ryathal

@ryathal@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baby dies after California mom leaves him in car to get lip filler on 101-degree day, police say⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve seen that as a bit by a comedian before as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Baby dies after California mom leaves him in car to get lip filler on 101-degree day, police say⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  After having kids I totally understand how it can happen by mistake.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon likes a thing⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  As I’ve become more casual I just stick to dubbed anime titles. It’s more likely to be something decent and avoids some of the more egregious problematic tropes of the genre.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This is the dumbest idea ever⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  Part of that is a legal issue. People over 40 are a protected class, you can’t discriminate against old people for being old. Young people can get fucked though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s a lot of people that think 95% of what they paid is a good discount.

  If you actually want to sell something mark it at 50% of retail, because that’s the area most things are worth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨we are creators⁩ ⁨⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  We killed our trajectory by shutting down nuclear investment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I gave up on marketplaces years ago after looking for a reasonably priced PS3. The number of people who thought their original model with 7 Madden games was worth $500 was absurd.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨what⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  In the offerers defense that is probably a price at or above current retail for a product with massive deprecation and in moderate to good condition.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Game Pass will "either kill everyone else, or give up", says Dishonored and Prey dev Arkane founder⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I had a free trial for PC and came to a similar conclusion. It’s a good way to try some games, but the value proposition isn’t great for long term unless you constantly play new games. Also the download speed was atrocious.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Summer Sale 2025 has begun!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Dread delusion claims to be like Morrowind, but it’s just on my wishlist soni can’t say how accurate it is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I hear a lot of "ACAB", why don't I hear "APAB"? (P as in Politician)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the US, school boards and superintendents are a common source of political corruption. Many states allow for local control of districts, so these boards oversee the spending of tens or even hundreds of millions of local tax dollars and government grants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If one were so inclined, could you take your plot of land, parcel it up into 1-meter-squared (or smaller) sections, and sell each of those sections to different people/companies?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No you can’t really do it. The government isn’t going to allow you to divide a plot into that many tiny ones. What you could do is have a company buy the land and sell lifetime leases for small parts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How often do thieves (and identity thieves) actually get caught and served justice? Are there actual examples of law enforcement actually doing anything? (Because I think most cops are just lazy)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Theft really depends on who the victim was or what was stolen. Most the time cops won’t do shit, unless there’s tons of easy evidence pointing to someone. For Identity theft, it’s probably even less common, unless it’s a relative or someone you know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What do you think the solution to selling progressive politics to young men is ?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a great solution but it has two big problems that make it functionally impossible.

  1. To the left there is no non-toxic or positive masculinity.
  2. Feminism doesn’t actually support men, it’s a reluctant talking point. It only helps men if it happens to coincide with benefiting women.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does noise from different nearby sources 'add up'? Or do the different sources cancel each other out? In any case, please provide a formula and an example⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s a lot of things going with sound, but in general sound1 + sound2 is louder. You may not always perceive that, and if one of them is significantly louder, it’s not a significant difference. Active noise cancelling uses sound to make other sounds disappear, but this is just a trick, the pressure is still there (it’s why prolonged use of active noise cancelling can be bad for you).

  When it comes to decibels, dB, it’s a logarithmic unit so adding them isn’t straightforward. You need to do logarithmic addition, so 5dB + 5dB = 8dB, and 90dB + 90dB = 93dB, but 70dB + 90dB = 90dB.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Not nearly to the same degree, and most colleges have no problem kicking out domestic cheaters.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Harvard is private, there aren’t out of state fees. They do pay significantly more than American students, which is why universities are fine with ignoring the rampant cheating from foreign students.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  BMI is correct for about 80% of people. The biggest problem is for people that are very tall, as you are 2 standard deviations from average height it works less well. The muscular argument is a fairly weak one, as the extra weight even as muscle can still be bad for your skeleton (and many that say they are muscular aren’t 2+ standard deviations from average).

  I’m slightly shorter than you, but the best I ever felt was when my BMI was on the edge of normal and overweight.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨how did you and your partner change after having a baby?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There are things you have to be prepared for and you will snap at each other at least once, your life will change and there are good and bad things about it. There are a lot of things you can do to help. Most things come down to proper planning and sticking to a rigid schedule for baby while being flexible about what each parent does. As a father be prepared to do 99% of of household things like cooking, shopping, cleaning, and laundry for about the first month.

  • start sleep training early, like week 2 or 3. The earlier you start establishing a schedule the faster it works. Things get vastly easier if they sleep alone through even part of the night.
  • get mom in post partum therapy right away, it’s more of a when not an if that she will experience some. Most experience mild symptoms, but a mom that gets even more fatigued and snippy makes everything more difficult.
  • your free time will drastically reduce, this can be a big source of problems. Especially in the first few months. You can still do things, and you occasionally should, leaving the house is good for everyone, just be flexible with it. Also find something you can do in short bursts for relaxation.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the worst spelling you've seen?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s an Indian name, so the spelling is a bit weird.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Talking to an AI chatbot is within the range of normal.

  Wanting to fuck the AI chatbot is not normal.
  Avoiding interaction with others in favor of an AI chatbot is not normal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are AAA Games too bloated?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not so much that the games are bloated (they are), it’s that many are incredibly gated as well. There’s always been super grindy and bloated games, but the degree it’s done today is just different. You can’t just spend two weeks putting in 100+ hours into a modern game and complete everything. It’s no longer kill a million mobs to get this achievement, it’s kill 100 mobs max a day until you kill a million. It’s do this phase and wait a month for the next phase.

  Diablo 2 is honest and open about it’s grinding, modern day games aren’t.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a fighter⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The gorilla only needs to land one blow though, or even just bite your hand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a fighter⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In his defense, you only have to run at 20mph for about a step as you’d be slowing down pretty fast.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨My doctor's office now has ads when checking in online⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I discovered even worse recently. The office i went to added a third party wellness company to the new patient sign up process, so you were agreeing to their payment policy then next page is a nice dark pattern to join some bullshit company.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon gets dommed by his barber⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The beard is also doing a lot of work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A new Starcraft game is on the way from the publishers of Dave The Diver and The Finals, according to reports⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  After seeing what their former devs have done to create blizzard style RTS games I’m not exactly hopeful that this goes any better. There’s so many pitfalls for them to avoid.

  Focusing too much on players of 20 year old games that want a newer version of their favorite game. Focusing too much on esports, or pros from other games that don’t want to learn new mechanics. Lack of support for non-competitive modes that are by far more popular than vs modes. Slow response to balance issues or metas that become boring to play and watch. Not having a focus on what the gameplay you want to deliver should even be.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How come id Software / Bethesda have never sued Bungie / Microsoft over the similarity between Doomguy and Master Chief?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Games workshop would then have to use both of them. Space marines pre-date both of them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the point in getting married?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  1. Kids. Being married before you have kids is huge in some states and important in many. In my state unmarried father’s have no rights to children even if they sign the birth certificate. Sure you can adopt, but that’s far more expensive than a marriage certificate.

  2. Protection in the case of breakup or divorce. You have rights to shared property in a divorce, you have no rights to anything you didn’t buy or put in your name otherwise. You can sort of solve this with making a partnership and putting all assets into it, but it’s not quite the same and far more complicated. Also if you aren’t the breadwinner, there isn’t really a way to ensure spousal support without a marriage.

  3. Legal protections. You can’t be compelled to testify against a spouse. While you can do things like medical power of attorney, you don’t get it by default like marriage, which means you either need that document on hand at all times or in an emergency situation you could be prevented access or decision making authority until you provide documentation. There’s also social security, you can draw on a spouse, but there isn’t an equivalent, same for pensions that offer survivor benefits.

  4. Insurance benefits from employers generally require you to be married.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'Madame Web' Outstreamed 'Deadpool & Wolverine' in First Weeks (Despite Flopping in Theaters)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Streaming is also a great place for seeing if something really was as bad as people said it was.