binarytobis
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- Comment on L shows off his investigative prowess 2 days ago:
- Comment on 4 days ago:
The worst is when you’re still at work half an hour later than normal, and someone walking by sees you and thinks it’s a good opener to chat. “Oh wow you’re still here, huh? It’s usually just me etc etc.” I’ve had people stop to chat for 45 minutes and I’m just thinking “Do you think I’m still here because I don’t want to be at home?!”
- Comment on Anon is all smiles 5 days ago:
Also, when I smile, people frown and yell back
One time I was cashiering at a grocery store on Thanksgiving, only one to show up. There was a huge line of people buying a lot of stuff each, so even though I was the fastest cashier, it was a losing battle. Still, I kept my smile on and engaged each customer while working my hardest.
Then some asshole ten customers away started yelling things like “This is ridiculous, why aren’t there more cashiers? Hey! I’m talking to you! Answer me!” Like I had any pull on the people who didn’t show. He should have been yelling at my manager who was hiding in the back.
Decide to ignore him since no good would come of it. Then I hear “Stop smiling!”, which was so abrasive it literally stunned me. I looked at the line to see who was going to tell him to calm the hell down, and every person there was nodding along like “Yeah, I can’t believe this cashier has the gall to smile when we want to make him feel small.”
And just like that, suddenly I was in no hurry. Slowed down to about 1/4 speed and just glared at each person with no conversation whatsoever. Rude guy gets up there and starts in on some nonsense and I tell him “I’m a highschooler. I don’t have to pay rent. One more word out of you and I walk out on this job right now. No one else is here to check you out, but security is still here to keep you from leaving with anything today.” Still clearly upset, but he shut up.
- Comment on send pics 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on The man who drove his car into 100 people should be able to drive again, Judge rules. 2 weeks ago:
Roughly agree.
Loosely related, I’ve been thinking recently that we really need to make it harder to get and keep a license. I’ve noticed a lot of absolutely terrible drivers don’t even realize they are driving badly. If they had to, say, pass a driving test every 3-5 years then someone would tell them exactly what they are doing wrong, and keep them from the streets until they fix it.
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 director agrees with No Rest for the Wicked lead that Early Access is "a positive thing" for games like their two RPGs – when it works 2 weeks ago:
Early access doesn’t really work for me. I’ll pick it up, play at half-baked game until I run out of content, then never touch it again. I’m sure Valheim and 7 Days to Die are really good now, but my initial pass wasn’t good enough for me to ever say “Ah, let’s spend more time on another playthrough!”
Maybe other people get something out of it.
- Comment on Bri'ish Cuisine 2 weeks ago:
I’ve never put chicken stock in a rice cooker, but I kind of need to know.
I did steam some nachos in there one time. They came out perfect. When I excitedly told a few friends, they all universally gave me concerned looks. I decided to retire the recipe while I still had people around me who weren’t ashamed to be near me.
- Comment on Seconded 2 weeks ago:
I was going to say this is AI, but if you keep in mind that bottom-right is the first picture, left is #2, and top-right is #3, it tracks. It looks like they remade the frog between 1 and 2 and added sprinkles.
- Comment on New He-Man Movie 3 weeks ago:
Focus groups were unable to stop wanting to have sex with Skeletor when any other actor played him.
- Comment on Grinch 3 weeks ago:
As if the grinch would get his dog anywhere but out of the trash.
- Comment on We must remember the simple wisdom of nature 3 weeks ago:
Reminds me of the story of the girl who worked at subway, and she would greet everyone with huge smiles except for That One Rude Guy, who got a completely neutral expression and no chat. After a few weeks of noticing his effect on her, he apologized profusely and promised to change his attitude.
- Comment on Chomp! 3 weeks ago:
You’re mostly right. They’re trendy with an app. Although their overpriced cookies aren’t great, they are fresh and therefore better than any you’d likely find on the internet.
- Comment on We must remember the simple wisdom of nature 3 weeks ago:
When I was a teenager, I watched this hacking 101 show made by that Kevin guy from Tech TV and hosted on his own site. The first episode was about social engineering, no computers involved.
He demonstrated how to get free pizza. First, he awkwardly followed a family in and stood nearby as they ordered, then left with them after hearing what they got. Next he called in and was like “This sausage on the pizza we just ordered is too hard, might chip my teeth. Make me a new one.” Went in and grabbed the free pizza, then strutted out like dark spider-man.
I thought this was so smart. Told everyone who would listen to me about it. This was important! The world was my oyster.
Thought about it again a few years later “Wait, everyone knows you can get free food by being a dick to employees. Hell, the manager who gave it to him probably knew he was lying and thought making a pizza was less hassle than dealing with it. The reason not to do it all the time is because humans usually* have some sense of shame.”
*I say usually because some people simply don’t have any shame at all. I once invited someone from work out to lunch with me and my friends, and they left one small slice of pizza uneaten, asked for a box, and when it came they put their thick ass restaurant plate inside and stole it. While all of us stared on in horrified fascination.
- Comment on Spong Berb Adventures #2 4 weeks ago:
Cigar bar and a haberdasher?
- Comment on Spong Berb Adventures #1 4 weeks ago:
I was at a BBQ place the other day and the most expensive thing on their menu was pork ribs + two sides for $23. Waiter was all excited “On Wednesdays we have beef ribs, you have to try it!” Tried it and was pretty good. Get the bill and it was $70 not including the sides, total was $95 before tip. At no point was the price disclosed to me before ordering.
Maybe if I had Kratos’ grit I would have just walked out.
- Comment on Opinions 4 weeks ago:
I’ve heard people say Taco Bell is so greasy it gives them the shits, but I just don’t think that’s objectively true. You open up the classic bean burrito or taco and if anything it’s too dry, you need the sauce just to level it out. I’ve never actually known someone to have bathroom issues after taco bell. Real life experience just doesn’t agree with the joke.
I heard someone posit that people who say that are reacting to beans because they don’t normally get much fiber and their body can’t handle the sudden influx.
That said, taco bell isn’t good for the most part.
- Comment on post modernism 4 weeks ago:
You get me.
- Comment on post modernism 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on post modernism 4 weeks ago:
I have a long sleeve shirt that says “Sun’s out, guns out”. A couple of weeks back I saw my 8 yo niece silently sounding it out across the table followed by a withering look of “What does that mean? That’s stupid.” Didn’t want to interrupt her mom to explain myself and just took the hit to my uncle cred.
- Comment on Parents... Huh... 5 weeks ago:
Parent: Don’t have kids. They are awful and will ruin your life.
Only child: 👀
- Comment on The forbidden fourth leche 5 weeks ago:
Wow, that was really the perfect scene to channel this energy.
- Comment on always watching 5 weeks ago:
Sometimes I like to think that the reason a god isn’t around to help fix things is that they are constantly seeding new civilizations around the universe, and ours just didn’t work out.
- Comment on Just say what you want! 5 weeks ago:
This person was so passionate about wasting time with introduction messages that they paid a recurring domain renewal to make their point.
- Comment on Auto update 5 weeks ago:
The worse version of this is when accepting the box for “Update now?” just opens a browser in their homepage and you have to manually download the installer.
This blacklists the program.
- Comment on He took it literally 5 weeks ago:
explain what happened and it’ll all be fine (it won’t)
A few times during traffic stops when I was younger (white male), I was so defenseless and trusting that in retrospect I can tell the cops were befuddled and just let me go even though I admitted to an infraction.
That said, I wouldn’t try it again.
- Comment on Sad Ganymede noises 5 weeks ago:
Everyone loves an underdog
- Comment on I can taste sounds 5 weeks ago:
Tried cold brew concentrate once. Thought it was normal concentration tea, and my coffee hating self was in for a hefty swig of regret.
- Comment on LAN Party House 5 weeks ago:
My plan as a teenager was to build a LAN party room like that when I got a place with a big second bedroom and built up some spending money. Was planning to get there by 25.
Hah.
- Comment on Check mate, atheists. 1 month ago:
Have you seen Wake Up Dead Man? Had a really intriguing take on reconciling atheists and theists in a way I found very valuable.
- Comment on Shout out to the NYE shift at all the Emergency Departments around the world. 1 month ago:
I’m always treated like a loser nerd for stopping some drunk dad from throwing a box of leftover fireworks on the bonfire or something, because it’s not like anything would happen. We’ve done this a dozen times!
But, survivorship bias aside, injuries are very common! And severe!
