That would be an interesting badge though on post, similar to the new user on Voyager. We are so small we could have a voting system to apply a spam badge to user that would expire after 30 days or something.

Honestly didn’t know the 99% was per year. My math was misleading because of rounding, but I was doing 0.990.990.99*0.99

Those numbers seem very heavily skewed in your favor - and even then with them, you’re willing to gamble that you’re not the 1 out of 5? Having a kid is a life-altering thing, a “You’re probably not getting the job you dreamed of or live where you want” type of life alteration at a young age - or at least you’re putting those things off for decades. I mean, you do you I guess, I’d prefer to know what I’m getting into first.

That’s the neat part aint it. Even for condoms, probability is only 99% for each time you do it. That means that it’s 99% chance you won’t get pregnant the first time. Then 98% safe 2 times having sex, then 96% safe if you have sex 4 times, and on and on. That’s with a good birth control option. The “pull out method” is not a good one. Once you’re maybe okay, and that’s a strong maybe. Every time beyond that is a gamble that rivals a vegas casino.

So yeah, those odds gotta be pretty damn good to be able to trust it.

Agreed. The vast majority of us I believe are actually older and a bit more well adjusted. I’m fine with leaving the weird nerd incel thing behind. I’m still a nerd, but not a weird nerd.

I saw someone posting nice guy incel content here recently and just thought nope, fuck that, and posted instead asking how people grew out of that mindset. I want us to be known for being a bit wiser, and more helpful rather than reinforcing bad mindsets.

And heeeeere come your Doritos Locos Tacos Players!!

I’ve never understood why they don’t have a “shut up and take my money” service. Fine they have their contracts, but they have die-hard fans who would love to give them money to watch their teams in one place. Give credit to paramount, fox, whoever, just get it to your customers. They’re doing them a disservice and missing out on money

Recopying my comment. Worked in the ad industry for a short while, and yes this will fuck with their metrics, not not in an obvious way. You have to know how companies make their money to really understand why it fucks with them:

It’ll be a long game. As you “click” they’ll think you’re REALLY interested. However it won’t matter since you won’t see them.

Where you’re really hurting them is how they rely on the Click Through Rate (CTR) as a metric for more important metrics. They know that less than 0.01% of people click, but the real metric is the sales funnel. If they can prove that you saw the ad and then eventually it led to a sale? Oh marketers lose their shit over that.

So, this destroys that conversion metric. They’ll see way more click through, but the conversion metrics won’t align. That’s decades of models and algorithms that have been built to show that they’re good at that… Going to zero. That’s the metric that other companies pay gobs of money to advertising companies to prove - that their ads were not only seen but led to tangible sales.

And that’s why everyone should do this. Ad companies know you’re going to attempt to block ads, so they know if you saw it that you’re more likely to buy, and if you click then you’re so much more interested in buying. Then… No purchase, no buy, and the ad company has one less tick on their metric proving why they deserve some company’s money. This fucks with them as an industry, and I couldn’t be happier. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. After all, we’re doing what they want!

It’ll be a long game. As you “click” they’ll think you’re REALLY interested. However it won’t matter since you won’t see them.

Where you’re really hurting them is they use the Click Through Rate (CTR) as a metric. They know that less than 0.01% of people click, but the real metric is the sales funnel. If they can prove that you saw the ad and then eventually it led to a sale? Oh marketers lose their shit over that.

So, this destroys that conversion metric. They’ll see way more click through, but the conversion metrics won’t align. That’s decades of models and algorithms that have been built to show that they’re good at that… Going to zero. That’s the metric that other companies pay gobs of money to advertising companies to prove - that their ads were not only seen but led to tangible sales.

And that’s why everyone should do this. Ad companies know you’re going to attempt to block ads. This fucks with them as an industry, and I couldn’t be happier. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. After all, we’re doing what they want!

Great line at the end:

…Windows tries to be a friendly town for everybody and the zoning board forgot to include a neighborhood for the weirdos who build their own furniture. We don’t want to take over your town, we don’t even want to change it. We just a workshop with sharp chisels and permission to make a mess. Give us that and we’ll stop complaining about the art you choose for City Hall.

Well from that image possibly adjusting the colors and taking photos on cloudy days affects how we see things

I don’t know where you get yours, but I get 24 loads in a box of powder for $6. https://www.kroger.com/p/kroger-dishwasher-detergent-powder-lemon-scent/0001111080564

That’s good, reuse > recycle. We had nothing to do with them so were just recycling these giant jugs all the time. Now we have a big container we pour the detergent into and just scoop it out as we go. Containers are cardboard for the powder

I’d say it’s better, but not great. Environmentally it still comes with a giant plastic jug that needs to be disposed of, and we all know how plastic recycling is. On your wallet, if you think bout it, you’re not just paying for the soap, but the water and the weight/shipping of that water to get to your home from the factories.

Powder is really the same thing, but you have water at home to mix it with, that happens in your washing machine. So, naturally it is going to be cheaper.

Thanks to Technology Connections - Dishwasher/Laundry pods. Soap with pretty colors, and probably more soap than you need per load. I’ve swapped to powder and literally cannot tell a difference at all, and instead of 8 dollars for 10 loads I now am getting an entire box with like, 40 loads for $8.

And if you want something convenient for laundry they have the laundry sheets that don’t release plastic into your water so that’s nice.

But personally if I want a known amount each time for each load I just use a scoop.

Anchovies. Severely underrated.

No, today is November the 5th, the Alamo takes a break today.

It’s be fun to have a nemesis like that. Nothing life threatening or too evil, just enough where you’d turn and say, “Newman”.

Great show

Two trains passing in the night…