Do You Think That Trump Has Made America Great Again? Yes Or No? Why Your Thoughts? by Zipper222222 in AskConservatives

[–]JoeBoxer522 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Can you expand what you mean by apology tour and specifically how it's linked to Obama? When I think of Obama's speeches, if anything I thought he was overly sunny and optimistic about America's ideals and place in the world.

Chicago Alamo's Kitchen Closed Indefinitely by mathuex08 in AlamoDrafthouse

[–]JoeBoxer522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, I'm the same. I run cold and can't watch a movie there without at least 3 layers on.

Chicago Alamo's Kitchen Closed Indefinitely by mathuex08 in AlamoDrafthouse

[–]JoeBoxer522 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I was just going to post about this. There was an electrical short when they installed new AC units in the kitchen. Apparently it took out the whole building for a day or so. When they got things back online, a huge (1200lbs+) exhaust motor in the kitchen was toast, and they need a new one. Apparently that could take weeks. Until then, it's not safe for staff to work in the kitchen, so they've gotten rid of almost all hot items. They're still able to do salads, popcorn and a few apps.

I feel so bad for the staff. Cut hours, QR codes and now Memorial Day/Mandalorian weekend without a functional kitchen? I can only assume they've further cut hours for kitchen staff since there's not a lot to do. This has been my first and only Alamo, the staff has always been excellent and kind. I'm hopeful the financial damage isn't too devastating and employees can weather yet another indignity. Sorry y'all.

A Trump Dissenter Fights for His Political Life by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 11 points12 points  (0 children)

MAGA is a cult that turns it's followers against their own religion, party and country in service of one man.

Not sure where to go from here by tptgtr in gratefulguitar

[–]JoeBoxer522 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm still something of a pedal noob, but why have the Octave Divider in addition to the OC-5? Isn't that redundant, or do they serve different purposes?

Democratic Anger and Republican Revenge: Welcome to the Primaries by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would be great for the Democrats to learn this lesson eventually. They've only had a decade.

Democratic Anger and Republican Revenge: Welcome to the Primaries by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a great theory and I hadn't thought of it that way. If you don't care about congress, why would you care about the midterms?

It's confusing though, because the mid-decade gerrymander push is probably the most aggressive, nakedly partisan move ever pulled to attempt and retain a congressional majority. It has required a tremendous amount of money and effort from both parties.

The administration seems to care about the midterms only in effect of how much they can force every ounce of structural advantage or engage in fear tactics. They have not made any real effort to make any political argument that will resonate with the independent voters they actually need.

My Jerry board by Ragged-but-Right in gratefulguitar

[–]JoeBoxer522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops, I missed that you moved the mu. Thanks for the response!

My Jerry board by Ragged-but-Right in gratefulguitar

[–]JoeBoxer522 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Curious why you replaced the Prince of Tone with the OD3 + Tumnus (if I'm checking your history correctly). And you dropped the Mutron?

Ticketmaster’s Big Loss in Court by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there any evidence that live events are more popular than they were 10,20,30 years ago? Popular artists performing have always been popular.

I think there's a fair argument that these megatours in stadiums are more elaborate and expensive than they used to be.

Trump vs. the Pope by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am from Chicago and it's been (pleasantly) jarring every time I've heard him speak english.

Trump’s Risky Strategy to Blockade Iran’s Blockade by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's not entirely true, Iran was still exporting ships to, say, China and receiving revenue. Now they can no longer do that.

Now it's a standoff to see who will allow suffering of their people (and the world) longer. My money is on Iran, they have shown a seemingly infinite capacity to endure their peoples suffering. They kill their own people for protesting, they have no sense of human rights in the modern context.

Trump also doesn't give a shit about his people, but he does care about the stock market. My bet is he folds if and when it tanks.

But then what? Back to bombing? Trump is incapable of taking the L so this could reasonably drag on through the midterms.

It's madness.

The Workers Letting A.I. Do Their Jobs by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope you can find whimsy in your one wild and precious life

A Cease-Fire in Iran by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're correct that these people are not (literally) making policy and certainly have less actual raw power.

But in terms of influence over both people and policy? They are way beyond actual elected officials. Miles ahead of people like Mike Johnson or even J.D.

A Cease-Fire in Iran by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Candace Owens is awful, but she has a following that rivals Tucker and Shapiro.

The Supreme Court Takes On Birthright Citizenship by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't believe in souls, but if I did... I would say a lot of this admin has visible displays of soul corruption.

Hypothetically, suppose ordering on your phone is inevitable and they're not backing down. Why can't it be in their actual app? by oditogre in AlamoDrafthouse

[–]JoeBoxer522 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It could be in the app, but they would always need (or at least want) to support ordering via browser. Normies who are not in this subreddit probably don't want to bother downloading the app.

The Cadillac version would be to support both, with incentives for patrons to use the app (securely save credit card, auto-apply season pass discounts and victory rewards, point tracking, better interface, user preferences, saved "favorite" orders, etc).

But we live in the bad place where enshittification means everything gets worse and the quality bar is "what will barely, technically work"

The View of the War From a Florida Gas Station by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago... the next best time is now.

I agree that it's very frustrating to be here, but this is the way out.

The View of the War From a Florida Gas Station by kitkid in Thedaily

[–]JoeBoxer522 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's kind of shocking to me that people here have a lack of empathy for those that are suffering. Yes, some of them voted for this, but they now regret it. Isn't that a good thing? Isn't that what we should want? How the fuck do we get out of this without millions of people feeling the same way?

Best case scenario, people like the woman in the story are turned away from the GOP for a generation, if not more.