derekabutton
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- Comment on We need a new Amazon 4 days ago:
If you cannot afford to shop elsewhere, then I don’t see how it’s reasonable to fault you for that. But if you can justify spending a little less and want to avoid it, then I’m sure you know what I would suggest. Do or do not, a wise man once said.
Are you frustrated that you can’t muster the willpower to avoid shopping there? The website was literally designed to get you addicted to it. The man himself has said as such. There are browser extensions that will block specific url families. I wouldn’t be surprised if entire extensions were designed for that website specifically.
- Comment on Related to the recent question: A family member has told me that my inheritance after they're gone is for becoming a live-with landlord. Is that ethical? 1 week ago:
You want to know what’s unethical? Planning and allowing someone close enough to receive an inheritance wait for you to die before you provide them housing. Hopefully I am off base here, but it sounds like they could set you up with this situation now.
It sounds pretty shitty for a landlord to charge enough to support the remainder of their life with the rental of only half of a house, and it sounds like that is the intended plan for you. Just don’t charge so much as to be taking advantage of those without the privilege of inheritance, and you may even be providing value to the renters, as other comments have suggested. Feel good about that.
- Comment on Mitochondria 1 week ago:
It’s not a deer/deer single/plural situation with mitochondria, if that is what you are getting at. The word mitochondria is not singular. To replace mitochondria with lion in your analogy doesn’t work because mitochondria is a plural word. Neither “Lions is the king of the jungle” nor “The lions is the king of the jungle” is correct. The singular version of mitochondria is mitochondrion. “The mitochondrion is the powerhouse of the cell” and “Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell” both work and could be the phrase, just like "The lion is the king of the jungle " and “Lions are the king of the jungle” are both grammatically correct.
- Comment on Mitochondria 2 weeks ago:
My favorite part of the “mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell” memes (especially when cited as useless info being taught in school) is that it’s grammatically incorrect. Mitochondria ARE because the word is plural, and any self respecting biology teacher knows that. The fact that this is cited as something drilled into students minds when people can’t even recite it back properly is hilarious.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Based on your username, I can only assume you are well versed in the topic. It’s from the magic of gamma rays.
- Comment on Give us your best infodump. 3 weeks ago:
You know nothing about me. But of course! Professors have exams. That’s all I needed. Thanks for making it difficult
- Comment on Give us your best infodump. 3 weeks ago:
So you are a college student? Please correct me if I’m not understanding this. You wouldn’t say you are an engineer or a doctor or a lawyer that is still working on their degree, and it feels disingenuous to the scientists in this thread to say you are one if you aren’t doing science but rather taking courses as a student.
- Comment on Give us your best infodump. 3 weeks ago:
Funny, but totally off base. I work with many scientists and I’ll ask them, since this isn’t working.
- Comment on Give us your best infodump. 3 weeks ago:
Apologies then. Would you mind helping me understand why a scientist is taking exams? That sounded like something a college student who wants to be a scientist would say.
- Comment on Give us your best infodump. 3 weeks ago:
Scientists don’t take exams.
- Comment on Can someone give me atleast 5 examples of Democrats being against the working class? 5 weeks ago:
Yes, the Democratic party is against the working class. Yes, the Republican party is much, much, much worse. Yes, you have been out of the loop if you need examples.
- Comment on Too many scrabble tiles 3 months ago:
It is a good point. Glad you shared it!
- Comment on Too many scrabble tiles 3 months ago:
The word needs a U. That is the entire point.
- Comment on Too many scrabble tiles 3 months ago:
*E Q _ A L I T Y
It just needs you. *
Advertisers can have that one for free.
- Comment on I started Starbound for the first time and recorded the experience 4 months ago:
Fantastic insight!! Makes perfect sense out of years of confusion. Thank you.
- Comment on I started Starbound for the first time and recorded the experience 4 months ago:
FU was the only mod I played with, and it worked as early as 2018 I think. It was a huge overhaul on massive features and build paths. I suggest a look if you enjoy the vanilla game.
Tons of new features too many to count
- Comment on I started Starbound for the first time and recorded the experience 4 months ago:
Funny that you say that. I opened the comments to mention how the final version never felt right to me. One aspect is that the final door is open from the beginning of the game. In my first (early access) playthroughs, the final door stayed closed until the story opened it.
I even played without frackin universe and it was still open on a new playthrough. I really hope it was my files and not a game change. Frackin universe build paths also got way worse and unnecessarily complicated over time, but that’s a different story.
I have much more good to say than bad about the game, but it felt better when I played back in 2016 for the first time and in 2018 with the mod.
- Comment on time 7 months ago:
Physics vs metaphysics, the branch of philosophy that studies time.
- Comment on Quebec police don't want residents to post videos of people stealing packages because the porch pirates might be innocent 11 months ago:
The one responding to a deleted post and then calling me a coward, for one. You are in that exact thread. Its sad and pathetic to see the hate in the posts hidden behind comments of “well I said it nicely so how can you even say its uncivil”.
- Comment on Quebec police don't want residents to post videos of people stealing packages because the porch pirates might be innocent 11 months ago:
Exactly the same thought. No notes. If this community is civil, posts will do well.
- Comment on Quebec police don't want residents to post videos of people stealing packages because the porch pirates might be innocent 11 months ago:
But I do wish to contribute. :)
- Comment on Quebec police don't want residents to post videos of people stealing packages because the porch pirates might be innocent 11 months ago:
Maybe the brigaders vote this way because they think the posts aren’t welcome here. You should not tolerate the intolerance, after all.
I’m quite glad to see it.
- Comment on Quebec police don't want residents to post videos of people stealing packages because the porch pirates might be innocent 11 months ago:
That was indeed part of it. What can you do if people want to pull up deleted comments and spread hate?
- Comment on Quebec police don't want residents to post videos of people stealing packages because the porch pirates might be innocent 11 months ago:
I stand by every word. I just don’t think I’m going to convince any conservative morons. Furthermore, I don’t want to contribute to the growth of this very very sad community. It’s embarrassing how poorly the posts do.
- Comment on Immortality's Unsettling Mystery Comes To PlayStation 5 This Month 11 months ago:
How could this be less clunky on PS after any time? It played fantastic on PC but I have no idea how point and click gameplay would work with a controller.
- Comment on Recommend a game for me to play with my partner 1 year ago:
I actually think that’s what they called Mario deluxe for the WII U. Definitely look into it before buying a 2nd copy of the same game like I did. I mean, I’ve 100%ed it a few times now but still I wish I knew it was the same.
In fact, it’s better on the Wii u. Player 2 can either play as a Luigi or play as god on the Wii pad. Putting down tiles and making the game dead easy.
- Comment on Recommend a game for me to play with my partner 1 year ago:
Overcooked is only fun if everyone is terrible or everyone is great. It’s a great concept but definitely not going to work out for most groups.
For Mario kart, did you put on some bots? Without the NPCs, 2 player is lame, even if you are both quite good.
Have you played It Takes Two? This sounds like it hits your requirements.
For couch coop, I’d actually suggest Mario Deluxe over the very recent Mario Wonder if you wanted to try a side scroller. Wonder is great, but it’s couch coop is poorly implemented unless you are both good or both terrible as with overcooked. Deluxe doesn’t have that issue, in my opinion, due to the way the scrolling works in game. It might feel odd spending $60 on a 10 year old game from the WII U, but Nintendo originals always hold up well.
- Comment on Facepalm 1 year ago:
The post is the exact format chat gpt uses to provide lists. You are right on the money with this one.