Random Thoughts

[Ceir]

I think probably because the Cybertruck was probably designed by the Guy In Charge, and no one had the guts to tell him how fugly it is.

Every time I see one of those things around here-- and there are surprisingly more than a handful of them-- I find myself thinking "You perfect idiot."

I will, however, give points to the guy who was driving around in a black Cybertruck who had kitted out the lightbar headlight at the front so that it was red. I remember thinking, "This is either going to be the new enemy of KITT in the next Knight Rider remake, or you are driving a Cylontruck."

Good one, ha.

Elsewhere, I have seen them called "Deploreans", and I can't help but chuckle at that.

Also ha.

Probably the most jarring thing I've ever seen done with a Tesla car - and it's entirely innocent - was one parked with a Pixar Eyes sunshade, and a Pixar Smile sticker on the front bumper. That managed to hit the uncanny valley real hard for a damn car, and I legit did a double-take.

[Nunavut Pants]

Elsewhere, I have seen them called "Deploreans", and I can't help but chuckle at that.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Setting aside my issues with the vehicle's suitability-for-purpose (it sucks as a truck), its construction and safety (terrible), and the corporation that makes it (against board rules), why did Tesla make the Cybertruck just so damn ugly? I've seen a couple running around where I live and it looks like a low-poly model from a 1990s video game.

I think probably because the Cybertruck was probably designed by the Guy In Charge, and no one had the guts to tell him how fugly it is.

Every time I see one of those things around here-- and there are surprisingly more than a handful of them-- I find myself thinking "You perfect idiot."

I will, however, give points to the guy who was driving around in a black Cybertruck who had kitted out the lightbar headlight at the front so that it was red. I remember thinking, "This is either going to be the new enemy of KITT in the next Knight Rider remake, or you are driving a Cylontruck."

[Ceir]

Setting aside my issues with the vehicle's suitability-for-purpose (it sucks as a truck), its construction and safety (terrible), and the corporation that makes it (against board rules), why did Tesla make the Cybertruck just so damn ugly? I've seen a couple running around where I live and it looks like a low-poly model from a 1990s video game.

[Ceir]

Random info from a blog post:
"not to be a number nerd on main but 2025 (45^2) will be the only square year most of us ever experience. the last one was 1936 and the next one will be 2116"

[csquared]

I may not be any better off. Noel Stollen. He'd take out the bad guys, and possibly me.

[Seanette]

I'm in trouble, since the last thing I watched was "Ponyo". I doubt five-year-olds would be a lot of help, and the boy's mother would only really be useful if you need a lunatic driver. The fish girl's parents MIGHT be helpful, but her dad wouldn't want to bother.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Dredging up the old meme machine: you have been kidnapped, and your rescue squad is the protagonist(s) of the last thing you watched. How does it go?

The protagonist in the last movie I watched is Santa from "Violent Night." My captors will be hammered.

[Ceir]

Dredging up the old meme machine: you have been kidnapped, and your rescue squad is the protagonist(s) of the last thing you watched. How does it go?

I think my odds are generally in my favor, depending on which venue it comes from.
Broadcast TV - random rerun episode of Chicago Fire; as long as the danger is in the mundane-to-freak-accident range, I'm probably fine. Maybe up to 'severely injured but will recover'.
TV shows on disc - Star Trek Strange New Worlds; I have Chris Pike and the Enterprise after me. 95% chance of being perfectly fine, 5% chance of getting redshirted out of existence.
Actual movie - this is where my odds drop, 'cause it was Elliot Ness and The Untouchables. Coin flip whether it's cosmetic injuries or the wrong end of a Thompson.

[Ceir]

Quoting more blog posts that made me twitch in an agreeing sort of way:
"My laptop installed Copilot without telling me. Apparently it was part of the latest windows update.

It’s uninstalled now, but there’s a word we used to use for programs that secretly installed themselves on your machine.

Malware."

[Ceir]

I have to quote a tumbler blog on this one, but it made me chuckle:
"u think iron man ever just...goes through a car wash? just stands patiently on the conveyor belt and lets himself get soaped up & buffed & comes out all shiny and clean?

i bet he does. i bet he often does"

[Food Lady]

I'm watching Summer Rental. Oh, to be on vacation by the beach with decisions like "Which cute swimsuit should I wear today?"

[Ceir]

Irony: an ad I've seen popping up on Youtube...is for an adblocker.

[XCashier]

I have to say it somewhere. Fuck. That is all.

My thoughts exactly.

[Ironclad Alibi]

I have to say it somewhere. Fuck. That is all.

Sing along with me:

Gloom, despair, and agony on me
Deep, dark depression, excessive misery
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all
Gloom, despair, and agony on me

From the old Hee Haw TV show.