TexasDrunk
@TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
- Comment on it's a war out there 1 week ago:
Survivorship bias.
- Comment on Streaming Subscriptions May Get Tougher to Cancel 1 week ago:
Many credit cards also offer virtual cards for this exact reason.
- Comment on Max Hardcore and the Zodiac killer give updates on likely preventable flood deaths 1 week ago:
He went to Greece for the flood.
- Comment on Anon is a freedom fighter 1 week ago:
They watched Point Break one too many times.
- Comment on Bisexual Flowers 1 week ago:
Yep. Pepper plants as well. I just give mine a good shake unless I’m crossing specific varieties in a Windows environment looking for specific outcomes.
If I’ve got a cool cross I’ll put it under grow lights in the garage and pollinate it by using a cotton swab. If everything works out in a few generations I have a neat new breed by self pollinating a cross breed.
- Comment on We'd like to welcome our newest Student to Hogwarts, Hun-Gary Mc'Spud. 2 weeks ago:
Cletus Luxlunae. He’d specialize in spirits. And he’d hate TERFs because they ain’t minding their own fucking business.
- Comment on Hmmm who could it possibly be? 2 weeks ago:
And a lot of recruiting companies are afraid you’ll bypass them and go apply directly, thus cutting out the middle man and they’re not allowed to send out goons to break your kneecaps.
- Comment on Hmmm who could it possibly be? 2 weeks ago:
That’s no fucking joke. I started with a passion for learning about computers. I love what I do now because I’m a one man company and answer only to myself and my contracts, but I didn’t turn on a computer outside of work for fucking years because of the burnout.
- Comment on Let people enjoy things 🙄 2 weeks ago:
I used to be the kind of person who hated anything popular. And in Texas country music has always been popular. So I mercilessly mocked anyone who enjoyed it. “So is your cousin any good in bed?” “What has 103 fingers and 32 teeth? The front row at a Garth Brooks concert.” I have dozens of jokes about being stood, inbred, toothless, smoking cigarettes, going to Walmart, and other stereotypical things associated with being a country music fan.
I’m still not a fan but sometime in the last 10-12 years or so I stopped giving a shit what anyone else liked. If it’s not for me but it’s not hurting anyone I just don’t care if someone likes country or pop, movies with popular actors, wants to dress in a way I see as weird, likes food that I don’t enjoy, or whatever.
I wish I could go back and change it because I know I made some people feel bad for enjoying what they like.
- Comment on If this seems exaggerated to you then you haven't worked in IT long enough 2 weeks ago:
I still remember every phone number from the day I learned to memorize phone numbers until I got my first cell phone. I remember my pager number. I remember my high school best friend’s parents’ number. I still know the number to the Mongolian BBQ joint that I ordered from when I was stationed in South Carolina. None of these are useful to me.
Also of no use is my icq number from the 90s that I remember.
However, the only useful numbers I remember are my main phone number, my parents land line (but that’s a holdover from before my first cell), and one friend who lives out of state. I don’t know anyone’s number who lives within 4 hours of me.
I don’t know what’s wrong with my brain.
- Comment on We really don't want to talk about our problems 2 weeks ago:
I have a great therapist these days who has helped me a lot. I still hate therapy. I did finally figure out why, though. Because, with the exception of therapy and a couple of really great people, everyone I’ve ever been vulnerable in front of has weaponized it against me. So even though I know my therapist wouldn’t actually do that I’m still waiting on it to come back and bite me.
- Comment on Doctor Rockso 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Everybody poops 3 weeks ago:
But can they sing? Do fathers on land reprimand their daughters?
- Comment on Amazing Grace 3 weeks ago:
Not just an 80s country singer. One that was mocked mercilessly as a big tit bimbo for years. She came out of that kind hearted and when Unknown Hinson came after her for preaching kindness there was such a backlash that he couldn’t play shows for a while and Adult Swim fired him from Squidbillies.
- Comment on Square Enix acknowledges Expedition 33 success as inspiration for next Final Fantasy as turn-based is still beloved by gamers 3 weeks ago:
They could pull a Dragon Age: The Veilguard and change directions 6 times during development.
- Comment on I am two of them 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on spicy one 3 weeks ago:
So they’re really trying to fix global warming!
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Thing is, if it only happens a few times or once in a while that’s exactly how they treat it. But if the restaurants or drivers in your area are shitty and you’re constantly missing one item then your choices are to suck it up and pay for it or you can’t get delivery after a short while.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
All of the formerly food delivery apps are like that. I hate it. And if you don’t get your stuff often enough or if the restaurant gets your order wrong too often they’ll tell you that you’re not allowed to get your money back anymore. And if you do a chargeback they won’t let you order until you pay them.
And that’s fine with me because I stopped using them a few years ago except once in a very great while. But I feel sorry for the people who rely on food delivery because they’re disabled or have time constraints due to working half a dozen jobs to make ends meet. I’ve got a buddy who can’t use Uber eats anymore because of this. He’s taking care of two kids and holding down a job that has him working far more than he should and he has no executive function and very little time left over.
- Comment on game has multiple factions fighting each other 5 weeks ago:
I can confirm this. I’ve graduated to just calling everything by its name brand at this point.
- Comment on what is north? 1 month ago:
Yes! Divided by the prime meridian and the antimeridian. That’s a good question, though.
- Comment on I feel attacked 1 month ago:
I picked drinking and having a band. Except that’s also what I did from age 16 to 40. Maybe I’ve always been in crisis.
- Comment on James Gunn and John Cena talk 'Peacemaker' season 2's new opening credits and more 1 month ago:
It’s weird seeing shows get marketing. I’m used to Amazon Prime where I don’t know a new season is even coming until it’s been out a few weeks.
- Comment on Yes, this is 1 month ago:
This is actually the most clever way I’ve seen this done. But, just like with all art, I can say something is clever (or good, or technically proficient) and still hate it due to the content.
- Comment on Italian style pizza 1 month ago:
I’m going to start my own pizza brand and label it “now with no asbestos!”.
- Comment on “It’s Compiling!” 1 month ago:
I’m an independent consultant who works from home 99% of the time. My boss keeps sexually harassing me.
- Comment on It's bad man 1 month ago:
If you’re not shitting then you need to see a doctor, friend.
Otherwise, if it’s not your jam there’s nothing wrong with sitting it out. In fact I don’t recommend drinking as heavily as I have or take as many fun drugs as I used to (I can still do them but I choose to heavily limit myself) because there are long term consequences.
- Comment on It's bad man 1 month ago:
For me it’s the knees. I can still shit and bang and drink and do all the same fun drugs I did at 25. But I miss my cartilage.
- Comment on 7 for me 1 month ago:
I wear boots and hold a bottle of whisky. I don’t know why they wouldn’t include that on the list.
- Comment on What was she thinking when she did this? 2 months ago:
How dare anyone enjoy anything that I wouldn’t or couldn’t do myself!
