About three years ago a buddy of mine suggested that listening to course lectures or general podcasts/audiobooks/Youtube tutorials saved him a massive amount of time counted in hours by simply putting the playback speed of everything he listened to as high as he could muster. At least 1.5x for Youtube videos, often time he listens to podcasts and books in 2x. I argued that this is tantamount to speed reading and that he’s losing half the comprehension anyway, may as well slow it. I’ve tried it and believe it’s about as successful as speed reading.
I hate all ads. I will go to any length to block all ads. I will avoid buying any products by any company that serves web ads. I can’t stand folks who shill for the good of advertising.
I somewhat disagree. Online ads in their current form are cancer, but that isn’t the entire advertising market.
Print ads aren’t bad and in fact people are happy to buy magazines with the idea that there are ads in there. In fact, ads are IMO part of the magazine experience and allow you to discover new products.
I personally would like to see ads as long as the points I outlined above are met.
Marvel movies are all a prime example of the “all filler” garbage remake movies with sequel after sequel, advertising to you and fulfilling the lowest common denominator. Marvel movies are trash. All the phony superhero movies are made distractions for grown men to act like kids with superhero figures. They all are getting political, I can’t believe how duped they have “critical thinking” “hackers.”
I’ve gotten to the point with ads where I absolutely refuse to be subjected to a single ad. I don’t care whatsoever about any websites or companies making a single cent on forcing advertising on my precious mental resources. I will block all ads and steal all content and torrent everything. It’s amazing never having seen a television commercial the past 5+ years. Plus, I make strong efforts to even avoid buying anything at all from an ad once I’ve been subjected to their marketing. I hope it continues to spiral this way.
Exactly. I’ve flown maybe a total of 25-30 flights and don’t fly too often, still I have never once had to have something confiscated because I didn’t attempt to take the stuff on trip in the first place. Worst Ive done is throw out a water/drink that I couldn’t take through security. You people that have to remove things from your bags hold everybody up and cost everyone more money. Read the rules. Pack accordingly.
I've also flown plenty of times and have never had something stolen. But every time I've still suffered the stress of having to scrutinize my backpack to make sure I had removed everything objectionable. This is especially insidious with basic items that live in my bag for general travel (eg a Leatherman), and can end up hiding in a pocket or some folds of fabric.
The problem isn't having to "read" the rules, but rather the draconian punishment for making honest mistakes, justified by dimwitted refrains of "read the rules". At the very least, items that can be in checked baggage should be able to be checked on the spot at no additional charge (eg pocket knives), and you should be able to ground-ship anything else at standard rates without having to go to the back of the line.
I don't know if anything comprehensive could be done for recalled lithium batteries, camp stove fuel cylinders, etc. But reasonably handling the utterly inert items that the TSA has decided to terror-ize would go along way to alleviating the needless imposition that is TSA, as illustrated by the photos above.
> justified by dimwitted refrains of "read the rules"
Ah, the humble ad hominem. To which the only real answer is "I know you are, but what am I?".
Don't be the dimwit who accidentally takes an expensive set of sharp things in carry-on. How much stress is it _really_ to empty the bag and repack to make sure everything is where it should be?
Don't be the entitled prick who throws insults because the world won't change the rules that they find inconvenient.
