Located on Deck 6, Room 2054. Mass evacuation site for decks 5-10.

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Cake day: November 19th, 2023

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  • One day at work, I found out a work friend actually believed the whole “crystal energy” thing.

    Since she was the first person I had ever met who actually admitted to that, I wanted to know more about what her specific beliefs about them were.

    At first she was super bubbly about it, on par with her personality. But then as I asked a couple common sense questions about why science doesnt find anything measurable, and first she got hostile and mad that I would dare question another person’s beliefs, but when I explained I was genuinely curious and had no interest in changing her beliefs she just kind of broke down because nobody ever takes her seriously or believes her about her “personal healing journey”

    The way I see it, it’s for adults who like pretty rocks, but can’t come to terms with the fact that they like something “childish” (because for some reason a lot of adults call a rock collection cringe or childish or dumb, but clearly they’ve never met a geologist) so instead of having a pretty rock and mineral collection, they have “healing crystals”, and eventually it just becomes kind of like part of their identity the way a religion is.

    I will however, 100% giggle at their expense with my wife, later. Because anyone who buys $50 polished selenite drink coaster “charging plate”, and a $200 brass pyramid to “recharge” their $50 “healing quartz wand” while refusing to listen to real science deserves to be giggled at.


  • Allowed to?

    Yes.

    Is it still legally binding should such joke events occur?

    Also yes.

    If I say “this company is not liable for any damages caused by sudden laser eyes (unless the laser is TRUE yellow)” well then, if someone suddenly develops yellow laser eyes using my product… Guess who’s on the hook for damages.




  • I love pointing out problematic behavior in cop shows.

    Those DAMN DEFENDANTS claiming they didn’t do it when the good cops JUST KNOW they’re guilty. The DAMN JUDGES always wanting EVIDENCE instead of just taking the cops at their word the alleged criminal dumped the drugs in the river.

    How DARE they insist cops DO THEIR JOB. what’s next, asking them to PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK?

    Usually it’s more subtle like “they’re complaining about being asked to do their jobs correctly, and these are the people we’re supposed to be cheering for?” or “they fabricated evidence of one crime because they dropped the ball with another crime, and they’re the good guys? If you say so…”

    Some people might say I’m ruining a show, but come on… The show was already ruined. I’m just adjusting the picture so your rose tinted glasses get the right colors.






  • I don’t hate this show for existing like many.

    As Mariner in Crisis Point 2: it’s a starfleet story so it’s worth telling.

    However, I really feel like they wanted to have the “it’s BEFORE almost everything else” cake and also wanting to eat it by having more advanced tech.

    Then they realized their error, shot into the future, but in my opinion EXTREMELY underestimated technological advancement across NEARLY 1000 YEARS. Everything basically looks the same.

    And then a man child had a temper tantrum and destroyed galactic civilization single-handedly. Sure. Okay. Have fun with the rest of the show, but that’s where I turn in for the night.

    It just really seems like they had a premise for a good show, then someone came in and demanded this and that HAS to be in the show, and instead of rewriting to make it good, they just kind of crammed things in to please the higher ups.

    So far I’ve loved SNW though.





  • I’m a huge trek nerd so this place is basically like A Little Piece of Heaven.

    I’m slowly getting my wife into it, but she’s still learning the basics so it’s great to have a place to read and discuss the finer points.

    Like how much RICK FUCKING BERMAN sucks ass, and how Captain Jellico may be a good starfleet captain but he’s still an asshole and not a great enterprise captain


  • I replaced my work truck headlights with LEDs and parked out in front of several lines of fencing to angle them downward.

    I ended up having to get a different headlight geometry because the reflectors weren’t designed for LEDs and there was too much spillage.

    When I ask people how hard it was to get to the angle adjustment screws and usually get weird looks.

    Honestly I don’t even know if modern cars HAVE adjustable angle headlights. Every old car I’ve owned has though. Not a huge amount of play but enough to angle up or down by about 10-15 degrees if needed.

    My wife’s car is a 94 and low to the ground, even with brights on I don’t have a problem when she drives by me. 10/10 headlights on that thing.


  • Had a recruiter stop by my desk about two years after I enlisted, and tried to pitch the navy to me.

    I started laughing at him, then when he got all offended and mentioned me “working in a dead end job in the middle of nowhere” I shot back with “beats DYING in the middle of nowhere, where nobody above your CO will even bother reading the casualty report let alone care” , and that if the navy REALLY wanted me they should have returned my calls after I got a medical discharge for having emergency surgery in basic, then denying my reenlistment due to having a surgery in my adult life.

    Of course at this point in my life, with the knowledge and ideals, I wouldn’t touch the MIC with a 899.16cm pole.