billwashere

@billwashere@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Some of you are too young to know what this is⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You know if this was a real product somebody would have bought it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First the frogs turned gay and now this⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty sure they would never pay for a drink for the remainder of their lives.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I tell my dad that his mistake almost cost me a fortune?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are much better than me in their fields of interest. But they are at the age that they think their parents are idiots (two are in their early 20s… the other two are older and starting to understand).

  Here’s an example: The youngest tried to “explain” how some technology works and I had to go all Aslan on him … “Do not cite the Deep Magic to me, Witch. I was there when it was written”. I’ve been working with computers and tech since the late 70s/ early 80s… I’m not that old just got started at a very early age and was good at it. He’s an environmental scientist so he’s no dummy. He’s just doesn’t quite grasp how much I know about certain things. Folly of youth I guess.

  But yes they are better at many things, just not all. And yes I let them know frequently.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I tell my dad that his mistake almost cost me a fortune?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is kinda hurting my head because I’m torn.

  I’d want to know if I were the dad. I’ve been in IT for almost 30 years and I make mistakes and learn stuff all the time. It was very likely a brain fart moment.

  The tricky part in my opinion is it coming from my kid. My kids are know-it-all assholes 😀 Luckily none of them are in IT.

  If I were you I’d let it slide unless it happens again. I’d probably recheck his work a time or two just to verify it was a fluke. But old people retire for a reason. I’m old so I can say that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Fallout: New Vegas dev says don't expect a remaster, argues Bethesda doesn't have the source code or 'the engineering knowhow'⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like an excuse more than a reason.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨wow😰⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  33,893.4 miles.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spring break on a budget⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is this Destination Fucked?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨North America contains some of the longest continuous decididous forest records on the planet.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think both are true. When the media is controlled and the populace is spoon fed bullshit for a long enough period of time, people who lack critical thinking skills eat it up and vote against their own self interests. People are also very unlikely to take responsibility for their own actions and find it much easier to blame others for their own shortcomings, which leads to tribalism and racism among other things. The other major issue is the giant wealth disparity causing a huge imbalance of power and influence. Couple that with the inability to have politicians not beholden to that power and money (citizens united) and you have the perfect storm of bullshit and corruption.

  I really think the quote from Agent K in MIB really sums it up.

  A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals, and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you’ll know tomorrow.

  Don’t get me wrong, there are people who are just trolls and assholes who are beyond saving. But I continue to believe they are exceptions rather than the norm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨North America contains some of the longest continuous decididous forest records on the planet.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t hate this country. Just a few select individuals with too much power and money.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No fear!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I loved my banana seat. I thought I was the shit when I got one of those really tall flags with the orange pendant to attach to it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No fear!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have two very visible on my chins from those meat grinder petals on bikes back then. And a dark place on my right arm due to trying to ride a wheelie way too fast on sandy pavement and sliding on same sandy pavement for a good 20 ft on that arm. Basically like taking an angle grinder with a sanding disc to my arm for several seconds. Fun times….

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No fear!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you. I was looking at the cars and thinking this was 1970s.

  I did shit as a kid I’d never have let my kid even think about. I should have died several times until my mid 20s.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No fear!⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a gen-x’er from the cars.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate the best way to get rid of an old mattress? Wrong answers only. Worst idea I'll actually do.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah I live in very rural NC now. I’ve always been this weird mix of redneck and computer nerd. Like I’d totally do the mattress surfing thing but probably rig up LEDs and a web cam to it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate the best way to get rid of an old mattress? Wrong answers only. Worst idea I'll actually do.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No I have not. I’ll go look for it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hate the best way to get rid of an old mattress? Wrong answers only. Worst idea I'll actually do.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Dammit… had to delete my comment because I said almost the exact same thing. I’m glad I’m not the only insane one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hamdurger season⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wrong answers only - what is this?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  World’s worst sleep sound machine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did you do this at your highschool?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Or fireworks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did you do this at your highschool?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Glow sticks were invented in the early 70s and were pretty available in the mid 80s. But I don’t remember them either (high school in the late 80s).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did you do this at your highschool?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is amazing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Your view is quite amazing btw.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Going to the club tonight so I'll be a whore there too⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I missed my opportunity to be a whore. I’m too old and married now.

  There was one week about 15 years I was able to fulfill this dream. I remember it fondly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨pretty average movie tbh⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is the "Gen z stare" a real thing?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I call it the “dafaq” stare.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PS6 and Xbox Project Helix "will start at a 50% higher price" than PS5 and Xbox Series X, predict analysts following Sony price hike – and $999 "is not impossible"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I will not pay $1000 for a console alone. I would buy a gaming PC for 4x that first. And I’m exactly their target market.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What was the first game you ever bought ?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s been a long time ago….

  For a console: probably en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaboom!_(video_game)

  For a computer: for my C64 en.wikipedia.org/…/Ultima_IV%3A_Quest_of_the_Avat…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 demand appears to be flagging as Nintendo reportedly lowers production⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  But do they? It seems like most are very short sighted and opt for immediate gains as opposed to any long term growth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Switch 2 demand appears to be flagging as Nintendo reportedly lowers production⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I like it it’s just too damned expensive for what seems to be a minor upgrade from the switch. I mean the main differences are power, storage, display, and controller design and since my switch sits in the docking station and we use external controllers most of those are negated.

  I haven’t seen a game that would justify it at this point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Street Fighter 6’s Latest DLC Ending Is Upsetting Fans Because Alex Marries His Sister-Cousin⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  She must have gotten stuck in the washing machine.