Bustedknuckles

@Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is "dark humor" generally acceptable or is it just my parents/culture more sensitive towards jokes?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I think “dark humor” can be a pretty broad term. You were just poking fun and lightheartedly highlighting a real risk of not getting a new charger. On the other hand, I know people that have had house fires and lost every material possession they had. Keepsakes of lost relatives, photo albums, cherished souvenirs, etc. some people have lost loved ones. The older you get, the more you accumulate tragedy, be it first or second-hand. Humor that hurts or scares people isn’t kind, even if you don’t agree with their sensitivity. Then again, when you collect enough tragedy, it can become funny again because you just have to laugh

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'More than 100 children' dead in US and Israel strike on Iranian school, Iran says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Is there any way of knowing which country targeted the school? Maybe it doesn’t matter much but I am curious

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team won gold — and then lost the room⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I honestly feel a little bad for them as a group. FBI director flies out wanting to borrow some glory - are these euphoric kids supposed to stand up and object when a teammate invites him in? Or when the president calls, are they expected to object or call him out?

  I assume that most of them just went along with it, the comments “absolutely” and “2 for 2” showed support of the women’s team. And now, they probably hope it’ll just blow over. I blame Patel and the president the most, which leads again to blaming the electorate and Congress that put/keep them in power

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should this be the year we finally try voting for other candidates?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This is the right answer. USA is first-past-the-post voting, so vote/campaign for who you love in the primary and vote for outcome in the general

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨had a great birthday yesterday⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I get confused almost every time I read the other CNC

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨💀🌈🙏🌈💀⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There was a comedienne that stuck a line in my head " I’m attracted to men, but I don’t find them attractive"

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Video games are losing the "attention war" to gambling, porn, and crypto, according to industry report⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Gambling/crypto is all risk, porn is risk-free reward

  If people have more alluring alternatives for cheap dopamine, maybe video games can prioritize satisfying gameplay and narratives. Play has value, that’d be ok

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Annon relfects on W doing it for the love of the game⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The bar is in hell with the rest of us

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨When you see gooner bait here after coming from reddit⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah, language is fluid and meanings change

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon finds a cool rock⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I was thinking unexploded ordnance

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What challenge from a game isn't worth completing and what challenge from a game is worth completing?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You can beat factorio with extremely inefficient gameplay, layout, etc. There are two achievements in that sort of “taught” me how to play better. First was the one that limited how many items you could handcraft, and second was the speedrun achievements. Both were doable but forced me to automate more and plan things out in advance, and I can’t remember any other game’s achievements that qualitatively changed how I played.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  In a fan of neti pot, despite how weird it feels, but be sure to read up on proper use (salt and sterile water!)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a real, actually working way to earn money online without having a job?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s an ETF, you can buy as much or as little as you want. My understanding is that they take their money and sell options (covered calls) with at-the-money strike prices on NASDAQ. Each month, they pay out dividends, something like 1% per month (bit over 12% on a yearly basis). So if you park 100$, you get like a free dollar per month, or 12 per year.

  It’s not hugely popular because you pay short term gains taxes on the dividends, a lot of tech does better than 12%, the shares can decrease in value if NASDAQ goes down, and if you wanted to (and had the startup cash), you could do the exact same thing without paying the ETF fees - buy 100 shares of QQQ for 62k, then sell a covered call for a month out, rinse repeat

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there a real, actually working way to earn money online without having a job?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you parked a million dollars in QYLD, you’d get about $120k per year (pretax) in exchange for your contribution to society of “having a spare million dollars”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a girl asks you if you're big, are you supposed to lie or not?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think a lot depends on context. I’ve only been asked this in public razzing environments where joking back is appropriate “why? are you really loose?” Or “your dad didn’t complain” If flirty, “play your cards right and maybe you’ll find out” works. Like others’ve said. If joking and flirty, “what I lack in length, I make up for in quickness” To your question, I wouldn’t give a number. Treat it as a vibe check and be confident. your dick is fine, bro.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday | Rounds were fired on Friday across Interstate 5 as part of a test run for Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  What assholes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I made the mistake of playing too much in early access and it was a lot of fun but I am worried it ruined the experience. Looking forward to trying a fresh playthrough!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨CISA loses nearly all top officials as purge continues⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Disgusting. CISA is absolutely critical to our national security. So much so that the first explanation of downsizing it has to be suspected intentional sabotage and treason. These experts aren’t coming back

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Am I going crazy, or has people's spelling gotten awful lately?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My mobile spelling has gotten to be garbage because my phone keyboard autocorrects Sometimes and I’ve gotten lazy about Swype/deleting mid-word mistakes. My pen/paper and also physical keyboard spelling remains persnickety

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Darkest Dungeon: We at Red Hook are heartbroken to confirm the passing of our beloved voice actor, Wayne June.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  RIP… The wayners were such an integral part of the dd experience. Ruin has come to our family

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"I don't think he knows about the second LA fire"⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  (lemmy.world/…/670a460f-eb6a-474f-bbea-12232936b92…) Palisades, Eaton, castaic…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Making sense of election results⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It can be read as someone was very vehemently “protesting too much” in marking “no”. I’d just do a casual scribble, since I’m only a little bit racist

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cable News Weighs In On What Went Wrong⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I was just talking with a friend about this. How do you build up a left-wing populist party? Establishment Dems seem like they’d rather lose than bring in progressives. So it’d have to be very grassroots, right? Tea party definitely had some help from the top at the time

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Read-onlys are cancer. Post stuff you want to see.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I posted twice, automod got one of them, but the other was gloriously empowering. Can recommend 8/10

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For states on the coast with excess solar energy why don't they invest in water desalination and pump that water back upstream?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Locally, yes. Solar (and wind) energy isn’t uniform in timing or location, so when there’s too much of it relative to consumption, there needs to be a profitable way to use it rather than just dumping it into resistive heating or letting the panels wear out faster at open circuit. Desalination is a pretty good idea since places with high solar resources also tend to be poorer in water resources. The challenge is the capital costs of desalination plants and competition with existing water sources - water rights are a giant ratfuck by themselves. I think it’ll make sense to build desalination plants that can absorb excess energy generation, but if there’s even political will for it, they’ll take a lot of time to build up

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stardew Valley 1.6 is Coming November 4th.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I thought that too, but saw this: Image

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Stardew Valley 1.6 is Coming November 4th.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  As a PC player, I’m glad our hardware cousins get to play 1.6 - it’s a good update and ConcernedApe again going above and beyond. What I’m most excited for though is that this may mean Haunted Chocolatier gets back into development. Fields of Mistria did a good job scratching the itch before I ran out of Early Access content, but I’m really looking forward to seeing what Barrone comes up with in his next game

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Deborah Ann Woll Teaches Jon Bernthal Dungeons and Dragons⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Throwing interested people into simple encounters is 100% the best way to explain what DnD is; you can see it clicking in his imagination!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨E.P.A. Moves to Limit Toxic Chemical Used in Hundreds of Products | The chemical, N-Methylpyrrolidone, or NMP, has been linked to miscarriages, reduced male fertility and other health problems.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  We use a lot of this stuff in our research lab, and have pretty strict chemical hygiene protocols for it. EU is restricting NMP too, so we’re keeping an eye on regulations. It’s definitely hard to replace as it’s a great solvent, but I agree with the EPA that it shouldn’t be in consumer goods

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I generally try not to bring it up, but I know folks that’ve resumed eating meat and we’re welcomed back with high-fives. This argues against the “preachy” argument in this thread. And people don’t get criticized the same way over eating unnutritious fast food all the time. My view is that some people feel criticized by other folks’ different life choices. When Alice to be in an out group, Betty is confronted with their own life choices.