User_4272894

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[–] User_4272894 -1 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Musk said it in Rogan a few weeks ago, and it became a justified belief overnight. It had huge flaws in logic when he said it, and no one who is parroting the talking point today is thinking beyond "the real life Ironman says we live in the matrix".

[–] User_4272894 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You are wrong on both counts.

I just addressed "you", even though you're not physically present, so clearly that's not a requirement of second person usage, not to mention that presumably this child saying "chat" is being heard by people physically nearby in this example.

In order to break the fourth wall, the speaker must be part of the media. In the instance of streamers talking to their fans, it's clearly meant to be an interactive experience between streamer and host, consuming the same media (albeit in different ways). They're asking a question and getting a response which informs their actions.

Fundamentally, it's no different than when my wife asks "did that wizard just cast fireball?" while she sits on the couch watching me playing Skyrim.

[–] User_4272894 2 points 6 months ago

An ex and I used to jokingly sing "avocados from Mexico" because that was an advertising jingle, and she definitely ate avocado toast all the time. We broke up in 2013, so it had to be kinda popular before then.

[–] User_4272894 7 points 6 months ago

STARK: "wow, your intellect is stunning. I look forward to seeing what you'll be able to accomplish in the next few years"

CAMERA PANS

GRETA THUNBERG SMILES

[–] User_4272894 17 points 6 months ago

The number of times I shout "your car is supposed to be smarter than that!" As a Tesla does something like, without signaling, whips around me and into oncoming traffic to pass a stopped city bus is staggering.

[–] User_4272894 18 points 6 months ago (10 children)

A coworker of mine was recently bragging about their new electric mustang and its zero to sixty time. "Have you ever gone zero to sixty?" was my only response. Of all the facts and figures, 0-60 has you to be one of the least important when buying a car.

[–] User_4272894 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Trademarks aren't patents. If your art team worked to choose a specific color, and your brand relied heavily on it, it would be easy for someone else to trick customers into buying your version if it wasn't trademarked.

It only applies to that very specific color, and it only applies within your market sector, which seems fair to me. If I started making Kadberri chocolate in the same purple wrapper, they'd be right to be upset.

[–] User_4272894 14 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Am I insane? I've been seeing avocado toast on menus for years. Granted, I was living in California at the time, but still. I feel like Dunkin donuts introduced avocado toast to their menu like three years ago.

I'm not really a "brunch" guy, but I feel like every breakfast spot I've been to since 2015 has done avocado toast.

[–] User_4272894 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Though many wear red, the Ace I managed for a few years had black vests. With the exception of a few large groups (like Westlake), each Ace is independently owned and part of the Ace co-op, but get to make their own choices about things like uniform, sales, and stock.

I intentionally said blue vest because while an Ace employee (in whatever color vest/apron their store chooses) would take the time to explain why you can't have the thing you think you need, a guy in a blue vest (if you can even find one) is likely to say "oh, I guess we're out. Maybe we can order it for you online..." before wandering off.

[–] User_4272894 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I don't think he can afford rusty nails and broken glass at this point...

[–] User_4272894 18 points 6 months ago (6 children)

People hanging Christmas lights do the whole house and when they go to plug it in, they realize they have the female end by the outlet, not the male end. "Fuck, I'm not gonna redo the entire process" the idiot thinks to himself, I'll just get a male/male adapter.

It's not sold because as soon as you plug in the side to the house, the other ends become live, and touching them means "big ouch".

"That's okay, I'll just plug the end into the lights, and then into the house, problem solved" the idiot thinks.

Except the far end of the lights has a male adapter and that end is still live. Plus, anyone who doesn't know about your deadly modification is in danger of hurting themselves because they don't realize the hazard.

There are exceedingly niche applications where these cords are used, but those applications only come up for trained electricians who know how to make one of these cords, and use them responsibly. If you're asking the minimum wage guy in the blue vest, this sign is for you.

[–] User_4272894 12 points 6 months ago

I used to know a hardware store that sold guns in the 80s. Guy bought one, walked down the block, robbed a bank with it, and died in ensuing police shootout. Store stopped selling guns after that.

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