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- Comment on I need this framed in every room so I don't make that mistake again 11 hours ago:
Way ahead of you: they can’t even see my car from the house. This way, it’s possible to vanish long before anyone figures it out.
- Comment on I need this framed in every room so I don't make that mistake again 11 hours ago:
Protip: do this but do NOT bring a whiskey flask or edibles. Yeah, it may take the edge off, but you may need your wits about you.
- Comment on I need this framed in every room so I don't make that mistake again 11 hours ago:
This is the mid-to-final stage in the family trauma galaxy-brain meme:
- I’m screwed up, and it’s my fault
- I’m screwed up and it’s my family’s fault
- My family screwed me up because they’re also screwed up
- My family screwed itself up, from long before I was born
- If I stick around, I’m gonna get more screwed up
Also, if you look around and think about it, you may be able to identify which family members are practicing limited/no contact. They may be screwed up too, but at least they’re aware of it.
- Comment on Yeah, but anything could be inside. Even $20! 11 hours ago:
This is the part about harm reduction that I wish more people understood. Either you do it the right way - set up a clinic - or pay for it later in terms of security systems/service, insurance rates, theft, larceny, and the occasional violent encounter during those things. This guy did the math and realized that a $20 bill is WAY cheaper than the alternative(s).
- Comment on S̵̢̡̠̣̜͍̘͍̈́̿͒̈̎̉͌͂̎̾̓Ḩ̶̡̛̯̰̤̻͖̹̝̼͍͔̰̃̅̋̍̈̆̋̋́̔͝Ǫ̴̺͔̫͈͉͎̤͎͗͂̅͒̀͒W̶̛͖̺̰̠̙̲̓͆̋̉̌̆̂͛̀̒̕͘ ̷̨̦̤̇̀̓̉́̅͒̄͝M̶͓̗͚̩̬͈͎͗̓̈́́͜͜Ẹ̵̢̢̺̞͓͓̤͙̙͖̈́̈̉͝ ̶̧̡̲̺͓̮̰̘̮͚͉̝͈̝̀͒́̎̾̓͜͝͝͠T̷̡̟̘̫͋͋̑͊̓͐̊̐̎H̸̪̋͛̓̀̍̂̐̂͐̾̈́̒̃É̵̛̾̅̀͛̃̄̏ 6 days ago:
I love how the 60Hz AC coursing through the plasma (?) can be heard at a safe distance. It really conveys just how much energy is in that arc.
- Comment on I am unobservant 1 week ago:
What’s really fun is asking someone like that directions in an emergency. You’ll get the same winding explanation, but in triplicate, all at once, since the fastest route is one of those depending on a half-dozen seemingly unrelated factors.
- Comment on I am unobservant 1 week ago:
Before we had stuff like Google Maps, or any digital navigation service really, nobody could then, either.
Even when asking someone for directions to get to where they live you get the wrong number of stoplights, turns, and so on. Street-names are also a gamble because maybe they (mis)remember that the street they commute on changed four years ago. I would wager that most folks are just not “wired” for this sort of task, and is why (shipping) pilots, trackers, and trail-guides are a thing.
- Comment on Anon buys a TV without researching 1 week ago:
That’s nothing. Check out the Amazon Sidewalk protocol for some real nightmare fuel.
- Comment on What's the greatest joy you have gotten from a video game? 1 week ago:
Beating most any “hard” video game is always a great feeling just due to the sheer hours that go into it. In some cases, you have to develop the memory and skill to do the whole thing in one sitting. I can’t count how many from the NES era fit this criteria. Top of that list are: Contra, Bionic Commando, and most Zelda and Mega Man games.
The best one happened in the middle of my Dark Souls play-through. I kept having to quit playing after short sessions, as skill and vigor checks kept wrecking me. This lead to anger and rage that just made it impossible to proceed. Once I made the connection that I could concentrate more and flow through combat more easily while calm, I changed tactics to calming my own mind and keeping it that way. The game just “opened up” after that. From there on, it was much more about meditation and breathing than equipment and leveling - skills I now carry with me everywhere. DS literally made me a calmer and more resilient person.
- Comment on Can't throw me off the scent 2 weeks ago:
could you imagine splicing stuff like this?
Ugh. Honestly, I’d quit. And I actually like repairing things. You’d have to bring in “the guy” that just really enjoys this kind of repetitive and error-prone repair task.
- Comment on Can't throw me off the scent 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Can't throw me off the scent 2 weeks ago:
If this is how the Western world arrives at harm reduction and UBI for everyone - that it’s just good business - I’m not even gonna be mad.
- Comment on "Free" Speech Absolutist™ 2 weeks ago:
It’s important to reference this old chestnut in times like this:
The Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.
This applies to human behavior on this medium, not the machines and services themselves. So, the more service providers tighten their grip, the more users slip through their fingers. Short of that, people can also just adopt new slang to circumvent automated censorship mechanisms.
- Comment on Anon hates smartphones 4 weeks ago:
And we’ve got generations of people who think that’s what music is supposed to sound like.
There was an article on Hacker News a little ways back, about this very phenomenon in China. Basically there’s now a generation that has profound nostalgia for the absolutely awful and dirt-cheap playback tech available over a generation ago. To the point that “music doesn’t sound right” on newer tech, and may well be outright un-listenable without crappy hardware in play. By this, I think we can predict that “Bluetooth audio emulation” on newer and better devices, is absolutely going to be a thing eventually.
- Comment on Anon hates smartphones 4 weeks ago:
The end result is that I don’t feel like I truly own my phone
You kinda/sorta don’t. Manufacturers saw an opportunity to create a closed environment around the tech, not unlike gaming consoles, and made sure it happened that way. It may also be a side-effect of smartphones emerging from the same manufacturers that made far less capable and less open devices in generations prior (think old flip phones and 1st gen cell phones). Just like with game consoles, DRM (coupled with DMCA advantages) and the attached walled-garden retail environment are the prime motivators there. Marketing and financing help make sure it stays this way.
At the same time, providing a watered down platform for the masses did accelerate all the things OP is talking about. Phone/tablet apps make user interaction insanely^1 easy to do without any understanding of the platform its on. In contrast, PC’s do a great job of requiring some amount of tech literacy before you start. So most people that would be stymied by the complexities^2 in a Windows system or Mac can easily do all kinds of internet-enabled things, for cheaper, on their phone. It’s not a root cause by any measure, but I really do think that the commodification of software services in this way, has thrown gasoline on whatever fires were already burning.
- Note: not “insanely great”.
- I know what you’re thinking, dear reader. You would be surprised.
- Comment on Like Elon Musk, 1 in 3 bosses admit they are pushing RTO because they're so upset about wasting money on all those empty desks 4 weeks ago:
In my experience CXX folks were all about being seen and having something tangible to show off to potential partners and customers. It’s one thing to give people a tour of your facility. It’s another to meet up at a co-working space and settle in for a PowerPoint presentation full of abstract numbers and graphs about your "virtual "company. I’m not saying that’s right, and I’m certainly not arguing for RTO, but it helps explain that motivation and total lack of confidence in WFH.
It’s still a “primitive ape-brain” thing to do though.
- Comment on Diablo 1 and 2 devs secure $4.5 million for a new ARPG: 'We're going back to what made those early Diablo games feel so awesome but taking them in some cool, fresh directions' 4 weeks ago:
We’re going back
Awesome. Another high-quality graphical Rogue spinoff? I’m there.
In the meantime, check out Torchlight 1&2 if you need something to tide you over. They’re on the old side, but IMO scratch that itch.
- Comment on Seems legit. 5 weeks ago:
Honestly, I’m not sure if that’s any worse than the oft-abused
FARM USEtags.I’ve also seen a few people just say fuck it, and have any tags at all.
- Comment on Seems legit. 5 weeks ago:
The downside is that the lack of sovcit “plate” might make you more likely to get pulled over. Word is those guys are a huge PITA for cops.
- Comment on Happy birthday, peon 5 weeks ago:
There’s some wonkyness here, that’s for sure. The major thing that makes this look legit is that the mirror is dirty and it has a correct reflection for the person’s arm and the trashcan.
- Comment on Happy birthday, peon 5 weeks ago:
IMO, it’s not even good phrasing and sounds hollow somehow.
- Comment on where's my damn plume 5 weeks ago:
While we’re on the topic, we all have very slightly webbed digits, multiple involuntary reflexes for when we get wet, and a nasal/respiratory system that is (partially) adapted to swimming. I wonder how far our DNA could be pushed to pad out what was started here?
- Comment on Good morning I choose violence. 5 weeks ago:
Okay, the penciled-in numbers (but only for non-military time because who uses that?) just sent me. Easily one of the best “job’s done boss” images I have ever seen.
Sorry to hear about your dog.
- Comment on Good morning I choose violence. 5 weeks ago:
- Comment on Good morning I choose violence. 5 weeks ago:
I think I’m rehabilitated Doc. I can go home now.
Maybe. Please go into the next room and stare at the floor for five minutes. I’ll be here.
- Comment on If we're living in a simulation, why would the simulation creators allow the sims to ponder and speculate whether or not they live in a simulation? 5 weeks ago:
Because that’s what people outside of a simulation would do.
- Comment on marketing 1 month ago:
Not going to disagree with your cross-comparison here, but have you tried Korean-style fried chicken yet?
- Comment on As a human, here is my human take on unions 1 month ago:
THIS right here. Mondragon is exactly what GP Is asking about.
If you’re reading this and thinking about starting an LLC, non-profit, co-op, or union shop, please give this a look too.
- Comment on As a human, here is my human take on unions 1 month ago:
I don’t know enough to agree or disagree, but some citations would really help support your argument.
- Comment on As a human, here is my human take on unions 1 month ago:
That’s such a laughably bad “unions bad” take. If there was such a thing as a kind of insurance where they fight to keep you employed, people would probably sign up and pay the fees.
