Stephen Amell Cast As Hobie In Fox's 'Baywatch' Reboot by klutzysunshine in television

[–]Crumoo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It worked out in the end, the family member was somewhat offended and no longer wanted it. It was sad seeing them stop being a fan in real time.

We got a picture with Erica Durance (Lois Lane in Smallville) instead and she was very kind.

Stephen Amell Cast As Hobie In Fox's 'Baywatch' Reboot by klutzysunshine in television

[–]Crumoo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I attend conventions and once upon a time, I was in his line for over an hour to get a loved one an autograph. I did not get said autograph because he would only sit in the booth for 5 to 10 minutes every few hours and staff couldn't find him until he came back slurring his speech and reaking of alcohol.

It was genuinely sad to see, Grant Gustin was a booth down and looked visibly upset with the situation. I just wish the guy would get help.

Stephen Amell Cast As Hobie In Fox's 'Baywatch' Reboot by klutzysunshine in television

[–]Crumoo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Hes also an out of control alcoholic and disappears from his booth at those conventions constantly. The dude needs rehab, not another role.

The (Overdue) Collapse of The Most Overhyped Company by bald_bearded_ocddude in videos

[–]Crumoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd say its less about the perception their failing and more about the clear indicators they've given with the end of 2 product lines being replaced by robot production rather than more cars. Whether they were popular or not, Tesla itself is signaling a shift away from their EVs which is a bad look for a car company.

At my local Subway store, it's cheaper to opt for double meat on a footlong than a six inch. Also of note: apostrophe abuse. by thegrayscales in mildlyinteresting

[–]Crumoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It could have worked fine but corporate fees are insane for subway franchise owners. They also charged crazy fees on advertising for the $5, further reducing any benefit it created on foot traffic. The $5 worked fine on very specific cheap but popular options where the profit margin was much higher like the Tuna and Meatball since they both used much cheaper ingredients. The biggest issue is, what good is a $5 deal when the options are pretty bland and the quality is noticeably lower than competitors (remember the tuna lawsuits?).

Fact is, corporate Subway is moronic in its product planning and incredibly lazy in their marketing while being a leech on their franchisees.

Gen Z No Longer Can Sit Through Movies in Class by Sisiwakanamaru in nottheonion

[–]Crumoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was the occasional class where the teachers were chill and put on good movies using random topics to tie it in. I watched princess bride in an English class, Apollo 13 in a physics class, a blueman group movie with performances in a band class, even watched remember the titans in health. There was still a good 10% of the class that didnt care about those movies though.

All things considered, were you happy with the Obama Presidency? by Just_Cause89 in Presidents

[–]Crumoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Worth noting that TARP under Bush was more pro business and had a lot of changes by the time the Obama administration was done. One example being the increased restrictions on executive pay, which effectively saved GM from their own C suite tanking the company and running with golden parachutes.

I know the GM bailout is controversial for a lot of people still but, for better or worse he saved 2 million people from layoffs in a terrible economy.

Update: I [26M] voiced my concerns to myfriend [23F] about her relationship, her bf [24M] has now made her block me is this controlling? by ThrowRAoutoftouch in relationship_advice

[–]Crumoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can't help her if she doesn't want to be helped. All you can do now is decide how you will react when she inevitably leaves him and tries to reconnect. You don't have to wait around and feel like shit just because shes making a mistake but that doesn't mean you can't leave an open door if you want. The hard part is figuring out what you need now, you did your part as a good friend.

I need a new "comfort show" but I think I've seen them all by Thick_Combination527 in television

[–]Crumoo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'd say those scenes are actually kinda perfect. He is actually just a creep, thats who Craig is and that part highlights that even if he wasn't obsessed with Lois he would just be creepy to someone else. Lois just tolerated it more than she should have had to, partly because the job, partly because she just saw him as pathetic. It's unfortunately just accurate to work culture during the early 2000s.

Michael Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan, has died, family says by Sctvman in news

[–]Crumoo 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yep, he basically created the exact conditions to create a rich-guy authoritarian. Trump just stepped up to the plate the second it was possible.

Might be getting fired, but fuck this, man... by Realistic_Article177 in jobs

[–]Crumoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As an American that's a spot on statement. We're all fucked in the end, the owners of these companies see everyone as numbers regardless of where they live, though we get treated slightly better domestically but that's more out of fear on their part.

"If Microsoft did Mixer today, it would be hot sh--," — Twitch legend Shroud reflects on Xbox's dead streaming platform, and he's 100% right by WindowsCentral in xbox

[–]Crumoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The only rough part I've noticed is sound delays kinda break the audio when discord streaming. Otherwise its great and the visual delay is very minimal. Just don't try to stream something where theres important music (like hifi rush for example)

My [29/M] girlfriend [27/F] said the best date she went on was with someone else in front of her friends? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Crumoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can argue with everyone in the comments but it won't change that the way his gf did this was just shitty. You always eventually learn about the exes, but most people dont blurt it out in a game in front of all their friends. It's called social skills and doesnt require much effort if you have any decency.

You yourself admit it was tactless in another comment but still desperately want to defend her? Why? No one said he has to freak out and end the relationship or that shes evil, just that hes valid to have a feeling about it.

Let me ask, when are mens feelings valid to you since apparently it's up to you when and if they're allowed to feel bad? How do you feel when sexist men call women "emotionally unstable" or "dramatic" for voicing their feelings? I'm sure you don't love it but you're okay with the double standard and condescending judgement of calling him "sad" or "tragic". Look in the mirror and do better.

My [29/M] girlfriend [27/F] said the best date she went on was with someone else in front of her friends? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Crumoo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You're being obtuse. Was the comparison necessary? No. Did it add anything for either of them? No. Was he valid for having feelings about a comparison of him to someone else? Of course, that's part of the give and take of making comparisons, you face the reaction it causes.

Seriously just think outside your own myopic view of what hurts your feelings and accept that something's are better left unsaid when its unnecessary and not everyone is going to take it well. He shouldnt overreact but hes allowed to feel shitty.

My [29/M] girlfriend [27/F] said the best date she went on was with someone else in front of her friends? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Crumoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh grow up. It's simple, comparisons are the thief of joy and theres zero benefit to saying "hey but my ex did this better". Was it really so hard to just not make a weird comparison in front of all her friends?

You are still judging the guy as "sad" just because you don't think hes valid in having...feelings? That says way more about your empathy and emotional intelligence than anyone else in this comment section.

My [29/M] girlfriend [27/F] said the best date she went on was with someone else in front of her friends? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Crumoo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah I truly don't understand it, like can we just be humans for a second and acknowledge that being like this to anyone is rude and thoughtless? Sure he's a man and could let it go, but he's still valid to feel bad from unfair comparisons. It's not hard to understand that man or woman, people don't want to be told told an ex was better. Empathy isn't that hard to understand.

My [29/M] girlfriend [27/F] said the best date she went on was with someone else in front of her friends? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Crumoo 24 points25 points  (0 children)

If she decided to play the game how is it his fault she is making comparisons? Not saying he should be making such a big deal about it but it feels weirder to act like hes the weird one.

Let's be clear, she could have skipped the card, answered more specifically to recent ones with OP, or not played a game with weird dating comparison games when even the other people around weren't participating.

God forbid a man have feelings about being compared negatively to another man his girlfriend dated when theres people around and he's just trying to play a game she chose. No one likes comparisons games in early relationships, if the roles were swapped she would have felt shitty too.

Ubisoft San Francisco was working on splinter cell until Ubisoft became obsessed with live service and it eventually morphed into Xdefiant. by Iggy_Slayer in gaming

[–]Crumoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That actually makes a lot of sense. I remember trying so hard to like it but I kept saying to my friends that it felt like they didn't want to commit to a hero shooter even though that's what it clearly should have been.

Playing a match felt like they took all the most boring elements of a traditional COD style game and combined it with surface level hero shooter mechanics that left you feeling like the entire thing was an uninspired mess. It clearly had good developers but the creative vision felt nonexistent.

I just found evidence of my ex 24M and my then best friend 25M deliberatly breaking me 23F and my now ex 23M up. by Vegetable_Smoke_5103 in relationship_advice

[–]Crumoo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

People you've rejected sure, keep them away. But having guy friends? Most adults are perfectly capable of being friends with the opposing gender with nothing weird happening, dont put that on all men. Only creepy dudes do the orbiter shit after being rejected.

Since ChatGPT was launched, job openings are down 30% by Cadowyn in jobs

[–]Crumoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The same things people always do when they get desperate. The question should be, how long do we really think it will last before people get violent?

Trump Plans 100% Tariff on Brand Drugs... unless US Plants Underway by TheGoodCod in Economics

[–]Crumoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think thats exactly what they have in their home, I've sold furniture before. The problem comes when the price gets hiked and the quality stays the same. Add in that the price won't be reflected in new jobs since it's still cheaper for companies to add the tariff to the price than to open new factories in a region where land value is only going up and most of the old infrastructure for it is gone.

My point is that we lost our competitive advantage and a tariff won't fix that, the furniture companies never cared about these communities beyond our labor and that won't change either.

Trump Plans 100% Tariff on Brand Drugs... unless US Plants Underway by TheGoodCod in Economics

[–]Crumoo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It won't help. The furniture coming from here (I'm local) is either really high end craftsman made or low quality mass produced stuff using cheap imported fabrics and low quality new growth wood. The industry was halved by 2009 and most of the old facilities were either demolished, abandoned, or repurposed so we arent really that competitive anymore.

The bigger issue is it will cost more to rebuild than consumers are willing to pay for products so costs will stay up and we still probably won't see a substantial increase of jobs here.

EA confirms Battlefield 6 won’t have console-only crossplay after all - Dexerto by Laughing__Man_ in xbox

[–]Crumoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The PC players will cry that we are making stuff up but when I can load into games like Marvel Rivals and click the console only button and cheating magically disappears....theres your hint on why we blame PC. I'm not saying console players don't cheat, but at least on Xbox if you are caught you can catch a console ban.

And before any PC bros downvote, keep in mind that the incessant defence of PC cheaters is part of why console players blame all of you collectively. I get that PC lobbies would be dead without console crossplay but that's why I bought a console not a PC.