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I kind of understand people upset about the "shaming" but why are people surprised that Netflix is tracking what people are watching on its own loving service? How is this unexpected, or even upsetting for that matter?Mr. Flunchy posted:Have you guys seriously not heard of the houseware brand Smeg before? What a bunch of smegheads
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 Cummings Engine Company has an Onan electrical generator brand. Onan is a character in the Bible who “spilled his seed upon the ground” (instead of impregnating his brother’s widow, as the Lᴏʀᴅ commanded). “Onanism” is therefore an archaic term for masturbation. What were they thinking? Is it an intentional dirty joke that most people won’t get? Was there some guy born in the last two centuries whose parents stuck with that name and was somehow instrumental to the brand?
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the fact that netflix the company knows and tracks what people are watching isn't surprising, but it's not necessarily something folks want to be reminded of. the fact that whoever runs netflix's twitter has access to that data down to the exact numbers of who watched what when, is a little uncomfortable for some people
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Crazy thought here but stay with me - it could also be a joke and maybe 53 people didn't actually watch it every day for 18 days.
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someone awful. posted:the fact that netflix the company knows and tracks what people are watching isn't surprising, but it's not necessarily something folks want to be reminded of. But yeah, it's not the best idea to blast that information out there unless you have a sexy infographic to draw attention away from the creep factor.
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Platystemon posted:It has a zed sound in German. Joey Freshwater posted:On GA-400 that leads north out of Atlanta there's a city called Cumming, GA. Just off the highway, right before you reach the exit for Cumming, there's a Siemens branded water tower. (It's named after a dude. A dude with the unfortunate last name of Bong. Or fortunate, depending on your point of view.) Joey Freshwater posted:Crazy thought here but stay with me - it could also be a joke and maybe 53 people didn't actually watch it every day for 18 days.
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1. This is just a ripoff of the Spotify campaign last year 2. Like Spotify's ads, the data is most assuredly fake
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Joey Freshwater posted:On GA-400 that leads north out of Atlanta there's a city called Cumming, GA. Just off the highway, right before you reach the exit for Cumming, there's a Siemens branded water tower. Fear not, it is still the Siemens tower. I drive past it every day. I also have buddy there and they occasionally give him shirts that have a little Siemens on them.
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Platystemon posted:
Onan Generators was started by some dude named...wait for it....Onan, way back in the Twenties. Cummins didn't buy them until like 20 years ago or so, and sure, I'd imagine much corporate hilarity ensued during the purchase. Onan is huge in the RV market. BTW, it's 'Cummins', not 'Cummings', which is somewhat less funny, although every dumbass coal-rolling sheepfucker I've ever met mispronounces it.
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Haifisch posted:That's almost as good as the Bong Recreation Area in Wisconsin. Dick Bong was the top American ærial ace of the Second World War. He died the same day as the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. They shared headlines in U.S. papers. 
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thegreatcodfish posted:they occasionally give him shirts that have a little Siemens on them.
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There’s also Big Bone Lick State Park, so named because it’s home to a natural salt lick and a lot of megafauna fossils.
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Siemens were enthusiastic users of slave labour from concentration camps during WW2 and had a plant in Auschwitz so it's good that they have a funny name. gently caress em.
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Engineering is full of innuendo. FAG roller bearings, Cummins Diesel, Fuchs lubricants, Siemens automation, etc.
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Pocket Billiards posted:Engineering is full of innuendo. Shafts up the wazoo.
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Pocket Billiards posted:Engineering is full of innuendo. Entirely work-related and non-sexual quote from my manager last week: "Then we need to build a hot wet chamber so we can put something in there."
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Platystemon posted:It has a zed sound in German. Their own American employees pronounce it see-mens. Mr. Flunchy posted:Have you guys seriously not heard of the houseware brand Smeg before? Never. I'd have remembered because I too have watched all of Red Dwarf. From looking at their site there are like two stores outside of NY/NJ that sell their products in the USA.
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PirateDentist posted:
Weird. I see Smeg everywhere in New Zealand
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cptn_dr posted:Weird. I see Smeg everywhere in New Zealand 
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There's a knife place nearby, Koch Messer. Makes me giggle and wince.
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PirateDentist posted:Their own American employees pronounce it see-mens. Nah man, I got one of their toasters and it makes really awesome toast! I'm a huge fanboy for these guys
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Smeg appliances are all pretty high end, it's no shame if you're the kind of low income hill person who's never seen one.
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I've only seen Smeg in the Great British Bake Off. They don't really sell them in the US, and we just did fridge shopping. Bad-ish advertising: Blue Buffalo Wild Cat. Commercial shows pictures of lynx. Tells the viewer that the lynx is the ancestor of your housecat. 
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Haifisch posted:That's almost as good as the Bong Recreation Area in Wisconsin.
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HopperUK posted:Siemens were enthusiastic users of slave labour from concentration camps during WW2 and had a plant in Auschwitz so it's good that they have a funny name. gently caress em.
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Platystemon posted:Dick Bong was the top American ærial ace of the Second World War. Major Dick Bong, no less!
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Beachcomber posted:I've only seen Smeg in the Great British Bake Off. They don't really sell them in the US, and we just did fridge shopping. There's a few stores like West Elm and Williams Sonoma that sell them in the states. The West Elm around here has a big display of them. They are expensive AF.
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Zil posted:But can they say why kids like cinnamon toast crunch? Is it the good as gently caress profit margins?
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Platystemon posted:Dick Bong was the top American ærial ace of the Second World War. Dick Bong usually has a street or something named after him on USAF bases (at least every one I've been to). He's honestly a godsend if you've ever had to compete for an award or promotion or anything and have to take questions, because his name is impossible to forget, no awkward pauses while you try to remember his name. "My favorite US aviator? Well sir that would definitely be MAJOR DICK BONG."
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Joey Freshwater posted:Crazy thought here but stay with me - it could also be a joke and maybe 53 people didn't actually watch it every day for 18 days. As someone who has watched about half of a Christmas Prince, it's actually has superior production values and acting compared to most Dean Cain Christmas movies. Maybe not 'watching it 18 days in a row' quality, but quality none the less.
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Krispy Wafer posted:As someone who has watched about half of a Christmas Prince, it's actually has superior production values and acting compared to most Dean Cain Christmas movies. You should go for 19 days in a row to break the record and find out.
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Iron Crowned posted:You should go for 19 days in a row to break the record and find out. And make a podcast about it. I hear people are interested in those kind of journeys into insanity.
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Mierenneuker posted:And make a podcast about it. I hear people are interested in those kind of journeys into insanity. This is fairly old, but a good read: To commemorate the 10th anniversary of this seminal film (but mostly to win a bet) I will watch Dana Carvey’s the Master of Disguise once a day for 21 days straight. 
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Beachcomber posted:Bad-ish advertising: Blue Buffalo Wild Cat. I'm so angry about this.
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 Why yes, I need a pig mask to go with these trousers when I go into the hills and murder some teenagers.
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It has Tommy Wiseau's hair
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Maybe not *dumb* marketing, but certainly...baffling?  Why is NATO advertising on Instagram? Should I sell my shares in the Rwanda Defence Force and buy NATO instead?
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Phanatic posted:Should I sell my shares in the Rwanda Defence Force and buy NATO instead? Invest in Hâyard–Günnes. 
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Verizon and Comcast and maaaaybe AT&T have been huge pushers of killing net neutrality. Think any of them will see loss from it? I wish Google would lay Fiber out everywhere as a huge gently caress YOU.
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Cowslips Warren posted:Verizon and Comcast and maaaaybe AT&T have been huge pushers of killing net neutrality. Think any of them will see loss from it? No. Most U.S. addresses only have one viable broadband option. Even in places where there are two options, they’re generally both evil.
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