Lurker > Zachnorn

Last year, it basically became an inside joke that everyone thinks I'm 19 because people kept asking if I was. I was 27. It hasn't happened at 28, so maybe I finally look like I'm 20+.

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DeathChicken posted...

I would argue that turning up in a public place wearing Maga hats/swastikas/other blatant regalia of "I hate you and am racist shit" is in fact being actively shitty. It's just doing so in the most chickenshit way possible.

The fact that people equate MAGA hats to swastikas and other racist things is just an example of how badly divided this country is getting.

Some Trump supporters are racist. People fitting into any category can be racist, and I'd argue that most groups of people have racists in them since most people are racist. That doesn't mean that all Trump supporters are racist or that MAGA hats are a racist item.
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I call myself an equal opportunity racist because I hate all races of people equally.
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For a long time, it was a goal of mine to have a family of my own. But now, I'm leaning to no. I like kids, but I don't think I can handle the full responsibility of them. It's an issue with time and money, really.

I don't feel a need to have biological children. I might adopt, though.
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I was referring more to the end of the day.
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LeonhartFour posted...

You do have to walk through metal detectors whenever you leave the working area, but it's understandable because they sell some pretty expensive stuff and there's usually a "fast lane" if you don't need to have anything checked.

What bothers me about this is that I've heard this isn't considered work time. I believe that any time you're held up by employer policies, you should get paid for that time. I remember a lawsuit that was talking about this, saying the lines were slow because Amazon (or a contractor) had no incentive to make it faster since employees aside from security weren't being paid anyway.
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I wonder if other countries have drinks at a reasonable price. I think the free refills thing comes from the fact that drinks are generally overpriced (but that's how restaurants make profit), but cost barely anything to provide. Therefore, refills are often free because despite the few cents of cost, they still provide a ton of profit, while making customers happier and more satisfied with their visit. If the food is cheap, the drinks pull in profit, and the refills are free, you're more likely to be profitable because more people will buy soda.

If a soda costs about 10 cents to provide, and the customer pays $2, that's still $1.90 in profit. If a refill using the same cup costs 5 cents, that's still $1.85 in profit. If a business charges for refills, I don't buy a soda, and they lose the whole $2 in revenue. Or I don't buy anything from them, and they lose whatever I would have paid for food too.
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I imagine I mostly hear the bad stuff because that's what the news want to report on. That said, I have heard some bad things from a friend, though not as bad as I described (a lot depends on the managers of a particular facility). I'm not at liberty to say what he told me though, since I don't want it to go back to him somehow.
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Oh, I forgot to mention, I boycott part of a chain of restaurants in a certain area.

I can't boycott a certain company, but I can boycott the CEO's other businesses that I might otherwise visit. I do that instead. The reasons I am boycotting these companies is something I technically cannot discuss due to legal agreements.
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Da fuck SBAllen?
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turbopuns2 posted...

Generally, most places have a soda fountain and yes it's free refills. Although I know of a few very small places which sell cans instead, and those aren't "buy one, take as many as you want"

Oh yeah, I exclude those in general because cans and bottles are expensive in comparison to a paper cup, water, and syrup. I also don't count non-soda things like alcohol, coffee, smoothies, milkshakes, etc.

That said, I sometimes wonder if cans and bottles are excuses to have a no free refill policy.
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I've been thinking about this. I tend to eat at chains a lot because I feel like the smaller restaurants tend to nickle and dime me a lot. Of all the local places around me, I can only think of one that offers free refills that isn't a table service restaurant. Everything else is a chain or offers table service. In some cases, even fountain drinks accessible to customers has a sign demanding as much as $1.50 to refill a drink. In addition, most of those places also charge anywhere from $0.50 to $2 to use a credit card. It was even at the point where a local steakhouse (where they serve steaks you cook yourself) started charging $1 (IIRC) for mini cups of steak sauce. Though I realize that things cost money, I don't like feeling nickle and dimed, so I tend to go to chains more often than not, unless I'm not being charged for every little thing.

I live in Los Angeles County, CA. How about you? Do you have free refills when you go to a small, local, non-chain restaurant?
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I guess it explains how Amazon has grown so rapidly. They don't want to be "profitable" so they don't pay taxes, instead going for expansion.

I can definitely see the argument for changing the tax code so Amazon has to pay federal taxes. Personally, I wish Amazon would give some more of its profit to its employees. I'm not talking about Bezos, I'm talking about the people in their warehouses, their drivers, and the thousands of others that make it all work. Not just in terms of pay either, but also things that involve better treatment.

Sadly though, that's just not the American way. In fact, I saw an article a few months back saying that some Amazon workers in Europe feel that Amazon's standards, and American standards by extension, are more in line with the industrial revolution than today.
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You're welcome, enjoy your new Switch! Add me too: SW-0234-4878-6208
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VintageGin posted...

Too slow and now it's gone.

Welp.

More available!
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KujikawaRising posted...

Zachnorn posted...
I'm considering boycotting Amazon for the same reason.

This is a surprise. What did I miss?

Amazon workers are often overworked and abused. They have ridiculous targets for productivity, to the point where some people in the warehouses and drivers are peeing in bottles because their timed toilet breaks don't allow them to use a restroom properly. They get breaks, but restrooms and break rooms are far from their work areas. They don't take sick leave seriously. They also underpay people. Some warehouses require employees to go through security when they leave, and there are long lines which employees are not paid to go through. There are many more questionable labor practices - I know a few people that have worked or considered working for them and I've heard many things from them.

The problem with Amazon is that it's so big now that it's almost impossible to boycott them. Boycotting Walmart was easier because as far as physical stores go, you have Target, Costco, and many other stores. The only real alternative to Amazon is a bunch of smaller sites that are specialty online stores (Newegg for example), or have everything but getting ripped off is way easier (eBay).
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There are a few companies that I don't buy from because of poor quality in things I bought from them before (such as Seagate). There are also some companies I don't like but their products/prices don't appeal to me anyway (such as Apple).

The only company that has products I'd otherwise enjoy if I wasn't boycotting them is Sony. I boycotted them because my mom bought me a PS1 when I was a kid and it had problems that, though it was covered by the warranty, Sony didn't want to fix. Long story short, my mom even tried paying for service, and Sony just took part of the money and said "nah." I don't buy things from companies with awful customer service. That was until I gave them a chance 20 years later in 2017. Now, they are locking out third party accounts from playing on other systems, and I just can't stand seeing them be anti-consumer like that. I've stopped buying PS3 games. A friend of mine is taking it a step further and not even playing on any Sony console - I've only stopped participating in the new and used game markets for Sony consoles.

I also boycott individual locations of some businesses due to poor customer service. I boycott some local restaurants if I see poor customer service or cleanliness as well - a good example is when I was at a buffet and ants were walking around the food and they shrugged when I brought it up to them, but still expected a big tip. It's been over a decade and I haven't gone back. I also boycotted EA at one point due to employee treatment. I'm considering boycotting Amazon for the same reason.

Are you boycotting any companies?
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Switch + 64 GB microSD card + $20 eShop card for $300 if you're an Amazon Prime member.
https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Gray-Joy/dp/B07DB3JGQV
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There's a bundle right now. Switch + 1 game (I think it's between Zelda, Mario, Splatoon 2, and something else) for $329 at Best Buy.

There might also be something for Prime Day tomorrow.
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how many y/o is she
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Another place where the faces are so cold
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how many y/o is the girl
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This is ridiculous and dumb. I say this as someone that used to have this mentality with backlogs.

It really sounds to me like you're treating it as a job. Never, ever let gaming be something you take a job-like mentality to. Never play games you don't like too much for the sake of saying you beat it.

Just enjoy games on whatever system they're on. They're a form of entertainment. Play what interests you because of a desire to play them, not because you see a need to beat them or play them to a certain point. I've done that before and it damaged my interest in gaming.

It's fine to make a goal to play certain games. But the moment you feel you're playing something because you only want to beat it, or you restrict yourself from enjoying other things because of a game you don't care much for, you should realize you're wasting your time and should just move on.

Also, you have a Switch. You already earned it. There's no need to beat games. If you want to play your Switch, play your Switch, and have fun with it.

I guess I feel this way because I had this mentality before getting my Switch - I have so many games to play on other systems, why get a new system? But then I realized that the reason I wanted to was because I wanted to enjoy Switch games as well. Sure, I could have tried to go with my backlog of tons of indie games (oh man am I excited to go play and finish some RPG Maker game I got in a bundle in 2014) but if that's not something that interests me, and I'd rather go play Switch, I might as well do that.

All I'm saying is, treat gaming as something fun to do, not as a job to do.
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KILBOTz posted...

Look up Cahokia (thanks Civilizations!). It was as large as London in the 1300s with 40-60k people. Of course it was dwarfed by the largest, which were somewhere between like 500k-1.5M.

Wow, I had no idea, thanks for sharing. You learn something new every day!
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Also, if you don't believe that Native Americans ever built anything, I recommend going to some ruins. I was amazed when I went to Mesa Verde in Colorado and Hovenweep near the Utah/Colorado border. They didn't build massive cities like Europeans did (as far as I know), but they did build settlements and villages.
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Just going to drop this here.


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KamenRiderBlade posted...

Zachnorn posted...

Californians are pretty patriotic. The ones that are in love with the state will stay here. Others, probably like me that are tired of the nonsense here, would probably move to the US. Not that it matters that much, as the California independence people are pushing for California and the US to be allies and for Californians to be given dual citizenship.

Not that it matters much, as states can't split from the US.

If they try that Calexit non-sense there will be a civil war within CA and I will be part of the rebels trying to destroy the Calexit-ers.

Nobody is going to steal my country away from me.

PERIOD.

There would be a blood bath in Sacramento first before many of us let the Calexiters steal CA away from the US.

Basically...let's not screw around with secession movements, we had enough of that during the Civil War.
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Man, I love these movements to break up California or call for independence. I just can't take any of it seriously.

I'm honestly going to chuckle when I vote no on it in November.
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KamenRiderBlade posted...

Due to political leanings in the previous election.

So...let's break up states based on the 2016 election?

KamenRiderBlade posted...

People on the East Coast travel across state lines for work all the time. It's not a big deal.

Sure. I have a friend on the West Coast that does as well - he lives in Vancouver, WA and works in Portland, OR. There's plenty of complications though, like with taxes. But let's not get into that. My point was more that the people of Desert California (I know you gave your names, but I'm giving mine) would be contributing to the economy of Los Angeles more than their state.

Speaking of your names, you're not doing us LA people any favors by naming LA County's state "California". The Bay Area people already think we're self-centered as it is. I shall also just go ahead and call it Los Angeles because it's not like you invited any other counties to the party anyway, and decided to kick Lancaster/Palmdale out too while you're at it.
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KamenRiderBlade posted...

As a fellow resident of Los Angeles, I think it's the best solution for most people, especially given the political views, and the needs of the people and how they feel.

So it is about making it more into blue vs. red states?

KamenRiderBlade posted...

There's this thing in history called "City States". Look it up, it worked in the past.

LA would make a great State all by itself.

City states worked in the past when things were simpler. Now, I don't see how that's sustainable. You need a variety of industries to be a successful state, and today, that means you need both urban and rural areas. LA County is very urban and suburban.

KamenRiderBlade posted...

Because of Political leanings of the residents of each area.

Is that the main goal of this? If you're going to do this, why not make it a bunch of purple states, as best you could? Obviously, there would have to be a blue state, but still.

KamenRiderBlade posted...

Of course they can, look at how other small countries sustain themselves.

Okay, how do small US states sustain themselves? I'll tell you. Part of it is that the federal government gives them money because they can't do it on their own.

KamenRiderBlade posted...

According to the organizers of the Jefferson Movements own analysis, they have enough financially to be self sustaining and don't want to deal with Sacramento. If they think they can do it, then do it.

I thought they would end up being one of the most economically disadvantaged states, but fair enough.

KamenRiderBlade posted...

They're both generally "Conservative Areas" Look at my stats page and look at the top far right for political leanings of each new state.

I don't know about San Diego County, but the City of San Diego is generally considered moderate. I believe it had 100 more of one of the parties than the other at one point. For a city of millions of people, that's such a tiny difference.
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Californians are pretty patriotic. The ones that are in love with the state will stay here. Others, probably like me that are tired of the nonsense here, would probably move to the US. Not that it matters that much, as the California independence people are pushing for California and the US to be allies and for Californians to be given dual citizenship.

Not that it matters much, as states can't split from the US.
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In Southern California, there have been reports of people pretending to be inspectors and robbing people. The general advice is that if you have suspicion or are unsure, you can ask for ID and call the police if you have concerns. I imagine the advice is the same in Oakland.

With that said, the fact that this happened with only a black inspector and not the white inspectors is concerning.
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KamenRiderBlade posted...

Here's how I want to Split California:
https://imgur.com/9VlFtCW
https://imgur.com/f8nprZs

Why is LA County a state? As a resident, sure, it's a decent county (sometimes) and sure it's around the size of Michigan in population, but come on, that's almost like making New York City a state. Which I personally don't like, because states need to be more than just a city. And sure, LA County isn't just the City of LA and sure you feel like it's a different county when you're in the Lancaster/Palmdale area but it's still not that much of a state. And now that I said that, why do I get the feeling you want Lancaster/Palmdale to break off and go chill with Kern County in their state?

Why is Greater Los Angeles (commonly considered LA, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties) split into four states?

Can the yellow state ever sustain itself? Sure, the cities there are nice. But can they sustain themselves with just tourism and a little bit of agriculture?

I see what you're doing with green and trying to give the Jefferson people what they want, except you're also adding counties that aren't part of that movement. Jefferson is also problematic because although they are culturally distinct from the rest of the state, they also don't have that much in the way of their economy.

Why is San Diego a state and why is it put with a county generally considered to be part of Greater Los Angeles?

Why is Contra Costa not part of what is otherwise a decent Bay Area state?

Sure, let's break up the eastern half of central/southern California so that there's the heart of California's agriculture and then there's a bunch of desert, each in different states. Hey, know where a ton of people in San Bernardino and Riverside go to work? In two other states under your proposal: Los Angeles and Orange County, across state lines!

In summary: California is too interconnected and dependent on itself to ever be broken up except, maybe, by having a Northern and Southern California, and even then, you're breaking up and damaging one of the largest economies in the world.
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Oh hey just like California.

Except we pump our own gas here and it's legal to smoke weed. Just not at the same time, because that's dangerous.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

Zachnorn posted...

scarletspeed7 posted...

Define "a little low".

I guess you could say depression. Like any way the wind blows doesn't matter to them.

So "high" in this context is not how Freddie would normally use it?

I wouldn't say it's related to drugs, but more of a high on life. You probably wouldn't feel it if you just killed a man and had regret over it.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

Define "a little low".

I guess you could say depression. Like any way the wind blows doesn't matter to them.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

If this refers to a laissez-faire attitude, no.

So you're okay with people being a little high, little low?
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scarletspeed7 posted...

Zachnorn posted...

Open your eyes, look up to the sky. What do you see?

A ceiling.

I guess you're not just a poor boy and you don't need sympathy.

Would you say you're easy come, easy go?
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Open your eyes, look up to the sky. What do you see?
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scarletspeed7 posted...

Zachnorn posted...

Is it just fantasy?

Why do you say, "just"? Why do you hate fantasy? Why do you not support creative endeavors? Do you hate the arts?

I tend to get caught in a landslide of it and often find it to not be an escape from reality.
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scarletspeed7 posted...

Zachnorn posted...

Is this the real life?

THE real life? @JONALEON1

Is it just fantasy?
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