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davidgro

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  • If There Was A Button That Made Everyone Amish

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  • It was!He's an amazing performer. Roughly as many costume changes as songs, including mid-medley

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  • That version is probably too old and will complain

    (Only partly /s)

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  • Ok. I'm ootl. Please explain?

  • If There Was A Button That Made Everyone Amish

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  • That one was right ("as humble").

    (Although I still had to look it up even though I just saw him perform it live on Friday)

  • If There Was A Button That Made Everyone Amish

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  • Close, but how could you leave out "Amlettes"?

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  • Yeah, I don't smoke or drink alcohol either.

    I'd love to say that my choices are entirely because of health, financial, or even moral reasons, but honestly, my parents didn't, and that's likely the major reason I don't. I might still avoid it though because I do feel strongly about the health and money stuff... But that's somewhat negated when I acknowledge that my drug of choice is sugar, and it might eventually kill me.

    I am what is now called millennial, but the term didn't exist when I was growing up.

  • Do you remember what the first kind of alcohol you drank was?

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  • The church my mom took me to as a kid usually had the option to take a very small (single sip) cup of grape juice instead of the same size small cup of wine during the communion part of the service.But sometimes on rare occasions I went to a service outside the church proper (for example, one was to my uncle's house where my grandmother was dying of cancer) and usually for that kind of thing they only brought the wine, so I had to take some.

    I was mostly joking about it putting me off religion (plenty of other factors there). But it really did taste extremely nasty, and every time I've tried alcohol since then reminds me of it, so it might really be part of why I don't like alcohol.

  • Do you remember what the first kind of alcohol you drank was?

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  • Communion wine on an occasion that the grape juice wasn't available.

    I think it may have been part of what put me off of both alcohol and religion.

  • Vintage

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  • Ah, sorry I hadn't even considered that it would be different in other places (just times) - I'm in the US, and those flat ones were present here at least as late as the 1980s and likely 1990s.

    Cable Internet is very common in the US, in fact the most common kind. (2nd is DSL) So the F connectors (didn't know that name) are everywhere. Also still used for actual antenna connections.I am not sure if I have ever seen a Belling-Lee, but RCA used to be extremely common here until HDMI took over that role. (In fact RCA is what is on the switch box above to connect to the 'computer')

  • Vintage

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  • Yes, it's for an old game console or computer.

    There were two common ways to connect to the TV, and this box supports both: Coaxial (still around of course) and that flat ribbon cable, which ends in two separate U shaped clips. The screws on the bottom are for the clips on the ribbon cable from the physical antenna likely mounted on the roof.

  • I didn't particularly like this explanation

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  • Third impact.

  • Reliable News Source

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  • Big if true.

  • This isn't where I parked my car!

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  • Now you know.

    The song is from EuroTrip (2004).(He's not actually singing it though, I was just disappointed to learn that, so everyone reading has to as well.)

  • OpenAI says new GPT-5 AI model can provide PhD-level expertise.

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  • Awesome. My only critique is that microwave ovens actually work really well in their niche. I can't say the same for LLMs.

  • What is your favourite video game quote?

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  • And didn't forget the original Gamespot review.

    No other game has ever been so trashed in so few words.

  • What is your favourite video game quote?

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  • Nobody is safe

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  • Oh. Yeah, guess I'm too tired to read correctly.

  • Nobody is safe

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  • The card isn't either

  • What's the most "First world problem" you've experienced?

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  • Lately?Dealing with UPS (and I don't mean backup power, although I did also buy one of those recently.)

    I ordered a laptop from a foreign country (I'm in the US), and UPS didn't tell me I needed to tell them my 'Tax ID' and there was no way to input it online. So I had to call (and be on hold) a bunch before I could finally supply it, while my package was on hold.

    Then they didn't tell me I had to pay the outrageous tariffs (thank you voters) until I noticed it wasn't moving and called them again.

    Then most nights it said it was 'on the way' and would be delivered the next business day, until it reverted to 'In Warehouse' (code for held by customs) 4-5 hours later. So far it's done this for over a week: Each day sending out alerts that I'd get it the next day, then silently taking that back. I've been on the phone with them a lot.

    Tonight it finally actually said that it cleared customs. I'll believe that when I see that it's left Kentucky. Still says it will be delivered tomorrow (technically today) which seems unlikely regardless.

    Update: Tracking still says it will be delivered today, and it's actually nearby now, but that I owe the tariffs again!Phone support says they see the earlier payment, so I don't owe, and the website just hasn't updated... From over a week ago. She also said it won't be delivered today anyway. Why do they have separate systems that apparently don't talk to each other‽

    Update 2: Sure enough, the driver arrives and asks for a check. My new laptop is right there. I told him I paid, I show him a screenshot from my credit card, he calls his office, they don't see it. I call customer support on my own phone while the driver is talking to his office, support gives me a confirmation code! Driver's office doesn't accept it. Their system has to be given notice of payment through some internal channel or something, and that should have happened automatically, but didn't. I'm given a number to call and told what number to press.

    That department is closed now (Friday evening). Opens Monday.

    The driver offered to accept a check and said they would refund the part already paid.Absolutely no way I'm trusting them after what I've already seen. Trying again on Monday it is.

    Update 3: Besides ruining my mental health, now they also ruined the plans my wife and I made for today (...Saturday.) I got a notification this morning while out and about around 40 minutes away by freeway that the package was out for delivery. So I called again, and the phone system even said it was out for delivery today, Monday. Today is not Monday. And once again customer service could see that I paid. She did say she'd call 'the facility' and give them the authorization. She also said she would call me back, but my phone didn't ring while I was rushing home. I called back when I got there and miraculously got the same agent, who said that she did get ahold of them, and gave them the code. But couldn't reach the driver or something.

    I got home and waited. And waited. Eventually the UPS truck did arrive, and of course the driver asked for payment, and I said I paid and asked her to call in.

    Then the miracle happened.

    Apparently the support agent had actually managed what none of the others could do, and and got the left hand to know what the right was doing. The driver's manager (handler? Whoever) actually was able to confirm to her that I paid.

    The little scanner thing she had however still wouldn't let her actually take my signature and close out the delivery. Even with her contact trying to walk her through it. Thankfully she decided to leave the package with me and deal with it later. I really hope she doesn't get in trouble for that, but her contact didn't seem to mind that plan, and many hours later it's showing as delivered.

    The laptop seems fine after all that. I expected it to be all kinds of mangled by this malfunctioning machine called UPS.

    Side note: the entire time, the tracking site said"At the request of the shipper, pre-signing your package is not available.

    Signature Required Sign Now

    Not going to be home? Pre-sign for your package so your signature isn't required..." - I didn't test if it would let me. I knew I'd have to talk to the driver anyway.