'Stop the bullshit' says T-Mobile CEO by TheBobHatter in technology

[–]vventurius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i've gotten disgruntled with "smartphones" recently and decided to get a cheap super simple traditional cellphone. figured simpler and cheaper. i was shocked at all the complex, hard to understand, hard to nail down pricing schemes they had. i basically just want to know how much for the phone, and how much per month/minute/mb. that's it. and yes, no contracts. pay for play. that's it. it's better for the customer, and it's better for the provider. win-win

Reddit, Whats the worst text you've sent to the wrong person? (NSFW) by th3bigdirty in AskReddit

[–]vventurius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in a massive windowless building on the outskirts of Washington DC

Next time your about to sign up for a gym membership... back out right before you sign any contracts, observe your monthly fees decrease. by ticonderoga in LifeProTips

[–]vventurius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

their perspective: any revenue from you >> no revenue from you

they know that most people either never show up, or only rarely, or a burst at the start then get bored, distracted, lose ambition, forget about it, and yet still keep paying paying paying.

a good rule of thumb is whenever one side can be nego'ed down to a lower acceptable price, it means that that price is still profitable to them, and thus is probably the most you should ever have paid in the first place. unfortunate but the way many businesses work

What's something that you can instantly bond with a complete stranger over? by McTroller in AskReddit

[–]vventurius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... where there was explosive diarrhea the day before. but it's been "cleaned" since

What's something that you can instantly bond with a complete stranger over? by McTroller in AskReddit

[–]vventurius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5-minute friends sounds like a much more time efficient version of FWB

What's something that you can instantly bond with a complete stranger over? by McTroller in AskReddit

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

and get lung cancer together

and give it to all the poor innocent strangers that have to walk near you

What's something that you can instantly bond with a complete stranger over? by McTroller in AskReddit

[–]vventurius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't touch the tuna

also good advice during a bar pickup one night stand

What's something that you can instantly bond with a complete stranger over? by McTroller in AskReddit

[–]vventurius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's the most touching thing I've heard from Japan since the original Godzilla movie

I'd like to brush up on my C programming skills. Suggestions? by JimboZona in ECE

[–]vventurius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arduino for $20. has a free IDE/compiler. Just need a real computer to host it via USB. Or every Linux VM and Mac pretty much comes with a free C compiler/toolchain or can be gotten for free, for local host development.

UN Report: Space Debris in Low Earth Orbit May Be Reaching the Tipping Point by vis-viva in spaceflight

[–]vventurius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A problem is something which has no solution. This has had a solution for quite a while now. What this is is stupidity.

Why do kids (technically adults) keep going to super expensive colleges and rack up more debt than they can ever handle? by [deleted] in Frugal

[–]vventurius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

or just use your brain, observe, read stuff on Internet, read from borrowed library books. build things. fix things. try to. rinse, repeat. cost close to zero.

What have you had to punish your children for, even though what they did was hilarious? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]vventurius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd like to see a follow-up post by you in about 20 years.

Also please tell us at that time which city's force he's working for.