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Phanatic
Mar 13, 2007

Please don't forget that I am an extremely racist idiot who also has terrible opinions about the Culture series.

Avenging_Mikon posted:

I’m sure he just meant the poors. The keys are like, right next to each other.


Wait, that’s not really any better.

And yet:

http://nymag.com/news/features/tide-detergent-drugs-2013-1/

Very possibly just a local fad or social contagion, but seems to be an actual thing. Or at least was.

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Johnny Aztec
Jan 30, 2005

by Hand Knit

Avenging_Mikon posted:

I’m sure he just meant the poors. The keys are like, right next to each other.


Wait, that’s not really any better.

Sorry, the "gangs" in the "urban" environments.

Fuckin look it up, detergent is locked up and tagged because it is heavily stolen and used in trading.

Mu Zeta
Oct 17, 2002

Me crush ass to dust

Phanatic posted:

And yet:

http://nymag.com/news/features/tide-detergent-drugs-2013-1/

Very possibly just a local fad or social contagion, but seems to be an actual thing. Or at least was.

I don't think anyone is arguing about the Tide thefts. It's the Trumpy part about only Black people doing it.

Turtlicious
Sep 17, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Johnny Aztec posted:

Uh, they do that anyway because laundry detergent is highly shoplifted by blacks to trade for drugs.

Johnny Aztec posted:

Sorry, the "gangs" in the "urban" environments.

Fuckin look it up, detergent is locked up and tagged because it is heavily stolen and used in trading.

Racist as fuuuuuck.

Ape Has Killed Ape
Sep 15, 2005

Johnny Aztec posted:

Sorry, the "gangs" in the "urban" environments.

Fuckin look it up, detergent is locked up and tagged because it is heavily stolen and used in trading.

The issue with your post was not the notion that laundry pods are frequently stolen.

Nuevo
May 23, 2006

:eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop::eyepop::shittypop:
Fun Shoe
Is going whole hog on new age woo dumb marketing? Because drat son...

Haifisch posted:

I was going to say it was probably targeting people who want something sweet they can pretend isn't total garbage(like what happened with all those super-sugary yogurt flavors and mix-ins), but then I looked at the brand's site and :stare:.


'High-vibrational' hummus.

Mu Zeta
Oct 17, 2002

Me crush ass to dust

Looks like something Gwyneth Paltrow sells on her scam site

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Avenging_Mikon posted:

... those wraps can be slipped right off. What moron thought using those was a good idea?

You mean the black straps? That little round thing on them is a speaker that will let off a loud noise if tampered with.

The Bloop
Jul 5, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Avenging_Mikon posted:

I’m sure he just meant the poors. The keys are like, right next to each other.


Wait, that’s not really any better.

I assumed it was a reference to this:

Bunni-kat
May 25, 2010

Service Desk B-b-bunny...
How can-ca-caaaaan I
help-p-p-p you?

chitoryu12 posted:

You mean the black straps? That little round thing on them is a speaker that will let off a loud noise if tampered with.

I’ve used those. Worked in retail 5 years. And they way those work is they clip into themselves. They don’t attract to the product. So if you only wrap it length-wise around the product, you can literally slide it off without tampering. If they thread it through the handle, you can just break the handle so the spider-wrap can now slide free. Those protex boxes are way better than the spider-wraps.

Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

BREADS

Lazlo Nibble
Jan 9, 2004

It was Weasleby, by God! At last I had the miserable blighter precisely where I wanted him!

Nuevo posted:

Is going whole hog on new age woo dumb marketing? Because drat son...
Intentionally-created high-vibrational dessert hummus!

At last, an end to the tyranny of accidentally-created high-vibrational dessert hummus!

BioEnchanted
Aug 9, 2011

He plays for the dreamers that forgot how to dream, and the lovers that forgot how to love.
REminds me of a shop near me called "Chocolate by Design" that does special moulds of chocolate, like elaborate shapes and things. Chocolate Dominos and rabbits and the like. I like the implication that they have a sister store called "Chocolate by Accident"

Intoluene
Jul 6, 2011

Activating self-destruct sequence!
Fun Shoe

BioEnchanted posted:

REminds me of a shop near me called "Chocolate by Design" that does special moulds of chocolate, like elaborate shapes and things. Chocolate Dominos and rabbits and the like. I like the implication that they have a sister store called "Chocolate by Accident"

I believe chocolate by accident is called sharting.

My Lovely Horse
Aug 21, 2010

quote:

Delighted By's mission is to inspire people to spread their glitter.
Thought that was pornhub.

salty fries make me cry
Oct 3, 2007

~~i'm outside ur window~~
~throwin bricks at teh moon~
My friend sent me the logo of a new church in a nearby city. It's a little...problematic.

Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

BREADS

salty fries make me cry posted:

My friend sent me the logo of a new church in a nearby city. It's a little...problematic.



I get it.

repeating
Nov 14, 2005
This is the Fellowes Opti Gel mouse. I dare you to find a thing that's not wrong with it.



Cons:
1. the main selling point is a "gel insert" which makes contact with your hand about 0.03% of the time because the insert is entirely contained within the palm area.
2. It looks like a mouse that is ready for presentation at an electronics show. By this I mean there is a gigantic non-detachable base that should absolutely be detachable.
3. Fellowes
4. Gigantic footprint

Pros:
1. Side buttons
2. Silent scrollwheel

This is the mouse I am currently using.

Platystemon
Feb 13, 2012

BREADS

repeating posted:

This is the Fellowes Opti Gel mouse. I dare you to find a thing that's not wrong with it.

It’s not shaped like a hockey puck and it has more than one button.

Tiggum
Oct 24, 2007

Your life and your quest end here.


repeating posted:

a "gel insert" which makes contact with your hand about 0.03% of the time because the insert is entirely contained within the palm area.
Do you just hover your hand over the mouse while you're using it? Drag it around with your fingertips?

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

Tiggum posted:

Do you just hover your hand over the mouse while you're using it? Drag it around with your fingertips?

It's called the 'Claw' grip, and it's pretty common with active mouse use. Though most of the movement is with your thumb and pinky, I think.

Peanut Butler
Jul 25, 2003



repeating posted:

This is the Fellowes Opti Gel mouse. I dare you to find a thing that's not wrong with it.

lol I used to have one of those, not the best but tbh I miss resting my thumb and pinky on the base disc thing

repeating
Nov 14, 2005

Inescapable Duck posted:

It's called the 'Claw' grip, and it's pretty common with active mouse use. Though most of the movement is with your thumb and pinky, I think.

Look at this person 3 posts up resting their whole arm on the mouse.

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

repeating posted:

Look at this person 3 posts up resting their whole arm on the mouse.

I do have an armrest, you silly billy.

Steakandchips
Apr 30, 2009

Why did you buy this crap mouse?

Krispy Wafer
Jul 26, 2002

I shouted out "Free the exposed 67"
But they stood on my hair and told me I was fat

Grimey Drawer
I don't think the Tide thing is a thing. Like some people somewhere may have tried it, but it goes against so many tenants of currency. Like it's not very portable and you'd look suspicious as gently caress hauling around dozens of Tide bottles. But hey, it makes a good dog whistle.

The Bloop posted:

I assumed it was a reference to this:


At the Appalachian Food Lion I visited that was frequented by poor Whites, the Axe Body Spray was locked up. Like you couldn't make up a better punchline.

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.
And I'm pretty sure if that was ever a thing, it's more likely because you could buy Tide with food stamps or whatever humiliating welfare programs you Americans have.

spog
Aug 7, 2004

It's your own bloody fault.
There's an interesting article about it

http://nymag.com/news/features/tide-detergent-drugs-2013-1/

canis minor
May 4, 2011

Phanatic posted:

And yet:

http://nymag.com/news/features/tide-detergent-drugs-2013-1/

Very possibly just a local fad or social contagion, but seems to be an actual thing. Or at least was.

I recall a gif on these forums of somebody smoking bong with a tide pod in it, but I was unable to find it :(

Henchman of Santa
Aug 21, 2010

salty fries make me cry posted:

My friend sent me the logo of a new church in a nearby city. It's a little...problematic.



Varg Vikernes approves for multiple reasons

Len
Jan 21, 2008

Pouches, bandages, shoulderpad, cyber-eye...

Bitchin'!


canis minor posted:

I recall a gif on these forums of somebody smoking bong with a tide pod in it, but I was unable to find it :(

I had a YouTube video of someone doing that but it got removed for being harmful or dangerous

Randaconda
Jul 3, 2014

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

canis minor posted:

I recall a gif on these forums of somebody smoking bong with a tide pod in it, but I was unable to find it :(

GrandpaPants
Feb 13, 2006


Free to roam the heavens in man's noble quest to investigate the weirdness of the universe!

Just Eat is a delivery service. Sorta like Eat24 or UberEats or something along those lines.

https://twitter.com/ShelbyTree/status/952943354760912896

Panfilo
Aug 27, 2011

EXISTENCE IS PAIN😬

GrandpaPants posted:

Just Eat is a delivery service. Sorta like Eat24 or UberEats or something along those lines.

https://twitter.com/ShelbyTree/status/952943354760912896

Come on, you know the rep she is complaining to is the same creep that hit on her in the first exchange.

Krispy Wafer
Jul 26, 2002

I shouted out "Free the exposed 67"
But they stood on my hair and told me I was fat

Grimey Drawer

Panfilo posted:

Come on, you know the rep she is complaining to is the same creep that hit on her in the first exchange.

"How about a FREE meal? I can be over in 10 minutes."

"Oh, don't worry - I already have the address."

canis minor
May 4, 2011


Thank you!


This is wonderful and deserving an applause.

I've read this: https://hackernoon.com/lenovos-warranty-upgrade-is-scam-965b2bf7a497 today, which will hopefully cause Lenovo repercussions. (HA! who am I kidding)

edit: also - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCBpxKEHRNk just popped up for me - good advertising imho

canis minor has a new favorite as of 21:43 on Jan 16, 2018

Panfilo
Aug 27, 2011

EXISTENCE IS PAIN😬

Krispy Wafer posted:

"How about a FREE meal? I can be over in 10 minutes."

"Oh, don't worry - I already have the address."

"Beep boop in order to validate your complaint of harassment we need to submit a picture of the exposed boobies you stated the employee commented on."

sassassin
Apr 3, 2010

by Azathoth

GrandpaPants posted:

Just Eat is a delivery service. Sorta like Eat24 or UberEats or something along those lines.

Aren't they just a brokering service? The delivery guys work for the specific takeaways who are on it.

Trig Discipline
Jun 3, 2008

Please leave the room if you think this might offend you.
Grimey Drawer

GrandpaPants posted:

Just Eat is a delivery service. Sorta like Eat24 or UberEats or something along those lines.

https://twitter.com/ShelbyTree/status/952943354760912896

My wife, on my recommendation, ordered a Lyft instead of a taxi to the airport last year. Her driver kindly blew her a very sensual kiss as he dropped her off at the airport. When I wrote to Lyft about how hosed up that was, their reply was "we are so sorry, we won't assign that driver to your wife again". Boy I just can't tell you how reassuring that was.

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TKIY
Nov 6, 2012
Grimey Drawer

King of Foolians posted:

I thought the laundry pod eating fad was just idiot internet teens being dumb, combined with the popularity of various "__________ Challenges" on youtube and other media. People keep complaining that part of the problem is that the pods are brightly colored like candy but has there been a single instance reported of a small child eating them by accident because they legitimately mistook them for food? I thought it was solely people eating them who are definitely old enough to know what they are because it is an Internet Thing.

12,000+ poison control centre calls last year:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/01/16/there-were-over-10000-poison-control-calls-for-people-eating-laundry-pods-last-year/

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