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  • Do you think this is satirizing homelessness? Might want to look at the picture again. This is satirizing an ad campaign by PETA (which, if you’ve been living under a rock for decades, stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), and the ad campaign is to encourage people to let their pets sleep indoors. It has nothing to do with homeless people. Also, the satire in this case is valid, because PETA doesn’t give a flying fuck about treating animals ethically, they have a long history of stealing peoples pets and immediately euthanizing them.





  • In practice, that’s not what happens generally. A widget is $100, the 5% tariff brings it up to $105 and company bumps the price to $110. People need the widget so they buy it at $110. Tariff goes away, but company knows that people will pay at least $110 for the widget, so they try bumping the price to $115. Maybe it doesn’t sell, so they “discount” it back to $110 and people will happily buy it thinking they’re getting a deal, while the company is pocketing that extra $10.



  • telling/showing the right way is a turn-off

    I don’t think OP is talking about a PowerPoint presentation (unless that’s your kink, you do you), but more like some verbal cues “faster” “don’t stop” “a little lower” etc. If the guy has a reasonable amount of attentiveness and experience, he should be able to get her 80% of the way there. Also, little cues like that can be hot as well because we know she’s into it and stuff.




  • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldOk boomer
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    2 months ago

    Sometimes… I’ve had lots of bad experiences with super slow checkout people. I would say most of the time, they were boomers themselves and spent half the time trying to make chit-chat.

    That being said, I will still line up for a staffed checkout if I have a cart full because it is easier since I can bag and put in the cart as they’re scanning. But also, many of the self checkouts here have a limit of like 10-20 items posted.







  • Omgpwnies@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldCords
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    4 months ago

    In household wiring polarity does matter, especially if you are assembling plugs. Only one of the three wires is carrying live current (hot), the other two are the neutral return path, and ground which is for safety. If you accidentally switch polarity, you can cross hot to neutral and cause a short circuit.