Trainguyrom
@Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
- Comment on Basic courtesy 3 days ago:
“A rising tide raises all ships” has become my mantra as I try to do small things for others and for my community
- Comment on Basic courtesy 3 days ago:
What does one’s kinks have to do with their shopping practices?
- Comment on Anon remembers summer 3 days ago:
Could also be they were only at the summer camp for a couple of weeks or whatever and kid brain with poor concept of time confused the timelines
- Comment on Anon wants $3 million 3 days ago:
Or an ogre?
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
I’ve learned from trans friends that we share some experiences of gender, because I generally don’t fit the traditional masculine model despite being a cis male. I remember being interested in “girly” things as a kid and being frustrated that I wasn’t “supposed” to play with the toys that I wanted to I could see where in another life, with the right people saying the right things at the right times that could lead me to believe that I’m trans when I don’t actually seem to be
- Comment on What's your "this is totally fine and I'm going to have a great time" FPS? 4 days ago:
I play a ton of simulation and strategy games (and some that I would hazard to classify as virtual railfanning/model railroading, like Railroads Online and Transport Fever 2) so I crank up the prettiness, download as much custom content as will load and enjoy the scenery at 20-40 FPS
- Comment on A balanced diet is important 5 days ago:
The sad thing is I work at a small office with a half dozen nerdy dudes in their late 20s/early 30s and that is literally how all of them eat.
- Comment on Anon watches her boyfriend play videogames 5 days ago:
I suppose you might be right. I’ve never tried a souls-like because they don’t seem like my cup of tea but for a game where the point is specifically difficulty that would take most of the enjoyment out to remove all difficulty
- Comment on It'll happen to you! 6 days ago:
I wouldn’t be surprised if it varies by monitor but I’ve encountered plenty of monitors professionally where I could not tell the difference between the VGA or HDMI input, but I can absolutely tell when a user had one of the cheap adapters in the mix and generally make a point of trying to get those adapters out of production as much as possible because not only do they noticably fuck with the signal (most users don’t care but I can see it at least) but they also tend to fail and create unnecessary service calls
- Comment on It'll happen to you! 6 days ago:
VGA and DVI honestly were both killed off way too soon. Both will perfectly drive a 1080p 60fps display and honestly the only reason to use HDMI or Displayport with such a display is if that matches your graphics output
The biggest shame is that DVI didn’t take off with its dual monitor features or USB features. Seriously there was a DVI Dual Link with USB spec so you could legitimately use a single cable with screws to prevent accidental disconnects to connect your computer to all of your office peripherals, but instead we had to wait for Thunderbolt to recreate those features but worse and more likely to drop out
- Comment on Anon watches her boyfriend play videogames 6 days ago:
My mind always goes to my long running Sims 4 save file that’s somehow lasted about 3 years despite the hundreds of mods (many of which are abandoned and a couple by a mod author who sadly passed away) and countless game updates in that time.
I’ve mostly played with mechanics as they exist in the game and mods but I’ve gone to cheats when it better helps the overall story I’m going for, or just I’m getting bored with a given branch of the family tree and want to move it along
- Comment on my version is better 6 days ago:
The ambiguity might be intentional too! It would allow different ways of reading into the emotions
- Comment on Anon watches her boyfriend play videogames 6 days ago:
I always say “there’s no such thing as cheating in a single player game” and it’s interesting seeing the varrying reactions. Some people take a minute and see the wisdom, others for “but…but…your using cheats that’s cheating!”
- Comment on Anon sets up a prank at school 6 days ago:
All of the school districts (rural area so each town large enough for its own schools has its own school district and the smaller ones will share a “unified” school district) near me go through the same MSP so it’s better than the teacher who’s good with computers but not as good as having an actual IT department
- Comment on This is America 2 weeks ago:
Wait that didn’t go through yet? I thought that name change went through years ago
- Comment on Amazon Artificially Discounting Items $0.01 Below the Free Shipping Limit 3 weeks ago:
The amount of small items that should only be a couple of bucks selling for $10 or more on Amazon is insane
- Comment on Amazon Artificially Discounting Items $0.01 Below the Free Shipping Limit 3 weeks ago:
A few years ago I mused that we might see the day when eBay becomes a more trustworthy platform to purchase on than Amazon. I’m not sure when exactly the streams crossed but I think we are past it now
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Just want to point out, executive orders are the easy part. All you need is control of the executive branch for that, and even then federal judges can block any orders they deem illegal (which will ultimately filter it’s way up to the Supreme Court) the real hard part is repealing acts of congress and even harder will be issuing new laws. That requires both the House and Senate to align their priorities and goals and agree on the specific legislation. This was an insurmountable challenge for the Republican party back in 2016-18 to the point where they were largely unable to pass any meaningful legislation
Remember the whole “repeal and replace Obamacare” thing?
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Ideally should be ISO-8601 if you’re going for international audiences
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
The problem is most Trumpists actually like the comparison to Nazis because it either makes them feel badass or just because it makes people they don’t like upset.
I did like someone else’s idea of making a sticker of Musks Nazi salute to stick on Tesla’s and any MAGA signage to highlight exactly what they stand for
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
What if all neonazis are just confused frustrated dudes?
Doesn’t matter. Still Nazis.
Fuck Nazis.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
This is a good levelheaded response. I’ll also add I have 2 relatives who had similar age differences in dating. One ended in flames like most relationships do for 17 year olds (and honestly that whole relationship stunk of trouble from a mile away) but the other they’re still together almost 20 years later as she’s turning 35 and he’s approaching 65 (they’re at a similar emotional maturity level, and honestly could grow more as people in order to live more fulfilling lives but I digress)
Give your daughter the support she needs. Let her know you’re there for her and will catch her when she falls and maybe it’ll work out, maybe it won’t.
- Comment on How do I realistically get out of the US? 4 weeks ago:
I’ll have to have my dad explain it again because he’s the one who’s really been deep diving into genealogy, but I remember he said the captain of the ship and the guy that fell overboard were two of the people we’re related to
- Comment on How do I realistically get out of the US? 5 weeks ago:
Step 1, figure out if any of your parents, grandparents…came from somewhere else.
I’m related to 7 different passengers of the Mayflower!
…yup I’m not moving countries the easy way
- Comment on Vibes based cooking 5 weeks ago:
As someone who doesn’t drink much bourbon and whiskey both surprised me in how much I liked them the first time I tried them. It could just be that they were higher quality examples I tried but I can see how people can become connoisseurs. Also I can see how people can easily take either too far given the high alcohol content. A couple of sips had me quite buzzed, but then I’ve met 5 year olds with more alcohol tolerance than I have so that doesn’t meet much
- Comment on Vibes based cooking 5 weeks ago:
Beers are very much an aquired taste. There’s your commodity beers and your piss beers from the big national brands like Pabst, Miller, Coors, etc. which largely are trying to sate a pallete that never liked the moonshine from the prohibition era (and all are crap in my personal opinion. It’s good for getting you buzzed and that’s about it), then there’s your microbrews which will vary wildly in style and flavor (if it’s on tap you can just tell the bartender you’ve not really had beer before and ask what they recommend and if you can try it before you commit to a full glass) and then there’s the stuff people don’t talk enough about: ciders (it tastes like apple juice but with a sharper, fuller flavor!) mixed drinks (again, ask the bartender if you’re unsure), and probably some other ones I’m not thinking of before you move onto the whiskeys and bourbons.
So basically it’s a wide world of alcoholic beverages and honestly people don’t encourage experimenting enough
- Comment on Vibes based cooking 5 weeks ago:
Once pepper cooks into a meal it’s a whole 'nother thing and miles above what it tastes like after the fact
- Comment on Anon's PC works 1 month ago:
I was rocking a i7-4790k and a GTX970 until about 2 years ago, now I’m rocking a i5-10400F and one of Nvidia’s chip shortage era RTX2060s. My wife is still on a i5-4560 (by memory) and a RX560 and that’s really getting long in the tooth with only 4 threads and the budget GPU doesn’t help matters much.
Later this year when Windows 10 gets closer to EOL I figure I’ll refresh her machine and upgrade the SSD in mine
- Comment on Mildly McInfuriating 1 month ago:
I love how what’s close to the median Y-axis value is by far the tallest, meanwhile the lowest Y-axis value is the fourth tallest bar and the highest Y-axis value is by far the shortest bar
- Comment on Anon doesn't wash 1 month ago:
Onto the neighbor’s dog so the stray cats annoy it!