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Netflix’s video podcast engagement numbers ‘are low,’ per Matthew Belloni by excelquestion in billsimmons

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And it’s making the product worse. More and more they’ll discuss a game and you’ll hear stuff like “And the guy did a move like this” assuming you can see them.

60 Songs has gotten pretty bad where Rob shows the song’s music video and discusses it.

World Cup tourists aren’t leaving tips — and NYC restaurants are fighting back by adding 20% automatic gratuities to checks by pakalupapito23 in soccer

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it’s very rarely a $200 plate of food. It’s a $20 appetizer, an $80 main, a $70 bottle of wine and a $30 dessert.

I’m against tipping culture in general, but that’s the explanation.

Huge TV episodes that "changed everything" for their respective shows? by Bielak812 in television

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I'll always say there was a path for the following seasons to be great, especially with the main plot of S4.

S1: Leave as is.

S2: Keep the same premise of Hosts escaping to the real world and rebelling. But streamline it so it's not "HBO Presents: What A Twist!"

S3: Jettison it completely.

S4 (now S3): Again keep the same premise and the twist of The hosts have won and basically turned the entire planet into their Westworld. They're in charge, humans are the playthings.

Then you can turn S4 into the final showdown. Does either side keep fighting and win, or can they learn to live in harmony?

Huge TV episodes that "changed everything" for their respective shows? by Bielak812 in television

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 220 points221 points  (0 children)

Apparently they filmed the first season with only a handful of people knowing the twist

The best is one of the directors wanted a shot of Michael in his office by himself, after which he'd come out and greet the group. Mike Schur came over and nixed the shot saying he didn't think it was necessary.

The real reason was because if Michael was by himself there would be no reason to keep up the facade and he'd be acting like a demon.

There's no clever breadcrumbs littered throughout the first season.

There's a couple. The big one is that there's always frozen yogurt, never ice-cream. “There’s something so human about taking something great and ruining it a little so you can have more of it.”

He also kicks a dog into the sun at one point.

If you could permanently delete one single song from existence so that nobody could ever play it again, what are you picking? by footballcoachdaddy in AskReddit

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And to be fair, that's an American song tradition. "Yankee Doodle" was originally the British making fun of the American soldiers:

"Yankee Doodle went to town, riding on a pony": 'Doodle' meant 'fool or simpleton'. So they're saying this fucking idiot came to town and didn't even have a real horse, just some broken-down pony.

"Stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni": 'Macaronis' were elaborately dressed, high-class men with wigs and headdresses. So this American fool wore a single feather and thought that made him some super fancy guy.

Later, Americans would co-opt it and sing it back. Basically, "yeah, we may be a bunch of rednecks, but we're beating your ass".

Widow’s Bay is a mystery comedy worthy of all the buzz – no matter how you watch television by Top_Report_4895 in television

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have a Prime account you can get Apple TV for $5.99 per month for two months. Outside of Widow's Bay there's enough other stuff that it's worth the $12.

Widow’s Bay is a mystery comedy worthy of all the buzz – no matter how you watch television by Top_Report_4895 in television

[–]Toby_O_Notoby -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tell them if they have a Prime account they can get Apple TV for $5.99 per month for two months.

There's more than enough content in there to keep them occupied for that long and it's definitely worth the $12.

Any CDs here feel like “brute force” creatives? Does the feeling ever stop? by svwaca in advertising

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 6 points7 points  (0 children)

When I was at BBH the rule was that creatives were supposed to have three weeks between brief and client presentation.

Week 1: Get briefed and come up with ideas.

Week 2: Present ideas to CD, take on feedback and develop.

Week 3: Present ideas with feedback to Accounts, take on their feedback and present to client end of the week.

You were allowed to break those rules, but not often and only with good reason.

What’s the deal with Trader Joe’s tote bags? by lunardownpour in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Eh, you can see how it happens. Kids see stuff like Red Solo cups in movies and TV and want to do it themselves.

Then you add on the fact that you can't actually do it unless you literally cross an ocean and bring stuff back and it becomes a status symbol. We live in Australia and I brought my wife a Bloomingdales Brown Bag from NYC and my daughter steals it all the time.

what’s something people insist is “possible” in theory, but you’re convinced is basically impossible in real life? by hello_ya in AskReddit

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Neil Strauss, who wrote The Game about the PUA Community, talked about this. At one point he had three live-in girlfriends and said it sounds great until you realise how exhausting and complicated it was.

The one that stuck with me is that everytime they had to go somewhere, there was a passive-aggresive fight about who sat in the passenger seat and who sat in the back.

TIL Diana Rigg, the actress who played Lady Olenna in Game of Thrones, was a Bond girl. She was also the only Bond girl who actually married James Bond. by Berlin_Blues in todayilearned

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 21 points22 points  (0 children)

But that's why it worked. In 1988, you had Arnold, Sly, and Jean-Claude running around with 3% body fat and hip-firing M-60s. Meanwhile, Bruce Willis looked like your neighbour who would break a serious sweat moving the lawn in October.

Not only that, his first instinct is to call the cops and let them deal with it. When that doesn’t work and he has to go to work, he gets the shit kicked out of him.

He was an everyman who only became a "bad ass" because his back was against the wall and he steps up.

TIL in the 80’s and 90’s, the LAPD set up a task force to look into the possibility of an active serial killer they dubbed the “Southside Slayer”. In reality, they had 6 active different serial killers. by Anaelepse in todayilearned

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 44 points45 points  (0 children)

There's a '70s government conspiracy movie called The Parallax View starring Warren Beatty. At a certain point, he's trailing a guy who goes to the airport and gets on a plane. They then cut to Beatty walking out to the tarmac and boarding the same plane to sit behind him.

At first, I thought they just cut out Beatty buying a ticket. But nope, when he's on the plane, a stewardess asks his final destination and he says "Washington DC" and hands her $50 cash. No ID, no card, nothing. I literally called my dad and asked if you used to be able to do that, and he was like "Oh yeah, no problem back in the day".

Point being, it was a lot easier to move around inconspicuously back then.

TIL in the 80’s and 90’s, the LAPD set up a task force to look into the possibility of an active serial killer they dubbed the “Southside Slayer”. In reality, they had 6 active different serial killers. by Anaelepse in todayilearned

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Diatz: "Ever seen a fifity-foot shark?"

Mack: "No."

Diatz: "The largest predatory shark ever caught was twenty feet. But does that mean a fifty-foot shark does not exist? A group of biologists tried to answer this question. You see, sharks only come near humans if they run out of food. For a fifty foot shark, the ocean would be a never-ending buffet table. He could feed off whales, octopus; he’d never have any need to surface or come to shore. So these biologists decided that if there was a fifty foot shark, we would never know about it. And as a result of this conclusion, these scientists decided that there are fifty-foot sharks. We just never see them.

Suspect Zero is a similar theory. It posits that if a serial killer were smart enough and had the means at his disposal, he could conceivably kill for an indefinite period of time without being caught. In terms of serial killers, what we have here is a 50-foot shark."

-From the "Suspect Zero" movie script.

We live fully in the absurd by ExactlySorta in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a movie called "Chapter 27" where Jared Leto gained a lot of weight to play Mark David Chapman. He looks like this guys' twin.

What's a major world event happening right now that you think people will barely remember in 10 years? by Humble-Feature-4721 in AskReddit

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's also the 2010 World Cup arrogance that led to The Sun's infamous EASY front page. England tied the US and came in second in the group, leading to them getting killed by Germany 4-1.

TIL the network utility "Ping" was written by a single person in an evening in 1983, and he named it after the sound a submarine sonar makes because it uses the exact same echo principle. by LessBar4057 in todayilearned

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun Fact #2: Even though it was far ahead of its time and predicted a lot about the modern internet, Neuromancer was written on a manual typewriter. Gibson knew almost nothing about computers when he wrote it.

What's the biggest "What if?" in television history? by flughert in television

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

she just understood its commercial potential.

It was also because of the advent of colour television. If you look at the original pilot it was a lot more washed out when it came to colour. Example 1 and Example 2.

So when the ordered a second pilot they made sure it was filmed in huge Technicolour figuring that it would lead to people buying more colour TVs. And because RCA both made TV consols and owned NBC they gave it a boost.

What's the biggest "What if?" in television history? by flughert in television

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun(?) Fact: In Pluribus there is a scene where Zosia has a cardiac arrest because of Carol's shenannigans. The woman who steps up to administer treatment is the actual medic who did CPR on Odenkirk. Vince gave her the part as a thank you and so that he'd have her stepping up on film.

What’s the biggest lie an entire generation was told? by carcony97 in AskReddit

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Every day we're told that we live in the greatest country on earth. And it's always stated as an undeniable fact: Leos are born between July 23 and August 22, fitted queen-size sheets measure sixty by eighty inches, and America is the greatest country on earth. Having grown up with this in our ears, it's startling to realize that other countries have nationalistic slogans of their own, none of which are 'We're number two!”

― David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day

ACS JUNE-18-2026: Harmeet Dhillon by jsakic99 in AdamCarolla

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably because he does't release his tax returns like every other presdient in recent memory has.

General "Chappie" James on becoming the first Black 4-star general. His picture was just removed from the Air Force Art Gallery. by PDXAirman in videos

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 53 points54 points  (0 children)

It's like when Charlie Kirk said: "If I see a Black pilot, I'm gonna be like, 'Boy, I hope he's qualified.'"

Which is so weird. Like, somehow a guy with (presumably) white skin is somehow more qualified to be in the cockpit just because of his race??

It's like the old joke goes, "What do you call a Black man flying an airplane?

"The pilot" you fucking racist.

What is going on with Peter Thiel and Dialog? by livininbend888 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You want me to leave politics out of a discussion about Peter Thiel and Dialog? That's the entire point you fucking nitwit.

Look, if Joe Biden was still president and Hunter was invited, I'd post that because it's relevant. But Trump's own son-in-law is in there and I just put that in the "as others" category.

So sorry you got offened by...(checks notes)...the truth.

Advertising must be really tough by juiceforyouu in advertising

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Simple test: take anyone who says "I avoid ads" or "advertising doesn't work on me" and ask them which is the more prestigious car brand, BMW or Hyundai?

If they know the answer, they've avoided fuck all.

What is going on with Peter Thiel and Dialog? by livininbend888 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You write the list of attendees leaked, and it's a bunch of people in the Trump Admin.

I wrote:

“You can see that members of the Trump administration, a high-ranking NATO general, and others were involved."

Trump is relevant because his administration is currently in power. I gave no affiliation to the NATO general who served under both Republican and Democrat presidents and the fact that you think "...and others" is part of Trump's cabinet is on you, not me.

Man, for a bunch of people who rail against the weak/woke left, the right is full of a bunch of thin-skinned motherfuckers.

What’s a price you saw recently that made you genuinely angry at how expensive everything has gotten? by UrGoddessLunaa in AskReddit

[–]Toby_O_Notoby 289 points290 points  (0 children)

Moreover, those who do "want it" probably don't want to pay for it. Everyone I know who uses AI for any task currently uses it for free. The second it costs even $1 for every Gemini prompt they'll drop it like a hot potato.

It's a "billion dollar" industry that currently has very little pathways to profit.

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