As scummy as it is, it’s still how they make their living. Not at all taking their side, but I get pissed when someone wastes my time at work too. No idea how their pay structure is, but if it’s commission based, yea, more anger for having time wasted make sense

There’s some tech blog/news site (can’t recall the name right now) that tries to shame me into turning off my ad blocker and viewing their ads with an extra pop up

“Hey! We noticed your browser isn’t displaying ads. Can you…”

HAHA NO

Thanks for the interesting info! I figured it was used somewhere, just hadn’t seen it.

And reminded me of the unit I saw once that I hate the most. Kilofeet… Not kidding. Apparently used in telecommunications as a unit of length for spools of cable, probably for similar reasons of easier math but couldn’t fully switch from the US standard.

AcKsHuLlY it could also be in rankine

I’m being pedantic as fuuuuuck because I’ve never actually seen it used in real life. For those that don’t know, it’s similar to Kelvin in that 0 is actually absolute zero, but the degree step sizes are the same as fahrenheit

The aim of both was to plant imagery of a refreshing Coors beer as well as alpine landscapes in the minds of sleepers, to encourage them to buy Coors to drink while watching the Superbowl that was taking place the next day.

While the scientists cited this example as worrying and unethical (especially for those with alcohol addiction,) the open letter focuses more on the potential of this technology as it advances, saying “it is easy to envision a world in which smart speakers—40 million Americans currently have them in their bedrooms— become instruments of passive, unconscious overnight advertising, with or without our permission.”

Oh. Fuck that shit. Fuck allllll of that.

So to attempt applying their experiment to something other than puzzle solving, I guess maybe meditate on whatever life problem you’re going through while listening to a specific song, then sleep with that song on?

Edit: fuck it I’m doing a science experiment tonight, now what should I meditate on… If I can’t figure something out I’ll just play chess while listening to a song on repeat, never hurts to improve my terrible chess skills

That’s what the alcohol is for, duh

“girl dinner” is just a commonly used phrase to describe this type of randomly assorted snacks as a meal. At least among the millennial women in the area of the US I’m in. I agree with other people in the comments, this only kind of fits the internet slang definition.

I’ve been using synergy for years, no complaints

The Dolphin file browser picked mine up pretty quick. In the left folder tab I think I just had to click on the Network folder and then my shares were there, and I could right click and pin them to the sidebar

I have a 2011 MacBook pro with 16GB RAM, but the screen is dead. Time to see if I can remember the magic key combination to get past the BIOS screen so the external monitor can work to install some flavor of headless linux

Honestly this type of transaction seems like it could easily be an automated kiosk. Scan barcode / QR code. Insert cash. Get receipt. Employees nearby to help if needed. Done

Going to take me a lonnnng time to retrain my brain to not use “google” as a verb. I need to swap to the generic “search” or something

Edit: I didn’t realize, but am not at all surprised, that “google” is officially a verb in the Merriam Webster dictionary

THAT’S where I know it from! I went about two years ago.

Did not know gamersupps was a thing. Essentially pre-workout mix for gamers? Nice.

I don’t like that they don’t list the exact amount of caffeine on the label though. Just that it’s a proprietary blend. I think at least caffeine should be broken out into its own line item. But 154,000mcg for the blend, so not more than 150mg caffeine per scoop. On par with a normal Monster

Edit: found it on the cans, 125mg. Still not seeing it on the nutrition label for the tub of powder, probably similar. I’m laughing at it but may buy some for days I skip the gym but still want my morning caffeine, coffee fucks my stomach

Yea I’m a weirdo! My dad owns pretty much every Stephen King book, so I started reading them in middle school

I recently tried audio books and they worked surprisingly well for me. I tried some of those “bedtime stories for adults” at first but they were kind of lame. Stephen King’s short story collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes did the trick. Just speaker on my phone and set to read one chapter, ~1 hour in this case.

Except I get water. I just want water, with no ice

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No no, it’s an in cock, not an out cock. Like the difference between innie and outie belly buttons.