The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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GasBandit
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What is this, a Bailey School Kids book?
I asked it there, but way to late for any traction.Reddit - Dive into anything
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--Patrick
I have no idea what that is and now suspect you of being a vampire or HOA president or both.
GasBandit
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This may have been answered in True Blood. Or What We Do in the Shadows.
Headcanon: A certain simmy vampire runs the local vintage clothing shop with her doofus brother. It explains their interesting mix of styles, and is a convenient way to dispose of the excess wardrobe from their latest... snack (although this is rare. They don't like to drink directly from someone without permission. It's just rude.)
He's gonna be a pain in your neck.
Everybody feels like they gotta have an app, or else nobody will ever go there. And that's silly.
--Patrick
figmentPez
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I'm just going to link to my post the last time this "news" popped up.
EDIT: to my EDIT: Apparently news stories from just a couple days ago were saying things contrary to today's news. OnlyFans really is going to stop hosting sexual content. Not just for their app and video streaming service, but for the entire site. Nudity will still be allowed though.
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The official reason is apparently, and I quote: "...to comply with the requests of our banking partners and payout providers." And supposedly to increase their attractiveness to wealthy investors because they want an infusion of cash large enough to bring them within striking range of becoming a direct competitor to YouTube as a more "mainstream" video consumption site.
--Patrick
... But as soon as they ban all "explicit" content, there's no reason for anyone to choose them over their bigger rivals, such as YT.
And the people will just move to the next variation on a theme. FansOnly, or Watchr, or Vids4u, or XxstreamxX, or whatever stupid way of naming a company will be popular in three years' time.
And the people will just move to the next variation on a theme. FansOnly, or Watchr, or Vids4u, or XxstreamxX, or whatever stupid way of naming a company will be popular in three years' time.
When I was a teen, I absolutely drooled over Warrant's "Cherry Pie" video. I thought it was so risque. I recently looked it back up, and it was almost Mr. Rogers tame by comparison with what gets play these days.
GasBandit
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And Onlyfans will go the way of Vimeo, slowly sliding into irrelevance.
The only way anybody pulls market share from Google is by doing things Google isn't willing to do - IE, sex (which is why there are still a dozen popular ad-supported porn video sites as opposed to... just YouTube After Dark or something) and gore (hello LiveLeak).
GasBandit
Staff member
Problem with that is those are universally flashes in the pan. Before tiktok there was snapchat, and vine, etc etc. In a few years something else will come out and all the teens will move there because ooh shiny new.
Eggs: Over Easy
Steak: medium rare
Milk: I don't like milk. I only ever use it for cooking. And since I don't use it that much, I use powdered to keep it from going bad.
Alcohol: anejo Tequila, martinis (gin and vermouth), bloody marys, nigori junmai sake.
Warm drink: gyokuro tea
Steak: medium rare
Milk: I don't like milk. I only ever use it for cooking. And since I don't use it that much, I use powdered to keep it from going bad.
Alcohol: anejo Tequila, martinis (gin and vermouth), bloody marys, nigori junmai sake.
Warm drink: gyokuro tea
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Eggs: scrambled
Steak: medium rare to medium
Milk: regular vitamin D. The difference between it and 2% is insignificant, AFAICT.
Alcohol: don't really drink anymore, but I enjoy a cold original recipe Schlitz or Narragansett.
Warm drink: COFFEE. Milk and sugar or black. The one luxury I will not give up. I get my beans from a local roaster across town, and I have a Baratza Encore grinder and Bonavita thermal carafe brewer.
Steak: medium rare to medium
Milk: regular vitamin D. The difference between it and 2% is insignificant, AFAICT.
Alcohol: don't really drink anymore, but I enjoy a cold original recipe Schlitz or Narragansett.
Warm drink: COFFEE. Milk and sugar or black. The one luxury I will not give up. I get my beans from a local roaster across town, and I have a Baratza Encore grinder and Bonavita thermal carafe brewer.
Dave
Staff member
Just made some of the Flamin' Hot Cheetos mac & cheese for me & Zach. While it's nothing special it is exactly what the box describes. The ONLY difference between the actual Flamin' Hot Cheetos & this mac & cheese is that the mac & cheese version is HOTTER than the Cheetos from the bag.
Zach really liked it and I thought it was just okay. But if you drop any of this on you you're not going to have a good time. It is a dark, dark red color and will stain anything.
A new board game store opened nearby. Yay!
They have quite a few games I like. Yay!
They do game nights and stay open at least until 9:30 every Friday, later if the game isn't finished. Yay!
They sell practically only Dutch versions of all the big games. Booh!
They follow MSRP on all games. Booh!
I checked out Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails. I want to buy this from them. MSRP: €69.90.
It took me all of 5 seconds to find it on line, delivered to my doorstep within 24 hours, for €54.99.
I did the same check for a few other games I'm interested in: Azul, Wingspan, Obscurio. I could find literally all of them at least €5 and sometimes €10 or €15 cheaper home delivered than they sell them for.
I do want to support local business and I don't mind paying a bit more, but in most cases it's 15-20%. Considering I prefer the English language versions anyway - which tend to be even cheaper than the above - it's just really hard to justify spending it there. We're not poor, but we are still in debt and saving up for a wedding, after all...
Online retailers undercutting MSRP by that much is something game manufacturers should really strive to make impossible if you ask me. If next day delivery cost me €1 or €2 more than going out and buying it myself, that would be a sensible trade-off and both would have a business case. This way... This shop's business model depends on gamers' goodwill to pay more to support their FLGS, or people not knowing where to go, or people needing a board game right now. That doesn't strike me as a winning proposition.
They have quite a few games I like. Yay!
They do game nights and stay open at least until 9:30 every Friday, later if the game isn't finished. Yay!
They sell practically only Dutch versions of all the big games. Booh!
They follow MSRP on all games. Booh!
I checked out Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails. I want to buy this from them. MSRP: €69.90.
It took me all of 5 seconds to find it on line, delivered to my doorstep within 24 hours, for €54.99.
I did the same check for a few other games I'm interested in: Azul, Wingspan, Obscurio. I could find literally all of them at least €5 and sometimes €10 or €15 cheaper home delivered than they sell them for.
I do want to support local business and I don't mind paying a bit more, but in most cases it's 15-20%. Considering I prefer the English language versions anyway - which tend to be even cheaper than the above - it's just really hard to justify spending it there. We're not poor, but we are still in debt and saving up for a wedding, after all...
Online retailers undercutting MSRP by that much is something game manufacturers should really strive to make impossible if you ask me. If next day delivery cost me €1 or €2 more than going out and buying it myself, that would be a sensible trade-off and both would have a business case. This way... This shop's business model depends on gamers' goodwill to pay more to support their FLGS, or people not knowing where to go, or people needing a board game right now. That doesn't strike me as a winning proposition.
Problem is your big online retailer is buying these games from the manufacturer in much bigger numbers than your FLGS, so they can negotiate a bulk discount. Then when you buy from Amazon (or whoever) they get your money straight away while they don't get an invoice from the manufacturer until the end of the month, then leave that bill until the last moment before paying so they can be earning interest on your purchase for up to 2 months before they pay the manufacturer - more if you preordered!
End result is Amazon can sell these board games for cheaper than your FLGS is paying the manufacturer for them - and sometimes cheaper than Amazon themselves are paying the manufacturer - and still turn a profit! Your local bricks and mortar shop cannot compete on price like that.