Joel Cunningham's discussions

It’s supposed to be a luxury cruise experience. Cruises usually have pools, activities, hell, some lounge chairs on the deck. You can...go outside. Read more

I don’t think so. The hotel is completely lacking in standard amenities (a pool, comfortable lounging areas, uh, windows) and would be zero fun after 15 minutes without the illusion that you were a guest on a luxury space cruise. There’s nothing to do. Read more

It would be hard to reduce the cost without sacrificing the one thing that makes it “worth” it—the totally immersive experience demands a massive, always-on cast of workers at a ridiculous guest to employee ratio. Read more

I was luckily enough to go to this (I wrote the article Germain links to in the first paragraph) and my initial reactions to this news are 1) duh and 2) good LORD they must’ve lost a fortune on this. Galactic Starcruiser was indeed incredibly immersive—cast members everywhere, the entire experience entirely… Read more

This is why I stopped buying books (eyes shelf of several dozen books waiting to be read). Read more

The article literally contains an entire paragraph pointing out exactly that

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If kids’ bike lessons exist it’s because someone takes them, no one is forcing kids to take bike lessons Read more

You missed an article in there.

“I don’t have time to register the kids for bike lessons right now” Read more

This makes sense! I’m totally going to incorporate it into my routine since I find the older I get, the more everything hurts in the morning Read more

I’d scan the codes in the picture, but I’m afraid I’d get Rick Rolled. Read more

That’s a cop fairy Read more

I’ll second that—I sprung for a can of Pepsi Nitro and my impression was kind of flat Pepsi, which is already two strikes. Read more

It may not work for everyone, but it is how therapy most often “works,” as in, that’s what you are going to get when you go to a therapist, unless you specifically seek out an alternate methodology.

I mean also:
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I think the point is that many people’s understanding of what therapy is like (lie on a couch and talk about your childhood trauma) doesn’t reflect what therapy is most likely to be like in 2023 (CBT).  Read more

Canonically, I believe it is stated that she knows best Read more

Oh for sure. I actually really like Olive Garden for what it is. Soup, salad, and breadsticks!!! Read more

Oh yeah, I mean I loved Sizzler and Bakers Square and TGI Fridays and Ruby Tuesday’s. But we also lived in suburban Chicagoland and they were basically the extent of the sit-down dining options my parents were comfortable with. I do see the appeal of the chain restaurant meal, but I’m still surprised at how it has… Read more

Yeah, it seems she doesn’t like Italian, she likes Olive Garden (which we only eat at on road trips). Read more

My 11-year-old has been obsessed with Applebees for months. It is her favorite restaurant...after Olive Garden. You can raise a kid in Brooklyn, but she’s got the Midwest in her DNA
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For the first two seasons, nothing on TV was better than Alias. As far as I’m concerned, it then got canceled.  Read more