r/mildlyannoying

This evening my girlfriend and I were both wiped from work and had no energy to go out, so we figured we'd just stay in and watch a movie. Simple plan. Then we spent almost 45 minutes scrolling through Netflix going "I don't know, what do you want to watch?" back and forth. We eventually gave up and went to bed annoyed at each other over something completely stupid.

So I built a small free app called SwipeStream. You create a room, share a link with whoever you're watching with, and you both independently swipe through movies and series — like on Netflix but Tinder-style. At the end it shows you everything you both liked, and you just pick from that list. Takes maybe 3-4 minutes.

The part I actually find most useful: it pulls content from Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ into one place, so you're not checking three apps separately trying to remember what's where.

It's completely free, no account needed, works on your phone browser. Still actively building it — adding features as I go.

If anyone else has this problem with a partner, roommate, or group of friends, give it a shot: swipestream.co

Happy to answer questions or take feedback. And yes, we did finally watch something that night

For the love of God, can we please retire the following expressions…

“I’m going in with….”

“I’m going to hit it with….”

And we need to put a cap on the number of seasoning blends for sale. Every creator peddles their own version of salt, pepper, garlic, and onion. It’s cluttering store shelves.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

I am a slow runner. Running for me is jogging for other people. And some people walk faster than I jog. I “ran” my first 5 k of the season last night and a woman I know power walked the entire 5k just behind my left shoulder. And if that wasn’t bad enough she thanked me for setting her pace. We are in a race series and I’m afraid I’m going to be stuck with her for the entire summer.