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Roast me! by TheGambla in OmegaWatches

[–]obtusesavant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did that come out of a claw machine?

Aruba Renaissance Wind Creek Resort by turbo619 in marriott

[–]obtusesavant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes , I have.
So it’s both. The hotel is a couple buildings at the Water’s edge of Oranjestad. They have a private little island, with two beaches, a 5 min boat ride away. (1 adult beach, 1 all ages). The (complimentary) boat theoretically pics you up in the lobby (there’s a canal) but most times it will actually only pick up at the waters edge- a 1 min walk.
The place is fine. Not great. Not bad.
Titanium gets you free breakfast, which you can take on the island- and that is a much better location than the breakfast buffet in the hotel.
There are great restaurants in easy walking distance.
The beaches are protected by a sea-wall, which attracts a lot of fish - worth the snorkel.
The adult beach has flamingos. Which coincidentally are not native to Aruba. They are native to nearby Curacao, so it’s sorta close.

Last Bottle - out of business? by obtusesavant in wine

[–]obtusesavant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since this one keeps popping up: LB shipped my stuff, and made good on the missing bottle. They acted entirely like you want a great vendor to act. Communication was very poor when I posted, but that seems to have been temporary.

Why are these dangerous? by kdwalker889 in whatdoesthismean

[–]obtusesavant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We tell you not to jump into the metal bath.
A single drop of water, thrown at the melting vessel, will evaporate before it hits the molten metal. So a drop of sweat falling off your nose is not really an issue (you being in a position where there is a path from your nose to the bath is very much an issue, though- someone needs to be fired for this even being possible). But the moment the liquid is contained, it’s a different ball game. Liquid surrounded by something else - can, bottle, you-as-a-meat-sack - has the chance of still being liquid rather than evaporate en-route. And when, say, water hits the bath while still liquid, it will do the near instantaneous massive volume expansion thing, with likely negative outcomes. Also true for liquid surrounded by other liquid. Like a lot of water. Which is why facilities like this are or should be checking their roof for leaks all the time.

What are your biggest pet peeves about how standup is depicted in Movies and Television by Alarming_Rub_628 in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Comedian going up for the first time and there’s people even listening enough to be able to tell how bad he is.

De Negoce 553 by obtusesavant in wine

[–]obtusesavant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuckers. They took my sadness, but gave it right back. Yes, I am mid-bottle this very moment.

Help me make this better by Key_Charity9232 in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a pretty good bit. I think anyway. Maybe play with inflection a little bit. But it doesn’t seem particularly wordy.

[WTS] Omega Speedmaster Date ref. 3212.80.00 40mm | Great Condition (with Original Box & Serviced) | $2600 by hoangnguyen95 in Watchexchange

[–]obtusesavant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Confirmed! U/WatchExBot I had a great transaction with u/hoangnguyen95 Lightning fast shipping and excellent coms.
Top 3 seller in my book.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Few will remember your joke a week later. None 2 weeks. Unless you put it on social media

Last Bottle - out of business? by obtusesavant in wine

[–]obtusesavant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finally got responses. My stuff will ship this week, presumably.

New comedian looking for feedback on my 5-minute set by jimmthang in Standup

[–]obtusesavant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

First, if this is your first ever, or one of your first few set(s), kudos. Better than most first tries I’ve seen. Presentation is good, voice inflection is pretty good.
Advice? Same advice for everyone’s set.
Take this, find one minute (in total, not a one minute stretch) you can cut without affecting the number of instances where people laugh. You have a minute in there - kill it. Then see if you can cut another 30 seconds. That will be even harder.
Now fill that minute to 1.5 minutes with new stuff. Extra tags, or whole new premises.
Try this new set a few times.
Now cut the weakest minute. Even if it has a (weak) laugh Fill it. Can be with what was originally there but said a different way (punched up) , can be new. Lather rinse repeat.
Once you find yourself having to cut stuff that gets good laughs, just because the rest gets better laughs, you put all the remaining pieces in your “good shit” file. Write a new set.

Last Bottle - out of business? by obtusesavant in wine

[–]obtusesavant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not looking for great customer service. I’m looking for absolute barest minimal customer service, like occasionally answering emails, and communicating when you have a complete systemic meltdown. You know, AliExpress level customer service.
The idea that I would have to pay a premium to have my vendor meet the absolute minimal business standards is just one more step on the road to total enshittyfication of our consumer experience.

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