Lurker > IdiotMachine

Murphiroth posted...

Goddamn, murrica really rustled your jimmies.

lol he did. Idk why people think things dont happen when it really happens. Like why would I make up the fact theres a bird nest in my pool house?

BucketCat posted...

and jumpstart the baby bird's revenge arc?

I really dont want to kill the bird. I hope my pest company can rehome this bird. If not, Im just going to get rid of the nest and see what happens.

Revisited posted...

You say this, but... our old home with a pool had a bird's nest up above too! What's with bird nests and being proximity to swimming pools?

Close proximity to drinkable water?

BucketCat posted...

and you think that kicking them out won't cause them to round up all their friends for a lil revenge shitting?

Wouldnt the bird just choose another place to nest? I mean I can just get my air rifle and shoot it.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/82a6bcdb.jpg

murrica posted...

Your gimmick is boring.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b6d0a026.jpg

BucketCat posted...

you don't. enjoy your new roommates.

No. I dont want bird shit all over my pool house.

murrica posted...

Your gimmick is boring.

How is it a gimmick? This is legit happening. I am legit going to call my pest company that I hire to control pests in my house tomorrow first thing and see if they do birds. If not, Im going to just throw the nest away.

Revolution_X posted...

Simple, you don't.

I dont want a bird in my pool house.

After some thought, Im going to call my pest company tomorrow and see if they can take care of it. If not, Ill just go out there over the weekend and throw the nest away.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7b46a788.jpg

Do I just get up there and throw the nest and eggs away when the bird is away?

Im paying a photographer $675 for newborn photo shoot; this will be my second time going to the same photographer because she did a fantastic job the first time. I mentioned this to my coworkers, and they asked how much I tipped. I thought they were joking and laughed, but they were serious. Apparently youre supposed to tip photographers? Im paying this lady $675 to take a bunch of photos and I need to tip on top of that?

Like a halo jump or like that Felix guy who jumped from space? Can you land on the peak of Mount Everest?

I feel like its possible how come no stunt devils, like Felix or Tom Cruise, ever try it?

I feel like despite Windows dumbing down the OS and making it idiot proof, it still slows down after like a year or so, and you need to just pull the plug and do a complete reset.

Smallville posted...

where did you get the chick from? and the high school incubator works? iirc those do not work......

I bought a grill, and a baby chick came free with it for some reason at Tractor Supply Inc. I didnt refuse it. Brought it home and found out its actually something I now have to deal with, and decided to not keep a pet chicken.

Corridor Digital is not a VFX studio. They never worked on Hollywood movies and none of their employees individually worked on movies.

I kept mine frozen and stopped getting credit card offers and all that jazz, which I liked. But now that Im traveling quite often for business (2x/month on average), I unfroze it and requested Chase to send me special offers so that I can be targeted for 100k Sapphire Reserve sign up bonus.

Great. Even less reason to own a POS Android phone now.

As a PA resident, I feel great that my vote is worth much more than most other voters. And of course, I already know who Im voting for.

Hospy posted...

I vaguely recall that he didnt have much time to get the message delivered and that was the shortest way to get there.

Running on the left vs. running on the right is the same... except for this fact that wasn't shown in the movie, which makes sense why he went left:

havean776 posted...

In real trenches the back would of had a high support to help camouflage soldiers peeking over. This would of made it very hard to climb over where as the front is designed to be climbed quickly.

Because who actually buys that crap? For the price eGPUs cost and the performance losses, might as well just build a desktop.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/95264d87.jpg

From this picture, he went left and ran while the soldiers ran towards the enemy (also on the left), with the Germans shooting at them (on the left). Why didn't he just go on the right, so that no one will be in his way while he makes that run for it?

[This is not a spoiler, since it's very clearly shown in trailers promoting this movie]

Whats wrong with you?

Giant_Aspirin posted...

2024 Integra

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/fabe4c90.jpg

Your car manual literally says less than 87 will leave to engine damage; you're fine to do 87 if you'd like. Use 91 if you're going to take that car on a track, but 87 is good for normal use.

Also,

Giant_Aspirin posted...

thanks. never even heard of "Top Tier" certified fuel. but it looks like something most gas stations around me use.

Directly in the manual, it even talks about "Top Tier" lol. FYI: Costco gas is "Top Tier", but Sam's Club gas isn't. Does this really matter in a real sense? Eh...

Giant_Aspirin posted...

for real? the manual does specifically mention "knocking". is that something that will be really obvious?

Putting anything lower than what they say is okay (e.g., lower than 87, or E15+ fuel) will result in knocking or engine damage; though this won't be immediate (it'll take time, and it won't be a one-hit, you're fucked scenario; except for maybe putting E85 fuel in a car that cannot handle ethanol fuel). If you ever find yourself accidentally putting in like 85, and you're scared, you can go into the gas station and buy an octane booster bottle to put into your car. But like I said, you doing this accidentally here and there won't kill your car.

What car is this, anyway?

If your manual recommends 91, and says 87 is still okay, then 87 is okay and you wont have to worry about engine knocking or anything like that (the engine is built to adjust the ratios for ignition for this lower octane gas). The only difference youll experience is lower gas mileage and lower performance.

Giant_Aspirin posted...

they don't "have to". its common courtesy.

there is no law in the US saying that restaurants are required to provide water.

https://www.eposnow.com/us/resources/are-restaurants-required-to-provide-water/

this = wrong

While yes, theres no explicit law that says restaurants must provide free tap water, most counties point to the International Plumbing Code for buildings and establishments to follow. And guess what the IPC requires? Free access to water.

Devilanse333 posted...

But a cropped social media screengrab said it was, though.

Its one example brah. In college, some co-students literally called me cheap for not ordering a drink and getting free water. Like wtf.

I dont like soda. Why do waiters judge for getting water? Like is that type of attitude really worth the waiter getting an additional 60 cent tip (20%*$3 for a drink = 60 cents)?

Example:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/6cdd5c3d.jpg

I hope people here realize that if your car says regular 87-octane is good, you get no benefit in adding mid (89) or premium (91-94) octane. But if your car says it needs mid or premium, you better put mid or premium, otherwise your car engine might start to knock and cause more issues.

One of my cars says 89 is preferred, but 87 is also acceptable; the manual says you can expect less power and less efficiency with 87, and I actually see this difference when I drive it. And since I get gas at Costco, where mid is unavailable, I put premium in that one (premium at Costco costs less than mid at normal gas stations anyway). All other cars I own currently requires only 87, so 87 it is.

wanderingshade posted...

Ask him about his bonuses. Like how much he takes in bonus money.

That one is easy, since were a government contractor I looked up our contract! He makes about $400k/year, which isnt a lot for a CEO of ~10k employees. However, the bonus structure is 0.25% of entire payroll split between the CEO and his 13 direct reports (executive managers) per year. The way its split wasnt defined in the contract from my quick read, so I bet its not an even split. But for funsies, lets said it is:
$120k average salary * 10k employees * 0.25% = $3,000,000 / 14 people = $215k/year in bonuses, should they meet targets.

xGhostchantx posted...

What's the purpose of a dinner when a bonus is actually beneficial and will be more highly regarded by the employee making them more likely to stay longer and leading to less staff attrition?

I did get a bonus ($2500). The dinner is in addition to that, for myself + a guest. This place has $80 steaks, so thats like another $200 on top, since drinks are included too.

ItsNotA2Mer posted...

If you're going to say the kind of stuff you say around here, probably better if you don't say too much at all.

haha fair

Myself and three others won an award. It comes with a $2,500 award and a dinner at a local fine dining restaurant for myself + a guest with the CEO.

What should I talk about with the CEO?

You look fine, Dustin.

I found out a local restaurant has delivery, and order straight from their website or via phone, only to then get a text from DoorDash, UberEats, Grubhub, or whatever telling me that theyre delivering and not the restaurants employee. I really dislike this. I wish restaurants are more upfront with this bullshit practice, and tell me that theyre going with gig drivers and not their own employees; if they did, I would just go pick it up myself, and not support the exploitative gig-driving bullshit.

/endrant

Murphiroth posted...

But you could get rid of it by giving it to some stranger?

Doesn't check out.

It grows really freaking fast, apparently.

MarbyIsBack posted...

The fact that TC refuses to answer the question of how they got the baby chick in the first place is sus as hell.

The chick was adorable so I couldnt refuse it.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

Did you ask what the person from FB marketplace was going to do with it?

Nope.

Someone came and took the chick off of me.

metralo posted...

How do you get it?

And uhh I guess bring it to a feed store if there's one. Or a vet. Or facebook marketplace it.

FB marketplace sounds like the easiest. Good idea.

I acquired a baby Rhode Island Red baby chick. I have no idea what to do with this chick. I believe she is one week old. My two indoor cats and my 20-month old toddler are fascinated over this chick. How do I responsibly get rid of this chick, before it dies in this household?

NoMeLx22x posted...

Your entire arguments are just anecdotes. You're completely lost in the sauce.

Here.

I have a cousin in South Korea. She said the healthcare system is almost perfect and there's no wait times and it's great.

There. This is what happens when an entire argument is anecdotes. There's no way to prove any of what we're saying is true.

While true that Im being anecdotal, so is everyone here thats really mad at me for some reason for voicing my opinion. Not a single person showed any proof of anything theyre saying, and is just anecdotal as well, as if you all just live in an echo chamber.

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I actually do know people living in South Korea. One of them said there was a huge strike by doctors because of overworking and pay a month ago, and that led to over 50% of appointments cancelled. It actually impacted her directly because she had some pancrea surgery scheduled that had to be rescheduled, and now its a shot in the dark when she can get that rescheduled. She noted the healthcare in SK is in turmoil, but is hopeful it will get back to normal.

HashtagSEP posted...

When you have to resort to "I don't have to prove my claim, you have to prove me wrong," you've already lost.

Theres no winning or losing, this is an opinion of mine, and my opinion is my version of reality for me, based on my experiences.

Horith posted...

Well that just proves everything! Your anecdotal evidence absolutely trumps everything every single study, even those sponsored by conservative political groups, that moving to universal health care will save money and not be a detriment to our medical services.

Let me guess, your logic was NYC is filled with Democrats, so my healthcare problems are their fault! as opposed to Our national system of insurance is screwing over everyone because of chasing shareholder profits, just be because you moved to someplace that wasnt as strained.

You sound like an awful person to be with, not going to lie.

Enclave posted...

I'm curious, do you think there's no wait times in the USA for medical care?

Not that Ive seen ever since I got out of NYC. I come to my doctors appointment at 4pm, Im seen at 4pm. Its amazing. I needed an ultrasound with some specialty elastic measuring or something that had to be done at the hospital and not at an outpatient center, and I got an appointment offered the same day (though I wanted one later). My daughter needed tongue tie surgery, and she got one scheduled the day of discharge from the hospital after birth (day 3 of her life).

Horith posted...

As I said above, prove to me that it will be abused to such an extent that it will be a significant detriment to society. None of this half-baked assumptions, not anecdotes. Actual, real, reputably sourced studies that show that universal health care, when properly funded via taxes and used for the benefit of all members of the population, will be abused to the point of non-function. Not with the Tories or other conservative parties deliberately sabotaging it to prove that it doesnt work, not based on studies funded by think-tanks in the pockets of the insurance companies deliberately skewing the data. Actual, real proof.

And Ill bet you cant provide that proof, because it doesnt exist.

Your opinion that all people are shitty and looking to take advantage of a system does not justify robbing the majority of good, hardworking people a service that will benefit everyone. Yes, some people absolutely will abuse the system. But you are doing more harm by championing a system that has and continues to fail us than those people ever will bilking the system.

Heres a hint: Life is a lot better when youre not a corporate bootlicker.

Prove to me it doesnt.

UAZaqwert posted...

Anything provided for "free" is usually abused. You want some sort of incentive for people to use resources wisely and not be calling an ambulance because they stubbed their tow.

This is exactly my point. The US healthcare system sucks right now. However, I dont want everything to be free, because itll be ripe for abuse.