

Not quite technology, unless you factor in the development of cable TV, but 24 hour news networks. That was the start of news as entertainment, as they didn’t have enough to fill 24 hours and had to do whatever they could to get and retain viewers.
SOCIAL media? I’m getting too old for this shit.


Not quite technology, unless you factor in the development of cable TV, but 24 hour news networks. That was the start of news as entertainment, as they didn’t have enough to fill 24 hours and had to do whatever they could to get and retain viewers.


If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life


The mean ones are pretty hot too. Probably the sneer. Maybe the look of disinterest… Wait. What were we talking about?


I usually think of either “Yakety Sax” or “Entry of the Gladiators”


Superiority complex. “Why should I thank the lesser people for just doing what they’re told?”


Sadly, we’re not allowed to do that in the US


His career really took a weird turn after Nightmare on Elm Street
I could only get AOL in my town back in 1995 or so. Back then you had to pay… by the hour? The minute? Something like that. And AOL wasn’t a 24 hour service, it would shut down each night and kick everyone off.


Eh, probably. But more importantly I always thought I was weird, but after working at a library for a bit I’ve decided today that I’m merely unusual. On one hand, a sad day but on the other hand I’ve finally got something for my annual goal review.


Yeah, but Billy Joel loves you just the way you are
I dunno, I could see the felon saying “Let them eat Pop Tarts” from the White House balcony.
The same: new and more


And an onion tied to your belt, which was the fashion at the time


I think it’s one of those nut jobs who’s using an LLM to convince him that he’s Figured It All Out.


I’d use a song specifically for my fans. A song that would tell them that I appreciate them so much that I wouldn’t ever give them up. That I wouldn’t make them cry or say goodbye.


You should have apologized and started singing “This shit is banana.”


The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was released in 2002. It’s like Peter Jackson was bragging about filming 9/11.


I have you tagged as “19 year old day trader who needs therapy for his gambling addiction.” I’m sorry I missed your birthday. Tag updated.


I don’t know if it would do anything, especially if it’s a bad actor, but have you tried turning off background refresh under Settings > General? If completely turning it off makes it stop, you can go through tal’s method to figure out the culprit.
I thought I was reading a Norm McDonald joke there