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Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Ror posted:

do we have any proof that cloud of smoke didn't used to be a wedding guest? :stonklol:

I enjoyed the comment in the tweet of "There's a very confused bridesmaid standing in 1955 right now." :allears:.

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Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Megillah Gorilla posted:

What amazing is that it's the same people from the "It burns!" video.

The baffled, repeated, declaration of "But there's no vinegar in it!" lives rent-free in my head.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Personally-witnessed schad today; Some techbro dude with an expensive black sportscar that had "HODL" (other characters too, but respect for privacy etc) in a vanity licenseplate had clearly hooned round a corner at speed without looking and clipped the corner of his expensive car on oncoming traffic in a sidestreet. Other car had already left when I went by, but the look of "Aww gently caress" on their face while inspecting what I assume is an expensive-to-fix headlight was great :allears:.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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How are things going with Unity's attempting to gently caress over developers and burn any and all trust they had with their community?

Well the CEO, the oft-despised John Riccitiello, is taking an immediate "retirement" from all positions in the company.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Ah, they are practicing Tae Kwon Leap. :haibrow:

Boot to the head!


And one for Jenny and the Wimp!

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Canuckistan posted:

Hello fellow Canadian. BTW, Ed Gruberman would be an awesome user name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8VD4JXUozM

Australian actually, but was introduced to them with the Phoenix Wright version of Last Will and Testament.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wC2jOSj8xU

And another for her wimpy husband Hank!

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Large Testicles posted:

I got amnesia from a bike accident when I was 7. My friend and I were playing chicken on our bikes and neither of us flinched. This being the 80s, helmets were for nerds, so I flew off my bike, landed on my head and got knocked out.

I woke up some time later on our couch and had no idea who I was, who my family was or what happened. I know it’s common to not remember much from early childhood but I remember nothing before first grade.

At some point a frying pan's gonna conk you on the head, and then there's gonna be a very confused 7-year-old in an adult's body hoping their bike's okay.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Captain Hygiene posted:

I need a :unsmith: that suddenly evolves into a :stare:

I was expecting the truck's load to get dropped on top of the bike. Not... that... :stare:

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Basticle posted:

I make a nickel while my boss makes a dime, that's why I gag on company time.

Typical companies, hiring cheap unskilled labour...

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Dr Robotnik lost to that Mean Machine's Bean.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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This is like some Unity physics bullshit. :allears:

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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John Wick of Dogs posted:

So you pulled it from your rear end

Look, I know you said you don't want to jump off the cliff here and I respect that. But could you take a small step back towards the cliff behind you? Thanks.


Hey, could you take another small step back? Thanks again, much appreciated.






Hey, I know I just asked but... would you mind? Thanks a lo- Oh, you fell. Thanks, much.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Ruflux posted:

I know this is all entirely fake but something about the language of this bothers me. Like it's some great inconvenience to not be a piece of poo poo and drive drunk or something, and normally it's just something you have to do y'know can't help it have to get home somehow.

I think you'll find it's just being incredulous at a whole-rear end farmer's market popping up around your car overnight.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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The General posted:



Even with clearly stating how much caffeine is in it, I don't think any reasonable person is going to think it's 11~ cans of coke/pepsi in a large lemonade.

You've tried the worst, now try the THIRST!


QUENCHER!

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Karate Bastard posted:

I wonder if they have the MANANA and GUN flavors. Been thinking about those a lot.

But does it come in a ROCKET CAN???!

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Drone_Fragger posted:

Yeah the content of all the big youtubers seems so forced and generated. Give me "random person talks about his cool niche hobby and tells you what they're doing as they're doing it" any day. Anything beats the bullshit "we made the world's largest pile of sugar and what happened next will astound you (feat killer ants)" clickbait crap.

A lot of that is specifically MrBeast's fault iirc. He gets the most clicks, so ~The Algorithm~ puts the highest value on anything similar abd everyone who wants any monetization has to play to that with their video titles.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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C.M. Kruger posted:

At current rates, by 2045 Mr. Beast will be a major multinational healthcare provider.

But only for a number of people divisible by 10, and who sign filming waivers.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Kit Walker posted:

Part of the issue is that part of his brand is doing these charitable things, but it just boils down to business. Even if he drops a cool million a year on paying for surgery or whatever, he gets 50 million a year from his videos and sponsorships so it’s just the cost of doing business. Plus he can probably write it off on his taxes anyway. Videos like that will tend to include whoever he helps talking about how thankful they are and how great Mr. Beast is, and it’s kind of gross poverty porn. In short, he’s made a massive business out of pretending he’s a philanthropist. Dude’s worth half a billion dollars at this point. There have also been reports that he’s actually kind of an awful boss who has mistreated his employees badly in the past

It's amazing how dense his defenders are, because their argument starts and ends at; "But he did Good Thing? You would rather he didn't do Good Thing and help those people???" :confused:

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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sweet geek swag posted:

Yeah, I get that, I just don't understand how some people seem to single him out for very specific hatred. He's a greedy bastard, but like, the least harmful greedy bastard. Maybe I'm just hearing from some extremely stupid people.

He does indisputably do good deeds, but only from a motive to make people say "Oh gee, MrBeast sure did a good thing!" to boost his own ego, with a side-bonus of "Why do you hate him? He Did A Good Thing??" if anyone dares questions MrBeast and shout down criticism. If he truly gave even half a poo poo about the problems he was making videos about with the money he has, it wouldn't be via clickbait charity theatre. It'd be setting up nonprofit organizations and programs to invest in proper long-term solutions that continue helping people outside the lens of a camera.

But that isn't short-term/immediately sexy and marketable for Youtube clicks like themed burgers and chocolate are.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Agent 47's banging his head against a wall outside and loading the last save after spending SO LONG prepping that environmental kill just to get the timing wrong on the Target's patrol path...

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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That's a good dad :allears:.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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davidspackage posted:

Ronald: "I'm loving it".

*all the lights go out*

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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If the caps rust, I bet he insisted the bottle caps be made of the same metal as Teslas or Cybertrucks.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Hahah, look at these dumb overprotected kids, what're they gonna d-:suspense:

Oh, okay; That's fair then... :stare:

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Capital ships just aren't built for dogfights.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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How broken do you have to be as a young adult to look at Boogie and decide "You know what? I want me a piece of that trainwreck"?

You can do so, so, much better lady.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Happy Landfill posted:

I think you mean, "police officer who killed Geroge Floyd was involved in an incident where a knife spontaneously pierced his person against his will"

Thoughts and prayers

Sounds an awful lot to me like he tripped and fell on it to me. Coulda happened to anyone, and was clearly his own fault.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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About two meters from there is probably a very prominent "DIAL THIS NUMBER BEFORE DIGGING HERE" sign they chose to ignore.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Mierenneuker posted:

I think they keep it on there because they know it fucks people up and always gives them quality footage for the last third as a result. Can't have guests who are hot sauce connoisseurs smooth sailing through the wings, you at least want a scene of them where they pause to cough so you can isolate the audio and turn up the volume.

Pretty sure they've stated as much in at least one of the lineup videos. They know it's gonna gently caress people up as a curveball, and it's a running joke at this point after so long.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Crystal Lake Witch posted:

I respect that Sean always has the same thing as the guest, instead of it being a weird “I’m eating wings while this actor has their dumb vegan bullshit”

I feel like that show could have easily had a super obnoxious attitude, but they’ve done a pretty great job of just making it welcoming and fun instead.

He's also a consistently fantastic interviewer and doesn't go for generic softball questions, instead diving deep into esoteric facets of his guest's lives and careers. It's really sweet watching some of the guests just light up as a personal interest is mentioned, or asking validation on some really weird story, when they're clearly going in expecting just another rote interview.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Carthag Tuek posted:

also lol at "The carmaker is now actively seeking a government affairs specialist in Sweden to help resolve the issue. A job listing posted recently on the Tesla careers website shows the company is looking for someone with a “proven track record of getting regulatory changes made in the Nordics”.

yeah we're not gonna make "regulatory changes" for one company

Also it's more they clearly think they can work it like the US government and find a fixer to lobby for changes with enough money behind them. I'd wager anyone with that track record wouldn't interest them anyway, if they existed at all, as it'd probably be for creating more thorough regulations.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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PurpleXVI posted:

https://twitter.com/antumbral/status/1738253337659871239?s=20

Content: China setting fire to a good chunk of the games industry by bringing down the hammer hard on games-as-a-service monetization.

Holy gently caress. :stare:

Companies have been quietly killing lootboxes already in favour of battlepasses, because people were catching on to them being gambling targeted to minors, but I wasn't expecting China to just burn the whole thing down completely :stonklol:.

loving hilarious with how much game companies have been trying to break into the Chinese market.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Fruits of the sea posted:

What really blows my mind is that those laws demonstrate a thorough understanding of exactly how those games work. That’s not a thing elsewhere, it’s taken like a decade for politicians to figure out what lootboxes are.

Actually, yeah good point. Whoever wrote that law understands exactly how lootboxes, battlepasses, the whole thing works. And cut the whole thing off at the knees clean with no wiggle room.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Drive faster, gotta outrun the fire! :rice:

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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AceClown posted:

Successfully quashed a proposed road traffic order in 2020 against the installation of an electric charging point outside my house. I now own an electric car but the council refuses to install one because of a prior quashing order actioned by me.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceUK/comments/18t2bwd/successfully_quashed_a_proposed_road_traffic/?sort=new

Hoist by his own recharge.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Isn't this that stupid fucker that walks around antagonizing people with a bodyguard on-hand?

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Pigsfeet on Rye posted:

Do people now give out Letters of Marque and Reprisal authorizing this?

You joke, but there have been a few studios over the years who, for various reasons, have literally said "Just pirate our game".

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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the holy poopacy posted:

The last few seconds of looking forlornly at the part where it was supposed to be secured loving slays me

It's the clenched fist on the floor that's really the icing on the cake. Just a quiet moment of reflection and screaming inside about how loving stupid they just were.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Snowglobe of Doom posted:

"Your Uber driver will arrive in 3 seconds???" Yeah sure they~ARGH

https://i.imgur.com/XVamiWv.mp4

They are 5 meters away

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Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

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Kuros posted:

This AV is a missed opportunity for it to say "Stupid Mewbie"

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