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[–] snekmuffin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 92 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)
[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There was a subreddit called HailCorporate for when people accidentally post ads that they made themselves. Like we hear so much advertising that we start internalizing it and end up basically thinking and talking in ads.

Of course it kind of typically devolved into accusations of intent, but I always thought it was a neat idea. Does life imitate art or the other way around type of thing?

Thanks for listening.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

I always thought it was for calling out guerilla marketing, but I guess there is a sort of Poe's Law to marketing lol.

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

SUBSCRIBE to your propoganda notifications

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I watch the Superbowl for the ads! 🤪🤪🤪

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I'd be slightly less pissed off about constantly being advertised to if all ads had the same level of effort put into them that superbowl ads do

[–] nforminvasion@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Analog Nowhere!! So good

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did you mean @pmjv@lemmy.sdf.org?

[–] snekmuffin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

oh yep thank you, got mixed up there

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Their comics are really growing on me.

[–] snekmuffin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

they're really really good

[–] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 79 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I didn’t realize Siri and the cats were conspiring. Yesterday I went into the living room to investigate a ruckus and found one of my cats sitting on the couch while the home pod in the window sill was playing Mumford and Sons.

[–] cheddar@programming.dev 54 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This started in 2011, when cats killed Jobs. Tim Cook is not a real person but a mere avatar operated by cats.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cats are responsible for the ligma outbreak?

[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Better check your order history lol

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Palette of tuna? One gross order of feathers on a stick? Premium, Extra Fancy catnip?

-- Oh good, nothing amiss here!"

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

10lb of Scottish salmon? I must've been drunk..

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So for all of apple's design faults, I genuinely think this might have been intentional because it feels like the venn diagram of Apple software engineers and cat owners is more like a circle.

[–] scarilog@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I wish owning a cat got me employment as an apple SWE :/

[–] Asetru@feddit.org 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, the difference between subsets and equality seems to be lost for them.

That said, I'm not sure if you'd really want to work for Apple.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Does the cat wear a turtle-neck sweater/jumper?

[–] captainWhatsHisName@lemm.ee 54 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This seems to be an advertisement

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My brain somehow didn't grasp that I had never heard of a Homepod before, then when I saw your comment I had to think back and was like "wait a second, Siri? That's not google or Alexa" and I had to reread to understand.

Anyway all to say, I'm tired and not reading well but their advertising must be pretty shit if this is the first ad I've ever seen for it.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I’ve got one, syncs up easily with other Apple devices but the sound isn’t great. If I hadn’t had a gift card to knock down the price it would not be worth $100, I’ve had cheaper Bluetooth speakers with better sound and hardiness.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 46 points 2 years ago

I once activated Siri, and before I could say anything my dog started barking -- and Siri replied "Good boy!"

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 24 points 2 years ago

I mean, "I'm only happy when it rains" should be the national anthem for Catland.

[–] freebread@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I mean, "Son of Sam" was about a man who became a serial killer after being told to by a dog so I can see why cats would like it.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You’d think it would be a cat telling people to kill. Or at least knock shit off the table. Son of Sam could have just been some guy who went into peoples houses and broke stuff.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Dogs are too dumb to conspire. Smart enough to sit and recognize smells, but too dumb for complex thought.

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago

David Berkowitz. He claimed that in court, and later retracted the statement. Sonny from the Venture Bros parody of the Scooby Gang is also a reference to him.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Playlist

  • "What's New Pussycat?" – Tom Jones
  • "Cool for Cats" – Squeeze
  • "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" – The Tokens
  • "Three Cool Cats" – The Coasters
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Or if your cat hates you:

  • “What’s New Pussycat?” – Tom Jones
  • “What’s New Pussycat?” – Tom Jones
  • “What’s New Pussycat?” – Tom Jones
  • “What’s New Pussycat?” – Tom Jones
  • “What’s New Pussycat?” – Tom Jones
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

Glad someone gets the reference. Also did that at my store once, it is way worse then you would think.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Just keep repeating that for like half a dozen times, until interrupting it with:

  • "It's Not Unusual" - Tom Jones

Before repeating What's New Pussycat again.

[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago

"Too many puppies" - Primus

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Missing 'the cats in the cradle'

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Alenalda@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Stray cat strut

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago
  • Stray cat strut - the stray cats
[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
  • Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
[–] theTarrasque@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

„Tommy the cat“ - Primus

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

"Lions Also Cry" - Gato Barbieri

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[–] senkora@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago

My poodle knows how to tap the homepad with his nose to play music. He gets up to it, taps it, and then curls down beneath it to listen. It’s very cute and definitely intentional on his part.

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They are listening to f*cking everything.

I find this more scary than wholesome.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

"Siri, how long has this been going on?"

Siri: https://youtu.be/UGP9uz4s8hQ?si=jhoEOFKHBPhIPszs

[–] Mobiledecay@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

The day we understand ourstand what our cats say is the day they go back into the streets. Hopefully Google doesn't add meow to Google Translate. 😢

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