Hikermick
@Hikermick@lemmy.world
- Comment on Chinese Factory Worker Can't Believe The Shit He Makes For Americans 9 hours ago:
Imagine being the factory worker making fleshlights.
- Comment on oh yeeeeeee 3 days ago:
In this context, fecal is funnier. Feral doesn’t make much sense
- Comment on Why is there steam coming out of the streets in New York 2 weeks ago:
I can’t speak for NY but that is the situation in Cleveland. I have a customer downtown on city steam. I watch hot water discharge to a drain at the rate of about 3 gallons a minute and there’s 1440 minutes in a day. When it was built I’m sure they reclaimed most of it (80% return is considered good) but over time the pipe corrodes and you have leaks.
- Comment on Why is there steam coming out of the streets in New York 2 weeks ago:
It’s terribly inefficient. The efficiency is lost when the steam that condenses back into hot water is lost and none of it is returned to the boiler to be reheated. Rather than reheating this returning water which normally is at 120-160 degrees Fahrenheit, fresh water is used which in the winter here is around 56 degrees. Aside from this the cold water taken in contains impurities such as dissolved gasses which cause corrosion and dissolved minerals which can cause scaling that acts as an insulator raising the amount of energy needed to heat the water.
- Comment on Why is there steam coming out of the streets in New York 2 weeks ago:
If it were that simple everyone would have done it by now. This method of heating your building is very expensive. Long story short, I’m in the HVAC business and two of my customers have made themselves independent. One was a private property management company that gutted an empty building and was successful, the other is a federal building that hired a private company to convert over and got screwed.
- Comment on Why is there steam coming out of the streets in New York 2 weeks ago:
Some big cities originally heated their buildings by producing steam in one one centralized building and delivering it to large buildings thru pipes underground. The steam you see is from leaking pipes in this antiquated infrastructure. It’s a very inefficient method if you ask me. Cities should offer these buildings low interest loans so they can update and be independent but they never take my advice
- Comment on How do I turn my tv on? 2 weeks ago:
Turn of the lamps, light a few candles and whisper sweet nothings in it’s ear
- Comment on Obama wasn't a hero; he just wasn't terrible 2 weeks ago:
Hard to argue logic like that
- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 3 weeks ago:
Hey looks like i got one point!
- Comment on Singer Rick Astley dead at age 59 3 weeks ago:
Not with that attitude you ain’t
- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 3 weeks ago:
I lived through all that too except for very early Sunday mornings our local station would show Felix the Cat and Popeye cartoons followed by Davey and Goliath. I think they got away with t because it was before church started and Davey was somewhat religious
- Comment on Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE 3 weeks ago:
Zero (born in '66). Can we add some more to the list?
21: had to wait for the television to warm up
- Comment on Singer Rick Astley dead at age 59 3 weeks ago:
Thunder stole my thunder
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- Comment on You are not living in reality if you do not see the huge difference between THEN and NOW 3 weeks ago:
You are gullible
- Comment on You are not living in reality if you do not see the huge difference between THEN and NOW 3 weeks ago:
Yes. Full time fast food worker wages
- Comment on You are not living in reality if you do not see the huge difference between THEN and NOW 3 weeks ago:
Do people on Lemmy think that there was a time when one could afford a house on fast food worker wages?
- Comment on Yes, in the 1980s we downloaded games from the radio 3 weeks ago:
I never had this option. Typing in the whole thing manually from 4 pages of tiny print in BYTE magazine was my go to. Always had to be quick to save progress on cassette whenever mom came near with the vacuum cleaner
- Comment on When old people tell you about "the good old days" and how great things used to be 3 weeks ago:
Those were the days
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
If I knew how I’d already have a cult of my own. I hear being charismatic is a prerequisite
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Start a cult
- Comment on People Are Using AI to Create Influencers With Down Syndrome Who Sell Nudes 5 weeks ago:
From Google AI:
Never Feed After Midnight: If a Mogwai is fed after midnight, it will undergo a transformation into a Gremlin, a mischievous and destructive creature.
- Comment on People Are Using AI to Create Influencers With Down Syndrome Who Sell Nudes 5 weeks ago:
Gremlins? IDK. Down Syndrome? Definitely.
- Comment on People Are Using AI to Create Influencers With Down Syndrome Who Sell Nudes 5 weeks ago:
Give a person with down syndrome alcohol? I’d rather feed a Gremlin after midnight
- Comment on This speaks for itself 1 month ago:
Yes they did get criticism for it but I can’t say if the change came about because of it. I did read that they got rid of Ronald during that short time that there were news reports of people dressing up as clowns and freaking people out.
Yeah you’re right about the colors of things. In the 90’s there was a big deal made about cars painted green again
- Comment on This speaks for itself 1 month ago:
Like a lot of things I’ll bet it was an insurance liability plus a lot of labor to keep it clean and safe. McDonald’s is struggling to survive in a business where new=exciting and what your parents grew up with=lame. Burger Kings are closing left and right where I live. They’ve done nothing to adapt.
Funny thing about that conference room. I have an uncle who has quite a bit of money. He eats off of the McDonald’s dollar menu (or at least he did when it was still a thing). He’ll take us somewhere nice when visiting, he’s quite generous but he always makes a point to mention he eats at McDonald’s. He gives financial advice, i can see him holding meetings there
- Comment on This speaks for itself 1 month ago:
They’re marketing towards adults now
- Comment on This speaks for itself 1 month ago:
McDonald’s is now trying to appeal to adults and the building reflects that. They did away with Ronald and all the characters long ago. No more indoor playgrounds. No more cartoon movie toys. I think they still have happy meals but we’re better known for their dollar menu now called a McValue menu
- Comment on Why does it seem like many Americans have an arrogant personality trait? 1 month ago:
I’m curious, have your interactions with Americans been with those that have traveled to Europe? The reason I ask is because I was able to visit years ago and wondered if maybe European’s view of Americans is skewed because they mostly see those of us that come from well off backgrounds (upper income). I met young Americans that had been there multiple times because their parents paid their way while they were on summer break from school. In contrast, I was the exact opposite. You’re not likely to see many low income folks visiting so you may have a skewed viewpoint.
- Comment on YSK: Gas stoves cause cancer 1 month ago:
This just in… Sunlight causes cancer! Exactly why I have this big scab on my cheeks. Get screened folks, especially if it runs in your family