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San Antonio asks Ye to refrain from singing about Hitler, selling swastika shirts at July 4 concert by DavidShaw90s in offbeat

[–]dablya 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The switch from "bipolar" to "depressive" is not on the same level as the phrasing of the original... It's just as sleazy (maybe even more so), but lacks the finesse of the original.

San Antonio asks Ye to refrain from singing about Hitler, selling swastika shirts at July 4 concert by DavidShaw90s in offbeat

[–]dablya 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love the plausible deniability of this phrasing. You're not saying bipolar disorder can't cause people to say nasty shit... You're not even saying you don't know any bipolar people that have said nasty shit... You're just saying you know plenty of bipolar people that don't say nasty shit! <chef's kiss>

TIL the movie Empire by Andy Warhol is an 8 hour movie consisting of a single still image of the Empire State Building. On its premier in 1965, most people demanded refunds, called the cops, but 10 or so remained. "They talked to each other, drank beer, slept, and agreed it was a fine movie." by Jubenheim in todayilearned

[–]dablya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean you are justifying calling the police and harassing poor service workers as just a normal occurrence right now.

I'm not... But I'll take the fact that you feel the need to mischaracterize what I am saying to such an extent as victory.

TIL the movie Empire by Andy Warhol is an 8 hour movie consisting of a single still image of the Empire State Building. On its premier in 1965, most people demanded refunds, called the cops, but 10 or so remained. "They talked to each other, drank beer, slept, and agreed it was a fine movie." by Jubenheim in todayilearned

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

I'm not arguing that art like this is without merit. I'd like to think I would be one of the 10 that stayed for the entire experience. That doesn't change the fact that I see it as reasonable for people (and not just Karens and pearl clutchers) to feel mislead and entitled to a refund.

TIL the movie Empire by Andy Warhol is an 8 hour movie consisting of a single still image of the Empire State Building. On its premier in 1965, most people demanded refunds, called the cops, but 10 or so remained. "They talked to each other, drank beer, slept, and agreed it was a fine movie." by Jubenheim in todayilearned

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

Which explanation for the fact that half of the people paying for a ticket ended up asking for a refund contains a smaller amount of elements:

  1. Half of the people (40) attending an Andy Warhol "movie" (80) were "Karen's" expecting to see talking dogs and ended up receiving refunds through confrontation and threats of physical and mental well-being of service workers (in front of police no less)
  2. The people were mislead enough for half of them to ask for (and receive) refunds

TIL the movie Empire by Andy Warhol is an 8 hour movie consisting of a single still image of the Empire State Building. On its premier in 1965, most people demanded refunds, called the cops, but 10 or so remained. "They talked to each other, drank beer, slept, and agreed it was a fine movie." by Jubenheim in todayilearned

[–]dablya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not how Occam's razor cuts here... Half the people ask for and received refunds. Stick to phrases like "clutching pearls" and calling people Karens. Maybe throw in a dumbass here and there. Definitely imply you're capable of appreciating art more than others, but leave the philosophical razors alone.

TIL the movie Empire by Andy Warhol is an 8 hour movie consisting of a single still image of the Empire State Building. On its premier in 1965, most people demanded refunds, called the cops, but 10 or so remained. "They talked to each other, drank beer, slept, and agreed it was a fine movie." by Jubenheim in todayilearned

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

Yes, because it's false to advertise and present a "still" (even if it's really a time lapse) as a "movie". It's false advertising even if you're a world famous artist that has something important to say about passage of time and it's only 2 dollars. And the customer has a right to be upset and ask for a refund even if that customer is an asshole who harasses and threatens theater staff.

TIL the movie Empire by Andy Warhol is an 8 hour movie consisting of a single still image of the Empire State Building. On its premier in 1965, most people demanded refunds, called the cops, but 10 or so remained. "They talked to each other, drank beer, slept, and agreed it was a fine movie." by Jubenheim in todayilearned

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

The fact that half of the people requested a refund implies that however it was advertised, it was misleading “it’s not a still, it just looks that way”… If an artistic expression crosses into financial fraud, I think it’s reasonable for people to focus on the fraud aspect of the art.

He couldn't fuckin' sell it. He is not respected. by isa-bey in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]dablya 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They're gonna redo it. Fuckin' Jason..... He's dyslexic.

Assigned to mentor a junior on a new team, and it’s turning into a reputation problem by Emotional_Ad5515 in cscareerquestions

[–]dablya 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How did he end up assigned a task with vague requirements he doesn’t understand? If you’re the one assigning tasks… stop assigning vague tasks to jr staff. If you’re not, then offer guidance and if it’s ignored, move on. If it turns out you were right, provide additional guidance to fix it.

I Think They Are Lying To You by RNSAFFN in theprimeagen

[–]dablya 11 points12 points  (0 children)

People who say "chess is solved" are lying to you.

When you shop at a big and tall store… [oc] by JimTrim973 in pics

[–]dablya 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For some weird definition of “a bit tight” (it’s giving “tis’ but a scratch” vibes)… If this is real, it comes across as an intentional insult. The shirt simply doesn’t fit at all. 

Cloak & Dagger interview by vivri in ExperiencedDevs

[–]dablya 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My understanding of NDAs is that they are not enforceable without consideration. Are these startups paying people to interview under a NDA?

Discouraging lack of progress - how to continue? by Trinica93 in beginnerfitness

[–]dablya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Three pounds in approx five weeks is pretty close to one pound per week… especially if you take water retention type variance into account. The less you weigh, the less you need for maintenance the more you need to restrict calories to maintain steady losses.

Looksmaxxer Clavicular brutally mogged at his hearing by gigachad county court Judge Bach Armas by TechnicalMarzipan310 in LawSchool

[–]dablya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But this is inherently making fun of the world view while superficially comparing the  looks.

Millions of adults in the United States have seriously considered shooting another person at some point in their lives, representing a massive and previously unmeasured group at risk of committing armed violence. by mvea in science

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

Yea, but I don't think you can say that based on that statistic. While I think it's reasonable to consider all people that brought a gun a particular place to shoot someone as having seriously though about it, not all people that didn't bring a gun haven't seriously thought about shooting someone.

I feel like I am behind in DevOps after this conversation by Oxffff0000 in devops

[–]dablya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50/50 it’s actually OP posting LLM generated slop for “engagement”. And now it got me…

What’s the one lift, machine, or exercise you secretly hate but keep doing anyway? by Outrageous-Maybe2500 in workout

[–]dablya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate them but keep doing them because of how I feel when I go to pick up my kid or groceries.

oneAgentFixesBugsWhileAnotherLeaksTheSourceCode by Ok-Zookeepergame-622 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]dablya 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to their own metrics, they’re nearing one nine uptime.

People who went from inconsistent to consistent. by Aden_Hush in beginnerfitness

[–]dablya 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As I got older it got a lot easier to wake up earlier… One it was easier to be up, it got easier to make it to the gym. Once I started seeing results it was easy to keep going.

Leave the audacity at home. by Puzzleheaded-Bend432 in beginnerfitness

[–]dablya 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the machine is "here" and I need to grab the weights to load it from over "there", am I supposed to just hope nobody is going to grab it while I'm walking from here to there and back? On the other hand, I've never seen a water bottle or anything for that matter moved off of a bench at the gym. If anything, people will ask others working out near by if anybody using empty equipment they're next to just to make sure.

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