Everything flows down from the C-Suite. They tell Marketing to increase sales. Marketing tells Advertising to make “creative” ads (but then only approves “safe” boring ads). Then Marketing runs those uninteresting ads based on the number of times a spreadsheet says will get the most sales. They are disassociated from the customer experience, and will likely not be moved by public outcry. They only care when it doesn’t work, and it does or they wouldn’t do it. Sorry.

The new Z is very reminiscent of the old Datsun 280. Or 240? Whatever, the cool one.

Bender?

Going through someone else’s mail upset people so much, they made it a felony. 😮

Forgot “Microsoft Word”

Smart move by Zelenskyy to avoid being ganged up on like the last time by Trump and his sound-byte seeking stooges.

Try ZorinOS, very pulled together.

You mean: https://signaljam.me/welcome-to-signal-jam/

I assumed he hadn’t sold his stock because HP paid a dividend (which could’ve been substantial with all his stock from being there so long). But HP doesn’t. 🤷

Sad story of corporate idiocy. All too common.

You are now correct. They move a lot. https://storageioblog.com/seagate-to-say-goodbye-to-cayman-islands-hello-ireland/amp/

And IIRC moved their headquarters to some Caribbean island to avoid paying US corporate taxes.

+1 for Waterfox

Oreo-flavored Coke Zero was diabolically delicious. I don’t know what’s in it, but the fact that they were able to artificially synthesize the flavor of Oreos without any cookie ingredients makes me scared to eat Oreo cookies ever again.

Exactly, also stop vilifying “advertising” when the cause of advertising is corporations. There would be no advertising without corporations paying for it. It’s like complaining about ashes instead of the fire.

I think I blocked that film from my memory. 🤣 Thanks a lot, now I have to go rewatch it. 🙄

It was a short in a nearby outlet (in the next room!) Never would’ve figured that out.

Hmm…by blimp, you say? 🤔

FWIW, I liked your “micro hole punchinator 6500” joke. 👍

When I went to buy more, the Rain Bird description explained it a bit.

I’ve used a Mac since forever. But I started using FOSS apps. Then I created a Hackintosh, until it borked. Then I installed ZorinOS and almost didn’t need to fix the Hackintosh. I did fix it, but Zorin convinced me that Linux is legit and I’m going all in on it.