The “were you good this year?” part was over the line though. It’s one thing to give a kid rocks, see the reaction, and then say “here’s your awesome gift” but making them feel like they fucked up and that’s what happened? That’s cruel.

My guess is they either thought it was too weird, thought you might be a former alcoholic and didn't want to deal with that, or were themselves too into drinking and didn't like being the only one doing it (or paying for it). 

I mean... What’s a deal breaker is really all ones own choice. Though I feel like the logic here is a bit of a miss.

Not sure if this is the “worst” of my life, but one that think of as maximally disappointing was the year that I wanted the Sony Aibo - a robotic dog. It was expensive, and there was no way I would get one, I was at peace with that. But I actually did get a robotic dog... it was some random obnoxious toy that made…

Right? I mean, I get it if you don’t like toast, don’t have space for a 4-slice, or whatever. But that’s a totally normal gift, so without anymore to the story it makes little sense to complain.

Did you try creating a new MS account with the same address? I really hope for a number of reasons that that doesn’t work, but I would at least try it. 

Yeah, and that’s the problem: The article is pointless. The suggested number of lights is absurd, and then they give you a range that’s so broad as to be useless entirely.

That’s an absurd number of lights. A (typical size) tree we have at work has 745 lights on it and it looks positively ridiculous. You’re telling me to it needs another strand? Where would I even put them? I only use three strands at home, and while I might add one more strand there I certainly wouldn't double down. 

I didn’t! 😄

Maybe that should have been the title? It all comes down to the particular product, and product category. High end computers are generally a way better choice than cheap ones, but mid-range headphones are often nearly as good as major brands. But remember back in the day when HDMI cables were some sort of holy relic,…

It’s not so much “assume it’s better because it costs more” as “assume it’s worse because it costs a lot less.” A prime example being wireless earbuds: There are options ranging from dirt-cheap, to “who can count that high” and nobody is going to say that the only option is to buy Bose, Beats, Sony, Apple, or Samsung…

I have three laptops (2012, 2013, 2017), and this holds true for the most part. Aside from some warranty repairs, and battery replacements, all three are in pretty good shape.

Ugh, right? If I see those little shits bitch about the great pumpkin, or Christmas, one more time...

On the upside, the use of miniatures means the scenes that today would be poorly aged CG garbage are still excellent. But you aren’t wrong, the acting is pretty mediocre by today’s standards, and the pacing as well feels outdated.

Sure, but we’re talking about people who are, by and large, people. And people don’t always do things or make choices that are strictly logical or strictly to their own maximum benefit. Emotions are always involved. That’s why this is a thing that has an article written about it.

Where I live, our municipal water supply is terrible. It ranges from mere bad taste to yellow and smelly. Often it’s worse after it rains.

Both of those things would be catastrophically bad ideas, lol.

The 24/12/60/60 thing is actually quite smart from a simple-math perspective. These numbers are all “Highly Composite” which means they have the maximum number of divisors for their size. That means you have more options when giving fractions. What’s 1/3 of a day... 8 hours! What’s 3/4 of an hour? 45 minutes! Yes,…

Hmmm... see, I thought you were making a joke and this was one of those “we should akchully use this base-12 system...” things where you were suggesting that both imperial and metric were bad and that some other system is better.

 Counter counter argument: this is about adopting a system people a tually use, not some idealized system nobody cares about.