ryathal

@ryathal@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨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 ⁨⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

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

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

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

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

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

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a fighter⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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)⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

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

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How are the blatant anti-competitive practices of Apple just…allowed? How is this even possible?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Monopolies are not the only thing that governments are supposed to prevent. Anti competitive practices are supposed to be illegal regardless of monopoly status. The same is true of cartel behavior.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Simcity 3000 Retrospective/Mini Review & Screenshot Walkthrough⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Each game has their own little quirks and focuses. From what I remember sc3000 is best to start in a corner. You only get half the pollution from buildings on the edge, which is pretty big in the early game. You also get easier access to trade partners which is a good source of income later. Public transportation is also important, and very expensive, so you need to aggressively maintain a strong budget surplus to keep expanding.

  There’s also some magic numbers to know as you get more familiar with the game. Airports, farms, ports, and subways all have sizes you need to keep in mind when planning.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the worst instance of plot armour on characters you've seen in TV?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The acclaim is mostly for the first and second seasons which are much better than the latter ones and more closely followed the source material.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It also plausible they don’t even need to buy the expensive bits ahead of time. There’s a ton of downtime in these shows where they are shooting different scenes. There’s likely plenty of time to text a PA that’s already in the grocery store to buy the lobster or the filet while the elimination is being shot and next round prep is happening.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨in case of emergencies, light it.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Praise the Omnissiah

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What TV show were you highly excited for, but ended up quickly disappointing you?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  In a slight defense of Rings of Power, I don’t think the lore “problems” are really a big deal. It had to not follow the Silmarillion for legal reasons. As someone who hasn’t digested that “book” the lore parts seem ok. The problem is most the writing still sucks and has many problems that are more substantial than that’s not what Tolkien said in the book that can’t be named. Also the weirdly cheap appearance is totally accurate. I think there’s also a lot of merit to the rumors much of the writing and props were originally intended for a dragon age adaptation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can I sue my apartment management company?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is just small claims court. You can just leave and not pay for a month you aren’t there, I wouldn’t expect the security deposit back though.

  Move out first, then if you don’t get the security deposit back, try small claims court. You have to decide if the deposit is worth the fight though. It’s around $250 to file and serve your landlord. Assuming you win, there’s no enforcement of them paying you. You would need to then take that order to another judge and likely provide details on how to get that money back to get an order that should eventually get that money back.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What TV show were you highly excited for, but ended up quickly disappointing you?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That would explain it. One person that actually gave a shit or even knew the content.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What TV show were you highly excited for, but ended up quickly disappointing you?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s really surprising is how once piece ended up being pretty good, after all the garbage adaptations.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What TV show were you highly excited for, but ended up quickly disappointing you?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Halo was something that shouldn’t have happened, the writers admitted they wanted their own story unrelated to Halo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Minecraft movie spawns ‘annoying’ cinema trend that viewers claim ‘ruins’ the film⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  To me the theater is now a place for collective enjoyment. The home viewing experience is good enough if I want to watch something in silence, not that I have even a modest set up. The theater is now about having that energy and cheering because it’s all that’s really left.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Minecraft movie spawns ‘annoying’ cinema trend that viewers claim ‘ruins’ the film⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The crowd and reactions are one of the biggest parts of the theater experience that’s actually positive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Andor Showrunner Tony Gilroy Says Decision To Scrap 5-Season Plan Was "Born Out Of Desperation"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  5 seasons would be tough to fill, good thing they didn’t do that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First-party Switch 2 games—including re-releases—all run either $70 or $80⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  It probably will. Given the modest spec bump and the high even for Nintendo hostility to switch emulation, it’s probably trivial to support switch 2 as well.