Post #1708339
2026-04-27 01:52 UTC
Replies (21)
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online 2026-04-27 01:56
@marcoarment@mastodon.social THAT’S NUMBERWANG!
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@agiletortoise@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 02:00
@marcoarment@mastodon.social That’s easy math. Try figuring out how many paper towels, tissues and laundry detergent you need to buy on this purchase to get the $10 Target gift card. That’s the serious stuff.
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@marcoarment@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 01:56
I just want the regular size, not the one as wide as a Laserdisc that won't fit on any of my holders
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@jongary@macaw.social 2026-04-27 01:54
@marcoarment some number equals paper towels. I hope that clears things up for you.
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@morphorod@mstdn.party 2026-04-27 01:55
@marcoarment no one does and that’s the point. It’s just numbers meant to confuse & deceive us.
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@clarko@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 01:57
@marcoarment That’s just variable assignment. Their compiler lets them use wholly numeric identifiers.
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@SlangC5326@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 02:00
@marcoarment It's too bad the math does not go the other way. If 12-40+family 🧻 Then I feel like $1.27 + 13 plastic buttons = $14.99 $0.45¢ in pennies + 1 litre of gasoline without ethanol = $13.29 for paper towel on account of they're both much harder to get now. Since we can just make up random measures equivalent to other finite measures. I like how this works. How much chocolate can I get at the convenience store checkout for 3 bobbypins and a ream of loose leaf?
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@pdkoenig@mstdn.social 2026-04-27 02:13
@marcoarment Anything but the metric system, recursion edition.
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@atlauren@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 02:14
@marcoarment recommend to uplevel to Senior Developer and buy the Kirkland pack at Costco. Addresses all usecases. You may need to refactor the bathroom fixture but won’t mind at all.
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@hotdogsladies@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 02:29
@marcoarment Absolutely baffling, but usually in the service of shrinkflation, says my dingus.
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@glutto@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 02:56
@marcoarment Around my area they sell packages from the same company, the same number of rolls, the same x=y nonsense, but they have Ultra, Mega, and other variants. I have never identified the differences. :thaenkin:
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@jon_alper@mastodon.online 2026-04-27 03:38
@marcoarment It’s doubleplusgood bog roll!
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@lumiworx@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 03:41
@marcoarment I'm just happy not to be the worker in QC who has to hand count and verify the sheet numbers every day, but I guess we could ask one of them for a definitive answer. Anyone have their extension number handy?
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@fcloth@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 04:21
@marcoarment Charmin Pro Max with nanotexture
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@zei@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 06:07
@marcoarment I’m like… why would they not just divide it by the common divisor of 18 to get 1=5 for example
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@stevenodb@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 06:23
@marcoarment their math is shit, which is very on brand.
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@sdjmchattie@hachyderm.io 2026-04-27 06:41
@marcoarment they mis-spelled MAGA but the maths comes from the chief of MAGA.
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@sequundi@social.tchncs.de 2026-04-27 06:41
@marcoarment if you buy family mega you need 600% less rolls? Easy 🤪🤡
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@marcintosh@mastodon.social 2026-04-27 10:42
@marcoarment Well, clearly your degree isn’t in Marketing with a specialty in Obfuscation.
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@dmboyd@ruby.social 2026-04-27 13:49
@marcoarment Family =-28 and Regular =-28/5
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@RecoveredExpert@mastodon.social 2026-04-28 06:07
@marcoarment Reminds me of an podcast episode where some of the hosts talked about their not so stellar GPA. Wonder what podcast that was again …😉