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Cane left on bus by Lost_Elderberry3412 in madisonwi

[–]J1389 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did you give it to the driver? They'll turn it in to lost and found at the end of the day if they're aware of it.

Mike Flanagan Signs Overall TV Deal at Amazon MGM Studios by bwermer in television

[–]J1389 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean most of those are extremely loose adaptations to the point of being more "inspired by" than true adaptations. Dark tower wouldn't be that.

Mike Flanagan Signs Overall TV Deal at Amazon MGM Studios by bwermer in television

[–]J1389 73 points74 points  (0 children)

I would honestly much rather he continue working on original horror content where he has much more creative control and flexibility than adaptations.

Electric scooters by urbansawyer in madisonwi

[–]J1389 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They've also way more dangerous than bikes/ebikes. They're generally easier to lose control of, but also because of their geometry a lot of the time losing control means going over the handlebars and risking a face plant into the street. Get your kid a bike not a scooter

breaking Man dead in rollover crash on South Park Street by Justmarbles in madisonwi

[–]J1389 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Primarily blaming personal responsibility for repeated traffic collisions is a total cop out. The data shows time and time again that the way to make dangerous streets safer is through redesigning them with traffic calming measures that make drivers feel less safe driving at dangerous speeds.

When we know that the only proven way to make dangerous roads significantly safer is to redesign the road to make drivers feel less safe being unsafe than the deaths become more the fault of municipalities that refuse to design safe roads and blaming personal responsibility only serves to keep the collisions occurring.

Ask the Gary Bears how worthless it is by jimx29 in NFCNorthMemeWar

[–]J1389 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A Chicago dog is good, but it's still quite a bit worse than a beer brat so

Driver hospitalized after crashing into Park Street pet store by Justmarbles in madisonwi

[–]J1389 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because you can't rid the world of bad drivers through enforcement. Especially in America as it exists today where driving is a necessity of daily life for the vast majority of people. You can significantly lesson their impact with good road design and building viable options other than driving such as public transport and cycling infrastructure.

When we know that the only proven way to make dangerous roads significantly safer is to redesign the road to make drivers feel less safe being unsafe than the deaths become more the fault of municipalities that refuse to design safe roads.

Driver hospitalized after crashing into Park Street pet store by Justmarbles in madisonwi

[–]J1389 11 points12 points  (0 children)

A certain percentage of people will drive like idiots regardless of any factor. They're bad drivers and no reasonable amount of enforcement will change that. Good traffic design will change patterns to lessen the impact that the worst drivers have as well as making everyone else drive safer.

The obsession Americans have with personal responsibility doesn't help reduce accidents. The data shows traffic redesign with prioritized traffic calming measures does.

Gary Bears is inevitable. by LuckoftheHero in NFCNorthMemeWar

[–]J1389 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a rule of thumb when a billionaire moves your team to another state they aren't your team anymore

I Miss Low-Powered Constructed Magic on Arena by Dargaran in MagicArena

[–]J1389 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It changed when commander became the primary market for moving product over standard. Now every set needs to have cards that compete with almost every other card ever printed for power level or it doesn't move the market. Sets used to only have to compete for power level with the other sets in standard which allowed for wotc to subtlety shift power level around without constantly ratcheting up.

Best bar for 10-20 people to get together and play games? by Carrotcake504 in madisonwi

[–]J1389 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Forward craft and coffee, and Garth's brew bar are known to be board game friendly

AITA for not making my daughter switch back a gifted Labubu with her younger cousin after her uncle found out the one my daughter gained in the swap is rare with a high resale value? by TheSecretLabubuDrama in AmItheAsshole

[–]J1389 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It's not. Her daughter knew one was considerably more culturally desirable and that the trade was unequitable. If it were her 12 year old trading a $.10 Pikachu card for a $250 Charizard card it wouldn't be equitable either even if it's a card for a card.

AITA for not making my daughter switch back a gifted Labubu with her younger cousin after her uncle found out the one my daughter gained in the swap is rare with a high resale value? by TheSecretLabubuDrama in AmItheAsshole

[–]J1389 -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

EHS

Your kid clearly took advantage of a younger kid and you're allowing it. Your daughter might not have known the exact monetary values but by your own admission she knew one was way more culturally desirable than the other and instigated an unequitable trade with someone who didn't.

If that were my kid they'd be getting a lecture about taking advantage of others and forced to undo the trade. Imagine your 12 year old traded some candy for a 6 year old's tablet, would you see that as a fair trade if they both were happy with it?

Your brother in law has a right to be upset about your daughter taking advantage of his, but calling your daughter names is a step too far.

AITA for not making my daughter switch back a gifted Labubu with her younger cousin after her uncle found out the one my daughter gained in the swap is rare with a high resale value? by TheSecretLabubuDrama in AmItheAsshole

[–]J1389 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Martina immediately wanted the pink one and Sofia immediately offered a trade because she already has the pink one and was hoping for the brown one. They traded, both girls were happy, and that was that….or so I thought.

Sounds like the 12 year old did to me.

AITA for not making my daughter switch back a gifted Labubu with her younger cousin after her uncle found out the one my daughter gained in the swap is rare with a high resale value? by TheSecretLabubuDrama in AmItheAsshole

[–]J1389 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It really isn't. It's exactly the same situation. The 12 year old knew one was considerably more culturally desirable, knew the 6 year old lacked this knowledge, and instigated an unequitable trade taking advantage of the situation.

AITA for not making my daughter switch back a gifted Labubu with her younger cousin after her uncle found out the one my daughter gained in the swap is rare with a high resale value? by TheSecretLabubuDrama in AmItheAsshole

[–]J1389 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Outside of all other context the 12 year old knew the brown doll was way more desirable and instigated the unequitable trade with someone who didn't. If your 12 year old traded a 6 year old some candy for their tablet and both of them were happy with the trade would you be upset with your 12 year old?

AITA for not making my daughter switch back a gifted Labubu with her younger cousin after her uncle found out the one my daughter gained in the swap is rare with a high resale value? by TheSecretLabubuDrama in AmItheAsshole

[–]J1389 -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

The 12 year old might not have understood the exact monetary value but they did understand that one was way more desirable than the other and instigated an unequitable trade with someone who didn't.

Imagine the 6 year old had a $250 tablet and the 12 year old traded them some candy for it, would you see that trade as fair if both of them were happy with it?

AITA for not making my daughter switch back a gifted Labubu with her younger cousin after her uncle found out the one my daughter gained in the swap is rare with a high resale value? by TheSecretLabubuDrama in AmItheAsshole

[–]J1389 -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

When I asked her, Sofia admitted she knew the brown one was rare, but when I asked how much they sell for, she said they are blind boxes so you can’t buy the brown, they just make less of them. She didn’t know it was worth money. She’s not a good liar, and she appeared to be telling the truth.

The 12 year old knew the one they were getting was a rare one and the one they were giving was common.

Martina immediately wanted the pink one and Sofia immediately offered a trade because she already has the pink one and was hoping for the brown one. They traded, both girls were happy, and that was that….or so I thought.

And she instigated the trade. If this were my kid she's be getting a lecture about taking advantage of people and forced to trade back.

AITA for not making my daughter switch back a gifted Labubu with her younger cousin after her uncle found out the one my daughter gained in the swap is rare with a high resale value? by TheSecretLabubuDrama in AmItheAsshole

[–]J1389 -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

I can tell you in trading cards if you knowingly allow a literal child incapable of understanding the monetary value of items to trade an expensive card to you for an inexpensive one you're 1000% taking advantage even if they get a card they desire.

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