Alto
@Alto@kbin.social
I have a math degree and still can't do basic addition
- Comment on Anon is a Tunisian gamer 6 months ago:
How can we turn a Hilux into a technical using only PC parts
- Comment on Anon figures out how dieting works 6 months ago:
Yeah it really wasn't good
- Comment on Anon figures out how dieting works 6 months ago:
If it you it to the extreme, sure. But the foundation of losing weight in any context is calories in < calories burned.
- Comment on Just so you're clear on what we're about to watch... 6 months ago:
They're solid generic blockbuster action-ish movies. They're not amazing, but they're fun enough that I think they're worth a watch if you can't decide what to watch one night.
- Comment on Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand 7 months ago:
I know it's kinda cheating to bring them up in this context, bur the Swiss manage to run trains to very small towns just fine
- Comment on Either way, I'm getting super drunk. 7 months ago:
In a pretty short span of time no less.
I've definitely had 16 drinks in a day before, just spread out over, yknow, most that day.
- Comment on What is the longest discontinuous marriage? 7 months ago:
Ah yep, you're right that's the one I was thinking of. Both are pretty interesting, forget how young this country is sometimes.
- Comment on What is the longest discontinuous marriage? 7 months ago:
So I went to double check, and I got a fair bit of it wrong.
Irene Triplett
She was actually the daughter of the woman I thought I was talking about. Her mother married her father at ages 29 and 78 respectively, and she was born one of five children in 1930, living until the age of 90 before passing in 2020. - Comment on What is the longest discontinuous marriage? 7 months ago:
Not at all an answer to your question, but a very semi-related tangent.
The last receipt of a US Civil War pension passed away relatively recently. She was a young woman who would regularly help out a local older man, a civil war vet with no kids or family otherwise. Towards the end of his days, he married her so she'd get the benefits of his pension, as things were really really tough.
- Comment on When did the show "Suits" suddenly get popular? 7 months ago:
It's a feedback loop. A fairly small jump can get you trending, which makes people watch it, which makes it even more visible, rinse and repeat.
- Comment on 2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is supposed to be 1.5 7 months ago:
It being ugly has absolutely fuckall to do with the structural integrity
- Comment on Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth? 7 months ago:
If we had the same size, I could be wearing my grandfather's steeltoes that are probably a solid 40 years old. People really underestimate how long good footwear lasts when you take care of it.
- Comment on "Also, try our new deep dish special." 7 months ago:
That smile ad is still one the weirdest campaign ads I've ever seen
- Comment on I was handed this lovely flyer while grocery shopping 8 months ago:
I was referring to the usage of masks
- Comment on I was handed this lovely flyer while grocery shopping 8 months ago:
Or, y'know, literal decades by medical professionals
- Comment on 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G mobile data made some sens as it represents generational leaps in the technology itself but then Xfinity wants to advertise "10g" internet... 9 months ago:
Don't even get me started on the bullshit that is calling 1440p 2k
- Comment on [deleted] 11 months ago:
The point couldn't have gone further over your head if it were a space shuttle
- Comment on [deleted] 11 months ago:
"Were sorry we weren't able to keep things just above the line of so shit that people dont unionize" isn't exactly a sympathetic position either
- Comment on "Morbidly Wealthy": The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405b to $869b since 2020—at a rate of $14m/hr—while nearly five billion people have been made poorer 11 months ago:
That doesn't really solve anything. As long as there is profit to be made, people will horrendously abuse it. That's not something we want when were in the middle of a homeless crisis yet we have more than enough empty housing for them.
Maybe once everyone's basic housing needs are met we can talk, but until then no.
- Comment on "Morbidly Wealthy": The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405b to $869b since 2020—at a rate of $14m/hr—while nearly five billion people have been made poorer 11 months ago:
Not directly related to income tax, but I'm a bog believer in having property tax on a exponential scale. Start off quite low for your first property, a vacation home is still reasonable, but by the time you're much past that it becomes completely unreasonable to keep buying properties. Add a hefty multiplier for empty units on top of that, and you'd go a long way to fixing the issue with property hoarding.
- Comment on Anon uses a dating app 11 months ago:
pain
- Comment on Why did Pootin threaten the whole world with nuclear weapons, but then stopped doing so? 11 months ago:
Hey now, it was TWO tiny jokes!
- Comment on Why did Pootin threaten the whole world with nuclear weapons, but then stopped doing so? 11 months ago:
Yeah I'm not sure how much room "PP BOY" had when it comes to telling people to grow up.
- Comment on Anon gets a present 11 months ago:
That's pretty much my story as well. Early into my first healthy relationship I was in, my gf stopped by my work to drop me off a donut. Just happened to be showing nearby and thought of me.
That shit was outright mindblowing to me at the time consider I had a negative sense of self worth.
- Comment on Anon gets a present 11 months ago:
Should be, and usually is, but if you've never been in a healthy relationship you may not expect it. Especially if you've been in an unhealthy relationship.
- Comment on [Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale? 11 months ago:
I've been a bit burnt out lately, but fully agree with Squad. My most played steam game by a fair bit. Love the ICO so much.
- Comment on What's up with Epic Games? 11 months ago:
Since I can almost guarantee you major publishers would not publish on steam without some sort of DRM, yeah Im fine with them having an easily crackable form of DRM. Especially since they're not exactly jumping to prevent people from doing it.
- Comment on What's up with Epic Games? 11 months ago:
I said not outright evil, not good.
- Comment on What's up with Epic Games? 11 months ago:
Valve is what happens when someone who's not just outright fucking evil invents a money printing machine
- Comment on What fun things can I do with an M.2 SSD and 2x4GB ram? 11 months ago:
In that case (pun intended), your best bet would probably be to try to find a NUC (or similar) that supports expansion. I think I remember seeing some that did, but it's been a few years since I've looked into that market. I know intel stopped making them first party, so it might be a pain in the ass to find now