octoperson
@octoperson@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on What the hell! Let's all just go crazy! 11 months ago:
Can anyone say the s and the th in Isthmus? It’s making my tongue feel funny.
- Comment on Appliances with an off light. 11 months ago:
You joke, but one time I got woken up by what sounded like a Chinese lady complaining about batteries, and it turned out to be the low power alert on the cheapo import soundbar.
- Comment on Choose A or B 11 months ago:
Universe collapses into a black hole made of uncles
- Comment on What are some common everyday examples of this phenomenon? (see body) 11 months ago:
I think they’re regional. I don’t remember seeing one either, but I don’t know if that’s because I haven’t encountered it, or because I didn’t notice.
- Comment on what is the correct way to use the word "backorder" in English? 11 months ago:
I would say “it’s on backorder”. You could verb it as “it’s been backordered”, but that feels a bit clunky somehow.
- Comment on What are some common everyday examples of this phenomenon? (see body) 11 months ago:
Placebo buttons.
Some appliances like elevators or traffic crossings cycle automatically, but they still have (non-functional) buttons. If the buttons are removed, people complain that the wait is too long. Let them push a button while they wait, and they’ll think it’s much quicker.
- Comment on Wretched souls 11 months ago: