Barbarian
@Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
Linux server admin, MySQL/TSQL database admin, Python programmer, Linux gaming enthusiast and a forever GM.
- Comment on How come people get fined for breaking the law and it goes to the state or county? Why doesn't the fine go to the victim or victims? Instead of having to pay restitution just fine them. 1 week ago:
Even without the ratcheting, assuming the percentages are well calibrated, it works on everyone equally no matter your financial situations. A wealthy person paying tens or hundreds of thousands of euros for going 5km/h over the speed limit learns the lesson very quickly.
- Comment on How come people get fined for breaking the law and it goes to the state or county? Why doesn't the fine go to the victim or victims? Instead of having to pay restitution just fine them. 1 week ago:
In some countries, the fine is not defined as a definite amount, but as a percentage of yearly income. In Finland, a speeding ticket is half your daily income. That means for Musk, if he was caught speeding there, would have to pay ~38,000,000 EUR as a mild slap on the wrist.
- Comment on aaand it's closed again 1 month ago:
That’s the most jew argument I’ve heard.
If you want to point to Israeli tactics, call them Israeli. Conflating Judaism and Israel, making them one and the same, that’s doing Israel’s work for them.
- Comment on I have the power 1 month ago:
- Comment on 1 month ago:
It’s steam keys you aren’t allowed to sell cheaper elsewhere. Which makes some amount of sense: sell your game 30% cheaper elsewhere? None of their business. Sell a steam key 30% cheaper elsewhere? You’re using their download servers, infrastructure, social features, etc without giving them their cut.
- Comment on Security lines at JFK airport, NYC 2 months ago:
Looks like we share the same brain cell, just opposite polarity xD
- Comment on Security lines at JFK airport, NYC 2 months ago:
I was making a joke :D
I guess this is why /s is so prevalent these days, it’s very easy to be wooshed.
- Comment on Security lines at JFK airport, NYC 2 months ago:
No, it’s JFK
- Comment on Adulting 2 months ago:
So get vegan borgir
- Comment on Rage for the machine? 3 months ago:
It’s fairly well-known historical fact that fascists don’t understand art.
- Comment on No way!.. 3 months ago:
Oh, don’t worry, I know! I’ve read some DF stories like Boatmurdered. It just seems like way too much for me, and is why I prefer “simplified DF” games like Rimworld.
- Comment on No way!.. 3 months ago:
Wtf did I write all this for, oh well.
I found it an interesting read
- Comment on AI companies rn be like... 5 months ago:
Not much better at all, tbh. The problems are systemic, not individual. Another Zucc or Thiel would step up.
- Comment on Would you date someone that uses a hammer? 6 months ago:
I had some of that at an extremely early age. Addicted ever since. I still can’t go a day without it without feeling terrible.
- Comment on Not impressed 6 months ago:
Chill, he’s just being a fun guy!
- Comment on Real Sleep 7 months ago:
That isn’t how I read this at all. My immediate understanding was “Israel is committing genocide, people rightfully are against it. China is committing genocide, nobody seems to care”.
- Comment on Trump Says Critical Coverage of Him Is ‘Really Illegal’ 8 months ago:
Poe’s law states “Without a clear indicator of the author’s intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views.”
- Comment on Trump Says Critical Coverage of Him Is ‘Really Illegal’ 8 months ago:
Unfortunately, Poe’s law is more applicable than ever. That text is definitely something a MAGA cultist might write.
- Comment on Hello there 8 months ago:
The ending is a real cop-out though
- Comment on 'Borderlands 4 is a premium game made for premium gamers' is Randy Pitchford's tone deaf retort to the performance backlash: 'If you're trying to drive a monster truck with a leaf blower's motor, you're going to be disappointed' 8 months ago:
I adored the presequel, did so many interesting things. The verticality, stomp attacks and oxygen masks were awesome. Also the low grav meant the maps could be way more varied and interesting.
Waited for the reviews for the third (never pre-order, always wait for reviews!) and it just seemed so… mid. Definitely happy I dropped out of that franchise when I did.
- Comment on I'd sign up 8 months ago:
Aaargh! Grug make mouth-noise, and now da air is all wobbly. Eerz hert from da wibble wobble air, it wobble too fast!
- Comment on Anon remembers a family guy cutaway 8 months ago:
steaming services
One steamed ham, please.
- Comment on Anon likes trains 11 months ago:
In Romania, CFR makes DB look like the most competent shining lights of progress by comparison.
Track that hasn’t been properly maintained since the fall of communism (and we keep lowering max speeds because of it). Rolling stock consisting of hand-me-downs. Constant engine breakdowns.
And the worst part? Due to political shenanigans finding inventive new ways to siphon money out of the company, it’s still managed to find a way to go bankrupt again, meaning another government bailout.
- Comment on Big Tech Wants to Become Its Own Bank 11 months ago:
Oh look, company scrip.
- Comment on Accurate 1 year ago:
You know you’re old when the gf/wife wants to accompany DnD with a cheese board and a bottle of wine for the guests :))
- Comment on Accurate 1 year ago:
The key is sharing a hobby. For me, it’s board games and TTRPGs. Much easier to hang if there’s an activity.
- Comment on Philosophy moment 1 year ago:
I missed the mention of Verizon. Good catch!
- Comment on Philosophy moment 1 year ago:
How do you know this is the US, rather than UK, AU, NZ or a British school in the EU?
- Comment on Anon plays old games 1 year ago:
In terms of amazing new games, Terra Invicta is eating all my free time. I’m losing over and over because it’s a sprawling beast of a grand strategy game, but still fascinating to poke around and see how deep the rabbithole goes.
- Comment on Do it 1 year ago:
Pigeonometry in my ass?