MountingSuspicion

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It used to be a library⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I think about this peach vinaigrette story a lot in that context: reddit.com/…/uusername_unavailable_offers_us_a_ca…

  Please forgive the Reddit link.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Report: Microsoft explored selling or spinning off Xbox division after Phil Spencer's exit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I think purchasing them was actually the bigger mistake then selling them. If you’re selling hardware at a discount because you plan on making money via the games then you probably want a lot of independent studios paying you to make games on your platform. Maybe offering special incentives for exclusive titles or something, but realistically having some flagship exclusives that may be in house and a healthy 3rd party dev community seems like it makes the most sense. You can sit back and print money once the console is made just by owning the platform. One company cannot realistically oversee the development of enough studios to make that model work. In my opinion, you need a lot of studios to make a lot of games to make your hardware compelling. I’m sure some people use their console as a dedicated COD or 2K or [insert game here] machine, but I no longer buy consoles because there just wasn’t enough to play on them to make it worthwhile for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know why steam won’t let us opt out of seeing AI games. (It’s because they’d make less money presumably).

  I know that might lead to less games disclosing AI use, but steam should permaban devs that don’t disclose, issue refunds to purchasers, and be done with it. People should also be able to report games for AI and there should be a review process.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Boy Dinner⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh god. This just reminded me that I had to teach this guy I dated that you can defrost things in the container they came in. I don’t know why, but he had it in his head that if you keep it in the original packaging it keeps the cold in forever(?) and it’ll never defrost. He used to do this exact thing. He would just open a whole package of beef or chicken breast and dump it into water or on a plate and just leave it to defrost for hours. I am mostly just assuming it’s more sanitary to keep things in the sealed packaging for as long as possible, but it just seemed so gross to leave things open on the counter for hours. This post gave me flashbacks. Really wish that whole time had stayed forgotten. Thanks OP.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Epic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers to Use More AI⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I bit the bullet and clicked through. The article cut off, but the headline seems a little misleading. They didn’t reject a finished game because it didn’t have enough slop. The devs said it wasn’t ready and they were told to ramp up AI use because people think more AI means faster turnaround.

  Someone who has access to the full article can correct me if I am wrong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happened More Than Once 😞⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Having both been that student and eventually that teacher*, I can say they are entirely correct in saying that. Now I am much more organized and it really does help. I do have to put more thought and effort in before starting to keep myself organized, but it makes a world of difference. I don’t know what, if anything, someone could’ve told me at the time to get me organized, but looking back it would’ve done me much more good to get in the habit younger.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A variation of "does this dress make me look fat?"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The nostrils and mouth don’t seem to go anywhere, the eyes seem overly reflective, and the body seems like a teddy bear fabric. All that plus the other off elements of the picture make me guess doll.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just coincidence⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The one behind him is actually specifically for the department of defense (he calls it war).

  Ctrl+F blue seal on this page: www.war.gov/Brand-Guide/

  He did initiate a rebranding, but the straight wings have been a feature of this seal since before his rebrand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just coincidence⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Hegseth is a Hitler loving alcoholic who is actively ruining America and the world, but the eagle motif was present far before Nazis were a thing. Arrows are also a pretty universal symbol. I’m not saying you can’t draw parallels, but it’s not like he designed the seal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Yet another one for the oopsie pile⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You are obviously welcome to do what you want, but acting like the people upset about him are somehow not also upset at the president is whataboutism and just plainly false. If you’re interested in hearing a different perspective: youtu.be/IVkkBMDRuwk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Having different opinions in a nutshell⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s a lot of (hopefully joking) hate on the pineapple pizza crowd. If you liked certain Star Wars movies you’re likely to have all your Star Wars opinions disregarded by other fans. I think people like to make fun of the out group regardless.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just looked this up and for anyone wondering: The pornstar is Bonnie Blue and it was actually a gambling company that bought naming rights. The gambling company is naming the child after itself. Bonnie said she was going to look into the company, and as of now there is no evidence that the child has actually been named that. Gambling companies are doing lots of weird viral marketing lately, so it’s possible this whole thing was prearranged.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How did he do that?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of people don’t realize the image is heavily edited in the first place, so I’m gonna just start my comment by saying that, but the wet look you’re talking about is definitely a trend. You can look up “dewy makeup” sometime “glowy” is used but that’s often less extreme. Matte used to be super in, then people would be using matte highlights, then people went for more natural highlights (aka not painted on but where the product lets the light hit it and gives the effect that your skin looks somewhat wet). I’m not actually super into makeup so someone more knowledgeable can definitely correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s my overall understanding. You’re not just imagining things, that’s definitely been a more recent trend.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Level 5 boss admits using AI for Professor Layton, Yo-Kai Watch reveals⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yea, those are often sus to me. Like why would you only use AI for the steam store page details? You’re gonna put all the effort of making a game in and can’t write a paragraph about it or throw some screenshots together? Seems unlikely to me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Heh Heh Good Job Boys⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  We give out medals like that in the US too though. Maybe we do plaques more, but we used to put years in service stickers on some of our longest/best running machines for fun. I think people universally just like to be acknowledged, and to have an excuse for a party.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are they crazy? We don't have money for anything...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You are not really addressing my point. I’m mentioning the fact that boomers are statistically less likely to support policies that help the situation and more likely to support policies that hurt the situation. You suggest that those before me had made efforts that are ineffective, but my point is that they statistically are working against me and my efforts.

  I’m not blaming the weight of other passengers on the titanic because we are not passive participants in the world the way passengers were passive riders of the titanic. We are all able to affect change. I’m watching news reports of the titanic and advocating for life boat safety regulations and am upset that a bunch of other people are saying I’m making a mountain out of a molehill and there’s no real reason to have more lifeboats because “some people lived”.

  Sure, plenty of people are at fault, but I can’t just be upset that the ship lobby has a chokehold on regulation if I’m actively looking at people standing next to me who refuse to hold them accountable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are they crazy? We don't have money for anything...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I have advocated for helping people, have voted for people who will work towards that aim, and spend time doing so regularly. Most people I know of my generation have done some or all of that. Most people I know of the boomer generation believe that “god helps those who help themselves”, vote for people who are taking away regulations on business and right of individuals, and spend their personal time advocating for things that personally enrich themselves rather than for the benefit of all people. Acting as though the actions of “ordinary people” have no bearing on the world in which we live is defeatist. If the issue is lack of regulation on business or lack of rights of workers then it makes sense to address a segment of the population that largely believes those things are not needed. Look at polls citing favorable views of capitalism vs socialism across generations. If we cannot acknowledge the fact that boomers as a generation are more hesitant than other generations regarding the changes that need to happen then what’s the point of talking about anything. We need to reach them and talk about how these issues affect them. If they are fighting tooth and nail against us then we will keep failing for longer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are they crazy? We don't have money for anything...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If they built their wealth through the exploitation of others or are refusing to allow society to progress, then yes, you can blame them.

  There’s a large generational gap regarding views on basic things like response to climate change and social safety nets. I don’t think it’s more helpful to blame boomers than republicans, but it wouldn’t be incorrect to attribute a lack of progress to the will of a lot of people in the boomer generation.

  I think when people blame boomers for the economy, it’s not about blaming them for buying a house, it’s about blaming them for creating or supporting the economic conditions in which no one else can.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm not sure they will⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I cannot stress enough how correct this is. It feels like it’d be similar to early Covid lockdown. People with real jobs that contribute to things are still working while everyone else with the cushy meaningless jobs are sent home to do nothing where they complain and make things harder for the people actually doing things.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hot Ones trying to sneak in the package protection⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yea, this is a conversation I’ve had with plenty of small businesses owners now. There was this mom and pop sandwich shop that was used to a bunch of blue collar workers and day laborers paying in cash. Their clientele shifted once big companies started moving in and a lot of people are paying with card. Then over the years the percent of card purchases climbs to 90%. People are coming in for a coffee and they’re paying in card so they eventually come up with a card minimum and everyone gets upset because they don’t carry cash so they stop going. I guess people are averse to using their debit cards due to fraud. They then just tack on a card fee instead and that’s that. I appreciate that approach because then people can still make a choice and it’s not raising prices across the board.

  I mostly do B2B stuff now and ACH is pretty standard, though I still have some using checks.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hot Ones trying to sneak in the package protection⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  If you think it’s almost criminal why proceed with the order?

  They’re basically outright saying “we poorly package our products and pass that cost onto you”. If something they send breaks in transit that’s their fault or something they need to figure out with the shipping company. It should at least be refunded if not resent for free.

  I on occasion get fragile things from craft stores and online sellers and these individuals and small companies manage to send these things just fine without charging me for the convenience of having it arrive in one piece. I don’t know why this company is getting away with this.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Syrian passports include a photo of Souq al-Hamidiyah in Damascus with the photographer’s watermark 'Wassim al-Asmar Photography' still visible.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The person you’re responding to is a reddit reposter, so it’s probably not their post. If I had to guess the OOP might be upset since apparently the name is a “watermark” which might indicate that the photographer was not paid for the use of the photo and that’s why the passport only has the watermarked version.

  Just a guess. You could probably find the OG post on Reddit if you want to give that a try.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨github⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They do not. Even gadget savvy normies generally don’t. Sometimes people who mod their games will know it from having to download things from there, but they still might not know it by name since they’re just following directions and not paying much attention to the actual information.

  No hate to tech normies. We can’t all know everything. Just sharing my experience with it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Plenty of people do exactly that and just never make it so you don’t get a chance to see how often that fails. No issue enjoying a success story built off hard work and determination, but a lot of the time luck is involved in ways we can’t control.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To “tent with aluminum foil”…⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I do somewhat agree, but I can also see that if you’re making mostly one kind of dish, tenting may not be used at all. I don’t make a lot of Chinese food so maybe it’s a bad example, but I’ve never seen a Chinese recipe suggest tenting for example, so I am happy to give room for a variety of cooking preferences. I have seen cooking shows where they talk about foaming things or whatnot and if I saw that in a recipe you bet I’d have to look up how to do it. Maybe someone who makes a lot of food with sauces or something would think it’s weird I don’t know what foaming is. Sometimes it’s easy to assume our framework is the default one, regardless of the topic. Though in my experience I would have to agree that it’s not uncommon.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To “tent with aluminum foil”…⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Funny that your most recent comment is suggesting someone else doesn’t cook much.

  I have seen it in a few recipes over the years, though I feel like it really depends on the kind of meals you’re making. To a certain extent I understand it feeling like unnecessary jargon, but now that you’ve seen it, it’s part of your cooking vocabulary forever. I think it’s fine for online recipes to use that kind of language, especially since the answer to what it means is pretty easy to find.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don’t you lie to me⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s not a finders fee, it’s theft. Most places consider it such in the US at least.

  It’s decent to return the other stuff, but that doesn’t change the fact the money was stolen. If there was no cash would you bother returning the wallet? If not then essentially you’re charging the person for the return which doesn’t make it an act of kindness. If so then you’re just penalizing a person for having cash on hand. Weird how people will rationalize whatever behavior they want to do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you consider GTA VI overpriced?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What new video game have you paid north of $100 for? Was it a deluxe version or something?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We hate him no matter who he represents.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s really no guarantee that people are using their real name and photo in most cases. People tying their presence to their work or something is different, but I generally never assume I’m talking to the person being presented to me. Some people also just don’t care, don’t realize there could be consequences, or they signed up when the internet was a different place (thinking twitter would be more like Facebook or MySpace where it might make some sense to use your real name).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries dating apps⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe there’s some geographical or cultural differences, but I can say for sure that hobbies is a perfectly normal place to meet women in my area of the US. I have dated plenty of people I’ve met through hobbies.

  Also I think there’s a difference between picking up a woman at a gym vs picking them up at a running or biking meetup. I think just like with anything else, there are inappropriate ways to do it, but it’s not socially unacceptable from my understanding whereas gym pickups really are.