2026-10-26T05:10:08Z https://nostr.now themeatbridge https://nostr.now/npub1jh963p22r9u83ttceepsuu287pg8mawh8m6n4gzf9zktkweeztfsl7kgwq https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8v22mnk0am54cme4jlf43rqceu2htx72vnc2kk8fzu2j22zy3pfszyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdxwz7shs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmkss78kysvzk2z87x6kwchynzs048hg5kmxd7tz24rzpx4g4wfswv8lxv'>nevent1q…8lxv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did someone say this, or did you imagine it? 20% is standard for good service, but anything less than 15% is message that there was something wrong with the service. If you cannot afford to pay for good service, you should not seek good service. 2026-06-14T01:17:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspsq2z9hhcl690ag64fcw5rc5fpjh3gcs6w5fcrngf3q5tgcky3uqzyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdxqnuuku In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgqer3kawyq4e2rms6v6xrg3065xzyy63jqgaql9daqmvna6sel0s0wfejt'>nevent1q…fejt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Siri is a girls name, though. In like ten different languages. It was the 12th most popular girls name in 2009, 2 years before Apple launched Siri in 2011. I understand that it was named for SRI, but it was still a feminine name. 2026-02-17T21:34:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw5t0ghslk0dccuy2aygrfdzkkzyjk7qqu0kwqytrnew59zlc6nkszyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdxme8mq3 Yes, I know, Roku sucks for a variety of reasons, and we can just add this to the pile.<br/><br/>Roku launched a new feature, Backdrops, which is just a screensaver that they foist upon you. But they must have gotten complaints about screen burn in, because months after the lauch, they pushed an update that adds this notification pop-up. <br/><br/>A few things that should have been obvious:<br/>- A television with the screensaver on is probably unattended.<br/>- The point of a rotating screensaver is to avoid static images that cause screen burn<br/>- The pop-up never goes away and covers the bottom of the screen across all images, with the QR code in stark black on white, which is most likely to create screen burn. <br/><br/>The thing is, this is such a small issue, but it belies a foundational disrespect for users. The carelessness and incompetence could be ignored, but the obligatory nature of pushing this out without consent or care is why it fits squarely in asshole territory.<br/> <img src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/48bd6c85-1d5c-4121-adc5-0f2b33a28792.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-11T17:04:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg6arhsn5wgwf53mj035tdcymumd2qrqgratxlh586peh9er20uqgzyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdx46ncmh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3ujlyf9mfjmeyejzfmv69s0chk3saxpv94fdykt89v3g8f9ck0cz4atkq'>nevent1q…atkq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s a US thing. A gallon of milk will last my family about two weeks, or less if the kids are into baking or breakfast cereal that week. I sometimes put a little milk in my coffee or tea, and I occasionally use some for making sauces or marinades. Very rarely will we throw away milk because it has spoiled, but it has happened. Maybe once a year or so, usually because of a power outage or having to travel unexpectedly. <br/><br/>We also have half-gallon plastic jugs which feature the same dent sometimes. When I was a kid, I remember we even had tiny pint-sized jugs for half and half, but I think that was more of a novelty. 2025-12-29T03:26:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfj7cyxp9v5qcc7pfemancmrm2jlyqad06z3nx4v733qule4xf2agzyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdxnjt7qq There&#39;s a post I saw on reddit that points to the dimple on the side of a milk jug, and makes fun of all the people who don&#39;t know what that&#39;s for. In the comments are thousands of people giving dozens of different explanations, and all of them are wrong.<br/><br/>It is not there to indicate that the milk has spoiled by popping out due to gasses produced by spoiled milk. If there was enough gas to pop out the dimple, the whole jug would look like a balloon. <br/><br/>It is not there to provide structural integrity, like lateral support to prevent the bottles from crushing. The contents are under pressure, so if there was enough force on the jug from any direction, then the cap would pop off regardless of the shape in the sidewall. <br/><br/>The actual answer is that the dimple is added to ensure that all of the jugs contain the same volume of milk. Plastic jugs are blown into molds, and minor manufacturing variations over time would create jugs that hold different amounts of milk. Larger jugs would hold more than a gallon. They could just fill by volume, but consumers are wary of purchasing a bottle if it appears to be less full than the others. So they add the dimple to make it so that the level of milk is all the way at the top with minimal air between the milk and the cap. <br/><br/>You can verify this yourself by finding different jugs from the same supplier with dimples of different depths, or even no dimple at all. None of those other explanations would explain dimples of different sizes or jugs without dimples. <br/><br/>TLDR everybody is wrong. The milk jug dimples are added to ensure the jug contains the correct volume of milk.<br/> <img src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f54ac19f-b6ab-4cec-82db-15371f420d5f.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-29T03:05:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdz8pgyzschwtxgu4hkzevsh7wnu5ag7kws9f40u5sgvmzytn9j4czyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdxcdct47 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstax9h333rhpcrjrtkxpfhxvaapjxtlk27cxjaxkf0z0mxmd2repcxu25gs'>nevent1q…25gs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you look closely, when Trump opens his mouth wide enough, you can see the palm of Putin&#39;s hand. 2025-12-29T02:50:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04f9m4udn5pm38fsrwmdhgvfch8yr5e40dkl0f2g38jety8a5caqzyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdxq20x9t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vy24jhj4xh98sxaff0za2uf9l8ls5nhcp2cn34u7uzvecqh090gap53mk'>nevent1q…53mk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>She was always billed lowest, and generally de-emphasized in marketing materials despite having the third or fourth most screentime depending on the season (After JD and Cox, and later Turk after season 4). 2025-09-02T15:49:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswugkc3599lj57u2a225q2sltymew4alg6vj9v33d90wy6ej6glkqzyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdxgwwueq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsggwddffcuy42fj5yre6z43pcyw80ht8m060kt2nq77ns52zqfugqesz525'>nevent1q…z525</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><br/><br/>![]( <img src="https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/23edd7c5-c607-4ca9-836f-f89ad0e6fafa.jpeg"> ) 2025-06-05T00:10:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9070k726cvwccx7ghmqma8h3l0hxvzvkrgjk5r9vxzdag5ar439szyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdxpyfdkj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdwgjnedqnj44qcyjjn98snu7etpjud3w8dxnfuf6l6yx0ga8nfcq2n742'>nevent1q…n742</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>no 2025-05-28T19:52:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrw44kfg89yfap00kpauexcngudt986sx3w34f7sp6xxgqem2ezmczyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdxv2928k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmxufdgw3efz46cpcruygcnfqhh4vd7gtwgpn5t6vrtjxnmc86mcsqeltn'>nevent1q…eltn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&gt;The studio’s desire to capitalize on the superhero boom led to a series of tonal mismatches that left audiences confused rather than intrigued. “Venom” succeeded largely on Tom Hardy’s chaotic charm, but attempts to replicate that formula with “Morbius” and “Madame Web” resulted in films that seemed uncertain whether they were horror, action or comedy.<br/><br/>It wasn&#39;t just that they are tonally confusing. Morbius and Madame Web were really bad movies. The writing for each was terrible, the effects were bad, the direction was bad, neither movie had any redeeming qualities. I love those characters, and I would love to see what Disney could do with them, but Sony was transparently making minimally viable products to keep the valuable IP rights. <br/><br/>That&#39;s not to say Disney can&#39;t make a bad product. But the worst parts if the MCU were far better than the best parts of the Venomverse. 2024-12-10T18:33:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsphr762fedchs6hml6kfssrhrrynnssen7f0alswl5ruh33na3yrczyz2uh2y9fgvhs79d0r8yxrn3glc9ql046ul02w4qfy52ewem8yfdxgmj95e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhdfvlwnfw65jr68au5j7zvmp5vxa8knqa79vusvg6035dypwh4qu3xh8u'>nevent1q…xh8u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The &#34;why&#34; is because that&#39;s what happened in the comics, and it was a huge deal. Black Captain America was as divisive on the page as it was on the screen, but *not* giving Wilson the shield would have been a major deviation from the source material, one that looks a lot like caving to pressure from racists. <br/><br/>In my opinion, they shouldn&#39;t have tried to do a pure standalone Captain America movie. It should have been worked into the Secret Wars event, and filled with additional Marvel characters, similar to the Captain America: Civil War treatment. In the comics, Sam Wilson deals with major insecurity and imposter syndrome. Shit, that would have been a great subtitle for a Secret Wars story. Captain America: Imposter Syndrome. Following the events of FatWS, Sam is struggling with the weight of the shield, and then Fury and Talos come to him for help with the Skrulls. They can&#39;t trust any other Avemgers, not Rhoady, not Thunderbolt, not anyone at SWORD. And then Wilson, with no superpowers, has to duke it out and prove himself against the Super Skrull with all the powers of the Avengers. <br/><br/>And he can&#39;t, because he&#39;s just one guy, but he keeps getting back up. And that&#39;s when he remembers that Steve&#39;s superpower wasn&#39;t strength or speed or intelligence, or even the shield. Captain America was resilience, defiance, and inspiration personified. That&#39;s what the world needs against an unseen, invasive threat. People need hope, courage, and leadership. And that&#39;s when people rally to help Sam defeat the Super Skrull, regular soldiers and coexisting Skrulls, maybe hint that Eli Bradley inherited some super from his Grampa. And Nick Fury can have his final blaze of glory before officially definitely for the last time no cap retiring. 2024-10-08T13:52:12Z