September 29Sep 29 1 minute ago, Serak The Preparer said: So that means surely premiums are going to go back down next year right?
September 29Sep 29 On 9/25/2025 at 4:48 PM, MissingInAction said: Get a coffee press. Thank me later.
October 8Oct 8 This is how you stop things. The problem is the NAS market are THE people who subscribe to Corey Doctorow so they are immune from the railroading. https://www.guru3d.com/story/synology-reverses-policy-banning-thirdparty-hdds-after-nas-sales-plummet/ Accountability works and is the only antidote.
October 8Oct 8 22 minutes ago, immamac said: This is how you stop things. The problem is the NAS market are THE people who subscribe to Corey Doctorow so they are immune from the railroading. https://www.guru3d.com/story/synology-reverses-policy-banning-thirdparty-hdds-after-nas-sales-plummet/ Accountability works and is the only antidote. Thought this was about the lovable rascal from Queensbridge.
October 8Oct 8 Speaking of Doctorow, he just did a long interview with Adam Conover on the subject of enshittification
October 10Oct 10 18 minutes ago, HenryJames said: 4 minutes ago, tbone_ said: I mean what could possibly go wrong? You mean besides masking the overall rotten state of the economy outside of data center build-outs?
October 15Oct 15 The DoorDash experience now is full on insanity. I just tried to order two items and it asked/forced itself upon me to keep adding other items, some not even remotely related to what I wanted. I had to click through at least two extra screens to get to where I wanted.
October 15Oct 15 Popular Post Still don't understand the fascination with Doordash / Uber Eats. Talk about a couple of gigantic scams.
October 15Oct 15 6 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: Still don't understand the fascination with Doordash / Uber Eats. Talk about a couple of gigantic scams. This. "Hey, here's my pitch to you, consumer: pay $60 for $20 worth of food that you could go pick up in 15 minutes yourself." My son drove Doordash for a while for extra cash, and he'd regularly come home shaking his head, like after he'd just delivered a single slice of cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory to a shitty apartment. A $9 slice of cheesecake that ended up costing the customer $30. I mean, as a former hard drinking idiot, I DO get some of the appeal of "I got the munchies, can't drive anywhere, and I'd like two orders of pasta, a slice of pie, and a bloomin' onion." But Doordash has a much bigger customer base than drunks with the munchies. It's a lot of "lazy asses who make bad decisions." Or, in shorter terms, "Americans."
October 15Oct 15 2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: This. "Hey, here's my pitch to you, consumer: pay $60 for $20 worth of food that you could go pick up in 15 minutes yourself." And I’ll be cold, and take an hour. And invariably will be screwed up, so you have to whine to the store and DoorDash about it. Instead of just picking it up yourself and checking the food before you leave I don’t pay delivery fees for food. My lazy ass can go pick it up. Plus the dog likes a short car ride to the pizza place
October 15Oct 15 Stopped at the McDonald's in San Marcos a few weeks ago, and there was a Door Dash guy there picking up stuff.
October 15Oct 15 1 minute ago, HenryJames said: Stopped at the McDonald's in San Marcos a few weeks ago
October 15Oct 15 12 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: 21 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: This. "Hey, here's my pitch to you, consumer: pay $60 for $20 worth of food that you could go pick up in 15 minutes yourself." My drunk brain thinks this is a good idea. And it is much better than me driving while intoxicated.
October 15Oct 15 3 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: My drunk brain thinks this is a good idea. And it is much better than me driving while intoxicated. That's poor planning on your part. It's advisable to always have some good snacks available before commencing a solid drinking session.
October 15Oct 15 90% of the time I've used either is when I'm in a hotel and too tired or lazy to leave my room.
October 15Oct 15 27 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: Still don't understand the fascination with Doordash / Uber Eats. Talk about a couple of gigantic scams. You don't like paying twice as much to get cold food delivered, all while the company takes money from the restaurant, too, without providing any reasonable wage and protections to the drivers? You sound like an asshole.
October 15Oct 15 6 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: My drunk brain thinks this is a good idea. And it is much better than me driving while intoxicated. That's the only viable and reasonable market I can see for it. Shit, my son and his buddies have been over playing video games and whatnot, and consuming various beverages and such, and they decide they need to order $60 worth of Taco Bell. I get it, and they aren't driving anywhere. But the bulk of Doordash traffic is just lazy dumbfucks. 1 minute ago, bolverk said: 90% of the time I've used either is when I'm in a hotel and too tired or lazy to leave my room. I've done it once or twice in that circumstance. But usually, I either 1) want to get out and get some air, so I can eat somewhere or pick something up, or 2) I picked something up on the way to the hotel because I was thinking ahead.
October 15Oct 15 48 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said: That's poor planning on your part. It's advisable to always have some good snacks available before commencing a solid drinking session. Yup. Going out drinking? There’s gonna be cold pizza or Chinese food in the fridge waiting for me when I get home. Drinkin at home? I picked up snacks, real food and shit earlier in the day/week and am ready to go.
October 15Oct 15 I spend an absolutely embarrassing amount of money on doordash but I'm a lazy pothead
October 15Oct 15 1 hour ago, HenryJames said: Stopped at the McDonald's in San Marcos a few weeks ago, and there was a Door Dash guy there picking up stuff. There are always people on the internet crying about their finances while they DoorDash fast food 4x a week. Fat, lazy and stupid
October 20Oct 20 I sometimes complain about posts that are off-topic, but that is 100% on topic. You literally* could not be more on topic. *for you grammar nazis, I am using that term correctly in this case.
October 22Oct 22 3 hours ago, Chopper said: who wants this shit "trade contracts on the outcome of events in finance, culture, and entertainment." I thought this was what stock markets are for
October 22Oct 22 the betting apps( and their ads) just subsidize my enjoyment of sports. I'm carrying an enormous burden of guilt here...
October 22Oct 22 Installed a new screen protector on my phone. I decided to scan the QR code for the installation video, on the off chance I was missing something. I scan the code and it asks for phone number and email to continue to the video. Get fucked.
October 23Oct 23 On 10/19/2025 at 5:18 PM, HenryJames said: The year: 2026. Today, I was unable to take a dump because of a 12-hour AWS outage.
October 23Oct 23 2 hours ago, Ghost of NMAS said: 867-5309 getfucked@muledick.com Then how do I get the code they send so I can watch the video?
October 23Oct 23 On 10/8/2025 at 8:19 AM, Captainant said: Speaking of Doctorow, he just did a long interview with Adam Conover on the subject of enshittification Watched a good bit of this. I'd loosely summarize Doctorow's position as the path to enshitification was laid by changes to anti-trust law and regulatory enforcement. Related to that he explicitly states removal of individuals like Zuckerberg isn't the solution and whomever comes next will likely be "worse". Obviously being anti tech boss is a popular position. Lina Kahn drove a hard anti-trust position at FTC and was hated with the power of a thousand suns by tech world. So who has a solution to stopping/slowing enshitification? and what is it?
October 23Oct 23 2 minutes ago, Incredulity said: So who has a solution to stopping/slowing enshitification? and what is it? Nuclear winter?
October 23Oct 23 11 minutes ago, Incredulity said: Watched a good bit of this. I'd loosely summarize Doctorow's position as the path to enshitification was laid by changes to anti-trust law and regulatory enforcement. Related to that he explicitly states removal of individuals like Zuckerberg isn't the solution and whomever comes next will likely be "worse". Obviously being anti tech boss is a popular position. Lina Kahn drove a hard anti-trust position at FTC and was hated with the power of a thousand suns by tech world. So who has a solution to stopping/slowing enshitification? and what is it? Well, the Rule of Law is dying a quick death. And there is apparently no more obscene word in the English language than "regulation." So, yeah....the nuclear winter suggestion remains at the top of the "most likely solution" pile. Kinda seriously. The only thing that can stop the tide is complete, total, and catastrophic social failure. Good news: we're headed there at breakneck speed. Bad news: we're headed there at breakneck speed.
October 23Oct 23 3 minutes ago, Brisketexan said: Well, the Rule of Law is dying a quick death. And there is apparently no more obscene word in the English language than "regulation." So, yeah....the nuclear winter suggestion remains at the top of the "most likely solution" pile. Kinda seriously. The only thing that can stop the tide is complete, total, and catastrophic social failure. Good news: we're headed there at breakneck speed. Bad news: we're headed there at breakneck speed.
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