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Ogurisama posted...

Hardest thing about living there would be the cut throat work culture

True yeah work culture is brutal. We had a view into an office building from our hotel and there were some poor souls in there until at least 8pm most nights, some as late as 11pm one night.

Sarcasthma posted...

I'd like Tokyo a lot more if it wasn't so crowded. I couldn't imagine living there and having to deal with commuter traffic every day...

We did end up on the train during rush hour once or twice on weekdays and yeah it was pretty nuts. I was like uhh ok i think we're full now! and at the next stop 15 people would still make it in

It wasn't a huge deal to be crammed like that for a few minutes, especially because when it gets that bad you don't even have to hold onto a handrail/bar for support. If that's the hardest thing about living there then sign me up today.

VideoboysaysCube posted...

Is there any trick to not paying a fortune for a flight? From my very brief research, that alone seems like it'll be more than half the cost of the entire trip

No real trick or secret unfortunately (if you find one, tell me). Set a bunch of google flight trackers and you'll be able to get yourself down to at least a small fortune rather than a large fortune. But you're absolutely right, the flight alone cost me more than nine nights at a decently nice but basic hotel (think like a mid-tier Mariott). Granted, I did splurge for Premium Select on Delta, but that was only an additional $400. Flight was still around $1,200 for basic seats. And with how weak the yen is right now (or even in normal conversions), everything is insanely cheap too. 6000 yen (around $40) covered the subway for the entire trip.

If you can get the flight, everything else will feel like pennies.

I would say change my mind but that would be a waste of time because it would be impossible to do so.

Maybe it's still my tourist goggles from getting back last week as a filthy American, but I've never been so astounded at how such a massive city can be so nice, clean, and well-oiled, while also being extremely vibrant and fun at the same time.

I'm sure there are downsides to living there, but with technology making things super easy for getting around the language barrier, I'm really struggling to think of anything. Not was was I thinking, "hmm I like this back home more!"

EDIT: And cheap too. Maybe it's because the yen is weak, but everything was insanely cheap by comparison.

Nothing. I let nature take its course. If I die it's because I'm weak.

Agreed.

2nd job advancement time

Did that 21+ one at Mandalay Bay ever open?

The 25% off ultimately doesn't end up adding up to much unless you're buying for a lot of people

The 29 cent one would work for me though because I don't like getting a soda and sometimes want nugs instead of fries

Jen0125 posted...

The pool is 5 feet deep in the deep end. It looks shallow because it simulates a white sand beach. I'm not sure if you've been to one before but I've been to one once in real life and it's super hard to tell the depth in a white sand beach. It always looks pretty shallow because the water reflects the white sand and stays pretty clear to the bottom. You can tell it's getting deeper because the blue gets more intense in that area.

that makes sense

Can you explain the pool / water feature? I'm a bit confused. The way it slopes it looks very shallow. Is it just meant to be for aesthetics? Because if so, it's passing there. Just hard to tell if it's really something for swimming.

-hotdogturtle-- posted...

I reported one of these on 4/27 and my feedback ticket hasn't been addressed yet. Since this goes through the feedback system, if I needed to report another one, I wouldn't be able to since my first ticket is still open. Great system they have here.

I very much enjoy the modern system of "vet our ads for us because we can't be assed to do it ourselves"

ConfusedTorchic posted...

there are two better coupons on their app that you should be using over the fry one

Which ones?

App overload is annoying, but mcdonalds has a daily $1 any size fries on their app.

But generally speaking, yeah fast food has gotten so insane that I just go to sit down restaurants and really only spend another $5 for exponentially better food.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Let's be honest, though - literally no one is going to just post "hey, this is happening" without adding their own snide take on it. Which is where the political part comes in.

Like it or not, realize it or not, accept it or not, pretty much everyone adds their own biases when discussing current events. Even choosing which stories to mention and which to ignore (let alone which news sites you choose to link to) is playing into bias.

Generally speaking, I agree with the rest of your post, except this part.

I regularly would simply post a headline of something, link the article, and paste the article text. Nothing else. No bolding, no editorializing, no additional input from me. My entire topic creation style for newsworthy articles was designed to avoid TC slants and just let people talk.

Under this new regime, I don't even know if I can post news anymore.

argonautweakend posted...

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/3818/696060/

Interesting. Those heavy high % ones are usually delicious, but they're so filling that I can really only have one of them.

Pic of bottle/can?

Why aren't you doing them?

I'm getting the sense that "news" and "politics" are being used interchangeably in terms of moderation. E.g. If someone posts news, it's probably got a political slant in some way shape or form, which allows the mods to delete it.

That bean character in Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga

Jen0125 posted...

Home maintenance sucks

Still far superior to renting

I went to Costco to get a few things for dinner and food for the weekend. At checkout, they were running a donation drive and asked if I wanted to add any additional money to donate. I said not today, thanks.

I then went to get a couple bottles of wine from their liquor store. They asked the same question about donations. I said I already donated inside (as I had a cart full of food and stuff with me at liquor checkout).

The cashier now thinks I am a saintly person.

*gestures to topic title*

Jen0125 posted...

The confusion arises because anything can be politcal to someone. This type of topic restriction leads to inconsistent moderation.

exactly

Lynyrd_Skynyrd posted...

To be fair, they did overturn my moderation without me appealing, so they might just genuinely be confused about the confusing ToS

I get the sense that the moderators are just as confused as we are w/r/t what "politics" actually means.

Jen0125 posted...

Oh it has. Neither of us want kids. He just doesn't like surgery. My last relationship of 6 years ended because of resentment of me not wanting kids even though I was clear the entire time. My relationship now I made sure my partner did not want kids at all.

Good deal

adjl posted...

I'm just not sure why it was part of the Covid restrictions initially.

Agreed. "Hey we want fewer people cramped together, so let's funnel the same number of people into a smaller number of available hours"

Sufferedphoenix posted...

Obviously so the corporation makes more money

Yeah this. End of the day, it's always this.

Jen0125 posted...

I asked my boyfriend if he would be open to a vasectomy but he said no because he "doesn't want to alter his body" which is his choice but also a little weenie imo when his procedure is defintiely way easier. So I made an appointment for me right away. His body his choice.

Yeah ultimately his body his choice indeed, but make sure this kid conversation has been had. Not gonna pretend I know how long the two of you have been together, but better to find out now vs. later. If you don't want kids but he's hesitant to get a vasectomy, that might be a sign that his mind towards kids might change.

Sufferedphoenix posted...

It was just am excuse. They have rolled back every other covid policy but that

Yeah this really. It's disappointing, especially in a place like Las Vegas, but evidently it's not profitable to keep a restaurant open overnight when there are only a dozen patrons from 1AM-9AM, all the while you still have to pay a full crew of chefs, waiters, hosts, bussers, etc.

Probably the same with Walmart. Wasn't profitable to service the dozen people who came in overnight.

Crimsoness posted...

Nope

Damn Crimsoness was a CE regular

Jen0125 posted...

I can't talk about politics

That's fucked up in this context

What happens June 8?

i had rats in middle school and they're fucking cute af

Yeah I can't speak for MTG for Pokemon TCG does shiny alt arts/rare arts/etc of super common cards including basic energies.

Fan Fuckdom

Nanis23 posted...

Well Mr Fandom admin wanted to hear our opinion on the recent change so I want to see it in a poll form

Let's be honest, they didn't actually want to hear our feedback. They just wanted to give us a topic or two to vent before forgetting about it forever. The admin (not dylan, I think dylan's boss) even said something like we hear your overwhelmingly negative, borderline unanimous, feedback and still will not be changing anything" in one of the topics

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/new-federal-rules-airline-refunds-cash

*I think they have six months to implement once it's passed, but still. Massive W

THEGODDAMNBATMA posted...

this topic was removed for being off-topic in a social board lmaooo

So they brought back "off topic" too?

Honestly, what makes all this so baffling is the lack of clarification, transparency, and straight up definition of what is and isn't allowed.

Don't just say we're banning a blanket word and call it a day. Give examples. Answer questions. Dissolve confusion.

https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1782844836154077274

This is massive for workers' rights in America (and generally isn't "political" in the sense of the word)

Not exactly a "part," but my office got shut down and we all got to work remote, allowing me to save money and have flexibility in location to buy a house.

I have a ton of earwax, no idea why. Same as TC (sans earbud), one time as a kid, I just woke up one morning and couldn't hear out of one of my ears. Mom took me to the doctor and she pulled out a massive clog.

Nowadays maybe once a month or so, I just use some earwax dissolvent to keep them from getting too clogged.

Watching: NFL > MLB > NHL > NBA
Attending: NHL > MLB > NFL > NBA

Admittedly I am biased because I live in a town that only has NFL and MLB.

NFL is king for watching and offseason and fantasy and whatnot. That will never change.
MLB is a ton of fun to go to the park and watch in person, especially with the pace increases.
NHL is very hard to watch on TV, but I went to a game once and it was absolutely incredible. When you can see the puck, it becomes so much easier to watch.
NBA is really unwatchable to me, in person or on TV.

People should support (or not support) any religion they want, so long as they do not force their support (or lack thereof) onto other people. That's it. Be a Satanist if you want, so long as your beliefs don't impede on anyone else's.

Really not that hard, but unfortunately religion wouldn't be as profitable as it is without getting people to recruit more followers, and by extension, donors.

And all that doesn't even include the violent aspects of overzealous religious folks. When literal wars are breaking out over religion, something's wrong.

Grand_Kirby posted...

I want to see more picture comparisons

I felt very betrayed when I clicked on that imgur link and saw that instead of showing examples of the terrible avatars it showed a picture of what a ratio is.

My bad on that one lol

Go to the Pokemon Go reddit home page, r/pokemongo. There are probably thousands by now.

AriaOfBolo posted...

B) on the transphobia website

It was just a link to the official post. Look at r/pokemongo. It's pages and pages of gripes and complaints. This isn't something isolated to twitter.

AriaOfBolo posted...

As I recall people were pretty excited about the sliders giving them more body type options as well, which also tends to tick off jerks.

No one is looking at this and saying "holy shit they added sliders I hate this because of that reason." If they just added sliders and changed nothing else and people were mad, you would absolutely have a point.

People are mad because they destroyed the way the avatars look in addition to implementing poorly designed body sliders. The sliders are just one part of the bigger whole.

-hotdogturtle-- posted...

If they actually removed existing customization options then that would be a legit gameplay reason to be upset (non-gender related), but then why wouldn't the TC have mentioned that in their first post instead of waiting for people to question it? Coming in on a bad note.

Because I legitimately didn't (and still don't) see it as a gender issue.

Accel_R8 posted...

There's nothing transphobic or whiny about this. These new avatars are genuinely hideous. The new models look like developer pre-alpha placeholders and/or like someone pushed "random" on Fallout's character creator.

Yeah I legitimately didn't even notice that the outrage is being attacked for being transphobic... that's not how I see the changes at all. They ruined the faces, trimmed back the skin colors, removed shapes, and made the sliders essentially break everything. I'm 100% pro trans rights and can't understand why hating the new designs means people are being transphobic.

Make it make sense to me. I really don't get it.

https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp/status/1780695265428599069

https://i.imgur.com/Liqx3HR.png

In the sense that, are we allowed to talk about various things if they aren't necessarily connected to contests?