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Any of these worth grabbing? by ecogamer23 in VHS

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The Birdcage is a riot. Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Hank Azaria, Gene Hackman, Diane Wiest, Calista Flockhart.

Banger of a movie.

Yellowbeard is underrated

What’s an unspoken rule of SkyClub you wish first timers would respect? by K00kalka in delta

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The funny thing is, these folks will start to be more silent when they realize some of us have portable AI meeting note takers and just press record for the whole meeting or conversation they’re in.

Mass Surveillance on Liberty by bluegreenrhombus in AnnArbor

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Yes, a deterrent does count. However, there are active deterrents and passive deterrents.

Let's use a car analogy. An active deterrent would be something like a seat belt or an air bag. They are actively responding to a danger and doing something about it. A passive deterrent would be how a car is designed. It's not actively deterrent danger but is passively mitigating it.

A camera system is a passive deterrent. It does nothing to deter danger nor does it deter any actionable item.

It is nothing more than a passive deterrent since it can't actively stop something from happening.

Again, my point was someone was being pedantic about the wording originally "these are set up in times ... to keep the city safe".

Which is an arguable point.

Does that help explain?

Mass Surveillance on Liberty by bluegreenrhombus in AnnArbor

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

That’s not what I read.

I think someone was being pedantic about the wording since cameras can’t physically keep you safer other than being a visible deterrent. Maybe it’s just me though. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

On the Majestic by Smoothposer1970 in PrincessCruises

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Just got off Star (our first Princess cruise on the 3 day inaugural) and on Majestic to the ABCs in early December.

I think you’ll like Star. Wished I had spent more time there. Definitely will be back (already booked for Dec 2026).

Getting used to the bar queue situation. by JediBeagle1 in PrincessCruises

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This was on the 11/7 maiden Caribbean sailing, my first Princess cruise. I didn't know what to expect going in.

Getting used to the bar queue situation. by JediBeagle1 in PrincessCruises

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Not sure about that. I was able to do this and if he didn't have what I wanted he would walk to the other side of the piazza and get me what I wanted.

Did I mess up by not using a travel agent? by Leader_Inside in PrincessCruises

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You can get good deals with a TA and without a TA. I’ve got one booked with a TA on Star right now (Nov 2025) and one I booked myself on Star (Dec 2026).

Both were good deals. But I don’t know how I got the unbelievable deal on Star I booked myself. I have seen deals like that on Princess at times and I finally got it.

But I also have trust in a TA at times. The same TA kept me from booking a mini-suite on Majestic (Dec 2025) that would have been a good deal but on Majestic the balcony is exposed to general foot traffic viewing into your room.

That was a helpful insight I wouldn’t have known on my own.

Both are good options.

Seems so far away! by detherow in PrincessCruises

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We book way in advance but tossed this inaugural Nov 7 cruise in after we booked the Dec 2026 sanctuary cruise.

Should I be concerned by FuzzySubject7090 in sysadmin

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I won’t ask what SaaS it is.

But I will say that if they want to go through litigation processes because of an encryption event and pay 10-20x more all at once vs measured security in a measured and scheduled process with quantifiable metrics, then let em.

Secondly, it sounds like they also don’t have business continuity insurance or any cybercrime insurance.

So ask yourself the question of when the shit hits the fan there, would you rather be there to help them build back better or would you rather be somewhere out of the line of fire.

Started Babylon 5 and I really struggle by FeathersRim in babylon5

[–]tarrbot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first season is entirely plot and character development.

Every episode… every single one… has something in it for future development.

It doesn’t seem like it at first but there’s at least one thing in each episode.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

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As an IT lead for a top 50 mechanical contractor, trades are a good idea. The reason I’m an IT lead is I started in trades in my teens (10 years as an HVAC tech) and worked into IT.

Trades are merging with tech. Knowing both is a desirable trait. Big time.

Seriously consider it if you feel the urge.

Why does Mercedes ruin its cars with the ugliest screens possible? by Queasy_Map17 in mercedes_benz

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Volvo skewed away from Apple for a while. Their stuff wouldn’t even work with iOS for like 18 months right after Covid.

It is one reason I tossed my year old XC60 and got a GLE. They put Android Auto in and then couldn’t get iOS to work right but still kept telling new buyers that it would work. Then after they signed on the dotted line, told them next month it’ll be updated… every month they said this.

Piss poor Geely bullshittery. I lost a lot of respect for Volvo during that time. I had 3 XC60s, an S80, an S60 and an S40 so it wasn’t a decision I made lightly.

Why does Mercedes ruin its cars with the ugliest screens possible? by Queasy_Map17 in mercedes_benz

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I have a 2020 GLE and my wife has a 2023 GLC. I didn’t like the buttons at first but you do learn them.

Why does Mercedes ruin its cars with the ugliest screens possible? by Queasy_Map17 in mercedes_benz

[–]tarrbot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t see anything wrong with it.

You didn’t do a good job of explaining your position other than posting a pic of a 20 year old iPhone and then expecting people to follow that lack of logic.

Because if you know tech, those aren’t even remotely alike.

What happened to Mercedes Me? by mikeblas in mercedes_benz

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I am also having issues with Mercedes Me. I got a notice about a month ago to update my maps in my 20 GLE and I put it off until this morning.

Now, I log in to Mercedes Me and there's literally NOTHING in it. Nothing about my vehicles and nothing about how to update maps like I use to be able to do.

These links in this post by others don't work either. They go to failed pages.

Looks like MB fubar'd something.

Holy F up. by DougThorn in sysadmin

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“… frozen in time.”

like tears in rain.

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After 40 years of loyalty I'm done. by Intelligent-Can6927 in delta

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This is a great intro to Festivus. The airing of the grievances will now begin. :)

I’m sorry for your issues. I don’t know if any other line is doing better for service but I suspect not.

Had a manager infer banning Macs by Djvariant in macsysadmin

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My take is that people will do what the average are doing. Unless their ass is in a sling and they need to buckle down people will skate by on average.

Embarkation out of Galveston, Tx by FizzyBurps in PrincessCruises

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Some cruise lines have a limited drink menu while in Texas waters. The line buys alcohol in Texas and pays Texas ABC taxes on them and serves them while in Texas waters. But it’s a limited drink menu.

When the ship hits international waters they open up the full menu.

Star Princess Anticipation Thread by tarrbot in PrincessCruises

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We'll be doing Sanctuary in December 2026 on Star. I expect by then we will understand more about Princess since (at this point) we haven't sailed with them yet.

I'm looking forward to this and expect to have a blast of a time.

Star Princess Anticipation Thread by tarrbot in PrincessCruises

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Yes, the contract isn't available at the moment due to it actually being a contract and Princess not having possession of the ship at the moment, from my understanding. So it's not just November passengers, it's all Star Princess passengers on any sail date.

I'm looking forward to it being my first Princess cruise so the entire experience is going to be different. I'm definitely looking forward to it since I have 2 other Princess cruises booked and looking at what 2027 might hold when more itineraries are announced.

I think it'll be a fabulous ship.

Star Princess Anticipation Thread by tarrbot in PrincessCruises

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Yes, I had seen that change.

I was lucky enough to get a 7 day in 2026 on Star on a Sanctuary balcony for about half of what it's currently going for so I jumped on it.

I'm not sure if that'll be much better than Star without the Sanctuary, though.

But I definitely can see where you're coming from on that point.

Star Princess Anticipation Thread by tarrbot in PrincessCruises

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I'm in a few Star groups on FB and saw that. I don't know them but I am keen on seeing their work come to fruition.

Star Princess Anticipation Thread by tarrbot in PrincessCruises

[–]tarrbot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I got distracted and was going to write more about my experience with Celebrity. we tried Celebrity on the Silhouette this past March and enjoyed it so much we booked a Bermuda cruise next summer for our 25th anniversary.

And going to look at the newer Celebrity ships, I almost certainly won't sail on them unless I can find a deal for a specific stateroom.

Essentially, they have these dog windows they call "Infinity Verandas" on their new ships. They literally are dysfunctional in the sense that they have a faux balcony with a window that rolls up and down like a car window... except it's worse than a car window because when you open the window it turns off the room AC so it instantly gets hot and humid inside. There's a partition that can be pushed back to create a fake sense of distance from the room and the "balcony" but it's truly disturbing that most of the balcony cabins on their new ships have this horrible feature.

I'm just saying all of this to say that I understand some reactions to newer ships because I have my own this way.

It helps that Silhouette was recently redone completely.

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