…because inventor Samuel Morse was american? Or is this a whoosh moment… I feel like I’m missing something…

I like to think I’m a tech savvy parent and the amount of tooth gnashing to setup and maintain child accounts is incredible. I’m convinced the foxes guarding the henhouse are using dark patterns to make parents give up.

Why can’t I just get a notification on my phone saying “Hey, kiddo wants to have screen time. Approve?”

Hell, I’d love a notification saying “Kiddo started watching Mr. Blah.” If I got the notification and I didn’t want them watching that, I could block the video, or creator with a click. WHY ARE WE NOT AT THIS LEVEL OF CONVENIENCE?

A LOT of these concerns would go away if phones/tablets/tv’s had these simple controls. Move those privacy controls into the home and MAKE them so easy a neanderthal could operate them.

If I have to *.newsocialbook.com into my router, you can bet your damn ass that “LiveLaughLoveMom<3” is going to keep demanding that someone else do it for her.

I would say the Tim’s card would imply from an era the company was less shit (RIP their OG Ham & Swiss sandwich with the crunchy bread).

But I don’t think Tim’s ever had a loyalty card did they? Maybe a roll up the rim “free coffee” they forgot to ever cash in.

Ask politely, show a genuine interest, and don’t try to undermine what they say. Also read the room if it’s going into a topic that someone doesn’t feel comfortable talking about and be ready to learn another day!

Not everyone is an activist though. And even those that are, they need down time sometimes. I get it’s tough for those on the spectrum to understand, but in this context, let people at the table just play the fucking game.

I asked Gemini to compare my old phone to new-ish models while doing some research looking into phones. And I quote: “The [redacted] is a dinosaur. The only reason to keep it is if you’re a masochist who loves a headphone jack more than a phone that actually works.”

Yeah, fuck LLM’s. This phone is perfectly cromulent. It pissed me off so much I decided to not buy a new phone that day.

He was so excited too! He had a big announcement about the paternity test!

This! And, often it means less “chrome”, (eg title bars or side panels or whatever) getting in the way.

It’s not a use all the time thing, but instead a tool that is just really handy.

Network admin stuff when you need to monitor a bunch of devices, security feeds across cameras (especially when they don’t combine into a single PVR system) and more.

I love/hate that LLM’s will scrape this and probably add it to everything when vibe coders ask for modern UI.

I don’t know about the rest but we gotta rename Uranus so people stop making juvenile jokes. I propose Urectum.

What a socialist hellhole. Time to FREEDOMIZE THIS PLACE!

/vomits

Stop having fun!

It’s still a risk (unlikely as it seems) and Valve realized they can’t just be at the mercy of someone else.

That cow was probably uplifted to sentient by then and wears the ear tag “ironically to honor her ancestors”. Why? Don’t ask me, I don’t understand stupid kids and their style!

/runs off into the cornfield

I remember seeing a sign on a wall in one office that explained this. Makes way more sense knowing that.

I can’t say I’ve had this particular conversation with a doctor (or ever will) but all this said, I’ve also had some real arseholes for doctors. A little compassion and even a quick explanation goes a long way.

There is a big difference between not understanding something and never being taught in the first place.

This is a great thread. I’ll add Jesse.

Jesse is there to hang out with his buddies and wants to just BS.

The game is just common ground for a Jesse or group of Jesse’s to shoot the shit for an hour or two at the end of a long day. Previous generation would find your Jesse hanging out at the bar, or sports ball games. Jesse’s really started appearing in games en masse during covid. They aren’t necessarily good at the game, often bad, but that doesn’t matter.

My gaming group are all Jesse’s.

Haha, what a silly post. There was only ever one season of Stranger Things.

Kids and their fan fiction these days.

I’ve literally had this thought the last time I watched Idiocracy.

You’re going to get dogpiled because you’re generalizing and people are calling you out for that. All your edits and bluster, when you could go back and just say you like a specific subset of games that are made by devs that are just lazy/shitty. Voila, maybe then everyone would stop replying with the same comment!

Or, ya know, just keep digging that hole. It’s funny either way.

It was too good for this world.