth" is also on Disney+ (for users with Hulu) but it's not included in their Lucasfilm collection (perhaps just an oversight; Hulu titles are included in other Disney+ collections).
It is also on Prime, Peacock, Paramount+, Tubi, and some other platforms thanks to the Henson Company.