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rintintin
| Favorite team: | Tulane  |
| Location: | Life is Life |
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| Registered on: | 11/2/2008 |
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re: User Friendliness Needs a Massive Overhaul
Posted by rintintin on 1/10/26 at 7:55 pm to Dawgfanman
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On the steering wheel near your thumb…
BEHIND the steering wheel, like a trigger button.
With absolutely zero indicators of where it's located.
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FFS do we need a phone app for everything?
This shite too. I don't want to have to login with a username and password every time I want to use your product.
There's a good Always Sunny episode about this and I'm Dennis to a Tee
User Friendliness Needs a Massive Overhaul
Posted by rintintin on 1/10/26 at 6:20 pm
Maybe I'm just getting old, but the obsession of companies with being sleak and minimal, yet trying to offer endless options have led to products being unnecessarily complicated.
Examples:
TV: hiding basic functions on the actual TV and relying on a remote for everything.
Appliances: people want reliability with appliances not 16 options to wash your clothes and dishes. Give me 2 buttons on a dishwasher [On] [Off]
Automobile consoles: Do we really need a tablet as a center console? It's unnecessarily complicated to do basic functions in new cars. My old man moment was recently being in a brand new rental car and not figuring out how to change the radio volume until day 2.
In my opinion, the most essential functions should be abundantly obvious and that's no longer the case.
:insert yell at cloud meme:
Examples:
TV: hiding basic functions on the actual TV and relying on a remote for everything.
Appliances: people want reliability with appliances not 16 options to wash your clothes and dishes. Give me 2 buttons on a dishwasher [On] [Off]
Automobile consoles: Do we really need a tablet as a center console? It's unnecessarily complicated to do basic functions in new cars. My old man moment was recently being in a brand new rental car and not figuring out how to change the radio volume until day 2.
In my opinion, the most essential functions should be abundantly obvious and that's no longer the case.
:insert yell at cloud meme:
re: Minnesota- what went wrong?
Posted by rintintin on 1/10/26 at 2:48 pm to RandySavage
As a current MN resident, who moved from LA 3 years ago, I'll give you an honest assessment without all the hyperbolistic nonsense people spew on both sides.
Firstly, everything about how woke it is is absolutely correct. You'd be hard pressed to find a more blue haired, self-guilting, sky screaming population in the US outside of maybe Portland and Cali.
The wokeness wanes the further you get from the city, so like most places, the rural areas and most suburbs are generally hard working, country loving folk.
Minnesota "nice" is a sham. People are generally nice, but it's not the friendliness most southerners are used to. There's a local joke that a Minnesotan will give you directions anywhere but their house. If you're an outsider it tends to be difficult to break through.
While the crime is not as bad as LA, there are certainly pockets of dangerous shitholes with regular shootings and the usual suspects doing their normal shenanigans. Petty burglar and car theft is also a big problem near the city.
All that being said, the financial opportunities and economics of the state are eons above LA and many southern states. Cost of living isn't that much higher, yet it's much easier to make a lot of money. Whether that lasts, I don't know, but just look at the prevalence of big companies headquartered here.
Outside of the city center, there is also a high standard of living. People are well off, education is very good, and there's a lot of stuff to do. Those are the reasons it always ranks high in "best places to live" lists.
The reality is you can avoid all the blue haired nonsense you see in the headlines if you really want to. It's not something that affects most people's day to day life aside from just regularly crossing paths with people who ooze wokeness. If that bothers you then sure, it's a shitty place to live. If it doesn't, then it's not that bad.
Firstly, everything about how woke it is is absolutely correct. You'd be hard pressed to find a more blue haired, self-guilting, sky screaming population in the US outside of maybe Portland and Cali.
The wokeness wanes the further you get from the city, so like most places, the rural areas and most suburbs are generally hard working, country loving folk.
Minnesota "nice" is a sham. People are generally nice, but it's not the friendliness most southerners are used to. There's a local joke that a Minnesotan will give you directions anywhere but their house. If you're an outsider it tends to be difficult to break through.
While the crime is not as bad as LA, there are certainly pockets of dangerous shitholes with regular shootings and the usual suspects doing their normal shenanigans. Petty burglar and car theft is also a big problem near the city.
All that being said, the financial opportunities and economics of the state are eons above LA and many southern states. Cost of living isn't that much higher, yet it's much easier to make a lot of money. Whether that lasts, I don't know, but just look at the prevalence of big companies headquartered here.
Outside of the city center, there is also a high standard of living. People are well off, education is very good, and there's a lot of stuff to do. Those are the reasons it always ranks high in "best places to live" lists.
The reality is you can avoid all the blue haired nonsense you see in the headlines if you really want to. It's not something that affects most people's day to day life aside from just regularly crossing paths with people who ooze wokeness. If that bothers you then sure, it's a shitty place to live. If it doesn't, then it's not that bad.
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Offense just as good
:lol:
re: This Indiana team would beat 2019-2020 LSU
Posted by rintintin on 1/9/26 at 8:14 pm to ColoradoCock
Is everyone just forgetting how they needed a miracle TD catch to beat a miserable Penn St. team?
re: What a great day to be an Ole Miss Rebel!
Posted by rintintin on 1/9/26 at 7:25 am to sorantable
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It was a bad situation a month and a half ago. It has stabilized since then.
You are aware that winning 2 games with an already established team who played a whole season together and "stabilizing" a program are far different things, right?
I'm not saying Ole Miss isn't capable, but you are truly deluded if you think winning 2 games stabilizes anything going forward.
re: Louisiana leads the nation in population loss for second year in a row
Posted by rintintin on 1/5/26 at 5:47 pm to Epic Cajun
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There’s no way I would let a job dictate where I live.
Someone moving in oder to better provide for their family is far more noble than staying put for the myriad of reasons people never leave their hometown.
re: Elon: ‘We have entered the singularity’
Posted by rintintin on 1/4/26 at 6:27 pm to hawgfaninc
Feel like we're always hearing about these big tech advancements and how fast tech is progressing each year, yet I feel like life for the average person hasn't changed much in quite a while.
It's been pretty much the personal computer, the internet, the smart phone, then a long lull in my mind.
For the tech folks who are smarter than me, what does this mean practically for the average Joe?
And yes I use Ai daily.
It's been pretty much the personal computer, the internet, the smart phone, then a long lull in my mind.
For the tech folks who are smarter than me, what does this mean practically for the average Joe?
And yes I use Ai daily.
re: Is child care/daycare innately expensive? What can society do to reduce *cost* of it?
Posted by rintintin on 1/4/26 at 10:45 am to thegreatboudini
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Don't disagree. Mine gave up 130k. Visited 6 different options when she was pregnant for the first kid, some as much as 1,600/m per kid. She cried like a baby every time we left.
I hear you and that's rough, but obviously you're speaking from a way different financial vantage point than most people.
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right
this all really depends on the other spouses income
a husband making $80k probably isn't going to want his wife making $60k to stay home
while a husband making $250k, a $60k salary isn't as valuable as a mom staying home
Exactly
Do people really think 2 parents making $50k-60k per year each are going to cut their income in half to stay at home?
Look at actual income levels in the US. This is a more realistic scenario than someone having a 6 figure income to rely on.
re: Is child care/daycare innately expensive? What can society do to reduce *cost* of it?
Posted by rintintin on 1/4/26 at 9:58 am to thegreatboudini
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The guys example gave the edge to a woman making >30k being more valuable than staying home.
>30k.
I put into realistic terms what a gross 30k income difference would make for daycare options.
Let's say you have 1 kid in daycare paying $450/wk.
That's roughly $22k per year.
Sure, my example of a $30k income is probably the absolute lower limit, considering an extra $8k per year may not be worth working over staying at home.
But what about $40-50k? What abt $60k?
Those are probably more realistic incomes that most middle class moms would be giving up to stay at home. That's $20-40k per year you would be giving up.
Certainly worth it for some, but others maybe not.
re: Is child care/daycare innately expensive? What can society do to reduce *cost* of it?
Posted by rintintin on 1/4/26 at 9:36 am to DiamondDog
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If you can't afford the kids, don't have them. We were recently blessed to not have to pay for 3 at one time but we were prepared to.
While I agree with the premise, that's not the message society should be sending to young adults. It's part of what has led to the problems your seeing in most developed countries with decreasing birth rates.
Now should we incentive single moms to have 5 kids on welfare? Absolutely not. But normal middle class people shouldn't be scared to have kids because of the costs. Which is certainly happening.
re: Is child care/daycare innately expensive? What can society do to reduce *cost* of it?
Posted by rintintin on 1/4/26 at 9:26 am to Dawgfanman
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Sounds like it doesn’t need to be subsidized then.
The question isn't how to subsidize daycare, it's how to reduce costs.
Those are 2 inherently different things.
Having astronomical daycare costs actually leads to it being subsidized by the Gov't, which then leads to even higher costs for everyone.
re: Is child care/daycare innately expensive? What can society do to reduce *cost* of it?
Posted by rintintin on 1/4/26 at 9:20 am to hansenthered1
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The answer is to have mom at home to take care of the kids.
That's never ever discussed.
Everyone keeps repeating this like it's a magic pill.
Unless the mom is making <$30k per year, it's financially better for them to work.
re: The most upvoted quote of the year on Reddit
Posted by rintintin on 12/31/25 at 6:51 pm to Gravitiger
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I was that dude for a long time. It gets old. Much happier having a family to go home to now
I don't think the point of the quote is that it's better to be a loner with no kids.
He's trying to point out that perspectives change in life, and what may look pathetic one day, could actually be bliss the next day.
re: Somali daycare claims someone broke in and only stole employee and child records..
Posted by rintintin on 12/31/25 at 6:32 pm to SmelvinRat
I live in MN and pay for actual real daycare. This shite enrages me.
MN has top 5 daycare costs in the country and now it makes sense why.
Alot of people here, even some of the liberal woke types don't like the Somalis.
I hope there are actual repercussions, but I'm not holding my breath.
MN has top 5 daycare costs in the country and now it makes sense why.
Alot of people here, even some of the liberal woke types don't like the Somalis.
I hope there are actual repercussions, but I'm not holding my breath.
re: AI Girlfriend/AI Companionship Apps?
Posted by rintintin on 12/30/25 at 8:42 pm to SaveNewOrleans
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That’s one of the reasons I’ve tried it. Being 41 and overweight (5’7” 190 lbs) I’m invisible to women. And before anyone says anything, yes I am eating better, drinking less and trying to workout more (I had an ankle injury in November, will get back in the gym later this week). But I’m invisible to women. So it made me want to try it.
Bruh, don't you give up.
Serious question, have you tried pursuing foreign women / immigrants (legal ones)?
They are much less self centered and care much less about looks if you're American.
Eventually the analytics and subsequent strategies become so widespread that it opens the window for doing something different, or reverting back to old school strategies.
That's my theory at least.
Teams will eventually forget how to defend mid range and low post scorers and open the window for someone to exploit that.
Same for football. Get a team out there that can line up under center and pick up 5 yds per carry every down and they could cause havoc.
That's my theory at least.
Teams will eventually forget how to defend mid range and low post scorers and open the window for someone to exploit that.
Same for football. Get a team out there that can line up under center and pick up 5 yds per carry every down and they could cause havoc.
re: The dysfunctional reality we live in
Posted by rintintin on 12/27/25 at 11:34 am to Mike da Tigah
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Where would that be that I don’t have to purchase and pay taxes on to hold?
Sure, that's one unavoidable cost for living in the US, although there are some places with extremely cheap property taxes. I have an aunt that pays $500 a year for 130 acres in LA.
There are some Caribbean countries that don't have any property taxes. And some other random countries around the world.
I'd rather pay a couple grand a year in property taxes than live in any of those places though.
re: The dysfunctional reality we live in
Posted by rintintin on 12/27/25 at 11:16 am to Mike da Tigah
The reality is you don't HAVE to do any of that, you choose to.
Nothing is stopping you from living off the grid or moving to a less developed country where none of that matters.
Your life is so comfortable that you wouldn't risk it to actually shun those things you've outlined .
Nothing is stopping you from living off the grid or moving to a less developed country where none of that matters.
Your life is so comfortable that you wouldn't risk it to actually shun those things you've outlined .
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