lillardfair
@lillardfair@lemmy.world
- Comment on No one could have seen this coming 4 days ago:
I’ve had this thought for a while. I don’t know how big of an issue loss from theft actually is, but if you own a store and perceive it to be a major issue, why give the customer access to anything? You could make it distopian and shitty like you’re saying it could be, but honestly, if you do it right it doesn’t have to be. Reorganize the store so the customers can see what is available, but they get a code or ticket instead of the item. Then have the employees pick the items once the customer is ready to pay. We already have a counter serve model like this for a butcher or baker. Convenience stores do this for highly regulated items like cigarettes and liquor. Just do it for everything. If that was the premise from the start, I wouldn’t mind because it would be less hostile. The current half asses model of I pick most of my stuff, but then I have to call one of 2 pissed off overworked employees to unlock the other half individually is hostile to the customer and the employee.
- Comment on Are the donuts any good? 6 days ago:
- Comment on Air Flexo 1 week ago:
Throw on a wig and you’ll have Air Coillette
- Comment on A box of buttholes 2 weeks ago:
Perhaps they’re started by Greendale alumni
- Comment on not getting it™ since 2024© 3 weeks ago:
2 of the 3 sisters
- Comment on Batman Mulaney 4 weeks ago:
Damn that was good! Who is that? I would’ve never thought of that combo and he skewered both perfectly
- Comment on Oligarchy is worse than you think 1 month ago:
A couple interesting ideas in here.
The way we teach federalists vs anti-federalists in America always focuses on the anti-federalists desire for individual freedom and states rights. This is framed as protection of freedom and we don’t call out that it’s really a proxy for protection of individual property and wealth, even though it’s right there under our nose, particularly with how conservatives use states rights as a cudgel. They get you with the patriotic feels that all of our individual freedoms are being protected, so you ignore the wealth disparity.
Also, that the senate and supreme court are institutional oligarchy in that power is limited to a few. Particularly with how much influence the supreme court has and you think about that being only 9 people and a decision can be made by only 5. It takes away the power of the masses. Add to that the fact that they’ve capped the number of reps in the house and your voice is more and more diluted.
- Comment on is it spelled "grey" or "gray"? 1 month ago:
I know it’s an American vs other English speaking countries thing, but as an American I can honestly never remember which one we are. I always used to look it up, but now I just shoot from the hip and assume I’m right, which feels the most American way to approach it.
- Comment on VibeOS - Fully Hallucinated Operating System 1 month ago:
Thank you! I couldn’t believe it when they cut it off right at the explaination
- Comment on Lol she's gonna die laughing 1 month ago:
- Comment on Can't wait. 2 months ago:
What a country!
- Comment on A true ally 3 months ago:
Sure. In the bigger cities sometimes. More often we’ll say convenience stores, bodegas or just use the chain store name like 7-11. But corner store gets used often enough even if the stores aren’t actually on corners
- Comment on We thought it would be free forever 3 months ago:
R.I.P. LinkinPark.exe
- Comment on K.I.S.S. 5 months ago:
I like my dates pitted
- Comment on Grass only please 5 months ago:
Should I touch it?
- Comment on People need the truth 6 months ago:
According to lore, we know it can sing you a song. So naturally, the top half must be the man and the bottom half is piano
- Comment on BWAA 6 months ago:
That boy ain’t right
- Comment on everyone warning!! 7 months ago:
Back when the internet was new and it wasn’t clear why every business would need a website, pringles was one that stood out to me as completely unnecessary. There’s no direct sales and there’s no pringles news to speak of. Turns out they had a bunch of fun little mini games on there. In short, I probably need to check the status of my pringles.com account…
- Comment on Forgot the name but it's a famous painting. Saw it in Florence Italy 7 months ago:
There was a time in this country where people wrote movies that had stories so you cared whose ass it was and why it was farting, and I believe that time can come again!
- Comment on Any guesses? 7 months ago:
Grindy gear
- Comment on I dunno 8 months ago:
Blease Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
- Comment on Simple but effective 8 months ago:
Reminds me of this old SNL sketch
- Comment on My children will refer to me as father. 2 years ago:
That’s sad that sadists were walking around for almost a century where no one wanted to put up with their shit
- Comment on RIP 2 years ago:
I had actually never heard of the ant one before
