Did someone say "physical contact"?Quote:
Originally Posted by ApatheticNoMore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGtR9t4_nS8
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Did someone say "physical contact"?Quote:
Originally Posted by ApatheticNoMore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGtR9t4_nS8
Here is my question for the day:
How can Reddit be worth $3 billion when it hasn’t turned a profit? The headline news I just googled said that Reddit did not turn a profit in 2019 and hasn’t since its inception.
I am a big Reddit user. It is an old fashion platform that is text based. I don’t see ads if they’re there, it doesn’t host photos for the most part Although its sister site, IMGUR, will host an image and videos that link on Reddit.I just don’t understand how something like Reddit is valued.
Likewise, I remember year after year after year of Amazon not turning a profit and I wondered how Amazon survived. Jeff Bezos started out selling books because the built in stock control and product ID System of ISBN Coupled with the ease of shipping books ( no breakage no weird packaging) Made books an attractive product for him to start with.
You're confusing "turning a profit" with "making money". Rest assured everyone associated with Reddit is making money, they're just making sure it doesn't show up on their balance sheet as taxable income.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Quoting From https://www.comparably.com/companies/reddit/salaries
How much do people at reddit get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at reddit is $124,430, or $59 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $151,311, or $72 per hour. At reddit, the highest paid job is a Director of Engineering at $192,116 annually and the lowest is a CS Rep at $55,209 annually. Average reddit salaries by department include: Customer Support at $71,297, Business Development at $112,081, Product at $132,324, and Marketing at $192,539. Half of reddit salaries are above $151,311.
You're also confusing market value with actual value. That $3 billion is what investors were willing to pay for it based on their belief it will be worth more than that in the future. Wikipedia has a more complete overview of the various prices Reddit has been worth as it was bought and sold various times.
In the woodlot, is a coppice considered one tree (one root with more than one trunk growing out of it) or a number of trees with a shared root system?
Well, people have been harvesting coppices for firewood for years but with great forethought and planning to ensure a steady supply of harvestable trunks from each tree, IMHO. Good question.Quote:
Originally Posted by dado potato
I thought “coppice” was the verb for cutting down to the roots, and “copse” was the noun for the grove maintained for that purpose.
I thought a coppice was the group of trees, cut back. Not one, not a verb? I think a copse is just a group of trees.
A Copse In Winter.
John Clare 1793 (Helpston) – 1864 (St Andrew's Hospital)
Shades though you're leafless, save the bramble-spear
Whose weather-beaten leaves, of purple stain,
In hardy stubbornness cling all the year
To their old thorns, till Spring buds new again;
Shades, still I love you better than the plain,
For here I find the earliest flowers that blow,
While on the bare blea bank do yet remain
Old winter's traces, little heaps of snow.
Beneath your ashen roots, primroses grow
From dead grass tufts and matted moss, once more;
Sweet beds of violets dare again be seen
In their deep purple pride; and, gay display'd,
The crow-flowers, creeping from the naked green,
Add early beauties to your sheltering shade.
I hope Catherine sees this post, but I’m sure others will have the answer to my naïve question.
When you fly first class and business class, and you have access to those first class/business class lounges, do you have to pay for the food in those places? I mean I assume that you do but I have to ask.
In these Covid times when I’m not flying anywhere but would really like to go to Europe, I’m looking at the cost of first class and business class to Europe. There’s no way I would pay first class prices. I could maybe pay business class. The thing that’s important to me is having a level of privacy and room in the long flight.
I do not care about all of the other dumb perks such as early check-in, unlimited baggage, access to the posh lounges, Board when you want to, free drinks including champagne, better food served, get off the plane first. None of those have appealed to me and I would not pay extra for them. But man, the idea of lying down and stretching out to sleep for a few hours is pretty good.
No, once you are in the lounges, you get free food, free booze (except for premium brands), free newspapers, free wifi--pretty much everything is free. The food isn't meals of course--it's usually soups, salads, sweets, stuff like that.
It's awesome. I have paid for the airline lounge for United for years, and it's one of those experiences that has unfortunately grown from a luxury to a necessity.
Hunh! Ok then.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
You get free Wi-Fi in the airports I’ve been in, in recent years. certainly many years ago that wasn’t the case tho.
Yeah, true, wi-fi is no big deal anymore, but it used to be, and it was also nice that I could just open my computer and go. No signing in to different 3rd party wi-fi sites in every airport.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
I have another airplane question: what does “airplane mode” on my IPad device really do?
It turns off all wireless communications capabilities such as bluetooth, WiFi and cellular.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Yes, although you can turn wifi back on so that you can use the airplane's wifi. If you want full internet it's absurdly expensive unless you are traveling for work and can charge it to your expense account, but a number of airlines allow free texting over apps like iMessage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
We flew business class thru Toronto to Japan and then flew bus class to Paris. The lounges were spectacular especially Paris. As expected the food was amazing and constantly refreshed. I do search for the lowest airfare and, if you can find one, a good travel agent is a blessing (although I do my own). Dont care much for US lounges as they do not seem to have the same level of quality as overseas (just like the flights).
I do not think anyone really needs first class unless they are a celebrity and really need the total privacy. Business was comfortable enough that I slept almost all the way back from Japan. I did take my own pillow which I do most anywhere.
Today I am not comfortable making concrete travel arrangements due to the constant shifting sands of Covid. Not sure if we will travel overseas until 2023, if then.
seatguru.com gives really good info on the airline seats with comfort levels and arrangements. Also says which ones are bad and which are the best.
The best flight I've ever had was in business class on Japan's airline, ANA, from JFK to Tokyo. My pictures didn't capture the look of the seats, so here is an article that pretty much shows where I spent half a day in luxury up in the air. https://www.godsavethepoints.com/rev...00er-the-room/Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetana3
Attached is a picture of the menu and food.
I agree, sweetana, many of the non-US airlines are far superior when it comes to business class.
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That could be a very useful tool for me if I ever fly long-distance again.Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetana3
Here’s my question for the day: why don’t grocery stores package grapes in smaller packages? All those giant packages seem to have two or 3 pounds worth of grapes.
Only in recent years the DH show me that you can open one of those packages get a baggie and put your own smaller amount of grapes in them. But then the checker doesn’t know which grape you’ve got so you have to tell them.
I just don’t believe that people buy those giant bags of grapes.
Please explain this to me. Why does my city say if you don't wear a mask in a municipal building you will be fined $300 but when I report two city employees in city hall not wearing masks they are not fined but just spoken to? Why does a poor person living in public housing where masks are mandated in hallways and other common areas have to pay a fine but the city employees who are the highest paid residents in the city not have to pay?
And why do police reform efforts not tackle cops fixing tickets for themselves and their friends?
Why do governors order mask mandates including outdoors in the woods walking by yourself yet indoors at news conferences take off their own masks so they will look good on TV?
Why are the people who govern us so pathetic?
See, I did not want this to be a rant thread. I wanted it to be a sincere question thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
I’m not gonna be the thread police and you can do what you wanna do, but this is not what I want on this thread. These rants are not welcome.
Why don’t you apply your microscopic vision to my question about grapes.
Of course you can put the grapes in a smaller package. I often tear some bananas off rather than take a whole bunch. This only works with things where you are paying by the pound rather than by the container.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Yes! Bannas. I do that with bananas but I was always intimidated by the grapes because the grapes are in their own package.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
Once I learned that I really like frozen grapes, it doesn't bother me to buy one of those big bags. Although I confess to looking for one of the smaller ones versus an over-stuffed one.
I open two bags and fill one sometimes to overflowing and take the bag with the amount of grapes I want. That way nothing has to be looked up because the type of grape is on the package.
ETA.. the price is determined at the checkout based on weight so there is no conflict by dividing up bags.
This is a good method. I had not thought about filling up another bag and taking what I want in one of the commercial, barcoded bags.Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
Did you ever wonder why when birds fly in a V one side is shorter than the other??? Because there are more birds on one side.
Why did Winnie stick his head in the toilet? He was looking for Pooh.
A few sillies I received today....
That riddle would make a lot more sense (and be funnier) if you said, "Why did Christopher Robin stick his head in the toilet? He was looking for Pooh."Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
Not really. And, that is not the way it was presented.
I could say, in the spirit of this thread, “why do people argue over the proper presentation of a joke about poop which is only appropriate for four-year-olds? “. But then I would be going against my own rule that this thread should not be a place to rant.Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
So, joining into the spirit of the poop joke, gosh which protagonist is better anyway? Christopher Robin or Winnie the Pooh?
Actually, who cares which is better as a joke or as a protagonist? And, I was just around a 4 year old so know it does not matter. Sheesh.
Christopher Robin (or some other character) is a better protagonist, because Winnie the Pooh wouldn't be looking for himself, whereas Christopher Robin often came to the 100 acre woods looking for Pooh. Besides, making Christopher Robin the protagonist gives the person you're asking a sporting chance of guessing the answer -- not fair otherwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
BTW: To understand the joke, a kid would have to be familiar with Winnie the Pooh and also be old enough to understand why this riddle is naughty. I'd say 5-8 yo is the prime audience.
OK, but show me a four-year-old who doesn’t laugh at anything having to do with poop, they are rare.. You’re right that they might not get the joke though.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgeParker
If you want us to get back on topic, I'll oblige. However my question is rated PG-13.
Why do women wear swimsuits that are 1/4 this size in front, or sometimes much smaller, and cover almost nothing in back?
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Yeah, Yeah, I know.... They do it to attract guys. But surely women realize the kind of guy who would start making small talk with a woman he doesn't know just because she's wearing an ultra-skimpy swimsuit isn't the kind of guy she wants to attract?
Personally, speaking as a guy, I find the size of that blue swimsuit very alluring. It's big enough to leave something to the imagination, and just small enough to reveal a little too much, but it's most interesting aspect is the possibility the sloshing water will make it accidentally slide down while she's bouncing around in the surf.
And now that I've offended all the women on this forum by asking that question, shall we return to silly jokes?
A vulture is boarding an airplane with a dead possum in each hand, and the stewardess says, "I'm sorry sir. We only allow one carrion per passenger."
I think modern standards have determined that buttocks are OK to expose. For the front part, not so much.
Boobs are OK as well, show it all.
The little scraps of fabric are kind of silly when you think about it, but actually contribute to allure. Some mystery is part of the invitation.
You should look up the word "sillies" and you would have gotten it.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgeParker
You should look up "dad joke" and you'll see why my version is better if you want it to be a silly riddle and not just an excuse to say pooh. https://bestlifeonline.com/dad-jokes...lly-hilarious/Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
Besides that, I was silly a long time before you were born, including silly songs, silly dances, and silly jokes. :)
And if you didn't want it analyzed, putting it in the "Please Explain This To Me" thread was maybe not a great idea. ;)
Go in peace. We have a different sense of humor.
Back on topic: While falling down a rabbit hole on Google, I came across this book:
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The description says, "To all the girls that don't think they're good enough. You are!"
Why only girls? Yes the main character is a girl, but why do little girls need to be told they're perfect more than boys? I recognize the pressures and traumas that set in during the tweenage years (boys have them too!) but both boys and girls need to be told they're perfect every year while they're growing up.
https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Perfect...NsaWNrPXRydWU=
I wonder if there are women out there who resent having to cover up their lower body parts with a scrap of cloth like that. Surely there must be some, perhaps in central Massachusetts, who feel like it’s nazi dictators that force them to do that when they go to the beach.
Fortunately there are clothing optional beaches for people who object, but at the height of the pandemic we could not go to the beach - or anywhere else outdoors - even by ourselves with no one else around for miles - because yes we do have places that rural in central Massachusetts - without wearing a mask. Your insinuations of a comparison are not apples to oranges.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1