bstix
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- Comment on 50 mph man 1 hour ago:
Great, now it’s not getting done.
- Comment on If there's a sort of "apocalyptic" event but there are still surviving communities, will people be able to make eyeglasses again, or are people with vision issues gonna be fucked? 4 days ago:
I once lost my glasses and used an ordinary drinking glass as a monocle as substitute. It wasn’t perfect, but good enough for me to find my glasses. (This was before cell phones had cameras).
Having been very near sighted for most of my life, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not really that big of a handicap. It’s mostly an issue for reading things, and even that can be done when putting it close enough.
I can’t really think of anything in a hypothetical apocalypse where 20/20 vision would be absolutely necessary.
- Comment on If there's a sort of "apocalyptic" event but there are still surviving communities, will people be able to make eyeglasses again, or are people with vision issues gonna be fucked? 4 days ago:
It’s just salt water.
- Comment on this is exactly what copper would say 6 days ago:
Thieves don’t care if it’s a nice neighborhood. It happens on building sites everywhere. They don’t mind driving a long way.
- Comment on sponsored by raycon 6 days ago:
Edit: this is the exact voice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aieHMRm7R7s
- Comment on sponsored by raycon 6 days ago:
I had one that said “the bluetooth device has connected as successfully”
- Comment on Rick Astley breakups must be awkward - "You said you were never gonna give me up!!!" 1 week ago:
Maybe that would be funny of it was somebody else.
He gave up his career at his peak to become a full time family man.
- Comment on What if a billionaire wants to help you? 1 week ago:
They just make a bank transfer. The real issue is the taxation.
Every country has a threshold for how much someone can receive without paying taxes.
- Comment on It looks scared 1 week ago:
It’s a shitty light post.
- Comment on Expand North! So much room up there. 1 week ago:
Canada should join the Nordic countries in a new Kalmar Union. Everything you mentioned is in common, unlike USA and EU, which both span different climates, and thus different ways of life.
Don’t get me wrong, I like both EU and the former USA, but I think there’s just more mutual ground in latitude than longitudes.
- Comment on Time to pluralize titles. 2 weeks ago:
Girls with adequate number of cups.
- Comment on Marco Rubio orders US diplomats to launch lobbying blitz against Europe's tech law 2 weeks ago:
Same for the United States of America.
- Comment on xkcd #3125: Snake-in-the-Box Problem 2 weeks ago:
The difficulty is that the goat is tied to the fence.
It would be a lot easier to put a pole in the center of the circle.
The length of the rope would then be 0.5 x sqr(2) x fence radius.
- Comment on Is it safe to assume the guy i went out on a date with, just wants to sleep with me? 2 weeks ago:
I think it’s impossible to assume anything at all. With cultural, age and gender differences, it’s difficult to figure out what the intentions of another person are, unless they state them clearly. Neither you or he did that.
As a guy, I can assure you that guys do not understand subtle hints or can even logically deduce where this casual acquaintance is going from what you have already described.
You’ll need to be very clear. Maybe then he will also tell or show you his own intentions more clearly.
But first you need to know yourself what you actually want to hang out with this guy for and if it’s worthwhile maintaining the friendship for whatever reason. It makes sense if you have mutual interests or benefits from keeping in touch. However, my best guess based on your description of him offering a back massage is that he might have more romantic intentions than you. In that case it’s best for both of you to be brutally clear and end his hopes instead of “friend-zoning” him. It might feel unpleasant, but it’s crucial to be clear. If he reacts negatively, well, there’s your answer.
- Comment on hygiene 2 weeks ago:
No, they don’t.
It’s either a weird coincidence or in perhaps that the fitness chains areusing the same plumber and that guy is doing a shit job.
- Comment on How it feels using TOR as a Brit rn 🤘 3 weeks ago:
It bothers me that the sunglasses are in front of the diagonal. That diagonal is also the wrong way.
- Comment on The next time you hear someone say they're just vibing in life without a job, just look at this image. 3 weeks ago:
The Japanese Elvis culture springs to mind.
Also, there are “cowboys” everywhere in the world.
You mentioned lederhosen and of course those types exist outside of Germany too.
- Comment on I just figured this out today 4 weeks ago:
Don’t know that one.
- Comment on In the cave 5 weeks ago:
The meme is referencing Plato, so I’d say it was originally his idea.
- Comment on xkcd #3115: Unsolved Physics Problems 5 weeks ago:
hair plugs that admittedly look pretty good.
Nah, it also doesn’t fool anyone. it looks like a toupee, except that he can’t take it off.
- Comment on Say Hello to the World's Largest Hard Drive, a Massive 36TB Seagate 5 weeks ago:
You wouldn’t download your mom.
- Comment on Why Americans Can’t Buy the World’s Best Electric Car 5 weeks ago:
All car manufacturers world wide are subsidized.
subsidytracker.goodjobsfirst.org/parent-totals
Of course China can make cheaper cars, because most car manufacturers get their parts produced in China anyway.
- Comment on Barbers HATE this one simple trick 1 month ago:
That’s no moon.
- Comment on Have a good trip 1 month ago:
With enginuity like this it should be possible to make a water trap to keep the smell contained.
- Comment on Does people doing things that upset others also upset you? 1 month ago:
A dog without leash shows that the owner hasn’t bothered taking dog training classes or in the case of my country that they haven’t bothered learning the law. If they can’t be bothered to do that, I worry that they are not responsible enough to take care of the dog, and they shouldn’t be allowed to own a dog. Dog ownership ought to require a license or mandatory training.
The person using the perfume might also not even know about the issue, but in that case, I don’t think it makes sense to blame the consumer. There are simply too many types of products that are potentially dangerous when used wrong. Perhaps the seller ought to have warned about it, but I doubt that would make much difference. You can still be upset about it being produced. Lots of things are like that.
Sometimes you can blame the consumer and sometimes you can’t.
- Comment on We really don't want to talk about our problems 1 month ago:
If I could drop out of everything for 29 days, I wouldn’t come back at all.
- Comment on Corporations are saving the planet! 1 month ago:
The caps was a problem yes. Not just littering, but also in sorting for recycling, where they’d often end up in the wrong place.
It obviously depends on where and how it’s done, but the thing I’ve heard is that due to (the lack of) weight and size the bottle caps would end up in the paper badges, which would ruin the paper from being recycled. It’s better if it follows the bottle. PET bottles (including caps) are shredded, washed and used for new bottles.
Same thing happened to the pull tabs on aluminium cans. Those used to be separate too.
- Comment on Tesla's European car sales nosedive for fifth month as customers switch to Chinese EVs 1 month ago:
The mentioned cars are somewhat outdated.
You might also want to consider newer models like Renault 5, Skoda Elroq or Hyundai Ioniq.
- Comment on There is probably a subsection of vampires that use careful sun exposure as tattoos or bodymods 1 month ago:
People do that.
- Comment on Your TV Is Spying On You 1 month ago:
Sometimes hundreds of snapshots a second.
That’s a pretty neat FPS for a tv.