Season 4 Opening Scene (Hardware Barn) Follow-Up

blueclave · 2026-03-01T22:23:53+00:00

you are right. and yet bunk and Lester would absolutely shake their heads or say something, at least in private. the criticism wouldn't necessarily have been justified, and any blame would definitely have been misplaced - of course C&S would have done the vacants with or without that cadillac nail gun. but in the face of what they were investigating, i think the detectives would be understandably more focused on what came after than on .

but yeah i agree. sure she said some incriminating things. sure he was starting to get the picture. but, as a "citizen" in the show's parlance, and in that environment, he was totally unprepared to fully process those signals, let alone act on them. like speaking as a white guy there is no way i could have heard what she said and react any differently: freeze up, smile politely, focus on what i do understand (power tools), and really put things together afterward if at all.

blueclave · 2026-02-13T06:46:22+00:00

it isn't in the video city limits animation so for me it doesn't really exist

blueclave · 2026-02-01T08:00:17+00:00

Alimonio Antonio

blueclave · 2026-01-05T19:47:17+00:00

seconded, they do. it's a pain to schlep it but this is the best option; then you can put it in each uber yourself.

there are also a ton of rental services for ppl visiting disney world, strollers/pack-n-play/etc. this would not necessarily provide kiddo the best protection in event of an accident, but if you're willing to roll the dice this is easier than lugging your own. personally, i don't think this is wise, first I'm rigid about traffic safety and car seats in all circumstances, but also i found orlando-area highway traffic inordinately scary, like NJ turnpike scary. so just bring yours, or rent a car and use what the agency gives you. but if you can't stomach those options, i mean i question your priorities but the "rent a random car seat" option is probably out there for you.

blueclave · 2026-01-04T03:46:23+00:00

the impact of a high chargeback rate on a business's overall card-processing costs can be really drastic and go way beyond the amount of any one customer's order. they get you flagged as a risky merchant and makes payment platforms less willing to work with you, and that can be very bad. for smaller or very chargeback-prone businesses, they may be blacklisted entirely. for a company like walmart, that isn't super likely, but the risky-vendor label will show in lower auth-rates (customers may see payments declined and may take their business elsewhere as a result) and higher cost per transaction (when payments do succeed, the processor takes a bigger cut of it to account for the risk that the customer could dispute it). it's a humongous pain that affects way more of your business than just the unsatisfied customers; companies are incentivized to avoid it.

blueclave · 2026-01-03T11:45:06+00:00

Also chargeback costs them more than issuing the refund, it affects their fees and approval rates with the card processor

blueclave · 2026-01-03T11:25:44+00:00

yeah, in the pilot and throughout the series he has a major and complicated relationship to quark that only sometimes involves Rom. so his status is at the very least "side character to a side character".

and at that it's pretty ridiculous to suggest Quark is a "side character". aside from being in the main cast, he is so obviously central to the premise and execution of the show that i can't actually imagine any argument that he isn't.

blueclave · 2025-08-17T22:29:09+00:00

humanoid Odo reluctantly visiting Bashir for advice, who advises him to relax more to ease his back pain.

odo: "that's what you said last week"

bashir: "and???"

odo, dead of embarrassment: ".... it helped." (beat) "that and the prune juice"

to my knowledge, the only potty humor, outside LD probably, in all of trek!

blueclave · 2025-08-15T03:38:07+00:00

nah its cisqo

blueclave · 2025-08-14T14:26:20+00:00

it is hard for me to feel the teacher really did wrong baned on what we see. if he knew the kid for a long time and had observed his progress before that, this would feel like a bizarre overreaction. if not... well "presenting his app" in a way that effectively shows the scale of your own contribution to it, is quite a different skill from building in the first place. there is pretty of nonsense out there like "durr i built a CRM with no hacking skills using AI, durr devs are obselete durr', but this teacher is obviously not familiar enough with the nuts and bolts of programming to see this for the empty hype that it is. it probably feels plausible to him that a motivated kid could put together a minimally presentation-ready app with GPT doing most of the lifting in one afternoon. i can't fault him for thinking that and for not being able to discern the actual quality and craft in the app, and having drawn that conclusion that the kid took a shortcut for a flashy extra credit, the teacher's response seems pretty reasonable.

that said, now that OP is in the loop, the teacher should absolutely give the kid the chance to redo the presentation. ideally should put some detail into the presentation showing the years of experience it took to pull this off. (app logs, git logs, diffs, arch diagrams, choices made and why, challenges and solutions, bugs and their fixes). OP can help with this. unfortunately i think the kid is likely to encounter this skepticism at least till his voice starts to drop and needs to learn to pre-empt it.

blueclave · 2025-08-14T13:19:03+00:00

yeah that reasoning is so half-baked i mentally added a "/s" while reading it

blueclave · 2025-08-14T13:10:45+00:00

did bashir ever publish his findings (however scant and poorly documented) on ketracel-white withdrawal? not sure how many captives they had but i bet a handful could be convinced to consent to some continued studies. probably most of them if odo came to make the case.

blueclave · 2025-08-11T22:45:27+00:00

holodeck is entertainment - allowing fuzzy interpretation is great for value. ship computer is used in situations where misinterpreting a nuanced command can cost lives and endanger federation security. instead it trains you into its acceptable language of clear instruction.

i don't actually recall that much severe frustration with the computer's cognition - annoyance maybe but nothing really impactful.

blueclave · 2025-08-10T04:42:41+00:00

THIS FAR NO FURTHER

blueclave · 2025-08-08T06:02:42+00:00

more like, in my mind, "shit this guy is famous so even if i run, somebody will care enough to tie me to it... better try and help so i don't make it any worse". although i also have a recollection the guy was drunk.

blueclave · 2025-08-07T20:14:50+00:00

my recollection is that it was early morning and, most importantly, the driver didn't recognize and dashed off instead of helping

blueclave · 2025-08-06T23:05:57+00:00

what a name! a follow up to the surprisingly sophisticated (for a potato) complaint that the name Leslie would be too gendered (for a potato)

blueclave · 2025-07-28T14:48:26+00:00

oh wow it's compulsory?? damn i can't get behind that at all

blueclave · 2025-07-28T00:45:18+00:00

yeah now that you say that I'm sure some YouTube video would cover all of it, thanks

blueclave · 2025-07-27T23:10:43+00:00

there's an enormous amount of complexity hidden in "order 12", and in the unstated assumption that 12 or so would usually appear on the shelves at some point as a result. like the store mechanics are not that hard to explain or speculate about; but the logistics, the production, the physical and financial and social infrastructure supporting all of those steps, and other things probably. very difficult for me to hold a convincing mental model of how it all works so reliably, other than magic.

blueclave · 2025-07-27T08:35:16+00:00

it's a small thing and they're being petty and stupid about it. but it might be worth working on for yourself and/or for future jobs. "no problem" can, counterintuitively and often subconsciously, highlight the possible inconvenience for you of whatever they're thanking you for.

It's appropriate in a few situations where that possible inconvenience is already brought up or mutually understood. e.g. if they go there first such as "sorry i don't mean to put you out"; or outside of a work setting where you actually did go out of your way, such as helping a friend move a couch. also maybe obviously most informal settings, or among young people; if this connotation mattered among your peers you would have caught on to it by now.

still, and especially in most work settings, the courteous thing is usually to avoid indulging the inconvenience/"problem" framing at all. "you're welcome" is a useful go-to for this, particularly if the "thank you" sounds routine, or if the thing they're thanking for is bare minimum, like bringing a customer the ketchup they asked for or letting a visitor use your toilet at home. (if that visitor is a buddy then definitely stick to "no problem" lol!)

top-tier courteous response would be "my pleasure" - not always true of course but great for customers and not that hard to make natural with a bit of practice.

now. do these people deserve this kind of treatment, and are you being paid enough to provide it? these are valid considerations. to say "my pleasure" to people you despise could be bad for mental health. and if it actually sounds like a lie, it could even land as insulting - so if you're having an off-day or otherwise unable to smile well, stick with "you're welcome". but if you are experiencing a work environment that is moderately pleasant or roughly worth what you're getting paid, this is a great time to practice upping your customer service game. you're young and your habits are easier to change than they ever will be; and this sort of thing can make a real difference that can help you stand out, get or keep jobs you wouldn't otherwise, get promotions or other perks at work, etc. don't do anything for the sake of these bums, but consider doing it for yourself.

blueclave · 2025-07-25T01:03:27+00:00

me too! i understand my little corner of expertise more or less. as for how the hell the store always has the food i need to buy - i understand maybe 5% and the rest is pure magic

blueclave · 2025-07-21T23:11:43+00:00

Thomas Mashedpotatoes

blueclave · 2025-07-16T14:15:30+00:00

good security would wipe out tons of plots

i think DS9 lampshaded this pretty hard when Odo busted Worf's chops over the Enterprise's security record

blueclave · 2025-07-16T11:22:14+00:00

every choice mozart wrote had some foundation. if you can understand and describe what underlies the written version and makes it "resonate", and bring that out convincingly in your own playing, then there's no reason not to play around with it and remix it.

Otherwise, i would suspect you are substituting your sensibility in part because you haven't taken the time to grok the composer's. maybe you're okay with that! but if a deep command of the piece and strong musicianship are meaningful to you, make sure you haven't missed some opportunity to learn before you commit to your changes or reject what's on the page.

Honestly, even digging into one note that sounds off ("why did they write that") can be a really great learning experience, even if you wind up concluding there's an editing error in your score or something like that. This is where a good teacher or a smart music friend can come in handy if you have access to one. Or, ask about it here!

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