radix

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What did people think dinosaur bones were before we officially recognised dinosaurs?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  This satan guy sounds like a hoot. I want to see more of that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Would submitting a criminal complaint against Trump and his administration too the ICC for war crimes be a waste of time?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Neither is Russia, but the ICC still issued warrants for the arrest of several leaders after they invaded Ukraine.

  en.wikipedia.org/…/International_Criminal_Court_a…

  I’d love to see the next Democratic administration just let them take him and all his cronies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Maybe, maybe not⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Terrible name for a Jedi.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do we eat dessert?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If food were just about cold, hard, logical choices based on nutrition alone, we’d all just eat Soylent Red and Yellow.

  People trade long-term detriment for short-term enjoyment all the time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon the explorer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Steam tag: “choices matter”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a US bank only insures your money up to 250k does that mean I have to visit four different back to have a million dollars insured?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yep. People tend to think of the big 5-10 names that are on every corner, but the FDIC insures over 4,000 banks in the US.

  PDF warning: fdic.gov/…/fdic-latest-industry-trends-december-2…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon uses his computer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is why Windows peaked with version 2000.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stardock announce an expansion into indie game publishing⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They had some cool software like 20 years ago. Then they doubled down on the subscription model, and I haven’t thought about them much since then.

  Hopefully they don’t lean into live service games or DLC traps.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a not-that-old work laptop with a single usb-c charge port (for the dock) and the connection sucks. Thankfully that one also has a barrel port for power only.

  I hate that my new one is usb-c only. I’m moving between locations often enough that long-term durability is a concern having to plug/unplug that one all the time. I’d much rather it was an extra few mm thicker and have a charge port I’ll never have to worry about.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cows are magnetic and it's about time we accepted that⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you ever magnetically levitated a cow? If not, then however magnetic they are, it’s less magnetic than frogs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Slingshot is a nice detail 😁⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  She’s hot, but there’s just too much pressure to make it work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Utah city is removing raised traffic-calming measures on a busy road after backlash from residents⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Citation? All I can find is that they ended mandates in April 2021, but nothing about a ban.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Video games are losing the "attention war" to gambling, porn, and crypto, according to industry report⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This article should be Exhibit A in any class on “correlation does not imply causation.”

  1. Gambling was made more accessible in the US because of a SCOTUS case in 2018. Starting later that year, Delaware became the 2nd state to allow sports betting (after Nevada). The list of states allowing access to online sports betting keeps growing, with Missouri the latest to join less than 3 months ago. 39 states now have gambling in some form, with 7 more considering legislation in the next year or two.

  2. Gaming revenue took off in 2020-2021 because more people were spending all day at home. It has since flattened, or slightly declined as a) pandemic-era games that were written and designed in those tough circumstances turned out poorly. b) gaming company execs thought the gravy train would never end, so set projections too high. c) acquisitions and mergers due to a combination of a) and b) meant massive layoffs and low-effort slop. d) VCs bought up the shells of former successes and accelerated c). Oh look:

  A new report by Epyllion, a gaming industry advisory company headed by venture capitalist and market guru

  These two things have nothing to do with one another, besides coincidentally happening at roughly the same time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Multiplayer car games?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wreckfest 2 is in early access, if that counts as upcoming. Same developer as Flatout 2, so it should feel similar, just more modern.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's with companies naming things "MyNoun"?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Remember a few years back when all new companies were just normal words with (all/most of) the vowels removed?

  It’s all fads. Creativity requires more risk than the current environment is willing to accept. So you just do whatever everyone else is doing and call it revolutionary anyway.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Overbearing datetime pickers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And they always include the newest year, just in case a 5-week-old is using the website.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Games that have now or will be turned 40, 30, 20 and 10 years old as of 2026⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  The original Japanese release of The Legend of Zelda was February 21, 1986, making it 40 in just under three weeks.

  North American and European releases were in the summer and fall of 1987, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I did a pretty extreme weight loss a few years back, and in two months, I lost 20 pounds.

  Even that was a bit more than is recommended without strict medical supervision. Two pounds per week is kind of the upper bound of “normal” weight loss. Don’t attempt more without a very, very good reason, and an even better doctor.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would you do if you knew your neighbor was an ICE/DHS agent?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Whatever I would do, I most certainly wouldn’t post it on the internet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I keep a brand new one of these mats from wanting to keep curling up on the ends?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You can’t attach it to the floor, but can you use some good double-sided tape or super glue to attach small steel weights to the underside of the corners?

  Any home improvement store should have some flat bar. 1/8" or about 3mm should be flat enough to avoid a tripping hazard, but check local regs for commercial properties.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How/why does Microsoft teams exist?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  There is no market Microsoft won’t half-ass* their way into.

  * Purely as an expression. Teams is nowhere near usable enough to give it that much credit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder if they could have been inspired by the writings (and some illustrations) of HP Lovecraft? I’m no lore expert there, but a Beholder wouldn’t be out of place by the side of some of the others.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LinkedIn homepage swaps the "sign in" and "create account" buttons depending on whether you're a new or returning visitor⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sign, sign, everywhere a sign. Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What would happen to a werewolf in space?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The ISS orbits at about 400km. The distance to the moon is about 385,000km. From the moon, and especially the sun, the Earth and ISS are basically in the same place, so the phase of the moon doesn’t appreciably change in low earth orbit.

  A werewolf on Europa (and others) could be in a full moon much more often. Even on the side facing away from the sun, it may still have plenty of light due to the reflection from Jupiter.

  Maybe they would have to hide away from society once per month whenever they turn into a human monster?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are there so many Christmas songs, yet hardly any New Year's ones?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And gym memberships.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨There is software/a technology company/a game named after most of the elements in the periodic table⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  77 - Iridium is a satellite communications company.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨After Apple originally announced the first version of Halo in 1999, Xbox apparently called Bungie and said "'Steve Jobs can't have that. We're going to buy you.'"⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Pippin 2.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What OS does the Batcomputer use?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I imagine at least one modern version of the origin of the Wayne family fortune is through the tech industry. So clearly it would run Wayne-dows.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Regulations restricting pay disclosure?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Some states have required that job postings must include a pay range for the job in question, so since the company won’t post the range, they refuse to hire in those states.

  Not a lawyer, but this sounds shady as hell. Also probably not illegal, since they are specifically avoiding the places where it IS illegal.

  There are all sorts of (backwards, ignorant) reasons why they may not want to disclose the pay rate, but it immediately puts me into the worst assumption that it’s some sort of bait and switch scam. They can “unofficially” tell you what some people make, or what the mean earnings are (inflated due to a few high earners), to get you in the door, but most people won’t touch that. Like MLM job where you’re responsible for getting your own business. Or where you get a minimum wage base salary and a few people get huge commissions, but most barely scrape by.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon sees through the lies⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Water: good

  Hyperhydration: exists

  The dose makes the poison.