u/djhazmatt503

Ay, so I spoke with the owner of Fussy Duck and she is 1) well aware about the A.I. complaints and 2) trying to cleanse any A.I. from her store.

Here's the thing. Boomers often just don't spot it the same way Gen X and younger does. I showed her, for instance, the postcards made by A.I. and she assumed it was another language. A few others, she asked how I could tell. Upon learning a huge display of postcards were A.I., she immediately threw them in the trash.

I hate A.I., you hate A.I., all my homies hate A.I., but not everyone recognizes it. Think of how we fell for Photoshop or (subtle) autotune, or how CGI slop is obvious to us now, but at one point we paid good money to see Spawn in theaters and thought it looked amazing.

Point is, she and many others are extremely open to feedback, and sometimes I think we are too hard and fast in assuming folks know things.

Using Chat GPT for a flyer? That's intentional. Accidentally buying "Bulk vintage cards" from a vendor with a 72dpi 1" thumbnail is another story.

So I think folks in the know should meet the older crowd halfway before rushing to assumptions, Fussy Duck just didn't know, they are on our side and willing to listen to feedback. A polite reminder or IRL inquiry is a good middle step beteeen praise and boycott.

If the owner has a "MAKE DATA CENTERS GREAT AGAIN" hat, then yeah, fuccem. But a lot of the whimsical vendor ladies have been duped against their knowledge and are super open to feedback.

I have not met many vendors who openly embrace A.I. Many just do not know, and education is kinda on us (Gen X) because we pretty much started this ball rolling.

What Deaner was talking about

The words of the golden eel

Exactly where Gene is at

The specific number of colors in the homo rainbow

How high you can fly

Where the cheese went

...what am I missing?

See title.

Snax referenced it in a Hatchet Chats video and it has some lore about early gatherings. Of note, J is absent in said episode. Would be 2020 or 2019.

See title, I'm a huge fan of the theater, been so since it opened and reopened, excellent popcorn and the service/cleanliness is way better than Cinebarre ever was.

I do not like to go to Regal unless absolutely necessary and want to support local for first run movies, but the last few months it's been ALL kids movies. Right now it's Minions, Moana, Toy Story and Supergirl.

This would be fine if they weren't a pub. I believe shows after a certain time used to be 21+.

But no Evil Dead, no Obsession, very very brief Backrooms run, no action/drama/horror it seems, just whatever Marvel/DC is pushing (Supergirl was terrible btw, that actress deserves way better material). Cannot remember an R rated movie there in the last year.

This seems odd considering it's advertised as a theater pub. If they were gearing for kids, I can't see how 21+ shows, comedy shows and beer would be a draw.

Anyways, wondering if anyone has any intel. I would wayyyy rather give Northern Lights my money than go to Regal. And yes I am at Salem Cinema often, but I also enjoy my mainstream slop.

A semi truck did the thing that the dozen or so signs told them not to do, he is currently going reverse down River Rd backing away from the train bridge, with stopped police escort (they are stopping traffic a quarter mile back, letting the truck back up, going around, repeat...I was lucky enough to have just missed it on the way out and saw the above on the way back to Salem).

If you are headed to Independence, take Skyline all the way to that steep hill, or 22 to Rickreall(?) ish, then south to Independence.

Lots of food suggestions in this sub are great, but spendy.

Wondering about hidden or undervalued eats.

Los Toreros has the upscale street tacos for a couple bucks. The dueling pizzas on Court St have $6 slices. What else is there?

No fast food, please. Just local spots.

Note: there are usually general admission seats available for fair ticketholders, but they often fill up fast. The $60 green area tickets are pretty close. The chart is not to scale.

See title, has this ever been a convincing approach? I feel that it's a bit boundary pushing, especially since ads and mailers can summarize all the candidate's points.

On the flipside, I voted Jane Doe and now I'm still getting calls and texts from Doe, and I kinda regret voting for her. Not a fan of John Smith, not gonna vote for him, but Jane's office has left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

I am "not affiliated with any party" on my ballot, so I don't know what you Reps and Dems are seeing, if it's much more or if they leave you alone because they know how you're gonna vote.