Well, yeah! It was settled in court that they’re strictly an entertainment company. It’s the most-watched cable entertainment station that just likes to riff on the news ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Possibly overrepresented Prominently featured on a couple Frank Zappa albums…

Kidding aside, it’s all a matter of taste! Luckily with Zappa there are tons of flavors to choose from 😆

Tortoise was the first group i heard using them, led me get into some of vibraphonist Cal Tjader’s material and some lesser known vibraphone groups/artists (though Tortoise is much more my speed) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EPqmgY6WTVw

Though she often played marimba, Frank Zappa’s percussionist Ruth Underwood was a monster with the mallets as well… Again not vibraphones in this particular example but anyone who digs them may want to see this: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Sq0chFjps

LOL this is a great little thread, kudos to all involved! This really gave me a good chuckle

Paper Linux, computing done olde world style 📜 🤖

He’s diversifying!

This guy gets it! 🥂

Mouse usage 🤝 paying for distance used

Why pay for something you won’t be using all the time? Why not just pay for it only when you’re using it? Oh–well yeah, you’ll have to buy it first–but then you’ll only have to pay to use it when you want to use it, and only when you want to use it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What a fucking breakthrough

Exactly–and someone had to make the unpopular decision to announce it and weather the first round of criticisms. They also will be the first to profit from said stupid idea when they roll it out and the dumbs line up to buy it for fomo reasons or whatever

It’s pretty wild how much they’ll deface themselves to attempt to hold onto their youth, esp when they’ll look much better if they avoided it in the first place. Anyone considering doing any of that shit just needs to compare old Madonna to her recent self. After seeing that, if that’s really what you want, go for it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

They probably are already ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This is a good practice, i appreciate what you’re doing. If anything, i occasionally like to respond to posts like that in order to set the record straight for other people who may read the comment. Debating or disproving the commenter isn’t necessary as much as putting correct information right there next to their bullshit. Some people might buy their lies or faux good-faith, but anyone on the fence or unsure will hopefully benefit from having the truth repeated right next to the lie/bs.

I took it more to be the automated part about the cars, not so much ICE vs EV

There are a lot of clichés that may not make a lot of sense at face value. I’ve found some actually go a lot deeper than you expect, or may actually apply on multiple levels. Common wisdom often hits harder than I initially realized as I’ve gotten older…

Edit: and as you comment shows, I’ve also been guilty of straight-up misinterpreting the meanings as well. Literally just the other day i realized that Lifesavers™ candy are supposed to be little life preservers, as one would have on a boat. For whatever reason, i thought they were just making some grandiose claim as brands often like to do… Sometimes our first impressions become our impressions until correction which may not take place for a long time

As long as twitter.com redirects there, it’s twitter 👐

And they say no one wants to work these days ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I still remember earning my Personal Pan Pizza™ for reading 5 books over one summer… Anyone else have a Book-It pin from back then?

Plus all them decks for solitaire!!!

While i figured the cost would be a factor, i just figured they were sticking with a system that works. If it serves their needs effectively and reliably, why change it?

Edit: answered my own question–it doesn’t work anymore, and that’s why it needs to be changed

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/southwest-cancels-thousands-more-us-flights-weather-stays-bitter-2022-12-27/