ryathal

@ryathal@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I publish my memoir and wrote about every bad thing people did to hurt me while the people mentioned are still alive, how much trouble could I get in?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  There are anti-slapp laws to help with this, but they aren’t always used appropriately.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I publish my memoir and wrote about every bad thing people did to hurt me while the people mentioned are still alive, how much trouble could I get in?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s not actually a solid defense as “fictional” characters that are obviously someone that exists can still be ruled libel. A common informal defense is to give the fictional person a small penis. It doesn’t change anything legally, but it does require someone suing you to admit in court that they have a small penis.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pet Peeves with Games?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t mind RNG, I mind games that rely on it over proper design. Xcom has tons of RNG, but it’s generally still possible to win most maps with proper strategy. Most roguelikes have this problem where any given run is impossible to win regardless of play.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pet Peeves with Games?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I do appreciate the games that give you quit and quit to desktop in the same menu.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Pet Peeves with Games?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:
  • Games that offer stealth as an option over combat, but have mandatory combat bosses.
  • games that have excessive grinding as part of the main gameplay.
  • Games where randomness is the primary factor in winning and losing.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon thinks about wheat⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That chemical is a calorie.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon thinks about wheat⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:
  1. Ancient people were as intelligent as we are.
  2. It didn’t have to start at a massive scale, it was likely a smaller start that spread and expanded.
  3. Finding and making food was the thing everyone spent all their time on until the agricultural revolution, even then is was still almost everyone. It wasn’t until the industrial revolution that a majority of people weren’t focused exclusively on food production.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to understand credit scores⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Investing is great for retirement funds, over the 30 years or so it’s great for returns. It’s terrible to invest principle you need in scope of months or 1-2 years even.

  If you have 20k and a 20k loan, putting that money in the stock market is stupid if you need that money to pay the loan. If you have 20k, a 20k loan, and income to cover loan payments in addition to living, it may be beneficial to invest that 20k, but it’s still relatively high risk.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to understand credit scores⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s gone down moth over month many times though. If you are dependant on that principle month to month it’s insane to trust the market.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to understand credit scores⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Having 20k plus the cash flow to pay a 20k loan is a totally different scenario than buying a car for cash. If you need that 20k to pay the 333/month, it’s stupid to trust the market isn’t going to go down, and simple savings would net you maybe $500.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to understand credit scores⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The average cost of a car is wildly skewed by luxury models and the absurd prices of new cars. The market has gotten more expensive, so it is more difficult to find reliable cars in the sub 5k range, but under 10k is possible. It’s possible to save a few hundred bucks a month and get progressively better cars without financing them, because depreciation isn’t significant at the low end of the market.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to understand credit scores⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pay cash for a car that runs. You aren’t getting a loan without income in the first place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to understand credit scores⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A car is absolutely doable without financing l. It’s a poverty trap to finance a car. What you can’t do is have a brand new car.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon tries to understand credit scores⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For the vast majority of people the only debt they should ever get is a house.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Handheld PC reviews only cover Asus and Lenovo.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  eGPU support doesn’t make much sense for a hand held unless you want something like a switch that can be more powerful docked. You can probably get a rough idea of their performance based on comparing specs to more major brands.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Facts⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m a fan of Morrowind as a memory. I don’t want to ever play it again, but it was extremely fun as a kid growing up.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam winter sale is now live⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s also that there aren’t crazy discounts on anything remotely new. There used to be 1-2 games that made headlines.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam winter sale is now live⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a mildly amusing board game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it really worth starting a lemmy community?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If there’s a fairly related existing community that has any reasonable activity it’s probably better to just help that one get more activity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam winter sale is now live⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My initial thoughts are these sales are somehow getting even less exciting every time. It is clear that games should only be purchased on sale now as prices don’t seem to drop otherwise.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How solar panels generate electricity⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Each panel has it’s own little steam turbine inside it in reality.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How solar panels generate electricity⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Solar collection like this can also explode birds if they fly through the wrong area as it’s essentially like a magnifying glass and ants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How did far-west era US dealt with "Male loneliness"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The men doing the actual expedition had bigger problems than getting their dick wet, many of them simply died for various reasons. Civilization also wasn’t that far behind them, once you had a claim secured it was about getting a family.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do pro athelets get paid millions upon millions of dollars but will be taken off field for something minor? My coach always said walk it off or tough it out. How come its not the same in leagues?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Most pro athletes are playing through minor injuries. Some play through major injuries. There is a bigger focus on concussions now that might result in players getting pulled out, in pro leagues now though.

  For younger kids, it’s highly unlikely they actually have a serious injury. Many complain about minor bumps and bruises. There should still be care for head injuries specifically, but it’s pretty rare for kids to get a major injury that’s not readily apparent.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lol, lmao even.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It does seem like there’s an inverse correlation of general intelligence/common sense and specialized study.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨MDs please verify.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is clearly wrong. It only takes 36 days, since the boy and girl nut alternate their maturity cycles.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lol, lmao even.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You missed what they meant. It means gpt5 is really good at one arbitrary and extremely specific topic. Anything else it’s comparable with a random person on the street.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Local appliance dealers likely also have a dude who in a pinch can just carry most appliances where they need to go.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gone too soon⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not really. The first avengers movie helps establish a few characters and plot points, but you don’t necessarily need to see the movie. Winter soldier does have some key elements that the series doesn’t really cover well if you haven’t seen it by the time you get to where it released in the series. There’s obviously build up to the other movies as well, but nothing as impactful from what I remember.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why is fossil fuel still used?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A reactor isn’t a catalytic converter. They might get some coolant that’s mildly radioactive. The core would probably kill them if they ever managed to open it. There’s not a button to just open it, it’s only designed to be opened with heavy equipment in drydock.

  Dirty bombs are more of a boogie man than a real thing. High grade materials are dangerous to be around without shielding and can fairly easily be tracked. It’s just as likely to kill the makers before they can get a bomb together than be used. Lower grade materials require more to be dangerous, which means less spread with the same explosive, and the bomb has to be pretty big. It’s easier to get a backpack full of explosives into somewhere than a van full of radioactive material, and the backpack will have a bigger radius.