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moonsammy says...

Greed knows no specific political affiliation, nor does charitability. We should all insist on policies that do more to help those in actual need of it, and to reduce rampant profiteering at the expense of human suffering. Squeezing your captive customers just because you can is a pretty universal "dick move." Imagine if we had solid policies in place that actually encouraged giving a hand up to those who've encountered misfortune, rather than treating them as suspicious and dangerous.

I think a big part of the problem, which I was sad to see go entirely unaddressed by the show, is that owning rental properties is such an appealing option for wealthy private investors. The long-term (and generally short-term) returns on real estate in the US have been absolutely bonkers for many years, and it's a much more stable investment than the stock market can prove to be. Professionally, I've been in a position to have an understanding of the finances of many wealthy people, and damn near everyone with net worth of more than a couple million ends up having quite substantial real estate holdings.

How about we instead find a way to award stable profits to those investing in schools, or public parks, or the arts, or... I don't know, anything else which doesn't ultimately take people out of their homes?

Bear cub climbs mountain to reunite with mama bear

Vantablack

Drachen_Jager says...

Fuck Vantablack.

Asshole Anish Kapoor bought it so he could keep it to himself and not allow any other artist to use it.

That's like the ultimate dick move. Make a ton of money off your questionable art and instead of paying it forward, you take products off the market for your exclusive use so no other up and coming artists can use it as a medium.

Tesla Towing Silverado Truck Out Of A Charger Station

ChaosEngine says...

That seems a little harsh given the vast majority of the car owning public can’t afford a BEV.

Although parking in a charging station is definitely a dick move.

Payback said:

You're supposed to tow it sideways, with the rope wrapped over the roof at least once. ICE = Inbred Cocksucker Entertainment. Automotive version of InCells.

A Scary Time

noims says...

@bobknight33 can you explain why you downvoted this comment? Do you find it inappropriate or irrelevant? I certainly don't, and probably would have promoted the song myself.

Believe it or not, I personally actually like having you around on the sift, both for your non-political videos and for your political comments (although I think I've yet to be swayed by any of your arguments and I'm an ocean away in any case). I don't want to see you banned for abusing downvotes, but it's a serious dick move. I know it's tough but I suggest you keep pleading your case rather than trying to punish or silence others.

RFlagg said:

*promote the great song...

Her original tween featuring it.
https://twitter.com/mercedeslynz/status/1049215347025465344

Moto2 rider sparks fury after grabbing rival's brake lever

ChaosEngine says...

What the hell was he thinking? Even if the other guy pulled a dick move previously, he MUST have known that he'd get slapped for that.

That could have ended really badly.

Near miss

fuzzyundies says...

This looks like a game of high-stakes chicken. There are a set of international collision regulations (COLREGS) that every cadet all over the world has to learn by heart to gain a certificate of competency.

Sometimes these rules are inaccurately reduced to "right of way" rules. In fact, the rules oblige actions on all ships in a potential collision situation: one will be the "stand-on vessel", and the other will be the "give-way vessel": obliged to make an early and obvious maneuver to avoid the collision, in a prescribed direction (generally turn to starboard). The ships involved can instead get on the radio and negotiate a different plan, but absent that, these are the rules.

One rule governs overtaking, where the vessel being overtaken is the "stand-on vessel" and the vessel overtaking is the "give-way vessel". Another governs crossing, where in a crossing path situation the vessel which has the other ship to port (on the left, looking forward) is the "stand-on vessel" and the other is the "give-way vessel".

So in the situation we see in the video, the ship in which we are standing is clearly to port of the other vessel and so would be the "give-way" vessel. It should have made a slight starboard turn much much much earlier to pass behind the other vessel.

Except what if the other vessel overtook this ship and passed in front? This happens sometimes, where a vessel in a hurry and in the "give-way" position decides to make an early change to put it in the "stand-on" position and force the other ship to move. This is what's known internationally as a "dick move" and probably criminal.

Unless we have the full radar track for both ships we can't know who was at fault. Since they thankfully didn't collide, the MAIB won't have to figure this out and send anyone to jail.

Parking Karma Served Cold

Briguy1960 says...

Dick move by the jerks in the red car.
I hate bad or selfish parking myself with a passion but in this case she just may have over compensated for the railing and judging by how empty the lot looks it probably didn't seem like a big deal to her at the time.
Either way it's not like she parked in the center of 2 spots which is the one that gets me.

Sprint Customer Service Rep forgets to hang up

Trump pushes aside NATO ally and Preens for the camera

newtboy says...

If he was their boss, it would still be a douchebag, insecure, abusive move to just shove them aside....
.....but he's NOT their boss.....
..making this a pure dick move by a little cry baby that has to be front and center at all times or he throws a tantrum, a dick move meant to disrespect other diplomats and by extension expose his total lack of respect for any non American country.
This is not how you get others to work with you....which is his job.
Fostering dislike and disrespect between yourself and those you must negotiate with is just plain dumb.
Trump is dumb, and not a good negotiator (before you cry "but he's rich", prove it, because he's completely refused to prove he has 2 nickels to rub together....and before you cry "but he's a great businessman" most of his negotiations are actually done by others, to the extent that he doesn't have a clue what's in many/most of the contracts he signs, according to his own sworn testimony, making him the dumbest kind of negotiator and businessman possible).

Boss Trump....yep, like a boss....like this boss.


bobknight33 said:

Boss Trump!

Trump pushes aside NATO ally and Preens for the camera

Drachen_Jager says...

Yeah, art of the deal, right? Piss everyone off and wonder why they don't want to work with you any more. Anyone who's secure in their own skin doesn't need to pull a dick move like that.

His pick Mulvaney made a 2 Trillion dollar accounting error by counting the same money twice (and it was an overly-ambitious assumption to begin with). No wonder he went bankrupt... what was it? Five? Eight? times.

I suppose he was also Boss Trump for grabbing Melania's ass after she slapped his hand away. He can't even keep his woman happy. She just wants to live in another city and when she must share space with him it's absolutely no physical contact.

More like Cuck Trump. Snowflake Trump. Insecure Trump.

bobknight33 said:

Boss Trump!

Snowmobile Put In Reverse Prank

Snowmobile Put In Reverse Prank

Anaesthesia gangster kid

ChaosEngine says...

Why the fuck would you put this on youtube? It's a total dick move.

I remember coming out of surgery years ago and ranting like an idiot. It was like being drunker than you can possibly imagine, except it's not self-inflicted.

And yeah, it was pretty funny.... my girlfriend at the time (now my wife) teased me about it for months, but there's a pretty big difference between a private joke between us and putting the fucking thing on youtube.

Cop Maces Bikers As They Ride By On The Freeway

satterwc says...

I think it was a dick move on the part of the cop, but I am just going to leave this here:

TEX TN. CODE ANN. § 545.157 : Texas Statutes - Section 545.157: PASSING AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLE



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