"The customer is always right?" Fuck you

mrzubi

I was in a carpool once as a kid and the mother of this kid was always the worst when it was her turn. She always picked us up late, and always in a car too small for all of us.

One time she got so mad that we were messing with her car and her stuff that she turned around and screamed "Keep your damn hands in your lap!"

We sat silent for the remainder of the carpool until we were dropping off one of the kids. The kid's sister came out and talked to another kid in the car and she yelled from far away "I didnt know you were in this car! How come you didnt say hi or wave to me?"

at which time the kid screamed back "I would... but I have to keep my DAMN HANDS IN MY LAP!"

We spent the rest of the car ride trying not to laugh so loud.

mrzubi

The design teams for these companies know that packaging design is a harmful art. It is the first one we can remove without effecting any other way of life, and it can save a lot of resources.

This cheap thrill last for two seconds, and while it may make a few extra purchases, it doesnt change how the earphones sound.

This is the battle I want to fight.

mrzubi

.. but that packaging costs the environment way more then the cleverness adds.

mrzubi

They might be doing something slightly similar, but I dont search for adidas shorts, mrs renfros salsa, or banana republic clothing. They are doing the best they can by advertising based on search queries and keywords. My plan involves waving a big flag at Google that tells them exactly the brands and products that I like. If they want to take that info and tweak it, that would still be better than their current guessing game IMO.

mrzubi

how so?

mrzubi

I'm glad we have the same utopian vision, which I guess I understand is not ever completely obtainable. I am hoping though that there is some happy medium where we freely give up some of our anonymity and the guesswork in exchange for more relevant ads.

mrzubi

I tried to address that concept by saying that ads you see would be partly:

brands you like, but new products from that brand
products related to products you like based on others suggestions (20 of your friends like this product, or 100 people who also like product x, like product z)
products from categories you like (photography, mexican food, etc.)
a quarter of the ads you see would be standard advertising

mrzubi

The scholarships are not school related, rather they are based on merit and need. I talked to an admissions officer and he told me merit to him would be someone involved in outdoor education to some degree and in a position to pass on the knowledge learned through a NOLS course.

Disclaimer: I work at NOLS HQ in Wyoming, I am also a grad.

There is also a video contest going on through October 31st where you submit a video talking about what your dream expedition is, and how you would prepare for it. The kicker is that the first prize is a NOLS course + gear + travel. (http://www.nols.edu/contest)

mrzubi

Exercise. I stopped smoking after I realized how much I was able to hike, jog, etc even one day without cigarettes.

Plus you wont want to smoke after working out anyway.

mrzubi

Am I the only one that thinks this is creepy?

Edit: Wait what sub-reddit it this? Backs toward the door slowly Sorry to bother everyone. I think I walked into the womens room by mistake.

mrzubi

What are jake brakes? And have you ever used a truck runaway ramp? Is it everything I always thought it would be? Whats the most beautiful road you've been on?

mrzubi

Why do you pass a truck right in front of me on a two-lane highway only to slow down next to the truck? Or worse.. You you pin me inbetween two trucks and next to another truck! Are you guys laughing at me over your radios? Do you know how much it scares the hell out of me?

mrzubi

Whatcha haulin'?

mrzubi

except for the fact that you think you are the prince of clowns now.

mrzubi

My girlfriend and I are in a long distance relationship. We need games that are easy to start up and play with or against each other. Currently omgpop.com is our best solution but it also seems like the only place to play games that accommodate private roomed multiplayer experience. Why aren't there more places like this online?

mrzubi

Paraguay fan, right?

mrzubi

let's just get this out now: upoat, upthroat, upfloat, upmoat, upcoat, upquote, uptote.

mrzubi

This is why I live in the US. http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamroth/3109221338/in/set-72157611195114701/

mrzubi

I think the only argument I can make is that this football player is responsible for bringing in millions of dollars of revenue for the school which goes to scholarships and new facilities that everyone benefits from. Hopefully he is learning there too.

mrzubi

In 1962, with Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring," I think for people like me in the world of the making of things, the canary in the mine wasn't singing. And so the question that we might not have birds became kind of fundamental to those of us wandering around looking for the meadowlarks that seemed to have all disappeared. And the question was, were the birds singing?

Now, I'm not a scientist, that'll be really clear. But, you know, we've just come from this discussion of what a bird might be. What is a bird? Well, in my world, this is a rubber duck. It comes in California with a warning -- "This product contains chemicals known by the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm." This is a bird. What kind of culture would produce a product of this kind and then label it and sell it to children?

I think we have a design problem.

William McDonough

http://www.ted.com/talks/william_mcdonough_on_cradle_to_cradle_design.html

mrzubi

I keep forgetting that part of it. I still wish we didn't have to kill them to make them healthy. When I try to think of an argument related to humans I get into too many conspiracy theories and my head starts to hurt.

mrzubi

Relevant (and also bad-ass picture): http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/asjc3/bison_are_so_gangsta_pic/

mrzubi

That's why they call it moron junction! (actually Moran Jct.) I drive to Jackson from Lander all the time and see these idiots out there trying to get close. These people are fascinated by wildlife but wouldn't hike 1/4 of a mile in a trail to save their life.

Unrelated Rant: Another thing I don't like about the area is that with the elk refuge outside of Jackson, WY. Hunters just sit in their cars are wait for elk to come down out of the mountain for the refuge. Right before they are safe for the winter, they have to make it through a barrage of bullets. Also, they shoot elk in the refuge sometimes to thin out the herd. Fucking disgusting.

mrzubi

TROPHY CASE

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