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Prav: Oct 29, 2011

incandescents own. rip

# ? Feb 20, 2016 18:40

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# ? May 10, 2024 10:48

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

You Are A Elf posted:

Older people get defensive and pissy about incandescent light bulbs, too. "drat gubmints and their planned obsolescence! I like my lightbulbs to waste 95% of energy in heat and give off only 5% of visible light!! "

My whole place is LED bulbs, I could leave every single light on 24/7/365, and my energy bill would still be cheap as poo poo, but "They're taking away our freedom to buy the light bulbs I grew up with!! "

when i was like 10 i convinced my dad to replace every incandescent bulb in the house with fluorescent because i was reeeeally into "going green" when i was a kid. he told me that he was just doing this to appease me and that it wouldn't actually help anything.

over 8 years later and i don't think we've had to replace more than 3 or 4 of those bulbs

:grin:

# ? Feb 20, 2016 19:55

Thirsty Girl: Dec 5, 2015

im only bummed about not being able to find the big frosted christmas bulbs in primary colors anymore

# ? Feb 20, 2016 19:57

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I'm fully LED'd out too, even my larger lights have a bunch of tiny LEDs inside them, e.g.

# ? Feb 20, 2016 20:08

Jonny 290: May 5, 2005; [ASK] me about OS/2 Warp

You Are A Elf posted:

Older people get defensive and pissy about incandescent light bulbs, too. "drat gubmints and their planned obsolescence! I like my lightbulbs to waste 95% of energy in heat and give off only 5% of visible light!! "

My whole place is LED bulbs, I could leave every single light on 24/7/365, and my energy bill would still be cheap as poo poo, but "They're taking away our freedom to buy the light bulbs I grew up with!! "

if you have electric heat, incandescents are a better deal for every month you're running a heater.
If you have gas heat, that means that you don't have a nuclear power or hydro plant providing your energy and can gently caress off

# ? Feb 20, 2016 20:21

Burt Sexual: Jan 26, 2006; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Switchblade Switcharoo

Led are expensive at the purchase point, they can't see beyond today. Pretty clear really.

# ? Feb 20, 2016 20:22

Syfe: Jun 12, 2006

im gaye posted:

im only bummed about not being able to find the big frosted christmas bulbs in primary colors anymore

I so want an old 80s style christmas tree with massive primary coloured bulbs and garish garland, but my husband whined that it would be too tacky and that the cats would eat the garland, we had cats in the 80s damnit and they never ate the goddamn garland.

Also for content, it pisses me off that this is apparently the accepted identity of my goddamn profession. :negative:

_{(nevermind that apparently all graphic designers are apple addicts, I have a PC damnit and I love it )}

# ? Feb 20, 2016 20:22

Jonny 290: May 5, 2005; [ASK] me about OS/2 Warp

I"m the assuredly self-titled "graphic designer" positing that chucks are form over function lmao

# ? Feb 20, 2016 20:25

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

i wear Chuck's because i like the way they look and they're pretty cheap. they're flimsy as gently caress though so :laffo:

at saying they have good form or function

# ? Feb 20, 2016 20:29

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

woah, drinking COFFEE? graphic designers are freaking MANIACS!

# ? Feb 20, 2016 20:47

Jonny 290: May 5, 2005; [ASK] me about OS/2 Warp

NO time to chat! I am so busy that I actually need to drink a mild, socially acceptable stimulant to get this work done!

# ? Feb 20, 2016 20:52

les fleurs du mall: Jun 30, 2014; by LadyAmbien

Jonny 290 posted:

NO time to chat! I am so busy that I actually need to drink a mild, socially acceptable stimulant to get this work done!

you're actually mad about people drinking coffee aren't you

# ? Feb 20, 2016 20:56

Thirsty Girl: Dec 5, 2015

les fleurs du mall posted:

you're actually mad about people drinking coffee aren't you

i dont know about anybody else but i am mad

# ? Feb 20, 2016 21:05

Snatch Duster: Feb 20, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Jonny 290 posted:

NO time to chat! I am so busy that I actually need to drink a mild, socially acceptable stimulant to get this work done!

Coffee ain't no millenials invention you loving baby

# ? Feb 20, 2016 21:06

FedEx Mercury: Jan 7, 2004; Me bad posting? That's unpossible!; Lipstick Apathy

symbolic posted:

i wear Chuck's because i like the way they look and they're pretty cheap. they're flimsy as gently caress though so at saying they have good form or function

Form over function actually means "useless but looks cool" you dumbo.

# ? Feb 20, 2016 21:38

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

notZaar posted:

Form over function actually means "useless but looks cool" you dumbo.

well gently caress

i thought form referred to the technical design while function was how the form actively withstood outside conditions

gently caress

# ? Feb 20, 2016 22:03

Phil Moscowitz: Feb 19, 2007; If blood be the price of admiralty,
Lord God, we ha' paid in full!

Style over substance

# ? Feb 20, 2016 22:05

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

Phil Moscowitz posted:

Style over substance

ok, this makes more sense

# ? Feb 20, 2016 22:06

Kaiju Cage Match: Nov 5, 2012

symbolic posted:

i wear Chuck's because i like the way they look and they're pretty cheap. they're flimsy as gently caress though so at saying they have good form or function

Chucks have lovely arch support, get PF Flyers instead.

# ? Feb 20, 2016 22:40

Sailor Viy: Aug 4, 2013; And when I can swim no longer, if I have not reached Aslan's country, or shot over the edge of the world into some vast cataract, I shall sink with my nose to the sunrise.

notZaar posted:

Form over function actually means "useless but looks cool" you dumbo.

Yeah like... they are basketball shoes but like 90% of people wearing them today would never play basketball. Same as people wearing Vans don't actually skate and guys in Timberlands are not actually construction workers.

# ? Feb 20, 2016 22:48

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

Sailor Viy posted:

guys in Timberlands are not actually construction workers.

i don't think i've ever seen the Timberlands trend talked about in this thread. it's gotten to the point where i see girls in leggings wearing them around campus. they're unwieldy, gaudy, and incredibly ugly, yet somehow, millennials and Gen Zers love them. i don't even know anymore, man.

# ? Feb 20, 2016 22:53

soy: Jul 7, 2003; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Snatch Duster posted:

Coffee ain't no millenials invention you loving baby

Coffee, no... But "single source" bespoke $5 pour overs, maybe.

# ? Feb 20, 2016 22:57

Khorne: May 1, 2002

symbolic posted:

i don't think i've ever seen the Timberlands trend talked about in this thread. it's gotten to the point where i see girls in leggings wearing them around campus. they're unwieldy, gaudy, and incredibly ugly, yet somehow, millennials and Gen Zers love them. i don't even know anymore, man.

Timberlands have been a fad for nearly 20 years now. They have surpassed fad territory.

# ? Feb 20, 2016 22:58

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

Khorne posted:

Timberlands have been a fad for nearly 20 years now. They have surpassed fad territory.

i must not have noticed, as i've only seen everybody wearing them in the past 4 or 5 years

# ? Feb 20, 2016 23:01

glowstick party tonight: Oct 4, 2003; by zen death robot

symbolic posted:

i must not have noticed, as i've only seen everybody wearing them in the past 4 or 5 years

well for one thing you are not even 20 years old, at your age there are still things you are "just noticing" on the reg

# ? Feb 20, 2016 23:06

symbolic: Nov 2, 2014

mdm posted:

well for one thing you are not even 20 years old, at your age there are still things you are "just noticing" on the reg

this is true

Timberlands are still ugly as gently caress though

# ? Feb 20, 2016 23:09

Khorne: May 1, 2002

symbolic posted:

i must not have noticed, as i've only seen everybody wearing them in the past 4 or 5 years

It has actually been more than 20 years. It is/was a big rap thing.

"Don't make sense goin to heaven with the goodie goodies dressed in white, I like black timbs and black hoodies." from biggie's suicidal thoughts in '95.

Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, 50 Cent, Jadakiss, The Game, and Cassidy also definitely wore/probably rapped about timberlands. I'm sure there are countless more.

Pretty sure they sponsor rappers.

Khorne fucked around with this message at 23:19 on Feb 20, 2016

# ? Feb 20, 2016 23:13

thathonkey: Jul 17, 2012

timberlands were really popular circa like 2000-2005

# ? Feb 20, 2016 23:18

Phil Moscowitz: Feb 19, 2007; If blood be the price of admiralty,
Lord God, we ha' paid in full!

Rough like Timberland wear, yeah

# ? Feb 20, 2016 23:45

FedEx Mercury: Jan 7, 2004; Me bad posting? That's unpossible!; Lipstick Apathy

Sailor Viy posted:

Yeah like... they are basketball shoes but like 90% of people wearing them today would never play basketball. Same as people wearing Vans don't actually skate and guys in Timberlands are not actually construction workers.

I use All Stars as my weightlifting shoes because they are flat and thin. I can't imagine running around in them for 90 minutes, wouldn't that totally waste your feet? Gotta have some arch support for that.

# ? Feb 21, 2016 00:24

Poops Mcgoots: Jul 12, 2010

I thought Helvetica was starting to be on the outs since it was becoming the design equivalent of the Wilhelm scream.

# ? Feb 21, 2016 00:27

Eskaton: Aug 13, 2014

You Are A Elf posted:

Older people get defensive and pissy about incandescent light bulbs, too. "drat gubmints and their planned obsolescence! I like my lightbulbs to waste 95% of energy in heat and give off only 5% of visible light!! "

My whole place is LED bulbs, I could leave every single light on 24/7/365, and my energy bill would still be cheap as poo poo, but "They're taking away our freedom to buy the light bulbs I grew up with!! "

LED is worse for your eyes (if you want to sleep).

nomadologique posted:

here are crust punks

they only ever wear green brown black or red, 50% of them have dogs, and you can often see them standing at busy city intersections begging for money for the train/bus, often w a sign that says "NEW IN TOWN NEED $$ TO LEAVE"

you can usually smell them before you see them, if they're on th emove they have huge backpacks, and they never travel alone

They make good music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0dUnoecoZ0

Eskaton fucked around with this message at 01:00 on Feb 21, 2016

# ? Feb 21, 2016 00:51

reallivedinosaur: Jun 13, 2012; Ogdober subrise! XDDD

I think people would eventually migrate to the better bulbs on their own and the government mandating it has more to do with GE rent seeking than environmental policy.

The real revolution of LED lighting is that anybody can grow weed at home without 300 watt traditional "grow lights".

# ? Feb 21, 2016 02:15

TheMostFrench: Jul 12, 2009; Stop for me, it's the claw!

Kaiju Cage Match posted:

Some celebrity wore it once, so every douchey-looking guy wears it now.

I'm thinking of getting a balaclava plus an electric razor and engaging in some shaving pranks...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8YgTaMyZRk

I like how the guy with the curly moustache and ear plugs says 'What is THAT even about?' when talking about man buns.

# ? Feb 21, 2016 02:32

Khorne: May 1, 2002

TheMostFrench posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8YgTaMyZRk

I like how the guy with the curly moustache and ear plugs says 'What is THAT even about?' when talking about man buns.

It's not a real mustache. I wish the video were real because of all the people crying assault over it, but it's not.

# ? Feb 21, 2016 03:08

d0s: Jun 28, 2004

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdtDumm2LK0

# ? Feb 21, 2016 04:09

reallivedinosaur: Jun 13, 2012; Ogdober subrise! XDDD

d0s posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdtDumm2LK0

lmbo

# ? Feb 21, 2016 04:16

Burt Sexual: Jan 26, 2006; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Switchblade Switcharoo

symbolic posted:

this is true

Timberlands are still ugly as gently caress though

Whoa yor 19 y/o? Me too

# ? Feb 21, 2016 05:18

Shipon: Nov 7, 2005

d0s posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdtDumm2LK0

http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=h...2=0&authorName=

# ? Feb 21, 2016 05:23

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Justin Tyme: Feb 22, 2011

he probably bought one with a semi-automatic transmission and didn't realize he was driving in first gear redlining it all the time because lol millenial

# ? Feb 21, 2016 06:58

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