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It could be some very sophisticated persona-based marketing strategy, using your viewing data to only show you ads when you're most likely to pay attention to them.
Or it could be entirely random. Having worked in martketing, both are equally likely.
Or it could be entirely random. Having worked in martketing, both are equally likely.
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It could be some very sophisticated persona-based marketing strategy, using your viewing data to only show you ads when you're most likely to pay attention to them.
Or it could be entirely random. Having worked in martketing, both are equally likely.
Or it could be entirely random. Having worked in martketing, both are equally likely.
Need more "pool's closed" references in my academic papers
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Need more "pool's closed" references in my academic papers
I definitely remember 30 years ago, Stella being considered a "strong" lager at 5.2%
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I definitely remember 30 years ago, Stella being considered a "strong" lager at 5.2%
Continuity is the enemy of Bond. Want to know why Blofeld doesn't recognise him in OHMSS even though they already met in the previous movie? Because shut up nerd, that's why.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Continuity is the enemy of Bond. Want to know why Blofeld doesn't recognise him in OHMSS even though they already met in the previous movie? Because shut up nerd, that's why.
It's a bit of both. The point about breaching 1 watertight compartment vs multiple is true. But also ships turn from the back and have massive momentum so turning hard without applying forward power means you're now just travelling sideways towards the iceberg.
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's a bit of both. The point about breaching 1 watertight compartment vs multiple is true. But also ships turn from the back and have massive momentum so turning hard without applying forward power means you're now just travelling sideways towards the iceberg.
Pasta chefs realising they can make customers do their own prep work and charge them extra for the privilege
a man is talking on a phone next to a suitcase
ALT: a man is talking on a phone next to a suitcase
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October 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Pasta chefs realising they can make customers do their own prep work and charge them extra for the privilege
The bit with all the subway doors feels like the obligatory dream sequence level in a Remedy game where you're haunted by some terrible memory of a train
October 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The bit with all the subway doors feels like the obligatory dream sequence level in a Remedy game where you're haunted by some terrible memory of a train
One weird bit of trivia I've heard is that Stephen King's paperbacks tended to be better cared for by library borrowers than other authors. Librarians found they lasted for a lot more than the average number of lends before wearing out.
October 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
One weird bit of trivia I've heard is that Stephen King's paperbacks tended to be better cared for by library borrowers than other authors. Librarians found they lasted for a lot more than the average number of lends before wearing out.
Yeah I 100% understand for many people the physicality of books is inextricably linked to the joy of reading, but surely the joy is the important part, not the object?
I can understand it with things like vinyl where the condition affects the actual content, but a tattered book is just as legible.
I can understand it with things like vinyl where the condition affects the actual content, but a tattered book is just as legible.
October 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Yeah I 100% understand for many people the physicality of books is inextricably linked to the joy of reading, but surely the joy is the important part, not the object?
I can understand it with things like vinyl where the condition affects the actual content, but a tattered book is just as legible.
I can understand it with things like vinyl where the condition affects the actual content, but a tattered book is just as legible.
They don't do "proper agricultural storylines anymore" according to about 2/3 of the people who write into R4's Feedback
October 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
They don't do "proper agricultural storylines anymore" according to about 2/3 of the people who write into R4's Feedback
No need to call people names just because they don't share your viewpoint. This isn't twitter.
October 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
No need to call people names just because they don't share your viewpoint. This isn't twitter.
The app name and site number (which is what's relevant here) are usually huge though?
October 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The app name and site number (which is what's relevant here) are usually huge though?
She has a smart phone she "uses regularly" though, so it doesn't sound like she has a problem reading up close
October 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
She has a smart phone she "uses regularly" though, so it doesn't sound like she has a problem reading up close
This is really insightful. Do you think the difficulty for most people is on the insight/understanding side, or just in allowing themselves to be vulnerable and take up space talking about it?
(I'm pretty good at interrogating my own emotions and terrible at sharing them but that might just be me)
(I'm pretty good at interrogating my own emotions and terrible at sharing them but that might just be me)
October 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This is really insightful. Do you think the difficulty for most people is on the insight/understanding side, or just in allowing themselves to be vulnerable and take up space talking about it?
(I'm pretty good at interrogating my own emotions and terrible at sharing them but that might just be me)
(I'm pretty good at interrogating my own emotions and terrible at sharing them but that might just be me)
This made me have a lot of feelings. Thank you for sharing.
October 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This made me have a lot of feelings. Thank you for sharing.
I feel sexually harassed just looking at that car
October 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I feel sexually harassed just looking at that car
I was gonna say 20 years ago. Maybe they do a marketing push once per decade.
October 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I was gonna say 20 years ago. Maybe they do a marketing push once per decade.
What does it do?? For that much I'd expect more capabilities than just "get eaten"
October 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What does it do?? For that much I'd expect more capabilities than just "get eaten"
My friend and I gatecrashed the Young Fabians election night party in 2015. Rock n roll.
September 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My friend and I gatecrashed the Young Fabians election night party in 2015. Rock n roll.
Reminded me of the best editorial email of all time:
September 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Reminded me of the best editorial email of all time: