DVDs were released at different times in different countries or regions. Movie studios wanted to make sure they control those releases and you can’t just easily import and sell a bunch of DVDs from a region with an earlier release date.

Of course there were DVD players that let you switch regions infinitely (and eventually just play all regions) or some people who had a second player for another region, but those were, at least initially, outliers. To make the general public wait to buy DVDs from their region it worked.

Although, one could argue, it gave another advantage to piracy. Not only would a downloaded movie not threaten you with the FBI or make you sit through unskippable ads, they would be available as soon as their release in any one region, so you would have to wait (sometimes a lot) less.

I do. Still, it would be a big headache.

Funny. I have a property on booking.com, so I also know the other side. They love to tell the host that they are liable to pay for the alternate accommodation booking gives the guests in case of double bookings. This is actually my second biggest fear as a host, to get a huge hotel bill during peak season if for some reason a double booking slips through. It’s right after people burning the place down.

„The room I booked said sea view and own bathroom. The one I got the key for has a shared bathroom outside and there’s a wall outside the window. Also, it hasn’t been cleaned. There’s nobody here and they don’t answer the phone“ Booking.com human, after arguing with their moronic AI for a while: I am sorry, all I can offer you is a 10% refund.

That’s the point unfortunately.

Maybe, maybe not.

If you like cheap serialized drama, space pew-pew, main characters who are always right even if they are wrong and teary-eyed meaningless speeches with lots of pathos then maybe STD might be the „Star Trek“ for you. And that’s fine. We all have our guilty pleasures.

If you enjoyed the last season of Picard the most, prefer episodic content and can forgive a few lame (and even fewer really bad) episodes then maybe try TNG first.

Unlike an expensive phone, where the initial purchase may have been made with the expectation to still get a couple hundred after a few years, I see no connection whatsoever between your buying second hand fast fashion and the first buyer’s purchase decision. They would have bought it regardless of whether it would become trash or second hand.

In short: no.

That’s a great question!

I am not a bot, but a real human person:

• I am composed of flesh, blood, and a vague sense of purpose.
• I am capable of independent thought (often at 2am).
• For reasons science has yet to fully explain, I require regular social interaction.

If you’re seeking conversation, I can suggest a few topics. Or, if preferred, you may upload your current emotional state for review.

I would like to see a Venn diagram of that.

You could be in the right to shoot an unlawful attacker. Although you will also likely get shot yourself that way.

Lots of companies have it as the one and only option. Worked so well with internet explorer for them, I believe.

You forgot the (classic)

I wash them on saturdays, usually each week but sometimes every other week. The ones for showering get dried quickly after use on the upstairs handrail (bathroom is kinda small). The hand towels have a small heated holder in the bathroom, so they don’t get a chance to ripen as well. Face towels after each use.

Replacement only if they get thin or holey. And then they become cleaning rags.

Im sorry, I thought this was America.

I would still take it over 11.

Nomen est omen

Blackmailer: „why are they not bowing before my insane demands? They must be mad“

I would like there to be a law that mandates a „fuck off“ button in general. Not just „yes, please steal my data now“ or „maybe later“.

Whatever you do, do look at a few different options. Some refurbished computers can have huge price differences between sellers.

Fringe. Started as a clone of the X-Files, then devolved into the most random, convoluted alternate universe and time travel madness. One should have seen that coming:

Created by J. J. Abrams Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci