Steve
@Steve@communick.news
- Comment on Discord Game chat alternatives? 1 day ago:
Matrix is the federated alternative.
- Comment on Has cosmetic surgery gotten a bit out of hand lately? 1 day ago:
Yes.
This is not an example.
Check out “The Mar a lago Look”. - Comment on Has cosmetic surgery gotten a bit out of hand lately? 1 day ago:
And the 2025 look has a lot of contouring makeup.
- Comment on Does the fact Stoat.chat doesn't have E2EE mean the server owner can read any and all messages, including DMs? 2 days ago:
It would mean the server owner can almost certainly read everything. Though it may not be in plain text. It could be encrypted on the server. But the owner would need to have the keys to decrypt and read everything.
- Comment on Why do russian parents insist on being treated to home cooked meals? 2 days ago:
That’s your judgement of your food. It’s natural for you to have a number of biases to favor your own cooking. Most notably the 4 hours of effort it takes you.
But home cooking isn’t generally that. It’s the 20-40min one puts in right after getting home from work. Comparing your most intensive 4h hours of effort against something a restaurant cook does absent mindedly isn’t really a comparison. If they put in your effort you wouldn’t have a chance.
- Comment on Why do russian parents insist on being treated to home cooked meals? 2 days ago:
Cheeper sure. Not a chance it’s better in blind taste tests. That’s all confirmation bias from you putting in the effort to make it yourself. You can’t be an objective judge if your own food.
If your food were really that much better than everyone else’s you’d be able to make a fortune with your own restaurant. And if you enjoyed it, you might be happier doing that for work instead of whatever you currently do.
- Comment on Why do russian parents insist on being treated to home cooked meals? 2 days ago:
You had me until “it tasts better”.
That’s entirely dependent on the cook. And very few home cooked meals are better than average restaurants. There’s a reason restaurants and professional cooks can make a living. If home cooking was so much better so often, nobody would bother going out to eat. - Comment on Do you ever feel guilty for trying to sign up for government assistance programs? 3 days ago:
That’s a common feeling. Frequently people are too proud to ask for help when needed. That’s one more way UBI is superior to qualified welfare programs.
- Comment on What should I NOT do in front of rich people? 5 days ago:
I do it when possible, so I don’t get my hands dirty.
But I know I’m the werid one. - Comment on What should I NOT do in front of rich people? 5 days ago:
Care about their opinions of your personal habits.
- Comment on How are locks and keys mass produced? 6 days ago:
This video explains how standard locks work.
Basically all the parts of the lock are mass produced. Only the pins are unique. And they’re aren’t actually unique, just the combinations of pins are.
- Comment on Is there a word, perhaps as 40-letter compound word in German, that explains this annoying social phenomenon? 1 week ago:
That sucks the first time.
But you get over it.I have 15 identical black t-shirts.
When somone asks, “Do you only have one shirt?”
I reply “Yah! It’s so comfortable I got 15 of them!” - Comment on How come decades in the 1900s look fairly well differentiated but from like 2004 on feels like a giant run on? 1 week ago:
They sucked for most people last century also.
- Comment on How come decades in the 1900s look fairly well differentiated but from like 2004 on feels like a giant run on? 1 week ago:
Also the ide a that after The Millennium, we instead focused on categorizing generations more. Which changed how the generations experienced the decades.
I’ve started calling this the 20s every chance I get.
- Comment on Is there a word or phrase in your language to describe the situation when you wanted to fart but shit yourself? 2 weeks ago:
Shart
Shit + Fart - Comment on If the government raided your house and found a bunch of .mkv files but you insist its all legally obtained, how do they ascertain if they are actually pirated or not? 2 weeks ago:
Good to know. Doesn’t change much
- Comment on What is the best way to drop 50lbs in two months without spending alot and no fad diets? 2 weeks ago:
Stop eating.
Before you start eating again talk to a doctor. - Comment on If the government raided your house and found a bunch of .mkv files but you insist its all legally obtained, how do they ascertain if they are actually pirated or not? 2 weeks ago:
Thank you for reminding me about the thermite I need to build into my NAS.
- Comment on What is a good present to get your dentist and dental assistant as a way of showing thanks? 2 weeks ago:
A big fancy candy box that’s filled with empty wrappers.
With a card that says “See you next time!” - Comment on What is a good present to get your dentist and dental assistant as a way of showing thanks? 2 weeks ago:
A big box fancy candy.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Nope. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but LLMs can’t remember more than 3-6 prompts ago. They won’t be able to take over the world like that.
It’ll take some vastly new form of AI to overthrow humanity.
- Comment on If if the subtext of america has always been government as 'Donald Trump' imposes, where did liberals go wrong? 2 weeks ago:
You say that’s not a thing; That there’s only one liberal… Then you break down two different camps of liberals?
You see how that might be confused, right?
- Comment on If if the subtext of america has always been government as 'Donald Trump' imposes, where did liberals go wrong? 2 weeks ago:
I think you’re using a different kind of Liberal here. You sound like econonic liberal, while OP sounds like social liberal.
- Comment on You Are Being Misled About Renewable Energy Technology [Technology Connections] 2 weeks ago:
This is what Kagi says:
This video argues that renewable energy technologies, particularly solar and wind power paired with battery storage, are now more cost-effective than fossil fuels, despite efforts to mislead the public. It highlights the economic advantages and long-term sustainability of renewables, contrasting them with the disposable and costly nature of petroleum-based energy, and touches upon political and societal aspects influencing the transition.
- Comment on What would you do if you knew your neighbor was an ICE/DHS agent? 2 weeks ago:
Go to his barbeques. Invite him to yours.
Throw him a suprised birthday party.
Invite him to his favorite sportsball competition.
Become his best friend.
Talk to him about every aspect if his life and work.
Record every conversation.
Send anything useful to a news reporter, or prosecutor. - Comment on How does capitalism differ from crony capitalism? 2 weeks ago:
This video from Barry’s Economics is a fantastic explanation of exactly what you’re asking.
The whole channel is probably of interest to you.
But in short, yes. What we currently have in the US is a mutated bastardization of capitalism. The wealthy have spent the last ~50 years bending capitalism tward something like a kind neo-feudalism.
- Comment on Can socialism or communism have incentives (even without markets)? 3 weeks ago:
Not generally.
I don’t keep speeches prepared on topics. I just say what I think at the moment, when I run across an interesting prompt. - Comment on Can socialism or communism have incentives (even without markets)? 3 weeks ago:
Don’t know what you’re actual question is. You need to be more specific.
- Comment on Can socialism or communism have incentives (even without markets)? 3 weeks ago:
Of course they have markets. Any society that grows much larger than where everyone can personally know everyone else, will need some form of money. The options are eithor barter directly, or use some form money as a medium of exchange and accounting. Barter can work in groups up to even several hundred at least, maybe even a couple thousand. But beyond that, some form of money will naturally emerge.
- Comment on 2026 savings distribution feedback 3 weeks ago:
Which tax advantaged account doesn’t matter to growth or liquidity.
For growth, what matters is what you’re holding in the accounts.
And you can’t take any of it out until retirement, so viscosity doesn’t even matter much.Beyond that answering your question would require knowing the current distribution.
In short I think you’re confidently looking at this the wrong way and need to talk to a professional to get things straightened out.