Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - August 19, 2025 [scampydog]

Would you look at that. It's Tuesday ONT time. Let's see what fun we can get into this evening.

ONT Random thoughts:

- Imagine if the media had a Yelp style review page. Or the IRS. They do unite people - in hating them.

- Hospital gowns. Worse to be the wearer? Or the viewer?

- Queue. Why all the vowels after the letter Q?

- Hampton Inn has the best pillows.

Been waiting for this one to drop. Whiny article. J-6 FBI Investigator fired.

Former top South Carolina FBI official Steven Jensen, who was promoted to lead the prestigious Washington field office in March, was fired this week because of his work investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to multiple news reports. Jensen was fired because he participated in and helped lead investigations into the thousands of people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to reports by CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post.

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And the 10/10 portion of the story.

Since he was fired after serving 19 years and four months (according to his Linked In profile), he won’t be eligible for an FBI pension, which comes after serving 20 years, federal officials familiar with the FBI told The State.

Grammy with a sense of humor. It's short, stick with it until the end.

Granny sending him off one last time 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/8Cv6hl7Y9N

— G-PA (@IndianaGPA) August 17, 2025

Cities and their architecture. I’m no expert in architectural styles. Dogs chase their tails, after all - but most of us know what we like when we see it. Art Deco, Gothic, Brutalist, Spanish, etc. What about you? Which styles catch your eye, and in which cities do you most enjoy the architecture?

International flair

America!

Solid advice. Should be ignored however, in the comments.

The more you know pic.twitter.com/WrOcRbcdR5

— Declaration of Memes (@LibertyCappy) June 28, 2025

There's hope for the over 29 crowd! Super Agers and sharp brains.

It all started with one woman’s brain back in the 1990s. She was 81 when she died, and researchers were doing a routine examination of her donated brain tissue. They figured they’d find the usual stuff – protein clumps, damaged cells, all the wear and tear that comes with eight decades of living.

Instead, they found something that made them do a double-take. Her brain looked almost identical to someone 30 years younger. Where they expected to see dozens of protein tangles gumming up her memory circuits, they found just one. One single tangle in her entire memory center.

Now if they can figure out how to make the body look like a 30-year old.

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So what do they all have in common? They’re incredibly social people.

SuperAgers are the ones hosting dinner parties, volunteering at local organizations, maintaining close friendships, and staying deeply connected to their communities. They genuinely enjoy being around other people and rate their relationships way more positively than typical agers.

A bit of 80's music this evening.

Til Tuesday. Aimee Mann.

INXS - Mystify. Was in the land of kangaroos and wallabies in the summer of ’87. INXS was huge there.

Hair Lords? The Cult? Typically think of them for She Sells Sanctuary and Fire Woman.

NSFW

Here’s that sign you’ve been looking for. pic.twitter.com/8Q1VyoAN4q

— The Redheaded libertarian (@TRHLofficial) August 17, 2025

Not exactly breaking news - more like water is wet. Some nuggets in the link.

Customer service you say?

According to GoDaddy's survey of 1,500 U.S. consumers, only 20% of respondents say customer service has improved recently, compared to 42% who perceive a decline in the quality of service received. Among Gen X and Boomers, pessimism is particularly pronounced: just 12% say customer service has improved and 46% believe it has worsened.

In contrast, 29% of Gen Z and 31% of Millennials say support has gotten better, suggesting the next generation of shoppers is more positive about the state of customer care.

"The generational divide is striking. Young consumers are more likely to give businesses the benefit of the doubt, but they also have higher expectations for speed, flexibility and friendliness," said GoDaddy Small Business Trends Expert Amy Jennette.

This ONT brought to you by nudging: Some good ideas in the comments last week.

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