Anyone who refers to their possessions by the corporate trademark and coddles it like a newborn really will believe they’ve ruined it. It’s not a PC, it’s a Mac. It’s not a car, it’s an Alfa. It’s not a vacuum, it’s a Dyson. It’s not a smoker, it’s a Traeger. And so on. Talking to these people is like talking to someone with a mental illness.
My biggest pet peeve is doctors referring to medication by brand name instead of active ingredient.
Should be illegal, in my view.
I’m a little shit and whenever “most dominant brand name for paracetamol”* and “most dominant brand name for Ibuprofen”* are mentioned by a doctor, I play dumb and ask if that’s paracetamol/Ibuprofen.
They’re literally advertising for companies who’s product is 5x more expensive for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
*I refuse to give them free advertising
Granted, often the non-generic name is just way easier to remember and say. Take acetylsalicylic acid vs aspirin lol.
It’s not a tissue, it’s a Kleenex.
Tbf some of these brands get so tied to the product that people forget that that’s just the brand and their not the only ones who make that product. I’ve been bothered before by people calling any suv a Jeep whether it was a Jeep or not, but on the other hand I didn’t know that Dremel was a company until embarrassingly recently.
Chapstick
“It’s not a vibrator, it’s an INEZ”
Smdh.
Holy shit, $20,000 USD?!
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alternatively, i say mac because its quicker than laptop/computer/pc and macbook because it provides more context with the same amount of effort… without that context, people will assume windows, which is fine - it’s not a status thing (for me) - but when discussing how to get things done, it avoids the minor annoyance of mismatched expectations for no extra effort
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If something breaks, set it to green for a while so it can regen.
If it’s getting too hot, set it to blue to make it cool down
Yellow iz 'da best kause ya have a fancy komputa
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Not even, more like - if it still works, fuck it.
One of my old roommates was a heavy smoker and dear God the inside of his computer was a nightmare.
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The answer to both is: “No, not really.”
Linux user here. My daily driver:
This is the difference between the guy driving the old rusted out Camaro with a V8 vs the guy with the brand new Honda civic with a bumper scratch.
Civic? Maybe they got more expensive while I wasn’t looking, but the Civic is supposed to be entry isn’t it?
The point is that one has been turned into a work horse with age while the other is brand new. It’s basically why it’s funny seeing brand new sports cars being overtaken by a 2001 Toyota Tacoma going 85 in the fast lane with a maxed out rpm.
idk i was pretty upset when i accidentally threw my $6000 macbook at the very corner of a concrete surface and it got scuffed up but id have been far more worried about a non-macbook… the gash in the aluminium would have been completely fucked plastic and internals
