Re:Story of the two thousand stolen Playdate handhelds
by throwaind29k on Friday November 22, 2024 @06:53AM
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It does feel very reddit-esque the comment, because it seems a tad like an interesting yarn to farm attention without having non content of substance.
Re:Story of the two thousand stolen Playdate handhelds
by johnnyanmac on Friday November 22, 2024 @06:58AM
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HN tells personal stories all the time. I think they just wanted to tell a little joke about how suspicious the word "PlayDate" sounds out of context. I don't think it's so egregious to warrant the 3rd degree.
If anything, the overscrutinizing on an innocent story feels more reddit-esque to me.
Re:Story of the two thousand stolen Playdate handhelds
by supermatt on Friday November 22, 2024 @09:25AM
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Its actually 100% true! It happened no more than a minute before I made the post. I am nowhere near funny enough to make that stuff up :D
Re:Story of the two thousand stolen Playdate handhelds
by johnnyanmac on Friday November 22, 2024 @10:07AM
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I found it cute. I'm sorry some people are so cynical.
I put it as simple as this: what is the maximum harm I have for believing this story vs just chucking and moving on? I see zero risk so trying to join this odd callout fake culture is more disruptive than leaving it be.
Re:Story of the two thousand stolen Playdate handhelds
by TYPE_FASTER on Friday November 22, 2024 @08:06AM
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Imagine a Beowulf cluster of Playdates
- Why is your partner getting the call from the bank when you placed the order? - If it's a shared account, why would you not forewarn your partner about this transaction? If I'm about to buy pay for something big from our joint account, I sure as hell let my partner know about it ahead of time. - If none of the above applies, then a simple "it's a portable gaming console that I've been yearning after for ages that I finally ordered earlier today", and 9/10 times that should settle the matter.