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  1. Miles
    I'm of the opinion that Amazon would make more profit it they forced/standardized Amazon Smile because I feel it would bring more customers to buy from Amazon. There are a lot of users who don't even known Amazon Smile exists, and there are also a lot of non-users who probably don't know it exists either. I could be wrong. But I just think that it would attract more people to buy from Amazon if Smile was forced/standardized. Thus, more people buying from Amazon - even with that meaning more donations - still means more money that Amazon receives. Anyway, it's not really a huge deal. Amazon will do as they please, and customers will also do as they please. In the end, it doesn't really matter.
  2. Miles
    1. Honestly, I really, really don't believe that. Amazon makes bank, regardless of whether or not customers use Smile or not. Their customer support is pretty damn good, and I doubt a small loss of profit would make any difference, as it seems, at least to me, that Amazon has always put the customer first. 2. Have you seen videos showing how crappy of a job it is to be an Amazon warehouse worker? I don't find that relevant to this subject anyway, though. 3. Again, Amazon makes great profit regardless of whether or not customers use Smile. I don't think it would affect the costs for sellers. 4. Redundancy. Amazon isn't going to be losing much profit from Smile anyway. Even when they do donate, they are still making profit, which is pretty incredible anyway, considering Amazon typically has lower prices than in-stores (even those with their own online markets like Walmart), at least for automotive products and audio equipment products from my experience. Anyway, I am going to bed now. I have got to get to sleep. I didn't get an ounce last night and I'm at the point where auto-pilot could kick in any time now. Good night.
  3. Miles
    Bull. Even if every single Amazon customer used Amazon Smile, Amazon would still make profit. They wouldn't set up a system that would be a detriment to them. Anywho, I need to get to bed. I didn't sleep last night (or should I say "couldn't" sleep last night). Oyasumi
  4. Miles
    I don't see how what you said differs from what I said... So... Yes and no? Obviously it's a marketing thing. Just like you said: So, you're really just proving my point more than yours. --- I see. I guess if you don't buy online often, there's less incentive. However if you do shop online often, it seems like Amazon Smile offers a pretty neat incentive. In my opinion, for the things that I buy, usually Amazon has cheaper prices than in-store prices. I don't shop on Amazon *all* the time (maybe a few times a year via Amazon gift cards), but when I know I need something, and that something is cheaper on Amazon, I'm most likely going to buy it through Amazon.
  5. Miles
    I agree with you. And from a Libertarian Capitalist viewpoint, this is a great strategy. But like you said, they do care, and they do advertise Amazon Smile to non-Smile customers non-stop. But in my eyes that's a great, humanitarian thing. I have to ask - why don't you use it? It doesn't cost you any more at all.
  6. Miles
    I get your point, but why would Amazon even have Amazon Smile in the first place if that's the case. Your argument makes no sense. If they cared about losing a small portion of their money by donating to a charity of the customer's choice, Amazon wouldn't have smile.amazon.com to begin with! I'm a Libertarian Capitalist. This is a win-win in my eyes. Amazon still makes bank even through Amazon Smile while also being humanitarian by donating a portion of their profit to charity. It looks to me like you're really missing the point, and don't understand how economy works.
  7. Miles
    Amazon is a huge industry, so much so that it probably plays a role in the world's economy. Sooo... WHY doesn't Amazon standardize (ergo force) the use Amazon Smile (AKA smile.amazon.com)? I'm honestly both amazed and confused at why you can shop at Amazon without going through Amazon Smile. Does anyone else use Amazon Smile? If so what charity do you/did you choose (you don't have to say if you don't want to)? If you are only now hearing about Amazon Smile now and have an Amazon account, you should definitely make the switch to Amazon Smile.
  8. Miles
    Sometimes when I'm not even listening to anything, my brain will randomly start "playing" a song I hadn't even listened to recently. This one popped into my head a little bit ago.
  9. Miles

    Been watching an old favorite cartoon of mine recently! :derp:


    https://kimcartoon.me/Cartoon/Pepper-Ann

    Some episodes are missing but you can find them elsewhere if you search hard enough.

  10. Miles

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    :P

    1. Misty Shimmer

      Misty Shimmer

      Pfft this is amazing :D

  11. Miles

    What do you get when you cross Billie Joe, Fez, and a time machine?

    This:
     

    :orly:

    1. Yamato

      Yamato

      Wow, that takes me back... I used to have a game called Test Drive 6 and this song was on the soundtrack and I loved it so much my mom burned it onto a CD for me.

      Fuck man... Check this intro. Hahahaha

       

    2. Miles

      Miles

      That's awesome. I think I may have played that before, or at least one of the games from the series. 

  12. Miles

    I can't (so I won't) say anything to spoil it, but I must say this:

    When you sit down to watch episode 13 (whether you wait til the official US release, or cheat and watch it early like me), have the tissues ready.

    I haven't choked up and cried this much in a very, very long time. And I always thought "quivering chin" only applied to cold weather. Nope. This... is what I'd been waiting on since the very first hint was ever dropped. It was well worth the wait. *Zips Lip*

    1. BlueStreak98

      BlueStreak98

      It really was beautiful. Exceeded my expectations.

  13. Miles
    Oh, I very well know it is. But it implies two different standards. Normally I wouldn't be bothered by something like that, but well, when "tradition" is involved, it's a different story. I know the moral is supposed to be "help stubborn folks when they need it" or whatever, but I think the Yaks could've bared to learn something the hard way. You take your shoes off to walk on your own carpet, but not your neighbor's? Yeah, that's my point. Edit:
  14. Miles
    Overall, this was an average episode. Meh. BUT DAMMIT, I'm mad. Why? I hate continuity errors and mishaps. Remember when Twilight was having problems with Winter Wrap Up since you're NOT SUPPOSED TO USE MAGIC? Oh, right. I guess it need not apply here, because fuck tradition amirite? (Cue internal screaming).
  15. Miles
    "Good choice! Not that you had one..." WOOO! Y'all gonna make me lose my mind, up in here, up in here! Dayumn, Starlight! Honest to goodness, I was *floored* when you said that. --- Years ago I'd have written a novel on how much I loved this episode. But today I'll just say this: Holy fucking shit that episode was incredible.
  16. Miles
    At the very least, a good lesson was learned on both ends. Anywho, I'd have voted for the gothic pony. I think Spencer's and Hot Topic are pretty cool stores to waste your time in, and buy overpriced band T's. Lmao. P.S. "I don't think you know what that word means." Thank you Applejack. That was needed. Very, very needed.
  17. Miles
    I read a couple pages of these reviews. I think I'll just get straight to the point here. I can understand both sides of why some like and why some hated this episode. But all I really want to say is this: Pop music was alright, if not pretty damn good, up until the late '00s. When Bieber and many others alike entered the genre, it just went to shit. I'm neutral on the shipping here, with Big Mac winning in the end, but only because Feather Brains sang like Bieber. I'm not big on country music (oh the irony), as I'm more of a rocker. Anywho... NOW... had he [Feather] sung like this - then I'd probably have rooted for him instead of Big Mac: Damn, got goosebumps during the chorus (0:49 to 1:11).
  18. Miles

    1313 posts, nice - my lucky number, twice! 

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    1. Yamato

      Yamato

      Gettin' close to having twice as many as me.

  19. Miles
    1. In the like, I guess I tend to take a Creationalist point of view, as a Christian. In my eyes we were made by God with the ability of free will. Thus, we had the chance to co-operate and function hand in hand, but with free will came the ability to choose wrongly. And thus began literally everything in our history books: war, war, war, war, drugs, war, slaves, war, drugs, war... etc. Anyway, if all jobs were done the actual, *definitively* right way, there would be no conflict. Besides, needing shelter isn't a conflict, it's a simple necessity. The reason we are where we are is that we've become too damned smart for our own good, and thus we live in "the system," as it were. 2. Our predictions of [direct] future can sometimes be wrong. If calculations don't line up perfectly for the weather team, evacuations will never be able to be performed at even a 33% efficiency. Such is especially true when dealing with earthquakes and super volcanoes. 3. Very true, but I can tell you that we probably could have cured the common cold in the late 1970s... But we haven't, and won't, because money. 4. But that's literally my point: we don't at all hear about what is actually happening if we only listen to cable news! You have to manually find it online yourself if you really want to know what's going on. Sure, it's easily accessible info, and thus couldn't technically be considered "hidden" - but when it's not reported on any news network we watch, it's not "told" either. 5. I guess I just very much disagree with Billy on that. We didn't just start the fire, we lit a wick that's inextinguishable.
  20. Miles

    It's a long read, but it's worth it.

  21. Miles
    It is getting harder and harder to fully understand where I fall categorically in regards to politics, and other aspects as well. After watching this video I'm really at a loss for words, and at a loss for thoughts. Even bearing in mind no human is infallible beforehand, I've almost come to believe every human is bound to succumb to hypocrisy because there is no foreseeable way to exit the system, and no way to get along with others who won't allow themselves to fall farther from the apple tree than they need to.
  22. Miles

    I highly recommend this for users of any Operating System (Windows, Mac, or Linux), if you are lacking enough USB ports on your computer:

    https://www.amazon.com/Anker-4-Port-Macbook-Surface-Notebook/dp/B00XMD7KPU

    I use it myself, and have been for at least 6 months if not almost a year now. I've never had any issues with it.

    :squee:

  23. Miles

    Lmao, just found this old Amsoil advert (back before they started using plastic bottles)!

    https://puu.sh/wngwY/29b6830060.mp4

    I don't know if I'd trust going 25k miles unless I was running it with an additional by-pass filter installed, and that shit's hella expensive. 

    Lol, I'll stick to my usual 5,000 to 7,500 mile oil change interval.

    ^_^

    1. Yamato

      Yamato

      Yeah 25k seems a little high, especially since I haven't seen any modern oils advertise that high.

    2. Miles

      Miles

      A 25,000 mile OCI (oil change interval) is actually possible with top-tier oil that is a true fully synthetic oil (Group IV or V) that is API Certified, an oil sump of at least 6 quarts or more, a synthetic oil filter with wire-backed media, and a separate, dedicated bypass oil filter taking about 10% of the oil flow. All of this together would cost upwards of $250 to $500 dollars depending on the setup, so it's not worth it for most vehicles; it is possibly worth it for fleet vehicles, semis, and/or personal heavy duty pickup trucks that one plans to keep for at least 300,000 miles, if not upwards of 1 million miles (which can be done with super top notch, obsessive maintenance).

  24. Miles

    Feeling a bittersweet melancholy, and this seemed to fit whilst adding a psuedo-nostalgia effect.

    1. BlueStreak98

      BlueStreak98

      I always loved this song, and the music video. A cool album start to finish, too.

  25. Miles

    Fucking hilarious. :lol:

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