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Writers strike could start tomorrow

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1653090778476953623

skooma512 posted:

I mean, it's dystopic but also what you're doing at that point is standing in a virtual queue instead of a physical one so you can either ride/queue for something else or spend money at the shops. If you lean into the system and play it right you end up coming out ahead vs. like the 2000s where you just stand in line for 2 hours for space mountain and that's all you do for 2 hours.

Mr Hootington posted:

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anime was right posted:

genuine question if the government defauts on june 1st will that get me out of jury duty thanks

anime was right posted:

alright time to try plan b: talk about jury nullification

anime was right posted:

alright time to try plan b: talk about jury nullification

DrPossum posted:

this is how we got COPS

skooma512 posted:

Yup, you have to have a plan for your vacation time at Disney. No just winging it, you need to like schedule rides like appointments. I think you get like 3 or 4 free fast passes unless you upgrade the pass, but I haven't gone since 2018 and this poo poo always changes. I had an annual pass for a year since I'm a local and even within a year they were changing how this worked all the time, and since it was still when they were implementing the system there were metastrategies you could try and they didn't charge for it as much. Kinda wish they kept the fastpass kiosks since they spit out little tickets that had the ride name on it, fun little souvenir. I have a Big Thunder Mountain fastpass as a bookmark in Blood Meridian

I mean, it's dystopic but also what you're doing at that point is standing in a virtual queue instead of a physical one so you can either ride/queue for something else or spend money at the shops. If you lean into the system and play it right you end up coming out ahead vs. like the 2000s where you just stand in line for 2 hours for space mountain and that's all you do for 2 hours.

Stereotype posted:

the two big tricks are that you can pick one super early in the morning before the park opens, and then once you scan your wristband to get on that ride you can immediately pick another one. you gotta be online and clickin' at 7am, and the good rides usually fill up fast so you will get offered a pass for like 4pm, and that's the trap. there' s a 2 hour timer every time you pick one, but it starts at 9am, so if you get one late in the day then you have to wait till 11am to pick your second ride. they'll all be pretty full by then, so then you probably have to wait till that timer expires again at 1pm for the third, and then by 3pm they're usually all totally full with no more passes left. so the key is to get up at 6am and be there when they open the park and be the first one on the one great ride you want to do (pandora or rise or ratatouille), which avoids possibly hours of lines for it, and then get a series of less popular rides in the morning, and then after lunch grab a high-tier ride for that evening. people seem to think that getting the passes for the 30 min wait rides is a waste, but it's not, because then you'll get another right away and why wait 30 minutes when you can wait zero minutes. like sure 30 minutes is way less than 200 minutes, but i could go on like 6 rides with "30 minute" waits in an hour.

tristeham posted:

sounds exhausting lol

Stereotype posted:

you have to buy a "genie pass" which gives you a maximum of like 10 or so fast passes, but should at minimum get you 3. the fast pass is just a different much much shorter line, usually less than five minutes, next to the main line which could be 200 minutes long. the idea is that you have an imaginary "genie" waiting in this line and you can physically go wait in other lines or do whatever while it waits, and then when it "gets to the front" you can go and take it's place and hop on the ride.

the two big tricks are that you can pick one super early in the morning before the park opens, and then once you scan your wristband to get on that ride you can immediately pick another one. you gotta be online and clickin' at 7am, and the good rides usually fill up fast so you will get offered a pass for like 4pm, and that's the trap. there' s a 2 hour timer every time you pick one, but it starts at 9am, so if you get one late in the day then you have to wait till 11am to pick your second ride. they'll all be pretty full by then, so then you probably have to wait till that timer expires again at 1pm for the third, and then by 3pm they're usually all totally full with no more passes left. so the key is to get up at 6am and be there when they open the park and be the first one on the one great ride you want to do (pandora or rise or ratatouille), which avoids possibly hours of lines for it, and then get a series of less popular rides in the morning, and then after lunch grab a high-tier ride for that evening. people seem to think that getting the passes for the 30 min wait rides is a waste, but it's not, because then you'll get another right away and why wait 30 minutes when you can wait zero minutes. like sure 30 minutes is way less than 200 minutes, but i could go on like 6 rides with "30 minute" waits in an hour.

people who only get to go on one ride probably didn't realize the amount of work they were supposed to be doing. if you wake up at 9am and aren't picking actually picking rides to fast-pass then yeah, you aren't gonna get to do much.

the bitcoin of weed posted:

Universal is great because all the rubes go to wait 90 minutes for the terrible harry potter rides so you can run through the 5 minute men in black line over and over and shoot aliens for hours

Deadly Ham Sandwich posted:

As I a kid we always went during the off season. Non stop rides and no lines. Although one time Disneyland actually had lines in the off season because of a goth convention nearby. Disneyland full of goths!

Consummate Professional posted:

I think I’d rather stay home and get high. also within my budget

the bitcoin of weed posted:

Universal is great because all the rubes go to wait 90 minutes for the terrible harry potter rides so you can run through the 5 minute men in black line over and over and shoot aliens for hours

Stereotype posted:

you have to buy a "genie pass" which gives you a maximum of like 10 or so fast passes, but should at minimum get you 3. the fast pass is just a different much much shorter line, usually less than five minutes, next to the main line which could be 200 minutes long. the idea is that you have an imaginary "genie" waiting in this line and you can physically go wait in other lines or do whatever while it waits, and then when it "gets to the front" you can go and take it's place and hop on the ride.

the two big tricks are that you can pick one super early in the morning before the park opens, and then once you scan your wristband to get on that ride you can immediately pick another one. you gotta be online and clickin' at 7am, and the good rides usually fill up fast so you will get offered a pass for like 4pm, and that's the trap. there' s a 2 hour timer every time you pick one, but it starts at 9am, so if you get one late in the day then you have to wait till 11am to pick your second ride. they'll all be pretty full by then, so then you probably have to wait till that timer expires again at 1pm for the third, and then by 3pm they're usually all totally full with no more passes left. so the key is to get up at 6am and be there when they open the park and be the first one on the one great ride you want to do (pandora or rise or ratatouille), which avoids possibly hours of lines for it, and then get a series of less popular rides in the morning, and then after lunch grab a high-tier ride for that evening. people seem to think that getting the passes for the 30 min wait rides is a waste, but it's not, because then you'll get another right away and why wait 30 minutes when you can wait zero minutes. like sure 30 minutes is way less than 200 minutes, but i could go on like 6 rides with "30 minute" waits in an hour.

people who only get to go on one ride probably didn't realize the amount of work they were supposed to be doing. if you wake up at 9am and aren't picking actually picking rides to fast-pass then yeah, you aren't gonna get to do much.

Stereotype posted:

you have to buy a "genie pass" which gives you a maximum of like 10 or so fast passes, but should at minimum get you 3. the fast pass is just a different much much shorter line, usually less than five minutes, next to the main line which could be 200 minutes long. the idea is that you have an imaginary "genie" waiting in this line and you can physically go wait in other lines or do whatever while it waits, and then when it "gets to the front" you can go and take it's place and hop on the ride.

the two big tricks are that you can pick one super early in the morning before the park opens, and then once you scan your wristband to get on that ride you can immediately pick another one. you gotta be online and clickin' at 7am, and the good rides usually fill up fast so you will get offered a pass for like 4pm, and that's the trap. there' s a 2 hour timer every time you pick one, but it starts at 9am, so if you get one late in the day then you have to wait till 11am to pick your second ride. they'll all be pretty full by then, so then you probably have to wait till that timer expires again at 1pm for the third, and then by 3pm they're usually all totally full with no more passes left. so the key is to get up at 6am and be there when they open the park and be the first one on the one great ride you want to do (pandora or rise or ratatouille), which avoids possibly hours of lines for it, and then get a series of less popular rides in the morning, and then after lunch grab a high-tier ride for that evening. people seem to think that getting the passes for the 30 min wait rides is a waste, but it's not, because then you'll get another right away and why wait 30 minutes when you can wait zero minutes. like sure 30 minutes is way less than 200 minutes, but i could go on like 6 rides with "30 minute" waits in an hour.

people who only get to go on one ride probably didn't realize the amount of work they were supposed to be doing. if you wake up at 9am and aren't picking actually picking rides to fast-pass then yeah, you aren't gonna get to do much.

cool av posted:

lol that was before we had chatGPT. writers are obsolete.

Write an episode of The Simpsons where Homer tries to write an episode of The Simpsons posted:

Homer Simpson sat at his desk, staring at the blank piece of paper in front of him. He had always dreamed of writing an episode of The Simpsons, but he had never actually tried it before.

"Come on, Homer," he muttered to himself. "You can do this. Just think of a funny idea and run with it."

He picked up his pen and began to brainstorm. After a few minutes, he had a rough outline:

Act 1: Homer gets a wild hair to write an episode of The Simpsons.

Act 2: Homer starts writing, but quickly gets stuck and frustrated.

Act 3: Marge and the kids try to help Homer with his writing, but their suggestions only make things worse.

Act 4: Homer has a breakthrough and comes up with a brilliant idea for the episode.

Act 5: Homer's script is a huge success and he becomes the pride of Springfield.

Homer grinned to himself, feeling confident in his idea. He began to write the script, typing away furiously on his computer.

As he wrote, he started to get more and more into the story. He laughed out loud at his own jokes and was having a great time.

But as the hours ticked by, Homer began to hit a wall. He stared at the screen, trying to come up with the next line, but nothing was coming to him.

"I can't do this," he moaned, throwing his hands up in frustration. "I'm just not cut out to be a writer."

Just then, Marge and the kids walked into the room. "What's going on, Homer?" Marge asked.

"I'm trying to write an episode of The Simpsons, but I'm just not good enough," Homer replied dejectedly.

"Oh, come on now, Homer," Marge said. "You can do this. Let us help you."

The kids nodded in agreement, and together, they sat down to brainstorm ideas for the script. They threw out all sorts of wild ideas, but nothing seemed to click.

Just when they were about to give up, Bart had a brilliant idea. "What if Homer accidentally becomes a superhero and saves Springfield from a giant monster?" he suggested.

Homer's eyes lit up. "That's it!" he exclaimed. "I can work with that."

With renewed enthusiasm, Homer sat down to write the script. And with the help of his family, he was able to finish it in record time.

The next day, he submitted it to the producers of The Simpsons, and to his delight, they loved it. The episode was a huge hit, and Homer became the talk of Springfield.

From then on, Homer was known as the town's resident writing genius, and he continued to pen many more successful episodes of The Simpsons.

Business Gorillas posted:

I was gonna do a trip to the PNW and the endless HOMELESSCRIMEWAVE stories are scaring my girlfriend. Are SF/Portland/Seattle worth going to or should we just hike in the parks instead?

DrPossum posted:

this is how we got COPS

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holefoods posted:

I had a way better time at Universal as a kid but that was also when the Jurassic Park ride was fresh, the tram tour still had Kong and T2 3D was still there. Seems like most of the rides now are glorified 3D movie motion simulators.

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HookedOnChthonics posted:

you should not be allowed to ask this without also revealing what hosed up little Levittown you’re posting from that has turned you into such a goober, imo

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Deadly Ham Sandwich posted:

As I a kid we always went during the off season. Non stop rides and no lines. Although one time Disneyland actually had lines in the off season because of a goth convention nearby. Disneyland full of goths!

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