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- Comment on You can't argue with his logic 4 hours ago:
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That’s clever honestly. I could see that working well for things like banners addressing a broad audience - marketing type stuff.
My bitching is more geared to why it was structured that way in the first place… and obviously it didn’t just appear overnight, but developed over ages like most other languages. Some trends stick and others don’t… gendering random inanimate objects is one that stuck. …for some weird-ass reason.
- Comment on You can't argue with his logic 4 hours ago:
Am American. Canada and Greenland infact do not exist. Still sticking with what I learned directly from the culture in question over an internet stranger and a handful of articles.
Speaking also as an internet stranger to all of our readers, I know my own posts carry the same amount of weight as yours - that is, none at all.
Didn’t intend to stir up any drama in sharing my experience. I’ll be sure to learn the regional etiquette if and when I visit other areas.
- Comment on You can't argue with his logic 9 hours ago:
I know a black guy
Try, 'I walked on eggshells about it around dozens of them scattered about Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks, and it outed me as a clueless white dude 100% of the time.
I went in with the understanding that it was a slur. I treated it as a slur. I was corrected.
- Comment on You can't argue with his logic 17 hours ago:
X-kimo, final offer.
- Comment on You can't argue with his logic 17 hours ago:
Oh, thinking you can change a major language structure to make it more PC is dumb as hell. I’m not advocating for it, but I do understand a shred of of where that push is coming from. Spanish is VERY MUCH A GENDERED LANGUAGE… but… why? Why is my chair a girl, and shoe a boy? The status quo in this case is about as dumb as thinking we can change it.
- Comment on You can't argue with his logic 21 hours ago:
While I do get wanting to steer the language away from pointlessly gendering everything (why tf do I need to know if my blender is a boy or girl??) …yeah “Latinx” ain’t it.
To me it always reads phonetically like “lah-teenks”. I hate it.
- Comment on You can't argue with his logic 22 hours ago:
Back when I was a wee little shit, and the parents were ritualistically sacrificing my Sunday mornings to Sky Daddy & Super-J by dragging my ass to church: I recall our pastor actually addressing this. Idr the verse he referenced, but it boiled down your ‘soul’ or some shit being driven to god even if you haven’t been exposed to him here on Earth. TLDR, even if you don’t know, you still go to hell for being a dirty heathen, so good 'ol christians have a duty to go shove their shit down as many throats as possible to ‘save’ them.
Whether or not that’s true to their lore, I have no idea - there are so many contradictions in that shit that you can basically make it say whatever you want.
- Comment on You can't argue with his logic 22 hours ago:
Spent some time in Alaska - the natives I had a chance to speak to referred to themselves as Eskimos. And it wasn’t one of those ‘we can say it, but it’s derogatory coming from anyone else’ words… it’s just a word they use for their people. They were kind of amused at the whole controversy.
It’s anecdote, and the number of them actually offended by the term Eskimo is probably higher than zero, but by and large this is white people being offended on their behalf at something that is a non-issue.
So, call em Eskimos. Or Inuit. Or Natives. From the source, their cool with it.
- Comment on "Gen Z won't understand this but back in my day, if you ever saw as many ads as you do on social media today, it meant you had at least 3 viruses on your computer" 1 day ago:
I wonder if that’s why I hate ads so much. Grew up with the understanding that they are a literal attack to both me and my property. …I mean, that’s still exactly what they are, but acknowledging them as such is definitely a minority mindset nowadays.
- Comment on Zebra!! 1 day ago:
There’s also Langar’s Lines, which are a large factor in where your surgeon decides to cut!
- Comment on 1 benny 2 benny 3 benny 4 3 days ago:
That I didn’t know, but they absolutely work if you don’t know it’s a placebo!
So… don’t go correcting Grandma when she starts talking about how healing crystals and acupuncture cured her arthritis. “I’m so glad you found a solution!!” and start talking about cookies or some shit.
- Comment on 1 benny 2 benny 3 benny 4 3 days ago:
On that note, Costco!
- Comment on 1 benny 2 benny 3 benny 4 3 days ago:
I mean this is anecdote so take it as you will, but the rotating advice is straight from my own doc after we bitched about benadryl not working anymore.
Granted, this was a solid 20 or so years ago, so new findings and best practice are expected.
But, benadryl remains a dud for me, while I haven’t developed a tolerance to any of the others.
- Comment on 1 benny 2 benny 3 benny 4 3 days ago:
Growing up with severe allergies to pretty much anything with 4 legs, and the self control of a toddler who just spotted a cute-ass puppy… yeah I went through a lot of benadryl. What I’ve learned after a lifetime of eating that shit like candy: you gain a tolerance to it like any other drug.
My super power now is I can eat a whole handful of that shit and it’ll do nothing. No drowsiness. No hatman (is that actually a thing, or is this just some weird internet bullshit?). The tradeoff being: no relief from allergies. Which is kind of a bummer considering allergies can do things like close your airway.
Morale of the story: ROTATE YOUR ANTIHISTAMINES!! If you’re taking that shit every day, use benadryl one day, then loratadine the next, then cetirizine the next, etc. Give your body breaks from any one of them so you have time to shake that tolerance before it develops. Cuz when you need it to work, you NEED it to work!!
Bonus tip: read the back labels of your meds. You’d be amazed how much shit is just rebranded and price-jacked diphenhydramine (benadryl). Especially sleep aids… like that “Zzzquil” shit is just stupid expensive benadryl.
Bonus tip tradeoff: you just lost any benefit you might have been gaining from the placebo effect. Sorry.
- Comment on Game suggestions: Downvote any game you've heard of before 1 week ago:
I knew this would have a shitty ratio xD
For those of you who are hearing about this for the first time, and planning to actually dive in, you’re in for a treat!! Shoot me a pm pr something if you ever want to nerd out about it once you inevitably become addicted!
- Comment on Game suggestions: Downvote any game you've heard of before 1 week ago:
Hmm, this is far less obscure than some of the other comments, but very much indie at the same time:
This is technically a mod, but is in Steam as its own game (vs in the Steam Workshop) bc it’s a legit full game; they broke Sktrim down to its assets and rebuilt a completely new game out of it. So, familiar mechanics and engine; brand new everything else (lore, terrain, voice acting, music, etc).
It’s a passion project from an indie dev crew iirc based in Germany, called SureAI - note that they’ve been around since 2003, and have no connection to the the slop we’re calling “AI” nowadays.
Enderal is a 90-10 slit of absolute masterpiece and absolute jank - it’s Skyrim’s engine, so it has all of Skyrim’s problems. You WILL run into stupid shit like quest items falling through the floor, so save frequently (real save, that makes backups, not just quick) and don’t be afraid to fix shit with console commands; but once you get past the Skyrim jank, you’ll be treated with an absolutely incredible story that delves into philosophical and emotional topics. You know that sunken feeling you get when you finish a really good book cuz you CRAVE more, but know it’s over? Enderal is the only videogame that’s ever evoked that from me. Cannot overstate how damn good the writing is!
Actually playing it… it’s been a while, so it might be different now, but last I played it required you to have either the original release or special edition version of Skyrim already in your Steam Library, enabling it to hijack the assets. So, whichever one you have, download the corresponding version of Enderal. The plus side is that it’s completely free barring the Skyrim requirement - and like, actual free, with no ads or micros or any of that BS.
…steampowered.com/…/Enderal_Forgotten_Stories/
…steampowered.com/…/Enderal_Forgotten_Stories_Spe…
If you have both, DL the version that you don’t usually play in Skyrim - this will enable you to have both installed at the same time if desired, with no fuckery from competing file use. …if just one version, back up your Skyrim saves before installing, as it’s been known to cause issues.
Anyway, remember that first playthrough of Skyrim when everything was brand new and you didn’t know the game like the back of your hand? …this is the closest you’ll get to revisiting that experience. Possibly surpassing, since Skyrim’s story is kinda cliche; Enderal will make you feel something new.
One pseudo spoiler: they redid combat and leveling mechanics. Don’t lean too heavily on the tricks you know from Skyrim. Aka, sneaky archer will get your ass handed to you. Experiment with the different combat options! Avoid additional spoilers like the plague.
- Comment on Surviving a heatwave : Prison Edition 2 weeks ago:
Fuck em.
*Foils entire roof*
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
That doesn’t vindicate the marketing.
- Comment on 3 weeks ago:
Spore devs say the evolution game’s previews were more ambitious than what they were actually making
Not often they just casually admit to false advertising like that.
- Comment on I just realized that I can both make myself sneeze and make myself vomit. If I can do this simultaneously, I could spray partially-aerosolized stomach acid when I feel threatened. 4 weeks ago:
Same boat. You’ll still get a few drops up there, but it’ll be tolerable discomfort that you’ll be able to snort out over the minutes following eruption.
Try to start thinking of this trick as soon as you start feeling nauseous. GL!
- Comment on I just realized that I can both make myself sneeze and make myself vomit. If I can do this simultaneously, I could spray partially-aerosolized stomach acid when I feel threatened. 4 weeks ago:
Out-crazy the crazy does seem to be an effective strategy. Your sinuses are NOT going to be happy with you though.
On that note, if you’ve ever puked and got any of that acid up your nose, you know how absolutely horrible that feels: you’ll be pleased to know that you can almost completely block it from happening if you simply pinch your nose shut as the puke comes streaming out. By capping off the pressure at your nostrils, no fluid, be it air, snot, or stomach acid, will be able to travel from your oropharynx to your nasopharynx – you basically wall off the blue zone:
Downside being that you gotta actually remember this trick as your guts are about to spill, which isn’t really a great time to call back on little lifehacks from the internet. If you happen to recall it in the stages leading up to go-time though, you’re golden.
Also be careful not to gasp for air between streams of vomit, or you might inhale some. You don’t want stomach acid in your air way! Controlled, slow breaths.
- Comment on I just realized that I can both make myself sneeze and make myself vomit. If I can do this simultaneously, I could spray partially-aerosolized stomach acid when I feel threatened. 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on Poop! 4 weeks ago:
Nurse here. I’ve wiped a cumulative mile or two of stranger ass crack, so… I know a thing or two about poop.
The answer is:
If everything’s working normally, your bowels will reabsorb water until it becomes solid. They’re really good at reabsorbing water.
If everything’s working normally.
If you’ve got the Hershe’s squirts, things are not working normally. So… you’ll probably just shit your pants.
*snaps glove*
Now spread em.
- Comment on Buzz off 4 weeks ago:
If it has a stinger, doesn’t make me honey, and is at all aggressive toward humans, it’s kill on sight. Idc if it’s a pollinator or w/e - either the other pollinators can fill in the gap after its death/extinction, or the ecosystem collapses… which we’re speedrunning the latter anyway, so fuck it, we’re not going to make a significant impact on the global collapse of life by being a little extra aggressive to fuckers like wasps, mosquitos, etc.
- Comment on Caption this. 5 weeks ago:
The antichrist.
- Comment on Retirement Plan 🕛 5 weeks ago:
Turn that gun around and go out with a historic bang involving as many of the people responsible for fucking or lives as possible.
End result will be the same for you; but much, much better for society!
- Comment on Be The Sunshine ☀️ 5 weeks ago:
I mean yeah, but I also don’t give a shit about sin. Act like dick to me and I have zero issue with milking some schadenfreude out of you.
There’s a non-zero chance I’ll eat a bullet for that some day, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.
- Comment on Be The Sunshine ☀️ 5 weeks ago:
Slow drivers on the left are annoying; tailgaiters are a threat to my safety. Become a threat to my safety, and suddenly I don’t give a shit about your safety. Get on my ass like that middle car and the first thing I’m doing is scanning ahead for a pothole or piece of debris on the road: if spotted, I’m waiting until the last millisecond to dodge it, and you get to drive full-speed into it. If not spotted, we get to drop a mph on the cruise control every few seconds until you fuck off.
- Comment on Streamline it 5 weeks ago:
Hawaska left off the map again.
- Comment on Watch: Zuckerberg’s superyacht arrives in Seattle just as Meta cuts 1,400 local jobs (video in body) 1 month ago:
Remember that time when Ukraine used a remote control mini boat loaded with explosives to sink a war ship that was basically the jewel of Russia’s navy?
Anyway, just reminiscing. Gonna read the article now.
