Nollij
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- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
This REALLY depends on context. What kind of uniform? What kind of public event? Who is nearby? How are they acting?
The possibilities range from completely benign and uninteresting to some that warrant arrest, and everything in between.
- Comment on How do department stores decide the designs they want to put on T-shirts 2 weeks ago:
The shirts do seem pretty random, but H&M is fast fashion. There’s a ton of things that can only be described as “throw everything at the wall and see what sticks”
As for dead vs alive, we celebrate tons of dead celebrities. Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of business l Nirvana shirts, featuring Kurt Cobain’s face, and he’s been dead for 30 years. Similar stories for many bands from the 60s/70s.
Even if we limit it to painters, most people can name (or at least recognize) a bunch of dead painters. How many living painters do you know of? Would people recognize their most famous works?
- Comment on Inventive. I always give this guy a dollar 4 weeks ago:
I’m curious and afraid to know what happens if you give him a dollar.
- Comment on dyk 5 weeks ago:
There is a lesson here. Have these conversations today with your loved ones about final arrangements. I promise you that many of them would rather be buried in a casket from Costco and have the money spent on literally anything else.
This is especially true if they’re going to be cremated.
- Comment on Too tired for a witty title 1 month ago:
Roberto?
- Comment on My brother has or had now a drinking problem. Now he is asking for the worst tasting crap that he can take a cap full like an airplance bottle so his body whenever he thinks about it will remember 1 month ago:
I seem to recall this not being very effective, but I can’t find any studies right now either way. Lots of marketing, and a little bit of anecdotes, but no studies.
The idea being that they get used to it and just ignore it, because they want to bite their nails. At best it serves as a reminder when they do.
- Comment on Is ironing clothes significantly less common now? 2 months ago:
Not OP, but I saw this at an old-school Fortune 500. To get Casual Fridays, you had to donate a certain amount to a specific charity (ours was a local food bank). It wasn’t a lot, something like $25/quarter, but it was definitely an expense
- Comment on Facial recognition error: Customer misidentified by Sainsbury's 2 months ago:
Your math is off, by two decimal places.
- Comment on Memory Express trying to claim a 2TB ssd is "$470 off" 3 months ago:
Presented without comment, SanDisk’s MSRP for that drive is $579.99 CAD.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Seems like a hit that combined “make it look like an accident” with “leave no witnesses”
- Comment on Fake moo 3 months ago:
Looks like McDonald’s changed their sourcing about 10 years ago. Now they use trimmings as you said; previously they used pink slime.
For the record, I never said (nor implied) that it would be fed to food animals. I was thinking more like dog food
- Comment on Fake moo 3 months ago:
McDonald’s gets the very last stage of leftover beef from the carcass. If they don’t buy it, it goes to things like animal feed.
I don’t know how much McDonald’s-grade beef is on a cow, but I’m guessing the real numbers are how much non-McDonald’s beef people are eating, divided by the average weight of cows
- Comment on Church Called 3 months ago:
Not just owned by, but used by and for the organization. The fact that his wife has one too makes that very suspicious.
- Comment on Do you have to deal with this during your morning commute? 3 months ago:
There are many reasons that people would use a particular schedule. Congestion is only one, and not even a big one usually.
A far bigger reason is to be done with it so they can get on with their day, whatever that might be. That way the errand(s) are done and won’t interrupt them or weigh on their minds.
- Comment on Neither do I, Mr. Raccoon 4 months ago:
You’re right, and unfortunately this will be used as an excuse for the next cop convicted of brutally murdering an innocent person to avoid prison.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
Little need, but not no need. They need to have a vague path, and something to show for it.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
Bitcoin mining doesn’t normally use GPUs. They use dedicated ASICs. Far more effective, and cheaper in every way.
In addition, AI is in the “growth at any cost” phase. There is a TON of investor money to burn, with little need to show future profitability.
- Comment on I was gonna stop cornposting but then I saw this 5 months ago:
The locals call it “cornhenge”
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
I think he’s trying to say there should be more taboo. That there should be a lot more restrictions than just consent.
I’m glad he’s dead.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
You’re getting downvoted, but I experienced much of the same. So much misogyny and, looking back on it, toxic masculinity. I vividly remember the bit where they used tape to illustrate “purity” of not having multiple partners.
This would’ve been the late 90s, US Midwest.
- Comment on Dude read the rules of woman only community and decided to post anyway 5 months ago:
Yes, but that’s only an issue if you are interested in those other communities. In this case, the instance is dedicated to anime, so it’s only an issue if you want to browse those other anime communities.
- Comment on Take the plea deal 5 months ago:
Amazingly, it was also the kind of thing he could’ve vaporwared away, just by (mostly) following policy. All he had to do was claim (from the beginning) that there are ongoing investigations, agency policy is to not release info about those investigations, and then lie that there are going to be arrests really soon.
- Comment on Dude read the rules of woman only community and decided to post anyway 5 months ago:
Just FYI, those are almost all on the same instance, and you can block that instance as a whole. It’s dedicated to anime, so there’s not a ton of collateral damage.
- Comment on Valve's new hardware will NOT be loss leaders 5 months ago:
The very first line:
A loss leader (also leader) is a pricing strategy where a product is sold at a price below its market cost to stimulate other sales of more profitable goods or services.
So the answer to their question is “Yes, a loss leader needs to lead to something”. I have no idea why you think they have no idea what they’re talking about.
- Comment on Great Depression: Part Deux 6 months ago:
Again, kid logic. Plus, many young parents don’t know (or care) how to properly cook veggies anyway. It’s a choice between canned (and usually salted) veggies, or similarly mushy, over-microwaved fresh/frozen veggies with little seasoning or flavor. It’s not like the green beans are roasted with olive oil, garlic, and balsamic vinegar.
- Comment on Great Depression: Part Deux 6 months ago:
You’re overlooking an important detail - kids love that cheap, shitty food. It was also quick and easy to make, so their tired, overworked parents were easily persuaded to make it.
Naturally there’s a line where it becomes too much, but even rich kids love hot dogs and Mac & cheese.
- Comment on Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck 6 months ago:
That’s where the “cheap bastard” part kicks in. The desire to spend less money outweighs things like social acceptance.
- Comment on Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck 6 months ago:
I have a problem with their methodology, although I concede that better metrics would be hard to find.
I’ve known a number of right-wing people that own and love their Prius. They are the “cheap bastard” type, and it’s hard to argue with the value (albeit not the styling nor associations) of a Prius.
- Comment on Thanks satan 8 months ago:
Christians are the only ones that believe in Satan.
No, satanists do not believe in Satan.
- Comment on How to Decide what an Appropriate Medical Response is for Loved Ones 8 months ago:
Depending on your location and situation, you may have access to a nurse line or fast telemedicine (basically a zoom call with a random doctor). They can diagnose many ailments remotely, and at least tell you what the next steps should be.