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submitted 32 minutes ago* (last edited 31 minutes ago) by TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

So, a loca US basedl home school association actually has a football team. They're doing okay in the state rankings (given the circumstances of not being a government backed public school or private donor slash multimillion dollar private school), but I really want to point out the local journalist here. They went out of their way to grab a super local/niche story and, not just report on it but, give it the star treatment. Bro went full NPR voice on an athletic program with like twelve to fifteen students. GOAT.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

PornHub has been doing this. A little popup comes on screen when you pause the video for the first time.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

College program in 06, seasonal transportation car member for two years after that.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Dunno. I've got it on Blu-ray... that's... 4k...? I'm not sure.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Traditions! That's what it's called! Couldn't for the life of me remember.

Where'd you work? I was a monorail pilot down in Orlando.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Sorry, was drunk when writing that. Meant it to be implied that this is what companies tell their employees about why they do it.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

There's all these iconic photos of Walt Disney where he's pointing at stuff with a two finger point. I've heard that some within the company say that this is the example by which their resort employees always use the two finger point to direct guests.

In reality, he was holding a cigarette and the photos have been airbrushed. He died of lung cancer in 1966. Pointing with two fingers is just seen (kind of universally across cultures) as being non-accusatory. Like, say you saw someone talking to someone else and you cannot hear them (or it's in a language you don't understand); they're pointing with one finger in your direction, you may be inclined to think they're talking about you. If they're using the two finger point, you're less likely to think that... it's the same for airliner flight crew.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"Alien" (1979) still gets me every time I watch it. The slow build, the pops of horror, the delectable suspense of the Big Chap hunting. I know every scare, every moment of terror, every death by heart... but it still gets my circulatory system going. All other home invasion/haunted house movies can go home, Alien nailed it.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Well, they can, but the cost will get more volatile... super oversimplified, it's the difference between drinking at home booze you bought at wholesale prices and keeping a running tab with a local bar/pub. You'll be subject to the bar and any price changes they (read: the currency markets) want to make.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago
[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm okay with ads (just like on broadcast TV), but only if I'm not paying for the streaming/VOD service (just like on broadcast TV). Like, I'm okay with ads on a YouTube video, but I got rid of Netflix when they cancelled a series I liked and, now that they've started talking about adding ads, I'll probably not go back.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Micromanagement and the need to take credit for work other people do. Of all the incompetent bosses I've had over the years, micromanagers are the worst and all of the micromanagers for whom I've worked have been men.

It's like, dude, you hired me because I know more about doing this task than other people (including you). Stop hovering over me, when I need your input I'll come get you. Just let me fucking cook. I know what I'm talking about and what I'm going... you employ me specifically because I know what I'm talking about and what I'm doing.

I guess their thought process goes: if I'm not hovering over this person at all times, the company might figure out I don't know 100% of 100% of everything my employees do day to day... even though that's insane. What company would require a manager to know absolutely everything about how their employees do their jobs; a manager obviously shouldn't be completely in the dark about operations but also it's crazy to think they'd want them to be an expert on everything.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

American comedian Ron White frequently tells a story about how his van was damaged in a comedic way by the technicians at a Sears Automotive Center in Savannah, GA. This week, that Sears Automotive Center is being torn down. While the shopping mall that former Sears location is a part of is otherwise doing well, the Sears has been closed for years. The department store end-cap building and the car service center in its out-parcel property are being demolished to make way for the development of a new apartment complex.

A link to Ron preforming the story for a live audience.

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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

No one’s sure how the ambitious bandits made off with the heavy steel structure, WJLX station general manager Brett Elmore told WBRC.

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All pictures in the listing seem to be from before the ship's "Margaritaville" makeover, but it's definitely the same boat. The rest of that class has been retired and sent to the breakers.

In 2023, it was featured in YouTuber Bright Sun Travels cruise video "North America's Worst Cruise Ship." The ship, named the "Margaritaville At Sea Paradise" (at the time of that review), had been purchased second hand and operated by a company called Margaritaville At Sea Cruises (formerly Celebration Cruiseline). All of the Margaritaville and Jimmy Buffett branding was a licensing deal the company made with Buffett's food service and vacations empire.

The ship was originally launched in 1991 as the Costa Classica for the Costa Cruises company of Italy (the same one of the Costa Concordia disaster infamy).

So, who wants to buy a cruise ship? Not gonna lie to you all... she's got some problems, not least of which is the Jimmy Buffett theming.

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