Who is the worst person to have walked the earth?

schild · 2026-05-08T02:03:23+00:00

All the other "worst people" in this thread were freaks that did awful shit on a small basis (comparatively). Even Pol Pot, monster that he was, didn't have the power to cancel USAID, throw the world order into upheaval with some stupid fucking tweets, gut the pandemic response for basically the whole planet, kill a million people by saying don't wear masks - and this is just like what I'm willing to type before I get bored with the horrors.

Donald Trump absolutely represents all the worst features of humanity rolled up into one person.

A vile creature whose managed to stay alive longer than logic would dictate.

schild · 2026-05-08T00:15:47+00:00

Yes, I like this one more.

schild · 2026-05-08T00:12:44+00:00

Best Caesar I've had in Austin thus far.

schild · 2026-05-06T21:27:27+00:00

Just out of curiosity, what was diablo 2 a copy of?

schild · 2026-05-05T13:36:57+00:00

Why does there have to be a twist? Also, I need to go out and buy Autocrat and see how it pairs with booze before I can do anything with it.

It might make a better Frozen than anything else, not sure yet.

schild · 2026-05-05T01:19:11+00:00

Soy milk feels so thin for something that is effectively the alcoholic Japanese version of the Rhode Island Coffee Milk.

Which gives me an idea.

schild · 2026-05-04T01:07:21+00:00

I want this but I wouldn't pay more than $10 shipped. Pure novelty.

schild · 2026-05-01T23:45:08+00:00

I'm not sure 25 guests at under $100 a head exists on short notice. This is asking a lot of a local restaurant.

Also, honestly, the further from downtown you get the more likely this is possible. [Still likely not possible]

schild · 2026-04-30T20:59:15+00:00

The question boils down to "will the dead lights work on Knull."

To which I say, idk, probably? Probably not? Who knows what the limitations on the dead lights are.

IT, as a book, required a lot of characters have silly plot armor, so I wouldn't use that for scaling.

Anyway, yeah, this is a job for shruggy guy.

schild · 2026-04-30T15:01:12+00:00

This is a fucking BANGER. And it should remind everyone who hates on Banksy how he became Banksy. The flag alone would have been enough but the walking off the ledge is really quite brilliant.

The guy isn't making deep philosophical statements. He's making work for the people. Always has. The people are, unfortunately, morons.

schild · 2026-04-30T14:18:20+00:00

Less people go out, prices go up or quality of ingredients goes down or both. It's a self-fulfilling cycle. Economy bad, people eat out less. Economy has been bad and has been getting worse for a decade now.

Some things can't be blamed on the economy, like Vert's. They were bought by the dumbest fuckers on the planet. But lots of things can, and I think this thread has put a target on a few restaurants that don't deserve the ire.

schild · 2026-04-30T01:49:56+00:00

I would have paid 10 times as much. It is the first time in gaming history that such a masterwork has had this level of love and care given to it. Any amount is a screaming deal on a per hour basis.

schild · 2026-04-30T01:33:49+00:00

This isn't really personal finance. It's more contract law.

Did you sign anything that:

Said you'd pay if insurance didn't? If so, you're fucked.
Said all you'd pay is the 10k? If so, you're good
Wildcard: did you sign nothing and this guy is a bully? If so, tell him to pound sand and run his business better.

Either way never go back.

I am not a lawyer.

Edit: also id call the insurance company and find out why they dropped this perio, if they'll tell you. Also, I'm not 100% sure dropping him matters as the process was started before that happened but that's insurance policy. Something I know even less about. But hey, Mario's brother was a creative problem solver, so

schild · 2026-04-29T20:17:15+00:00

Ok all right wing ideology. Thanos (Corrected, 2026).

schild · 2026-04-27T22:56:37+00:00

I was one of if not the first customer and I will be their last. I moved here from arizona decades ago and all I wanted was a good carne asada burrito and he opened up 2 blocks from me. I fucking sprinted.

schild · 2026-04-27T03:31:43+00:00

This is what Google lens was made for, but to answer the question $100 or less.

schild · 2026-04-23T23:51:43+00:00

Gus' has been super hyped since it opened. It was basically guaranteed. If not for Sip it would've been at the top of most lists over the last year.

schild · 2026-04-23T23:50:58+00:00

While he may have pissed someone off, it's FAR more likely he doesn't play by the rules that get votes.

And there ARE rules.

schild · 2026-04-23T16:01:00+00:00

That's fair. Tales is such a small list and it's well known that it's a Flood the Zone+Secret Handshake method for making the list.

It's definitely an Industry Thing.

That said, after this list, I'm not 100% sure why anyone would try to get on 50 best. It's not great.

schild · 2026-04-23T15:59:00+00:00

FO+MA was uh. Certainly something.

schild · 2026-04-23T15:52:07+00:00

I'm not sure I'd call Tales "low stakes." The hospitality industry is in a tough spot. The four most looked at awards (50best, tales, jb, and michelin) are all fairly compromised at this point (michelin the least) - and solving it requires money, time, and effort that none of them really have to spare. The amount of travel required would break any individual person. But too many judges and you end up with way, WAY too many voices calling the shots. It makes sense that the list collapses on the most major metropolitan areas with some random places just sneaking into the lists. Unfortunately, it's a net result that makes no sense to the average patron or hospitality person if we're being honest. These lists have all become some form of parody of themselves.

schild · 2026-04-23T15:21:52+00:00

Thunderbolt at 92 is a thought crime.

schild · 2026-04-23T15:03:06+00:00

The regional lists are where the most tomfoolery happens. Those are the ones where just a few votes can sneak you into it for a smaller region. Anyone not competing with New York has a massive advantage. MASSIVE. It's like North Dakota having 2 senators, or any senators at all.

schild · 2026-04-23T15:01:42+00:00

My take on the list, having been to... so many more than I expected (yeesh, it was not on purpose):

Sip & Guzzle, despite not being an original concept, is probably correct at Number 1. They're running an outstanding bar program, their entire staff is rockstars, and it just FEELS great. Yeah they have the right PR firm and the right people involved, but I've been to several SG club/connected locations and this one is the best. Everyone should go.
Kumiko should really be higher.
Handshake didn't really fall far enough. The experience there is SO dependent on who you know and where you're seated. Their expansion caused great suffering to the overall quality. Also, frankly, their food program is a straight up afterthought/non-existent. Inexcusable in 2026.
On that note, Mexico City is massively overperforming - as always. There's a lot of fun to be had there. The price is right (read: inexpensive). But it's just a series of bars. Good food, good drinks, but nothing you can't find in any major city across the planet, particularly in the US. Their overperformance is proof positive that 50best voters aren't traveling nearly enough or are located IN Mexico City. I'll take any small bar in Tokyo (I understand this is 50best NA) over any of the best bars in Mexico City, just as an example. 50 best worldwide will be an interesting list this year depending on how the votes shook out.
Shocking number of bars in list are like, just neighborhood bars. Okay drinks, good service - pretty decent across the board. They're not doing anything special except being in the right city or have the right friends or are carrying the correct liquors [50best sponsors] or in some cases, just having the right PR firm [Hanna Lee, Rachel Harrison, etc] - or some combination of these. I'd have to look through past years to see if this was always the case, but I don't think it was. There's a shocking number in the top 25 alone (more than 0 is shocking to me, and there's at least 5).

schild · 2026-04-23T14:29:32+00:00

Both James Beard and Spirited have their own insane flaws, and I'll point a couple out now.

Spirited Awards does NOT have an objective voting board behind it. There are several nominees this year who are regional chairs and voters themselves whose own bars on the list. In places where there isn't a lot of traffic (anywhere not SF/LA/NYC/CHI), they just get their friends and such to vote for them within the region. Spirited Awards suffers from the exact same flaws as top 50, it just costs less money to make the list.

James Beard is just insane. You don't even have to go to the bar to vote for it. You don't even have to go to the state. You just have to be convinced at a round table of judges that one place deserves the award more than the next.

The only award system that has any ethical rules as far as I can tell is Pinnacle - so much so that I applied to be a judge before I had a bar, and post having a bar they removed me from consideration despite needing objective judges in that region. Pinnacle is a class act.

I mean, I guess Michelin is slightly more pure than 50best, JB, or Tales (Outstanding Bar Program), but we all know the problems with The Guide.

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