TomMasz
@TomMasz@lemmy.world
- Comment on One for the ignition and one for the trunk 4 days ago:
This was common for a long time. I have no idea why.
- Comment on In the US we have signs that say No Shirt No Shoes No service. When did this become a norm? Also if I am wearing a shirt and shoes but no pants can I still enter? 1 week ago:
I want to say this came about as a reaction to hippy culture in the '60s, but I’m not really sure. It was definitely around in the '70s, though. America has become more and more relaxed about dressing in public since the '60s so stores and restaurants wouldn’t have needed to post such signs prior to that era.
- Comment on The original Gremlin 1 week ago:
One of the ugliest cars in an era of ugly cars. AMC, undeterred, followed it up with the Pacer. It easily outuglied the Gremlin.
- Comment on Reddit. It doesn't matter anymore. 2 weeks ago:
I’ve been getting Reddit ads on my Fire tablet (that I only use to play games on). They fit in just fine with all the other crappy ads Amazon forces on you.
- Comment on Couldn't have said it better 3 weeks ago:
AI? Or a failure of the educational system?
- Comment on Would you want to go back in time when you were a kid? 3 weeks ago:
Up until a few years ago, I would have said “no”. Growing up during the Cold War meant always wondering when the nukes would come. Every day at noon the sirens would wail, reminding you of what you’d hear as you rushed to the closest fallout shelter. Car radios had special markers for the Civil Defense stations you would tune to when it happened. It was a lot for a kid to have to deal with.
But the nukes never came. The sirens stopped wailing at noon. The shelters, and the signs that advertised them, are long gone. The supplies they were stocked with expired and were thrown away. The great enemy collapsed under the weight of its own incompetence.
It was an unsettling time, but we didn’t have to worry about being apprehended walking home from school, or having someone from the government break down our front door with guns drawn. The government, to some degree, seemed to have our safety in mind (even if some of those measures would have been ineffective). It wasn’t a golden era, but it was better than what we’re in now.
So, my answer is “yes, yes I would.”
- Comment on do most people really like the taste and smell of eggs? 3 weeks ago:
They’re tolerable when scrambled and suitably seasoned, but I detest fried or hard-boiled eggs.
- Comment on Exploding 🌳🌲🌴🌳🌲🌴🌳🌲🌴🌳 5 weeks ago:
Definitely did not have this one on the ol’ bingo card.
- Comment on If the color of the Sun was orange, wouldn't the clouds and everything white also be orange? My friend is adamant that 30 years ago the "real" Sun was orange but got replaced with a white LED. 5 weeks ago:
It’s likely this isn’t the only conspiracy theory he believes in. Time for you to find better friends,.
- Comment on Student Parking 5 weeks ago:
I teach at a local university and it provides some free parking in addition to paid parking. Of course, the paid spaces are closer to the buildings, but at least there’s some free spaces, too.
- Comment on Is there no instution or person that Trump go after? Or we are all just screwed? 1 month ago:
The only significant opposition has been in a few courts. Everything else is mostly vocal and easily ignored. So, yeah, we are.
- Comment on no eggs were harmed in the making of this video 1 month ago:
Even if you think these are terrible, you have to admire the tenacity.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Doctors told my mom she had a “twisted uterus” and could never have children. My entire existence has been a big Fuck You to medical science.
- Comment on Just a random image unrelated to anything in particular 1 month ago:
There’s a whole line of auxilliary backup old men waiting in the wings. Thinking it’s just one man is dangerously naive.
- Comment on that is crazy! 1 month ago:
You can, but it’s not very comfortable.
- Comment on Winner takes all 2 months ago:
My eyebrows would look like that if I didn’t trim them regularly. It’s a Slavic thing.
- Comment on A swing and a miss 2 months ago:
Wooooooosh!
- Comment on Word. 2 months ago:
Survival of the
fittestinescapable. - Comment on The problem is causing so many accidents 2 months ago:
Another one of those signs whose backstory you’d love to hear but never will.
- Comment on Hmm 2 months ago:
I remember her from high school.
- Comment on Linus Torvalds on a ridiculous job performance metric at tech companies and the prominent figure responsible for it 2 months ago:
LOC is a terrible metric. The worst programmer I ever had work for me had the highest LOC of anyone on the team, and his code was crap that barely worked.
- Comment on ELI5 why I logically understand McDonald's food is low quality and bad for me but I crave it like crack? 2 months ago:
We evolved for a life of scarcity, but now we live in a world of plenty.
- Comment on Do it Sasha! 2 months ago:
Sasha: How about just one?
- Comment on Behold and despair! 2 months ago:
This is evil genius-level, but for good.
- Comment on It's nothing 2 months ago:
Light up another Marlboro, you’ll be fine.
- Comment on Good job! 3 months ago:
As a speaker of this language I can confirm that this is in that language.
- Comment on Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits 3 months ago:
after string of lawsuits.
- Comment on Thank you, Boston 3 months ago:
I flew into Boston back in the ‘80s and was driving a rental car to my hotel. I get to an intersection and it’s blocked for a 10K road race. So I ask the cop diverting traffic if there was an alternate route to the hotel. He shrugs his shoulders, says he doesn’t know, and waves me on. I ended up driving around until the roads reopened.
- Comment on Edible Wood 3 months ago:
Packed with fiber!
- Comment on What are you ladies doing tonight 3 months ago:
I regret reading this.