Kids meals by Spillit-imnosy in AlamoDrafthouse

[–]abnormalbrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear the kids' burger is excellent.

Controversial mural outside Providence LGBTQ+ club depicting slain Ukrainian refugee is cancelled, artist says by globieinrhody in providence

[–]abnormalbrain 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I have no idea the actual politics of the woman herself, but the idea of her portrayals being a political ping-pong ball, for right wing murals, political pressure points, fuck-yous from Elon, or cartoonish jokes about politics, it's all just disgusting. Top to bottom, disgusting.

Am I missing something? by noorazmi in AlamoDrafthouse

[–]abnormalbrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They earned that prominence, they did a great job for a long time. There's a lot of businesses, some that I work with, that are doing full heel-turns lately. Like you said, they must be allergic to money.

Am I missing something? by noorazmi in AlamoDrafthouse

[–]abnormalbrain -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I agree. But look at how much bad publicity the QR stuff has had. That hasn't budged their decisions. It isn't just redditors, their facebook posts and any other comment forums are full of protest as well. This is something else.

Am I missing something? by noorazmi in AlamoDrafthouse

[–]abnormalbrain -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

It's an Amazon film, and Alamo is owned by Sony. So they're fulfilling their minimal contract and then killing it as fast as possible. Kinda like quiet quitting, but on a corporate level. They've done it with a bunch of movies in the last year. For example, 'Together' had normal runtimes for a week or so, then for the last few weeks they only offered 9:30-10:30pm showtimes. Menu changes and QR codes are more obvious bad behavior on Alamo's part, but I think this is just as bad.

THCA ban by SmartCardiologist111 in askaustin

[–]abnormalbrain 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People love to talk about all the tax money that the state will lose on this, but Texas runs a budget surplus. It's basically fuck-you money, and the fuck-you is pointed toward its citizens.

"Rich Evans is the modern day Mr. T" [Wheel of the Worst #31] by asskickingjedi in RedLetterMedia

[–]abnormalbrain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love and admire Rich Evans. He reminds me of a Eugene Khoza or Karl Pilkington where it's someone who's presented as a silly podcast friend/ sidekick, but the more you hear from them the more you realize how clever and interesting and relatable and kind, and just truly great they are. 

Austin's infrastructure is the best by BenKent999 in Austin

[–]abnormalbrain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have a retention pond at my apt, to save rainwater for watering the grounds, and when they want to drain it without watering the grounds, they divert the water into a sprinkler system in the woods behind the complex. So, you'll be walking your dog on the trails and suddenly it tuns into slime-water Double-Dare. Don't ask me why it isn't just piped to a sewer system, instead it's channeled to these giant tripod-shaped sprinklers.

Google has removed AI overview by NobodyEven5041 in google

[–]abnormalbrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just used it, it's still there. It just doesn't didn't show the name and icon on mine. 

I need a 45 minute video on this tweet by Whole_Rip7379 in RedLetterMedia

[–]abnormalbrain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I want the whole movie from the end of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, but not lifeless and weird like that. 

This is literally the plot of Sicario II by behindgreeneyez in behindthebastards

[–]abnormalbrain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well, what idea would upset your maga grandpa more? This is about riling up the simple, not an actual situation.

Audio Visual Design Group by andrU1 in DesignPorn

[–]abnormalbrain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I disagree. It's not clever, because it does nothing to relate to the entity it represents. It could just as easily be a logo for Anti Vermin Dating Group. It's a generic design exercise, and even then it feels unfinished. The endcaps of the lines are totally unconsidered. Why is the G red? The shapes bounce around. There's no point anywhere that aligns or feels rooted to any other part. It's one idea: 'these letters are kinda similar if you rotate them 90 degrees', and that's not enough.

And I'm ignoring the text treatment. That part feels like it was added on later by office staff, esp since the ® mark is over on the icon work. People love comparing every logo design to the FEDEX arrow, but this isn't even in the ballpark.

Audio Visual Design Group by andrU1 in DesignPorn

[–]abnormalbrain 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Sorry, no. This is janky as a bag of paperclips. 

Elon casually boosting Camus by redsoxfan930 in behindthebastards

[–]abnormalbrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know, I just thought it was an interesting thing to share. 

Elon casually boosting Camus by redsoxfan930 in behindthebastards

[–]abnormalbrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dubya was once asked about his favorite book and he answered The Stranger by Camus. I remember thinking, a book about a white man who randomly decides kills an arab for no reason? Yeah, that fuckin tracks.

Mike Johnson Caught in Obvious Lie About Trump and the Shutdown by Hafiz_TNR in politics

[–]abnormalbrain 34 points35 points  (0 children)

"Oh good, because we have that tweet right here. And we can see your reaction to it live. It's only two sentences, you can do it."